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of the gulch was literally specklei with gold" Placer dirt that ran 5( cents to the pan was located.
 Stampede From Sitka
 After locating both lode anc placer claimse, stalking a townsite which they named Harrisburg, ant the Harris recording district, or November they sailed for Sitks with a boat loaded with rich ore
 The arrival of this little gold. ship" created great excitement ir Sitka and stampede was under way at once.
 While Harris and Juneau were making their rich finds and locat- ing claims on Gold Creek, two oth. CT prospecting outfits sent out by MT. Piltz landed in this vicinity Neither of them saw the Harri. party or it's camp.
 On November l, says an account appearing in an early Juneau news paper, a party consisting of W. M Bennett, Walter Pierce, John Dix Hugh Campbell and John McKin. non landed here and found another party composed of Stillman Lewis John Mckenzie, Dan Foster, Henry Coon and James Baker. They hac heard of gold being found some where in this vicinity, but as there were two feet of snow cover on tht ground they decided not to attempt any prospecting and returned tC Sitka. A few days after their ar. rival there, Harris and Juneau came in with their reports and ore car. go.
 Juneau's First Citizens Despite the lateness of the sea son and the risks of storms, five small boats loaded with gold seek. CTS got away from Sitka within g short time The first to leave was Edmond Bean and one Indian in g canoe. Others came by launch from the U. s. s. Jamestown which sent some officers over to the new strike.
 Those making the voyage anc comprising the population of liar. risburg the first winter were: liar. ris and Juneau, the discoverers MT. Pilz, John Dix, J. D. Sage. Miller, Nat. Hilton, John Olds, M McClintock, Tom Kiernan, w. M Bennett, John McKinnon, Hugf Campbell, Walter Pierce, Wash ington Barnes, Mike Gibbons Charles Wells, Professor Moore Mike Duquette, Mike Dunn, Mik' Hays, Frank Berry, John Prior, ia ther of Mrs. L. R. Palmer, lame! Roosevelt, Bill Mehan and Antoine Marx. These were the first citi' zens of Juneau"
 ] The last of these landed on De- cember 3, and two days later real winter snow fell which effec' tually stopped further prospecting for the winter. But there was plent! to do Cabins had to be built, street opened up, trails laid out, and nu merous other activities occupied thu colony until the Spring of l88 rolled around.
 Dense forest covered the hill sides down to the beach, and axe bit into it all winter for timber for cabins. wood for fuel, etc.
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ALAsKANs AS SPECTATORS

Charles P. Sisson, A S s 1 [ United States Attorney General, on his way to Alaska on an inspection trip; United States District Judge Cecil H. Clegg, of the Fourth Judi ciaI Division of Alaska with head quarters at Fairbanks, and Walter B. King, Assistant United States District Attorney of the First Judi cial Division of Alaska with head quarters at Ketchikan, were among the spectators at the conspiracy trial yesterday.
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Three Men Crushed to
 Death in Rock Cave-in

MONTROSE, Iowa, Aug. 16.- Clyde Brynt, Wesley Cagle and Cecil White were killed late yester- day when rock ceiling of the McManus rock quarry near here caved in. The victims were crushed under tons of rock. All were mar ried and had big families.
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Mary LeiUis Is Granted Diuorce, Less Than 10 Minutes

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. I6. Mary Lewis, grand opera star, yesterday obtained a divorce from Michael Bohnesl. operatic singer. charging desertion and cruelty, in less than 10 minutes. Bohnen did not contest the &C., ton.
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Goes to Callows with
 Weak Smile; Is Hanged

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal, Aug. l6.-John Gomez, slayer of an aged Livermore taxidriver, climbed 13 steps to the gallows shortly after midnight, smiled weakly, and was hanged.
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W Tom Heeney's handlers claim that he was unable to finish his fight with Tuffy Griffiths because rubbing alcohol got in his eye in the rest period before the final round.
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Asst. U. s. Atty. General Enroute To Alaska

SEATTLE, Aug. 16.-Charlcs P. Sisson, Assistant United States Attorney General. left on the steamer Aleutian today for Seward on an inspection tour.
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CITY FIFTY YEARS OLD
PROGRESS IS STEADY
Jackson, O'Brine Enter 27th Day Of Endurance Flight

. ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 16. . Completing 625 hours in the air at 8:11 o'clock this . morning, Dales Jackson and . Forrest O'Brine refueled . their plane Greater St. Louis . and swung into their 27th . day of their endurance, re- fueling ll air flight.
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Commercial fishermen took ap- rroximately l5,00o.000 pounds f rrawn from Georgia waters last year.
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Gasoline tax collected in Missis' sippi for May totaled $662, ,180.46.
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John Pastle of the New York Exchange, is a passenger for his home in Juneau, aboard the Alas ka
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An-AlaSka News

1 Phyllis Sutter, daughter of Otto Sutter, superintendent of the Fi-
 dalgo Island Packing Company, and Mrs Sutter of Ketchikan, has an educated toe, which she has in- voked to improve her mind. She has been a professional dancer for several months on the Pacific Coast theatrical circuit of Fanchon and Marco. She and her sister Mil dred will enter the University of Washington this fall.
 | Fred Nysurom. Jr.. agent at Ket- chikan of. the Pacific Steamship Company and one of the youngest men ever to hold one of the com panys agencies, has been promoted to the head offices of the corpora ton in Seattle. Early in October, he will be succeeded at Ketchikan by w. J. Manahan, formerly of San Pedro, Cal, and Juneau. Young Mir. Nystrom's aptitude for the shipping business may be regarded as natural. His father, Capt. Fred Nystrom, is master of the steam ship H. F. Alexander.
 c. H. Sundmacher, attorney, who practiced law in the early days of both Anchorage and Hyder, has returned to Hyder after an absence of seven years, and has opened an office.
 George Balanger, old timer in the Nelchina district cleaned up 65 ounces of gold from his placer property there in a short season this year. He brought his treas ure to Anchorage.
 While driving a team of horses hitched to a wagon across Min eral Creek near Valdez, Ed Wood nearly lost his life. The animals were swept off their feet by the swift current and the vehicle over turned. One of the horses was drowned. MT. Wood, exhausted reached shore after a desperate struggle in the icy water. Catching a 100-pound halibut on trolling line was the experience of Capt. L. A. Crane of the trolling boat Progress while fishing near Ketchikan. Halibut are rarely caught on a trolling line. When Capt. Crane had brought his fish alongside, he shot it and then gaffed it.
 Daniel Coates, resident of the Klondike since it's hurrah days, and Miss Grace Grantham, school teach CT at Eagle, were married in Daw- son and will make their home there. Mrs. Coates taught school
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NEWS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF NO R I ILL AND.
Brief Items of Interest Con- corning Persons and
 Occurrences

Hunting bear with airplanes is a possibility of the near future. Two large brown bruins were seen by Pilot Matt Nieminen and passen- ger John Bailey from an Alaska Airways plane as it was flying at an altitude of 2,000 feet, from An chorage to Iliamna Lake district. The noise of the motor sent the animals scampering into thick brush.
 Oscar Anderson, who has been in business in Anchorage since the beginning of construction operations on the Alaska Railroad, has gone to Las Vegas to give the once-over to the Boulder Dam metropolis. If opportunity offers, he will engage in business there.
 The Kuststan Packing Company, owned principally by Al Jones, at Kuststan, put up 7,300 cases of salmon in the season recently clos ed, as compared with 1,40O cases in 1929.
 There is no place like home, in the opinion of Mrs. Willie Johnson of Petersburg, who just returned there from a visit of four months to Norway, Sweden and Germany Matthew Rayner of Petersburg has gone to Seattle to enter his second year at the University Of Washington. He trolled for salmon during his vacation, accommodating muscle and money. One of his di- versions at the institution of high CT learning is wrestling, and he is in fine physical condition to meet his fellow students on the mat. Physician, heal myself! Dr. Thomas B. Rhone, of Ketchikan did it. While hunting for deer near his home town he fell down a steep cliff, cutting his chin badly He hastened to camp where his medical kit was, and took three stitches in the wound.
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ming from to 7:45 o'clock in the church parlors.
 An Intermediate Christian Endea- vor has already been organized and will begin holding regular Sunday evening devotions tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Duncan Robertson is the
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NEW TEACHERS FOR 2 PRESBYTERIAN s. S.;
 OTHER NEW SERVICES

In order to adequately care for the increasing attendance at the Northern Light Sunday School two more teachers have already been secured and 1t is hoped to have two more in the near future.
 Beginning tomorrow the church is starting an enlarged program with and for the children of school age. For the children of the sev- enth grade and lower, "Childrens Hour" will be conducted by Rev. IC. c. Saunders each Sunday eve-
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SEAPLANE TAKES
 FOUR TO SITKA

With four passengers the Alaska Washington Airways seaplane Skag- way went from Juneau to Sitka to- day. It is scheduled to return here late this afternoon, and on its way back will call at Hoonah.
 The passengers who went to Sit- ka were Joseph J. Meherin, J. B.. Hotel, Oscar Shineman and Ralph 0. Mize.
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nothing since he was seen at Cedar Lake, Indiana, week ago until he awoke in a Peoria hotel yes- terday.
 The bank closed after his disap- pearance but only slight irregulari- ties were found.
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Header for the first meeting.
 At 7:45 o'clock all children will gather in the church auditorium for a Junior Church worship serv- lice.
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ALASKA TRADER MAY BE VICTIM OF FOUL PLAY.
Peter Williams Dies on Duck Hunting Trip
 Officer Investigates

AKIAK, Alaska, Sept. 27.-Peter L. Williams, trader, died while on duck hunting trip with two h. dian hunters and he is believed to have been a victim of foul play.
 Evidence at the scene indicated the men quarrelled.
 A large quantity of liquor was found nearby.
 United States Deputy Marshal Wiseman has begun an investiga : ton.
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MISSING MAN
 RETURNS HOME.
Victim of Amnesia Finds Himself After tDisap-
 pearance. of 2 Weeks

EAST CHICAGO, Indiana, Sept. 27.-H. K. Groves, Lake County Treasurer and President of the American State Bank of East Chi cago, who disappeared two weeks ago, returned home last night ap- parently a victim of amnesia.
 Groves said he could remember
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NEW BABIES KEEP
 MOVING AT HOSPITAL

Babies were the center of in terest today at the St. Ann's Hos pital. One came and another went. A girl, weighing eight pounds, was born to Mrs. Harold Iverson of Juneau. The daughter of Mrs. E. Gastonguay left the hospital with its mother for its parents home of Thane
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at Fairbanks, Ruby and Nome be- fore going to Eagle.

fore going to Eagle.
 MT. and Mrs. c. J. McNaughton, who recently directed the presen- tation of The Hoodoo' under the auspices of the Elks Lodge here, have just concluded the successful presentation of a three-act musical comedy, "The Queen of Hearts, for the benefit of Christmas Cheer Fund of the Elks' Lodge at Prince Rupert, B. c.
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GOES ON VISIT

Mrs. J. c. Readman left on the Northland this morning for a months visit with friends in Se- attle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
BY J. II. ANDERSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ ANsAs CITY, No, February IL
x When he played behind the
plate for the cid Chicago Cubs
Johnny King was difficult to
outguess. Now he's even harder to To-
cate, for on any given day he may be
found on the links, operating his bill
lard hall, running hotel, managing a
theater or inspecting his farm. At the
age Of 81, Killing, instead of being in
semi-retire1nent, is engaged in more
activities than college youngster.
It's called pocket billiards now, but
when it was just plain pool, Is years
ago, Johnny Killing had an interest in
a Kansas City "parlor" and played
Cowboy Weston for the champion
ship of the world" This was at the
time he also was renowned as mem
Der of Peerless Frank Chances Cubs
and one of the smartest catchers in
base ball.
Since retiring from base ball Killing
has branched out in business to the ex-
tent that he operates hotel and mo-
ton picture theater in Chillicothe, Mo-,
and specializes in the breeding Of pure
Holstein cattle at his farm, near Kan
sas City.
His hobby now is golf He admits he
scores in the 70's occasionally, usually
in the sos. He says he would rather
be on the links than in the grand
stands, although the attraction OF the
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e Davs Cup Doubles Aid AS Cubs Expect to Repeat Flag Wins
Fights. Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo, outpointed Lou Scozza, Buff
falo u5).
PHILADELPHIA Belanger
Canadian light-heavyweigh champion
outpointed Joe Sekyra, Dayton, Ohio
Q0); Young Ketchell, Chester, Pa, out
pointed Gaby Bagdad, Persia do).
JERSEY CITY.-Tommy Crowley
Pittsburgh, ottpointed Leonard (Young)
Zazzarino Q0): Stan Porada, Jersey
City. knocked out Johnny Mays, New
York %.
OMAHA, Nebr.-Tommy Grogan
Omaha, outpointed Lope Tenorio, New
York C10).
NEW YORK.-Ted Sandwina, Sioux
City, Iowa, stopped Knute Hansen, Ra-
cine, Wis. %; Primo Ubaldo, Italy. de-
feated Joe Bonovic, Binghamton, N. Y
a..
MIAMI, Fla.--Alex Sims, Cleveland
outpointed Red Riley, Troy N. Y. (10)
Bill Temmes, Silver Springs, Fla, out
pointed Tony Celmars, Akron, Ohio (10)
NEW CASTLE, Pa.-Babe Ruth
Louisville, outpointed Tommy Maroon,
Kansas City G0).
SAN FRANCIsCO.-Dave Shade, San
Francisco. outpointed Jack Willis, San
Antonio G0).
NEW ORLEANS.-Johnny Cook. New
Orleans, outpointed Ray Kiser, Tulsa
Okla. Q0).
PITTSBURGH. Jackie Rodgers
Pittsburgh. knocked out Benny
Schwartz Baltimore %.
LOUISVILLE.-Jacki Dugan, Louis
vile, outpointed AL Rammy, Germany
Q0).
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No. 1O.-The First Sill,

No. 10.-The First Sliding Base Stealer.
~ NOE upon time In base ball
base running was very polite
y art. Alphonse started for sec
ond base from first, and II
CASTOR caught the ball before Alphonse
got there, it was not considered good
form for Alphonse to dodge or try to
evade the man with the ball in his
hand. He ran right up to him and
stood still while he was being touched
out.
If he made an attempt to get out OF
the base path, and duck for the next
base, the spectators who sat on the top
boards of the nearest fences howled
their protests and complained about
"cheating."
In 1865 Eddie Cuthbert. then a mem
Der of the Keystone Club Of Philadel-
phia, upset all base ball etiquette by
running down the line from flrst base
to second, taking look at the second
ibaseman, and diving head foremost into
second base.
"You idiot" yelled the second base
man. you'll break your darned neck,
if it is worth anything to you'll"
This was the first slide" In pase
stealing. Much research has been MADE
to try TO discover the first stolen base
It is probable that bases were stolen
before Cuthbert took his plunge between
ehe feet of a startled second baseman
a 1865, but no good clue en- be found
% the identity of the Mree man who
&ad a stolen base scored to his credit
2here Is no doubt that Cuthbert wal
Ne first player to try to steal baS'
diving for 1t with his head.
Ease running is an art and not
science. Combined with some otl1ei
tang 1t helps TO make base bali scien'
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Hotel, Theater, Farm, Billiards
And Golf Keep King on Toes

national game finds him usually in at
tendance at the home games OF the
Kansas City Blues.
Golf seems to be taking the atten-
ton of the young fellows" said King
People want to play themselves rather
than watch others play. And you can't
blame them. I'd rather play round
Of golf than watch ball game"
A native Of Kansas City and product
of the local sandlots, Killing began his
major league career with the Cubs late
in 1900. After eight complete and sue
cessful seasons G901-o8, inclusive)
King obtained leave of absence in
1909 to look after his billiard hall
which rapidly was requiring more at
tention. That season he managed a
semi-pro club in Kansas City. Despite
pleas of Cub fans and efforts of the
management, he would not play and
when Chicago traded him to Brooklyn
late in 1909 he would not report and
became a holdout.
In April 1910, Killing was reinstated
to professional base ball and signed a
three-year contract with the Cubs at
$4,000 a season. He found it hard to
regain his hitting proves and the
accurate peg to second that caught so
many base runners. The season of 1911
found him finishing with the Boston
Braves. In 1912 he managed the
Braves, who ended at the bottom of the
National League race. In 1913 he
played his last professional base ball
with Cincinnati under Joe Tinker. who
played with the Cubs when Killing was
in his prime.
Kings business judgment and his
thrift are further evidenced by recent
announcement of a plan to begin a
leisurely tour Of Europe next Fall with
his wife and two daughters, Virginia, "a
and Jerre, 10.
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SLATTERY SCORES
WIN OVER SCOzzA
Gets New York Light-Heavy
Title, but Is Pressed
Late in Fight.

BY the Associated Press.
~ UFFALO, N. Y, February Ii
x Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo Is on
the top of the light-heavy-
weights today, a champion in
the eyes of the New York State Athle-
tic Commission at least, and his reign is
certain to last for 60 days. At the end
of that time he must defend the crown
against Maxey Rosenbloom, the Harle-
quin of Harlem.
But for a round or two last night it
seemed as though Graceful Jimmy,
whose third trial was successful, would
have no worries as to title burden for
some time to come. In order to whip
Lou Scozza, the hometown rival nomi-
mated by the commission to determine
a successor to the retired Tommy
Loughran, Jimmy had to do things
within the squared circle he never has
been able to accomplish before.
Jimmy, with nile-1ong lead at the
end Of the twelfth round, had to pry
himself of the ropes in the thirteenth
session of the 15-round battle He had
been hung there like canvas dummy
on fence by the italian youngsters
final desperate bid for victory.
He muscled himself off the middle
strand, eyes CLASSY, arms dangling help
less, legs devoid of their snap and speed.
Only the fact that Sco2za's frantic rally
came late in the session and the over
anxiety of the youngster when Slattery
reeled before him almost helpless saved
the day for the veteran.
Makes Game Finish.
When the battle was over and Stat
terry had survived the stormy thirteenth
round as we'll as a brutal fourteenth
session, to come back in the last round
and beat Scozza all over the ring, the
decision and the plauditS of crowd OF
II 900, one Of the largest in Buffalo S
history, greeted the new champion.
Although one judge voted the con-
test draw, with the referee and other
Judge agreeing on Slattery, newspaper
men at the ringside awarded the smiling
Irishman nine rounds. with Ave for
Scozza and one even.
Slattery made q mark of ScoZZa, a
game, plunging but Ineffective young
Ster, in the first 10 rounds, stabbiug his
face constantly with sharp left jabS
that closed the Italians right eye, cut
his left cheek and opened cash in his
forehead
Until Scozzas despairing surge, when
the youngster switched suddenly from
body attack to slashing overland swings
to the head, the milling was an unin-
teresting fencing duel
Slattery, a veteran, despite his 26
years, bid for the light-heavyweight title
honors first in 1925, but was knocked
out by Paul Berlenbach in IL rounds,
Two years ago Jimmy fought Tommy
Loughran for the title, but lost the de-
cision in Is close rounds.
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go much farther. But he is tough
man for any of them to beat, just the
same. He has beaten Borotra more
than once, and even Tilden has yielded
to him.
Get Only What You Earn.
Hennessey keeps the ball deep, a
gets it back, which is even more funda-
mental The only way you can beat
him is by taking the bit in your teeth
and going out to earn your points. You
certainly won't receive them on plat
ter from Johnny.
Although he probably can beat Lott
or Hunter as often as they beat him, I
doubt whether he will make the team
unless the committee Is convinced he
is In prime shape and that he can be
counted on to be in shape for future
years.
If the committee feels that Hen
Messy has only another season or two
of championship tennis, and that his
feet won't be able to carry him any
longer, they probably will decide 1t is
better to use one of the younger play
erS, who can put this years experience
to profit in the future.
There is no better liked player than
Hennessey. His unfailing sense of
humor and his amusing remarks have
made him big favorite, and it is fine
foS the esprit de corps Of a team to
have him along.
II he doesn't make the grade this
year as a singles player he might re-
ceive consideration for the doubles.
There aren't many doubles players any,
where who have anything on him. Ask
the players whom they consider the
best doubles man of all and you will
be surprised to find how many give
Johnny the call. He never fails you in
the back court and his return of service
is as sure as death and taxes.
It may be that Hennessey has only a
year or two more Of championship
singles in him, but you probably will
be hearing about him as q doubles
player for years.
Next: John DOGGY
(Copyrisht, 1880, b. North American News
paper Allianee.)