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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25
GREAT BASE
RUNNING FEATS


/ ize the Giants, and they started al it
In the first inning old juice Latham
raped out a hit and tore for frat. He
went there, yelling like Comnnehe
that no National Lacquer could put
him out. He turned first, dashed for
second. with the astounded Giants
wild. and he beat the ball there. New.
er stopping, be turned and dashed for
third BY that time the Giants had
recovered bit, and juice was callei
out at third by the narrowest OF mar.
gins after desperate twisting slide.
lie always vowed he never was touched.
The Browns tried 10 sweep the Giants
OF their feet. They ran the bases
like wild men. but they were stopped.
Buck Ewing's throwing was too much
for them, and they actually were beaten
at their own game.
Mike Kelly was perhaps the moe.
daring Of all base runners. He never
was extremely fast, and ia his latter
years grew extremely slow-but be
stole almost as many bases when slow
as be ever did. Indeed. the best base
runners the game has known were men
OF medium speed 10 running, and few
Of the really fast sprinters ever were
good base runners Kelly ran bases
with bis head instead Of bis feet.
One Of the best tricks that the oil
team ever pulled on was against Bos
ton In Chicago. Kelly engineered the
deal although hs was on 6rst base
with q runner-Burnk, thinksoB
third. One was out and the worst
hitter in the team Was up. with one
run needed. Kelly was standing on
first. and as the pitcher prepared to
deliver the ball Kel went dasking 10.
wards second, yelling at the top Of
his voice.
The pitcher took q glance 20 see II
the runner had left third, and cav
him standing s,ill and. 70 his aston.
iahment, saw Kelly stiIl tearing toward
sseoSd. Hs hssitaisd, expecting Kelly
would stop Of slow up--tksn threw aud
threw high, while Ksl. insssad Of sai5
lag and reaching second Ia safety,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25

Nlhcoma LedRer')
Good base running consists in reach.
ing the base safely bad base running
consists in being caught. At least that
as the verdict Of the crowd, and even
an expert has hard time 20 tell
whether the base runner is good or bad
Some OF the worst breaks made on
bases win games and some Of the best
result In defeat. The expert can tel,
a good base runner by the way he gets
the start, the ground he gains while
the pitcher is delivering the ball, the
way he slides 20 the objeetiye base,
and the judgment be uses ID stealing.
A good base runner will take a
chance at one stage OF game that he
never would think Of attempting at
snctherj win make seemingly insane
steals at unaeeountsble times. He Is
using his judgment.
Base running has. In sense, become
a lost art. Baseball now is played by
certain mathematical rules and regu'
laiions, and there is no more Of the
brilliant individual feats Of the oil
days. Every one who plays now knows
just what stage the game 10 in, what
TO do In that stage, and II he does not
the signals from the batter 10 sho@
him his duty. In the old days most OF
them run unaideo by buDt. "squeeze, Z"
hit and run, or blocking or feinting
10 hunt 10 draw the felders out Of po
s.tion.
Teams still run bases hoping 20 Do
morializs the opposition, but not 70
the extent that they ala in the early
years Of the game. In these days
team would run bases AZ every stage.
and many time would so upset the
defense that II broke AL 10 pieces.
and the yietors ran AZ will.
When comisksy's 81. Louis gang was
swesping the boAIds Il Got against the
New York Giants, and there ensusd the
most daring exhibition Of base running
perhaps. ever seen oofsioe Of the mar
ysleus runnlrg of the ola chieagol
white stockings The association
crowd sxpsetec and hoped 70 dsnorsl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25

merely touched the base and turned
towards third at top speed leaving the
second baseman holding the ball In
aftonishment The runner at third
had moved of ten feet as Kel came
tearing towards him yelling commands
and, catching the drift OF the play.
he sprinted for home. The throw went
TO the plate ahead Of him M he rushed
homeward. and seeing himself shut
hopelessly out, he slowed up bit, and
Kelly, coming on from third, slid
around him, escaped the sstonished
catcher, who was tagging the other
runner, and scored. evening up the
game
Kelly invented the Chicago slidc, -.
which was one Of the greatest tricks
ever pulled on. II was a combination
slide, twist and dodge. The runner
went straight down the line at top
speed and when nearing the base,
threw himself either inside or outside
the line, doubled the left log under him
or sliding inside, or the right, II slid.
Ing outside), flid on the doubled up
leg and the hip, hooked the foot Of the
other leg around the base, and pivot.
ed on H. stopping on the opposite side
Of the base.
Every player Of the old Chicago team
prsetleed and perfected that slide aud
got away with hundreds Of stolen
bases when really they should have
been touched out easy. There are some
modern players who make tho slide
something as Il was done then, but
Bill Dahlsn Of New York really IL the
only ono in either big leagues who OK.
eeutes II regularly and perfectly.
Elmer Foster was a great base run,
ner, after his style, He ran regardless
OF consequences. and perhaps no man
that ever played in fast company ever
took an extra base on a hit ofteacr
than did Elmer. He simply refused
TO stop at bis legitimate destination.
and kept right on. When he got eaugnt
be always said, "why wasn't Bit
tired. Why should have stopped run.
niHgi"
One day Foster was running third,
trying 20 score from sseosd on a short
hit, when Billy Kushns bumped him
With his hip threw him out into the
grass, and forced him 10 stop. Elmer
was Wild. He kept yelling, "tll be
around here again." The nsxt time
up ho ms1s = two base hit and he usv-
or stopped At second, but dashed on
for third a. top speed TIE sssona
bassnAn, -sFprissd, made a high tAgow
tconsinnso ca Psss slxJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25
A Positive necessity.

Having 20 lay upon ny bed for "a
days from severely bruised leg, J
only fosnd relief when ] used . bottle
Of BAIla-dis Snow LiBinsat I can
eheerfaIly reeommsnd II az the best
medicine for bruises ever sent 10 the
Afflicted. Il has now become posi-
tive nsoss~iiy upon mysslf."
d. r. ByTnss merchant, Doyerriils,
TsxaA 2se. zoe and o.. d. J. Fry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25
kRiON COUNTY REPUB-
LICAN TICKET

faxicn County Republican Ticket
FOR STATE SENATOR
Marion County.
THOS. B. KAY,
Of Salem.
J. N. SMITH,
Of Salem.
FoR REPRESENTATIVES,
FRANK DAvEY,
OF Salem.
LLOYD T. REYNoLDs,
Of Chemawa.
GEO. f. RODGERS,
of Salem.
j. H. sETTLEMIER,
Of Woodburn.
JEROME D. SIMMONS.
Of Monitor.
roR sHERHF
W. J. CULVER,
Of Salem.
FOE COUNTY CLERK
r. D. ALLEN,
Of Salem.
FOR COUNTY RECORDER
d. G. DRAGER,
Of Mehama.
FoR COUNTY TREASURER
W. Y. RICHARDSON,
OF sfayton.
ron COUNTY SURVEYOR
b. r. HERRIcK. JR.,
Of Turner.
ron COUNTY CORONER
A. NJ. CLoUGH,
Of Salem.
| lon COUNTY COMMISSIONER
". n. GoULET,
Of Woodburn.
PRzcNCT OFFICERS.
bB JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Bnlsm District.
DANIEL WEBSTER,
Of Salem.
ron CONSTABLE
Salem District
]. O. JOHNSON,
Of Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25
STATE TICKET

d. a sEEAToR (short Term).
+. w. MULKEY,
of Multnomah County.
b. b sENAToR (Long Term).
JDNATHAN BOURNE, JR.,
Of Mnltnomah County.
FOR CONGRESS
Congressional District.
WILLIS G. HAwLEY,
Of Marion County.
FOR GOVERNOR
JAMES wITHYCoMBE,
Of Washington County.
FOR sECRETARY OF STATE
r. w. BENSON,
Of Douglas County.
FOR TREABURER OF STATE
GEO. A. STEEL,
Of Clackamas County.
b JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT
ROBERT EAKIN,
Of Union County
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
A. M. CRAwFoRD,
Of Douglas County.
PR STATE SUPERINTENDENT
J. H. ACKERMAN,
Of Multnomah County.
FOR STATE PRINTER
WILLIS s. DUNIwAY,
Of Multnomah County.
ron LABOR COMMISSIONER
o.. p. HOFF,
Of Multnomah County.
FOR JorNT SENATOR
Linn and Marion Counties
FRANK ]. MILLER,
of Linn County.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25
Holl prinkina Watsr.

while the work of snlarging tho alt.
erins system 10 In progress IL voaid
be better fer al to boil their drinking
wsier-Ths progress of the work win
be nossd in this paper Sis-tf.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-25

The posters on the bliboards an
nouneing the mAdeiaoregon fair are
the work Of Portland lithographers
and the paste is made from Oregon
honr You can 20 Through life buying
oregon clothes, eating orsgon foods
and ssbo0stiDg" Oregon indnsriss
aad whss yos die they win Pui you in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
A Clever Actor.

The annual Swedish invasion is near
at hand. The captain in charge this
year is Mr.. Earl K. Mitchell, who, in
the guise of "Yon Yonson" will en-
deavor to make all female hearts in
the audience capitulate before his
charm of manner and rich humor. This
is all going to happen when aYon Yon-
son" comes to the Keylor Grand on
Wednesday, February IA, for one per-
Torrance only. 1t is quite true that
"Yonson' has been seen mere before.
but this by no means makes "Yonson''
an old story. In fact, everything in
the production this season is absolutely
new, from the actor who impersonates
the title role, to the wood used in the
log jam. The new "Yon Yonson'' is
Mr.. Earl K. Mitchell, originally a
Swedish actor who came to this coun-
try short time ago and having made
a great nit in vaudeville on Broadway
was Immediately engaged to play the
part of "Yon" during this season.
1t is said that Mr. Mitchell brings
to the character of "Yon Yonson' the
charm which J. K. Emmett impaired
to Fritz" and w. ]. scanlan gave to
'Myles Aroon''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
IRELAND'S RUINED CASTLES,
The Green Isle Is Rich In These
Ancient Landmark.

The Green Isle Is Rich In These
Ancient Landmarks.
Ireland is rich in castles and ruins.
One of the most ancient of these is the
Grianan Of Aileach, a ruin that stands
on the heights above the Swilly and
which was centuries ago the stronghold
Of the northern princes.
Around this fort many battles were
fought. Hosts swarmed over the adj
jacent hills or fed down the river, and
in those deadly engagements scenes
were enacted that often cast a gloom
over the whole country and wrecked
the social life of Erin.
AS England gained power she strove
again and again to exert her influence
over the sister isle, but warriors like
Strongbow Spurned a foreign" su-
premacy and when the battle went
against them found a safe retreat in
the boys, the valleys and the hills Of
that lonely country, only to sally forth
to avenge themselves anew upon their
enemies
The rock Of Cashel, Dunluce castle
and many other spots were the centers
of these fearful combats.
The picturesque ruins of Sligo abbey.
built by Maurice Fitzgerald in A. D.
1858, and the more imposing proper
tons of Donegal castle are silent wit
nesses Of a progress that proceeded
steadily in spite of these disturbances
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Commercial Club Making Out De-
tails Of Program.
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER NOT YET CHOSEN
Committee Will Invite All Business
Men Not Now Members of
the Organization.

The special committee appointed by
President Catron to arrange for a ban
quet for the members of the Walla
Walla Commercial club on February
% and merchants who are not MEM
bers of the organization is working
hard on the plans for the affair. Sew
eral meetings of the committee have
been held and many of the details
worked out. AS yet the committee
mas not made a selection of a speaker
for the evening. Several prominent
business men Of Portland, Seattle and
Spokane have been suggested to the
committee and they are now corre-
spending with them. 1t is expected
that the announcement of the princi-
pal speaker will be made in a few
days.
An elaborate program is being ar
ranged for the banquet and the COM
mittee hopes to make it the greatest
event for the business men of Walla
Walla that has ever been held in the
city. d.
number of business men who are not
members of the club urging them to
be present and partake of the hospi-
tally of the club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Umata|a County Organizations to
Work Together.
A BIG EFFORT TO ATTRACT SETTLERS
So Far Canvassed PendIeton, Athena,
Weston and Milton and Helix
Go In.
Go In.

A movement to organize a Umatills
County Commercial club or Develop
ment league to be composed of all the
commercial organizations in the coun-
ty is now being promoted.
Owing to the fact that many eastern
people are now looking toward Ore
gon and that the cheap excursion an6
tourist rates will soon go into effect, il
cial bodies Of the different towns ir
the county to make some united, con-
certed and systematic effort to attract
settlers to this county, says he East
Oregonian.
With a county organization work
ing to this end it is thought that
much more can be accomplished thar
by each commercial body working
alone in the matter. Each part OF
the county has various attractions
and advantages to advertise and by
combining in the work of circulating
literature and inviting capital to come
to the county much more can be
gained than for each town to worry
along in it's own way.
So far as canvassed the commercial
bodies of Adams, Weston, Athena
Echo, Milton and Helix are willing to
cooperate with the Pendleton Com
mercial association in the formation
of a Umatilla county development
league, which may ultimately develop
into a Columbia River Basin Develop
ment league, comprising all the COM
mercial bodies in eastern Oregon and
Washington, with Pendleton the cen
trail body in the organization.
The matter will be formally
brought before the board of managers
of Pendleton Commercial association
soon, and every effort will be made tc
accomplish this result.
he ycdI 1SOo, II 10 lllooSht, VIII Oe
a banner year for immigration into
Oregon and every part of the count!
is anxious to secure capital to develop
the various resources and engage ir
new enterprises, and the sentiment ir
favor of a county organization of this
kind, is growing rapidly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Impressive Ceremonies Performed
BY knights Of Columbus.
BANQUET GIVEN BY LOCAL COUNCIL
About so Knights From Other Cities
Present and Took Part in
Exercises.

class of 80 was initiated in Walla
Walla Council No. 766, Catholic
Knights of Columbus, Sunday after
noon. The work was conducted by
members of Spokane Council, under
the direction of DR.. H. B. Luhn state
deputy, with headquarters in Spokane,
assisted by District Deputy w. P.
Clancy, of Walla Walla. About so
Knights from other cities were pres
ent and witnessed the ceremonies,
which are reported to have been excel
lent. Sunday morning the delegates
and the members of the local council
attended high mass at ST. Patrick's
church, which was performed by Rev.
NJ Flohr. At 1 o'clock the local coun-
ell convened in the Odd Fellows hall
where the initiatory ceremonies were
held.
In the evening at ST. Patrick's hall
banquet was served, covers being
laid for 200. After the wants of the
inner man mad been amply supplied a
short program was carried out. Will
liam H. Dunphy, of Walla Walla, ably
presided over the board and toasts
were responded to by Rev. M. Flohr,
of Walla Walla; Dr. H. B. Luhn, of
Spokane; P. Lynch, Of North Yakima !;
Chaplain Joyce, of the Fourteenth
Cavalry; Mr.. Kane, of Spokane; Mr..
Norden, of Portland; J. L. O'Brien, of
Spokane; Mr.. Lawler, of Seattle; W.
H. Dunphy, of Walla Walla: T. A.
Walsh, of La Grande; DR.. c. N. SUIT
ner, of Walla Walla.
The Visitors.
Among the visiting Knights We're:
Spokane-J. J. Finnegan, ]. M. God
frey, R. E. Lee, J. J. Stewart, P. S.
Byrne, Phil Dunn, j. D. Buchanan,
DR.. H. B. Luhn, Edward j. Kelley,
w. J. Karners, D. K. Keller, NJ. T.
Bradley, c.. M. McCauley.
La Grande-P Grant, J. J. Garvin,
j. w. Egan, Frank O'Hara, P. J.
Thiersen, N Biever. P A. Foley, T. A.
Walsh, Robert Snearer.
Ellensburg-H r. Schanno.
JJmatilla-H Cornell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS
Hanford Tonight,

The popularity of the Shakespearan
iSayed by an actor of genuine fitness
for the task he has undertaken. The
plays written by Shakespeare, and
those which because of their superior
quality may be generally classified as
"Shakespearean" never lack an en-
thusiastic and multitudinous follow
ing when they are adequately present
ed. This has been demonstrated many
a time and Oft by Charles B. Hanford's
presentations. Mr.. Hanford has won
each year an increased popularity until
now it is the exception when his audi
ence is not as large as it is possible
for the theatre to accommodate. Mr..
Hanford has studied the public even as
closely as the public has observed Mr..
Hanford. Convinced that his best work
was done in the great legitimate roles,
and finding this conviction approved
by those most eminent of all players
with whom in his early professional
life he was so fortunate as to be as
ISOLATED, Mr.. Hanford applied himself
with a determination that knew no dis
couragement and an industry that
yielded to no fatigue to carving out
the future which he is now so brilliant
ly realizing The world is always very
septical regarding an actor who is
heralded as competent to play those
characters who are held as cherished
friends in the popular imagination, but
once this skepticism is removed it is
replaced by a complete and answering
loyalty such as Charles B. Hanford now
finds awaiting him wherever ne ap-
pears. This loyalty Mr.. Hanford has
never abused by Indifferent performan-
ces or inadequate productions "Othello
is to be Mr. Hanfords play at the
Keylor Grand tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
EDWARD TAYLOR LOSES TWO FINGERS
MET WITH SEVERE ACCIDENT
WHILE WORKING AROUND
A WOOD SAW.
LOSES TWO FINGERS

Edward Taylor, employed about
wood saw, lost two fingers by coming
in contact with the saw this after
noon. Taylor was engaged in assist
ing the sawyer and while pushing a
stick of wood toward the saw his hand
was caught by the teeth of the fast
revolving circular with the result that
the first and second fingers of the left
hand were cut off and the third finger
badly lacerated. He was removed to
the Walla Walla hospital, where mis-
injuries were attended to.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
Vital Heat of Vegetables,

1t will be a novel thought to many
that not only animals, but vegetables
also, generate a degree of heat by
their life processes. 1t has been OBJ
served that the sap Of healthy trees is
not affected, as other liquids are, by
frost; that the inner parts of fibrous
plants are warmer than the air on cold
days, and that snow melts more rapid
~ at the foot Of living trees than
around dead ones. Some vegetables
Of their own accord grow warmer I'M
til midday and then cool off again as
the sun declines. The act Of Towering
has also been found to give rise to an
increase of temperature. The stalk of
IN Italian arum may have a daily in
crease Of no less than 1O1a degrees.
and the stalk Of another plant has been
known to be as warm as 100 degrees F.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
SPOIL TRADITION.
Country Postmen, Unlike Other Gov
eminent Employees, Resign Places.

Country Postmen, Unlike Other Gov
eminent Employees, Resign Places.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
general belief that no government en-
ploye ever resigns is belied by the
records of the rural free delivery SER
vice. In one week, recently, there
wre 1913 separations from the service
of rural carriers, mostly in the middle
west.
The records Of the department show
that in Minnesota, in the month and
half from December 1 to January IL,
there were 46 separations of carriers
from the service. Thirty-eight OF
these were designations, six persons
declined appointment to the service,
one carrier was removed and one died.
Twenty-four Of those who resigned
gave no reason. Five quit because Of
ill health; one was objected to by pat
rons; one couldn't stand the brand
of weather being dealt out; one was
appointed postmaster; four went into
other business; one didn't care to work
under the postmaster and one carrier
sold his team. OF the destinations, one
man gave as his reason that he was
no longer a resident on the route; one
that ne was not a resident of the post
office: two went into other business;
one was in ill health and one gave no
reason.
In North Dakota six carriers resign
ed, four giving no reason. one on ac-
count of the weather, and one said he
"did not wish to mention reasons"
One carrier in North Dakota died, one
man declined an appointment because
he was no longer resident Of the
postoffice and one declined because OF
other business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12
FORMER WALLA WALLA BOY DEAD
GEORGE MAGAUN sUccUMBs TO
THE WHITE PLAGUE AT
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA.

George Magann, former we'll
known Walla Wallan, died yesterday
at Prescott, Arizona, following lin
gering illness with tuberculosis. The
news of his death was conveyed TO
Walla Walla this morning in tele-
gram from the Elks lodge at Prescott
to Exalted Ruler William H. Dunpny
of Walla Walla lodge.
Mr.. Magann was for many years a
resident of Walla Walla and is known
to many of the d-timers. He came
to Walla Walla when a small boy and
grew to manhood in this city. About
10 years ago he became afflicted with
tuberculosis and about seven years ago
went to Arizona for his health. he
was a brother of Mrs. Fred A. Colt, OF
walla walla. The deceased was about
so years old and unmarried.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-12

their songs in splendid shape. Two
numbers will be accompanied by the
augment orchestra. A rehearsal was
held last night and those who We're in
vited to be present pronounced the
work done to be excellent Mrs. L. l..
will be the soloists of the evening. and
in addition Professor Fiscner's or
chestra VII render a number of must
cal selections. A large number of
tickets have been sold for the concert
and crowded house is expected.