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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04
BY ROGER w. BABSON

welfare work. Take 'em as whole,
the laboring class aren't good enough
to appreciate it. They turn on those
who do the most for them"
Thus spoke the man of worldly
wisdom and commercial experience.
"Just look at the story of the Jolly
Roger Mining Company out in Colo
RADIO. 1 was looking over some Of
their literature the other day." he
went on. "They do everything mag
Unable for their hands. Clubrooms,
baths, a gymnasium, seeds for their
back yards, COWS pastured free. l
won't even be sure that they don't
offer a first-class hair-dressing par
lor to their wives. And yet the whole
property has been tied up with
strike for months. The hired guards
alone cost the Roger people more
than 81 900 day, and that is small
fraction of the expense. Welfare work
is a farce"
what is the strike about?" asked
his companion. ....,
Don't know for sure. The cir
cuIar did not say. Come to think of
it, read in the paper that the men
want recognition of the union"
81 wonder the company does not
give it to them" said the other. "The
best welfare work in the world has
been the work of labor unions. They
have been at it for good many years
and have done more for the working
class than any other agency"
Give them recognition, indeed;
the Jolly Roger crowd aren't fools.
They want to run their own business
and not have a lot of loafers telling
them how to do it. If they recognized
the union, they would have to cut
down the hours and pay union wages
next"
"The Jolly Roger is a pretty good
property, isn't it? What does it
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-04
WORKERS WHO LET. tcWELFARE WORK" KEEP
THEM FROM ORGANIZING ARE DUPES

erty. Last year it paid 81 per cent
The stock is way up out. of sight,
Never gets on the market unless in
some estate settlement"
81 suppose the welfare work was
to keep the wages down and the I'M
ion out, wasn't it?"
This conversation is no more
imaginary than a photograph of q
United States senators made on the
same plate is imaginary. 1t is COM
posite. These same statements and
these same comments are made hun
dreds of times a day as the labor
situation is discussed.
There is another kind of welfare
work, but that of the jolly Roger
kind is too frequent.
Men or women who let themselves
be blinded by shower bath to the
right to organize and to the right to
profit fairly by the business in which
they are engaged are dupes.
When a dupe wakes up to the fact
that he has been duped he is about
the maddest man in the world.
Some day the concern that uses
welfare work to keep dividends fat,
wages lean and the unions away, gets
found out and its employees are will
ing to go half starved for months to
get their rights. They get them, too
some of them-in time. e.
1900
EIDE AATG UINT ATEh
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
w. G. Whorf, the Port Grahal

w. G. Whorf, the Port Graham coal and cannery man, proposes to install coal bunkers capable of ham, ding one thousand tons of coal. The construction work will be carried on this winter A shaft of 125 feet, located some distance from former workings on the mine, has revealed two ten-foot veins of coal, one en- countered at a depth of S5 feet, the other 55 feet below this. The lower vein is an especially fine grade of coal, much superior to the upper vein. MT. Whorf has reason to be- lieve that there are two or three veins lying beneath the lower one encountered, and is having the shaft continued to determine the matter.
 MT. Whorf declares he has orders for more coal than he can fill at the present time, but in the spring he figures on being in shape to supply the large market. The Sampson mail brought him an order for 300 tons from one concern in South eastern Alaska. He proposes to es- tablsh agencies in all the coast towns to handle his product.
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
THE DAWN OF DEVELOPMENT

There may be few skepcs in this northand as to the good intentions the present administration to pass the Alaska railroad bill early the next session. but there appears to be no doubt about it in the minds of Washington who keeps abreast of the me The next thing to pull for IS good roads, It will take several years before railroad con structon completed and in the meantime Congress will likely be in the humor to make liberal appropriation for very aid to development of the territory Those people who seem to think railroads sufficient should take Millions upon millions being expended for good roads, much of older states where the railroads and electric
 lines seem everywhere And 1t won't be many years before there national highway running from the Atlantic to the Pacific
 No country the entire United States needs better roads trails and bridges than does Alaska We have had an object lesson recently that section of the country leading from Mccarthy the Chsana gold dggng When stampeders first started that had long been neglected they certainly
 had hard going But when the spirit of progress awakened and put work making passabe thoroughfare marvellous result achieved Now muhers going the road with speed comfort and almost pleasure And this was accomplished in short time by the udclous expenditure of few thousand dollars But instead of the individuals or companies who may operate country having to always put up public Improvements how much reason able it is that Congress should make provision for just such the territory The condition exists in other parts of this northland but after that idea takes hold of Congress it won't be long until of mining camps being peoped and the precious metal taken from mother earth
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
A CAUSE OF PROSPERITY

Our neghbors in Juneau not much concerned over railroad building and the opening of the coal mines Southwestern Alaska Over there towns developing and people happy and because of the expendng of millions of dollars develop immense low grade gold quartz During the great acquisitions have been made to previous operations and to follow Referring to the work being done by the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company, the Empire says
 'In another column of the Empire this evening appears authorized review of the accomplished development and statement of for future work of of the several great mining companies that operating and preparing to operate in the immediate vicinity of Juneau together with of what has been disclosed of the value of the properties which it is working The article carries its lessons With out ampfcaon argument tells the story of why Juneau coming greatness The intelligent of today requires diagram understand that the work of this company greater commercial importance for Juneau and Southeastern Alaska.
 It tells than that It tells those who think of happier conditions and better opportunities for thousands of people, It tells them of the coming of another city the Pacific coast where and may ve work and enjoy life and solve the problems of civilization One great mine like the AlaskaJuneau basis the development of busy community The money brain and knowledge invested in such wealth creating property renders public service of incalcuable value.
 And the Alaska Juneau is but of several great mines that being developed the immediate vicinity of this c
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
Cordova. September 30

Among the arrivals on Saturday nights train were G. A. McNicholl and J. J. Carroll The former is superintendent of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, with headquarters at Prince Rupert. MT. Carroll was formerly of Nome but now has his office at Seattle where he looks after the sailings of the steamers Prince Rupert and Prince George, operated by the Grand Trunk.
 These men have been on an ex- tensive trip through AlasLSc. study ing the trade conditions and rail- roa.Sa Opportunities. They went from Skagway to Dawson, Fair banks and Nome, returning to Fai.- banks and coming from there to Chitina by automobile. They report that there had been heavy rains and that in some parts the roads were badly washed out. As result they were compelled to come slowly and lost considerable time in get ting over bad places, so that it was nine days before they reached Chitina. From there they went on the railroad to Kennecott and re- turned by train to Cordova. :.ast night they went on vessel to Val deg and will later go to Seward, expecting to return and go south on either the Mariposa or Sampson.
 Superintendent McNicholl states that through trains on his road will be running into Prince Rupert by the fall of 1914. And soon after that time he says he expects to see the commencement of construction of a line to run north into the Daw- son country and possibly to cross over the boundary line into Alaska and tap the White river country. He declares that Prince Rupert is rap idly becoming small city of great commercial importance, with won derful future before it. He thinks it destined to become the principal seaport of the commercial fisheries of the North Pacific coast.
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
PROGRAM OF DEVELOPMENT

In another column publish lengthy excerpts from valuable article written by former townsman, E E. Swerga employed the New York Central Railroad Mr. Swerga in Alaska several and during that time he close study of the that have combined to rard the growth and of the territory He suggests of Congress If enacted into remedial legislation would awakening of the spirit of progression in this norand that would the stagnant waters of despair into mighty hope and activity As he suggests let the of railroads, roads, trails and bridges aids to navigation, workable coal law and coang stations and this neglected northand would blossom the and patient but much afflicted people would into their rghu and we'll deserved heritage of material prosperity and peaceful repoe of the mind And then would this land of rich mineral and agricultural promise be peoped by millions of good American citizens
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
BL1GHTs POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS

big capitalist of Tacoma, and who promi- nenty mentioned for in President Wilson's cabinet will
 have to defend very unpleasant charge against him in the superior court is alleged that he is the of hotel building which harbors fallen While this is not sidered serious matter in localities in santly Seattle good church people having formerly owned property beow the ne that used for questionable purposes yet
 is known that President Wilson considers such ownership
 serious handicap to public oce So it is feared that Mr. Wallace will not be likely to the apponmne of ambassador to important foreign country to which is reported he slated In the eyes of the President a not qualified to hold office of U S. narsha # he at one time may have been interested in any such property.
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Alex. Nesbitt, his heirs, admins
 trator, assigns, successors or per
 sonal representatives:
 You are hereby notified that I have expended in labor and inn provements for the year 1912, the sum of One Hundred Dollars on each of the following named claims, or in total the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars, the "Pacer," "Mayflower," "Slocum," Red Jacket" Red Jacket No. g." and Independence" The Hercules" "Sandow," and Sampson" The "Rosey No. 1,' and "Rosey No. g." The Lucky Strike;" "Fairview," "Esperanza," "Webfoot," and Yankee" all situ- ated in the Chitina Mining and Recording District, Territory of Alaska, and which have been duly recorded in the office of the United States commissioner, in and for the Chitina Mining District, at Chitina, Alaska.
 The above amounts have been ex- pended in order to hold the said claims under the provisions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount re- quired to hold said above named mining claims. And you are fur ther notified that if, within ninety (9O) days after the last publication of this notice you fail to contribute your proportion of said expenditure, which is one-sixth G-6) of the whole, your interest in said claims will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner.
 JAMES MCCONNELL.
 First publication Sept. 23, 1913.
 Last publication Dec. 23, 1913.
The Chitina leader., 1913-09-30
RETIREMENT OF THE SERVICE

In his reorganization scheme for the betteren of the ervce Attorney General Mcynolds has determined to give thought the of appointment of United States district attorneys By of that conclusion people are beginning wonder whether there will be change of officials third judicial division of Alaska They overlook Taft and Guy B. Brubaker the distinguished officials holding down the job How could their services be improved upon? Perish the thought Our little here below
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
Good Fielders Many;
Hard Batters Scarce

NOW let us complete our considera-
ton Of the rival outffelds. So far. we
nave taken up George Burns and
tube Oldring. Let us next have a
look at the center fielders. who VIII
probably be Walsh and Snodgrass
About Walsh, / do not know very
much because this is his first full sea-
son in the big league, and 1 have
never seen him play. Still I have
heard good deal about him and am
familiar with his style and general
record He Is not as hard a hitter as
an outfieider is expected 20 be. But
ne is great fielder and a good ground
coVerer. He is very fast and sure on
ms feet and deadly Judge of a flv
pail lie is born outfielder when il
comes to his work on the defensive
but his hitting is not as strong as that
OF many less competent fielders. Most
guardians of the outer garden are
rated more according to their hitting
than their ground covering ability.
Good felders are plentiful. Hard hat
ters are scarce. The Giants once had
a man named O'Hara who was one
of the surest fielders | ever saw and
one OF the most certain men to strilxe
out in pinch have met. He lasted
in the big league for one season and
McGraw passed him back to the
minors, where he has stayed ever
since.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30

Then they went home. where they ex-
perienced a slump.
The club continued to lose until 1t
went to the bottom, and it looked as
though it might remain there. Nc
Credie was in terrible state of mind.
He thought he needed new catcher,
and he also was deploring the fact
that he was without a first class
shortstop. He managed to secure
Kores, who helped out the club a
heap.
The season was we'll under way
before the Beavers started to climb
out OF last place. In the meantime.
the Angels were of to a flying start.
and Ii looked as If Dillon's men were
going to make a runaway race of it.
The club ran into a big lead, but sud-
denly bad luck visited it. Catchers
Brooks and Boles, the crack back
stops OF the southern club, were
forced to retire from the game and
the Angels started to slide.
The Seals, a despised bunch at the
outset, regarded as sure second
division team. started a squirt during
the first half of the season that
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
Says Center Fielder Is
Bound to Be a Factor

The Giant center fielder is bound
10 be a factor in the series one way
or another / have frequently said
that l never blamed him for muff1ng
that final fly In the worlds series last
year. Neither have I, and ] am con-
fident that his fielding will be just as
sure this time as that of 'Ty" Cobb.
He should outbat Walsh on the series
because the Athletic center fielder has
hit only about .262 on the season. On
the dope. the Athletics will meet bet
ter pitching in the series than the
Giants will see, and therefore Snod-
grass will have better chance. I
don't think that Mack has a chance
to get any such pitching as he re-
ceiyed in 1911 with his staff in the
condition 1t is now
Snodgrass is also a great man to
get on the bases. He is always up
at the bat working, and he is a hard
player to pitch to because he will
keep after a twirler and does not bite
at bad balls very often.
When 1t comes to right field, I am
not very familiar with Eddie" MUIR
ply. the Athletics guardian Of that
territory. This is also his first full
year in the big league, and so / have
never seen him play. They tell me he
is a great leadoff man, one of the best
since the days when 'Topsy' Hartsel
topped the Athletics batting order.
lie has the reputation of being a hard
man to pitch to. and, from what I can
hear about him. he is a great fellow
to get on the bags one way or an
other He is also a very good base
runner and fine fielder.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
WAL TER JOHNSON
HAS 36 WINS To
HIS CREDIT
Jim Thorpe Plays First Regu-
lar Game With Giants and
Gets a Home Run

Pitcher Walter Johnson of the Wash
fngton Senators added the thirty sixth
victory to his string this season by
defeating the Athletics yesterday
X X X
Jim Thorpe, the famous Indian ath-
lete. played his first full game in the
chants lineup in the double header
with Boston and got home run Nc
Graw allowed his regulars to take
things easy by sending in number of
second string players. but the New
Yorks took one OF the brace at that.
x X
Two victories over the Boston Red
Sox have pulled the Yankees out of
last place In the American league.
y
McGraw of the Giants said he would
pay no attention to the ruling of the
national commission prohibiting base
ball players eligible to compete in the
worlds series from writing articles
about the games. In consequences. q
number of the Giants will WELD the
pen during the big series.
\
A double header between the Phil
lies and the Dodgers was made neces-
Sary today because of the IA inning
tie game in the last half of Mondays 8
double header. This contest was a
brilliant pitching duel between Ying-
ling and Alexander
X x
Field Captain Larry Doyle OF the
Giants, who was hurt in an automo-
bile accident last week. was q spec
tator at the Red Sox-Yanks game at
the Polo grounds yesterday, and ap-
peared to be in first class shape.
x
President Comiskey of the Chicago
White Sox has announced that Chi
cago viii again train in California
next season.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
How Signals Were
Switched by Giants

Watch Meyers and see if you can
Get his signs, BILL" said to the
Brooklyn manager.
Dahlen was always very smooth
fellow at all the tricks of the trade,
end one of the smartest, shrewdest
performers as a player I ever saw.
had not tipped Meyers off to the
fact that Dahlen was watching him.
How about it, 'Billg " asked
Dahlen st the end of the inning.
Il could get them little Bit he
replied. Tell him to cover up more
with his knees"
McGraw and / backed Meyers up
;nto corner Of the clubhouse after
the game and had a little heart to
heart to heart talk with him.
IF il looks like they were getting
your signs in the first game, let the
pitcher give them and you hand out
phonev ones" said McGraw to Meyers.
If they see they are getting the
wrong steers they will lay off for fear
some of their batters will get hit and
hurt
The Athletics were getting some Of
our signs in the first game of the
worlds series in 1911, and Meyers and
] switched so that / gave the battery
signals. You know / have always
believed that the notion that the Ath-
letics stole so many signals was over
done. Whenever one team goes against
another, and the second bunch believes
The first crowd IS getting their Sig
mails, 1T always gives the stealers the
edge, because they keep their oppo-
nents on their guard against hidden
advantage. Therefore / believe the
Athletics like to create the impress
sion. And, of course, we will be look
ing for them to get some Of our signs
again this fall, and, especially, viii we
be watching TO see that the batter,
waiting for his turn. does not walk
out Of his place on the line between
the plate and the bench and watch the
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
Athletics Fielders
Liable to Be Nervous

But. taking 1t as a whole. the Ath-
letfcs' outfield does not class with the
one which was working for Mack in
1911. He had a great outfield In those
days. with Oldring, Danny" Murphy
and Lord. Lord. although getting old
then. played wonderful ball against
the Giants because he had accumu-
lated the experience and knew every
trick Both Walsh and Murphy are
apt to be nervous, since it is their first
worlds series. and the stakes will be
high. Every one of the New York
outfielders will have seen service in
the big event with the exception of
George Burns.
We have discussed each Giant out
fielder with the exception of John
Murray. and John Will be there. He
Is the most spectacular performer on
either team and anything that gets
away from him in the garden you can
mark down for a hit without consult
ing the official scorer. Murray is one
of the surest outfielders that I have
ever seen In action. He not only
catches what he ought to grab, but he
goes out of his way to steal hits from
hard working boys at the bat Two
or three somersaults, II they are nee
essary in fielding a ball, mean nothing
to him. To watch his work. you think
he had once been an acrobat.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
Counts on Murray
To Show His Worth

Murray's usefulness does not stop
at his fielding. He came in for a good
deal of criticism during the series of
1911 because he failed to get a single
hit. That was not Murray's fault, but
the way things broke against him.
He has always been a man to bat in
streaks. Nervousness Is not part of
his makeup. He was not overanxious.
IT was just q case Of failing to make
a hit for the first two or three times
he went to the bat. and then 1t be-
gan to wear on him. He felt that the
pitchers had something on him, and
he was going to the plate handi-
capped. Many stars have been in the
same situation. 'Ty" Cobb once went
to the bat seventeen times without
getting q hit back in the season of
1908. They say he was almost crazy
and that, when he got his first WALTON
after the long. barren spell. he held a
session Of rejoicing. Then he went
like whirlwind for weeks.
II can't explain a slump" saws
Cobb. The ball looks just the same.
but they all break against you. The
more you think about 1t, the less
chance you have of pulling out. The
only way to get rid of batting slump
is not TO worry about it,
Murray redeemed himself In the
series last fall and was one OF the
stars of those games. He hit and he
f1elded as well as any man on either
team. He Is not naturally nervous.
He is one Of those fellows who saws.
Now I've got my chew of tobacco.
let her 60" / have great deal of
confidence In John Murray.
In summing up. I think the Giants
have better outfield this year than
the Athletics. Mack has the edge on
the infield, and we have 1t in the
pitchers box.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30

caused it's critics to crawl into their
holes. They were going along so
well that the fans were astonished
at the showing of Howard's players
and were at loss to explain 1t. They
crawled into second place and wero
but a few games behind the leaders,
when the club took sudden slide.
that was not checked until 1t reached
last place.
Venice and Sacramento were re
garded as worthy clubs and the fans
called the right turn or these. though
Venice experienced an early slump
that made it hard uphill fight to get
within a hailing distance OF first place.
Oakland on It's showing of last year
was figured as a contender. but the
pennant winners fell down. They
went along nicely for a while. then
the pitchers went wrong and disser-
sion set in.
AS the race is turning out now tho
experts and dopesters' Judgment is
being confirmed. Portland was looked
on as the likely winner. They were q
little off, however, In their Judgment
where the Oakland club would finish.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-30
Why Snodgrass' Work
Appeals to McGraw

There is one feature of Snodgrass
work which many fans overlook, but
that ball players respect He is a.
hard worker. one of the hardest and
most earnest in the big leagues. 1t
Is largely this which appeals TO Nc
Csraw in him Mac can stand for a
lot Of things when he knows that a
man is trying for him. And Snod-
grass is always in there trying. No
chance is too desperate for him TO
take. and he never thinks of bodily
risks when he is playing the game
He was generally blamed by both the
friends and enemies OF the Athletics
for his spiking of Baker in the world s
series of 1911. It never entered my
MIND that this was done Intentionally.
Snodgrass just wanted to reach the
base. and he was trying.