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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-11
MRS. TAFT'S TACT.
Presidents Wife Does Not Recognize
Enmities of Roosevelt.

When the president and Mrs. Taft
gave a large dinner party a few days
ago in honor of the speaker Of the
house and Miss Cannon, says a wash
ington letter, society was given to un-
derstand that, although the presid mt
may have had some heritages cast up
on him by the preceding administration
those Of personal character are not
going to be borne, if the diplomacy OF
Mrs. Taft can avert it.
When the Tafts went into the White
House, society whispered among its
own little circle its curiosity to know
just what Mrs. Taft would do about
recognizing those who were not in IA
vor at the White House during the
Roosevelt regime. 1t was not long be-
fore society found out that Mrs. Taft
proposed to be as level-headed about
that as about looking after her house
hold affairs, for almost the first distin-
guished guests to be received by the
president and his wife were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bellamy Storer.
The Storers had been persona nor
grata since the time when Mr.. Roose-
welt had been placed in an embarrass-
ing position at Rome through Mrs
Storer's supposed activities in behalf
of Archbishop Ireland for a cardinal
ship. When they came to Washington
and called at the White House, society
stood aghast-not because it was not
all right, but because it was so unex-
pected.
Mrs. Taft manifestly does not intend
to play political favorites. In fact. she
has not aligned herself conspicuously
with the wives Of men prominent in Of
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MISTAKES AND RESULTS.
Commission of an Error Condoned, But
Hiding It an offense.

Commission of an Error Condoned, But
Hiding It an offense.
Some years ago superintendent
took charge Of a rundown factory,
writes James H. Collins in Circle Mag
azine. 1t had stopped paying dividends
under the former superintendent. When
the new executive investigated ne
found out why. From top to bottom
that plant was a graveyard OF errors
blunders, mistakes. Dead stock was
routed out here, spoiled work there.
Much of it had been slowed out OF sight
by men no longer with the company.
The old superintendent had worked
on the assumption, very common one,
that efficient men make no mistakes,
that when a man is found In error 1t
proves his inefficiency and that the
thing to do then is to discharge him
before he can make any more. When
all these costly private graveyards had
been cleaned up (the company had paid
for every one Of them) the new super
intendent made two rules absolutely
plain to everybody in the place:
First-Nobody will ever be discharg-
ed for a mistake alone.
Second-Anybody will be discharged
instantly for covering up one.
When anything goes wrong In that
factory today the employee responsible
reports direct to the boss. The mat
ter Is talked over freely and fully. An
error is considered valuable for the
light it will throw on ways Of avoid
ing it next time. If the employee needs
censure land he often does) 1t Is given
reasonably and quietly. Then the In
cident must be forgotten by everybody.
That plant began paying dividends
again in the new superintendent's Sec
ond year and he Is now president Of
the company.
Only the exceptional organization
has no private graveyards, for perhaps
not one executive in 500 has thought
out a method of bringing the errors to
light, dealing with them nationally and
openly and regarding them as some
thing inseparable from human activity.
But the best employers, the mana
gers who are in closest sympathy with
their people, the superintendent whose
workmen regard them as big brothers
and the ones who have provided a
clear, wide channel for every error to
travel up to them from their humblest
subordinate. The executive who pun
ishes errors infeXibly is usually bu-
reaucrat. The subordinate who Is COM
PEELED to bury his mistakes will even
tually become good for little else. He
is a wise man who keeps that channel
Open
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-11

Curing Snake Skins.-According to
the Indian Trade Journal Of Calcutta,
an important branch of the chrome
tanning department in Madras in the
last three or four years has been the
curing of skins both Of wild animals
and Of snakes. The chrome tanning
process is well suited for the preserva-
tion Of skins with their hair on, but 1t
lends itself equally well for snake skins.
Large numbers Of such skins, which
are in large demand for women's belts,
have been tanned, the principal skins
being those Of the python, the cobra
and the Russell viper. The quality of
snake skins varies considerably, and
1t depends upon the time which has
elapsed since the reptiles last cast
their skins.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-11

beginning to feel ashamed of them
selves. A great many men who gained
fortunes dishonesty have gone to pris-
on in the last few years; and 1t is fair
ly we'll understood by the rising gener-
alton that dishonesty does not pay, and
cannot long be hidden.-Ella Wheeler
Wilcox.
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Liked the Treatment.=A slater WI

was engaged upon the roof of house
in Glasgow fell from the ladder and lay
in an unconscious state upon the pave
ment. One of the pedestrians in the
street who rushed to the aid of the
poor man chanced to have a flask OF
spirits in his pocket, and, to revive him
began to pour a little down his throat
"Canny, mon. canny," said man
looking on, cor you'll choke him."
The unconscious" slater opened his
eyes and said quietly; pour AVA mon
pour ava; ye're doein' fine."-Ottawa
Journal.
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LODGE
EMBLEM
CARDS

THE JOB PRINTING DEPART
MENT OF THE ENQUIRER Of
FIcE IS PREPARED TO FURNISH
ON SHORT NOTICE EMBLEM ADJ
DRESS CARDS FOR ALL LODGES
AND SOCIETIES.
The Cards are Of good quality Of
stock and the design or emblem or
the order is embossed in appropriate
colors and gold The Price for 100
Cards, including Printing Of Name
and Names and Numbers Of Lodges,
is $3.50. Mail Orders will receive
prompt attention.
We can furnish Emblem Cards for
the following Fraternal Orders:
Blue Lodge, F. and A. M.
Royal Arch MasOns.
F. q A. NJ. and II. A. M. combined.
knights Templar.
Shrine and Shrine combinations.
X. T., II. A. NJ, and f. & A. M.
Woodmen of the World.
Order Railway Conductors.
brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, Firemen and Trainmen.
Jr. D. U. A. M.
II YOU are a member Of a Secret
Order you should have Cards giving
your name and the lodges to which
you belong. Cards are especially de-
j sirable when travelling, and make
good souvenirs Of good times.
Address
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-11

The world must be full Of visions 1t
must weld itself great faiths for the
rich.
Il drink daily at this belief. I believe
that the next Messiah that comes to
the world is going to be a Messiah for
millionaires. l believe the time Is al
most at hand when he will come to US.
He will come rather modestly, perhaps,
and he will be a silent, busy man; but
when he dies and everybody turns his
way and looks a minute, there will be
great village somewhere smoking up
to the sky blessing him.
And slowly, when they look at him,
everybody will know, and slowly every
body will begin to believe, that being
rich man is one Of the greatest and
most honorable Of all the professions;
they will see that a man can be rich
and be a gentleman with his money-a
gentleman down to his last dollar
that he can even be a great artist with
It,"
Never was the world so awakened to
the realization of what money properly
applied to the needs Of humanity can
do as to day; and never were there so
many people possessing money who
desired to benefit humanity as now.
They may not all show this desire
wisely; but they are at least showing
an unselfsh impulse, however, it may
lack wise direction. By and by will
come the men with both unselfishness
and wisdom.
Every decade will increase the num-
ber of generously inclined millionaires;
and in another quarter of century the
rich miser will hide his diminished
head, and the selfish spendthrift, who
uses his wealth in extravagant display,
will be the exception.
Generosity Is catching; benevolence
is contagious; and rich people who do
nothing for the progress Of the world
and the enlightnment Of the race, are
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
WHO BREAK THEIR. HANDS
DO NOT STRIKE A SCIENTIFIC BLOW
Gannon Misfortune Should Be Lesson Those Who Have Knocou
the Brain-DOctOr Roller Coming East.

It is a rare occurrence for a clever box
e. TO break his hands. Il is the awkward
slugger. who hits from every conceivable
angle and whose blows are apt to land
anywhere from the hip to the top Of an
opponents head. who is continually both
cred with sore knuckles. torn iigaments.
and an occasional broken bone Men who
have studied the scientific side of boxing.
It's strategic defense. and who never send
out a wild punch, seldom suffer from
these ailments. Joe Cans, who has been
boxing for eighteen years and who has
fought hundreds Of battles. still has a
pair Of good hands. He never needs ban
dages. and doubtless would not wear them
now excepting il is the fashion Of the
ring. Jack Dempsey, who took part In
forty-six ring battles with the bare knuc-
kles and skin gloves, died with a perfect
pair Of hands. Dempsey knew how to hit.
When he sent his left out the other fel-
low was usually coming in. which practi-
cally doubled the force of the blow. There
are scores Of young fellows In this city
who can box cIeveriy. but who cannot hit
hard, while there are an equal number
who are there with the punch. but who
do not know how TO deliver it scientih-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

cally. says the Referee. in the Phnadel-
phia Public Ledger.
Mickey Cannon, the great Pittsburg
Knockout artist, is one Of those young
fellows who is there with the punch. Ae-
cording to a public announcement. recent
ly at the National Athletic Club, Of PhIla-
deIphia, he broke two bones in his left
hand early in the Cyclone Johnny Thomp-
son fight Cannon is a great slugger. No
other person but the great Mike Murphy
trainer at Pennsylvania, ranked him as
the coming lightweight champion. That
Is where Murphy slipped q cog. Cannon
has a long way 70 travel before he can be
rated with the championship possibilities
He has the punch, but does not know how
TO use Il. When a man can hit as hard
with his left hand as Cannon can. there
should be no excuse for bungling deliv-
cry In boxing the left hand is the easier
OF the two TO teach cleverness.- 1t seems
natural for any apt student OF boxing 10
lead with the left. either straight or with
the hook blow, but Cannon is evidently
not an apt pupil or he has Tot enjoyed
the benefit Of 2 scientific tutor.
AT the rate that Cannon was coming on
MS left hand has been worth about SEQ
week TO him Now II is practically use
less for at least two weeks, and maybe
month. II the bones do not knit nicely
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

The Sherman Athletic Club. an organ
ization Of boys. has lately become prom
inent ia the amateur baseball world.
The team has developed into q classy
nine. and with The support confidently
counted upon. the Sherman bau-tossers
viii be picked for sure winners.
Under the leadership Of A. Il. Farrell.
the team shows p marked Improvement
over last years nine With Pollock al
the receiving end. and Lester in the box.
the Shermans have an excellent battery.
The indeld is consistent with the bat
terry. having at first C. Roberts. while
Herman VIII do fancy stunts al second;
Davis VIII frolic in the short field. and
Capt Farrell viii cover sack NO. 9.
Phillips. a Tech athlete VIII play IN
center. but win be used as a catcher in
a tight place. The left garden is the
campiug-ground OF l. Roberts. better
known as zip Barry Mullin Viii cover
the right
The lineup VIII probably be as follows
G. Roberts first base, Davis. shortStOp,
Farrell. third base. Herman. second base;
Phillips. center field, i. Roberts. left field.
Mullin right field; Lester. pitcher, Pol
lock. catcher.
The Sherman Athletic Club wiu Re glad
70 arrange games with uniformed teams.
Arrangements can be made with @. Rob
erts. manager. by mail Or otherwise
Address lis r street northwest
The GcuZsga School baseball team has
been organized for this season. and Tony
Mayhew was recently elected manager
He VIII play first base.
The lineup IS as follows: Heard. catch
er: Mayhem. first base; Burns, pitcher
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

The George Washington rife team shot
their scores for the intercollegiate gallery
championship Of the United States yes
terdey morning over their range m I
street The conditions called for teams
OF ten students each. firing ten shots on
hand and ten shots prone, two sighting
shots being allowed In each position with
.22-ealber rife and one-inch buu's-eye al
fifty feet
Though the scores made were good.
they were not up 20 the average
ninety-fye made in the trials ana in the
last dua match with Company A. Sec
ond Regiment. Of Stauaton, Va. The team
presented did not include any Of the vet
Grams Of last years indoor team. but was
made up OF entirely new material As
result many Of the members. Overanxious
and realizing too fully the Importance OF
the match, appeared 20 be affected with
stage fright or some equivalent OF an
acute nature
That the winning Of the intercollegiate
match series with IL considerable honor
Is shown by the class Of the entries. num-
berlng no less than twenty colleges. rep
resenting all sections Of the country
The following Institutions are entered F:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. George
Washington Iowa State. Columbia. Ne
vada University, University OF Idaho
Delaware College, University Of Can
fornia. State College Of Washington. Col
lege Of St Thomas st PauD, University
Of Wisconsin. DrUry College. University
OF Maine. Massachusetts Agricultural
College. Agricultural College OF Utah
Cornell University. Rhode Island College
Of Agriculture and Mechanic Art. Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania, Michigan Agri-
cultural College. and louisiana State Col
lege.
The winner is not yet known. and e.
Is likely that the official scores win not
be known until next Sunday. However.
il is thought that they viii show the
George Washington team tO have made
a very creditable showing.
The sunoficial score OF. the Hatchetite
team IS as follows:
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
LOUD UNIFORMS PASSED Up
Color Is Disappearing from Modern
Ball Field.
Oriental shades Are Now ReIeEated
20 Youthful Amateur
Bali TOssers.

Color IS passing from the baaeban
field.
To-day there IS little left TO resemble
the uniforms % yesterday. White az
home and gray abroad are soon 10 be
the color schemes Of the big learus
clubs.
The sporting goods houses which furnish
uniforms annually are stIU cataloe7,i,r
the gay cOlors IN their sample books blt
orders for them are rare-rarer this wear
than ever before
The love o. color. which Is more OF less
barbarian, has passed into basebau his
tory. In lS55. Wher the mer who had
fought in the civil war were returning
home 20 begin the work OF reconstruction
a small factory IN New England bezs7
10 manufacture basshaIls Previously
they had been made OF strips OF rubbe-
shoes. wound with old stocking yarn.
The rule requiring uniforms for teams
was adopted in 1SSz The stOcEtnEs worn
By the players were.
Detroit-OId gold.
ester-BrOwn.
Cleveland-Navv blue.
ChicagO-Whlte-
Boston-Red-
Tr0y-Green.
Providence-LIght blue.
Buffalo-Gray.
The foods OF color come IN the rarszs
Of the amateurs Youthful ambitions ere
partly realized IN wearing uniforms II
Oriental shades they please the youth
ful eve and add loftiness 10 positions on
the teams that delight Boyviils on the
corner lots
when I started out IN baseball they
were strong for color display" said
Hughie" Jennings the other day '~Ths
first Uniform ever owned was one o.
a rich red. 7 don't think I ever saw a
shade Of red that was quite as loud as
that OF my Uniform And how proud 7
was Of that red suit I was quite the
biggest boy IN our town
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
AMATEUR Ball s5 S'Gse Gsei,aI H'Rtsa Tssn..

and shOStstop; Gleason. pitcher and short
stop. Murphy. second base: Bennett.
third base; Brun. left field; Zolow. cen
ter fed; McKeevsr. right field.
Address challenges 10 J F. Gleason,
293 K street northeast.
The Corcoran stars. OF GEORGETOWN. for
the first time in several years are To-
gether again All teams averaging four
teen years address z. Lyons, - n street
northwest
The lineup is as follows: Golden. right
field Mcintyre. left field. Lyons. first
base, Gluton. oltcher, studs. seoorS
base, Kane. catcher, Schafsr. shortstop.
Fowler, third base; KidweH, center field.
The Nativity Choir BOYS defeated the
Defenders yesterday by the score of 20
70 J. The slab work was done bv
Whammond and Teuett. Teams wanting
games with Nativity Choir address John
" Hale.
There VIII Be a baseball game this aft
ernoon az the Marine Corps baseball
grounds az Seventeenth and ID streets
southeast between the Regulars and The
Eannigans OF this seasons marine base
ban club There are twenty-five baseball
players in uniform al the barracks now.
and four more are expected within a Few
DAYS from Philadelphia, Pa. including
Amey, the star backst0p OF the 1907 team.
The proposed lineup Of the Regulars
SUNDAY win be- Berlick. sh0rtst0p. Tor
rey. left field. Meagher. catcher, BeUsse.
third base, Harris firsr base O'C0nnor.
second base, Snyder. center field. Mi
stead. right field; Ritter. LItz, and Lew
ellyen. pitchers
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
BALTIMORE IS NAMED
South Atlantic Meet to BE
Held May Is.
FAMOUS ATHLETES TO COMPETE
In Addition TO the Rest Men In
Washington, Jimmy Rector, Uni
versity of Virginia Sprinter, viii
Enter-BiESest Events of Year Are
Promised for HOmevOOd Field.

Baltimore. March Ut was decided
this morning 10 hold the South Atlantic
field and track championships on Nav
10 at Homewood Field. Every athlete
south of Mason and Dixoh's line who
either has a title 10 defend or record
TO make is looking forward eagerly "a
the event II viii be the biggest and
classiest meeting OF the year. Every
event must be from scratch. and the
winner will be the the champion Of the
South in his event. Gold. silver. and
bronze medals Of the association die Will
be awarded first. second. and third
places, respectively.
The Hopkins-Mount Washington la
crosse game viii be played Immediately
after the conclusion of the meet giving
spectators a double bill The meet Will
begin at I'D o'clock and the lacrosse
game at 4. When the championships were
held last year on June % at Homewood.
II was SO hot that the crack ave-miler,
Fleming Of Washington, keeled over and
lost his race thereby. Ideal temperature
may be looked for in May, and It is ex-
pected that records will be broken.
Another advantage is that practically
every college in Maryland. Virginia,
North Carolina. and the District OF Co
lumbia can send teams TO compete while
in June the college year is over. limiting
the meet to athletic clubs.
In addition 10 the fourteen standard
championship events. the gymnastic ex-
hibition and contest for prizes by clubs
and individuals held last year Under the
direction OF William Becker viii be re-
peated.
Jimmy Rector, OF the University OF
Virginia. who won second place at the
recent Olympic games in London in the
lo0-meter dash: Martin. OF Virginia, holder
Of the worlds record IN the 100-yard
low hurdles; StauntOn OF Virginia who
is reported by Coach flanagan 10 have
recently beaten fifty seconds in the 40
yard dash. VIII surely be among the en-
trants, Ste-reJ OF George Washington
University. the present holder OF the
South Atlantic pole-vaulting champion
ship. who has done over eleven feet. viii
also be here.
. Gore and Herring. crack distance men.
and RoUzer, former captain OF Western
Maryland College. "A good quarter-miler
viii appear for Mount Washington. Zieg-
ler. a dash man, gvill represent NJ. A. c..
as will also CARPENTER. Of Cornell, who
lowered the SOuths Atlantic quarter mile
record last year TO 90 10 seconds. and
who virtually won out at the Olympic
games. Carpenter viii try 10 break his
own record this year Requardt, another
classy Cornell man. will run in the -
and 40 hurdles for NJ. A. c.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

AS there We're several prospective matches
in view, which insured big box-ofice re-
turns. II is likely the injury means a loss
10 Cannon Of between S3.000 and s4oo0. Il
would be q good idea during the conva-
leseent period 20 give him some instruc-
ton regarding the scientific method OF
landing a left-haDd punch II Cannon
can only hit with one hand. his sturdy
right arm should be just the thing to
parry and block an opponents blows.
Inside the next month there Will be no
dearth OF heavy-weights here IN the East.
The arrival Of Jeffries has caused a gen
eral exodus froia the West The latest
TO turn his face Eastward win be DR.. B.
F. Roller. Of Seattle. once a football star
at Pennsylvania. DR. Roller has taken
up boxing and purposes TO repienish his
exchequer with some Of the seductive
purses offered He Is not after Jeffries.
Johnson, kaufman, Langford, Ketchelb
or even 0Brien; be is going 10 try some
OF the aspiring heavy-weights Ike him
self first. Casey, Kubiak. Stewart. or
Rowan are likely 10 be targets al which
he viii aim his bunch OF fves. Roller IS
a perfect type OF the college athlete He
has height reach. weight. and strength,
all necessary requisites for a ring career.
His coming East viii be anxioGsly await
ed. for Roller Eas a great favorlte among
college men in Philadelphia
The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
CELEBRATE THEIR VICTORIES
Carlisle Indian School the Scene of
Elaborate Ceremonies.
Addresses on Athletics by Team
Captains. and Faculty Coveted
&C" Awarded.

Carlisle Pa. March 27.-rhe Carlisle
Indian School on Saturday night ceIe-
brated for the first time the athletic
victories gained by the redmen. with
elaborate ceremonies, in the school au-
ditorium. The occasion was taken ad-
y@ntage OF 70 present the winners OF the
"C' for 1855 their initial The pro
gramme included remarks on various
athletic topics by Athletic Director War
ner. Baseball Coach Bassford, baseball.
track and football captains. and the
formal address or college and school ath-
ietics by Judge Irvine. dean OF CorneTs
Law School, and president or CorueITs
athletic council
School Superfntent Moses Friedman pre-
sented the "C's" 10 the Indians. The
honored athletes numbered forty-seven.
and were,
Football-Eml Wassuka, David OIdman. Gsor-e
Gardner. Afrsid-0fa Bear. Paul IA RCocue Michael
Baleuti. Napoleon Barrel. Isaac Lyon Little Ecv
FrliS Hendreks. joseph LIBBY Peter Hoasor. WIl-
nam Nlrnle. james Ihorpe. and Alberf psvne
Irack- athletics-Fred SchenanSore. Jsmes Thorpe
Reuben Sundown. Charles Mitchen Walter Hunt
George Thomas. Jo=eph Twohearts. John Con
Lewis Tewaninas, William Gardner, John AIKEN
and Edgar Moore.
Basehaii-Fntz Hendrcks James Thorpe. Jos-rh
Tarheu Michael Baleuu Leo Newt Ena Waseuka
Willism Carlow, joseph Lib5y. James Carlow
William Ne-Eashe. Joseph Twin. and Jesse Young
deer.
Cross cuuntry-Iezis T-uanima. John Com
Walter Hunt. Simon BlackStar Jose Maria Judso1
Caby. and Mitchell Aruuette
The athletic record OF the Indians for
1908 is extremely creditabIe. Carlisle
played thirteen football games again-.
leading American elevens. scoring 2lS
points 10 their opponents s.. The base
ball club played twenty-three games.
scoring 10l points 10 their opponents 81.
AT track work Carlisle defeated Syra-
cuse. Swarthmore. Dickinson. and eight
other colleges. while in croSs-countrv
records she defeated the University OF
Pennsylvania.