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The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-21
SPAIN Is NOT AFRAID ID TALK
 BACK AND THROWS HA1 IN RING

kings chaplain said, "Spain's cab met Is fully determined upon the course of action and will insist up- on Spain's rights, Spain desires to remain neutral, but is afraid of no country"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-21
l,75O,000 MEN
 NOW OVERSEAS

Washington, Sept. 21.-Chiss of Staff March announced today that there were one and tree quarter mill,ons American soldiers overseas up to the present time
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-21
KETCHIKAN WILL
 BE ]. X. MONDAY

Seattle, Sept. 21. - The break in the cable between Juneau and Ketchikan will be repaired by Mon day thus restoring the combination.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-21
Big Mike Sullivan
 Joins The Colors

Seattle, Sept. 2l. - Big Mike Sullivan, who has pioneered in al most every camp in Alaska ana Yu- koE territory was today inducted in- 10 service in the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Lewis and will leave very soon for overseas serY- ice. He passed a splendid physical examination and although he has endured many hard winters his su- periors say he will make a fine sol disr,
 The Sophia is due to arrive in AL -. - IL, ..u,.-.n..
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-21

The Sophia is due to arrive in this port some time tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
.SEARCHLIGHT HELPS
MIDD|ES' PRACTICE

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 30.-The Midsnip-
men are playing footban under the
glare of the searchlight OF the Heir.a
Mercedes, the station ship, during the
latter part of the afternoon since the
return, to the old way OF keeping time.
1t was found that darkness set in
with another half hour available.
The squad simply moved to field
within the sweep of the light and,
with the ball painted white. no diff
Guilty was found in keeping uo the
practice.
Captain Ingram was on the field
This afternoon, and looks in fine con
dition. However, the surgeons may
keep him out of next Saturdays game
against the Philadelphia marines.
Roberts. the old Colgate back. was
also sufficiently recovered to get in
the practice, while Even, a regula :
END. is getting better of his Iumbago,
end expects to practice tomorrow.
On the other hand, Bill Butle-. who
p:syed a strong game at haIf last
Saturday, has hurt his foot aad will
be out of the game a few days.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
Let Him Up, Boys,
He's All Blood

CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-Health
officials have ruled against foot
ball games in Chicago on Satur-
day because the ,rooters root.
The influenza ban is being lifted
gradually here. The theaters
will be allowed to open -tomor-
row, while everything but the
football games will be going the
last of the week.
Asked to sanction the North
western-0hio State game and the
Chicago-Perdue contest, the Of
ficials replied that rooters at
football games cheered and yell
ed until their throats became
sore, thus making it easier for
the influenza germs to attack
successfully. So the two big
games have been called off
again.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
WHLLOSE STAR

LINCOLN, Neb-, Oct 30.-Ernest
Hubka, fullback on the University OF
Nebraska football eleven during the
season Of 1917 and member Of the
sqIad this fall, probably soon will be
lost 70 the Cornhusker team Hubka
has been claimed by the draft and
may go into the army with Novem-
Der call, as a result of being placed
IN class la by his local board.
He was anxious TO enlist in the Stu
DENTS army training corps unit at
the university and hoped to qualify
for q chance at a commission, but the
rules are such that no men Of mill
tEry age may be inducted into the s.
A T. c. IL he Is listed as an Al man
n The draft
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
Guessed His Team
Would Fit In

'T guess we can put in a team
from Camp Humphreys" is the
way Lieut.. ]. P. Soderstron, Of
the 217th Engineers, put it up to
the teams starting a service
league here.
"We have several company
teams right now which play
creditable football. but the rep
resentative camp team would
be picked from something like
fifteen thousand men. -
"A little later we viii have
seventy-fve thousand to pick
from, and we ought to have
pretty fair team, considering the
fact that we have a few an
America football nen in ezm5
now"
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

ahan. walter has been sparring
partner for willard during his entire
circus career, keeping thousands on
edge daily in three fierce one-minute
rounds on the platform of 1o1 Ranch
Hoppe Does Same.
Hoppe has followed Wiliard's ex-
ample. After agreeing to take on
Cochrane for $1,000 side bet, winner
take all, he has changed his mind
and offers to play Corwin Huston, the
amateur champion. Such a match
would not draw a thin dime in New
York, or anywhere else where the
merits Of the players were known.
When Hoppe sought exemption
from military duty recently, he al
lowed that toting a gun would spoil
the touch of his wonderful cue hands.
He argued with the draft officials
that he could do far more for the
country in the way of helping to win
the war by playing billiards for I'm
Gle Sam. When the war work COM
mittee proposed the match between
Hoppe and Cochran, it was known
that Hoppe would in all probability
want side bet.
1t was for that reason that several
members of the committee practically
guaranteed Hoppe $1,000 by promis-
ing to wager that much on Cochran's
chances of winning the title. That he
should refuse to meet the only one
who seems to have a chance with him
is a bitter disappointment to the
drive committee.
They hope to put the matter up to
Hoppe in such a way. however, that
he will likely have a change of heart
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
And We,re wondering.

A couple OF sons of Ham came in
the other day with a question. And
they were at once shown over to this
department. In fact, they asked for
the sporting editor. They said he'd
know the answer to their question.
Now, during a week or so, the
sporting editor OF this paper fire.
quently has to tell when Jim Corbett
defeated John L. Sullivan, IL whippets
can run faster than rabbits, il there's
skating at Rock creek, IL Maud S.
ever showed at Ivy City. what Hans
wagner's batting average was in
1903, IL Battling Nelson ever fought
Jack McAuliffe, II a full house can
beat a flush, how many children Ty
Cobb has, what Walter Johnson $
salary is. when the next dog show Is
to be held here, IL Mike Kahoe Is
still alive, II Jimmy Segrue really
caught a stingaree, Jimmy Little
middle name, IL Stanley Ketchell de-
fcated Billy Papke once or twice, II
Tommy Lowe is still lightweight
champion OF the South" II Billy Cor
coran ever rode in a Washington
ing Sam" Steinberger, II Tom Crook
ever really played in the big leagues,
IL Billy Fowler's real name is
"Perduke" or is 1t only 4 nickname,
II there's good fishing at Benedicts,
II Mique Martin is really mayor of
Cherrydale, when the war broke out,
il Harry Ward is still around, II Babe
Ruth is in the army or a shipyard. II
Joe Turner Ia still a champion in spite
Of everything, Bugs Baer's address,
IL "Bevo" Brown ever came across
with that drink, what's become Of
"Scrappyr Joyce, or how many events
were in the big track meet in Con.
vention Hall in 1901.
But these two sons OF Ham came
over and said: as Detroit dry or
wet now?"
And we're wondering Just why they
came to US
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
JOHNSON OBJECTS
TOUSE OF PARKS

CHICAGO. Oct. -S0.-SeveraI Amer
ican League club owners do not ap-
prove of the proposed semi-proces-
sional weekend baseball league
planned for next serson, 3. B. Jobu-
son. president OF the Ieague. stated
today. In communicating this to Mr..
johnson. he said. they asserted they
would not permit use of their plants
for such an organization.
"The promoters plan league Of
major league players and cities and
a Saturday and Sunday schedule
through the season, as I understand
it," Johnson said. The expenses Of
such a project would be enormous.
and there also might be difficulty IN
obtaining players. as baseball Is not
essential employment"
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

Wfllard's telegram came from
wichita Falls, Tex. where the title
holder is inspecting some Of his oil
holdings. It was in answer to a wire
Chairman Coffroth dispatched to him
several days ago. In this message
conroth sumbitted the names Of some
likely and formidable rivals for Will
lard. should he agree to box in this
city for the fund. Among those sug-
gested were Jack Dempsey, Fred Full
ton. Billy Miske, Battling Levinsl1y,
wIaie Meehan. and Jim Coney. Will
lard's reply to this message follows:
Just returned to Wichita Falls,
where your wire awaited me.
'Will be unable to come to New
York. Have promised committee
mis- State to put on at least two
:. shows. Committee here will
make arrangements for boxing
partner.
- Won't Accept It.
= Chairman Conroth stated that he
,vsotiid not accept wiIlard's refusal as
final. The Western promoter plans
sending another telegram to the
heavyweight champion In an effort to
lcouvince Willard that the greatest
financial returns can be reaped by a
bout in New York in which he is one
81 the principals.
Instead of expressing q willingness
to meet one of the six boxers named
by Coffroth, the defeatlst champion
said he would gladly climb through
the ropes in some small town in
Texas and spar six or teu savage,
vhirlwind rounds with Walter Mon
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
MOUNTAINEERS ARE
OUT OF GRID GAME

WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct So.-The
Fgest Virginia Mountaineers have
cancelled the Thanksgiving Day
game at Fairmont with Washington
and Jefferson. The Mountaineers ex-
plain that. under their present pro-
gram Of military studies, they have
no time for practice.
Sol Metzger, former coach at W.
and.sJ.. and now at Camp Dix. has
asked for a game in New York. and
graduate Manager Murphy is inclined
% accept.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
LOSE One; GET ONE

GREAT LAKES. Ill, Oct. 3o.-Ths
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
has lost one star athlete. but gained
another, il was announced yesterday.
Handsome Jack" OKeefe, middle
weight. has been assigned as boxing
instructor on the United States ship
Mississippi. Roscoe Minton, Indiana
end, Joined the football squad Eek
lund, Minnesota star guard OF 1917,
also Joined the squad. pending depar-
ture for a naval aviation camp.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

Not long ago a voice OF thunder
was heard. demanding affidavits from
leach and every member of the Bos.
ton Red SoX proving that he had de-
voted 10 per cent OF his worlds series
receipts to some deserving war fund.
Don't know whether or not the af
fidavits were forthcoming. Don't care
much. Don't think they arrived
either. as a matter of fact
Anyway. the said John "Stuffy'' Nc.
Innis, who was first baseman on the
Boston Red SoX, chatters as follows:
"After getting a peek at some
members OF the National Commits
sion in Boston just before the
close of the series, we decided we
had better dispose of that 10 per
cent ourselves. We figured we
would then be sure of 1t reach
ing the proper channels and be-
ing disbursed in a way that
would do the most good.
There are just as honorable
and upright men on our team as
there are ON the Commission. We
are always in physical condition,
at least, to command the respect
of the public"
Some of the members" is slightly
obscure. So far as the newspaper ac.
counts went at the time. one B. B.
johnson, OF Chicago. and one August
Hermann. OF Cincinnati. conferred
with the complaining players in Bos-
ton last September.
Wonder IL "Stuffy" meant them?
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
WILLARD AND HOPPE REFUSE TO HELP
BIG DRIVE FOR FUNDS FOR WAR WORK

NEW YORK worlds champions Jess Willard and
refused their assistance to the committee in charge
the big sports month Willard has aphd Sunny
to New York to box for
the big drive.
Hoppe fatty refused weker Cochran his challenger,
placed Previously Hoppe had gned his
willingness side bet Of $000 which of the
members of the committee
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
ELMER,s A CORPORAL.

CLEVELAND. Oct 30.-EImer
Smith, the Indians utility oUtfielder
and pinch hitter, has been made a
corporal, he writes to friends here.
He is serving with the Headquarters
Company, Eighty-third Division, in
France
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
coEERoIH TO REFEREE.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 3o.-"sunny
Jim" Coffroth, the Pacific coast box
ing promoter, now in charge OF the big
national drive for the war fund, will
referee the : Jack Dempsey Battling
Levinslty six-round bout at the olym-
pio, November %.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
Johnny DUNDEE WINS.

BOSTON, Oct 30.-Johnny Dundee
was given q decision over frankie
Callahan after twelve rounds of
spirited boxing last night at the
ArmorY A. A.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
TURNER MEETS eREs.

BOSTON. Oct. 30.-Clay Turner, the
Indian middleweight, and Harry
Greb, of Pittsburgh, have been
matched for a twelve-round bout at
the Armory A A, November g.. -.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
LOOKING 'EM OTER
SESSION
: By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

Introducing John Mcnnis Philadelphia
and recently Boston, John widely
plain Stu adod by baseball his
around first hated opposing left fders wicked
down the foul n with occasional Crosses" into right field John rises
few syabes the worlds
of big league teams.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
BILL KLEIN ENLIsTs.

YoNKERS, N. Y. Oct. 3O.-Bill
KLEIN. the veteran National League
umpire, has enlisted in the stevedore
division of the quartermaster depart
ment Of the army. He is forty-one
years old.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
PUBLIC CAN'T WATCH.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3o.--Fordham's
varsity eleven today plays the o. s. S.
Granite State team, but the public
will not be admitted. owing to the
"hu" ban.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
rENpLER GELS BOUT.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 3o.-Lew
Tender, the southpaw lightweight,
and Frankie Callahan, of New York.
will be the feature Of Saturday
.night's show al the National A c.
here -.....- .-... %. -. - Gee. -
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

forbade today's football game be-
tween Podunk and Squeedunk uni
versities. They hope to get togeth-
er later in the season.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
sRfTToN WILL Show.

NEWARK, n. J., Oct 3o.-JaclI
Britton and Johnny Howard will meet
IN the opening show OF the new
Broad Street Club. NoVember Z. They
Wu Px eight roundA
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

Logan Cunningham. of Central
High School. played fullback for
Princeton. Princeton and West
Point played a o to o tie game at
West Point
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
TEN YEARS AGO
In SPORTS

Charley Hickman, Doc White.
Cy Macdonald, Bill Rapp, Tom
Crooke. Len Stanley and Dutch
Sterzer expect to- hook up with
w. c. Bowie to represent Wash
ington in an indoor baseball
league. Baltimore. Philadelphia,
New York, Brooklyn and Boston
expect to have teams in the pro-
posed league.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
sWhnddya MeanPI

Big Three Refuse to Play Foot
ball for War FundI says a headline
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

George Washington University
ran UP a score of II to o on Mary
land University at American
League Park.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

in a New York paper. referring 10
the disinclination of Harvard. Yale
and Princeton to offer their foot
charge of the big drive for $170.-
100000.
So they'll have to let the little
fellers, Rutgers, Penn. Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech and company do the
work.
But where do they get that big
Three" stuff?
"AIas, Poor Yorfck.-
According to the papers. they are
planning to make a cold storage
plant of the lower stand at the Polo
Grounds.
That's good. Now Colonel Rup-
pert will have a convenient place
in which to store his pennant hopes
A Typical Sport Week.
Monday-Coach Driven rested his
Podunk squad today after Satur-
days grueling game.
Tuesday-Military drill interfered
with Podunk's varsity practice to-
day.
Wednesday-MaJor Shooter ordered
extra drills today and all varsity
practice was called off.
Thursday-Owing to studies. Po-
dunk's varsity squad worked out for
only thirty minutes today.
Friday-Coach Driven thinks Po-
dunk has a chance tomorrow against
Squeedunk. though his gladiators
have had very little practice.
Saturday-The board OF health
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

Mike Balenti. Carlisle Indian
quarterback. made four phenome-
nal dropkicks at the Navy. de-
feating the Middies 16 to o.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

William K. Sixsmith decides to
quit the ring. Sixsmith is known
as Jimmy Murphy and is expect
ing to lecture on physical train
ing. SiXsmith talked to the engi-
neers recently and made a fine
showing.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

Terry McGovern and Young
Corbett are picking up quite a
little change down in Virginia at
the big fair. Corbett will try to
get in shape for few .six-round
bouts in New York.
The annual golf tournament at
Chevy Chase started up with
Tuckerman, Van Lear. TsIcott.
Davidson, Lard. Treat, Dalzell,
Farnham. Thacher. Weaver and
Lockett playing.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

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WIhJoeAG WHO ALkE TO
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 1918.

With much of the 1918 crop of do
mestic tobacco harvested throughout
the tobacco producing sections of the
country, packers are turning their at
tention with more and more anxiety,
from the consideration of crop pros
poets, and the possible damage which
might result from wind, hail and frost,
to consideration of the marketing prob
lem. In general, there has been little
reason to alter the original calculations
which pointed to the harvesting of a
bumper crop A number of packers
who have spent much time recently
visiting manufacturers in various Sec
tions of the country express the grav-
est uncertainty concerning the market
outlook. The labor situation, which
has been the cause for anxiety for a
long time, seems to be steadily grow
ing more acute. One prominent pack
er, who returned yesterday from an
extended trip through the Middle West,
stated that he believed the cigar pro-
duction in the section visited would be
curtailed by at least 40 per cent, due
entirely to the inability to secure labor.
1t is inevitable that the uncertainty
growing out of such conditions as those
facing the manufacturers should be re-
f1ected with unmistakable influence in
the market. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

Since the buying movement has SUBJ
sided there has been ample time to
take careful survey of market condi-
tions and sober consideration of what
a reckless and ill-advised campaign may
lead to. The N. Y. Tobacco Journal
in a late issue sums up the situation as
follows: In these bellicose times it is
refreshing to note that the militant
spirit which had aggressively invaded
the tobacco fields in conquest of unlim-
tied profteering prices has at present
receded into peaceful and concessive
mood. But few weeks ago the blood
of tobacco packers ran to almost fever
heat, to corner the crops before they
were hardly out of the soil. And the
speculative attacks could not fail to be-
come infected with like feverish
mania of exaggerated values for their
budding product. And came to pass
that in the leaf markets of the country
rumors flew fast of contemplated trans
actions in the fields which promised to
break all records of previous prices.
The farmers ambition grew gigantic
on the estimation of the value of the
crops and they seemed to wean them
selves into an imaginative reaping of
boundless war profits But this wild
dream seems to have been of but short
duration. 1t had its reawakening in
the sober action of manufacturers and
packers who reasoned practically and
logically that any wild rush into the
realm of arbitrarily inflated tobacco
values would spell for them a ruinous
future. And so the big packers and
manufacturers who were in the habit
of overbidding themselves in gambling
contracts even before the object of
their speculation had received full
physical growth, quietly receded for
the time being from offering further
nourishment for the price dream of the
farmer. Whether these great packers
and manufacturers acted in unison or
not in their retreat from the wild-goose
chasing in this years seed crops can
not be authoritatively ascertained. But
it may safely be assumed that sym
pathetic interest of mutuality infiuenc-
ed them to united action in retiring
from the field of overbidding competi-
tion in the new crops. Consequently,
all rumors of sky-high prices for the
new crops have stopped and peaceful
atmosphere seems to prevail for legiti-
mate transactions. The big cigar con-
Germs cannot be commended too highly
for having curbed devouring appetite
which formerly possessed them for ac-
quiring the new leaf at any price. The
severe strain Of the incalculable obliga-
tions our industrial life is subjected to
through wars financial necessities is
beginning to sober the manufacturers
as to the probability of successful in
vestments for larger purposes than i'm
mediate needs. Fluent assets in large
volume for speculative future invest
ments seem to have become limited and
are being acturlly restrained by the
financial resources that used to supply
them, from investment this year in to-
bacco crops defying safe calculations
for profitable returns.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
VIRoQUA, WIS, Sept. 18, 1918.


Last week was ragged and unfavor-
able for tobacco handling, Friday only
being really suitable. Growers strug-
gled with the elements of rain and
cold, and doubtless some of the weed
went into the sheds in not the best of
condition. Sunday and Monday were
favorable and rapid progress was made
in cutting and housing. At this writ
ing, on Wednesday, only a small per
cent of tobacco remains in the field,
and that is principally late growth.
Much delay has been occasioned for
two weeks for want of hanging lath,
people motoring long distances to other
towns to secure them. Eight or ten
carloads have been received in this city
in that many days, providing sufficient
for the demands, although uncomfort-
ably late. Lack of shed room by most
growers delayed harvest. Many were
compelled to enlarge their old houses
or build new ones to take care of their
large yields. Old houses, barns, wood
houses, poultry houses, sheds of all
kinds have been utilized to meet de-
mandS.
The crop now nearly finished she'd
ding, is the largest in acreage and
amount and best in quality of any ever
grown in Vernon county, and the sum
to be realized from it will be twice that
of any other year.
It is seldom, too,- that crop is gath
cred entirely free from frost and hail.
1t is noticeable also that there was
practically no other damage that came
to it.-Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-09-27
New York.
New YORK. Sept. 2

OAs@~t
Water Street has rather quiet ap-
pearance, after the extreme activity of
last week, which was owing to the
presence in the city of manufacturers
who wished to participate in the Suma-
ira distribution. As a matter of fact,
sc far as domestic tobaccos are con-
cerned, this is an in-between season.
The packers have very little to offer,
and the trading that is being done in
wolves only small purchases by manu-
facturers who need small quantities of
various types of tobacco to fill out their
requirements. All eyes are upon the
growing crop. the harvest of which was
finished this week. The Onondaga crop
suffered last week from frost, when
only small portion of the crop was in
the fields, and from limited section in
Ohio comes a story of hail damage.
But in neither case was the damage
done very extensive. Not in many
years has crop gone from the plant
ing to the harvest with weather condi-
tions so propitious.
The new Porto Rico has had very
favorable reception from the trade.
The packers had anticipated, but what
is lacking in yield per acre is made up
by the large acreage that was planted,
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