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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Good Sportsmanship.
Louisville Courier-Journal.) )

Louisville COurler-JOurnaI)
 Henry Ford has proved an extremely useful man in private life. He has learned thing two, no doubt since he outclassed Don QuiXoe by fitting out his peace ship and set sail for Europe with some honey and plenty of money" like the owl and the pussy who went to in beautiful pea green boat" no greener upon the outside than Henry Ford upon the inside at the time of the peace ship expedition.
 Whether he has any aptitude for the duties of public life is at least open question, but he s good citizen loyal supporter of the President, extreme pacst who, not being ro-German or an idiot is advocate of fight to finish, willing to back his convictions with his services and his hard cash. That Michigan Democrats have invited him, a Republican, to accept their nomination for the United States Senates because of his loyalty to the flag and the Administration proves their good sportsmanship.
 The Senate might have-indeed has-men less we'll qualified than Henry Ford for the discharge of the duties of Senator assuming that his qualifications aside from loyalty to the country and the Administration nil The problem in Mich- gan is of course, not to find man who is better than the worst in the Senate but if that is sible who is good the best. Leaving that problem for the moment out of iscussion 1t may be said that the Democrats in conference assembled in Michigan have set good example of patriotism, and of common sense, by acting upon the principle that party politics, petty politics. should be disregarded during the war, and that man who is loyal and whosa loyalty is militant; man who will back the prosecution of the war the Administrations prosecu- tion of the war; should receive the support of loyal citizens without regard to his or their party po- il normal times
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
BOOKS WANTED FOR JEW
 IsH SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

WASHINGTON, June 25.y-A, call for reading matter has come from ,he Jewish boys in the. service. To this end an appeal has been made or patriotic persons to send books O the Jewish Welfare Board in New York City. Books dealing with Jewish history, Jewish life and na- tionallsm, essays, novels, stOries, poetry, and economics are especial ly desired, according to report from the Council of Jewish Women
 TELEPHONE NUMBER.
 The telephone number of the Gift Shop Is 258.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Luke Mcuuke Says

The Camouflage Waist is the rage this Summer. When worn, an ob- server gets the impression that she isn't wearing any waist at all
 If you cant argue, or bribe, or flatter your wife into doing a thing, tell her that you forbid her to do it and she'll do it in ten minutes.
 In bOyhood he tries to dodge an education; in youth he tries to dodge matrimony; in middle age he tries
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

and Grace Marie Barbour. Pomes That Win Make You Weer A young girl went and got a job tc work in a hotel For to wait on the table, and clean the rooms as well Then help the porter jerk the trunks out of the samplee room, And use up idle moments a-juggline with broom, She ran the elevator and she shov led snow away, And acted as bell hop for about six hours each day. She had to clean the stable, too before she went to bed. And she helped in the kitchen and washed dishes and baked bread It surely was a dead swell job,
 she would admit to you, From 1 a. m. until 4 a. m. with not thing to do. When her folks heard that she had got this job they were mighty SldQ,
 Excepting of her mother. and her mother was real sad Her mother came to see her, and when she did start away, The folks all started crying wher they heard her mother say:
 Chorus You're a Twin in the city, Nell where all is bright and gay So listen to your mother Nell, tC what she has to say; Improve your idle moments, Nell, is what I say to you, For the Devil will find mischief fol idle hands to do"
 -K.PO
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Government aid gold mining would be great thing for Gastineau channel and the country which needs the gold However, it would only hasten the prosperity that is certain to come. Prosperous days are as certainly ahead of the gold mining industry as more days are surely ahead of those in which we
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Root, Taft, now IIughes-T. R. may next be invited take something.-(S Springfield Re- pubcan)
 Well, he might take rest Cincinnati En- quirer)
 He can't and ALL THE rest would not make hir content.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Many a man who poses as high brow is only a fathead. an institution.
 8n ,Eaa It has just about gotten so in this country that gradma is so busy knitting hhe doesn't have time to shell peas for dinner
 Our position Is that it is all right for girl to blow into her gloves when she takes them off, but it Is different with her shoes and stock ings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Juneau has proved her stability under trying con dtons since the began. She has met and ceeded every demand made upon her without show ing a single sign of distress. She has earned the right to the confidence of the business world.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Then 1t Happened

Then 1t Happened
 q wonder if you could?" unused the Rummy, as he took a handful of cloves.
 You wonder if you could what?" demanded the 9arkeep, as he grabbed an empty bottle.
 Why, if man wandered into this saloon, wonder if you could say that he found himself in a tight place." said the Rummy, as he headed for the door.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

The Steel Corporation has shaved it's taxes $1,177,- 235 but don't get excited It saved the money by paying its war tax, amounting to $233,465 900, two months ahead of time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Governor Riggs made mistake in appointing John Lund, Jr., game warden for the First district Mir. Lund is young, vigorous and best of all possess es whole lot Of good, common sense He is a good printeor and Will make good game warden-(Doug- las Island News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

The class at West Point this year got it's army commissions one year early account of the war It will be hard to convince those boys that is entirely evil.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

The Presidents wise and generous appointment of his late rival as investigator of the aircraft tion causes our hopes of an Illuminating renort to take on rosier Hughes-(Dallas News "
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Even the most ardent Republican is apt to spring something aDout the weather these days when "Wcks" name is mentiOned.-(Douglas Island News
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

find Few Hurt in Tusla, Okla. He is a furniture man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Our Daily Special Cheer Up. A Long Face Results In A Short Life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Sometimes we think we could learn military startegy quicker than how to tell from a soldiers hat cord what branch of the service he's in
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Old Doc Luke's Presentation

My friend, don't be a gloomy stiff, Cheer up. Stick out your chin, You won't have indigestion if
 You'll always wear a grin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Smart and Wiser

Marguerite Smart and Joe Wiser have just been married at West Car roliton, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

One of the funniest things in the world is the kind of man who has
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Anyhow, when girl comes ou in a new engagement ring it shows that she hasn't been stacking hel time away.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Agricultural Development.
Anchorage Democrat.) )


 Development of Agricultural resources this season along the Government railroad north of Anchorage promises encouraging results.
 About ,00O acres of land held by about 300 home steaders in the Matanuska and Sustna valleys which between 36 and 65 miles from Anchorage, were under cultivation last year. While this area will to yield more diversified and undoubtedly more pro- ftable crops The ground last year planted en- tirely to root crops particularly potatoes. Large tracts this have been seeded to grains and put into hay.
 The production of potatoes last season was in ex- of the demands of the local market. High steamship rates last fall prevented the shipment on commercial basis of the vegetables to other Alaska coast towns tc Seattle. reduction in the wate, freight charge potatoes early this Spring, making $40 per ton, enables them compete in the mar kets of Southwestern and Southeastern Alaska with tubers from the States. As consequences snip- ments of Matanuska potatoes, orders, have been made to Brown x Hawkins, of Seward Blum. ONeil company, Finkesten {; Sapiro, the Carlisl. Packns company and the Canoe Pass Packing corpony of Cordova; the Kennecott Corporation, Kennecott; ; the B, M. Behrends company, W. R. Wills the Sani- tary Grocery and tho Juneau Fruit company of Juneau, the Alaska Gas neau Mining comsafv of Thanc; J. R. Heckman, of Ketchikan and the Stoft Refng company, of Petersburg
 Fifty bushels of of Matanuska potatoes on the suggestion of GOV Thomas Riggs, Jr, recently were shipped by the Matanuska Farmers Association to Ida ho Falls, Idaho, ~where the vegetables will be tested as to their value Tn connection with the manufacture of potato flour in the potato flour mill of the Food Products company If the test proves successful con sideratiop is likely to be given the establishment of potato flour and dehydrating plant in Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

The free advice which is copiously handed ont to Federal office holders in Alaska by the Anchorape Times and other Repubcan papers, if taken would cause these same Federal office holders to be little if any better than are the sources of all this so generously contributed advice. Some fellows should learn two things: First knit for soldiers and second, to attend to their knitting But then to be relieved in way and it don't burt fbo os fcials. we should wOrry-( (Douglas Island News
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Wuff

His feet sure hurt shoe dealer Bree, And his corns he cant lose; He tells the truth when he says he Has hobby things in his hoes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
AW, GWan!

There may be lot of folks in jured in other towns. But you will
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Hindsight How many fortunes have been lost, How many trusts betrayed, Because we fail to count the cost Until it has been paid?
 Ouch! q wonder why people call a small boy little shaver?" said the gabby barber.
 Because he talks too much, 1 sup pose" replied the man in the chair.
 Fooey! He is one guy I'd like to bat, This gabby Ignatz BlOse; When he's not talking through his hat,
 He's talking through his nose.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Flaw, Flaw! 'Pinhead brags that he is a self made man." said Brown. Well, he certainly is relieving the Almighty of a big load" replied Jones.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Barbour-Combs (Marriage License in Spring
 field (Ohio) News.) Harry Cecil Combs. %, pressman, and Grace Marie Barbour
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
Tips from Texas
(Dallas News)

Dallas News)
 What has become of the old-fash toned country boy who wanted to be a barber and wear creased pants
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
The Limit

The Limit He surely is lazy geek,
 The worst in this whole nation; | He's worked for just one whole week
 And he wants vacation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
'he Wise Fool

1he Wise Fool Women put their money on their backs" observed the Sage. "I always thought they put it in their stockings" commented the Fool.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Entered second class matter November i"-e at the posoffice Juneau, Alsska, under the Act O. March 3, 1879.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-06-25

Published every evening except Sunday by The EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY, at Second and MAID streets Juneau, Alaska
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
JOE WEIGH TROUNCES
BROWN AT CAMBRIA A. G..

After getting Off to "A poor start In
the first round, Joe Welch. the South
wark lightweight. gave Young Brown,
of New York, a neat trimming in the
headline bout at the Cambria \. e. last
night.
Shortly after the first gong sounded at
the beginning of the initial chapter.
Brown drew blood with a well-placed
right TO the mouth and had Bobby Cum
MISS protege hopping more or less.
WelCh, however, came back strong in
the second round and got revenge by
closing Browns right eye with IA solid
blow that came with the full force of
his weight behind 1t. lie won easily
In the remaining rounds.
Preston Brown had things easy with
Andy Burns in the semi-windup. The
colored boxer jabbed and hooked his
rival as he pleased. Brown was more
active against Burns than he has been
in many previous bouts, and his good
showing was very much In the nature of
q comeback.
Battling Murray and Bobby Burns. a
New York entry had tough setto for
six rounds. The boys fought all the
way and there was little to choose be-
tween them at the final bell. 1t was
a good draw. In the second bout Jimmy
McDonnah stopped Harry McCaffrey In
the third round, and In the first pre-
liminary Tommy Herman stopped Eddie
Burns in the fourth session.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
CRACK CAGE FIVES
TOPLAY TONIGHT
st. COLUMBIA Meets S15th
Regiment Team of
Camp Meade
AT TRAYMORE ALL

Manager Jim Coney's st. COLUMBIA
quintet, which won the championship
of the AnSrican League without losing
contest, faces a hard opponent to-
night in the 3l5th Regiment team, Of
Camp Meade. which won the camp title
without dropping gaAhe. The game
will be played at Traymore Hall, Frank.
lin street and Columbia avenue, starting
at S:15.
The 3l5th Regiment team has made
an enviable record this season, and in
addition to defeating every team at
Camp Meade, trimmed the strong Y. M
G. A. five, winners of the City League
of Baltimore, and several other first
class clubs in Washington, d. c., and
Annapolis.
The team is composed entirely Of
Philadelphia boys, several of whom fer
merly played in the American League.
Lieutenant Graham, the coach, will ac-
company his team and is confident Of
administering the first defeat OF the
season to the Saints on the TraymCre
floor Bert Young, the former manager
of the st. Simcon's Church team. Is
captain. Walter Heating. the old North
cast High player and coach. who cap.
tained the team earlier in the season.
has been transferred to Fort Myer
st. COLUMBIA has proved without
doubt that it is the best basketball team
in the city and is capable of giving the
Meade teasl a hard game. The 3lsth
quintet will line up as follows: Bert
Young est. Simeon's) and Evans North
east High, forwards: Diegler (fian'
cock). Amhack est. Malachy) and Cy
lihoades Catholic High, guards.
The American League title winners
Will take the floor as follows: Jimmy
Brown and Tom Dunleavy, forwards;
Sam Moorehead center. and Rube Cash
man and George Dietrich, guards. There
will be dancing after the game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
RICE IS HEAD PENCIL PUSHER
FOR LIVE CAMP PERIODICAL
Prose and Verse Sports
Historian Gives Hinden-
burg Valuable Inside
Tip

ENEHN intrepid spirit who has ven
IL turcd lpou the tYoublod waters Of
Journalistic "udcavor has, il he has been
u regular Euy. asprcd some day to he
an editor or proprietor of a paper or
magazine or something. Grant Eicc
used to dream dreams other than those
appearing in the form of sports verse
with his name attached. and now he has
attained the height Of his desire and is
editing II real live sheet 1t is bound
TO be live because Pep" is Grant,
middle name
II * not "A big metropolitan daily tbat
has offered IN" industrious and vcVsa-
tile Mr. Rice the opportunity of his life.
although there are plenty of big jobs
lying around loose in New York which
could have been secured besides his re-
muu"rativ" newspaper berth. Grants
new assignment is head pencil pushcr of
tn" Trench and Camp. organ of tn"
1l5th Field Artillery ut Camp Sewer,
irccuNillc, $ &. lie has a fcw other
fellow Trnnosscans to help him dish
out tho patriotic punch for the boys
soon to 90 over and to properly impress
them with the psychology of the war
Iliudv has another guess coming
according to Editor Rice and he pro-
co"ds to line out a special message to
the Hun captain in the following we'll
chosen phrases framed in the language
of American sports;
"Ficld Marshal ilindcnhurG says Ger
many will win tn" war beCausn We will
all quit first. But the field marshal has
evidently spent very little spare time
knocking around Tennessee, the Caro-
liuas or Georgia among other places.
They may not be the fastest starters in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
AND is REGULAR EDITOR
INSANITARY LOCKER ROOMS
GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING
FROM MODERN GOLF COURSES
More Time and Thought Being Given Now to
Buildings That Have All the Up-to-Date
improvements and Conveniences /
BY CHARLES (Chick) EVANS. JR.

OF the golfer in view another with IN.
social side emphasized. and rarely vern
the two ideas delightfully."- combined I,
Is true that one can never please ever,
body. and there are warning elements /,
every club, but 7 think that where mo,,
architects fell down was in the locksr
room.
And yet this is the very part OF m.
golf clubhouse most used and sbouIS
deserve tho most careful consideration
That 1t did not was usually because m.
architect did not understand the need a,
the golfer The average golfing yis,o,
judges the building by the locker room,
We have all heard golfers declare that
the shower bath crowns with delight IN
day at the club. yct nowhere is shown
such obvious neglect of the golfer,'
needs az In the locker hoom.
Basement Lockers Passing
All too frequently tho room Is in
basement. where the dampness inh,rs,
clubs and coats golf shoes with a green.
ish mold; with wooden walls that reek
with stale odor. unventilated and with.
cut sunlight Here the golfers covered
with perspiration gather after their
games. and with small conveniences for
drying and pressing. or for the taking
care OF soiled linen. the condition ia
most insanitary. But like the small
wooden clubhouse that day, too. /,
passing, and even now many beautiful
examples of locker rooms can be found
throughout the country. We are fast
learning the things to avoid in their con.
struction. The idea of sanitation hs,
become uppermost and the new locker
rooms are beng built on germ.proof
lires.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
SWARTHMORE TRACK
CAPTAIN ENLISTS
Ewing Corson Joins Naval Reserves
Has Six-Inch Chest
Expansion

Ewing Bilbels Corson. football player
and captain of the years track team
at Swarthmore College. has enlisted IN
the aviation service of the naval re-
serves. Corson. whose home address u
42O Ocean avenue Ocean City. n. y.
Is twenty-three years old and mempe,r
of the senior class at the Quaker nsu'
tuition.
He was a member of the varsity 1901,
ball squad for the last three years ana I'l
hammer thrower on the track team. hs
fine physical condition surprised the 81
amining physicians at the Naval HONE,
Twenty.fourth street and Gray's Ferry
road, where he enlisted. Corson mas
chest expansion of six inches. the lars,
est of any person examined at the Na'a'
Home for many years. g..
This great chest development Is oue
no doubt to the training which Corson Cors,.,
received as a lifeguard at Ocean Giw
during the recent summers, HIS ists
father was formerly captain OF tns
United States Coast Guards stationed y
Ocean City. Corson is extremely ahA''
GUS to be senti across as soon as pos
sible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
CHANGES IN LINEUP
or BROWNS PROPHESY A KEENER
n INTEREST AND BETTER SHOWING
Battle Royal for Outfeld and lnfield Jobs
s Among Six Men Secured From Yanks
and Many Minor Recruits

rNHERE consistently losing baseball
Cincinnati Reds because those upon
figured tha thE ~ 7
TO lose and that of showing victory
laaotH PiaEnlc
tler s''la''
numerical of players gen
kick
and altogether the siV''
lovely Tho rcnran in thirty years ana "N"
what's
brightest prospects OF many years
Old MISSISSIPPI e"cS ''
the first division nut t'f' arc ,
change hcs
and the bc blood in the aggregation
the Brown lineup 'lS year III
I" ''oh ~
ana s
material on mana IT."
interesting record
the scrcs aud fans Fous
in and what's what but "
will naturally increase interest
still there no regular positions It
pitcher TWO ana
base in lively entertaining ''
nfed both wide open ana VIII" sue"
compcition battle be expected
yTIIE of q strengthen
and Il number Of promising youngsters r'an
IN plucled five veterans from Inc TANKS
in utfcdcr who can hit hard TIM l'hoEN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
HOPPE EASILY DEFEATS
PETERSON AT BILLIARDS
Matches at Allinger's Net $500 for
Billiard Players Ambulance
Fund

Willie +. Hoppe, champion balk-line
defeated Charles C. Peterson
in all four exhibition matches at Allinger's
Academy yesterday afternoon and eve-
ming and as a result 5000 was added to
the ambulance fund account Of the local
organization.
The matches were especially arranged
as the contribution Of these famous
players to the worthy object for which,
billiard players throughout this country
are striving to supply ambulances for
use on the battlefields Of France.
In the evening game at 1s.2-balk line
Hoppe won. $50 to 30 He compiled the
quarter century In seven innings and
in running 1l6; his best inning, he gave
Peterson scored thirty points. In the
three cushion match Hoppe beat Peter
son. rs to IS. In thirty-seven innings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
KIECKHEFER RETAINS
THREE-CUSHION TITLE
Overcomes CannefeX's Lead When
st. Louis Expert Strikes
Slump

ChicaEo. March Vic --AuGie Kicrk-
hcfcr, the southpaw billiardist Of Mil
waukce. is still tho worlds threc-cushlon
billiard champion today. Eieclhefcr re-
tanned his title by defeating Robert l..
cannefcT. of st. Louis. $50 to 1i2, in
II thrcC-block match for the title.
The champions next match for the
title viii be with Pierre Maupomc, of
Cleveland. II probably will he staged in
Chicago some time within the next
forty days,
Entering the third block of the title
match last night with tho score 100 to
96 against him. Kicckhefer triumphed
over CannefeN largely because the st.
Louis man struck a disastrous slump
and counted but four singles in twenty
eight innings. CannefeX reganed his
form, however, and played a brilliant
finish, but could not oNertake kicCk-
hefer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
TraUeling Scorers Yarn Is ReUived

uniformity recon-
umpis
training all Of that.
home toward
would subject
plan evidenced
method
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
MAJOR LEAGUERS
HARD AT WORK
HugginS Confers With Pratt.
Benny kautf Up Before
Draft Board
NEWS OF THE CAMPS


D"rriIl Pratt, recently obtained by
the Yankees from the Browns. was clos
etcd here again today with Miller Hug
gins, trying to agree on terms. Pratt
declares he will not rcccde from the
sum ho first demanded for his services
HuGgims said hc was willing to give
Pratt AN increase, but would not me
the price set by Pratt.
George MOgridgr. who is also in camp.
has refused to sign a contract, but Hug
gins hopes to have him in line before
nightfall Th" Nanks took two hard
workouts today
Baker, Marsaus Walters. Plank rccli-
iupauEh. F"wstor and iudic are the
only Yankees who haven't reported. The
seven are expected in most any hour,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16
Ball Player Seeks to Enlist Bomb Squad


AsA a
500 athletes trained into bombing and grenade squad huer
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will
nndh i'm at the