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Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10
ONE BALL PLAYER
 WHO CAME BACK Joe Gibson at 37 Years Of Age Plays Better Ball Than
 When He Started

NEW YORK. -"Thoy never come hack" is phrase that applies only with reverse English to thc per formanccs of George Gibson and Hans Wagner two surviving mem. bers of one of Che National Lcague} most famous pcuumt winners. Both after having been voted out of thc game. arc back there. and are back there with such a vengeance that they have rooted youngsters out of the lineup
 Gibsou's comeback was somewhat delayed moro than Wagncr's. Hans was playing regularly for thc Pi- rates while Gibson was still doing bench duty for the Giants. The need of catcher Co help Bnl Rori- den and Che mwilugucss of Me Graw Co use Ernie Krcugcr a youurstcr m thc important games the Giants were then playing brought Gibson back to thc box scores.
 Gibson was turned ont of thc Pi- rate fold almost a year ago by Jim- my Callahan. Under Che rules Of baseball hc was entitled to am m- conditional release. but McGraw re- fused Co waive and Gibson was sent Co New York. For a time he re- fused Co report. but differences were patched up lust spring.
 Gibson is 37 years old now am old man as baseball players are rated. He began playing baseball in 1908. with Che Kingston club of Che famous old Hudson River league
 uu organization that took in towns along Che river and where Che play crs wore supposed Co make tho jumps as best they could.
 Then Gibson got into thc old Eastern league. now the Information aI. and did service with Buffalo. He played only twelve bamcs and ann asscd batting average of .2S7. IIc was dropped by Bu1aIo, however. and Montreal took him on. lie took part iu eighty games in 1904 and baftcI .guI Two years was his limit m Montreal, and then he was purchased by piusburg where hc stayed until last summer
 Gibson was regular almost to hc last day of his engagement with thc Pirates. One year he caught l5O games and that was Che Pi- ratcs' big year Of 1909. when they defeated Detroit m thc worlds series.
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10
JUNEAU FERRY G NAVIGATION
 COMPANY

Unrr.uue N.rIN LONE FISHER NNN. TEuuY and GENT
 Fare 10 Cents
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

20-Ride Communication nekets S25C
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

Leave Douglas for Treldweu and
 Thaue
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

ONu.. Boats ur TraaIwcI and
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10
PAY LIGHT BILLS TO E. E. SMITH

TO Our Patrons of Douglass
 lu order Co improve the method of handling accounts and to save our customers the annoyance of hay ing a collector call we have arraug- ed with Mr. Elmer E Smith to have thc Electric Light bills paid at his Drug Store on Front Street.
 An bills arc duo and payable on Che 10th of each month. Kindly call and pay the same as soon after that date as possible.
 TO those wishing to remit by cheek. we will mail bills Co them on request
 ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT
 & POWER co.
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

The Stroller has awakened Co a painful realization of Che fact that he Is becoming negligent Of his work along certain lines. He does not od- init that he Is getting lazy. for he goes about his houschold work cleaning. sweeping. dustIne and splitting kiudliug with as much gusto and lervor as characterized his movements before thc sorc was on his pumpkin. as the late James Whitcomb Riley was wont to say.
 But what Che Stroller means by saying he is becoming negligent of his work is that it seems harder now
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

Special bargains iu magazines at Guys Drug Store; fifty cents worth ri magazines for tgu cents
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

"sITKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modauous. American or European plan. For terms apply Co Dr. l.. F.. Goddard, Suuiurium, Aloslu.-Adv.
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10
PIANO TUNER

GEORGE ANDERSON. Export
 gU yrars experience. u.rh Grade pu,crs and Pianos for SJlc and Rent Address UoN 'HI Juneau Phone I.t.3.
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10
Juneau. August .

dNNtdNt ANHNHI D. My home is saudwichcd in be- tween those or citizens of neutral countries. one Dane, che other a swcdc. How should ! treat them?
 AmcgiCuu Treat thcm very much as you treated members of thc late Terri toriaI legislature. When it comes your turn. just throw your money uouchalanuy Gf you know how to do it that woyl on tho bar and say "Gouuomcn namo your pizcn."
 AS hc time for early and long dark nights is drawing near, the Stroller expects Co devote more of his time Co Che moral uplirL He win also resume his Heart Co Heart Talks with Mothers as darkness iu- crcascs.
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10
BLACKSMITH SHOP FOR RENT

Fully equipped ouJ iu splendid i'- cation. Two Htpe rooms .u cou- uurUpu. Inquire "N. carc ot uaue.u. Island N.Ws. tf
Douglas Island news., 1917-08-10

Newspapers and magazines To- sale at Guys Lirg Store.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15
New York.
NEW YORK, June 9. 1917.

The leaf market is recovering from
it's worry over the outcome of the new
war tax bill seemingly now taking the
fatalistic view of "what is going to be
is to be-. !" 1t is feeling grateful also
for having been relieved of the fateful
ad valorem tax addition. The whole
sale exodus of imported leaf from the
bonded warehouses has consequently
stopped. No matter how slack busi-
ness may be for the present, the enor-
nous advance in the outpnt of our ci-
gar industry during the first four
months of the year is reassuring the
trade not only of recovery of brisk
business, but of prospective great ad-
vances. If the threatened increase of
taxes did not affect so large an increase
in the output, its realization is hardly
likely to change the flow of consump-
tion. In the meanwhile the tense at
tion of the market is still fixed on the
forthcoming Sumatra inscription which
will be unique event in the history of
our market, and the success of which
may cause introduction of inscriptions
also in the disposition of our Shade
grown leaf.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,. June Is, 1917.


The best growing weather of the
season has prevailed during the week
and a marked improvement in the plant
/ tua tion is already in evidence.
The young tobacco plants have come
forward so rapidly as to remove many
Of the fears of a shortage of plants or
late transplanting season. The early
beds have reached size where a good
start will be made in setting the crop
in the fields the coming week, not much
behind the date for starting the work
in other years. The general complaint
of small plants seems likely to be over
come by favorable weather conditions
by the time growers can prepare their
fields for transplanting as is frequently
witnessed in this state. Heavy rains
have again fallen giving the soil suffi-
cient moisture for some time to come.
A few packing houses have some
work yet in sight to finish the seasons
handling, but the end is almost here.
Cured leaf is so largely out of the
market that there is no news to report.
The shipments out of storage reach
5 cars of bundles to all points since
last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15
PENNSYLVANIA.
LANCASTER, Pa, June 6, 1917

LANCASTER, Pa, June 6, 1917.
It begins to look as though the pros
perity of the cigar industry is to be
very seriously disturbed in the Ninth
district. All parts of the country will
feel the effect of the war tax on cigars
and tobacco, and the high prices of leaf
are embarrassing the manufacturers,
but in addition to these troubles the
manufacturers of this district are fac
ing a labor strike.
The long hoped for rain came at last,
last week, and with warmer weather
the plants will soon be ready to put out
in the field. Some planting has been
done, but not enough to warrant say
ing that the crop is now being put out.
1t will be the middle of June before
planting becomes general. The plants
look well.
Reports show that few new tobacco
sheds or barns are being built this sea-
son, which seems to be evidence that
not as many new growers are on hand
as was expected some months ago.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15
New YORK, June 6, 1917.

This week s warm weather has given
an opportunity for the farmers to get
busy in getting the new tobacco crop
in the ground, in most cigar leaf grow
ing districts, and they are trying to
make up for lost time. With the eX-
ception Of Florida, where a good start
was made and where the crop is already
in the ground, the crop starts off from
two to three weeks late. This, how
ever, does not mean that we are not to
have good crop or large crop. These
matters are yet to be determined. 1t
is fairly certain that the farmers are
going to plant about all the tobacco
they can care for, and it is to be taken
for granted that this years tobacco
acreage will be1arger than last years.
What the yield will be will depend upon
the weather and how we'll the tobacco
is cultivated. In many districts the
packers are encouraging the farmers
to plant large crops, by guaranteeing
to take their product at given price,
the farmer being allowed to sell for
more if he can get it when harvest
time comes.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15
New England.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS, June 4. /!

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, June A, 1917.
The transplanting of the Connecticut
Valley tobacco crop is being speeded
up. There is now an abundance of
plants of suitable size, and month of
good weather and sufficient help would
work wonders. The prediction is made
that there will be implanted tobacco
fields on July Is, date at which the
first priming of the Shaded crop is in
progress in some years.
June ushered in complete change in
weather conditions. Higher tempera-
lures have prevailed, and while rain
fell Saturday, it was warm and did not
check plant growth. Generally speak
ing, the soil in the New England to-
bacco belt is in almost perfect condi-
tion to receive the young plants. There
is abundant moisture in the subsoil and
the ground is sufficiently warm to en-
courage the root growth which must
precede any important leaf develop
ment.
Plants already in the fields have a
decidedly thrifty appearance. Less than
10 per cent of the New England tobac-
co acreage has been set out.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-06-15
Help [
Your Country
and make money
for yourself

Uncle Sam must have the money
QUICKLY to build thousands of
food and munition-carrying ships,
to raise, equip and maintain an
army of 1000, 900 men; to give us
smashing big navy-in short, to
enable our country to carry on its
share of the great war for the
FREEDOM OF THE WORLD.
YOU eau do YOUR part by lend
ing the Government some of your
savings. Invest now in one or
more of the Liberty Loan Bonds.
You will be helping yourself while
you help your country. The bonds
pay q per cent interest and are as
good as gold. There is an easy
payment plan. For example, if
you want to buy one of the $50
bonds, you can make your payment
at this bank, as follows:
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15
PROSPERITY ADDS
 TO PoORS' BURDEN
Increased Cost of Living Fur
 nished New Problems

It is evident from the monthly re- port of Miss Elsie c. Osborn. read before the directors of the Charity Organization last night, that there are number of people who consider that the signs of prosperous times mean there should be no more char ity. But there are many reasons why families must be helped and any pleas that are unworthy are quite ig- nored by the, organization. During the, month of February there were 342 applications for the services of the organization and of the 1OS fam flies that the agents are in contact with there were thirty-four new ones.
 The complete report for the month as read by Miss Osborn follows:
 When work is plentiful and jobs are begging for men, I suppose you charity people have very little to do. said one man recently. Said another 'It seems in times like these as if no ono could be in need.' And third questioned Why is it that the people who look after the poor in a com munity are making demands for money just as they do when work is scarce?' We answer all such queries frankly by saying that wherever there ie an able-bodied man we offer him ! a job. If he doesn't want it we are regretful, but we quite ignore his Isubseouent pleas for aid.
 s ..Ones such. man sent his poor wife down to Saaka0S fott aid. and when VI requested lfer to have her husbanl1
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15

the sick and the afflicted. and with all of these the prosperity we are ex-
 periencing brings deeper adversity. For with the prosperous times comes the rise of prices for fooG and cloth- ing and fuel and rent. Respectable devoted mothers can rear their chil- dren better in the home than they can be reared anywhere else. To do this they need friendship, they need assistance which will supplement their own earnings to meet the de- nands of these children, True 1t is that comfortable fortunes are accum- ulating and those who control them are living on the fat of the land. Rut, on the other hand. the diet of the poor grows more and more
 meagre in this economic experience.
 With all the old standbys of food soaring in price we have found that one of the best services we could rem
 der this winter was to suggest and
 demonstrate substitutes. or varied
 preparation, of the few staples most
 in use, such as potatoes, ,rice beans. and onions. etc.
 ''The motto of the worker is T owe the world life The motto of the
 parasite is the world owes me a liv- Ing. II the pdTNSllc IS I4SA A0 SSsS by If he happens to be poor these days Le becomes a pauper. Ou. of the 34 new cases this month l.: seemed mainly due to shift)essness and vagrancy of this sort.
 Hunger and cold are merely sur face indications of trouble. Surface charity only cures surface trouble. Yoa can no more reform vagrane by meal. a shave and sui: of clothes than a doctor can cure a bilious patient by whitewasning his coppery complexion. We struggle with many vagrants in the course of year and with varying success.
 These are the most slippery and ua- l relia ble people We have to deal with. Hut that does not excuse workers In ] a ci,ar4ty organization from schecrful- fsness ands eourtesy. sssssss ' Istto bys yvorthy NJd Unworthy rerz The old type of public almsgives
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15
Y. DRINKS BREAKDOWN. Stranger Takes Poison i'm Public
 Without m Effects.

z Calmly draining the contents of a vial of tincture of belladonna and then dropping the vial almost at the Affect of Traffic Policeman Frederick Wagner, an unidentified middle aged man boarded Plainville car yester- 4Ay afternoon and proceeded on his way as if nothing unusual had hap- p<ned. The car crew, seen later. re- sorted that the man acted naturally all the way to his destination and showed no i'll effects of the double dosage.
 S 2 Noting the mans action and becom- Ing curious, Policeman Wagner 3ralked over to the curb and picked tn the bottle. He saw that the bottle nd been purchased at . nearby drug Store and made a trip there to in- vestigate. \ clerk informed him tnat the belladonna had been bought skortly before by theeman in question ] snd that the vial contained enough If q the drug to give a normal human
 Stng considerable of a shock, if not S5eoductive of fatal results. For some s9fine Policeman Wagner listened in svafn for the ambplance Feaponding to 2 4e emergency calL
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15
PlJIlAR III VEN
CITIZENS FACING
 TAX OF 20 MILLS
llnAncc Boara May Not Be Able to Oonflne Assessnent Even to ssa x
 Present Rte.

$ New Britain tax-payers are facing sa very strong possibility of a 20 mill tax rate for the next year. It may evensgo little higher than that, but for the rate to be 1s mills or less will entail some delicate and seeming Av impossible figuring by the board of finance and taxation. The special committee of the finance board, Mayor Quigley. F. s. searie. F. F. King, F. s. Chamberlain and E.. N. Humphrey. met yesterday at 4:s0 o'clock at the National bank to go , over the estimates and see what items could best be cut. At the con a51lusion of the meeting enough had been pruned to make the tax rate 20 dliIls.s The figures with which this special committee were confronted showed that they. must cut or ap- proximately $140,00O from appropria- tions asked in order to maintain q 1e.6 rate and more than $1O0, 900 for d 20 mill rate. This special commit- tee will meet again atomorrowfe eve 'sning preceding the regular meeting of the finance board.
 There is little doubt that each de- rartment in the city will have to econofnize and in 50 doing the finance board will be compelled to refuse them money which they feel they must have. The one possible excep- tion Is the health department where tho amount asked Is conservative and its use has been satisfactorily ex- plained- The fire department will probably be cut heavily. sThe tipance board will not grant both an aerial truck and . now southwest station and nay in fact deny both. 1t has been 1nggested by this committee that a plot Of land in the southwest section
 purchased his year for about $6, 900 and used as a nucleus for the new station next year. The park board will also be cut and the $10,OOO per- 9ola on Walnut Hill park may be eliminated The board of public works will also receive a great deal less than is asked for in the esti- mates.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15

call, he was much f1attered and came promptly, bringing the whole family. When he pointed out the various needs of raiment, food and fuel and was merely offered his choice of sew eral jobs, he was much disgusted. He recalled a job at $2.50 a, day which was, his, and being admonished to get to work on 1t at once, he suddenly displayed a pathetic cough and de- veloped a pain in his knee. @ In re- fusing aid, we honestly pitied the wife. But with a tired husband like that she is bound to suffer consider ably anyway, and in our stewardship of other peoples money we cannot honestly help such a man to loaf.
 Work for Everyone.
 eff we are asked to befriend a family in which there are large chill dren able to look out for themselves we can offer the mother all the days wcrk she can do. If the children are smaller we can still find the mother one or two days work to help out providing kind neighbors will care for the children during that time. Yes, in these days there is work for everyone! We have two or three requests every day for workers whom we cannot supply. And yet we are too busy to accomplish all we should! Yet: we have 34 new cases this month!i How does it happen? '"The answer is this:-In New Brit ein we have dozens of families who are not directly affected by the in- Gustrial conditions, because there is no member of the family who can re spond to the call for labor in the homes and stores and factories There are men in these families who are broken in health. There are women struggling along with little children while the wage earner is i'll ;r the hospital or sanitarium. There are some with husbands ill jail., Still others are deserted wives, or widows and few have husbands Of such a sort that they could he partioued Fl they wishetff they wstss gtdsWps TheFe aiS old people left aa6lSe. z There TIT
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15

to record, aMd 1e3 visits snada tf homea hy aennts Ei'3s We do not belseve in the kit} charity ywhiSh says .subscrabea 2 and we win prctsct you from poorthat tort b simply one barrier where there are aarea dv many between the, well-to-do an6 unfortunete. On the other keaa-naeansng but tactless visitorS inG abroad Ataons those whom ev1 secretly helping would raise with aensitive feelings. We h9res able to steer between ,tlaeaS courses most successfully nN TT month 62 calls were made sfor Efriendly visitors and I 3 hotlra o&s
 work were contributed also bss volunteers. ss3s3s 3''s < ssa
 Permanent work was secur{
 two ana temporary work Ansoajs to many days for 8 others. 4S1 and optical aid was given to 8.fc1 ing to 22, emergency help to aI temporary weekly aid to, 1x
 sions were given to 2 widows small children; $1O4.49 was. exrI from3the treasurer's {nnd, 3a1hx the &gent's special fund, 345. .tO the school children's shoe fundf $30.25 was organized from 0a making a total of 3234.1T for through the Charity Qraanfx2 during the month.
 Statistics for Tebruary.
 The statistical monthly rsport lows: 2{s
 Applications for Service Trom lie officials. 90: private soctet3ea churches, 8; interested indlyt6 112; other cities, :; schools. s VI plicants themselves for advice aid, 67; clothing. Is: loansy o;s11 ly service, 77: transportat1 work, 6: total. 342. 3s
 Applicants. Total numhef dealt during month. l0S: coiifl cases. s4; including, families transients, IS; applications for only tho record kept) 0.
 Personal Service-Calls at S10; consuitants, 130: applieant6 visits by agents to or in behalE families, 1oS: tcalls by friendiy tors. 52;. business calls, ?; tele13 calls. 45S: volunteer ofico hours. 13. ..s. < s,Ss
 Material Relief Mum ber fS67 aid during month, 35;s amount of from treasurers fund $1O4.49; atnl Of aid from isepeciai fund, ; &l3.8S:J tai amount of aid from Charttys gsnization, $14S.S2; number for VI aid was organized from, churchee dividuals. societies. etc. S7; ana1 organized. $3O.25: loans times amount, o; refunded. 25 cents.
 Special Shoe Fund for School q dren-amount. $45.60; number a thereby, "A; total amount aid exp, cd through Charity Organixa channels, $224.17.
 Treatment-famile receiving sions. months or over, 2: fans receiving: temporary aid, II: es gency aid. 21: clothing, 23: ins tional care, o; given legal aid, given medical aid, 5; given dentai3 O; given optical aid, 1; work secu permanent. ?; temporary, 8; tr portation. Q.
 Causes of Poverty in New CIT Unemployment, O; wid0NhN0l sickness or accident, 1; drunle1 1; physical or mental handi6S insufficient income. l: old n shiftlessness. l; vagrancy. Is cellaneons. 8: irnanorality 0f I: desertion or non-support, tai, 34.
 Strictly fresh Connecticut eggs.| d~xen. Russell Bros.-adyt.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15
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- Iiqaa yvssh lsr sldn plssass e se N1e.sn1ed snch seslaskAhas cures with tk1 ssfAtlG v11h e els th44 we e0r doe. the sasbs y!< =. iesesses yse nse s cent 9Gc. soc ond Sljoos sf s
 Clark & Brainerd O., DruSsfsts.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15

Strictly fresh Connecticut eggss d~zen. Russell Bros.-adst.
New Britain herald., 1917-03-15
SPRING DRIVE WILL
 TAX HUMANE WORK
Even Greater Energy by American
 Women Is Required

The following letter has been re, cstved for the women doing war re- lief work in New Britain:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-17

few months ago. America has closed
her ears to the siren song OF an early
victory: She has gagged the paci-
fists and is beginning to instilI a
proper fear and respect for the gov
eminent in the minds Of the disloyal.
The great new war machine is a
little stiff from newness vet. Strikes
have delayed the ship building pro-
gram in an exasperating way, and
have curtailed the production of
coal, copper. lumber and other ma
terials needed for the war.
But the spirit of the country is
different from what it was In the
early summer. 1t has settled down
to grim, bitter task. There is less
flamboyancy but more accomplish
ment; less Boosting. and more earn
estness.
Lord Northcliffe warned England
that America would not countenance
bungling abroad. when she was pos
sessed of such determination to win
the war. The warning comes with
better grace from this strenuous
Englishman than it would from any
American, but it is none the less
true.