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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
NO FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

WE DO NOT believe it will be nee essary to send an expeditionary force to Europe in case of war with Ger many. Therefore we cannot endorse the suggestion of former President Roosevelt that "a huge expeditionary army be raised for that purpose" The helligerents who are enemies of Ger many have more men under arms men that have been trained for years and years-than can be employed. And Americans will be loath to enlist in an expeditionary army, but might respond with alacrity to defend the states and territories, to help man the ships of our navy, and to manufacture such quantity of munitions as will be essential to the national defense. They will not be willing, we believe, to be. come cooperative forces with the ar mics of the Entente powers. There is little in common between our quarrel with Germany and the quarrel of the Entente with Germany. Any foreign entanglement is repugnant. It would inevitably mix this government with the policies and intrigues of Europe SO deeply that no one today would live long enough to see this government extracted from.
 The duty of this government is t) maintain its rights and self respect. Beyond that 1t should not go.' It IS rot the self-appointed guardian of humanity!
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

the towns. And thousands of acres have been seeded to grass and stocked with milch COWS. There are none to take these farmers places. AS Mr Cleveland once remarked, "this is a condition and not a theory"
 Food speculators know this and a." buying up and hoarding the supply and laying the shortage upon to tho Entente Allies, knowing that so long as officialdom believes they are help ing the cause there will be no inves- tigation.
 Foreign demand? Bunk!
 Wholesale robbery? Yes!
 When we get rid of four-fifths oi the middlemen, and then jail the spec ulators and price boosters. we will have ample supplies at reasonable prices, and not until then.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
BUNK INVESTIGATIONS.

WE HAVE become so accustomed to the cry that the prevailing high prices of living are the result of our increased exports of food stuffs that it comes as somewhat of shock to learn from official figures that during the past year our exports were in re ality something like $1O0,O00.000 less than the previous year. And it is stated on the same authority tha. ,ever before has the visible supply been so low.
 The food spectators have bee yelling that Europe was making such q tremendous demand for our food shipments that the enormous ship rents themselves were the cause of sky high prices. That, too. appears to be a mixture of financial wind and hot air.
 Congress is investigating" the lrice- boosting combines. But did you ever hear of the politicians of either party doing anything more than to "investigate?" Did you ever hear of a conviction? More wind--poliuita al wind.
 There are two distinct causes for the prevailing high prices, and but two. One is that we are shipping tcd much of our products abroad and the other is that we are cursed with a sci of speculators who would starve a baby to death for penny.
 Also our production is not keei ing pace with the demand. because out farmers, thoroughly disgusted at the treatment they receive at the hands ,' these speculators, are leaving theil broad acres and turning their faces to
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
STUDS TAKE A
 BIG SLUMP IN MARKET

SEATTLE, March 19.-At the rate they have been dropping this week potatoes will soon be on a $20 or $2E basis, although it is not likely they will go much lower than that before fall. Every day sees them tumble. Yesterday they were quoted at $S0 to $40 per ton with no buyers at that price. Neither are producers willing to unload at these prices and while many commission houses were called by telephone or personally visited by a number of growers there was lit tile trading.
 Eggs and butter declined again Eggs dropped to 23 for fresh ranch,
 and butter slumped 3 cents, whole sailing at 40 cents. Butterfat is quot ed at 43 cents. Very few local eggs
 are coming to market and the slump is due to large receipts from Califor-
 mia markets.
 Oranges are cheap. wholesaling at $2 to $3 per box, with navels only on
 hand.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

full of the pills, costing $25, will take an automobile 5000 uiles-that is, the inventor says 1t will.
 There is a strong call for fuel in- ventors with less conversation and more action. The bane of Americal life is denatured conversation. We ought to have a public hot air tank, a rd>eptacle for conversation, where citiA so minded could repair and talk ,heir hearts content; then, if somebMy will invent hot-air rn. zine we shall have cheap fuel in un- limited uantities.-Seattle P.-I.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

decided to retain the beard and give up the girl when the alternative was resented to him by Miss Mary Me dric.
 The license was procured and tn. time for the ceremony arranged when the young woman decided that Mix rlec would look better without his blonde germ catchers.
 Here, youse; duck the alfalfa she is reported to have said.
 Mikulec reluctantly refused, stat ing that he had not seen his physiog- nomy for so long it might scare him.
 Me or your whiskers. Take your choice"
 You ask too much. l prefer my whiskers to any woman. They at least will stay with me-"
 Me for me old job" and there Will be no wedding bells for Joseph ana Mary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917
AT BEST.

AT BEST. THE faithful helm commands the keel From the port to port fair breezes
 blow, But the ship must sail the convex sea, Nor may she straighter go. GO. man to man in fair accord, S On thought and will the winds may
 wait, But the world will bend the passing word. Though its shortest course be straight. ENROM soul to soul the shortest line At best will pended be. The ship that holds the straightest course Still sails the convex sea.
 John Boyle OReilly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

THE Alaskan legislature is mak- ing the same mistake other legisla- lures have made, passing too many laws without Investigating their mer- its. Some eighteen or nineteen new laws have already been passed, and with the exception of the school law few of them have any merit what ever
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

STRANGE as it may seem a we'll balanced family is not one in which the husband and wife are on opposite sides.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
Preposterous! The Idea!

A Juneau paper says there will be @ navel display" in that city in July, when the Seattle yachts sail for that port Parties with no especial pull chritudinous attractions are warned to stay away from Juneau.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

ANY healthy boy can tell you th:.t most any man can be elected Presi- dent of the United States but it takes a real hero to pitch no-hit game.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19
BRIDEGROOM GIVES UP GIRL
 RATHER THAN HIS ALFALFA

CHICAGO, March 19.-Cherishing his blonde whiskers more than h's prospective bride, Joseph F. Mikulec
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

The steamship Valdez arrived Ill
 mort about o'clock this morning
 and sailed an hour later for Latouche and Ellamar.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

Nick Meckcm returned to the Clln mine this afternoon after spending several days in town serving on the Grand Jury.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

LOTS of people who regard canni- bals with horror go round back-bitina other people.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

Spitzenberg and Yellow Newton Apples at Keystone Produce Co. 3t
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's. Prices reasonable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-03-19

Just received, & new line or Toilet Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
PERCY HAUGHTON PICKS
GIANTS TO WIN HONORS

BOSTON, Sept 25.-President Percy
D. Haughton. of the Braves. believes
the Giants will win the worlds series.
He has seen the White Sox play many
times this season.
You can't go beyond base hits"
said P. d. The lineup OF the Giants
is composed of men who can step into
that ball with extra base hits any
time, and that Is what will count
believe, in a series OF seven games.
"An the way from Burns down to
the catcher, the Giants are likely to
break up a game any moment. Burns,
HerzoE, Kauff, and Zimmerman are a
wonderful quartet to have coming up
against the opposing pitcher to start
with. but even after they have gone
there isn't anything soft about
Fletcher, Robertson. Holke, and Nc
Carly or Rariden.
The team that gets started hitting
first is likely to breeze through four
games so fast that the other fellow
won't have a chance TO get back on
his balance.
The White Sox have a fine defen-
slve team, but their main dependence,
as far as / can gather, is in their at.
tack. With Holke. HerZog. Fletcher.
and Zimmerman on the inheld. the
Giants will have defense better than
the White Sox. and believe their at
tack Is stronger. so ! can't see where
they're going to lose"
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
FULLERTON GIVES GANDIL A SHADE
OVER HOLKE FOR FIRST BASE WORK

most stolid. so far as the excitement
of the game goes. He Is not liable to
panic, in spite of his short expert
ence as a major Lacquer, nor is he of
the temperament that will break dur
ing the strain OF great series or be-
cause OF the presence OF a great
crowd. His waiting ability makes
him a bit more likely to get a pitcher
in the hole and set himself for a long
hit. than GGndil is.
The study of the first basemen.
however, fails to show that either
team has a marked advantage. The
superiority of Gandil lies in the fact
that he has been through a grueling
experience in baseball that has tend
ed to make him cool and steady. His
temperament on the ball field is good,
and he has this season proved one of
the steadying elements during the
frequent panics of the White Sox. He
has done much to steady and encour-
age pitchers. and he has used rare
judgment at times when the stars"
were blundering.
Holke has never been through a
nerve-rackinE series. In fact, he
never has played against as good a
club as he now must face. While in
temperament he is not seemingly liza
BILE to break under the strain. yet
there always is that chance in the
case OF a youngster. no Nmatter how
cool and steady he may have been
The fact that he will have a veteran
infield to steady and encourage him,
lessons that chance
Tomorrow we will consider the
second bAsemen. I'm afraid the COM
partive study OF Herzog and Eddie
Collins will start an argument-and
gosh. how I hate to do that.
Copyright. 1917. by the Bell Syndi-
cate, Incl
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES.

HAvRE DE GRACE. Md. Sept 25-
Entries for tomorrow:
First race-For maidens; two-year-
olds six furlongs. aJack OF Spades
ll5. blouse V 1l2, cAlderberry 112, Man
o. tn Hour 115 Less Darcy 115. Oda-
lisque 112. aBrig O'dee lis. bIdeal 112.
cMoosehead ll5. Drill Master 1I5, Phe-
doden l12. Thamar liz. aTyree entry.
bCarman entry. cCalumet entry.
Second race-Claiming; three year
olds and up; one mile and sixteenth.
Billie Baker Ill, Mary Warren 10 "Pet-
lar lOs. High Tide lO3. Stinehenge III.
Kildare 1o2. First Degree 106. 'Na-
poleon 81.
Third race-Clalming; three-year-
olds and up; one mile and a six
teenth. Goodwood, 113; Delaney. los;
'Montressor, los; 'Canto, los; BUR
lirgame, 100: The Busybody, 10; Sig,
los; 'Mr. Mack, 1OS; 'Wodan, 1O3.
Fourth race-The Riverside purse:
threeyear-olds one mile and seventy
yards. waukeag. 116; Assume, 1Os;
Barry Shannon, 1O6: Clean Up, 100;
Manokin, 116; Ed Roche, los; Tar
quin (imp.) 100.
Fifth race-The Fox Hill handicap;
three -year-olds and up: six furlOngs
atop o. the Morning. 40; Westy HD-
gan, l26: J. ]. LillIs. IFS; Vermont
iOe: a'Bringhurst. rs; Marie Miller.
I15: Startling, ia; Water Lady, los.
aPowers entry. includes FIVE
pounds penalty.
Sixth race-Claiming; three-year-
olds and up; one mile and a sixteenth.
Garish Sun, 1l6; Peg, los; Lewis Op-
per. Ill; 'Billy Oliver. 1O3; aCharIes
Francis, 1Os: Scorpii, 113; kathleen
H.. lO5: Broom Corn. 1O5; 'Hesse, 90;
a'Lottery, 81.
aBrighton entry.
Seventh race-SellInE; three-year-
olds and up: one mile and a quarter.
Fair Mac, lis; G. NJ. Miller. los; 'Chief
Brown. 109; 'Brickley, 1O7; 'Felucca,
lO3; Libyan Sands. 1l2; Harry Lauder,
1O6; 'Judge Wingfeld, los; 'Dan, IO4:
"Dull. 96.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
CARPENTER TELLS
HIS EXPERIENCES.
ASAFLYINGM MAN
BY GEORGE CARPENTER.

Our aviation unit suffered so heav.
lily on that day it was decided to
give US q rest We were brought
back to a camp far behind the lines,
where for several weeks we were en-
ployed as teachers to apprentice OBJ
servers.
1t was about this time that I re,
eelved news OF my father and moth.
er and sister. 1 had not had a single
word from them or heard how they
were faring since the Germans seized
Lens in October, 1914. Lens is where
they live. You can imagine how
pleased 1 was.
When the war broke out endeav-
ored to persuade them to come to
Paris, but they refused. They could
not be brought to believe that the
Germans would take Lens.
Here 1 would like to say, II only
to remove many erroneous impress
sions, that my father was not a coal
miner. He was employed as a clerk
in the offices OF the mining company.
When ! started TO make a fortune,
when my earnings began to run into
four figures a night (how different
this was from the time when l used
to engage in q contest for a few
francsD my father and mother
bought a small estate-a nice little
cafe, standing in the main square In
Lens. 1t is called the Cafe du Cham.
pion.
wonder what has become of the
little place-perhaps not a brick of II
is left, for round about Lens shelling
has been brisk.
The message that came to me from
my parents reached me- would put
1t on record-through the good Sffices
OF a German soldier.
1t seems that while Lens was hem
med in and taken a German non-com-
missioned officer was billeted in my
parents house. Now. Germans do not
box. They do not play games as we
play them. II they did, they would
come nearer to human beings than
they do. But, extraordinary to relate,
this German non-commissioned Off
GER knew all about boxing. had played
Rugby football, and was generally
what is called a good sporting chap.
ITO be continued.)
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
PLAY IN DOUBLES
STARTS UP TODAY
FOR TENNIS TITLE

Play in doubles will start today On
the courts OF the Dumbarton Tennis
Club In the Red Cross tournament for
the District titles. Singles matches
in the second round will be continued.
Drawings were made last night
with sixteen teams in competition a.
follows:
First round-Howard and Candor ". O
Down and Cash, Pearman and Charses ".
HeEicl and Clarkson, z. Underwood and
Wooten. vs. Foster and partner, Hixon and
Knapp vs. Doyle and Hancock. Benton and
Price W. Davis and partner, Gore and Pratt
partner W. Bates and Burton. Hammond and
Bessey Vs. Lerch and Beall.
Albert ]. Gore, Louis I. Doyle.
George Lewis, and Fred Bates came
through the second round yesterday.
Gore defeated Green and Moore;
Lewis defeated Don Keresey, and
Doyle defeated Hume.
Results Of yesterdays matches fol-
low:
First round-Davis defeated Brisco. -
-; Gore defeated Green, 81, -; Wootsa
% Seated Holland. % - 50: stsvinSOn DE-
feated Underwood, BY default: Lewis defeat
ed Rsresey. g-s, ga. -; Pratt defeated
Cans. 81, rs: Benton defeated Burton, -,
-, 80; Doyle defeated Hume, - ~:
E. Dowd defeated straton, -, -. M-s;
Csndor defsater o. Boyle, 50, -, 80; How
enstein ". Hancock. 50, Is, I-all lcalled on
account Of darinessl.
4S, ss, 81: Lewis defeated Stevenson, 81,
a.; Bates defeated Price, 80, 2s, 81; Gore
defeated Moore, 80, -.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
REAL HARD WORK
DUE FOR SCHOOL
TEAMS THIS WEEK

Real hard work is due for the
school eleyens this week. George
town Props, coached by Jim Barron:
the Army and Navy Props, handled
by Frank Newberry, and GonZaga
College High School are due to start
activities. st. Adams School. coached
by Wylfe Forbus. will take up foot.
ball after q lapse Of a year The
high school boys will get down to
harder work as the annual series
starts October 10.
A meeting of the board of faculty
athletic advisers will be called this
week. according to Leroy Birch, of
Mckinley. head OF the board. High
school series officials are to be Sc
lected and the details of the annual
title games arranged.
The Army and Navy Props lost Paul
Dugan. The ConneIlsville, Pa. lad
found 1t impossible to make the going
at A. N. P. and will enter Georgetown.
Dugan expected to get an appoint
ment, but said he could not pass the
physical examination.
Dave Wilson, CentraPs big fullback,
waA laid out for awhile the other
day in practice. Wilson can be ex-
pected to come through in fine style
for Central this year. He showed
promise in basketball last winter and
has the speed and size.
Eastern and Alexandria High are
due for a game today. II will be the
frst school game OF the season.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
PENNANT WINNING
WHITE SOXARRIVE
TO BATTLE GRIFFS
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER-

Washington today has an oppor-
Eunity of seeing the 1917 pennant
winners, the Chicago White Sox, per-
forming against the Griffmen at
Georgia avenue, for Rowland's clan
starts a three-game series with the
leaders sof the second division.
Although the pennant has been
einched, the White Sox are maintain
ing a steady pace, the same that car
Tied them to the title.
Before leaving home the leaders
won seventeen out Of nineteen. 1t
was that great rush that gave them
their triumph over the slipping Red
Sox. The strain has now passed and
they have broken even with the
Macks and Red SoX since coming
East for their final swing around this
end of the circuit.
Manager Rowland is tuning UP his
twirIers for the big series with the
Giants, knowing full well that 1t Is
pitching that is most important in
the title tilt For that reason, the
best Fingers will be used against the
Griffmen, though they will not be
oyerworked.
GrIffmen Fall Behind.
The Griffmen have fallen behind
IN their effort to crowd their way
into the hrst division. Today, as a
result of their three defeats to but
one victory in their tussles with the
Tigers, they are four games in the
rear of the Jungaleers and two and q
half ahead of the Yankees.
With the White Sox and Indians to
be played for the next seven days,
the task Of the Griffmen seems hard
enough. They will be fortunate IL
they manage to catch the flying
Tigers, who are finishing the season
with the weakest teams in the league,
the Yankees and the Mackmen.
Manager Griffith is trying out what
new players he has, Waldbauer get
ting into a big league contest yester-
day. In two innings the big fellow
from Richmond allowed FIVE hits,
walked one, and four runs were run
Mp against him.
shaw Comes Close.
Jim Shaw, hunter of ferocious rab-
Bits, came close to pitching a no-hit.
game yesterday. With one down in
the ninth, Cobb shattered his dream
with a single, and a few moments
later Heilman scratched another
safety. But it was the best pitching
Shaw had shown for many day, just
the same.
Sam Crane does not appear i'm
proved any by his sojourn in Mime
apolis, but he will be kept in the
short field for the remainder Of the
season; that is. unless the Old Fox
changes his mind again.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
GEORGETOWN VETERANS
REPORT FOR HARD WORK

Three more veterans from last
years first eleven have reported tc
John D. O'ReIIly at the Hilltop, and
will take part in today's rough work
Jackie Maloney, varsity quarterback
Alex Anderson, the scrappy little cen
ter, and Tom Whelan, right end, who
led the country last season in scor-
ing touchdowns from forward passes,
are the trio of much-needsd athletes
at Georgetown.
In addition to the three veterans,
Cody, the former Worcester academy
star, who played quarterback with
the freshmen last year, has arrived
He Is in good condition and looks
ready to play right now.
Coach Exendine yesterday took
charge OF the squad, forming three
elevens for formation drills. He
spent his time equally among the
teams, teaching the players how to
form the blanket Interference so
Characteristic OF his elevens.
Coach Jeff Keyes has cut the Army
football squad down to sixty men,
and four elevsns have been formed
for the daily scrimmage drills on the
Plains. Mlddlebury College Is ex-
peoted to visit West Point Saturday
and inaugurate the 1917 football sea-
son. Dominey. end; Post. quarter
back, and Adams and Herrick. guards,
are four plebes attracting the coach's
attention.
Football dies hard at Yale. Il Is
now said that some sort of an in
formal team" may be formed. and
that "a game with an informal Har-
ward team might be played" How
ever. no one will authorize any state
ment to this effect.
Informal football" starts today
at Harvard. Just to what extent
the game will be played this year at
Cambridge depends wholly upon how
many students report and how well
they can play. No schedule has been
formed and no coaches obtained.
Pennsylvania's classes get under
way next Friday,an on that date
Bob Folwell will make his initial ap-
pearance upon Franklin Field. The
squad, now working under Can't.
Heinie Miller, numbers thirty-fIve
men, but this Is expected to be
doubled as soon as the students ma
triculate.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
NOW AFTER ELEVENTH.

BOSTON, Sept 5.-Today Lee Fohl'S
Cleveland Indians are starting out to
win their eleventh straight victory. They
have three games to play here with the
Red Sox
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
DISCHARGE BOTH PLAYERS.

BOSTON. Sept 25.-when Augustine
]. McNally. charging George Weaver
and Fred McMullin. OF the White SoN,
with assaulting him. failed to appear
in court here yesterday, both players
were discharged.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
HERMAN TO MEET BURNS.

NE WoRLEANs, Sept. 25.-Pete Her
man, bantam champion, and Frankie
Burns will meet in a 2Oround bout here
November u. Herman has been granted
an extension to November Is before en-
tering the army, for which he was
drafted.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
BREssLER WITH REDS.

CINCINNATI. Sept. 25.-Rube Bress-
Ter. the former Mackman drafted blythe
Reds from Atlanta. champions Of the
Southern Association. has reported for
trial and will be used before the season
closes.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
r ACES DAY
At HaVFe de Grace

Races Rally, Including n steepIe-
chase. SPECIAL RACE TRAINS.
PENN. r. II. leave 1910 p. NJ.
ADMISSION Grnndstand and Pad
dock, SI.5O. Ladies'. S1.O0. First Race
ESQ r. n.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
BARBER DOES WELL.

Turnsy Barber, former Gritfman, has
played three games with the Cubs 70
date since leaving Jack Dunn and has
hit safely in each game.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
NATIONAL.
where They Pin,
TODAY


Phlladelphia. 2: Pittsburgh, 0.
Chicago, 4: Brooklyn, .
Boston, ?; Cincinnati. (I2 Inn, dariknessl,
New York, 2; st. Louis, !.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
LEAGUE STANDINGS.
AM RIcAN.
where They Play.
Yesterdny's Gamea.

Detroit, s: Washington, ,.
Washington, =. Detroit. 0.
Cleveland, 3; Philadelphia, 4.
Boston. ): Chicago, o.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
First BaSenen
WHITE SOX.


on the foul lines and about equally dI,
vided.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25

Copyright, 1911. 1ntsnAtisnal News ssrvsOs.,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
THE COMMON COUNCIL
Full List of Aldermen Compos-
ing the Governing Body of
the City Of Chicago.

Following are the names of the al.
dermen composing the City Council:
Ward