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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

to corner No. l; the place or beginning.
 Containing an area of 5.66 acres.
 From corner No. l.: U. s. l.. M. No. 224 bears N. 31' 43' 30" w. 5.02 chains distant.
 U. s. l.. M. No. PA to which this survey is tied Is a large boulder marked U. S. l.. NJ. No. 224, situate at high water mark on Gastineau Channel about AZ miles NV. of the town of Juneau in latitude 58' 2O' 30" N. longitude 134' 29' IS" w. Mag. Var. 31' 2O' D.
 c. B. WALKER, Register. First publication Aug. 2. 1911 Last publication Oct. T. 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
LAYING DOWN" IN BASEBALL

Baseball circles considerably exercised over
 suit brought by two of the players of the St Louis American League club against the principal owner sof the club. the ground that the owner falsely accused the players of laying down."
 This brings up the question of what is meant s~by laying down." Ban Johnson, the president of fhe leaeue and the most influential men in profes. n1onal basebal. it means apathy or lack Of in - nnA fs to be sharply distinguished from throw 1-- ensrr~. which he considers very grave fault, nnDoo1
 Fl is coocsivable, however, that . player might S>-v ne~n- for the purposc Of throwing games "
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
SAY HE LIBELED LINCOLN.

VINCENNES. Ind, Sept. 2S. - Wilhelm von Knapp, a physician of note, will be prosecuted to the limit on a charge of libeling Abraham Lincoln. He is under arrest today. Von Knapp charged in a copyright ed book that President Lincoln was traitor to the American cause dur ing the Mexican War, was an infidel and blasphemer. Many noted his torians are listed as witnesses against him in the grand jury in- dictment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

What then? Or he might Hay down in order to obtain his release. In either he is not giving the club his best service and the oense is wiliiui and malicious. Therefore charge of laying down under such conditions is serious reflection upon the player.
 The public has patronized baseball more gener- ousy than any other sport because of its behef Tn the inherent honesty of the players Even the tail enders are supposed to be trying all the time Nelth- CT the magnates the players afford to cast suspicion on this belief, for it is the foundation or the popularity of our National game played pro- fessionally.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
K. D. MCLEAN
Serial Oz949

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 Juneau, Alaska, July 31, 1917. Notice is hereby given that Alfred Edward Maltby, a citizen of the United States, whose Post Office ad- dress is Juneau, Alaska, has made application under the provisions of Sections 2305-23O6, R. S., as as- signee of Martha E. Goad, widow of Charles Pinckney Goad, to make en- try of the land described in U. s. Survey No. 1910, to-wit:
 Beginning at meander corner
 No. 1 on line of ordinary high
 water of Gastineau Channel;
 thence E. $40 chains to corner
 No. 2; thence s. 14.51 chains
 to corner No. 3; thence w. 1.03
 chains to corner No. 4; thence
 by meanders along the line of
 ordinary high water of Cas-
 tineau Channel
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Silver S106 and legislation required to stem the advance of wheat, How happy must be wheat Chart" Jones who laughed at so unresralnediy for contending that wheat and silver kept relative positions in the constantly changing market going up or down together.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
VISITOR REPORTS ON ALASKA
(Anaconda Standard)

Mining is at low ebb in parts of Alaska. says Frank Bolton, who arrived in Butte yesterday conditions in Alaska good but gold mining is not a paying proposition in many places because of the demands made by labor and the increased cost of supplies.
 The canneries having big year and the fish ing industry in general is prospering.
 Away up in that northern country they are talk ing just keen interest in the we pie of the west are and Alaska too, has sent her to the colors," said MT. Bolton.
 He not impressed with the character of the natives in Alaska. He they are lower type of the North American Indian.
 An important source of placer gold in Alaska is in the Solomon and Casadepage region about thirty miles of Nome. In this region dredge mining has yielded good returns. The region is part of the great tundra belt of Northern Alaska and is there. fore without timber In most places the bedrock is masked by thick mat of moss other vegetation which has made it difficult decipher it's intricate geology (Havre, Mont, Democrat)
 The name of Alaska is said to have been given who first reached the Island of Unalaska, on the thorty of the natives, who declared that to the east called Aayeska From this the present name of Alas ka is derived.-tIIaverhi, Mass, Gazette.)
 With the closing of the war Alaska will again occupy prominent position in the of the finan cial world The coming back process will require but short time normal conditions are resumed. Alaska has the resources and they will be right hero after the war is over. -(Douglas Island News)
 George Washington had enemies in Congress and in the army. who sought to stop the revolution and make peace with England any terms, but George stuck to his job, and fought his out to sue. cessful conclusion His enemies swallowed up in oblivon-(St. Louis Republc.)
 Alaska's fiscal year closed June 30 with a record of $19O00oO0 increase in business over that of the previous copper contributing largely to this. Gold exports reached total value of $16000000 and other natural contributed their share. - (Portland, Me, Express)
 contractor at Juneau Alaska. has agreed to furnish ice at $2 ton, and claims he make money at that price He will cut it from glaciers that city dealers the banks of the Missis- spp cut it from the river.-(Rock Island. Ill. Unon)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

nounced that the opening will be spent largely in organizing asses, making out the program and getting acquainted.
 -(Nashua, la, Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
No Joke.

Marriage is tie,' observed the Old Fogy.
 Tt used to be- replied the Crouch. But nowadays it is regarded as slip knot.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
She Needed a Kieper.

There was young woman in Dnieper. Who was known as the champion wieper.
 And she'd cry in the lake,
 She'd get up at daybreak. While the water got dieper and dieper.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
The Wise Fool.

Clothes do not make the man." quoted the Sage.
 "No," commented the Fool But the members of the other sex seem to inn agine that a lack of them make the woman"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Ho. Hum !!

Why worry OCT our naked pates?" Remarked old Benny Bare; For all things come to him who
 waits
 Except his missing hair"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Chops.

When hungry tramps brace Mrs. Bland. She's wise, she doesn't call the cops; She says: GO to the woodshed and
 Just help yourself to lots of chops"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Is That Sol

Luke McLuke says home cooking causes most of the dyspepsia. But chill dren don't have dyspepsia, Luke. Nor do children get into their stomachs what their fathers get down town Houston Post.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Judging from the of the early arrivals at some the cantonments. the National Army is go ing be great melting pot of patriotism
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Notice!

If M. T. Roach, of Charleston, w. Va, will join the club we will scatter some crumbs around the kitchen floor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
BITS OF BY- PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 Quirer.

Never. That gossip is a bunch Of lies, Is known to all creation; But you'll find gossip never dies From lack of circulation.
 Described. What sort of a fellow is Smith!' asked Brown. Well" replied Jones. Ines one of these men who never votes for anybody, but always votes against somebody"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Russias present situation, with Germany at her throat, should furnish fine object lesson to the pacifists.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Located.

The other day Luke wanted to know what had become of the old-fashioned grocery man who used to give you a sack of candy when you paid your bill on Saturday night. He has a grocery in Brookville, Ind. and his name is Zeke Covert.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
We'll. That's Seeing A-Plenty.

Seymour Many is a student of the UT iversity of New York.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Described.
Oh !!

There may be plenty of girls In other Tennessee towns. But what we start ed to say was that you will find Less James at Ralston, Tenn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Lloyd George says the U. s. has never known defeat in it's wars. And it is too big to begin now.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
TIPS FROM TEXA s.
(Dalla s News.)

(DallaS NeWS.)
 Lives of great men all remind us that it costs $5 to get your name in Who's Who.
 Our idea of henpecked man is the summer widower who ducks every time he sees his wife's picture on the wall
 Our idea of an optmist is the man who thinks he can get strong by going into a saloon and reading a physical culture magazine
 It has been our observation that many a man who boasts of his toler- ance will not admit that his wife has sense enough to vote because she won't learn how to chew tobacco.
 One reason why suicides are on the increase is because if you keep your electric fan going all the papers blow off your desk. and if you cut 1t off you smother.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
A Tightwad Type.

A miserly man
 Is Orlando Betts; Who gets all he can And cans all he gets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
What?

What has become of the old fla shion- ed carpenter who used square nails?
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Man Knows All About Women Un- til He Marries One.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
HoOray! !!

Goode Cook. of East Liberty, Ohio. kitchen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

A contractor at Juneau, Alaska has agreed to furnish ice at $2 ton and claims he make money at that price. He will cut it from glaciers that city dealers the banks of the Missis sippi cut it from the rver-(Rock Island Ill., Union.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Two Good Members.

and John Diuguid lives in Carroll Coun- ty. Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
The Wise Linotype Man.

Prof. Bell desires to have it an-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Today's News Today-in Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

George Washington had enemies in Congress and in the army who sought to stop the revolution and make peace with England any terms but George stuck to his job. and fought his out to sue cessful conclusion. His enemies swallowed up in oblvion.-(St. Louis Repubc)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Names Is Names
Our Daily Special.

B. Pleasant lives at Hickman. Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

Alaska's fiscal year closed June 30 with a record of $19.000.000 increase in business that of the previous copper contributing largely to this Gold exports reached a total value of $16000000 and other natural resources contributed their share. - (Portland, Me. Express)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

miSerly man
 Is Orlando Betts
 Who gets all he can
 And cans all he gets.
 What? What has become of the old fla shion- ed carpenter who used square nails?
 Two Good Members. Ben Duwell lives at Harrison. Ohio. and John Diuguid lives in Carroll Coun- ty. Ky.
 Turf! .'The ups and downs of life are flerce," Quoth William T. Mclean: No sooner do I go to sleep Than I'm walked up again."
 Gosh! You don't see any of them in North ern cities. But you can always see Jim Crow riding in his car in Vance, burg, Ky.
 Hooray! Goode Cook. of East Liberty, Ohio. has promised to hedp out in the Clubs kitchen.
 Names Is Names. B. Pleasant lives at Hickman. Ky.
 Our Daily Special. Man Knows All About Women Un- til He Marries One.
 The Wise Linotype Man. Prof. Bell desires to have 1t an-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28

With the closing of the Alaska will again occupy prominent position in the eyes of the finan cial world. The coming back" process will require but short time normal conditions resumed. Alaska has the and they will be right hero after the war is over. = Douglas Island News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Turf

'The ups and downs of life are fierce," Quoth William T. Mclean: No sooner do I go to sleep
 Than I'm walked up again."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-09-28
Gosh

You don't see any of them in North ern cities. But you can always see Jim Crow riding in his car in Vance, burg. Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
SUBURBAN CITIZENS ASK
FOR A LARGER SCHOOL
Rhode Island Avenue Association
Would Add Eight Rooms to
Proposed Building. ..

Congress is to be urged to provide
an appropriation for an additional
eight rooms to the new school build
ing to be erected in the section Of
the Rhode Island Avenue Suburban
Citizens Association. At q meeting Of
the association last night in the Sher-
wood Presbyterian Church. ed street
and Rhode Island avenue northeast.
in was decided that the Commissioners
such an appropriation.
Some time ago Congress made an
appropriation for an eight-room school
building on the site. 18th to Goth streets
and Monroe to Newton streets north
east. The erection Of the school has
1t is expected that by the time 1t is
completed additional space will be
needed. Progress was reported in the
gardening work in the section.
The committee on streets. sidewalks
and lights recommended that streets
be improved as follows: Twenty-sixth
street from Irving to Franklin street.
Central avenue from Myrtle avenue to
Brentwood road, Lawrence street from
18th to 18th street. Monroe street from
18th to 18th street. Goth street from
Lawrence to Monroe street, Kearney
street from 18th to Goth street. Kear-
ney street from 22d street to Rhode
to 18th street, 10th street from Irving
to Kearney street and Jackson street
from 18th to nth street.
The committee recommends that side
walks be laid on the following streets:
Monroe street from Goth to 2Sth street
street, Hamlin street from Gath street
to Mills avenue. Lawrence street from
18th to 18th street, and Kearney street
from 18th to 18th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
SWEDEN Determined
TO CONTINUE NEUTRAL
Commercial Mission Cites Speech of
Foreign Minister-All
Parties Approve.

Sweden's special commercial mission
here. headed by H. de Lagercrantz and
Axel Robert Nordvall. has made public
extracts from speech Of Foreign Minis
ter Lindman to parliament, reiterating
the determination Of Sweden to guard
both her Independence and neutrality and
to suffer such sacrifices as are necessary
to escape participation in the world war.
The statement follows:
"At the session of the Swedish parlia-
ment the minister for foreign affairs gave
an explanation to the houses regarding
existing and apprehended difficulties in
the way of the importation OF foodstuffs
and industrial raw materials. After hav-
ing stated that a complete understanding
exists between all parties as to the exc
cution OF the program mapped out for
Swedens foreign policy, viz. the MAIN
tenance of the independence and neutrality
of the country. he concluded his state
ment as follows:
LIT Is due to this policy of neutrality.
among other things. that we have SO
far been able to secure considerable
amount of the necessary merchandise
from both of the opposing groups Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
ADDRESSES TO GRADUATES
APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM
Roscoe C. Bruce and Others Speak
ers at Vocational School
Exercises.

Citing a number of instances in which
he had heard of American citizens
speaking depreciatingly OF the liberty
bond and saying, The Germans nave
done me no HARM Roscoe c. Bruce
assistant superintendent of schools. de-
clared this was not the spirit OF the
American citizen of African descent, In
an address at Dunbar High Scnool yes
terday afternoon. The occasion was
the joint commencement exercises OF
the Cardozo Vocational School and the
o Street Vocational School
Mr.. Bruce made it clear tnat ne
thought such sentiments were oelns
expressed only by few persons; ne
made an appeal along patr,o'itGh 81 ,'T RaG
urging his auditors to give to the heo
Cross. to share in the burdens or tne
war to the fullest possible extent ana
to be citizens Of public spirit at all
times.
Ernest l.. Thurston, superintendent OF
schools, who spoke briefly. urged the
graduates not to work solely Tor the
wages paid them. Such labor, he SAID:
misses entirely the broadest piahe u
endeavor and the work done for .ne
happiness 1t brings Is OF lnnniteiy
greater value.
Lieut.. Arthur C. Newman, list Sepa-
rate Battalion, N. G. D. c.. pointed OUT
that all citizens Of the District OF Co
lumbia have the same educational ad-
vantages. and have the same protec-
fore should be willing to share equaiiS
the responsibilities resulting from the
war.
william T. Galliher. member of the
board of education. presided. He ana
Fountain Peyton, another member OF
the board, presented diplomas. Rev
Francis ]. Grimke delivered the invo--
cation and Rev. NJ w. Clair pronounced
the benediction.
Those receiving diplomas were:
Cardozo Vocational School. F. F.
Parks, principal-Brick masonry. Will
liam Albert Colbert. Louis Frederick
Douglass. Thomas Ellis and Eugene
Rufus Green: printing. Louis Albert
Hurd, Harold Thomas Maxwell, Samuel
Snowden. Melville Edward Penn and
William Francis Plowden; automobile
repairing and operating, Lawrence Ed
ward Brown, Robert Wilkerson Buchan-
an, Lawrence Alphonzo Marshall, John
William Norman. Charles Elihu Shinn
and Ernest Wilston Snowdeni car
pentry, Everett William Bailey; plaster
ing, Milton Silas Blackwell and
Francis DeSales Mathews.
o Street Vocational School. Miss E.
N Brown, principal-Plain sewing.
Mabel Catherine Addison, Catherine
Elizabeth Chesley. Susie Pearl Frank
lin, Anna King and Mary Lewis Watts:
advanced dressmaking, Carrie Edythe
Bannister, Mary Gladys Swami and
Odessa Beatrice Collins; millinery. Ruth
Lauretta Edwards: practical cookery,
Sadie Estelle Proctor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20

Who remembers when yeller
pug dogs wuz all tn rage:
We often hear O. fellers havin' a
chance t go west, but most of us
go east without havin' chance in
tn world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
SCHOOL CHILDREN Of D. C.
AIDING FRENCH ORPHANS
Mime. Blanche Bimont to Sail for
France Soon With Contributions
for the Maison Familiale.

School children Of Washington are ex-
hibiting, in practical form. their sympathy
for the orphans Of French soldiers. by
contributions to the Maison Familiale.
where these sons and daughters Of the
heroes of France will be cared for.
Mime. Blanche Bimont. who is collecting
funds for this purpose, will sail in a few
days for France. and she will ship at least
stitution where she goes as a volunteer
worker for her native land.
Mime. Bimont has received from the di-
rector Of the institution q cable expressing
Washingtonians and other American citi-
Gems have responded to the appeal.
Further Contributions Reported.
Further contributions were announced
today as follows:
Miss Bessie Glascock. $12.75; Miss
Frances Banta, IS; Miss julius A Karr.
Campbell. 81; Miss Ruth osgood. IS
Miss Margaret Granger, 81; George Hast
ings..$12.75; Business High School. S41.35 I;
alumni. class 1888, si2.7s: western
alumni, class 1912. $23; Western COM
bined alumni. s12.75; Mime. Bimont's
classroom. Western High School, $12.75 +;
$40: Mrs. Taber Stevenson. s12.75 ;
Mrs. Mary ]. Watts. s12.75; Miss Dorothy
v. Johnson. $13: Miss Virginia Alex
ander, IS; Miss Margaret Brewer. s12.75 !;
Stutz, $12.75; Mrs. Julia A. Polk. $12.75
anonymous. $12.75: the Misses Sedgley.
$3.50: Mrs. Mary G. Baxter, $12.75
Miss Marie A. Peary. SIZE; Mrs. L J.
Charles H. Welles. Scranton. Pa. $12.75
Mrs. Charles A. Baker $12.75; Miss Rob
erts. Conduit road. $12.75: Mrs. Mary E.
Stockett. s1275: R. S. Klein, New York,
$1275
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
AMBASSADOR IS PLEASED.
Mexican Consul at Los Angeles to
Represent Former at Fiesta.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. June 20.-Messages
from Ygnacio Bonilas. Mexican ambas-
sador at Washington, have been receiv-
ed here appointing Teodoro Freziere.
local Mexican consul. as his represent
alive at the Friendship fiesta" to be
held here the last of this week and
conveying an expression Of gratitude
that such gathering was to be held.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. June 20.-Forty-
eight uniforms for the Mexican military
band at Mexicali. Lower California,
held at Calexico, Cal, because they
were classed as munitions under a war
ruling. have been released. it was made
known today, on instructions from the
United States collector of customs here
The uniforms were ordered for the band
to wear in the parade next Saturday at
San Diego. Cal. in connection with the
"friendship fiesta"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 90 1917

powers. OF course. the longer the dura-
ton of the war the harder 1t will be
for the belligerents to comprehend q
neutral powers position. In such a
situation it is certainly imperative to
base ones neutral position on wise
and firm policy and to SO direct ones
politics that the commercial agree
ments that arise from this position are
upheld to the one side as well as to
the other.
ut is not unlikely that we shall en-
counter further obstacles and difficult
ties when living up to such a policy.
but we all agree upon this point: 1t is
our firm determination to endure the
sacrifices that are required. so that we
may escape the great sufferings that
our participation in the world-war
would bring upon US. The object of our
foreign politics must therefore be, be-
sides UNFOLDING our country's independ-
ence, the fulfillment now as heretofore
of a plain and impartial neutrality
1.-The speakers Of the different parties
in both houses expressed their approval
of this statement"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
DENIES "FRAME-UP" CHARGE.
D. R. Housley Replies to Wife's Di.
vorce Plea With Counter Claim.

Darter r. Housley. a policeman of the
ninth precinct. whose wife recently ac-
cused him of 'framing-up" a charge of
misconduct against her, has answered
her suit for a limited divorce and filed
a counter claim for an absolute divorce
The husband denies the charge of
"frame-up" and declares that he sur
prised a man in his wifes room May 20
last, but that the visitor evaded him
and made his escape.
Mr.. Housley points out that his wifes
complaints have become annual. He
says she sued him in 1915 and 1916, prior
to the present proceedings.
The alleged acts of cruelty, which he
denies, # committed. were condoned by
the wife, he claims. when she withdrew
her former suits and entered into a
reconciliation last February. The hus-
band admits withdrawing his personal
belongings after the alleged episode of
May 20. He is represented by Attorney
w. A. Lee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
New York Answers Food Call.

NEW YORK, June 20-In response to
the appeal of Herbert c. Hoover to OBJ
serve more strict economy in the house,
hold and to enroll under the. banner Of
some established organization interest
ed in food conservation. the New York
state division Of the women's commit
tee of the council OF national defense
has sent out call for 500 woman
volunteers to take the registration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-20
Navy Personnel Doubled.

Since the beginning of the war with
Germany 56.24S men have been enlisted
in the navy. The total today is 120.923.
April it was 64.6S0.
The net gain in enlistment June II
and IS was 1,203.
The number OF enlisted men in the
navy has been practically doubled
since March /, in addition to the large
number about $4,000. enlisted In the
naval reserve and 10000 national naval
volunteers.