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The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19
HOW TO IMJURE
 YOUR OWN TOWN

Run it down to visitors as slow and dead" and hole of place
 Get all your supplies fro manother town. or as much as possible of them from traders in outside centers.
 Look sorry when a stranger talks of buying property or settling in 1t. Tel him about all the people who have gone elsewhere.
 Refuse to pay subscriptions to local institutions, and when special donat- ions are required stand off likewise. Then when a stranger comes along tell him local institutions just about sclape along, and the committees run ming them never do anything to ad- vance them or pay off the overdrafe that has been in existence for years.
 Talk about your go-ahead citizens as men who are always trying to get into the limelight to serve some pri- yate ends.
 When a man gets enthusiastic in any public matter tell him he'll soon get sick of that, and discourage him as much as possible by finding fault with his methods.
 Don't subscribe for the local pare. Borrow it from your neighbor or take the free copy that is supplied to the hospitals.
 Refuse to advertise in your local paper. People suming up the place from outside have a habit of looking for it's business energy in the adver- tising columns of the local press.
 Don't under any circumstances give your printing orders to the local print cry Give it to an outside firm. Then when any printing is wanted for a public function ask the local printer to do it as a donation. He's very good that way, doncherknow.
 6FNl . e- ss era~ @ro : $ }. twe( your town, always say "Rotten!' Nothing more need be said unless it is that you don't know how people kep their heads above water at all.
 Discourage sport in every way pos. sible Sport has habit of bringing
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19

WANTED-A girl to wait on the tables at the City Cafeadv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19

LOST-One brown homing pigeon Finder please notify this office
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19
MARKET FOR ALASKA FOOD
Cooperative Exchange System As-
 sures Quick Sales by Farmers

The Interior Department issues the following:
 Alaska farmers have no difficulty in marketing their produce. A coopera- tive exchange system has been evolv- ed by the land and industrial depart ment of the Alaskan Engineering Com mission, and markets are assured for every article of food that can be rais- ed
 Through this cooperative system the grower is assured of a market and the dealer knows he will have something to sell It is a mutual guaranty of prosperity that is drawing many set tiers to Alaska, and it is a plan that might offer endorsements that threaten on a larger scale in the States-Oficial Bulletin.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19

POSITION wanted, Man and wife Both COOKS-Stedman hotel-adv St ,: ;. .. .4 :t ;. 7. :,,, y. .; ,', :v. y, <. ;.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19

IN THE CRATE FOR THE FIRE we have special grate coal which you will do well to use. It burns evenly and with glow that brings many pictures to the mind Of the bencl lder IL is splendid heat producer, too Seated before a grate fire, fed with our scoal. there is a charm auu com
 es~S
 fort that only grate fire can create. tSs4rT 7--r
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19

visitors to the town. Never encour- age amusement of any kind, because it helps to make people healthy and happy. One of the essentials of per sonal and public damnation is to keep the place as dull as possible.-Ex.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-19
VISITING WITH AUNT

Miss Ruth Anderson, of Juneau, was a recent arrival from the capital city, on a short visit to her aunt, Mrs. Fred Heckman, of this city.
The midland journal., 1917-08-24

man; then he began laboriously to COM
pute 25 per cent of the sum, using as
a pad bolt Of expensive white silk
vest material. Thirteen hundred and
seventy-six dollars and twenty five
cents is my blackmail, Kurtz. That's
what I call "a safe and sane Fourth ,
Not bad for dull times, and yet 1t
might be better. Anyhow, it's the
hardest thirteen hundred and seventy
six dollars 1 ever earned"
"Hardr' The merchants lips
twitched, oscillating his cigar violently.
"Hard! I'll bet those fellows even
bought your lunch. suppose you mean
it's the first money you ever-earned."
He seemed to choke over the last word.
"Well, it's worth something to get men
like these on the books, but-thirteen
hundred and seventy-six dollars"
"And twenty-five cents"
Mr.. Kurtz gulped. "In one day!
why, could buy farm for that.
How much will you have to earn to
cover your living expenses for six
months?"
"Ah, there we journey in the realm
of purest speculation" Bob favored
him with sunny smile. "As well ask
me how much my living expenses must
The midland journal., 1917-08-24

dressing table and pressed the pearl
push-button, holding her finger upon
it and staring at Hayman. He moved
toward her, but she snatched one OF
the candlesticks from among her toilet
articles, swung it above her head, aad
brought the weapon down. Hayman
reeled away. covering his face with his
hands and cursing wildly; then. Lore
lei, guided more by instinct tnan by
reason or memory. found Mrs. Fen
nell's chamber and pound@1 apon its
door with blind fury. She heard stir
from the direction whence she had
come. and Hayman's voice calling
something unintelligible; then Mrs.
Fennelps startled face appeared before
her.
whats the matter? My dears
You'll wake everybody in the house,"
\ CTo BE CoNTINUEDl
The midland journal., 1917-08-24

be in order to cover my earnings
Whatever one is, the other will be ap-
proximately ditto-or perhaps slightly
in excess thereof. Anyhow, nothing
but rigid economy-bane of my life
will make the one fit into the other But
have thought. Something tells me
these boys need white fannels, so get
out your stock, Kurtz. If they can't
play tennis they must learn, for my
sake"
Bob's remarkable stroke of fortune
called for a celebration, and his four
his first profits forthwith. Ordinarily
such a course would have been just
to his liking; but now he was dying to
tell Lorelei Of his triumph, and, fearing
to trust himself with even one drink,
he escaped from his friends as soon as
possible. Thus it CHANGED that he ar
rived home sober.
1t was happy homecoming. Bob
was in state of exaltation. He had
no desire to bind himself to Kurtz'
service for six months or for any other
period; nor had he the least thought Of
living up to his agreement until Lorelei
began to treat the matter seriously.
Then he objected blankly:
"Why, it was all right as joke, but
don't want to be tailor. There's no
romance in woolen goods"
"How much do you over" she asked.
1Ixy
thing you don't have to remember
somebody always reminds you in plen-
ty of time, and then you borrow
enough to pay up"
Lets forget the romance and pay
up without borrowing. Remember you
have two families to support" Noting
that the idea of permanent employ
ment CALLED him, she added, craftily.
"Of course you'll never sell another lot
of clothes like this, but"
"Why not? It's like selling candy to
a child"
"You can't go with that crowd with
out drinking"
sis that so? Now you sit tight and
hold your hat on. can make that
business pay if l try, and still stay
in the Rainmakers' union. There's big
money in it-enough so we can live
the way we want to. . I'm sick Of this
telephone booth, anyhow; we'll present
it to some nice newsboy and rent an
apartment with a closet. This ones
so small / don't dare to let my trou-
sers bag. Besides. we've been under
cover long enough, and want you to
meet the people l know. We can af-
ford the expense-now that I'm max
ing thirteen hundred and seventy-six
dollars and twenty-five cents day"
II should like to know nice people" !"
Lorelei confessed. "I'm sick of the
kind I've NETS the men are indecent
and the women are vulgar. I've al
ways wanted to know the other kind"
Bob was delighted; his fancy took
fire. and already he was far along
toward prosperity. rYOu'll make q
The midland journal., 1917-08-24

Ierished society men, ruined bankers.
or mere idlers, who by lightning
strokes of genius had mended their
fortunes overnight. Some few, in the
earlier days of frenzied fiction, had
played the market, others the ponies,
still others had gone west and devel-
oped abandoned gold mines or obscure
water powers. A number, also, had
grown disgustingly rich from patent
ing rat-traps or shoe buttons. One
young man had discovered way to
keep worms out of railroad ties and
had promptly bludgeoned the railroad
companies out of fabulous royalties.
Over the stock-market idea Bob
could work up no enthusiasm-he
knew too much about it--and. mas
The midland journal., 1917-08-24
A9tdOr of
Is'We Iron Trail"
Tile Spoilers"
+" "We &/ver Horde" Etc.
6sA.~;,ks y. 1~-n.- A. Rrnsksru

hit with the younger set; you'll be a
perfect rave. Bert Hayman told me
today that his married sister is enter
tanning a lot, and, since the drama will
be tottering on its way to destruction
without you in few days, I'll tell him
that we're invited out to Long Island
for a weekend"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
HAVANA RESULTS.

FIRST RACB-senins; siI furlonH; Syesr-oids.
Magnstina, LOO CWinghsld). to 4 to s. TO &
won: Jim Hutch ln tGray). 10 to l. to l. TO l,
second; C,uls 1os (Minder). 30 TO l. To l, To l,
third Time li5 No Friend, Stony Brook,
Madt0ur, Cherry Belle ard Old Dr7lry also rn.
SECOND RACE-Selling: six furlones; tyear-
olds and upward Louise May. los (Klc-ser1. to
l. to o. to g. won: Z F. Albee. ioe tHohmsn).
to z even. l to q sccond; Fonctiounare. liz
Knight, to /. 2 to !. even. third. Tme la IS.
Ball Band Dancing Star. sennet. yellow Eses. Ray
R. Miller and Tiger Jim also ran.
Syear-olds and upward. Hedge Rose, ll3 Mink.
to l. 10 l. to l. s-cond; SoOrpii. los tKlecser,.
to s. out, third. Time. ~. MsIentius. After
glow Frontier and Charles F. GrsinseT also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Sellng: FIVE and one half fur
longs; ayear-ods and upward. Ouana, los tGrayl.
6 to S, l to 8 out won Quin, 90 (R. C. Wattsl.
to l. to g. l to q second; Sargon H. lol
(Kleeger1. to l. to S, to s. third. Tine.
lT2-5 YorkTtlle and Nellie B. also ran.
FIFTH RACB-Sellins; six furlouss; +year-oIds
and upward. Lost Fortune, loi Or. O. wstts). 4
to l. 9 to s. I TO s. won; Protaenras. los (Kleeger).
II To !, to l. to Z second; San Jon, liz IAN
dress) 10 to l. 4 to /. to l. third Time. lII rs.
Izzet Bsy. Moncrief. Granada, Falls City and Two
Royals also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Seling; six furlongs: +year-olds
and upward. James Oakley, 100 tAndres), 9 to ],
s to 6 to s, won; Oskhurst, liz Mink, I to /,
8 to S. 4 to s. second; Carondolet, lie (Knisht.
S to z 8 to S, to s. third Time, Ii4 Mary
Blackford, Koyps Lewis Opper, Lochisl and
Business Agent also ran.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
|GRFF FINDS BONUS
! SYSTEM IS A WINNER
Harry Harper and Doc Ayres Rewarded
for Services Last Season.

Clark Griffith. the snappy manager of
the washirgton club. believes in hanging
up plums for hts players to gaze at. and
thereby getting more real work out OF
them than he could otherwise do.
Grin's system Is to give his players
contracts with bonus clause inserted.
said bonas TO be handed the player at
the close Of the season, providing his
work throughout the summer is up to a
certain standard
Aside from Walter johnson. who draws
down big. fat lump sum each season
for unkinking his arm as Washington
sharpshooter. most Of the players on the
local team are given the chance to grab
bonus. Harry Harper. the Md south
paw, and Doc Ayers, IL is said. worked
with such agreements last season, and
Grin was highly elated with the result.
Other players on the Washington club
are eager TO, grab a contract of this kind.
and II Grifflth carries out his announced
intentions, Washington will be one of
the pepperiest teams on big league dia-
monds next summer. 1,
Grfrthas plan and the success he has
had with it so far proves beyond a qUes-
ton that the manager who does not re-
sort to the whip In handling his men gets
the good will of his team as a whole. and
better all-around work out of each player.
Patting the player who needs encourage
ment on the back, or slipping falterins
player a bit of choice advice in private
not in the presence of the whole team in
the cluokouse-is one rule that most sue
eessful managers have found valuable.
Grin is one OF this sort
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
One TEAM BOASTS OF
QUARTET OF COACHES
Navy George Washington Game Re-
calls Independent Basketball of
Ten Years Ago.

1t was brother against brother yester-
day afternoon at the United States Naval
Academy, over in Annapolis. when the
George Washington University basket
ball team played the Midshipmen The
reasons for this brother-against- brother
argument comes by the way of the
coaches of the two teams, as George
Colliefower is tutoring the Hatchetites,
while Jimmy Colliefower is handling the
Navy tossers
To any old-time followers of the local
independent basketball game, after
glancing at the summary of the contest.
this peculiar situation takes on more
than a brothcr-against-brot aspect, as
1t might be termed teammate against
teammate.
Back along in the years of 1906 and 1906
followers of the independent game re-
member well the brilliant work of the
Holy Name basketball team, and a
glance at the summary of the Navy
Hatchetites game makes Father Time
turn back the pages to the good old days
when this Holy Name combination was
recognized as supreme among the light
weight teams of this city
The makeup of this combination in
those days read: Jim Colliefower, right
forward Freddy Rice, left forward
George Collieflower, center; Earnest Col
leftover, right guard, and Johnny Will
kison, left guard. In the game yester-
day Jim was a coach OF the Navy quint,
and George was coach of the Hatchet-
ties. while Freddy Rice. who is at pres
ent coaching the Catholic University
team. was the referee. with Earnest Col
leftover umpiring the contest
Each of these players Of the Holy Name
team have made a name for themselves
In local basketball Ta" : This is the
second year that Jim Collefower has
handled the Navy quint, and he is looked
upon as one of the best basketball off,
cials in the South. George Colliefiower
is working Slis second year with the
Hatchetites and although he was given
a slight setback yesterday when Navy
trimmed the locals, the George WASH
ington quint this season appears to be
one of the best in local ranks.
Freddy Rice's name is carved in the
history Of basketball at the Brookland
institute as it was Freddy who put the
Catholic University on the basketball
map. Rice ranks near the top among
the local corps of officials Earnest Col
leftover has been a capable official for
the past two years and is at present
handling the games in the Sunday School
League.
Johnny Wilkison two years ago coached
and played with the Cardinal Athletic
Club basketball team, of Alexandria, but
the life insurance business took such q
spurt during the past eighteen months
that Johnny was compelled to give up
his favortte pastime in order to do JUS
tice to his business
There Is doubt II any other team ever
ORGANIZED in this country can boast OF turn
ing out a trio of college coaches and a
quartet of competent basketball officials
Some record for these boys.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
Motor Gossip
~ esp GROGAN,

The following automobile licenses were
issued yesterday:
4ssss-Charies L. Parsons, SA Newark; Chandler
1877
Asg-wm. a. Harrison. 1858 Ool. I'd Ford 1915.
46sn-M. G. Clifford 1874 9Th ST.; stearns 1915
sSl-R. T. Baker Willard Hotel: Packard 1916
4e642-Mrs. Helen Robinson Fslkstone Courts
HAYNES 1916.
4ssS-G. s. whiteford 1924 N H. ave; Dodge
1917.
4ssi+Dr. H. F. sswtene. Sool llth st. studebaker
1917.
4f645-John Hauber, 1911 o St: Ford 1916
466ie-Benj A. Elm. Hyattsville Nd; Cadillac
1876
f6H-Ieon S. Ulman. 1873 wyo ave Cole 1917
46sis-William Green 1921 Eth St; Mathuson 1912
4e6is-P. L. Fields l2i3 IT Sc Buick 1914
i6550-Helen S. Jones 1872 r l. ave-; Fiat 1916
ee65l-Leo w. Cooper. 2o7 X st. ne; Ford 1916
4e662-Howard Hume 1880 Jefferson pl; Ford 1916
46s5c-E. B. Grandin, l5lS N. H. ave: Packard
lslT
1t will be noted that the majority of
the new model cars of today have made
provision for handling the grade of gas
oline that Is offered to the public to-
day. More or less complaint is constant
ly heard about the low grade of the
fuel but to overcome this standing kick
cars of today are fitted with devices
which help to vaporize the gasoline be-
fore 1t enters the manifold. These de-
vices are in the nature of either a hot
air intake of the carbureter from around
air intake of the carburater from around
the exhaust Or hot waite jackets which
heat the gasoline before it leaves the
cabueter bowl
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
DOCTOR ROLLER TO
H., ARRIVE HERE TODAY

DR.. B. r Roller. who meets Charley
Olson. the Norwegian giant, in finished
wrestling bout at the Lyceum Theater
Friday night. will arrive here today to
finish off his training for this bout.
While here Roller will work out with Joe
Turner who, Is already preparing for
his bout with Mike Yokel, the Salt Lake
City Mormon, for the worlds middle
weight hOnOrs which is scheduled to be
Stagad on January IS at Convention Hall
RrLer has made a decided hit with the
local graphing fans and will enter the
bout with Olson a favorite. Olson, who
has been going at a great clip through
out the Northern States: claims he will
rsive Roller great bout and is confident
Of winning
Every day in a different section Of the
city Joe Turner can be seen hiking it
over the streets in preparation for 5
bout with Yokel, as the local boy wal 3
to- be in tip-tOp shape. and will offer }
aiibi If he is beat. Turner's workouts
with DR.. Roller will be real test Of his
ability.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-ssinns; maiden sysar-oads and
upward; one mils- King Mart. n tSchamerhorn,,
to l. even, to z won; Easter Greetings lis
HanoFerl. TO !, to 2, even, second; Prim Harry
ITO Crudor1. to l, 4 to s, to s. third Time,
lS rs. Narma. Kiltie, Cuneo, Handiernar, Snug
gler and Panha also nn-
SECOND RACE-sellins; +year-olds and upward ;
one and one stIteenth miles. Handful, 100 (Crump)
b to 5, TO 5, TO won; Counterpst, los uIyte)
4 TO l. to 5, to s. second Lady Powers lnl
lBruvn), to l, 10 8, to 5, third. Time. So Ia
Billy Baker, Disturber. and Orange also ran-
THIRD RACE-SelinE: 3yesr-olds one mile
Great Dolly. 100 tAerimeeD, to s. 7 TO 10, out
won; Matin lG F. Rob4nscnl, to s. / to out
second; Burbank (Cnmp). 3 to / even out
third. Time l:45 50 Out and z Reg also ran
FOURTH RACE-Handicap; 3year-olds and Nd
ward; one mile Herbert Temple los Cwiliams, .
to 5. to S. to 4, won; YenEhss. l0 ". Robin
sonl. to Q 4 to S. to ., second: Jim wakey lo2
Dourschl, 70 to l. TO !, to 5. third. Time.
l:A S6 Ben Hampson and Gamer also ran
FIFTH RACE-Sening; +yesr-olds and Upward ;
one mile and twenty yards. Yodsls, los (F. Robin
SOM, Is TO 5. even, l to z won; Psrugno, lr CBar-
rstt) 10 TO /, to /. to l, second: Petuln Ill
Hanover, to l. to s. to s. third Tine
1878. Minstrel. naran. Rsy o Light, Emma
Stuart and Trieste also nm.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
WOODLAND OFFICERS
Stir ASSOCIATION
Golf Committees Statements Brings
Criticism From Boston Golfers.

Boston. Mas, Jan. 3-The executive
committee of the United States Golf As
sociation has not yet given the officials
Of the Woodland Golf Club a written
statement of the charges under which
three of its members have been disquali-
fed, according to statement by Irving
F. French, secretary OF the club.
French's statement was issued in an
swer to one made public by Frank l..
Woodward, president of the United States
Golf Association, in which Massachusetts,
golfers and others were charged with
trying to prejudice the minds of delegates
to the forthcoming meeting of the asso-
ciatfon at which the cases of Francis
Ouimet, John III. Sullivan, jr., and Paul
Tewksbury are expected to come up for
consideration.
Woodland Club. have been disqualified on
the ground that their connection with the
sporting goods business interferes with
their amateur standing. The statement
by French follows:
THE article appearing In the Tuesday
morning papers under the name of the
president of the United States Golf As
sociation has created much adverse COM
ment in Massachusetts,. II contains GER
tain statements which reflect upon the
sportsmanship of Massachusetts, golfers
as we'll as the officers of the Woodland
Golf Club. who have been working so
long for the reinstatement of Francis
Ouimet and others whom they believe
have been unfairly Disseminated against
by the executive committee of the United
States Golf Association. We feel that 1t
Is an attempt to becloud the issue which
VIII be so thoroughly thrashed out at
the annual meeting of the association.
The article claims that known facts
in the particular cases have been delib-
erately withheld and tremendous efforts
have been put forth by q number of
Massachusetts, golfers to prejudice the
minds of the delegates who expect to
attend the annual meeting
The officers of the woodIari Golf
Club resent this insinuation, for they
have been most careful to give out only
facts which can be substantiated and
have tried to state the case without
prejudice or bias, realizing that the ques-
ton Is much bigger than the DISQUALIFIED
ton OF these three men and can be finally
settled only along broad lines. They
have been seriously handicapped by their
failure to get any written statement from
the executive committee of the United
States Golf Association giving the
charges upon which the disqualincations
were made and by the refusal of the
Massachusetts, representatives of the as
ISOLATION to appear before their board
The Washington herald., 1917-01-04
JUAREZ RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Senins; &ycar-olds and upward :
five and onehsh furlonss. Sal Vanity, iG a.
Ward, $3.50 aso. $40 won; Circulate 100 CHc-
1ntyre), $50. $50, second: Petsr Grimm lie
(Wanen). sL0. third. Time. T. Gray's Favorite,
Yacs. little Biddie, and Mary Estelle also ran
SECOND RACE-selline; 3yearolds; Ave and
ope-halt furiongI. Syb. no &c. Hunt 81 80 8 40
ND. won; Kitty Cheatham los Henry, S. Sp
second; Thirst, l6 acIntyre). q, third Time,
lN rs Htndo, ksgurs, and Redder also ran
THIRD RACE-selling; 4-year-olds and upward ;
seven furlonss. Art Rick, io1 &c. Hunt, $ 50,
H-7o out. won; Lone Star liz (white), a7o out
secnnd; Milton Roblee, lie (McIntyrs), out third,
Time 20 Ia Bemudisn also ran
FOURTH RACE-Fiye furlouss Tom Caro-, Ios
CMarcol. $3.50 so.0. $50. won; Callshot, los
tGuy). IS. $50. second; Sir Richard, % Henry.
S.p. third. Time. lol. Joe Blair and Sad sam
also ran =
FIFTH RACE-Fve furIonss. Upland King.
lG Henry. $50. s., 81 won: otilo, loo white,
- 81 ESQ. second; Swede Sam. 100 (Guy), 8D
third. Time. 81 a5 Nobls Grand Leduc.
BiaTney. Lady Tendi. Marshal nlghman and
SIXTH RACE-one mile Quiz IS (wYlliams),
$50 $50 N.S. won; Bobolink CMarco), & 50.
l7o. second; W. w. Clark l0 (Steriing), S. 20,
third. Time l:2. Seryicence Smiling Mag
Col. Ashmeads Endurance. Airline and Prepaid
siSo ran.