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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-27
Statement Arouses Interest.

Inc declaration of the Earl of Sell
BORNE president of the board of agri-
culture. that the British admiralty has
the German submarine menace well in
nano' mas aroused the greatest interest
in Great Britain.
The statement lends color to recent
unofficial reports that the British have
Of late months captured very large
number of these submersible vessels
and that many others have been sunk
Since the beginning of the war the
British official reports. however, have
accounted for but one German sub
marine besides the one the destruc-
ton of which was announced yester-
day, although there have been vague
references to submarines being rammed
OF sunk by unarmed ships in the Brit
tsh channel, and in one instance a re
ward offered by the admiralty for the
sinking of a submarine has been paid
to British merchantmen. A German
official report. however, subsequently
said that this submarine had safely
returned to her port
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-27
BRITISH AERO SINKS
TEUTON SUBMARINE
Commander Ellsworth De-
stroys Enemy Craft With
Bomb Near Ostend.
UNDERSEAS MENACE
DEEMED WELL IN HAND
Warfare Against German U-Boats
Believed to Be Effective-Many
Vessels Recently Lost, However.

LONDON, August 27.-A German sub
marine has been destroyed near
Ostend. Belgium, by bomb dropped
by an aeroplane. Official announce
ment to this effect has just been made
here:
The secretary of the admiralty an
nounces that Squadron Commander
Arthur w. Bigsworth, r. n, destroyed
single handed German submarine
this morning by bombs dropped from
an aeroplane. The submarine was OBJ
served to be completely wrecked and
sank off Ostend.
1T is not the practice of the adj
miralty to publish statements regard
ing the losses of German submarines,
important though they have been. in
cases where the enemy has not other
source of information as to the time
and place at which these losses have
occurred.
In the case referred to above how
ever the brilliant feat of SQUADRON
commander Ellsworth was performed
IN the immediate neighborhood of the
coast In occupation of the enemy and
the position of the sunken subma rine
mas been located by German
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

ten to fifteen who have continued smoking cigarettes do not as a rule amount to anything. They are un- tied in every way for any kind of work W, ere brains are needed. Play CTS, for instance, who should other wise have continued in the game until they were at the age of thirty or thirty-fiye, have had to get out years before their time, as the poi son of cigarettes getting into their system has unnerved and weakened them so that they were utterly unfit for the duty they had to per form
 No boy or man can expect to succeed in this world to high position and continue the use of cigarettes"
 Governor John K. Tener.
 Governor Tener, of Pennsylvania now president of the National league said of Mir Mack and his world champion club:
 His success is largely due to the fact that he can put in the field a team of nine men who have not n ted liquor. Of that wonderful infield of his, none ever tasted liq, uor, and but one ever used tobacco.
 Clark Griffith.
 Manager Clark Griffith, of the Washington baseball club of the American league, says:
 'I consider cigarette smoking by either boys or young men the worst form of dissipation. There is noth- ing so ruinous to man or boys physical self as smoking cigarettes"
 Branch Hickey. the manager of the St. Louis Browns of the American league, is total abstainer MT Hickey says:
 T have never used profane Ian guage; neither do I smoke, chew, or drink"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

like ordinary "paystreak gold The ground is a little over 50 feet deep.
 Spruce creek is a right-limit trib. utary of Salatna next above Tama- rack. It is about six miles long. Messrs. McCarty and Campbell have been on the creek all winter. They bedrocked the shaft from which the $40 was banned several weeks ago, assessment work elsewhere
 They have lately put down two more holes, une above and one be- low the one in which the pay had been found From the upper hole they banned several pans which averaged 9 cents to the pan. In the lower one they got fine gold in considerable quantities. but not pay Indications are that they were to the side of the streak. From the work done and the prospects found they are confident they have struck a continuous run of pay They have had several applications for lays.
 After making arrangements to have supplies sent out they returned to tie creek, where they expect to remain all summer They propose to block out the ground and pre- pare for mining on considerable scale later on, but will not try to takc out more than little expense money in tie meantime
 Outside of limited amount of assessment work they were the Jnly ones working on Spruce during he winter.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
Hugh Jennings.

MT. Hugh Jennings, manager of the Detroit American league base ball club
 The cigarette habit is one of the worst habits man or boy can fall into II has q dangerous effect upon the constitution and will event ually bring q man into declining health. I am pleased 10 say that Ty Cobb, the greatest player in the country; sam Crawford, Jean Du- buc, Veach. Landen and others, do not use cigaIettes.'
 Home-Run Baker
 Ire star batter of the Philadel phia Athletics. "Home-Run Baker says:
 T never did drink nor smoke If any youngster wants advice from one who does not mean to preach. here it is: Leave cigarettes and to- bacCo alone and don't touch booze now or at any time. Mine is the totalabstinence platform for both liquor and tobacco"
 Walter Johnson.
 Walter Johnson, the worlds great est pitcher, does not drink, smoke nor chew, and goes to bed early.
 John Mclnnes.
 John McInnes, the star first base man of tie Athletics, worlds cham pion club, never uses tobacco or liquor,
 Charles S. Dooin.
 MT. Chas. S DoOin, manager of the Philadelphia club of the Nation al league, says; "Cigarettes regard as injurious, and they are absolutely tabooed on our team"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

ed no further obstacles in launch ing the commencement of work are expected IL is believed the pre- liminary program of development will go into effect at once. to be re doubled upon the arrival of Presi- dent Bradley from San Francisco.
 The rise of Frederic W Bradley to position of pre-eminence in the mining and financial world has been steady. He received his hard knocks at the mining camp on the Mother Lode in California. Today he is head of the famous Treadwell the Bunker Hill X Sullivan property in Idaho and has other extensive min ing interests in California. He sue ceeded 10 tte presidency of the Treadwell company upon the death of II. II. Taylor in San Francisco over two years ago. He has made many trips to Alaska since he be came the governing spirit of the Freadwell
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
WHAT BASEBALL MEN THINK
 OF CIGARETTES.
Connie Mack,

Mir. Connie Mack. manager of Philadelphia baseball club of the American league which holds the worlds championship of 1910, H. '13, and the American league penants of 1902. '05. says of the tobacco fahit:
 There is very little cigarette smok- ing among our baseball boys. We find that those players who smoke never amount to great deal in the profession, and I would say that this goes for all professions. It Is my candid opinion, and l have watched very closely the last twelve years or more. that boys at the age of
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
PRES BRIAN BILLBOARD.

Do not run from difficul- ties. They are your friends. To him that oyercometh. to him will l give to eat of the tree of life Rev. 2:7.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
Spruce Creek Pays.

Mike McCarty and John Camp bell arrived in Ruby the first of the week bringing visible evidence that Spruce creek has been added 10 the list of pay creeks of the ditrict, says the Ruby Recori-Citt zen.
 They had S7.40 in gold taken from twenty pans of dirt from shaft bediocked about midway between the head and mouth of the creek The gold is fairly coarse and looks
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
Paystreak Rich.

Paystreak HIch.
 SEWARD.-That several men are now taking out good money along the kenai river is the statement of Martin Banbury who has return ed to the city from that stream. Some of the men are taking out as much as ten dollars a day with longtoms and in a few instances the results are said to be even better. Ben Sweasy says that Victor Gam bard took out seven dollars in three hours to his own knowledge Dan Rice and his two sons are amongst those successfully engaged in the work. Others are Tom Towle, Kelly Oleson and Fritz Post.
 Have Winter Dumps.
 NOME, March 19-The following firms are taking out actual pay dumps in the Dexter vicinity this winter; Smetiing, Ed Gross X Co.,, Jack Orem and partners, Murray, Reed and partners, the Rohn broth CTS. There are others prospecting who have located some pay. Frank Shaw and partners who have already located pay have rigged up hoist preparatory to taking out a dump. Others are making similar prepara- tions which would indicate some of the elusive has been located
 Writes of koyukuk.
 Fred Moller in writing to George Hill of Juneau from the Koyukuk diggings gives some interesting news and declares that that district is holding it's own. says the Juneau Dispatch.
 Among other news he says that the boiler house burned belonging to Pete Dow and the machinery was destroyed. He was working with Ernest Collins. Billy McCloud. working for l. Hastings, suffered three fractures of his arm a short time before. There was a big over flow on Hamon river. Gus Carrew. who was working for Holzer in shaft, was nearly drowned and froz- en before he could be gotten out. Jack HOlzer and Fatty" Wilson and Billy Redmann made some money
 Red Martin is still working on No. 6, without having struck pay. Senator Johns is still on Sheep creek. quite alone now. Nolan creek is a busy place this winter
 Improvement Made.
 The Chicagoff mining property. of which William Freeburn is the gen eral manager. has undergone many
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

The Bookbinders' International was the first union in this country which insisted upon equal pay for men and women in the trade.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
General Mining News

lately which has greatly increased the output.
 A new mill has been installed, which in addition to the original mill at Chichagoff proper, has increased There was already a 10-stamp mill on the Golden Gate property, mak- ing total of 25 stamps. The two mills are now crush hing ahout lZa tons of ore per day and on a l4day run recently, 2,00O ounces of gold WGs cleaned up.
 Mr Freeburn is employing 110 men at present, and besides an ad- dition to the bunkhouse, trestle, 260 feet in length, is being built to connect the two mills. Among oth- CT buildings contemplated is an ex- tension to the Freeburn home and new school house, there being 20 children of school age enroled and quate.
 To supply the lumber for these buildings and the mine, a contract has been let to Captain Monroe and Tom Baker for a large quantity of timber, and these men have install ed logging camp which will em- ploy in the neighborhood of 40 men Also, the Chichagoff Mining com pany is expecting to have new gas boat in operation by April 1st, which will carry freight and passengers and make regular runs between Juneau and the mines.-Juneau Elm pire
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
To Improve Plant.


 Juneau Empire: News of New York capitalists $4,000,0O0 subscrip- tion to stock in the Alaska-Juneau mine, linked with the statement of Col. Daniel c. Jackling, of the Gas tineau property, that the Thane pro- ject will reach maturity by mid summer has combined in presenting to Juneau and Southeastern Alaska picture that tells it's own story in regard to the future of this sec tion.
 In mining, business and engineer ing circles since The Empire first published details of the plans of the twin mines, spirit of optimism which has been slowly creeping to the surface has emerged and visions of long period of prosperity and good times for the capital city are today brighter than for many months.
 President Bradley's plans call for the installation of ore-reducing stamps and rolls to produce three times the millage of the great Tread we'll plant across the channel. The financial question having been solv-
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26
Imnrovement Made

Improvement Made.
 The Chicagoff mining property. of which William Freeburn Is the gen eral manager. has undergone many important changes and improvements
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Pitcher Joe Engel last month celebrated his twenty second ami versary. All he got from the Wash ington players was few kind words Clyde Milan also had birthday last month.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Basketball is about to be declar- ed injurious to the heart action Rowing, football, wrestling, running at various distances and many other sports have already been put down by some as the most dangerous to the average human being.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Britton, Leonard, Cross, White or Ritchie, all are afraid to have any thing to do with Stone, says Nc Cartney, who adds that his man is not asking the promoters for all the money nor is he forever telling the press what a great man he Is and then refusing to box the opponent the club selects. Let them pick the toughest in either the light weight or welterweight classes.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

For the first time in F years Michigan's track squad has 8 pole vaulter who has a chance to win first place in the intercollegiate champion meet Wilson, sopho- more, is the man on whom the Wolv- crimes pin their hopes. because of his performance in the class meet at which he hung up new Michi- gan record of 12 feet.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Lee Magee has sent out an $. o. $. call for some infielder3. The Brook feds manager feels that he is shy first sacker and shortstop, despite the fact that several rockies are battling for those berths.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Dummy Taylor, the mute pitcher, is to umpire in the Kansas State league and the players are busy learning to swear with their fingers.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Ham Corbett, the old Harvard halfback is a member of the Port land, Ore, Revolver Club. This team won the 1912 championship and was not once beaten.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

The English will continue racing in spite of the war. Some of those fellows are so patriotic they would go to the front if they were per mitted to make a book on the re suits of the battles.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Slim Sallee. the Cardinal pitcher. says that he will quit baseball next year 10 n. a farmer. Sallee ou F0t to be able to raise something. He raises the old Harry" with Nation al league players batting averages during the season.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Jimmy Kelly. the Newark boy
 whose correct name is Bob Taggart. in playing a bang-up game for the Pittsburg Feds. who are training at Augusta. Ga. He is playing the outfield. and. according to reports from the camp. some of his catches
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Strangely enough the Gilmore fam fly has figured prominently in the athletic life of Packy Mcfarland. Henry Gilmore, ST, was instrument al in starting the clever brewer on his way to fame and fortune, and Harry Gilmore, Jr.. managed the business affairs of Packy. Now af- ter an interval of years separating the business dealing between Me Farland and Harry and the chal- lenges of the younger Gilmore, Fred stands ready to box the man who was started out by his father
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Walter Johnson wasted four mag azine pages explaining why he jump. cd back to the Feds. He could have said it all in three words Griffith pulled me"
 lsaaCs, a member of the Detroit training squad. was formerly a pro tege Of GotCh. This, however, will not get him anything with Ban John sons umplres, who are willing to face any form of man or beast that the scouts may furnish.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Comiskey believes that the South American tour of the White Sox and Giants next winter will eclipse the late junket around the world The old Roman has invited Tommy Connolly, dean of American league umpires, to make the trip.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Captain T. L. Huston is hopeful that the New York Americans will finish in the first division next season. If the club shows such i'm provement under Donovan the cap tain will guarantee the boys a trip to Cuba in the winter time.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

John R. Robinson is creature upon whom fortune continually smiles. Going to Havana in search of bouts for the ancient, but still durable Dane. Battling Nelson, he ran full-tilt into the imported John son-Willard bout and signed himself as press agent for Jack Curley.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Harvard and Yale rowing author tiles have agreed upon championship single souls event for individual oarsmen of the two colleges. It will be held some time in May.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Ths breeding bureau of the Jockey club is showing renewed activi- ~ ill the stimulation and enCoura ge- ment of horse breeding in New York. The latest premium offered and one which is sure to prove attractive to the farmers provides a prize of S400 of which $250 goes to the winner for the best yearling shown at the New York State Fair. at Syracuse, in 1916 to the breeding of stallions. IL Is prize worth winning and should prove a decided incentive.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

New York Yankees, has gone to Boston for a protracted visit. In his leisure he will endeavor to make some improvements upon his foot ball score board Irwin may man. age Lowell this year.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-26

Most golfers would hesitate-have hesitated before charging fellow player with hiding under the cloak of a true amateur. knowing that he would be called on to prove his case In view of this a forward step has been taken by the executive committee of the United States Golf Association in providing that the status of player may be in vestigated without the filing of a formal complaint.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-10
WASHINGTON KIDDIES
SEE FAIRY PICTURES
Attend Belasco Theater, Where They
Also Witness Dancing by
Other Children.

The Riddles of Washington turned ou'
en- masse yesterday afternoon and wit
messed The Adventures of Aladdin and
the Magic Lamp" given at the Belasce
Theater. The fairy story was dramatized
by Minnie A. Saxton and produced under
the personal direction of Miss Hawke
whose pupils sang and danced between
the acts.
Aladdin. played by Miss Saxton and
assisted by the Princess ountiso, in the
person of Miss Helen Hayes Brown. pur-
sued Miss Imogene Taylor, playing Hong
wafo, an African magician, through two
acts and numerous scenes and brought
about the happy climax. known to all
young fairy-tale readers.
Others who took part included Miss
Edna Wright, as Aladdin mother; Miss
Vivian Pattison. gem of the ring; Donald
Thompson. GEM of the lamp; Misses
Beatrice Pollock. Helen Gallagher, and
Eva Pattison, attendants to the princess
and a large supporting cast of slaves,
coolies, gnomes and dancers.
Miss Enid Eims gave several exhibit
tions of toe-dancing during the perform
ance. Miss Camille Little. with Hamilton
Bell. scored a success in a Hungarian
dance and pleased the audience with
other numbers. Miss Imogene Taylor,
dSsisteu Oy MI BULLOCK, gave an exnlbl-
ton waltz that brought much applause.
Others who assisted in making this per-
Torrance one of the most entertaining
of the spring exhibits given by Miss
Hawke We're: Hamilton Bell. George
Abrams, Joseph Johnson, Marie Suter.
Louis Smith. Elizabeth Jeffries. Audra-
belle Carnahan, Mr.. Edward B. Dean, jr,
Miss Janiro Brooks, Virginia Gaddess,
George Jenvey-Abrams, Miss katherine
Powers, Betty Hills. Charles Sturte-
want, Marjoryg Evans, Miss Jean Hoff-
man, Charles Hoffman. Mr.. Raymond
Hahn. Master Sam Thompson, Daniel
Wright. David Hitchcock, Thomas Brom-
ley. Sam Thompson, Ingham Mack.
Charles Hoffman, Max Weyle, Donald
Dan Wright, Miss Grace COL
ton and Louis Smith.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-10
OPPONENTS Of rule
IS LISTED BY WOMEN
Name3 of Prominent People to Be
Used as Argument for Repeal
ing Regulation.

A list Of the prominent local and ma
tional personages favoring the repeal OF
rule 45 Of the Board Of Education. which
automatically dismisses from the public
schools women teachers who marry. ID
being prepared for presentation before
the board at its meeting next Friday aft
ernoon.
The list is being prepared by members
OF the committee appointed at the recent
mass meeting to appear before the board
and present brief setting forth argu-
ments in favor Of resembling the regula-
ton.
1t is expected that rule Is will be dis
cussed in great detail at the convention
Of the Congress of Mothers OF the Dis
trict. which opens at the Raleigh at 10
o'clock this morning. While discussion
of the married woman teacher problem
is not on the formal program. many Of
the women are intensely interested in the
issue and the matter is almost certain to
be brought up.
: The issue will play an important part
In the election of a president Of the or
ganization for TIE ensuing year.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-10
Lane SEES RETURN,OF
PROSPERITY IN j. S.
West Has No Hard Times. He Says,
and Eastern Conditions Are
Growing Better.

Secretary Of the Interior Lane. who
has just returned from a trip in the
West. is optimistic over the return OF
prosperity.
In the West people are not talking of
hard times" said Secretary Lane yes
terday. They are not talking of II
here now. Half a dozen men in my Of
flee today. coming from various sections
Of the country, declared that good times
are with us.
In San Francisco. I predicted that in
six months there will not be an idle man
in this country among those who want
work, and this still stands
Money is plentiful and cheap. Call
loans are at per cent In New York.
Exports are booming. Crops are good
Many lines of industry are above normal
In their activities.
Many industries, Of course, are bene-
fitted by the war in Europe. Many more
will be benefited by its end, when the
end comes. Even the steel mills, work.
ing overtime on war orders. will find an
increased domestic demand-an accumu-
lated demand because of orders untitled
now.
THE rebuilding process in Europe is
going to call on American industries more
than has the war. One Srod-
uct that will feel the call Is lumber
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-10
SCHWAB NOT in DEAL
TO BOOST BETHLEHEM
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

up a strong. enduring enterprise. with
facilities capable of producing the i'm
PIGMENTS of peace as well as the imple-
ments of war. To this end he plans to
put back into the property many millions
of dollars both in this country and in
South America.
Neither Mr.. Schwab nor the stock ex-
change which conducted an investigation
into yesterdays rise discovered any Cor
ner." The extraordinary gyrations are
said to have been caused by moderate
short covering in a market almost bare
Of floating supplies of the stock. All
stories of an impending or an accom-
plished change in control Of the Bethle-
hem Company are groundless.
The strongest banking interests in the
country. without exception, declared to
me today that the stock market IL be-
coming dangerous They see no justifica-
ton for a boom in securities. General
business. apart from war orders. Is far
from booming.