“BRINGING UP FATHER—TEN YEARS AGO.”
By GEORGE McMANUS
i
INSURGENT ELEMENT OF P. C. L.
FAILS TO DRIVE M'CARTHY OUT
AS PRESIDENT{STATEMENT MADE
SA.N FRANCISCO, May 1.'..—Fail
ure of the insurgent element t.» Oust
William McCarthy as Pr *sliien ~of
the Pacific Coast League mil Mc
Carthy's statoment that ho will drive
William Wrigley, Jr., out Oi profes
sional basebalil If he can show Wrig
ley, Jr., is financially interc.'. d in
the Seattle baseball club, fe-t .tired
the special meeting here ye.-actdtv
of .the league directors.
Throe clubs voting with McCarthy
refused Charles Lock hard, 3’at‘le
club -owner, a pla'-e as a membi" of
the board until the. purchase o. the
Seattle club is investigated.
(Four clubs mn;l Seattle oojose!
McCarthy, but as the -Seattle sote
was not counted, McCarthy declared
a tie.
JUDGE LANDIS SEES DANCED
OF UNEVEN PENNANT DACE
CLEVELAND, May 15.—Judge Ken
esaw M- Laindis, director of organ !
ized baseball, 'sees in the unprece- 1
dented crowds at tho New York Araer
lean's new park and the New York
National League Polo Grounds this!
season a grave and alarming danger
to Ibaseball. the possibility of top
heavy league races, due to the in- j
creased financial strength of the
Yankee* and Giants, he said in an j
address here.
“The danger of the situation may
(be merely theoretical,” the judge1
eaiid, "blit advance fears are seem
ingly justified when one city is cap
able of sending 75,000 fans to a
COAST LEAGUE
TEAMS TRAVEL
Only one same was played in the
Pacific Coast League yesterday as
the teams are traveling and expected
to open this afternoon on the follow
ing schedule for this week:
Seattle at Los Angeles.
Portland at Oakland.
San Francisco at Salt Lake.
Vernon at Sacramento.
YESTERDAYS games.
Pacific Coast League.
Los Angeles 7; Portland 4
National League.
New York 1; Pltstburgli 4.
Philadelphia 3; Cincinnati 7.
Brooklyn 6; Chicago 3.
Boston 1; St. Ixtuis 7.
American League.
Detroit 11; New York 16.
Chicago 0; Philadelphia it.
Cleveland 6; Washington 3.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
Pacific Coast league
W. L.
San Francisco .... 25
Salt Lake .... 23
Portland . 23
Vernon .'. 22
Sacramento . 22
Los Angeles 15
Seattle . 14
Oakland . ... 12
15
16
\ IT
17
17
Pet..
.625;
24
27
.590 ;
*575 I
.564!
.564 |
.4 05 j
.368 1
.308
National League.
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh .
Cincinnati
Boston .
Chicago .
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
W.
18
14
13
13
11
12
10
6
L.
11
11
12
11
13
14
17
Pet.
• 720 j
,660|
.542 i
.520!
.500)
.480)
.4171
.261;
American League.
w.
New York . 15
Cleveland . 14
Philadelphia . 12
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago .
Boston .
13
11
9
9
7
L.
8
10
lo
12
12
12
13
13
Pct.j
,.«52
r683
.545
.520
.478
.429
.409
.350
Chickens for frying or fricassee.
Also a few ducks left. Please order
early. These fowls will be dressed
and delivered to your door. D. B.
FWhiMh* Bbon<i.U4. w... ...... .
ball game while another is restricted
by structural and population liniita
tions to crowds of 25,000.”
The judge said he had no sugges
tions to offer designed to meet the
situation, but listened attentively to
a description of a plan in vogue in
the Southern league by which cities
of smaller population are enabled
to Compete on even terms with larg
er cities in the buying and assembl
ing of players, compared with the
possibility of the two New York
clubs, with grealt wealth obtainable
through enormous attendance, out
bidding any rival club in either
league for the services of star play
RITCHIE IS TO
TRY COME BACK
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.—Willie
Ritchie, former lightweight cham
pion of the world, announced today
he will attempt to oomo back and
will shortly challenge Benny Leon
ard, the iprosent titlcholdrr.
Ritchie iis 32 years of age and
has ibcen in business here since he
retired ifrotn the ring eight years ago.
WILLARD WILL
MEET FIRPO IF
CONDITIONS O.K.
NEW YORK, May 15. The pro
posed bout between Joss Willard and
Lais Flrpo to select an opponent to
meet Jack Dempsey, came a step
nearer today when Willard agreed
to meet Firpo June 30, providing
satisfactory terms could be arranged.
NEWS OF RESIDENTS IN
KILUSNOO VICINITY
(Special Correspondence.)
KILUSNOO, May 12.- Mr. Ell
Katanook, teacher of U. S. public
school at Angoon, went to Juneau on
the Ertebeth lakt Sunday.
The -lighthouse tender Fern, Cap
tain Barton, was in port Wednesday
night and left at 7 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Captain Geo. H. Peterson, forest
rangor on Ranger V., was In port
Friday evening.
Klllisnoo Packing Company is ei
pecting the tender Oceanic, Captain
Vick, to return from a trip to Se
attle Monday or Tuesday of the
coming week.
Albert Kookesl^ and John Gamble
have 'been getting out shove-downs
in Kootsnahoo Inlet for Sawyer &
Reynolds.
John Ktwl of Angoon was a caller
l
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MAROONED LUMBERMEN SAVED BY AIRPLANE.
Tho livoa of eight men and .tihe'ir woman cook, marooned by the ice >Ptoes :* South Pox Island,
■20 miles out in Lake Michigan, were saved When an airplane, own, d by Francis J. Parker, flew to
■theim with ifoodfrhutCBa. The lumbermen wore almost without fool on "Starvation Island" when Parker
and iStcve O’Qonnor, a Chicago newspaperman, roaohod them. Shar.Ty after Parker landed another
piano aippturcd, dropping food. Tiho readied are .dt >wn watching the approach of H»o second plane.
From loft itto .right, they are: Mike Nolan, Robert 11 riuton. Alfred dark, A.-,distant Superintendent Nels
Ask. Superinten d on t Joe Ramsey, Howard Smith, Mrs, Edwin Mooio. cook; Luuis 'Bra rad otto and Ed
win Mori'o. Mrs, Morro is shown cooking tho 'first reel meal the men ha I had for a month.
in Killlsnoo today. He has recently
returned from work at Sawyer &
Reynolds' camp.
:Mrs. IW. B. Lee, nee Alisa Sophia
Davis, and ,hu»band, and Mrs. Pedro
Adaya, nee Miss Lilly Bell, and hus
band, alii of Seatttle, are a Chatham
for the summer. Mrs. Lee and Mrs.
Adaya visited with their parents and
relatives In Killlsnoo a short time
this week.
SALMON TROLLERS
LEAVE TENAKEE
(Speciaj Correspondence.)
TENAKBE. May 13.—U number of
the .salmon trollers have already left
for the fishing banks and the rest
are leaving next week. ,
A coigimunity picnic was held Wed
nesday, May 9. School was dismissed
and all the school children took part
in the affair. Herman Osterbucka,
Andrew Kosker and Seth Orara took
the people to the picnic on their gas
boats. A very enjoyable time was
hAd by all.
A dance was held Saturday even
Ing In .Nelson's Hall. A large crowd
was present and everyone reported a
good time.
Miss H. Wilmer and Mrs. D. Davis
are passengers on the Bstebeth today
for Juneau.
E. H- Sherman. Deputy United
States .Marshal, left for Todd on of
ficial business, on the Estebeth, last
Friday.
PROMINENT FAIRBANKS
WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY
.Mrs. R. F. Roth, wif° of the for
tner U. IS. Attorney of Fairbanks
died in Fairfbanks on April 27, accord
lng to advices received here Sunday
She was ill but a short tune .with
double pneumonia and death was tin
expected.
Mrs. Rbth is survived by her hus
band and two daughLors, all residing
In Fairbanks. The body was buried
there.
Furniture nunrfft and stored
Heavy hauling done. Fbone 48. Ju
‘now Transfer. —ah
RACING SHELL •
IS DESIGNED
BY W. HOOVER
DULUTH, May 15.—American and
European Towing expert* of the old
school, who devoted ijfucli time to
criticizing Walter H /over's peculiar
bpat and his "unorthodox” style of
sculling, are going to have something
now ,to talk about, 4or the world's ’
sculling champion is having an
other now typo shell built. Hoover!
hopes to use the boat when he do j
fends his title agsfihst Paul Cos j
ello, national champion, hers June 8.:
The new shell, which is design d ,
by HoovcrSwill t>o shorter tutri lighter |
than his otho,r boats. He expects to j
develop even greater -speed than last |
summer when he won the Phila
delphia gold chulllenge cup, and then
won't to England and captured thej
Diamond Sculls event at the English
Henley.
The shell will Ire 24 'foot long and;
will weigh approximately 30 pounds, i
This is three feet shorter and throe!
pounds tighter than 'the old shell.:
The boal wWl be narrower as well,
a.s ishoTter. but Hoovter has found,
thalt with a fullor bow and a deeper!
body this will 'bo counteracted. Hoov
er believes the saving of seven per:
cent skin friction wtlf prove a big!
advantago toward (i'volbping greateri
ispeed.
JOE BECKETT I
IS CHAMPION
| LOtfflDO.V, May 15. ^oo Beckett
| knocked oul Dick 3mAh last night I
! ik a. 1 7» U i *1 ri t' i* f h a k At.«rnitr/,lnk
tho 17th round for the heavyweight
championship of England.
- For engraved or pftnted calling
> cards see Tbe Empire.
FUNERAL OF MAYOR
OF METLAKATL/
The Rov. David Waggoner and th
Rev. K. R. Fulootier and a largo num
ber ml the members <»T ^ tlie nativ
Presbyterian mission hero will leav
a1* 7 a. m tomorrow for Metlakath
to attodd the funeral of Alfred At
kinson, Sr., 66, Mayor of Motlakatls
who died Tuesday, May 8, at liii
home in that city after a long illness
He has been prominent In civil al
fair; and was elected Mayor at th'
last election. Ho was also u chat
ter member of the now Pioabyterla
Church The funeral services yvil
be conducted by the Rev. David Waf
goner, assisted by the Rov. F R. Fa
Conor. The deceased will be laid t
rest in the Metlatkatla cemetery.
(Ketchikan Chronicle.)
SAYS HARVARD MEN
DRINK MUCH LIQUOI
CAM LMtnXJ'K, Mu s„ May 15
Drinklng is prevalent among Harvar
men and 1! don society girls, ac
cording to Henri Hauser, French es
change professor at Harvard1, who, i:
a recent edition of a Paris newspt
per. c^imonts on Ins al alcoholic cor
ditions in an attempt to show hi
countrymen the present prohlbitlo
opforcement situation in Amoric;
Professor Hauser holds a chair <
economic history at the Universit
of Paris,
KETCHIKAN EAGLES ELECT
The Ketchikan lodge of Eagles ha
chosen the following officers: J. <!
Roam, president; W. G Wickstron
vice-president; A. MacDonald, ch«]
lain; J. A. Clary, socretary; Noa
Howell, treasurer; Oddie Halfeoa, li
ner guard; H. V. Williams, outt
guard; Price Howell and H. Okerlum
trustees; Dr. H. 0 Story, physician
MERCHANT LOSES $1,000
Thomas Wright, proprietor of tl
Right Grocery at Fainbanks, reportt
'that a fire in his warehouse (
lnlweir Front Street did damage to tl
extent of $1,000.
^-J
| Alaska Transfer Co. j
I General Hauling;, Baggage, 1
I I
| Coal, Contract lanling. i
^ Main Street. Phone 41 |
Furnished Rooms for
Rent
ANCHORAGE ROOMS
LILLIAN FOOTE
Telephone 431
l /. SHARICK
Jeweler and Optician
Watches. Diamonds.
Silverware
^ Jewelry
PROSPERITY IS HERE
—
Spruce Cement
Hemlock Brick
Fir Fire Clay
Iron Bark Lime
Oak Hay
Shingles Grain
Boat Lumber
JUNEAU LUMBER MILLS
BEST EVER
MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
Now offers additional attractiv
Disability Benefit features.
NONE OTJIER SO LIBERAL.
ALLEN SHATTUCK
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE
ESTABLISHED 1898
Cid bundle? or newspapers at toe
Omplre, 25 cents.
ALASKA MEAT COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail Butchers ’
PHONE 39 SEWARD STREET t
ICE CREAM
Chocolate Strawberry Peach VaiuUa
Neapolitan Brick Special Made Brick Taku Cakes
JUNEAU MUSIC HOUSE PARLORS
ALWAYS THE BEST
Call us wlien in need of COAL,
KURD or draying. We also have a
few choice seed potatoes, some lawn
Brass seed, domestic and Imported
Lilly's More Crop Fertiliser, onion
sets, etc. Chickens for thla week’s
delivery consist of Fricassee and
Broilers. Place your orders early.
D. B. FEMMER
PHONE 114.
EVERYWHERE THAT
FOOD IS "SERVED
You Will Note the Popularity of
PEERLESS BREAD
There s n reason: It is made scientifically, in modern bakery,
and contains only the very choicest ingredients.
Delivered Strictly Fresh.
Progressive Grocers carry all our baking products,
PEERLESS BAKERY
HEYDER and MEIER
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THE JUNEAU LAUNDRY
Franklin Street, between From ana Second fi.
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Clean Up! Paint Up!
TEAR DOWN YOUR OLD SHACKS
* AND MAKE THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
GASTINEAU HOTEL AND CAFE.
...
FINE POULTRY
DELIVERY HOUR
FRESH SAUSAGE
EVERT DAT
* Week Days. 2 p. m. Daily.
Saturdays, 10 a. m. and 2 p. m.
FRYE-BRUHN MARKET Arthur rora, Mgr.
Seward 8treet.