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Jack Sheridan as an Umpire.

Jack Sheridan. the veteran Indicator
handler. and undoubtedly one of the very
best men who ever held down the strenu-
Gus job got in somewhat bad with the
Washington fans when he umpired the
series of games here recently, and loud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
Totals. s os261o Totals . . IL - l6

Two-base hits : Wilkerson. Casasa. DAILY.
Thompson Meagher. Three-base hits-Symanos-
ki SNYDER HaIne rup-Meagher. Stolen bases
paly iol Bonaraires. Berlick Kane. Bell. Sac
rifce hits-Wilkers"n. Symanoski ~. Madden
q, Mallov Bell. Hits-Of Gibson. l.: of Bush.
q. on Wiikcrsnn 1: off Symanoski. s. First base
on balls--By Gibson. /; by Bush. 3 by Wilker-
sen. /; by syman"ski. l. Hit by pitched ball,
nv Wilkerson. l. Left bases-St. vincent's.
s: Marines IL. Passed balls-Bonavares. ..
Time OF yame-l hour and 20 minutes. Umpire
NJ na1t
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Ten Leading Base Stealers.
&C. os
Stolen A.
Ten Leading Run Getters.
Passed Balls.

St Louis. 1: Detroit. 1: Chicago. /: Phladel-
phia. 2; New York, 2; Washington. 1; Cleveland
s; Boston. 8.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
Marines Make Great Rally.

Tomorrow's eame-Commissioners vs.. St. 70
seph g. at 18th and u streets northeast. at $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
Case Patten and Warner.


Case Patten. the blond haired twirler
of the Washington club. is rated as be-
ing the cleverest mimic and imperson-
ator In the American League. although
one would never think this should he meet
the genial fellow on the outside OF the
clubhouse or when the team is not on
a train going to some other city, because
it is in the clubhouse or in the cars that
| Case gets off his really interesting In
presentations, which have now become the
subject of general comment among the
players of the American League.
Jack Warner, catcher Of the locals Is
| a fellow of parts: incidentally he is also
a bit of cynic, and he is noted all over
the circuit for his snappy sayings When
the Washington club goes west its route
carries it through Martinspurg, W. Va,
and at this station there is one OF those
old time colored "aunties'' who dispenses
fried chickens to the train passengers;
and what the ball players do to her chick
en- is cheering to the heart Of the old
aunty.
She and Case Patten are the best of
friends by reason of the fact that Case
never fails to joke with her good ma
turedly Coming back from the west last
season. after the train had left Martins
burg. Patten began giving an imitation Of
the old chicken vender. When he had
finished Jack Warner turned to him and
remarked:
''Patten. you remind me OF busy po-
liceman'
"How's that?" queried Case
Because you are always taking some-
body off," shot back Jack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-31
Clarke Grimth's Hope.

OF all the quick hands at repartee now
actively engaged in professional base
ball. none can approach Clarke Griffith
the foxy manager Of the New York club,
for when 1t comes to witty sayings right
off the reel Mr. Griffith has all the base
ball 1okists beaten a whole city block.
Now. young Ball. who has filled Kid
Hlberfeld's shoes so credita bly, since the
Kids enforced layoff. is a scholarly bal,
PLAYER. When he is not engaged in ca
vorting about the ball fed he can be
found deeply interested in some book or
else in writing verses. for he is one who
thinks that he has the divine aff1atus all
sewed up when 1t comes to dashing OF
rhymes and rhythm.
Clarke Griffith is anything but senti-
mental. and most of the New York play
ers are in the class with ,Griff. but this
doesn't appear to feaze the muse-stricken
Mr.. Ball a little bit. for he no sooner
dashes off a stanza or so than he is eager
to show It to Griffith and the rest Of his
team mates.
One day last week Ball came up to
Griffith with a couple of sheets OF paper
In his hands. and when Griffith asked him
what he had. Ball proudly answered.:
why. this is a poem l have written on
base ball"
We'll. hope that it will do better
than what you did yesterday" said Crit
fifth.
"How's that" asked the puzzled Ball.
Il hope it will make a hit" briskly re-
piled Griffith, as he turned on his heel.
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LITTLE STORIES OF THE BALL PLAYERS
By Revere Rodgers.

were the comments and many were the
unrattering remarks that were hurled a.
the sturdy fellow with the fog-horn voice.
But after the smoke Of battle had clear
ed. and when the players of the opposing
clubs got together in a calm and equable
state. the general opinion among them
was that Sheridan's work was gilt edged
Sheridan had a similar experience one
day last summer in a ten-inning contest
between -Addie Joss and Cy Young, when
the score was close one. and when near
| ly ten thousand fans worked themselves
into furious state over Sheridan's work
which they termed bum but after the
game when the veteran umpire met JOSS
and Young down town he asked Joss if
he hadn't called a ball on him that day
which should have been a strike. Addie
replied:
NO: you umpred perfect game
while I was in the box. but thought you
gave Young the worst Of il on one occa-
SION
Guess I did" answered Sheridan: you
mean that third ball / called when Flick
was at the bat?"
No" put in Young: you were right;
that ball was outside"
7 And this was the opinion of the two
| tWirlers of the game on the urapiring
which had pretty nearly driven ten thou
sand persons to murder
Mike Powers Assertion.
In the spring of the year and in the
fall. when it is cool weather, base ball
players practice both morning and after
noon. but when it gets around to the good
old summer time. when everything is siz-
zling, the morning practice is cut out. for
II is altogether too exhausting on player
to work in the morning and then again in
the afternoon: but to keep their players
brisk and ready for anything managers
insist upon the boys arising at a reason
ably early hour. for one Of those lie-abed
fellows is generally certain to develop a
lazy streak: and this kind of player is
also likely to remain up late at night.
knowing that he can sleep in the day.
For these reasons the alert manager in
sists upon his men getting Up to break
fast. stickler for this sort of discipline
is the wary Connie Mack. who when he
had the celebrated RUDE Waddell had the
IA bors of Hercules in getting the big fell
low up in the morning.
Finally Mack impressed it on Rube s
mind that he was iniuring his health by
sleeping so long in the day. and he as
sured the big twirler that night sleep wa'
really the only slumber that would knit
up the raveled sleeve of care" and so
forth. Impressed with what Connie had
told him. Rube sought his friend. Dr..
Mike Powers. the catcher of the Athleticd.
and to Mike Rube shot the following:
Say, Doc. do you think that it is In,
furious for person to sleep late in the
mornng?'
We'll, I'll tell you" cried Mike as he
winked at Harry Davis, 1T certainly does
shorten ones days"
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Club Fielding Records.
Double PLAYS.

Philadelphia. 26: ST Louis. %: Cleveland, 10:
Washington. Is: New York. Is; Chicago, IA;
Boston. "A: Detroit, II.
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we can bank on il.
than the same Qua II.
where e-see We LEAD
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GUARANTEE.

II this suit either fades
or fails to wear we'll we
guarantee to give you a
new suit free OF charge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
LAY PLANS FOR
FARMERS MEETING
COOPERATIVE UNION WILL HAVE
$500 DELEGATES AT SPOKANE
NEXT YEAR.

Twenty five hundred delegates, rep
resenting between 100000 and 3,OO0,-
tional & Cooperative Union in all
parts of the United States. will meet in
national convention in Spokane, Wash,
the early part of September, 1909, if the
preliminary plans, arranged by A. A.
Elmore organizer for Washington. are
carried out. In this Mr.. Elmore has the
hearty support of the Spokane chamber
of commerce and the 10000 club. as
well as that of commercial organiza-
tions all over the Inland Empire of the
Pacific northwest.
Mr.. Elmore says the gathering Will
be of the utmost Importance to the
vast territory west of the Rocky
mountains and will also be the means
of acquainting the farmers in eastern,
middle western and southern states
with the methods. in vogue in the
newer country, and in this it may be Of
benefit to farmers seeking locations in
| districts not so crowded as are those
east of the mountains. He added:
"The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi-
ton at Seattle. next year, will induce
the railroads to make their lowest
rates. For this reason we are planning
to have the convention in Spokane, as
! it will be double inducement to
farmers. We have been working quiet
ly on the proposition for some time,
and have received substantial en-
coura cement from members in eastern
and southern states.
"It may be said that the Farmers
Educational & Cooperative union is
making more substantial progress than
jany similar organization ever attempt
ed in the northwest and it's membership
lis growing rapidly. The first local in
Washington was organized in Spokane
last April, and we have already 1000
members, and more are joining, the en-
rollment being at the rate of 500 a
month Reports from other parts of the
,country are equally encouraging, and
we believe it is only a question of a
short time when this organization will
become a power for good in the inter-
iests of the producers"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
CHARLES W. MORSE
SAYS HE is A GOAT
Discredited Financier Objects to Fur
nishing Bail of $4,000 to Obtain
His Liberty.

NEW YORK, March 12.-CharIes w.
Morse. the former banker and Alfred
H. Curtis, formerly president of the
National Bank of North America
pleaded not guilty in the United States
circuit court yesterday to a joint indict-
ment of 20 counts. Eleven of the counts
charged them with conspiracy and IS
charged them with making false en-
tries.
Bail was fixed at $4,000 for Morse
and $4,000 for Curtis They were pa
rolled in custody of their counsel in or
der to secure bail and were allowed
three weeks to reconsider their plea
Both Morse and Curtis gave bail.
Morse at first demurred to $4,000 he
was required to furnish, and said
We'll, 1 suppose 1 am the goat as
usual"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
HITCHCOCK CASE
IS UNDER WAY

NEW YORK, March 12.-Shortly be =
fore noon today jury was completed
in the Raymond Hitchcock case and
after a conference of attorneys of the
defense it was stated that Hitchcock
might not introduce any evidence in
his own behalf, being willing to rest
his case on the states evidence.
It is intimated that the cross exam
ination of girl witnesses will be suf-
ficient to show that Hitchcock was
not guilty and that the same girls had
been involved in similar case last
year in which a wealthy New York
man was implicated and in which ne
proved his innocence.
The first material witness was the
rooming house keeper in whose house
Hitchcock was supposed to have taken
the Won Hagan girl. The latter swore
the girl was never in Hitchcock
room.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
Valves Ser aoria| Toga in
Favor Of Cake
in INTEREST OF HARMONY
OREGON CITY MAN SAYS STATE
MENT NO. I is NOW
ABOVE ALL.

PORTLAND. March 12.-W. S. U'Ren
who recently announced his candidacy
for United States senate from Oregon
issued a letter of withdrawal this
morning.
In withdrawing from the race for
United States Senatorship, U'Ren is
sues a statement in which he pays his
respects to certain republican politi-
clans in Oregon, who he declares will
go to any length to defeat statement
No. l.
He then says: THE effective cam
paign that Mr.. Cake is making for
Statement No. 1 leaves me no alter
native but to withdraw and strengthen
him for the sake of the principle or
continue my campaign and endanger
the success of the principle.
1T seems very clear my duty to
withdraw and render such assistance
as can for the election of a Statement
No. 1 legislature and Mr.. Cake for
senator.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
Cable Chess Match,

NEW YORK, March 13.-All is in
readiness for the great international
lyn Chess club and the Chess club of
the city of London, and tomorrow
out the moves of the chess masters in
the intellectual battle for supremacy.
The Brooklyn players will include F. J.
Marshall, the American champion, and
J. w. Showalter, the Kentucky expert.
The match will last through tomorrow
and Saturday. The Sir George Newnes
trophy will go to the winning club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
KEEPS LOBBY
SAYS L|LLEY
Serious Charges Against
Electric Boat Co.
INVESTIGATION UNDER way
OFFICERS OF COMPANY TO BE
CALLED BEFORE THE SEN
ATE COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Start-
/, ling charges We're made against the
Electric Boat company of New Jersey
today before the congressional investi-
CATION committee.
The company is charged with maintain
ing powerful lobby in Washington to
influence legislation in it's favor.
c. P. Lilley of Connecticut was the
first witness. He is the congressman
who originated the investigation by a
resolution in the house Lilley read a
statement to the committee tending to
show the existence of a lobby.
Congressman Olmstead of Pennsyl-
vania was made the examiner for the
committee. Lilley testified that man.
ufacturer had asked him to vote for
a bill favoring an appropriation and he
said Representative Hobson had told
him that a representative of the boat
company had told him that he could
make him a member Of the naval COM
mittee
Lilley declred that he was able to
furnish list of witnesses he wanted
to testify before the committee. when
called. He then asked that Isaacs
Rice. president of the Electric Boat
cOnlDanV F. r Frost yice-DreSidant.
Maurice Barnett and August Tread
well officers of the company. be ,a.,ed.
large sums of money to defeat for ap-
pointment to the naval committee,
men who did not favor the Electric
Boat company.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
NEED MORE COACHES.
o. r. & N. Rushing Empties East to
Aid in Coonst Movement.

SO seriously are the rans-continen-
tai railroads taxed to accommodate
the colonist travel that it has been ne
ceSSary to draft into service every
available coach along the O. r. & N.
the o. S. l.. and. the Union. Pacific
lines, says the La Grande Observer.
Today a deadhead train of II coaches
and baggage cars was taken east The
distribution will commence at Hunting
ton and continue until the entire train
has been distributed where most
needed. In the train were five bag
gage cars and six coaches They were
assembled at Portland.
The spring time rates are proving
more satisfactory than at first anti
cipated. The officials believe the traffic
would be heavy, but nothing like that
which existed last fall. According to
every indication the spring colonist
rates will bring as many people to
Oregon as the fall cut rates did
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
GLEE CLUB MEMBERS ...
FEEL 1R|FLE SORE

Go way back. say the boys OF the
whitman college glee club. what the
significance Of three letters which ap-
-aor on every songster of the club to-
dav really is, is not known, but there
is ono conjecture by far over tops any
other.
The badges appeared this morning
and are the result of the meeting Vi
tho Associated Students of the col
lege Yesterday morning, at when 'iiiie
tho amendment to give the official Nv
to alee clubs was voted down. Con-
siderable excitement was prevalent a'
the meeting and at the one week pe-
fore in which several members OF lhe
student body became somewhat bltter
and sarcastic in their remarks.
The glee club boys will not di'uise
tha meaning of the three Initials theS
are wearing today, merely contentiiis
themselves with inviting the curious
ones to guess. 1t is taken py 'he STU
dent body in general to be an express
sion of the feeling of the glee CLUB on
being denied the wv" at yesterday
meeting and the polite but veiied re-
,,est 70 visit a warmer climate Is
arousing much merriment and discus
sion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
CARR WOULD PUT
D|MM|T IN PRISON
EX-PRESIDENT OF UNION BANK
FILES ANOTHER CHARGE
AGAINST MERCHANT.

Spencer E. Carr today filed with the
clerk of the superior court another in
formation charging G. E. Dimmitt
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. In the complaint he alleges
that on January 1, 1908, G. E. Dimmitt
borrowed $4,000 of the goods and prop
erty of the Union Savings bank of
which Carr was then president, rep
resenting that his stock of goods in the
Golden Rule was worth $4S,17S56 and
that his indebtedness did not exceed
$26,6S6.16. when as a matter of fact,
it did amount to $4,000. For obtain
MIR Dimmitt be bound over to the SUI
perior court.
This is but another chapter in the
Carr-Dimmitt controversy. Carr had
Dmmitt arrested last week on the
same charge and he was yesterday ac-
quilted on Carr's own evidence. The
present case is but another part of the
same business transaction that was
thoroughly aired in court yesterday
and at that time there was no part of
it that was strong enough to convict.
In the opinion of many the case savors
of persecution rather than prosecution.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
MERCHANT TELLS
QUEER STORY
ALLEGES HE WAS HYPNOTIZED
OUT OF $4,000 WORTH OF
DIAMONDS.

NEW YORK, March PA remark
able tale of having lost $1S2,000 worth
of his stock through the alleged hyp-
motto power of George H. Carpenter
said to be a Princeton graduate, is
told by Rudolph A. Breidenbacn. {
millionaire diamond importer.
The story is unfounded in bank
ruptcy proceedings, started by the mer.
chants attorneys against Carpenter It
ascertain the whereabouts of the jew.
els.
Bredenbach declares that Carpenter
mesmerized him into believing that h.
was so strong financially that he al
lowed Carpenter to take the jewel!
without leaving any cash behind.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
ALL ARE READY
FOR BIG CAMPAIGN
CAPTAINS MARSHAL FORCES TO
| GATHER IN NEW MEMBERS
FOR Y. M. c. A.

! Seventy-five men. led by Is captains,
Will start from the Y. NJ c. A. build
ing at l o'clock tomorrow afternoon i'm
what is hoped to be one of the most
energetic campaign for members ever
initiated. Much enthusiasm prevails
and those who are not members will do
we'll to at once get ready to Join. Es-
pecially is this true with the business
men. Every man down town will more
than likely be struck by from one to
five or even more of these teams and
the promoters say the best way to get
rid of them will be to do the right thing
and join the association. The men viii
work in groups of five and the order
has been passed to work on no individ-
ual more than four hours or until he
is dead.
The campaign tomorrow is mainly
for senior members. although every
one of the different memberships will
be issued. This senior membership
gives the holder every privilege in the
gymnasium. reading rooms, baths.
swimming pool and other parts of the
building.
The captains for tOmOrrow's work
are Allen Reynolds, Dorsey Hill. George
Malcolm. Ed Payne, John Yeend, c.
Arthur Jones, C.. j. Bowers, Harvey
Mcdonald. Joseph Lutcher Louis
Sutherland. F. d. Applegate, H. A.
Martin, Robert Carey, John Deason and
Elmer Holman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
ENOS MILLS ARRIVES.
Noted Forestry Expert Will Deliver
Several Lectures In City.

Enos A. Mills, official lecturer in the
service of the United States Forestry
bureau. arrived in the city today and
will make several addresses on forestry
in the city. The first of these will be ar
Tomorrow night he will give free and
public lecture in the Whitman college
chapel. Mr.. Mills thoroughly un-
derstands his subject and has an ex-
tremely interesting way of putting his
thoughts. The lectures will be well
worth the hearing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
To Hang Slayer Of Policeman.

ATLANTA, Ga, March 12.-Andrew
Johnson, convicted slayer Of Policeman
in the Tower. The execution will be
private.
Friday, December 6, he was tried on
Friday, December 13, and he was first
sentenced to be hanged on Friday,
January 3, and resentenced to be
hanged on Friday, March 49, Two un-
lucky combinations followed Johnson
in the last days of his career-Friday
and the thirteenth.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-12
LEAGUE BALL
GOES GL|MMER|NG
PLANS OF JACK O'BRlEk FALL
THROUGH, ACCORDING TO
PENpLETON FANS.

PEfDLETON, March 12.-That the
much agitated four town baseball
league has gone the way that glimmers
noW seems certain and if Pendleton is
TO have any baseball this summer it
looks IS though it would have to be
on the same basis as that of the past
few seasons.
Many days ago a league meeting
was 10 be held here under the guidance
ol Jack O'Brien and representatives
from Baker City, La Grande and Wal
"a Nalla were to meet with the PEN
oIeton fans to form the league. But
me Tine is now long past and no dele
Saies have appeared. Since he was here
0'e evening several weeks ago. Mr.
'hFieN has not been in Pendleton and
'0cal fans seem to know nothing of
"A pans or whereabouts.
immediately after the meeting here
paper was circulated TO some extent
@na stock 10 the extent of $500 or $500
was subscribed for by local people.
'''"e'er, of late nothing has been done
WIN the subscription and unless the
'saSue outlook grows brighter it will
"o' D. circulated further.
" Is known that the league propo-
N"0n met with an indifferent recep-
w" Al Walla Walla and that much the
same tate was accorded it at Baker
N'!' Il not La Grande also. Though
'e9uent announcements were made
'''1' 'he league had been assured, the
opposition was never more than
'ed and the fact that it has fallen
"'Oush has not been surprising.
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CONTINUED on Page Three)

way when he was overcome by the
cold.
Indications point to his becoming be-
wildered or losing the trail, because the
footprints show that he travelled around
in a circle, many times over the same
ground 1t also looked as if he tried
to build a fire. On searching the body.
a match box was found but 1t
was empty; revolver and pint Of
whisky were found as we'll.
The suspicious of Tucci's friends
were aroused Friday by his long abb
sence and they set out to search for
him. Tucci has no known relatives IN
this state, but brother resides IN
British Columbia and has been notlhed
of the death. No inquest was held.