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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Baseball Science.
lN1w York Herald. l


 Not since the Pleistocene of major-league bas eball has scientific play been low ebb as il s at present. For this the public itself and not the game, is responsible This is era of power, and the lethal punch is much in demand than the subtle, crafty maneuycr As result, in tho desire for home runs major league have thrown science and cunning 10 the winds and have entered into competition of sugging. Base stealing the sac rife game, the squeeze, the bunt and run-all have been neglected in favor of crashing tactics the game has suffered.
 According 10 the most recent statistics 260 home runs have been hit in the National and American Leagues thus far this Ten years ago in the American League only 13S home runs were hit during the entire campaign. To date this year 100 four. base hits have been made in that organization and the season is only third over. The hard hitting has been helped greatly by the introduction in the last two years of what is known as the lively ball This has made clean sharp fielding the exception rnther than the rule, and altogether has brought about degeneration of the game.
 Al the clcse CT the 1913 season there vera cnlv '3O0 hitters in the National League and just 16 in the American League. This morning there are 3p men in that charmed circle in the American Lea e,,e and no fewer than 57 in the National League Pitch. CTS have hard time controlling the lively ball and shut-outs are eggs of the great ank Low-hit games have become almost obsolete
 hc@eRer, tue pnblic will tire of this carnival or suggng and before another season will be anxious lo see the clubs return to science The trend toward that demand already is strong
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
THE MANUFACTURE OF MARKS.

me las' "eeK Tn June Germany put two trilion marks She Was printing them at the rate Of 350000 900 day The largest denominations being printed or general circulation the 100 OOO mark bill Plans are under way 10 increase he concentrations to 50O,OoO and 1.000,000 marks When that shall have been done the printing offices will he able to turn the marks out faster The official ratio in value between the mark and the gold mark was S5,o00 to l. One dollar officially declared 10 be worht 150000 marks
 They have hgured it cut in Germany that. the printing Of marks cost 40 marks for each note printed That is ope reason for printing them in large de- ubminations bcy have in order to get the cost of
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Canada HOnOrs Banting.
lNew York Worl1.l

INeW YOrk WOrIu.J
 The Canadian House of Commons is abont to vote $7 300 year for the of his life pr. F. G. Banting who discovered the insulin treatment for diabetes Dr. Banting is thus to be freed to devote the of his already peculiarly useful life to medical research
 What makes this act important is not wholly the freedom il confers upon Dr. Banting To of his demonstrated genius the laboratories Of the world would be open anyway The act of the Canadian Government is important because it shows that a democracy, very much like own. having titles orders to confer yet publicly recognize great civilian, political service.
 Scientists arc often lonely men. Most of their work is neomprehensble 10 the people who will in the end most benefit by it. They achieve few of the ordinary rewards of All the reason why occasion people through it's Government should prove in striking and tangible way that it understands the overwhelming importance tifc research. Our State Legislatures might we'll profit by Canada's example
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
MAYORS WANT TO BE GOVERNOR.

Four Democratic Mayors of the State Of Washing ton are sparrine their partys nomination for Governor next year. They Mayor Edwin J. Brown of Seattle. Mayor Charles Fleming of spo- kane Mayor F T. Mathes of Bellingham and Mayor Ben Hill of Walla Walla. While Washington is a strong Republican State it is pointed out by the Seattle Post-1ntelli gencor that in nine elections for tie Goyernorship of that State four of them were by the Democfas and five by the Republicans. It reckons that the ambition for the Democratic nomination. therefore is without hope of further reward.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Issue for 1924.
lNew York Mail.)

lNew York Mail.)
 What Is to be the dominant issue in 1924? The World Court? The liquor law? Government owner ship and operation of railroads and coal mines? Never has the world moved in such baffling and swirltne ways as 1t IS doing today and it will continue to do for some time to come. The newspapers talk of mn nne issue today and Of another issue tomorrow rms much IS elear-the issue that is dominant today not likely to be the issue which the Presidential election will run. This world moving too fast for us 10 be voting in 1924 on the problems of 1923
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
White paper and labor must

oni Of them. White paper and labor must be paid for.
 In Russia they permit the printer 10 print rubles one hour ont each or his own pay. IL is said fhere Is 10 cigarette smoking, other diver sions that delay operations, during that hour.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Moral. Drive With Care

II doesn't pay to have an accident along lonesome road any more, for now days everybody who passes thinks you are bandit laying for Good Samaratin.@
 And when the police arrive on the scene, the first thing they do before they will help you is to look under the back seat to see if you have or have had, any moonshine parked there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

The Canadian Government which boupbt tba hard o punao on the Flathead Indian reservation in Mon lana few years ago is offering five hundred of ,ne ahihais Tor Sale. Owing to the fact that the buffalo is rather bulky and an unrulv net tbe mar ket IS not very eager. However. those who want fev puHaio can now obtain thcm.-(Seattle Times
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
WOOD ALCOHOL CLAIMS
 VICTIMS WHERE ART OF
 BOOTLEGGiNG IS UNKNOWN

BERLIN. July 17.-Wood alcohol has claimed the lives of at least IS German drinkers within the past few months, although neither prohi- bition nor bootlegeing prevail here This type of spirits is used widely in industry and science, and the victims have been laborers who be lieved they were getting cheap drinks by consuming small quanti- ties of the liquid that remained i'll tank cars after unloading.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

Heywood Broun. who saw 1t and reported 1t says the Dempsey Gibbons fight at Shelby cost the peoplc cf shelby and Great Falls loss of more than $500 . ooo He adds this was made by the knocking visitors. including newspapers reporters have done aeainst the Montana towns Then he piles insult on injury by saying the knocking was deserved
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
News of the Names Club

Irene B. Dull, of Trenton. N. J., is one of the brightest young ladies in the city.
 If you are trying to fill the com munity chest or something, Anne Mae Give lives at Independence, Mo.
 Iva Overall, of Pittsburgh, indig- nantly denies that she ever has owned such a thing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
He'd Get An Earful

Blinks: "Tf a woman has a keen sense of smell
 links: "Yes?"
 Blinks. Well, I was going to say if she has and her husband has a keen sense of hearing he better not take a drink before he goes home" :"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
observations of oldest lnhabitant

kin remember when stars re- ferred to something in the heavens, but there aint anything heavenly about lot of the modern stars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

fhe headline France Rejects Germans Offer ueeh aaaea 10 the interesting collection on our slanding galley.-(IIouston Post
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

rlumes immigration quota for the next year IS hXed al lS If the process self-determination s, nsps up aoroau We may yet have to pass the admission of the fractional parts of an immorant (New York Post
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Short Chanue

The bird that is always talking about the living the world owes him is mum like an oyster when it comes to the living he owes the world Sam Hill in Concinnati Enquirer.
 The yap that tries to make him self a collector finds the world out for dinner Dusty" Miller, Whining ton News-Journal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Fool Questions

D. T. asks: "Do these radicals use an old hen or an incubator to hatch a plot?'
 Helpi
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

Couftships are said to be long in the Arctic where an hsklmo mas 10 twist his tongue around rn- erhtuhlaihhaJuanjuarisguejak" when he wishes ,o 'eii all tskmlss that he loves her. (Springfeld Unon) r--'e"siN
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
That's Not So Far Wrong, Either

Pa" said Clarence, "when man is a public servant. what is he sup posed to do?'
 Well son, what he thinks he is supposed to do is to spend the pub lies money for it replied his dad.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

twelve-mile limit would only give the rn, neet i more sea room to dodge the revenue ships- tSan Francisco Bulletin)
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
The Ananias Club

q wish that I was homely," said the pretty girl, flor l get tired of the silly men making so much fuss over me"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

Nesuyius is having frst-class eruption nrovino soers.-(Cheago NewsD
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

liese are Dad days for Cabinets. One resigned Ill feKih Wednesday; Bulgarias Government was u,olthlown saturday and Monday the Chilean and Persian Cabinets threw up the sponge-fNev, yorL Herald) ~ o' n
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
ALONG LEES DETOUR
 By SAM HILL
Well, We'll

He wouldn't think of selling her.
 Yet on her wedding day. Her father does, so am told,
 Just gives the bride away.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

American tourists going to spend $50 otD ooo in France this summer, the default of Germany won't matter so --(Philade phia Record !
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Daily Sentence Sermon

The hardest word in the language to learn to pronounce is NO"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

once all Mayors recited the Constitution Now gencer.) i
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

Digging up Pharaohs and other long deceased p',sons may De all right, but digging up potatoes is better job for most of us-( Cincinnati Enonirar
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
Friendly Philosophy

The thing, which l, at first. so greatly feared. vanished the moment believed myself able to conquer it. J. E. F.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

nclehce announces new invention to make shns 'eaay Ill rolling seas What is itthe volstead law? --(Kansas City Times) ~
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18
She Wouldn't Be Married on
 Friday, But

(Marriage License in Pittsburgh
 Gazette Times.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-07-18

Dld papers ,or sa" a, Empie
Evening star., 1923-10-28
Capital Tourist Season
Skaters Fall Records
Hotels, Bus Lines and Public Buildings
ShOaU Greatest Crowds With Motor
TraueI Especially Heavy.

Washington this fall is entertain
ing more visitors than in any fall
since the war. Motor parties have
greatly increased in number since
summer. For the past month the
number of tourists stopping in the
Capital, arriving here both by motor
and train, Is unprecedented
Reflection of the tourist travel is
shown by the records of the big ho-~
tells, by the number of persons going
through the public buildings and by
records Of the sightseeing bus COM
panles. f. s. Hight, manager of the
New Willard Hotel, declares automo-
bile travel to Washington. measured
by the numbers of auto parties stop
ping at the hotel, is greater than in
any 1all since the war. Records of
the Harrington Hotel and other
hoSteifleS show the same.
Capitol Crowds Largest.
p, Never before in the history of the
United States Capitol has the number
OF visitors to the building been so
great according to Joseph s. Rodgers,
Sergeant-at- arms of the House. in
charge OF the Capitol guide force Oc-
tober is known as brides month" at
the Capitol. and the tourist travel
through the building this month has
greatly exceeded that of any other
month. The increase has been gem
eral and has been maintained steadily
throushout the summer, according to
MIR. Rodgers.
Other public buildings through
which visitors go have had the same
large numbers of visitors. Sight
seeing bus companies report doing
larger business this fall than for
many years past.
Much of the tourist business in
Washington is due to the rapidly in
creaslng use of the automobile as a
means of travel, hotel men say. Even
some of the smaller hotels record
thirty and forty parties of tourists
registering each day. This travel
Will begin to drop off within two
weeks, as soon as vacation periods
are over.
Benefit to Stores.
The department stores and Wash
lngton's retail stores generally have
benefited by the unprecedented tour
ist travel through the Capitol, ac-
cording to c. j. Columbus, secre-
tary of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association. While business
is Stacking up now, Mr.. Columbus
says the retail establishments of the
city have done an unusually large
volume of business during the last
three months. Unreasonable weather
delays buying of winter clothes, he
Evening star., 1923-10-28
RECORDS broken
BY HARDING MEDAL
Orders Largely Exceed Those
for Any Previous Presi-
DENTAL Memorial.

Orders for the Harding memorial
medal have broken all records for the
sale of presidential medals in the
history of the United States.
This was learned yesterday from
the acting director of the mint Miss
Mary O'Reilly, who announced that
orders for the Harding memorial
medal last week passed the 5000
mark, with more orders still coming
in. This figure is larger than the
number of medals of a President
ever sold, from George Washington
to Calvin Coolidge.
The orders for more than 5000 are
also in addition to the orders for the
Harding presidential medal. such as
is turned out by the mint, shortly
after the induction of all Presidents
into Office.
Second Issued for Harding.
The memorial medal was the sec
ond for President Harding. The first
was of the type usually struck off
by the mint, and of which there is
a complete series from Washington
on down. Memorial medals are made
only of Presidents who have been as
sasSinated or died in office; e
the Mckinley memorial medal. fol-
lowing his assassination, it was said.
Medals of the recent Presidents,
Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson, also
reached large sales. The Harding
medal. during the time Warren G.
Harding was President. enjoyed a de-
gree of popularity similar to that of
his immediate predecessor, Woodrow
Wilson.
Demand Follows His Death.
But with the death of Harding
there grew a demand for the Hard
ing memorial medal, which already
has surpassed all known records.
A medal of President Coolidge is in
course of prepare ton. Medals of any
President of the United States can
be obtained from the superintendent
of the mint at philadelphia by send
ing money order for 81, plus the
postage.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

over the booth in the station and finally
decided to ask how, under her cir
cumstances. she was going to be able
to eat and pay the incidental ex-
penses of her return trip. After salts
Tying the station superintendent of
the society that her integrity was
unquestioned, a voluntary advance of
funds in the amount of two dollars
was rendered the North Carolina
traveller. 1t has already been proven
that bread cast upon the water re-
turns, because the society here has
been repaid the two dollars and fen
lollarS besides
Evening star., 1923-10-28
COUNTESS is CANDIDATE.
Avowed Socialist of Warwickshire
Nominated by Labor Party.

WARWICK. England, October 81
The labor party today nominated the
Countess of Warwick as its candidate
for the seat in the house of commons
for the bennington division of War
wickShire, made vacant by the promo
tion of Sir Ernest Pollock to become
master of the rolls.
The countess, who is in her sixty
second year, has been an avowed
socialist for many years.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

after by the society's agents upon
her arrival at New York city, where
a change of trains was necessary.
In strange contrast to the case of
Mrs Varney was that of a prominent
woman Of Wilmington, N. c.. who
patronized F street shops beyond the
point of financial discretion. When
she was here a few days ago she
found, at the end of her visit to the
Capital city, that she had only few
loose pennies left after she had pur-
chased her transportation for home.
She saw the sign Travellers Aid"
Evening star., 1923-10-28

to her old home in New Hampshire
to die, was treated as a guest by
the Travellers Aid Society at the
Union Station yesterday.
She was placed in charge of the
organization at Atascardero, Calf,
where she had been employed for
several years as matron in fruit
exchange until old age and ilI-health
compelled her to relinquish her en-
ployment. At each important stage
of her journey Mrs. Varney has re-
ceived the care and attention of the
Travellers Aid.
Before she was placed aboard a
nOrth-bOund train here arrangem ents
Evening star., 1923-10-28

added, but as soon as the weather
turns cold winter buying VIII begin
again.
One phase of the tourist travel.
nowadays is that travellers no longer
take with them bulky trunks and
grips, but confine their travelling ac-
cessories to possessions that can be
carried in handbags and suit cases.
Porters at most of the hotels report
that the day Of the tourist travelling
with a trunk is passing and that most
travellers have nothing more than
bags or suit cases.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
FILIPIN0S TO CELEBRATE.

Filipino flag day" is to be celebrated
at $50 O'Clock tonight at the exercises
to be held at 920 10th street, under the
auspices of the Filipino Club. A. G.
Henning assistant secretary of labor;
Pedro Guevara, resident commissioner,
and Panic Silva, president of the So
ciety are to speak. Native songs will
be sung by Miss Felicidad Alvarez and
Miss Inez Villa
Evening star., 1923-10-28
Are You
Ruptured?.
New York State Rupture Expert
Inyents New Home Treatment
System for Rupture
FULL INFORMATION AND TEST
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For limited time only free test treat
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Evening star., 1923-10-28
WOMAN, 80, ON WAY
! TO OLD HOME, AIDED
Mrs. Varney Stops Here on Trip
From California to New
Hampshire.

Mrs. Mamie Varney, who said. she
was ninety years old. and on her way
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-12
$. $. ALASKA IN PORT
 EARLY SUNDAY MORN

The steamship Alaska arrived in port about 8:30 o'clock Sunday morn ing, sailing about 10 for Seattle and way ports. Outgoing passengers were
 For Latouche 70. Nelson, Fred Pugh, Geo. Farrell
 For Valdez-Roy Martin, A. NJ. Moody, Jas. E. Wilson
 For Cordova-B. B. Mozee, Albert Lundhl, Wm. Martin, R. G. Quinn.
 For Juneau-Jim Serim, John Bar beri, John Banner, John Garavogli.
 For Seattle-E. G. Kunkle, Hans Matheson, Mrs. D. J. Dawson, MT. D. J. Dawson, Ben Knutson, Harry Lech- her, Andrew Peterson, Homer D. Prosper, Maude Prosper, Louis V Prosper, Jos Martin, Robert Louwick, D. E. Dunbar, Ben Dahl, J. B. Carver John Fox, M R. Dunn, E. H. Stroeck- CT, Mrs. Archie A. Lewis, Archie A. Lewis, Fred Broomer, Hans Rasmus- sen, Frank Wallace, Hans Madsen, c. T. Irvine, Eric Berglund, Mike Fer lakes, A. Pallme, Otto Polti, George Smith, John Dimieoff, Edward Bannon.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-12
WRANGELI MAN GYPPED
 OUT OF RARE FOX SKINS

Walter Waters, of Wrangell, was swindled out of two rare fox skins by a passenger on the Alameda on her last trip down.
 Waters has curio store at Wran- gell and sometimes sells furs. When the Alameda was southbound, so the story goes, he had two fine fox skins for sale. For one of them he asked $225 and for the other, sl25. Alf Ala meda passenger was much interested in the skins and finally induced Mr. Waters to accept what purported to be certified check on the National Army Bank of Camp Lewis" for $275 in exchange for them.
 MT. Waters discovered by telegraph ing that there was no such bank and the authorities were notified at Seat tie. The wires were crowded and the message delayed and tbe thief got off the boat without detection
 The name of the fur buyer did not appear on the passenger list when an investigation was made and apparent ly was a fictitious one.
 And thus civilization has come tC t:le Northland.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-12
WILSON SPEECH
 ARRA|GN|NENT IF
 FOREIGN POLICIES

WASHINGTON, Nov 12.-From the seclusion of his home Saturday night former President Wilson broadcasted the report that he has not altered his convictions that American isolation from Europe is shameful and that it is Americas duty to lead the world to peace.
 France and Italy," said the former president, have made waste paper of the treaty of Versailles"
 "Cowardly and dishonorable" were the words which Wilson used in speaking of his contempt of the for eign policy America has pursued ill the late war.
 "The United States" he said, "has turned its back upon the world in a shameful manner, withdrawing into a sullen and shameful isolation, which is deeply ignoble because manifestly dishonorable."
 President Coolidge and w. G. Me Adoo were both interested listeners in, the former from the White House.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-11-12
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF
 RED CROSS ROLL CALL COM

The members of the Roll Call Com mittee have been assigned to the dis trict as follows:
 Mrs. Banbury, Mrs. Swetman and Thelma Ellsworth will have all the district south of the Glacier stream, and east of Fourth avenue to the Bay on the south and east.
 Mrs. Flames and Mrs. Earl Reed win have the district south of the glacier stream between Third and Fourth ave nue to Railway avenue, including the dock.
 Mrs. Krefting will have the district south of the glacier stream between Second and Third avenue to Washing ton street.
 Mrs. Goodskey will have the district south of the glacier stream west ol Second avenue to the hill and to Washington street.
 Mrs. Hinde and Mrs. Henderson will go with Mrs. Weybrecht to the North end, and they will have the district east of Second avenue and from the glacier stream on north and to the bay on the south.
 Mrs. Reher and Mrs. Tyer will 20 with Mrs. Perry to the north end. and they will have the district west of Second avenue to the hill and from the glacier stream on the north
 Miss Waugh will remain at the bank
 And the chairman of the Roll Call committee will have the district west of Third avenue to the hill and south of Washington street to the bay.
 Mrs. Ray, Mrs. Blue, Mrs. Lechner,. and Mrs. s. M. Graf as members of the Transportation committee will as- sist the members of the Roll Call Committee in any way that they can.
 All members of the Roll Call Com mittee together with the Transporta- tion committee will meet at the Fire Hall promptly at 10 a. m Wednesday, Nov. IA, where the members of the Roll Call Committee win receive their membership blanks and final in- structions.
 J. H. WALKER,
 Chairman of the Rell Call Com.