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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-04-25
PORTS PLANNED
 FOR ALASKA
SECRETARY LANE PUBLISHES PAPER ON SUBJECT WRIT
 TEN BY ENGINEER.

That Congress and the admins srasion should now begin planning an intelligent development of AL aska's ports So that the errors of older shipping censsrs can b. svoid- ed. Is the point raised by Paul F. Phithaw, well-known consulting en- ginesr of Seattle. in an article that has just been issued as govern msnt document by Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane Copies of the publication were received from Washington. D. c
 While in Washington. D. C.. last summer, Whitman discussed north ern tidswater terminal problems with Secretary Lane The latter was greatly impressed with the idea of having the Alaska ports Iaid out in a way that would stimulate their growth ani the growth of trade by
 
 reducing the cost of handling freight to the lowest point possible
 As means of bringing the mat ter before Congress, he suggested that Whitman prepare E comprehen- sive report on the subject The re port Is illustrated with sketches of harbor plans and terminals and with full page photographs of the leading Alaska h2rbors-
 Whitman maintains that an ap- propriatio1 of not less than S50.000 should he made by Congress for the harbOrs that should be planned in the immediate future If the field and survey work could be done by one of the regular government departments, he says. S25.000 prob ably would suffice
 As to what should be accomplish ed without delay. Whitman holds sh sshsss development development plans should should prepared for all Alaska harbOrs that are of such importance or prospect i've utility as 10 justify the wsrs; that the cooperation Of the war de- partment should be obtained in es- tzblishing harhor lines; that the question of whether the federal or territorial government should retain title 10 all the foreshore. granting leases only, or whether title should be allowed to pass 10 private owner ship in certain sections should be determined He also advocates that all harbor improvements should be required to it in with the plan adopted.
 at is well known fact he says. that the cost Of the long haul. whether 1t be by land or by water. has been reduced phenonien- ally during the past decade. while. on the other hand. the cost of hand ling and transshipping at the ter  minals, for the most part has re- nlained stationary or in some czseS increased, and this condition is due n no small measure to the fact that the port terminals have been per nlittad 10 grow with littts fore thought or planning Tn Alaska the opportunity 10 benefit the present and future generations by making possible reductions in terminal cost is at hand. Considering the relat- lively small expense and effort nec- essary to bring this about, it cer- tainly would inure greatly to the credit of Congress and the admin issrati=e authorities should they demonstrate their foresight by grasping this opportunity
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-04-25
ANOTHER AMUSEMENT PLACE

With the re-opening of the Shoot ing School at the foct of Mission street, the people may fi-a eoc.her place of amusement where e / eau shoot away their little wads. MT. DeYoung wil attend to the rest Just go and sheot away all you mind to.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
HOW WASHINGTON CLUB
 LANDED PITCHER JOHNSON

NHE real story of how the Washing
 ton club obtained Walter Johnson,
 recognized as the greatest pitcher in the game today, has never really been
 told. There have been stories that Cliff Blankenship discovered him out at
 Weiser, Ida, after watching him pitch.
 Another story was to the effect that
 Joe Cantillon had friend who tipped
 him off, but during the recent American
 league meeting in New York President
 Ben Minor related the true facts of the coming of Walter Johnson to the Wash
 ington club in 1907 MT Minor had a
 friend who was interested in mines in
 the west He is a native Washingto-
 nian, but was living in New York. His
 name is John Mccoy. He made fre- quent trips to Idaho, where he had in terests and one day saw Walter John son pitching for his team. He was i'm pressed with the youngster, and, stop ping off at Washington en route east, he dropped in to see MT. Minor and told him of Johnson. Men in baseball al- l ways get a lot of tips on phenoms, and Mr. Minor of the Washington club did not give Walter Johnson serious thought | at the time. In a month or so Mccoy | again stopped off in Washington and 1 brought clippings showing that Johnson had struck out tWenty-tWo men at Wei 1 ser This of course interested Minor | who took the clippings and handed |
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
Fighter Rodel Has Interesting Caree1

TO be a real soldier in the Boer war
 a scholar in English schools, a star football player and a heavyweight boxer are the distinctions that belong to George Rodel. There is quite bit of history to this Rodel fellow. To be- gin with, he is a real Boer. but he talks fine English. He is a student and pos sesses much refinement, and, judging from his past work in the ring, he is to be judged a fairly good fighter.
 When he was fifteen years of age Rodel stole away from his home in Johannesburg, South Africa, and after some difficulty enlisted in the Boer war Bent upon an education, he went to England and attended school. This was of course after the war. He was an apt scholar, big and strong, with plenty of nerve. He made a hit with his fellow students because of his love for athletics and because of his strength His wonderful athletic abil- ity gained him a place on the football eleven. It was due to the football game that Rodel became boxer.
 In a certain game there was one rough player - the usual tale Of course Rodel gave him a whipping in
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

the time the afternoons program would start under normal conditions. This rule has been made to enable the spec tators to return to their homes before sunset, as, since the Zeppelin raids, motors and other conveyances are al- lowed to carry only such lights as are indispensable to safety, and this law is most rigidly enforced
 Tt is only under these stringent rules that the government will allow racing in England. Just before leaving France was informed by the prominent turf man, M. Cheri HalbrOn, that probably early next year several of the largest breeders and racing men would attempt to give private meetings from which the public would be excluded and there would be no betting. These races would be simply to test the merits of various thorougnbreds for breeding purposes, and those that were unfit to produce racing stock would be handed over to the military authorities for the bene- fit of the remount service and thus the general regularity of the breeding in dustry would be preserved.
 War Helps Small Breeder.
 Indirectly the war has helped the small breeder in England Owing to the great financial strain on the coun- try at present, the owners of the fash ionable stalIiOns have reduced the sub scriptiOns and placed service fees with in reach of poorer horsemen, so as not to interfere in any way with the pro- ductiOn of good thorOughbredS and at the same time to make it possible for nominations to the best stalliOns to be made the same as usual.
 Breeding for the market is quite speculation, but 1 have always found it profitable to weed out occasionally the mares and breed them to hackneys and hunters, and, while their get is half bred, it is always serviceable and makes the best of hunters and fine horses for the remOunt service.
 "The horses from America which have raced in England and France have size and bone, but they are coars- CT than the European thoroughbreds and lack stamina. This no doubt is due to the popular demand for short distance races which is so great here, but is diametrically opposed to the the ory of French and English breeding, where everything consistent with speed is sacrificed to stamina and staying qualities.
 q am a great believer in the small breeder and think everything should be done in this country to encourage the farmer in obtaining thoroughbred mares. This would not only help to improve his own stock, but it would have a tend ency to increase the value of horse e
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

, them to Joe Cantillon, then manager
 the team. Joe naturally was amused
 the record, and he figured that sont
 time he would take 1t up with son1
 one and have the boy looked over.
 There the matter stood for severaa
 weeks, when Mccoy again dropped i5
 on Minor and asked if anything had
 been done about getting Johnson. IN
 was told that there had not, and the6 he said, Look here, Ben; John I. TaW Tor of the Boston club is a pretty gooH friend of mine, and unless you get th& kid right away I will tell him Io seuS out for him." There and then Mind got into communication with Cantillu& Blankenship had hurt his finger anA could not play, so Minor insisted tha he be sent to WeiseT and bring Johu$ son to Washington, where he could h2 looked over. Within ten days Blankerk ship returned with Johnson. To IAo% that Johnson was a wise businaxp h.uM even at that time, he insisted a0 bcir.H guaranteed transportation back to h$ home in California if he did rot ma iS good. He proved he had the making x a great pitcher then, and when th$ season was over he called attention t3 the agreement as to his transportatio1$ the point that if the club wa
 willing to pay it in the event he ha failed it surely should be willing to oM
 so seeing that it had decided to keeM him, and he carried his point. 8
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
New War Caddies In London

A new solution of the cadd1e problem is being tried out at the Walton Heath links in Great Britain. Here the aged and infirm are given precedence over boys who ought to be in school or Casu- al Ioafers. It is hoped that many sol diers who are partially incapacitated by the war will be able to earn living by this method. The old men are guaran- teed a minimum sum of 10 shillings week and are allowed to keep every thing they earn in excess of this amount.
 Provided that the weather is even moderately good, the club is seldom called upon to pay the caddies the mini mum wage, for all old men are sent out before the boys are given work. In re- turn for this consideration the men are required to report at the clubhouse at a certain hour in the morning and must not leave until the day is over. So far the only drawback to this scheme is the act that the old men have hard time finding lodgings near the course as all the land available is given up to expen- sive villas and residences.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

like Ty Cobb or Christy Mathewson
 are receiving the same salaries as they
 did year ago and probably never will deliver the goods.
 The club owners have had to swal- low bitter pill for two years and now 1t IS their turn to administer what they had to take and little more. War in that time was to them what Sherman said it was, and now predictions are that they are planning to make the high salaried athletes come down to where they want them
 Immediately after the Federal league came on the scene the monthly sti- pends of the players jumped, some of them sky high. Club owners held their heads and lost many nights sleep, but were game enough to take it and go along as best they could. Now they will ascertain whether the men who caused them so much worry will have the courage to stand for what was handed them as soon as the war broke.
 Iris Speaker of the Boston Red Sox is one of the most prominent ball play CTS who felt the effects of the peace agreement. He virtually held up Presi- dent Lannin for an enormous contract last year. He was sought by the Fed eral league and used that as a wedge to get a big stipend from the Red SoX owner.
 Considerable negotiating was done before Speaker came to terms, and when he did the figures inscribed in the document were $17,00O. Lannin did
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
CRAWFORD WELL FIXED; NEEE
 NOT FEAR RETIRING,

IF Sam Crawford of the DetroiI
 Tigers should be forced to bow tI Father Time he would have nothing ti worry about. His contract, quite genI erally believed to call for salary os $7,500 a year, is of the so called ironl clad kind and does not expire until thI end of the 1917 season. When he returned to New York frorj
 the trip around the world with thu White Sox two years ago he was me.
 at the dock by Federal league magI mates. He was offered a big salary in5 crease if he would join their rank$ it has been said.
 Crawford is considered one of thA most popular players who has eve2
 donned Detroit uniform. His screecIb ing drives to the right field bleache14 and into and over it have made muck history. He always has been knowS as a steady, quiet, unassuming playeA and his passing from the lair of tEA Tigers, which may not be for severd% years, will probably cause as mucR genuine regret as did the passing H another hero of halcyon days-WilH Bill Donovan.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
ORIGINATOR OF BOW
 KNOT TRICK.

BE ATTELL was the originator Of A the "bowknot trick" that carried him through many a crisis. He used if only when in trouble, and no oppo- nent found it out until Frankie White detected the scheme
 The former champion would have his gloves tied on to his hands with knot such as cowboys use with their neck ties. He would be fighting until an op- ponent drove him into a tight place Then, while feinting and without any body noticing, he would pull the string and the glove would almost fall off.
 Naturally the bout would have to stop until the referee tied the glove back, and this gave Attell time to get his breath and resume his composure.
 He tried it on Frankie White and the latter called him for it. Abe then ad naitted the trick and said it was the first occasion he had ever been picked up on it.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

not renew that agreement, for he said that his salary list must come down, as he paid most of his profits to his players. He said the worlds series was a life saver for him
 Walter Johnson, the star American league tWirler is due to have his fur rubbed the wrong way when his con- tract with the Washington team ex- pires He was signed with the Federal league and had accepted $6,OO0 of the leagues money. Then he was per suaded to return to the Washington team. He sent back the check to the Federal league people and later signed with the Senators at a salary of $16- 900. Now that the war is over he will not be paid any such exorbitant sum if he desires to remain within the ranks of organized baseball.
 There are a great many of the play CTS who jumped to the Federal league who have had to stand for a cut in their salaries. Those with long con- tracts are in the soft seat until they them will not be anything like it was when the war was on. Salaries will go back to where they were before and probably lower. It is the scheme of the magnates to retrieve what they lost
 It is interesting to note the salaries the big stars receive for seasons work. Ty Cobb, it is said, gets $12,O1O a year. Iris Speaker had his salary cut this season, but receives around
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
EUROPEAN WAR HELPS
 RAGING IN AMERICA

RACING in England and France at
 present is at a standstill, a condi- tion which has been brought about by the war; Nevertheless, the thorough bred breeding industry in these coun- tries has been affected but little. In ,act, in a roundabout way the war has helped the breeding industry and has Indirectly benefited racing in the Unit ed States.
 The recent arrival of so many young thoroughbreds in this country is ex- pected to have a strong influence on the American turf, as it will mean the infusion of new blood which will nat urally stimulate the interest in racing and be of benefit to those who are look Ing for high class young sires and suit able mares for breeding purposes.
 These statements were made recently by Edward Johnson, the English and French trainer, who, although a native born American, has spent eighteen years abroad. He is now in this coun- try on a visit. Johnson has conditioned and bred horses for a number of wealthy Americans, including the late William c. Whitney, Wadsworth Rog- ers H. K. Vinguet and Ralph Ellis, but his greatest success has been with thorough breds owned by English and French sportsmen, among them the Count le Marois
 While there are no government re- str1ctions against racing in France at the present time," said MT. Johnson, ''the various thoroughbred organiZa- tions have ceased to hold races in def erence to public opinion. The French masses, which virtually uphold the sport in that country, do not think 1t right that men and women should look for recreation and diversion while their soldiers are fighting in defense of the nation.
 "The same feeling prevails in Eng land, but here racing has been re- stricted and may only be held in strict accordance with the rules laid down by the government. Racing on the flat has stopped entirely, but short steeple- chase meetings are being held under rather trying conditions.
 For instance, no one is allowed to go to these races by train. The only way the public can get to the various courses, which are from twenty-five to fifty miles outside of London, is by motor or private omnibus One buys his ticket of admission at the place of starting, as no money is permitted to be taken in at the gates of the course. The charge is $6, but a rebate of $2. 50 is allowed the purchaser by the asso- citation on presentation of his ticket. This is to defray travelling expenses.
 "The government also says the last 11Cf1 1n I,1 1St
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
GREAT WESTERN TRor DATES

PURSES aggregating $25o, 900 will bl
 offered at race meetings of thu Great Western Trotting circuit nex| season.
 The schedule follows:
 July IT, North Randall, O.; 24, Del troit; S1, Peoria; Aug. 2, Galesburg; 14 Burlington; 21, Omaha; 2S, DeI Moines; Sept 4, Hamline, Minn.; 1 Milwaukee; Is, Springfield, H.; 2a Sedalia Oct. 23, Albuquerque, N Nj. 30, Phoenix, Ariz.
 The schedule was adopted by thl delegates. The list of purses includes two of $32,Oo0 each. offered by th9 North Randall and Detroit meetings
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

the game, and after the gridiron gamI the Boer repeated the performance fl real fstic fashion. He displayed s| much skill that fellow students pre} dicted a fine career in the squared cir| cle for him. But 1t took considerabl persuasion to make Rodel believe hI was a boxer. There were the usud tryouts, and the Boer made good. The he came to this country.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
MAKES TENNIS HIS TORY.

ROBERT L1NDLEY & MURRAY of eastern indoor lawn tennis champion ship in New York, captured the honor without the loss of a single set. It was the first time western player won the champiOnShip.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
STAR ATHLETES IN WAR

DOBBY KERR, Olympic 200 meter D sprint champion in 1908 Tom T,ongboat, the Indian Marathon runner and Dick Grant, former Harvard ni1ar are among recent recruits to the Cana dian army forces
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
Photos by American Press Association.

Photos by American Press Association. 1.-Eddie Collins of Chicago White Sox
 ton Americans. 3.-Ty Cobb of De-
 troit Tigers. 4.-Tris Speaker of
 Boston Red Sox. 5.-Christy Math-
 ewson of New York Giants. 6.-Home Run Baker of New York Americans. w E E: E: ::: HE: :::; ;: 5;
 Has it burst? Judging from information at hand it has, Big salaries in the majors are now a thing of the past. In fact, the average pay of big ball players is smaller today than 1t has been for many years This time last year players were talking of the fabulous pay they were receiving for their performances on the diamond. Men in the American and National could tell their managers and the latter in turn would inform the owner that so and so had received big offer from a Federal league club and that if his club did not come pretty near meeting the terms offered he would jump. In most cases these demands were met, but now the worm has turned. It's a case of accept what is offered or quit baseball. Instead of big salaries being offered moderate pay is given and bonus for certain work.
 Of course this new ruling of the club owners does not affect the great stars who have been loyal to their clubs. Men
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

dollar they receive. They stand out ad big drawing cards, and thousands o1 fans pay their way into ball parks td see these individuals play, but the av1 craze players salary in the big majof 1 leagues does not amount to more than
 $3,500.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

s1O,OO0 from the Boston American league club. Home Run Bakers pay from the New York club this year will amount to about $7,50O. Eddie Col
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
Some Ball Players Who Pull Down Big Salaries

lins pulls down at least sS,000 from the Chicago Americans. Hans Wagner probably gets around S10,00O from the
 Pittsburgh club. Christy MatheWson
New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

has been receiving annually in the neighborhood of s10,000 a season
 These players are the real stars of the big leagues and are worth every
The Little River news., 1916-03-25
VILLA REPORTED IN RAMON KY.
No Confirmation That He Fought With CarranZa Troops Near Numiquipa.
 Suspect Mexican Troops.

ltl Paso, Merch 21.-MeXican ctfi- C'cIs at Juare2 practically concede to- right that the cutting of the telephone and telegraph wires between Juarez and Casas Grandes was the result ot a Villa raid on the Mexican Nortl- V estern railroad. The extent of the raid and the amount of damage don, is not known.
 ;n the absence of any news from either General Pershing or General GaVira, there was nothing left but conjecture as to the result of the figltinp between Villa and the Carrau- ga troops said to have occurred near Nun1nquipa. It is thought Villa was net personally in the fighting
 Ii Villa clashed at Numiqu1pa with Carranza troops and was defeated, It appears probable that by this time his followers have come in contact with the Americans. The advance guard ot tho Americans was reported yesterday at Fl Valle only 35 miles from Uumf- quipa. It is not believed that Villa would risk an open fight with Gererai Pe,shing's troops, but would split his men into small parties and start guer- rl.la warfare.
 In spite Of reassuring reports from V,asliL gton there was no lessenins today in the tension along the border or weakening in the freely expressec ne3'ei that there is serious dissatis- faction among the Carranza troops. .!e proposed protocol between the American government and Generas CarranZa did not alter this opinion.
 It was declared that Carranza's actions by no means reflected the atti tude or wishes of ali the Mexican peo- pie and that large number Of the troops under his command had been former adherents of Villa and other factional chiefs who still had stronS claims on their sympathies.
The Little River news., 1916-03-25
WILLIAM C. HUTTON
Candidate for Delegate at Large to ,he
 National Democratic Convention.

Little Rock, March 23.-One of the best known young men ,f Arkansas who has recently been Il ominated is William G. Hutton of Little Rock. without opposition. fer third term as sheriff and collector of Pulaski county. He is candidate for dele- gate at large to the National Demo cratic convention. and will no dOub, receive large vote in his home coun- ty than the tremendous majorities oi his political races.
 MT Hutton was urged to enter the race for Delegate at large by promin- ent men in all sections of the state be cause of his great activity in the las' campaign of President Woodrow Will son. MT. Hutton was a delegate a large at the Baltimore convention where President Woodrow Wilson wa: chosen as the party's standard bearer and later directed the campaign fol him in Arkansas.