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The Kusko times., 1923-12-08
consume the wages of the

which consume the wages of the workers.
 We further report that men are em- ploYed for cannery work in the packing of fish in the fishing fields in Bristol Bay and other fishing districts who are subject to DC medical examination; otherwise 1t would not be possible for men with Venereal diseases or extreme drug addicts to enter the employ of the companies.
 'We further find that 10 adequate examination or inspection is made of men who have the actual handling Of the fish products as reported ab5ze3 as to their being infected with eonsa- gious and loathsome diseases.
 Alaskan fishing, and especially sal mon, is one Of ne nations greatest food supplies, and yet 1t appears that .here mas never been auy government supervision to guarantee the cleanli- ness, purity and holesomeness of she product packed. Toe ouly actioE taken along these lines that the grand Jury Is aware of is that iD rare lases, where the fish are decaYed before being packed, parts of tne pack have been condemned. II there were inspectors in the buildings at all times, not only the quality of Coe hsn eyo De packed, but the. cleanliness of the buildings and employees and the sanitary condi- the danger of contamination would be avoided /"
The Kusko times., 1923-12-08

The following is an excerpt taken from a special treport of the Valdez grand jury, recently submitted to Juoge E. E. Ritchle, dealing princi- pallY with the fisheries in the Bristol Bay section:
 ''In the fishing districts in the west ern part of the Third division, and es- pecially in Bristol Bay, We find condi- tions appalling, and Un account of the character of the labor employed and canneres the government is put to the expense Of many thousands of dollars, which in our judgment should be avoided.
 We wish to call attention to mar cotic conditions. Many ,addicts and a large amoudt of narcotics find their way to. the canneries and fishing grounds through the cannery help, and it has become a. grave menace to the safety and health of the people of Alaska, and especially to the food sup
 
 in the handling and packing of salmon. At one cannery it appears there were at leastforty men addicted to the use of various narcotics, such as opium, CO., caine, marihuana and other habit. form ing drugs. In many instances foremen of Chinese crews handle narcotics and dispense them to the men under their charge in the canneries, and there ap- pears to be narcotics sold and addicts at all canneries.
 "One instance is reported where a man in the advanced stage of syphilis, and having ulcers therefrom all over his body, was employed in pressing the fish down in tbe cans With his hands, which were protected only with cotton gloves. AAnother4instance is reported where member of the China crew was allowed by the company Sl per day to buy narcotics on the plea that if he did not obtain the narcotic he would not and could not work. There appear to be men, imported in China crews by some of the canneries, who come north for the sole purpose of practicing the detestable crime against nature. These men. it appears, dress themselves in silks and women's clothing and indulge in these terrible practices, passing from one cannery to another and doing little work. At one cannery it is re- ported there were large number oi casss ofrectal syphilis resulting from these practices, more than twenty There appears to be no provision made
The Kusko times., 1923-12-08
Shockin9 Conditions i'm
 Canneries at Bristol Bay

| for the inspection of the bodily health of the men who handle with their hands qhe salmon packed, and several instances are reported where men hav- ing actual handling of the salmon were infected with venereal and other loatb- some diseases.
 We wish to call the courts atten- tion to the fact that at the present term here are two cases of homicide and three cases of assault with deadly weapons and other crimes originating among cannery help imported by the canneries, which will cost the govern ment many thousands of dollars in prosecutions.
 We also beg to suggest that an- other source of trouble n the canneries appears to be quality of food furnished and fed to the China crews by Oriental cOntractors in the employ of he can- berries. Some of the crlme and much of the trouble originating in tbe can nery districts has teen through strikes on account of China crews. One of these food strikes terminated with tue killing of one man and the wouuding of two others.
 "EVdence has been deduced before us showing that common practice in many of the cities of the Pacific coast is to release men serving terms in jail to come north to the canneries, which results in unloading upon the Territory of Alaska an undesirable and criminal class.
 "In brief, we find conditions in the Bristol Bay district most deplorahle and alarming, especially with regards to narcotics and bringing in of firearms | by Oriental foremen and members ot the China crews. There seems to be no provision made for preventing men employed by the canneries, and espe- cally Orientals, from bringing al kinds of 6reatms with them to the fishing grounds. We believe that many of the crimes committed in the Bristol Bay district are due to permitting Ori- entals to have firearms, which they use on slight provocatiou, resulting in murder, assault and other crimes.
 We also beg to report that it ap- pears from our investigation that on account of the poor food furnished by many of the contractors the men are forced to supplement their nations with purchases from tbe commissarY and what is known as the slop chest. which are sold to them by the foremen of the China gangs and Oriental contractors at exorbitant prices. Many cases Are reported where the earnings of the men were consumed in purchasing fcod to supplement- the deficiency of rations and when the men finished the se8so and returned to the States they were indebted to the companies.
 ''We further wish to call the courts attention to the nature of contract uu. der which these men are employed and which they are compelled to. siqn be. fore leaving the States @to go to the fishing fields. These contracts leave the men at the mercy of the Oriental contractors, and under their terms slight infractIons of the Onerous regu. lations will aud do result in penalties
The Kusko times., 1923-12-08
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Evening star., 1923-01-13
TRIO OF TEAMS TIED
FOR LEAD AT HOCKEY

DULUTH. Mimi, January is.-By
virtue of it's 4-to-3 victory over Du-
luth here last night, the Cleveland
hockey team went into a triple tie
with ST. Paul and Duluth for leader
ship OF the United States Amateur
Hockey League.
1t required four overtime periods
for the Cleveland sextet TO obtain an
even split in the two-game series,
Duluth having won the first game,
4 to o. Thursday night.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, January 13.-
The second contest OF the two game
series in the Western group schedule
of the United States Amateur Hockey
Association will be played here to-
night when the Pittsburgh Hockey
Club meets the Milwaukee team The
Pennsylvania club defeated the locals
last night, 4 to 2, in a contest fea-
tured by many thrilling plays.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, January 13.-
The Westminster Hockey Club of this
city defeated the Boston Hockey Club,
2 to O, in a United States Amateur
Hockey League game.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
BOXER, NOT A FIGHTER,
! SAYS JACK, ON STAND

LOS ANGELES. Calf, January l3.---
Jack Dempsey, III his answer to the
S25, 600 damage suit Of Owen Bartlett,
house painter, which is on trial in su-
perior court here, declared he was not
he Champion prize fighter of the world
hut the champion boxer of the world. -"
Bartlett asserted that last February
while he was painting the new Dempsey
residence here. the champions brother
Joseph Hyram Dempsey, and Teddy
Hayes. his former trainer, first quarreled
with him over the work, and later
!eaped on him, struck and kicked him
and tore his clothes 10 shreds.
lie contended that as Joseph Demp-
Scy and Hayes We're employed by the
champion, the latter was responsible
financially for their alleged actions.
Hayes. on the stand declares he was
rot the champions trainer: that he had
given up his job as his sparring part
''er July /, 1921. and since had been
secretary to Jack hearus. the champions $
manager.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
Floyd johnson Demonstrates Real Glass Local College Tosses
rough tho North American Newspaper Alliance,

! ones ever engaged. In the old days
we couldn't afford to have utility men
I sitting around the bench except when
needed in a pinch. Our utility men
or substitutes were mostly tho extra
pitchers.
Strang was always q good hitter
and very fast. He also was a good
third baseman, good second base
| man and a good outfelder The trou-
! BILE was that he never cared about one
position very long. He WOULD go In
and play second or third like house
afre for q few weeks and then lose
| his pep. He would get tired Of the
| job. He liked new sensations Give
him any new job and he was such a
naturally good ball player that he
novelty wore off he would get lazy.
sammy Never Got Excited.
Strang never got excited about any
thing in his life. Whether there were
one or three men on bases and wheth-
er the world championship depended
on whether he hit or not meant moth
/ ing to him. He was devoid OF nerv-
BUSINESS.
With smile and q yawn he would
pick up a bat. walk up to the plate
and lazily slam the ball out of the lot.
I decided to keep him as utility
no regular job AT all. Before that the
professional pinch hitter was not
known. Sammy lived up to all my eX-
! lpectations He hung up a hitting rec
ord which, believe. will stand for a
| long time to come. ] put him up nine
| times as a pinch hitter and he hit
safely nine. times in succession. You
can we'll imagine what that meant TO
| ball club That was in 1905, and, IL
you will remember, we almost walked
away with the pennant that year, as
we did the world series.
But getting back to Cedar Rapids
Henry Fabian tells me that when
showed up in April, 1891, I was the
freshest and cockiest Kid that ever
broke into ball game. sassed
everybody. thought ] was just as
| good a ball player as any big Lacquer
! In the business.
To tell the truth, I've always
thought that those fresh. cocky
youngsters, who think they know it
all, are the best prospects. They have
to be taken down occa sionalIy, of
course, but IL they can keep that
cocky spirit they will be good ball
players nine times out of ten. They
have confidence in their own ability,
and that is a wonderful thing.
Believe me, / have had some fresh
ones.
Copyright, 1928, United States and Canads,
by the Christy Walsh syndiceteJ
(The next article of the McGraw
series Will appear tomorrow In the
pink sports section of The Sunday
| STAR
Evening star., 1923-01-13
OPEN GOLF DATE SHIFT
CONSIDERED UNLIKELY

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 1S.-A
plea by the Professional Golfers AS
sociation for a change in the date Of
the open tourney from July TO June
was expected to be the feature OF the
closing session of the United States
Golf Association meeting hero today.
The customary July dates were
named yesterday.
Those In close touch with affairs
were OF the opinion that the associa-
ton would refuse to vote for the
change. This. it was said, was in
Difference to Great Britain, as the
date for the British open champion
ship already had been set for June,
and that a number of American pro-
fessicnals were to take part in the
play.
Washington figured in the award
ing of Journeys yesterday, getting the
public links event, to be decided late
Dates for the three big national
tournaments were the national open
to be held at the Inwcod Club, on
Long Island. July 8 to 13, inclusive; !;
the national amateur at the Floss
moor Country Club, near Chicago,
September 10 to Is, and the women's
national at the Westchester-B -Biltmore
Club, near New York. October 1 to 6.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
THREE EX-TITLEHOLDERS
WITNESS GARDEN SCRAP

NEW YORK, January 13.-Three
former holders of the world heavy
weight title were among the crowd
which watched Bill Brennan and
Floyd johnson I'm their battle last
night AT MadisOn square Garden.
Jess willard. who held the title
tor four wears until Jack Demp-
sey relieved him of the crown I'm
1919. was Il rinSside spectator. as
were Jnck johnson, the big GAL
ScstOn negro from whom Willard
won the title in 1918 in Havana,
nnd Jim Corbett. Tommy Gibbons.
-. Paul challenger for Dempsey's
titles Harry Greb, American light
heavyweight champion. and Harry
Wills, Den"sey's negro challenger.
were other fistic nOtabIes in the
great crowd.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
BY John J. McGRAW,

One day we rushed him in from the
bullpen to take another pitchers
place.
Huh" he said, "where'd all those
fellows come from?r
The bases were full and there was
nobody out.
"Oh. all right" said old Doc Gran
dali. as the boys called him, Tets
CO."
without a finch or quiver ne start
ed pitching and retired the side with
out q run. Crandall was a mighty
valuable ball player. He could also
play the outfield.
In this connection it was not a
great while before Crandafl's time
that we began 10 use pinch hitters-
that is, keep a man on the bench for
that purpose alone.
] may be mistaken. but I think
Sammy Strang was one Of the first
Evening star., 1923-01-13

johnson has 4 great deal to learn
before he could hope to last very
many rounds against Jack Dempsey.
Despite his innate fighting knowI-
edge, rare alertness and remark
able speed for 194 FOUNDER, 1t is the
writer's opinion that Tom Gibbons at
his best could at least have outpointed
Johnson last night. But-and say il
with frmness-the Floyd Johnson
that viii be, say in ten months or a
year year from now. should be crowding
dempsey hard and with very good
chance OF showing the king of all
heavies bodily off the throne seat.
Experience Saved Brennan.
It was only the great experience of
brennan that saved the veteran from
n knockout. Twice he was almost
out In the twelfth. visibly worn by
JGhnson's terrific pounding on the
kldney'S, Brennan took jolting left
in the pit of his stomach and a
straight overland punch flush on the
jaw. He wabbled. covered nicely.
hung on for moment and, realizing
that the round was nearly over, came
couraeeously upright and for the last
twenty seconds forced the lighting.
Johnson had an ugly boil on his
left arm, which had been lanced
earlier in the evening. UnqueStion-
AMY IL dHecIeu MS nlttlDS power.
That, together with the fact that the
speed all the way had been excep-
tionally fast for heayyweights. thus
leaving both men a little weary, is
no doubt the real reason why Bren-
nan was not put to sleep then and
there.
The other occasion on which Bren-
nan was in trouble was in the If
teenth round. Johnson feinted Brer-
nan, old fox that he is, into an open
ing. and again sent that left to the
belt and right to the chin. But the
power wasn't behind either punch
and Bill managed TO recover suffl-
ciently to stand up ard swap toe-to-
toe wallops as the final bell rang.
johnson Wins Every Round.
Johnson easily took every round
He weighed 1914 and Brennan 200h
Besides a terrific beating Brennan
got $14.790.20 and Johnson S9,S69. IL
being figured that odd 20 cents was
coming to Brennan TO buy court plas-
ter for his cut eyes. The entire gate
was s51,Se0, of which about $2,s00
went for taxes.
jim Corbett. Jack Johnson, Jess
Willard and Tom Gibbons were among
the high lights at the ringside. II
really was amazing what a scream
ing, cheering reception the fans gave
Willard.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
TRIO OF CONTESTS
BOOKED FOR HERE
Georgetown Meets Marines
and G. w. Plays Yankees
in Main Battles.

ID ASKET BALL teams Of the
~ District varsity group are
to be busy tonight. George
town will start its season with :,
game against the Quantico Marines
IN Ryan gymnasium, George Wash,
ington is TO entertain the Yankees
city Independent champions, at Ger
trail Coliseum, and the Galiaudet Re
serves will be hosts to the Wes,
Virginia School for the Deaf at Ken
dali Green.
The Georgetown and GalIaude.
games are to begin az sat- o'clock
Girls teams of George washington
ana Swarthmore are to sect at $
o'clock in preliminary TO the Hatch ,
etite-Tankee engagement.
c. L. Five Is Nosed Out.
Catholic University. which w.
nosed out in a 27-to-25 game b.
Washington College at BrookianG
last night. also has a date tonight
but on a foreign floor. The Maroois
and Black went to Emmitsburg, Md
counter the quintet of Mount S.;
Mary's College.
The Brooklanders had a good Ave
man defense In last nights fray, buf
it did not mean much to the Easter
Sho' team. When the Chestertowr
players. after working the ball along
the side court, were unable TO pene
trate the Catholic University Gordon
they would shoot for the goal and.
despite the distance, generally found
the mark. They were not pot shots.
either. 1t was evident that the Wash
inston College men had been carr
fully trained in distance shooting a.
a means to overcome q tight defense.
The game was hard fought all the
way, with the visitors generally hold
ing the better end of the SCORE
Eberts, Breslin, Fitzgerald and Capt.
Lawler carried the Catholic Uniyer
sity attack well, and Lynch proved y
good floor man. as usual. but their
combined efforts could not check the
sharpShooting Of Dumschott and
Carroll. Go-dy's center play and
Flores dribhling for Washington.
College were spectacular. 1t was tn.
ffth successive win for Washington
College on its tour.
William and Mary girls overcame
the Swarthmore College sextet. 80 t.
36. yesterday in a game IN Epiphany
gymnasium. For q few minutes tht
William and Mary team held long.
lead. but Swarthmor IRE scored heavii!
early in the second half. and fron
then on the game was q nip-and-tucl
affair.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
Tips on Playing Basket Ball;
Correct Rule interpretations
by ED THORP.

~ FFENSE. Center play num-
1 Der two. Center tries to
- "tap" bali about three feet
forward and three feet to the left.
The left forward comes in fast and
passes to the right guard. who is
now up one or two steps beyond the
center circle. The right forward in
the meantime has manouvered over
to the left side Of court, getting in a
position to receive a pass from the
right guard. This is a very fine play.
AS the season progresses you will
Evening star., 1923-01-13

find that the left forward will be
able TO go up in the air and tap the
ball to right guard. The center, al
ter putting the ball in play, cuts
through the left, getting down in
position to receive pass or to fol
low up missed shot. The LETT for
ward, after passing to the right
guard, goes through 10 the bach
court, so that right guard can con
tinue toward basket after making
his pass. This gives you three mef
going through-the right forward
right guard and center.
O. How are players numbered:
A, Players shall be numbered with
plain numbers at least six inches high
and one inch wide. Fastened securely
on the backs of their shirts.
@. Whose fault is 1t if the timers
are not supplied with whistler
A. The timekeePers should see that
they have whistle, gong bell. or
pistol before the game starts. III they
have mot, they should call It TO the
attention OF the referee. He will sec
TINT they are provided with some sort
of an implement to be used by them.
Q. When. where, and by whom was
the game originated7
A. BACK In fhe winter OF 1881 NJ thB
Springfield, Mass. Y. vi. G. A.. Dr.
James Naisnaith, then a physical
director Rt that institution and now
head of the physical Instruction de-
partment OF q western unlversity.
Q. Can l interfere with q player who
is returning the ball into the court
from out of bounds?
A. No part of your person shall bc
outside of the court and you are not
allowed 10 touch the ball until Ii has
crossed the liue.
Q. When is a ball IN play at center
A. After IL reaches its highest point,
the referee shall blow his whistle and
ID II In play.
game Of basket bali or its rules which
puzzle you. lCr'ite Ed Thorp, care of tho
Sporting Editor, iibclostng stamped re-
turn enpslope. He'll give you % quick
aud correct decision
Evening star., 1923-01-13
TIGERS TRAINER HoNoRED

PRINCETON. N. J.. January "a
Keene Fitzpatrick, veteran trainer o
Princeton athletes. has heen appointeC
advisor in athletics by the trustees q
the university. This appointment car,
ries with il membership on the facult
committee on outdoor sports
Evening star., 1923-01-13
THIS LOOKS ENCOURAGING.

Rated according to the lowest bat
ting average of opponents, John
Hollingsworts, who will join the
Csriffmen this spring, stands seventh
III the list of siXty-two pitchers who
worked forty-five or more innings in
the American Association last year
In the eighty-six innings he pitched
rival hltters were at bat 323 times
and made S3 bingles for an average
Of 251
Evening star., 1923-01-13
KANSAS CITY BUYS SITE
FOR A NEW BALL PARK

KANSAS CITY, Mo, January Ia
The purchase of tract Of land here
hy George Muehlebach. president of
the Kansas city American Associa-
ton base ball club. announced today,
assured the club new quarters for
next season capable Of accommodate
'nS $4,000 spectators. Work on the
sands will begin as soon as the
revised plans are completed.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
RUMBAUGH WINS AT TRAPS.

PINEHURST. " G.. January Is
John r. Rumbaueh Of ASbeville, " G.
won the mid-winter handicap trophy
leading trapshooting event of the sea
son, defeating q field of sixty-three con.
testants by a margin of one targej
His score was 96, from the 2o-yard Hnt.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
COLLEGE BASKET BALL,

Washington College, 81; Catholic
University, rs.
At Gettysburg, Pa.--GettysbuFg, AZ;
st. Johns of Annapolis, 16.
At Lafayette, Ind.-ButIer, 43; Pur-
due, 20.
At New Haven--YaIe, As, Trinity. I6.
At New YOrk-New York University,
3II st. Johns of BrOoklvn, 20.
At Br0oklyn-Manhattan 32; Pratt
Institute, 80.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
SKI LOSES ALL TITLES.

PARIS, January 13.-The disquali-
fication of Battling Sikh and the
withdrawal of his title OF middle
weight champion Of France was held
by the international boxing union to
invalidate also the other titles the
Senegalese boxer won from Georges
Carpenter. These were middleweight
and heavyweight champion of Europe,
and light heavyweight champion of
the world.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
ONLY THREE SPORTS PAY.

PRINCETON. \. j.. January 10.
Only three srorts were self-suppori
ing at Princeton University last veaJ
the Athletic Association announce,
today. These were foot ball. has.
ball. basket BAH. The largest returr
came from foot ball
Evening star., 1923-01-13
TRIUMPH OVER BRENNAN
! DECISIVE AND IMPRESSIVE
In Winning l5.Round Decision From Veteran,
Young Iowan Looms Best Heavyweight Pros.
pect, But Is Not Yet Ready for Dempsey.
BY FAIR PLAY.

EW YORK January l3-Floyd Johnson best
heavyweight possibityyes probabityin this other
But he still is only probability. His
Madison
Why
Jonsons
1928
nLnso his
Evening star., 1923-01-13

Y. VI. c. A. Day Schools team top
pied the Swavely School Reserves
yesterday in 35-to-2 encounter The
Swavely tossers made their points
from the foul line. Engel of the win
ners tossed ten scrimmage goals.
Aloysius MidEets vanquished the
Gonzaga Sophomores, "a TO 5. yester-
day. The GonZagans could not check
MCGOWAN and BreSnahan, the Al
oysianS' sharpshooters.
swave1y School is at Garrett Park
this afternoon for a tilt with the
Georgetown Props. while Gonzaga has
gone TO Baltimore to play Calvert
Hall.
Evening star., 1923-01-13
PERRY PREP BASKETERS.
HAVE TITLE ASPIRATIONS

MERRY PREPS OF Mount Pleasant, years
junior athletic championships
OF the ball aure1s this
They disposed number formidable their
tackle
Manhattan Juniors other l0pound If these
al w. between and pr