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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
PRESENT WEATHER
 NOT RECORD BREAKER
Within Past Twanty-Nme Years Present Winter Mldness
 Equalled Three Times

That Che past two months have boon Che mildcst in temperature Chat havo ever been experienced In Ju- uoau Is Che impression of many Of Che older residents of Che city.
 Tho records of Che Weather bu. re9u sbow however. chat Uhcro myo bocn at lc1st three winters In Che uaet 29 years with hiehcr mem tcm- peraures of December and January This winter these two months had 4 moan of 33.O degrees while In Che winter Of f907-S thcy had mcan of e75 That winter was probably Che varmost in Ono last Quartc rol a century throughout Southeast Aios- t1. as shown also by Che records at sk1rway and Sitka Tho winters of 1oOl-5 and 19O1-2 wcrc also warmer than Che current winter
 The Bureaus mcicro'ogIcal sum- mary for January issued Wedne day shows chat thc highest temper aure of Che month was 70 degrees on Che llh. and Che lowest 10 de- rrocs on Che 30th There were l9 Java during Che month with iroezz- ing temperatures ,and only nine days on which the temperature was ot or below freezing throughout Che 2i hours
 with a total of 11.5G inches of rain and melted snow. thorc woa am cxcca in precipitation of 476 in- cbos above normal Included in Che total was thc water equivalent of r2.7 inches of snow which is much less han usual for January One av- craze of past records being 23.6 in- chce I'm 1920 Che total of rain and melted snow was 1l.3i inches with 425 inches falling in 2l hours on tho 7th. This year thoro was nlao a heavy 2f-hour falL 3.79 Inches on Ono 11th-12th.
 There were four cloar daya. two
 hat were partly cloudy and 25 thai were cloudy. The sunshine toiallcl 39.G hours. or IS DOT cent Of Che possible amount
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
ENJOYABLE SESSION

Tho joint meeting of the Pioneers both sexes. Thursday night cousti u.od a most enjoyable session, th' feature of Che occasion being a rem Inia.ont talk by Dr. s. Hall Young who gave some interesting facts con nretcd witch his early experience ir Alaska away in the late '70's and early 'SOH. he having first located in Wraugcl In 1878. John Rust rard also spoke very ontertainingll on Che spirit Of goodfellowship thaI was prevalent In Che North nearly quarter of @ century ago.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
FIVE COUNCnMEN
 TO BE ELECTED

With Che exception of Councilman otto Wiclaudcr. every member of tho present city council will be out vith Che expiration of tho present tcrm owing to Che resIgnauons of several 0f Che members, two of whom have lcft Che c,y indefinitely and two others having resigned for per- aonal reasons. The terms Of those elected by Che remaining members to uko Che places of those resigned win automatically terminate with Che close of Che municipal year which win Doe Che first Friday night iu April.
 In an Likelihood Che personnel of Che entire board. with Che possible exception of Councilman Wicklan- der. win be changed after Che city election. none Of Che present iucum- bcnts having signidcd their intention ol standing for reelection.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
SUNSET MAGAZINE ON ALASKA TIMBER Thinks National Forests Should Re. main in Charge of Department
 of Agriculture

In a general article under tho ulio "Thc Pulse Of Che West" Che Sunset Magazine for February contains Che following.
 Tho National Forests Of Alaska.
 under Che regulations prescribed by Che Forest Service. supply almost an of Che timber used in tlc Territory. Almost every Alaskan sawmill gets its logs out Of them; Che cannerIca roly on chem for most or thoIr piles and box shook and tho mines derive Ono bulk oi their timber from them In alI Che National Forests supply SG per cent of Ala8ka's timber needs. Che balance coming from privately owned tracts or being imported snocial dzes I'm addition lhcro are now being established two paper muH which have bought 7o0.000.- 0OO feet of pulp timber growing in forests owned by Che public. But hey can not cut this timber any old way hoy please They must conduct he.r logging operations in such % manner Chat when Che lost Of thc original trees is cut down. now stand of timber is roady for the har- vest on Che land thut wns cut over dut Thue Che paper mills in A.aa- ka are asurod of a timber supply suI- dcicut for their needs for an time to come. unlike tho mills iu New England. Michigan and Wisconsin. they won't have to go to Canada for
 their pulp while millions of acro round hcm arc producing neither rcos nor crops
 Alaska is entitled to resident governing board familiar with loca' conditions and able to render dc- c.dons without having to sond roouiauon to Washington for every box of carbon paper Alaska ia also entitled to s.mplificauon of Che overlapping jurisdiction Of twenty Government bureaus now taking a hand i'm Che game. but Alaska tx not entitled and must not hc permitted to play Che old gamo oi grah-and- rum wIth Che national property in
 H boundaries Because thc Govorn- mont failed to exercise effective cone troi. Alaska's salmon wealth is in danrcr Of extinction. Access to it was too free and oasv Evory ler.l- innate need for timber is now being mot by Che National Forests They must not bc allowed to sharc Che fate of Che salmon and One iur aea'
 That's why we prefer to keep the Alaskan National Forests out Of One control of che e.rc-1way-,ioni .s headed by Secretary Fall and td keep hcm whore thoy bolong In Che Department of Agriculture.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
WHERE DANGER LURKs

Tho snow slide on Che Thano road below tho Standard on dock pre- sents rather am Imposing spectacle. A cut has been made over a hun- drod yards in length, about ton feet in width. with vertical walls of snow over fifteen feet hIgh in places.
 through which tho road runs. Some new snow has slid down on Ono or- iriual slide. Increasing Che pressure which ultimately. mus. force Che im- mcnsc mass or snow Co continue iu way down Che mountain Should ii do so. any person or car that is SO unucly as Co get caught in tho cut win be of utuc uao thereafter
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
NEWS FROM RENAL

". W. Dawson. storckeopcr and trader of Renal. on the Cook Inlet side of Che Kcnai Peninsula, writes .o friends in Juneau Chat Che mildest weather in years has been eXperi- oncod in bis locality. There has been little snow, tho weather has boen warm and pleasant and Cook Inlet in the vicinity of Renal has remained open an winter. Tho moose. usually half starved at this Hmo of Che year, are still fat and practically none win be winter killed.
 Mr. Dawson. by Che way. has the distinction Of being Q cousin of Pres idcut Harding.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
COUNCIL HOLDS SHORT SESSION

Tho city council held @ short meet ing last night when Che mayor and Ml members were present Aside from passing Che usual monthly bills utlc business was transacted. A mo- lion was carried to instruct Che po- uco department to proceed Go enforce Che ordinance relative to small boats not ln commission "hoggIng' Che dockaeo ot tho City Float lt was decided to further investigate Che matter of wharfage on mail
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
COLLECTOR Io MCBRIDE

Custom. Collector John '. Me- Bride too. ofu-. oI ns ou..e on
 W.In. |.. 1T. fsI a...r taking thc o.fH oI .... hc.ore United states Comm T A. r.uc and is now n IuIH.Ir.l rouHr.F orda'n- oI loI.rI oW"aL Mr. Mcbride
 tnta IhHI m. position of special customs officer ier vacant by Che 'rn.tan or o. u Garfield win be m.I about March is. from One Civil s.r..e. ranks Mr. Garfield TO-
 signed .o accept Che position oi sue rernt.rI.l of Territorial dsh H.teFHo. ". Ia also secretary of
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
HAS AN EYE REMOVED

Word from Seattle Is that Mrs. J. n Coudit who had one of her eyes removed about three weeks ago. is recovering from Che operation nicely and win have am artificial eye nttod i'm another three weeks when ii no complications arise. Dr. Condit will bring her back to thcir now home In sitka. where he is superintendent of Che Sheldon Jackson school
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
CHIEF ON VACATION

T. E. p. Kocgan, chief of police. ieft 0n Che Spokane Thursday for a short vacation in Che South. Mir. Kocgau win stop at Kotchikan on business connected with his olico for few days and will then con- lnuo his trip south, where he ex- poets t0 visit his sons. who are in school near Olympia. Later he will also visit Seattle, Portland and Ta- coma The chief expects Co return
 to Juneau about Che first of March.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
YUKON PIONEER
 GOES GUN ROUTE
William Geary lBIoose BiO, Hoot alinqua Fox Rancher and Miner
 Commits Suicide

William Gcary, one of Che bos, known Yukoncrs and proapcciors of thc North. killed himself few days ago. according Go word brought down Che river by R. c. M Police patrol
 Ceary has bcon running @ fox ranch about loo miles up Che Hooi- uluQua river for a number of years and had made quito success of it
 He recently sold largo portion of his foxes Co Che Taylor G Druy Fox Co. at Whiiohorso.
 No details have been obtainablc except that Che dcod was done with a shot gun.
 Ccary's brother James Goary runs a couple of fox farms at White horse and he is Che only relative known of tho dead mau- -skoEway Alaskan.
 William Gcary. Moose Bul" a he was generally known, was one of many peculiar characters of Che North. For many years Inc mined on Livingstone creek. but of iato years has conducted a fox farm on the HootalinQua river near Lake reaim
 Only a few yc1ra ago "Mooao Bill. arrived in Whitchore from Living. stone practically naked. thc result of an attempt to capture a wildcat alive. The eat was very much aiivo as shown by BilIs condition ot ine close of Che encounter
 BW Geary was O happy-go-lucky fellow and ono Of Che last mon who would bc likely to take m8 own lifc
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
DMOND CANDmATE FOR sENATE

I'm response to Che request of his many mwd. A J. u.moud has an- nouceI chat hc win ho o candidate for nomination as Territorial aena- tor at Ono coming primary election.
 Mr. nmoui Is one of Che best known lawyers ot thH division and is Iu crerr way qualified for Che po- aUou uud Irrespective oI party, win undoubtedly have One support or a great many ol Che voters oi lhIs division NuIoI Miner
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
BEAUMONT MAKES SHORT VISIT

C.or-. n H.Humaut us. marshal. arrived or Che Spokane Thursday and returned on lHo "me boat to kct- oHI.nn with . prisoner uHmcl Green. who f wanted by ttc kc,chikon
 grand jury for robbery lt is cX- noctol that tn. Ke.chItan court cal- eudar win he finished .u time for Che Iuneru term which .s scheduled to open Nrch l1.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS
 CONTINUE MODERATE

Alaska is sIu being favored with mild weather conditions and is yet ahIe to compete with Che cities O. One Northwest According Go Mr. Summers. chief Of Che Territorial Weather Bureau. Che haromotric readings received from widely diner cut points In Alaska are practically identical indicating chat weather is to be changoablc. with rain and snow for Saturday
 Temperature readings from Che Urcreut stations reporting Friday ure as follows:
 Nomc-l degrees above zero.
 Tan8ua-1l degrees above zero.
 Valdez 30 degrees above zero.
 Kodiak gf degrees above zero.
 siUka -3t degrees above zero.
 Juneau -3f degrees above zero.
 Prince Rupert -36 degrees above.
 seattio-36 degrees above zero.
 Portland 40 degrees above zoro
 San Francisco -i0' above zero.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
MRS. SIMPLE RETURNS

Mrs. Robert Semplo returned on Che Spokane this week from a two months visIt with hcr parents at Confraia Wash. She was accom- panied on hcr return by younger sister. Mm Hndo MoIscnthal who win ho added Co Ono sta0 of Che mu- aclans playing ot Che Coliseum she being an accomplished pianist Inc cidenmlly. since Che return of hia wifo. Che street commissioner ha. quit taking his meals standing mp 'n Che pantry.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04

Dr. L O. Sloane left for the south on Che Spokane Thursday occompo- ricd by his wifo and daughter Char lotto. Dr. Sloane win make Q short visit to Che East. while Mrs. Sloane and hor daughter win visit Califor- nio for O iow weeks.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
HEADED ms WAY

m. ..r.r.. which H reported Go harc boon a.ar.oi In some parts Of Che couu.r. on hrhuoE'es colce has not yet reached thf DOT. oi Alaska.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04

J. n. Caro icft ou Che Princess Mary Wednesday for San Francisco where he win spend a s'y months vacation with ms family.
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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-02-04
INTER SCHOOL MEET
 HELD APRIL A-19
Many Literary and Athletic Events Listed; Rules Under Which Con-
 tests Will Be Conducted

Following Is a list of Che events together with general regulations governing the lnter-Scho0l Meet which is to be held at Juneau during Che week of April 2i-29. As many schools as possible are invited to par ucipate In any or an the events. The date on which Che meet is Go Doe held may be subject to change in which event notice will be sent Co the schools which are interested.
Evening journal., 1922-06-30
sT. sTEPHEN,s VS.. EPwoRTH.

After much dickering for grounds,
ETC.. the arrangements of st. Stephen
and Epworth. in the Second Division
OF the Church League. have decided
to play their much talked of game
at the Baynard Field tonight, start
Ing at 8 o'clock.
Manager Hirzel, OF the Saints" is
so anxious to knock the leaders off"
that he will use his pitching ace.
Len Thorpe. with his dependable
portsider, Green. in reserve. Jack
Williams, the husky windpad artist
from Newark, will do the receiving.
Captain Wach living will play the
initial sack: Nenn stiehl on the key
stone station. Chick" Steedle will
covert around the shortstop position,
while the veteran Forrest Booth will
hold down the hot" corner. In the
outHeld will be seen Warren. Hair
sine, Oberly, Price and Hirzel.
Manager Dickey will in all prob
ability send his best bet, Crouch,
who hurls for the Krebs team. to the
mound. with Greer doing the re-
Taylor. Savin. butcher and
Dickey will comprise the infield.
A record breaking attendance for
Church League games is expected.
Evening journal., 1922-06-30
s. :==9=z7zz==: SPORTS - {
NEW CASTLE TO
PLAY CHESTER GANG

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, June 29.-Owing
to the cancelling of the County
League game between the local A.
AS and the Marshallton team, by
mutual consent, the locals will play
West End of Chester at Battery
Park tomorrow afternoon. The Wis
itors are said TO be one of the strong
est aggregations in or around Ches-
ter. Slim WiHeys will serve them
up from the mid-feld position, while
Mcdaniel will do the receiving.
Jack Gallagher, who has been
playing an excellent brand Of ball.
and has now struck his stride with
the stick. will cover the initial sack
for the locals. "Banty" Proud, who
stars around the mid-infield, will be
at the keystone position. The old
reliable Ike" Kern will do the
stunts at third. Pap" Davis will do
the short field work. The outfeld
will be taken care of by Jimmy and
Aleck Gallagher and 'Jeems" Geb-
hart. Effort will be made to get
Russell to umpire this as well as the
Fourth of July games.
Great preparations are being
made for the Fourth games when
Trippe and Smith will serve them
up for Fort DUPONT Engineers team
and Willeys and Scanlon will take
care of the fiinglng end for New
Castle A. A.
Evening journal., 1922-06-30

Charles Hayward VS.. II. ]. Wise.
Second Eight.
S. NJ. Bratton VS.. J. W. Lyons; B.
Pascarell VS.. r. L. Magee.
Third Eight.
c. A. Tome VS.. H. G.. Crooks; II.
c.. Bounds VS.. z. W. Fielding.
Fourth Eight.
w. t. Inderlied VS.. H. L. Tatnall;
c. j. Snyder VS.. G. B. Sackett.
Fifth Eight.
C. l.. Trumbull VS.. N. P. MoCless;
+. W. Dlver-bye.
Sixth Eight.
L. L. Boyce vs.. Robert Hines; j.
A. Casey VS.. James A. Russell.
Seventh Eighth.
H. c. Bye, End, VS.. I. W. Eby; r.
II. Saltzman vs.. II. p. McDermott
=. Eighth Eight,
e. w. Clarke VS.. j. J. Bulgar; J.
II. Jackson VS.. NJ. Leshem; H. r.
Tatnall vs.. W. z. Lind.
Evening journal., 1922-06-30
CITY SWIMMERS
in dual MEET
Will Greet Natators From
Baltimore in Y Tank To-
morrow Night
SEE BARDO IN
EXHIBITION MATCH

AS an added special attraction for
the dual swimming meet between the
Baltimore and Wilmington Y. NJ. c,
AS in the local pool tomorrow night,
Edward Bardo will swim an exhibit
ton 220 yards in an effort TO es-
tablish a new mark for the furlong.
Bardo is in training for the swim
ming events TO be held on Independ-
ence Day at the Brandywine pool and
is i'm the pink of condition. In the
time trial held yesterday for the 100
yards swim he clipped two seconds
off of his old record and made n new
record for the local pool. His time
was 60 seconds fiat.
Only on two occasions has Bardo
been permitted to swim the furlong
distance in competition for fear that
he might textend himself to such an
extent that he would injure himself
permanently. He has devoted
great deal OF time during the past
eight months in training for this
distance and will specialize in this
event during the coming year.
Bardo's best time in competition was
2.42, and in practice 2.45 2-5.
The people of Wilmington for the
first time will have an opportunity
to witness the new junior team of
the Y. NJ. c. A. in action. This
group of youngsters represent the
best talent for their size in this sec
ton and every member OF the team
promises to make a reputation for
himself. The members Of this team
will be ready TO step into the shoes
left vacant by the members of the
High School team when they grad
uate.
Franklin Palmer established a new
mark for himself in practice yester-
day when he swan the century dis
lance in 1.0S. Young Wlardenburg, |
the new find for the plunge for dis
lance. clipped IL seconds off of his |
time for the plunge and made 40 |
feet in nine seconds fiat.
McAvoy and Diffenderfer have
been showing up well in practice
and the local boys should make the
boys from the Oriole city extend
themselves to the limit in order to
win.
Bernard Nobis has been showing
excellent form in the back stroke
swim and should give a good account
Of himself on Saturday night. He
will endeavor to equal the record OF
27 seconds for 40 yards made by
Evening journal., 1922-06-30
st. Hedwig'S A. A. Dots
BY GUESS wHoo

Things are all set for the bigtime
at the canal on July 4.--Donet' forget
to come across by Saturday. Fellows
so that we will know how many
trucks TO hire.
We would like to know bow,Ch1cx
Little gets that way calling himself
bachelor. and starting bachelors
club. Chick you fall for girls as
much as anyone. We are noty as
thick as you think we are.
One Of the club girls was soYer.
heard at the dance the, other night.
This is what she said: Sryhad three
dances with Jimmie Kernssone right
after the other. Amt that hair
raising?
Talk about a gang OF fish, gir1sI
Jump on Spike. Kid Boots. johnson
or Snakey. They buy cupie dolls and
present them to'the girls.
Harry Duffy is great on catching
flies, in left garden, says Zulu. He
ought to catch them with MS mouth
says Kaiser. because with his teeth
closed there is still room enough for
a horse fly.
Bat Boy Gobble is getting so thin
from carrying bats that he has to
drink muddy water TO keep the peo-
pie from seeing through him.
Well, at last they are going to play
tnat much talked about game. The
Nose A. C. and st. Hedwigs OF the
City League will cross bats Thurs
day, July 6, over at the rye field.
Even If 1t is not for the champion
ship Of the world. It will be hot
contest. as both teams carry a
heavy bunch Of rooters.
Here is our motto: May the best
team win.
AS a high diver Big Benny you
would make better steam roller.
A fellow was looking for st. He'd
wigs Club the other day, but couldn't
find It as Fishey and big 81 were
standing in front OF it.
They say that Teddy Birowski Is
going to buy a saxaphone and blow
himself Why not try dynamite,
Ted?
Don't forget our dance tomorrow
night. Everybody out for a good
time.
A fellow asked Kid Boots how to
write his name and this is what he
wrote: (Cid Buts).
Its pretty easy for Ziggis to hide
from her, but it's not so easy for her
to hide from him deep stuff.
There is a certain little girl with
a broken heart, and a certain little
boy that won't give in. Wow, the
only way to get by in this great game
is to forget and forgive. It's your
move, Kid Walter.
Evening journal., 1922-06-30

Suspension Of two clubs reducing
the league to an eight club circuit
adoption of a new schedule. the de-
! Gliding of protest and the extending
OF the first half to allow the teams
to play off as many postponed games
as they wish, were a few of the
items transacted at a busy session
Of the city League in The Evening
Journal office last night.
Parkside and st. Mary were the
two clubs dropped from the league
roster. They were practically self
suspended through lnfractions of
the rules. The Bankers and Brok-
ers protested a game against Park
side on account OF the use of w.
Hayes. who was declared ineligible
at a previous meeting of the league.
and who had no approved contract
to play in the loop. This was the
second violation of one rule in the
league and the penalty in the cir
cults code is that two infractlons
In one season means forfeiture of
all rights.
st. Mary forfeited at least two con-
secutively regularly scheduled games.
The rule pertaining to such carries
loss Of franchise. The eight clubs
now in the City League are-St.
Hedwig, Defiance. Bankers and
Brokers. Edge Moor Eastlake, Sew
enth Ward, Union and Krebs. An
eight club schedule to start on Sat
urday, July s was adopted.
All games scheduled with the two
suspended clubs were voted forfeited
to their opponents. As the league
now stands there is a possibility for
triple tie for the championship Of
the first half. Krebs which mas one
more game to play has 10 wins and
one defeat. They will meet East
lake at Newport tomorrow in the
play off of their lone postponed
game.
A defeat OF Krebs will give both
Defiance and Seventh Ward a chance
to tie up with the leaders. De-
fance has one game to play. meeting
the Bankers and Brokers at Second
and dupont streets tonight. A win
for Defiance will give them 10 vic
tories and defeats. Seventh !
Ward has two games. one with Union |
tonight and one with the Bankers !
and Brokers tomorrow afternoon. |
Both games will be played at |
Fourteenth and Woodlawn. At the !
present writing the Chicks have IL |
wins and losses and they will have |
TO cop both games TO tie the leaders. |
Other teams in the league will |
play off as many OF the postponed |
games as possible before the start of |
The second half tomorrow week in
an attempt to improve their position
IN the race. In the other games
tomorrow Edge Moor will be the
guests of Union at Twenty ninth and /
Market and Defiance and st. He'd
wig will clash in an exhibition game
At Second and DUPONT. Defiance
its first half schedule with
.onlghts game. The Saints have
already played their full quota.
The up TO date standing OF the
sircuit follows: