14 Years On Diamond
Have Not Canceled
Johnston's Abilities
NEW YORK, Mar. 12.—The wear
and tear of 14 years of major league
baseball has left its mark upon the
tbattle-scarred frame of Jimmy John
ston, Brooklyn infielder, but he is
still a youngster in playing ability.
Johnston, one of the most versa
tile performers in Uncle Robbie’s
roster of pastimers, is now condi
tioning himself for another big
league campaign at the Dodgers’
camp in Clearwater, Fla. He was
crippled most of last season and
his absence was costly to the team,
but now he is rounding into shape
again.
Johnston started his baseball ca
reer as an outfielder, but back in
1919 he came in to, play first base.
Later the Robins needed a keystone
guardian and Johnston accepted the
nomination. From here he was shift
ed to shortstop and third base, all
of which he played witn equal abil
ity, while hitting above a .300 level.
Seventeen seasons ago. Johnston
opt in (1 his baseball career at Kewa
n< e in tin old "Three Eve’’ League.
And a peculiar fact abou’ his begin
ning was that the Ke.vame manager
after a two years’ trial, told John
ston he was not fast enough for that
company.
I: is doubtful it any n ai In ilm
major leagues has had a more va
ii;d career than Johnston. He wont
to Portland of the Pacific Coast
League after his “Three Eye” train
ing. Then he went to Seattle, at
that time in the Northwestern
League. He hit only .195 for Seat
tle. Back again he was sent to the
Three-Eyed League, this time to
Ottumwa. The Chicago Americans
drafted him in 1911 but farmed him
out immediately to Birmingham of
the Southern League. After two
years he drew his release and drift
ed back to the Coast League with
San Francisco. Then the Chicago
Nationals bought him for a reported
sum of $3,200 and after a short trial
sent him to Oakland. Brooklyn pur
chased him in 191(5, but the Federal
League. When the Federal League
blew up, Johnston went back to
Brooklyn and he has been with the
Flat bush tribe ever since.
Johnston was born in Cleveland,
Tennessee, 35 years ago. His legs
show the strain of the strenuous
campaigns thru which he has pass
ed in many ball parks from the Hud
son to the Golden Gate, but at heart
he is still a rookie with all the ambi
tion of a youngster just breaking in.
; Death Valley, California, and
Azizia, Africa, have the highest tem
peratures known in the world, with
la maximum of about 13! degrees.
r I). A McQueen of Ecletie, Ala., is
1 exhibiting a turnip raised by him,
which weighs 10 c. pounds.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12 —
Thebo, Starr and Anderson of San
Francisco have applied for a federal
permit for a series of hydro-electric
units at Speel river and three tribu
atry creeks, thirty miles southeast of
Juneau.
The above is the first definite infor
mation, says the Juneau Empire, to be
received as a result of a visit of W.
B. McGillan, field representative of
Thebo, Starr and Anderson, engineer
ing firm, to the Speel River district
last October. Mr. McGillan spent a
week in the vicinity of Sweetheart
Falls inlet and Speel river. Before
leaving for San Francisco to make his
report to his firm, he let it be known
a pulp mill or a pulp and paper plant
was contemplated for establishment j
at Sweetheart Falls inlet.
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dustry would depend largely on the
water and timber supply in the dis- j
trict, he said and indicated his report
on this subject would be favorable.
He said he-expected to return to Al
aska in the spring and make a more
complete survey of the district.
The engineering firm of Thebo. An
derson and Starr i- said to be one of
the most reliable on the Pacific coast
and has been in charge of the con
struction of some of the largest hy
dro-electric power plants in Califor
nia.
On March 5 the tenth broadcast
ing station of the Canadian Nation
al railways was opened at Vancou
ver. completing the chain from At
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SHEFFIELD, Eng., Mar. 11.—A
group ot' manufacturers is trying
the Coue system on the populace
by placarding the town with posters
urging “Talk improvement,” “Talk
revival,” in connection with trade.
Even on the telephone exchanges
there are posters urging people to
“Talk prosperity.”
The manufacturers claim that ex
perience shows this policy is recom
mended by force of the increased
confidence it begets, and to its ad
hesion is attributed the fact that
conditions in the steel and allied
trades have progressed during the j
past four years.
British Army Raises Bars
Against Unfit Recrutis
LONDON, Mar. 11.—Of every 100
young men who applied to join the
British army during 1924, about 82
were rejected as physically unfit, it
was announced recently by recruit
ing offerers. This compares with 35
per cent in 1912 and 5s per cent in
1923.
Authoriites disagree as to the
cause, some contending the increase
in the proportion of rejections was
due to a raising of the standard
when men come up for examina
tion.
British Dresses Be Exploited
LONDON, Mar. 11.—A company is
being formed with a capital of $500,
000 for the establishment in London
and other cities of an exhibition for
the sale of model dresses made from
English and Scotch dress fabrics.
The models will be sold to whole-;
sale houses and particulars supplied
of Ihe firms who made them so that1
| wholesalers may then sell to the re- ■
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! John D. Rockefeller, Jr., ga\ e
j $1,600,000 to restore the Imperial
University library at Tokio, Japan,
partially destroyed by the great
earthquake.
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exporting city in North America,
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MAYO,—Some of the glaciers on
the Mayo-Keno road are not only be
coming bad, but also arc becoming
very dangerous since the passing of
the recent cold snap, particularly tlie
glaciers on the road between Minto
Bridge and Mayo upon which several
breakdowns and accidents have al
ready occurred which might have
proved much more serious. The gla
ciers require constant care and atten
tion, of which they are getting none
in that locality.
So far as is known here at present,
the Treadwell Yukon Company’s trac
tors are making good progress on
their trip to Whitehorse. More shall
be known concerning their progress
upon the arrival of the mail stage from
up-river.
The Treadwell Yukon Company's
big reduction plant on Keno Hill is do
ing excellent work.
The Shamrock mineral claim, own
ed by T. McKay, et cl. is producin
lots of high-grade shipping ore. Eo
also are a number of other individu
als covering a considerable area, all
of which goes to show extensive and
great mining possibility .-.
In the local hospital there ar- two
patients, Mrs. Charlie Coghlan. who -
getting on very nicely, and Mr. i\:s■.
assistant cook at the Treadwell. Yu
kon Company’s camp, who is suffer
ing from a sore optic.
REVELSTOKE MAN BREAKS THE
WORLD'S AMATEUR RECORD
FOR DISTANCE
REVELSTOKE. March 12.—NeD
Nelson, the Revelstoke holder of the
world's championship amateur record
ski jump, broke his own record by ten
feet in a tournament here and in a
subsequent event attained a jump of
240 feet, breaking the world’s profes
sional record of 229 feet, held by Hen
ry Hall of Detroit.
TOK! O SUBWAY PLANS
UNDER COMPLETION
TOKIO, Japan, Mar. 12.—Plans for
the proposed Tokio municipal sub
way system have so far advanced
that the committee in charge is
ready to submit the scheme to the
government. The system is to con
sist of about 50 miles of underground
trackage and the estimated cost is
$100,000,000. The project is to be
completed within 15 years and the
greater part of the funds is expect
ed to be raised by foreign loans.
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