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The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
Primrose curos.

The primrose of old was credited with medicinal as well as n super stitIous value. Even now In some coun- try parts of England a dccoction of primrose leaves Is supposed to restore a falling memory, and In 1854, when Culpcpcr wrote his London Dlspcnsa- tory" the primrose was regarded as an almost universal panacca, curing "cOnvulslons, falling sickness, palsics, etc.," and strengthening "the brain, senses and memory exceedingly" And even the healthy did not dIsd0in to eat it, for primrose pasty was once a popular Lancashire dellcacy. - London Standard.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
nplsan.d 10 mnnt Your

The Americans have a polite habit on being presented to a new acquatnt- auco of uttering the words, "Pleased to meet you" although upon what the pleasure can rest, or how they know that it Is pleasure, or why an ordi- nary incident which is not the fulfill ment of any anticipation and which may turn out to be very dlsagreeoble, should be pronounced at sight to be pleasant [ have never been able to un- derstand.-London Saturday Review.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
Tskinq Their Turn.

"Why station a policeman beside this park bench?'
 "It is newly painted'
 "He can't keep people from testing fresh paint"
 CNo; but he can keep lem in line."- Kansas City Journal
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
Secretary

TEA AND COFFEE STORE woll es- abolished, doing good business, For Sale. Handling also Crockery and Glassware, with routes in all parts of the city, Good chance for active business man. Apply to John Graham, Commercial Tea Co. 1lO3 Tacoma Ave, Tacoma, Wnp Ct.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
So IL la.

Pop, Is an abyss anything sleepyT "Of course not child. What put that Into your head"
 "Wen, it's always yawnlng. g."-Balt' more American.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
EASTERN OYSTERS ON THE
 HALF SHELL

Fresh Eastern Oysters on tn half shell are now to be had at tho Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-09-26
LOCAL BRIEFS
sKAaWAY WEATHGR REPoRT

Results of the observation taken at Moore's Wharf at midnight, last night, s as follows:
 Temp. time oDsoryacu %. 48 above Max. preceding 24 hrs Q. 55 above Min. .. 44abOye Jean 55 above
 Cloudy and eSIn. Barometer 2g:gO.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
SAYS CURRENCY
 BILL Is MIRACLE
ECONOMIST SAYS NOT ONE CON GRESHAM IN TEN KNEW
 WHAT HE WAS VOTING FOR.
Willing to Stake His Reputation That the Bill Is Worthless Because of Credit Plan.

Chicago. Dec 2O.-The currency bill is the political miracle of the age
 because not ten of the . en in Con gross who voted for the bill under. stood it's fundamental principles This is the opinion of J. Laurence Laughlin, professor of political econ omy at the University of Chicago, ex- pressed today, in an address to mem
 bers of the City club. The wonder of
 1t, the professor said is that they in- Icorporated the correct economic pTin- ciple without realizing it.
 When you look back year and set the situation with regard to the re. port of the monetary commission il makes you believe the day of political miracles has not passed he said. "The present banking laws have been oh the statute books since the civil war and sound currency legisla- tion has been almost impossible to get. Since that time the fundamental idea of he currency problem has bee~ that it depended on the quantity of money in circulation.
 T am willing to stake my repu,a ton that the bill will be for good. or good for nothing. not because of the regulation of note issues and the quantity of money in circulation, bu because of the organization of credit provided for. It seems to me mir acle that this thing should have been incorporated in this bill.
 No one has talked about this fea- ture of the bill and yet it is ten times as important as the regulation of note issues and the amount of money ill It is source of marvel to me that 2S6 men in the House vot ed for this bill, when there were not ten men in the House who understood
 its fundamental principles"
 The fault in the panic of 1907 lay in the incomplete organization of credit, Prof. Laughlin said,
 With the organization of credE' pro vided for there is no reason why a business man in an emergency and with a good, sound business behind him, should ever have to go into bank uptcy, he said. One joker which the speaker sa11 was monetary sabotage he laid t' New Yok bankers influence. It IS the clause which permits banks to count federal reserve notes as part of basis for making loans. He said Initiation might result because banks then have no incentive to redeem ths notes in their possession.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21

test The result is a gratifying so. ution of the whole trouble. We hope and believe it will work out so that no further cause for complaint may exist either in the part of the public or on our part.
 Anybody with any perspective at ali could have seen during the past few years that there would be aitAenl to a huge combination whose chief purpose was to throttle compe.itj jon- tt order 10 control and monopoltae We feel grateful to the admnist1atio6 and particularly to Attorney General McReynolds for the ,rasultl The Dc partment of Justice tooll- ehe matter up on its own initiative and without any attempt to shift or evade respon- sibility She attorney general has brought about this complete solution. "
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
NEW COMET DISCOVERED.

Washington Dec 20.-The new comet seen by Delavan at he La Plata observatory, it was announced tonight, has been seen by scientists at the naval observatory here. It was observed last night in the five. inch finder of the large observatory telescope, and apparently is becom- ing brighter. The comet, which is said to have a bright nebulasity, is west of Zeta Eridani about minutes and north about 1 degree, 147 n%n utes. At present it is moving west about 42 seconds per day, and north about degrees per day.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
BATTLEsHlP RETURNED.

Norfolk Va, Dec 20,-The battle ship Vermont was safely docked late today Her starboard propeller was projecting fifteen feet further -han the port propeller. but her bottom was not damaged.
 Capt Kline, commanding the ship, said 1t would require about three weeks to make repairs.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
MORE PARENTAL AUTHORITY.
Is Subject of Pastoral Letter from
 Cardinal OConncll.

Boston Dec. 20,-Iu past, -aI let ter on rThe Church and the Home. '" to pe Tad tomorrow in Inc churches otg the Roman Catholic diocese. Car. final aO'Conuell lays emphasis on Che need Tor greater exertion of parental Authority
 "The absence of the religious mo. tive in the system Of education gen. erally prevailing in our country has resulted in the undermining Of that respect for authority which is nee. essary condition for the observance Of law says the cardinal.
 Parental authority has been shat.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
TEXAs-PACIFlC WRECK
Nineteen Persons Injured When
 Broken Rail in Struck.


 Fl Paso Dec 20.-Nineteen per sons were injured four seriously, in the wreck of Texas and Pacific pas. sanger train No westbound 50 miles east of here today. Two of the ser iously injured are white. Doctors and nurses went from here on relief train and the injured were brought to this city this afternoon.
 The coaches tumbled over in a heap. Fire broke out in the wreckage but only a few of those beneath the pile were slightly burned
 The diner, combination coach, chair car and one standard sleeper were derailed when the train hit a broken rail which caused the accident, The locomotive and tender and baggage car passed over the broken rail with out trouble.
 The military surgeon at Fort Han cock was the first to reach the wreck. He administered first aid to all who needed it before the relief train ar- rived
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
ARMY COLONEL DIES.

Chicago, Dec. 20-Col. Charles Ad- ans Hoke McCauley, IT. s. A, retired. died today at his home in Highland Park. He saw active service against nel during the war in the Philippines. Col. McCauley improved the system of signaling with mirrors and was the author of several books on scien. tific subjects He was born at Mid. dletown, Conn, in 1S47.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
NEW COMMISSION OFFICE.

New York. Dec. 20--Milo R. MaN- bic, a member of tine New York pu'l- lie service commission announced ~-c day that he had consented 10 becC>se the chairman of the executive com mlttee of the committee of fifteen ap-
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
MAcKAY IS PLEASED.
Expresses Qualification at Solution O
 Telephone Problem.

New York, Dec 20--Clarence II. Mackay the president of the Mackay companies. upon being interviewed on the separation by he attorney gener- al of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Western | nion Telegraph and Gable Company said:
 'It has been bitterly fought con
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21

writer of fiction and nationally known as a temperance worker, is expected to die in hospital here of burns re- ceived this afternoon in a gas explo- sion at her home. She is 75 years old.
 The explosion was caused by Mrs. Adams striking a match in room filled with gas from an open jet
 thousand gift suggestions at Bigss Art Store. 12-16-9t
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21

pointed by the National Association of Railway Commissioners to repre- sent the various state commissions in the appraisal of railroad properties of the country, shortly to be made by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21

tered Co degree that is alarming, until it may be said that in a large percentage of homes it is not the pa? cn;s. but the children who rule.
 Gifts for everyone at Biggs. i6gt
The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-21
HARRIET ADAMS DYING.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec 20-Mrs. liar riet Adams, former president of the
 United Women of the Republic. a
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Rees Confident Of
His Ability to Put
Bud Anderson Away

II Louis Rees fails to defeat Bud
Anderson at the Oakland Whee1men
club next Wednesday evening there
will be a woeful lack of coin of the
realm in the Rees family treasury.
Declaring that Anderson is not game
and wanted to quit IN his first fight
with Knockout Brown, Rees declared
yesterday that he was ready to wager
all his earnings that he would be re-
turned the winner.
Anderson Is q strong boy who de-
pends on his strength to win,' said
Rees. I'm all his contests he has
waited until the other fellow wore
himself out, but in 10 rounds he will
be unable to rough 1t enough with
me to weaken me. am willing to
bet that Anderson does not knock Nne
down, and should he win the decision
will be broke"
Rees is working hard ut the Oak
land Athletic club. He ooxed three
rounds each with Jimmy Reagan and
Frank Rome yesterday and gave
developed q powerful punch and sent
Hea tan across the ring with snappy
right across which did not travel more
than 10 inches.
Anderson Is working at Billy Shan
mons villa over In San Rafael. He
went three rounds with Bubbles Rob-
inson and four with Jim Dawson yes
terday. and the lads who watched
him work came away we'll satisfied
with what they saw.
Sally Salvatore, the Sacramento
hearcat. will meet Jimmy Reagan In
one ofsthe SIX round special events.
The other six round contest viii be
furnished by Frank Rome and Kid
Exposito.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
'vV()LGAST
OUT WITH
4 Def
Little Fellow Wants to Meet
the Winner of Rltchie-
Cross Battle

NEW YORK. oct. 23.--Ad woIgast
has wired Billy Gibson, manager Of
the Garden Athletic club, that he
would like a match with the winner
of the bout between willie Ritehie
and Leach Cross In Madison Square
garden on Wednesday, night. Wolgast
wired as follows:
''Will box winner OF Ritchie-Cross
fight at any weight and under any
conditions you may name. Have not
broken rib. as reported, and will
be ready for match in three weeks"
Gibson at once consulted Ritchie
and Cross. both of whom expressed
a willingness to talk business with
WoIgast. Cross is displaying such
good form at his training quarters
that his friends are preparing to back
him heavily. He is working four
hours a day, and at the weight, 1876
pounds at o'clock, he says that he
will be stronger than ever.
Incidentally, -he is taking more
gruelfns punishment himself In order
to be hardened as much as possible.
Cross thinks that he has chance to
beat Ritchie, who is the first world 5
lightweight champion to give him q
bout
Up at Dal Hawkins place in West
chester county Hitchie Is training,
too. He took good run before
breakfast and played golf today at
Van Cortland park.
He spent some time at the wrist
machine and chest weights before
boxing IL rounds with his. partners.
His treatment OF the punching bag
showed visitors how he could hit with
both hands. Ritchie is not under-
rating Cross because Of his long ex-
perience In the ring.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Trouble for ! .Magnates
May Turn Players Down

NEW YORK, Oct 2s.--In baseball
circles yesterday the suggestions
which it is said the Players,s frater-
nifty will submit to the rnagnates
formed the main topic OF ccnversa-
ton. Opinions differed on the de-
mands of the players, but to the most
Of the fans 1t seemed it would only
be fair to the magnates to take UP
several recommendations
The national agreement only is
binding between leagues and clubs,
and the fraternity seems within It's
rights to ask that their suggestions
be embodied In the rules governing
the players and in the actual agree
ments between magnates and the in
dividuals themselves
Local magnates seem averse to dis
cussing the demands which will be
submitted at the annual meetings of
the two major leagues.
Western magnates stand willing
to adopt four of the twenty sugges-
tions that have been submitted by the
fraternity.
The club owners undoubtedly will
turn a deaf ear to the recommended
tion that it be provided in the rules:
When a player is transferred he
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
HATS OFF To
AMERICAN
ATHLETES
Austrian Envoy Is Coming to
This Country to Study
Our Conditions

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-That the
position America occupies in the ath-
letic world is interesting those in
charge Of the Olympic games and
athletics In the different continental
countries, was further evidenced yes
terday by letter received by James
p. Sullivan, announcing the visit to
this country OF officials representing
the Austrian government, to investi-
gate our athletic conditions.
Following is a copy of the letter
OF the Austrian representative to Mr..
Sullivan. secretary of the American
Olympic committees:
Please pardon me for not commu-
nicating with you earlier and trust
you will not be offended on that ac-
count. Our interest in Olympic sport
has not been lessened. but it has
taken an entire year to reach a de-
cision about the engagement of an
American trainer. The Austrian
sporting fraternity, wishing this.
have decided to try to engage such
trainer, and one who possibly can
also give instruction in swimming. :
1T Is more than likely that about
the early part of November shall
arrive In New York, and / hope, with
your assent, to bring the undertaking
to satisfactory conclusion. I would
ask you to extend to me the well
known hospitality of Americans, and
so learn q great deal in q short time,
as well as securing a competent man
for Austria.
In my fatherland your great at
tainmepts in sports are source of
wonderment- Probably Professor
Sloane has told you about the recep-
tion we gave him and the other
Americans When 1 come to you it
will be as president of the Austrian
Olympic association and with the
sanction of the Austrian government.
II shall be very thankful IL you
will, on receipt of this letter. tele-
graph your approval and willingness
to assist me. In the meantime please
accept my thanks"
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Hermann Is Making
Hard Fight to Gust
Lynch From Office

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-The present
peaceful relations existing between
magnates of the American and Ma
tional leagues may soon be severed as
the result of a fight to oust Thomas
Lynch from the presidency of the
National league, which gained added
impetus today.
Lynch never has been popular
among a certain coterie of National
league leaders, but he has been kept
in office for two years by the cooler
heads OF the old organization, who
preferred Lynch to an open rupture.
This year, however, with Garry Herr
mann leading the fight against Lynch
and ably supported by several league
presidents, 1t looks as II Hermann
will win in his battle.
The American league magnates,
however, headed by Ban Johnson.
president of the organization, have
come out in favor of Lynch, and have
declared that they will, in every way
possible, attempt to block the side
tracking of Lynch in favor of r. w.
Brown of Cincinnati, who is Herr
mann's candidate for the presidency.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Mrs. Ad and Mrs. Bat
Won't Let Husbands
Meet in Ring Again

Aour husbands no more shall night
so long as we both shall live" is the
VOW of Mrs. Ad Wolgast and Mrs.
Battling Nelson when they met and
had their photographs taken for the
flrst time together
Nelson may nurl his Cheese cham
pion" epithets to the man who wrest-
ca the crown from him. Wolgast Of
Cadillac. Mich Wolsast may call the
Battler q hasbeeu knocker, but
through the bcmbardment OF exple-
tives the petite members OF the two
families are the best Of friends. Mrs.
Nelson opines that Mrs. Wo18ast is a
"peacherino, while Mrs. Wolgast con-
sfidenfly af1rms that .sFay Is awfully
sweet,6 and those who know them
are willing to agree with both.
$50 long rs we are alive Bat Nell
son and Ad Wolgast will never do
battle again." chorused both pretty
matrofs In answer to = question: Just
as the camera man sprang the bird
and snapped the shutter
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Fans Smoke Up Over
Packey and Gibbons

NEW YORK. Oct. 23.--The an
nonncement that Packey McFarland
and Mike Gibbons. admitted to be the
two most scientific boxers In the ring
today, VIII probably meet IN d 10
round boxing contest in this city In
the near future, has caused sensa-
tion among followers Of the sport
For months In the past pressure has
been brought to bear upon both men
and promoters In all parts Of the
country, endeavorfng to secure their
signatures to articles to get = bout.
For one reason or another, how
ever, and principally because they
could not agree upon weight which
would insure anything like q fair
test Of ability, the match was neSer
made.
Now that Mcfarland realizes that
he can never win lightweight cham
pfonship through his Inability ID
make 135 pounds IN th& ring. ana IS
willing to enter the next higher elass,
In at least one bout, the fans may
be reasonably sure Of what VIII un-
doubtedly be the 8reatest exhibition
Of science and skill ever witnessed
In this city.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Eddie Murphy Signs
For Go With Welsh

CHICAGO, Oct 2s.-Freddie Welsh.
the English lightweight. and Eddie
Murphy of Boston have been matched
to meet in a ten round bout before
the Kenosha Athletic club of Keno
sha, Wis. November 10. The fighters
have agreed to make weight at 1876
pounds at 8 o'clock.
Promoters from the BADGER state
club have received the consent of
Harry Pollock, manager of Welsh,
and little difficulty was experienced
in inducing Murphy's manager to ac-
cept the match.
Although the Kenosha promoters
have lost money on their previous
shows this year, they believe Murphy
and Welsh will attract q capacity
house. Murphy has many friends in
Chicago, and as this will be Welsh's
first appearance in this section a
number of fight fans probably will
make the trip to see the Enslishman
in action
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23

shall be transferred subject to ali
the terms OF his contract"
That would necessitate doing away
with the salary limits in the minor
league and incur many hardships on
the major league owners. The mag
mates see no reason why a player who
has outgrown his usefulness In b
major league should be paid q major
league salary by q minor league club
The suggestion might receive con-
sideration II 1t appertained only to
the transfer OF q player to team in
the same ieaeue or in the same class
league.
If the fraternity asks the magnates
to make. a ruling whereby player,
when he received his unconditional
release, or when waivers are asked
upon him, he shall be notified in
writing to that effect" the players
organization is likely to be turned
down. The magnates are willing to
notify player in writing Of his un-
conditional release, but see no reason
for notifying a player when waivers
have been asked for him. Such pro-
cedure would not benefit player,
while in many cases It would hurt
the club and interfere with trades.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
Stencil.

dolph. Connolly, Burns, Stencil.
Meyers. viox and Demaree.
wilhoit, who went in as a pinch
hitter yesterday for the Tigers, is a
Stockton lad Little could be ascer-
tanned of his ability, as he waited,
and overall rewarded him for being
patient, by tossing over four wide
ones.
The Tigers might have won yester-
days game had they not been too
anxious to hit the ball. Overall was
far from being himself, but the boys
from the south were looking for base
hits and they took slam at many
bad ball. Kane was swinging at bad
ones, and the same can be said OF
other members OF the club.
An eastern expert, in picking out
the Is stars of the big leagues, finds
10 of them in the American league.
Here is the way he selects them:
Cobb, Speaker, Jackson. Daubert.
Mathewson. Baker, Eddie Collins.
Johnson, Gregg, Rucker, Milan. Plank,
Archer, Wagner of Pittsburg and La
Joie.
Johnston was out of the game again
yesterday and the fans miss him, as
his base stealing feats are usually
one of the features of the game when
the Seals are playing. He is expected
back in the harness before the season
ends.
Sacramento and Venice lost their
games yesterday. and the fight for
second place Is still on The Tigers
are a trifle more than q game in front
of the Sacs. Hap might have cap
tured yesterdays contest had his
players been a little more patient
Overall was wild. but the Haps
would not wait Thy wanted to hit
the old hide.
u "
The Jimmy Johnston day which Is
to be held on Saturday at Recreation
park promises to be a big AFFAIR. The
fund for watch for the popular OUT
fielder Is going along swimmingly.
" n
There is no stopping that FELLOW
Bayless. There Is no chance OF the
other swatters capturing the hitting
honors of the season. He has made
enough hits in the last two games to
tide him over the remaining days Of
the series
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
CITY to Run BFanch
10 New Bali Field

The stipervfs0rs' public utilities
committee mas indorsed the plan Of
building branch of the Geary street
railway to run from Geary along 1fa~
sonic avenue 10 Turk street to give
transportation u :. Cal Ewinx's nav
ball park at the foot of Lone Mount
ain. Ewing told the committee that
he would conclude the lease arrange
rnents IS soon as the reeommenda-
tion providing for then uildihe Of the
branch line was passed by the board.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-23
The Busher'

BY LEE w. NELSON
DER the ground,
Ana the newspapers say he's the
greatest e'ef found,
And the scribes, far and wide,, sing
his praises ar0and--
He's busher.
II he Kits the old ball 1t four Aundred
or -.
And shoots II around like q shaft
II the papers ali say to the majors
He'll go--
He's buAAsr.
He may be all right with experi-
encc, yA
Put ffty to one ON this good and
safe bet
That SOON he'll make way for time
seasoned vet--
Hes ! snsner.
And soon comes the time wAen nls
greatness VIII crack,
And hfs playins All ifs sensation will
lack.
And now, bet assia, that he's eoinx
right hack
70 the bushes.