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ent throughout the game with party OF
guests, which included Representative
Hamilton, Townsend, Rodds and Dleke-
ma. The second baseman of the High
Smiths home town. and the player came
around and got introduced.
A man who ought to know-and he is
none other than Uncle Nick Young. the
grand old man Of the national same-pro-
nounced the Nationals yesterday the best
team Washington has ever had.
One senator who made a quick dash
to the ball park as soon as the Senate
Gallinger of New Hampshire. chairman OF
the committee on the District OF Column
bia.
Treasurer Rapley of the Washington
base ball club saw the game with num-
Der of friends from box.
One party of fans who saw the game
at an advantage came from the Center
market In big sightseeing automobile.
On the outside of the machine was ban
ner with the inscription, Center Market
Fans. 33d Degree" A position was found
for the auto out in left field. and they
yelled and footed their heads OF.
Two fans who couldn't find seats were
Senator Culberson Of Texas, minority
leader Of the upper branch of Congress-
and Chairman Payne of the House ways
and means committee-he Of tarih fame.
Connie Doyle and Robert Lee Evans,
two Departmental League first basemen
of note, were on hand and got few
pointers from Jerry Freeman about nrst-
sack etiquette.
A tremendous outpouring of fans from
4. I'd orriy in
to get good places in the covered
bIeachers on the right side Of the field
and add materially to the volume Of
sound. Five hundred is said to be a fair
estimate of their number,
If all goes we'll and the trains from
Utica, NJ Y, are on time Vice President
Sherman, who could not be here to toss
out the first ball yesterday. will attend
the game today. There will probably be
mighty few days when he is in town
that Mr.. Sherman does not journey to-
ward the ball park to make use of the
season pass that President Noyes pre-
scented him the other day. The Vice
President Is a fan among fans.
Following custom OF years. the plate
printers OF the bureau of engraving and
printing turned out in force, armed with
.,orns. buzzers and other noise-producing
paraphernalia.
Among the prominent government ON
Gals who were at the game were mar.
Latta, assistant secretary to President
Taft: Pearson Huey. Capt. j. Alfred
Cooper and Messrs. Leet, Hinrich and
Satterlee.
Samuel Gompers. president. and Frank
Morrison, secretary, of the American
Federation Of Labor, represented union Ia
Dor at the game. Another labor man
present was James O'Connell. president OF
the local Machinists' Union.
Tom Hume, a member of the Washing
ton Stock Exchange. would have spoiled
a mighty long record II he had not been
rooter at yesterdays opening game. He
didn't spoil anything, as 1t happened, but
a few Of his vocal cords. 81. 50.
Assistant Postmaster General De Graw.
former Secretary, of the Navy Newberry
and John M. Scofield, chief clerk of the
War Department. were there, too.
Among the hot fans who were found
missing when the regulars in the stands
were counted up were Chick" Green
and Tyce Madigan, the former an old
Columbia Athletic Club outfielder and
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HOW THE CLUBS STAND.

The presence of all those people at
American League Park yesterday after
noon probably retarded the worlds busi-
ness a great deal. for there were men
there whose brains keep the world ago
ing, but it is probably true that every
body-from the many government officials
down to the kid who went out there at IL
o'clock Yesterday to be sure to get seat
in the bleachers-was mighty glad he
went. For 1t was a great and grand and
glorious game of ball. Even if Washing
ton had not scored four runs to New
Yorks one. it would have been a splendid
day for the fans. who haven't seen their
friends of the team since last fall. For
the great crowd went out to the park to
see the players. rather than to see an
exhibition of base ball. When the first
player drifted into view. walking across
the grass. the roar that greeted him
sounded like bit of bedlam let loose.
When the team lined up at the club
house TO have photograph taken.
heaven was rent in twain with the
shrieks of the long-patient fan. and when
they actually started down toward the
diamond. in their nice white uniforms, all
the pent-up powers of Nesuvius could not
have made a greater racket.
Sitting back upon the seats yesterday
thousands upon thousands watched the
Nationals in, practice and in actual play.
and felt that life was certainly worth
living The old familiar sound of a base
ball smacking into a mitt is better music
than that of a symphony orchestra at
this time of year. and the quick. sharp
crack of a bat. which drives ball in
beautiful curve away out toward the
fence is spring tonic to send blood
HURTING through the veins of the sleepiest
codger in seven states.
Before the Battle Started.
Did they practice longer yesterday than
usual or not? Were they better looking
than ever before? Do they play with a
snapper vim? Don't ask. for the whole
thing seems like a grand, beautiful base
ball dream to the fan. who has been feed
ing on pink sporting sheets all winter. The
nightmare and discontinued winters sleep
of the real base ball shouter Is at an end,
and now. beginning with yesterday, he Is
going to feed on the lotus leaves of
actual games right In his own city, and
If happier god ever jumped about on
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Tom Hume. a member of the Washing
ton Stock Exchange. would have spoiled
a mighty long record If he had not been
rooter at yesterdays opening game. He
didn't spoil anything, as 1t happened, but
a few Of his vocal cords. 500 80.
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the latter famous pitcher of the Ma
tionals in the old days. Both are enjoy
ing the Easter show at Atlantic City this
week. but promise to. make up for their
desertion by regular attendance at the
games for the rest OF the season.
the Departmental League, arrived early
and stayed late.
Two boxes were occupied by a lively
party of rooters from the Office of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. headed by
Jack Jaquette and Bill Root.
Assistant Attorney General LAWYER got
to the park Just in time to see the start.
and when 1t was over he said he had
fine time. t-e---..-.r
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GENERAL COMMENT
ON GAME AND CROWD

Charley Smith was undoubtedly the star
Of the game. The Cleveland lad has been
working In seasons past with a very sore
arm, but he recently had 1t fixed up by
the Ohio bonesetter, and ,Charley's bread
winner looks strictly all right. Yesterday
Smith had almost perfect control, and
that well-known drop ball working all
right, with the result that he had big
majority Of the Highfanders shooting
ducks throughout the game. Kid Elber-
field sneaked in a single and a double but
Little Tabasco'' is liable to hit any one
when right. Four hits with ten strike
outs is Smiths record for the game and
1t stamps Charley as one of Manager
Cantillon's stars
Before the game started yesterday morn
ing Smith was seen by. a Star reporter
and congratulated uponAth report that
HIS his arm had come arou0d all right. He
IT have not pitched over three innings
in the last two years without my arm
hurting me, but this spring 1t feels like
India rubber, and believe I will be back
in my old-time form. It certainly feels
nice to me to know that my breadwin-
ner is all right again.. To tell the truth
I thought I was all in last fall when
went home"
Smith is Of retiring disposition. and
for this reason has made very few
friends in this city. but it goes without
saying that he became very popular
after scoring so we'll yesterday.
When the two bands put in an appear
ance at the park the officials Of the club
were as much surprised as the Specta-
tors. The band on. the right-hand side
OF the stand was Pfstorio's and hired
by the club, but the one on the left was
from the Soldiers Home. and sent down
to the game as compliment from Gen.
Hawkins. The general is an enthusiast
tic base ball fan and a stanch fol-
lower OF the local club. Both organiza-
lions played their best. and as a result
the spectators were kept entertained
with good music throughout the battle
on the field.
For five years 1.-The Washington club
has been handed out a defeat before
the hopeful thousands on the opening
day. but It, finailyf turned the trick yes
terday, and Manager Cantillon and his
men are taking ne victory as a good
omen on the season.
The record Of Kid Elberfeld in yester-
days game shows conclusively how valu-
able he is to thesNew York club. OF the
four hits registered he. secured q double
and a single and scored the only New
York run. In the field the KID played a
brilliant game. With Chase on first that.
New York infield will look great deal
better, but Manager StaHings will have to
make up his mind to SO slow with his
youngsters before he can get winning re-
suits. In the face Of Elberfeld's good
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lowing is the official score:

Washington ....3 0 o 0 "a
New York............ o VI
Earned runs-Washin.ton. g. Left on bases
Washington Z; New York. 5. First base on
balls-Or Smith. 2: of Newton; T. OF Brockett;
I. Hits made-OT Newton. s I'm innin III g;,t On
10; by Newton. 5: by Brockett. B. Three-base
hit-Knight. Two-base hits-Unglaub and EIber-
field. Sacrifice hits-MeBride. Street and Ward
Stolen bases-Conroy and Freeman Hit Dy
pitcher-By Newton, !. Balk-Smith Umpiresn q
Messrs. Egan and Evans. Time OF game
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TODAI'S GAMES.
New York at Washington.
Boston Mt Philadelphia.
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For five years sthe Washington club
has been handed, out a defeat before
the hopeful. thousands. on the opening
day, but It, finallys turned the trick yes
terday, and Manager Cantillon and his
men are taking tie victory as a good
omen on the season.
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Among the hot fans who were found
missing when the regulars in the stands
and Tyce Madigan, the former an old
Columbia Athletic Club outfelder and
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE EIGHT

to call. But rainy nights were the kind selected
by burglars. Suppose burglar should come. oh,
If one or two burglars would only come. At least
they would be Americans. She listened ntently
hoping to hear them trying their skeleton keys IN
the lock She thought she could summon enough
courage TO call to them that the key under
the flower in the little ledge In the corner
of the hall, oh, If only some good, kind sweet
burglar would only come. Mrs. Roode had read
with horror that day OF how burglar known as
Jim the stranger prowng around the North
Side. If Jim the stranger would only come she
would throw her around his neck and KISS
him and help him pack up the spoons and give
him the diamond bracelet MIR. Roode had given
her for Christmas. "Cold, cruel, remorseess as
the red Indian" the words of the book on Japan,
burned in Mrs. Roode's head. And Itchiban had
said to her "Wyumseeyah," and wyumseeyah
meant "to kill"
G UDDENI4Y she heard a key In the lock and the
W door swung open. Mrs. Roode tainted. When
she came TO. Mr.. Roodle was bathing her face
with wet handkerchief.
Get the police" gasped Mrs. Roodle, che hari'
karied himself else he wants to ~Ill me- lie
said 'Wyumseeyah;' look in the dining room, look,
look"
Say what's all this about" said Mr. Roode IN
astonishment "Itchiban isn't here, He said he
would go out right after dinner to his Bible class
at the Y NJ. c. A, he's getting the golden text
dope for next Sunday. Didn't he tell you that he
was going 10 the Y M. @. Az
Yes" sobbed Mrs. Roode, but l didn't quite
understand him"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

herself. Like a white flash she went to one side.
She cat 1.-the cat TO be caught first and
then destroyed small target she began whirl-
ing around and around the black evil in bewider-
ing circle. He too large to follow in so mar
row space He sprang with snarl, striking
the bars, and in quick reverse Boots leapt fairly
across him TO and up the center pole. Mady she
scrambled the edge of the shelf from which
he had made his first lunge. A magnificent leap
of the black evil brought him to the shelf, too.
But Boots had gone up the pole above the shelf,
cawing into the wood of it, and she squeezed
throu gh the bars at the top of the cage Now,
Kissing she looked down into the eyes OF the black
evil Spring he might he could not reach the
little white ball above, and the Knave fell to the
shelf again and again, quivering rage-lashed
thing, convulsed with fury, black evil indeed.
Suddenly the roar from the benches seemed to
quiet his rage. He ceased the horrid throat noises.
He plunged down heavily to the floor of the cage
and crept slowly across IL to the inert cub Then
the Knave threw up his black head and gave
half.human cry.
Not until the Knave securely penned in the
smaller again. late that night after the crowds
had gone away would Boots descend from the cage
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09

ground is then marked out and double row OF
stones placed all around the four sides.
In the space left between the row of stones the
women place long poles firmly in the earth. For
small tents they about ten poles for large
family they will use as many forty After fixing
the stones and driving in the poles, they are tied
together at the top and covered over except in the
doorway, with double covering OF sealskins Ihe
rich natives hang in addition reindeer skins all
around the nsides OF their tents, with the hair left
on, giving warm appearance to the tent. In place
of a door or window there is curtain of thin seal
skin, ornamented by patterns in needlework, and
bound around the edges with blue and red cloth
(obtained by barter from Europeans and Amerl-
cans) and fastened with white string. Part of the
tent is divided off by skins a storeroom In which
to keep the food which 1t is found necessary TO
hide.
Some OF the families are so poor that they cannot
afford to make tents and these are accommodated
by such as can; thus the number I'm some is as
large as twenty. All the best clothes and gay or
naments put in corner by the mistress or
The Washington herald., 1909-05-09
The Japanese Invasion

And going where's? And how? "Treacherous
a man-eatng tiger" the book had said.
Oh If MIR. Roodle would only come home.
G. HE got n tourists guide book Japan, This
~ book told how TO speak Japanese huently in ten
lessons. She hunted hurredly down through all
the Japanese words spelled out in En glish trying
to find what wyumseeyah meant. Yes there 1t
into syllables that the foreigner in Japan could
speak 1t to Japanese She hurriedly looked to
find out it's English equivalent. She almost
shrieked she read. The English translation
was, Landlord, kill us fine fowl for our dinner"
Wyumseeyah the second word in the Japan
ese sentence. XIII the second word in the
translation. Itchiban had said the word kill" TO
her and said farewell Did he mean that he was
going TO commit hari kari? Mrs. Roodle had heard
a lecturer tell that har kari national in
stitution in Japan. How the Japanese would sit
down and drive dagger into their bodies and die
in terrible agony.
Heavens Itchiban at this very moment hari-
karieng right in her own house? Perhaps in the
dining room. And the rug in the dining room cost
hundred and twenty-five dollars Mrs. Roodle
laughed Historically to think that the cost of the
rug should come into her mind.
A human being weltering i'm his gore in her
house and she had thought OF a paltry rug
he would not until late. She tried to to
the telephone, but she filed with horror
she could not move from her chair oh. II some
would only come. But it rainy outside
and there small likelihood of any one coming
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the remorseess claws of Boots came down,
The Knave had been quick enough to rend the
arm OF Mademoiselle at his first stroke He had
crowded her to the side of the cage, some little
distance from the door, which could not be opened
for fear he might come out Of 1t. Now he was
crouched near the cage center, ready for the fatal
spring upon her--but he hesitated hearing the
cubs cry, And following the wall OF the CUB had
come an infurated shrek from the pentup mother
cat. She fought at the bars as If she would tear
them down, for there before her eyes, Boots had
seized the cub and rendng 1T. The Knaye
heard the call and trembled. He was terribly
enraged thing, his green eyes seething. Men
brought goads. He not afraid OF goads now
But between the bleeding woman and the bleeding
cub he wavered Again came that diabolic cry or
the mate. The Knave turned and bounded across
the den to his own.
There was a clang Of the barred door and Made
moiseile had dropped out of dan ger. man car
ried her away through the crowd, and to that white
ball the floor of the big cage she would owe
her life
Boots knew the black evil would spring to the
call of it's mate. The soft pad of the Knaves feet
sounded the second warning. Boots must save
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materially in economizing clothing. Once in their
skin tent, the whole family can divest themselves
fact that many families share the tent with
them. Sociability is early developed when ones
next door neghbor, each side, is only separated
by the sealskin you sleep on and the one he does
Community of goods is almost imperative under
this arrangement Thus when one kills seal, all
are fed and when one doesn't all go hungry.
The "menu" OF Greenland household is, as
may be supposed, decidedly limited. The hesh OF
the reindeer, the bubber of the seal and fish con-
stitute the only food available. Their beverages
consist of the milk of the reindeer and water the
favorte food is the flesh Of the seal.
AS soon the fine spring weather comes on the
Eskmos begin to fear that their winter houses VIII
fall in The snow that has covered the roof all
the winter begins to melt, and the water drips in
upon their heads IF it is an early spring the
month of March would be the time for moving out,
but sometimes the does not melt until April
or May. On coming out the women collect TO-
gether a number OF fiat stones; an oblong piece or
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BY EO C r A N E
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR
rw1 WI ~
- ~ A. coNTNU

top She came down warily; she evaded the men
who tried to catch her, and slipped under canvas
hap to 20 into hiding beneath the shadowy wagons
in the darkness Finally she emer 5ed on the edge
OF the show lot cool place smelling OF turned
turf and the moisture of the clods Above were
the ouiet stars undisturbed, drifting, it nothing
had happened Boots became calm and medlta
lively dressed down paw. II was very peacetu
on the edge OF the shows world. The whirr OF 1t
had ceased. The show slept.
ND Boots came to a final decision. She slipped
"a beneath a fence and went sinking through long
ranks of growing corn, pale uplifting stalks Ike
regiment under the moon. long way she traV"
eed that night, catching nap i'm a fence corner
When the sunlight cleaned into her eyes next
morning she went on, crossing an open stretch or
ground TO some trees and a din yy.ooking house
kitty Kitty" came a womans call.
Boots mewed sympathetic answer. After thls
she accepted a saucer OF milk, tapping 1T Gag
erly; then she selected a warm place at the end
of the porch and went off to sleep Boots was very
tranquil now She had dropped out OF the black
evils world; she had gone back to the common
place.
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BY p. III. III HARVEY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE TEN)
Where Women Dress Like Men

the tent and covered over with white leather
curtain worked in patterns like the door curtain
The summer tents are kept up from March or Aprll
to September, but really fine weather lasts only
through the month of June when 1t Is very hot.
The men have their hair cut short as rule, ana
the women wear it long and never have 1t cut un-
less they in great sorrow, They gather up
their long hair to the top of the head and roll IL
into a tuft At the top OF the tuft there Is small
bunch of hair, and when they wish to appear at
tractive they wear a bright band round 1t, ana
sometimes decorate it with glass beads
Each OF the larger settlements, in which form
of paterna government prevails, is under the lead
ership of governor, whose stan consists OF SUP
governor n schoolmaster. and a priest of the Luth
eran persuasion all Danish or Of Danish eNtracuon
Remote from the settlements the Eskimo IS pet
ter and purer type of the than those found IN
the dominion Of the white man. he has strohg
commercial instincts, and is far from unsophistt
Gated.
Altogether there are about ten thousand Eskimo
in Greenland
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Mrs. Roodle decided to read up the Japanese
and find out all about them and why they
such great warriors She found book by
who had recently toured Japan This writer
said the Japanese exceedingly brave. Mrs
Roodle smiled happily. "They do not even fear
DEATH" said the writer. "They do not even
to suffer pain" Mrs Roodle dwelt delightfully."- on
this sentence. Why if some horrid burglar
did shoot Itchiban he wouldn't feel it. What
lovely protector he The writer went on to
say that that the Japanese such
stoics because they very cruel and took
human life readily they gave up their own
Mrs. Roodle startled. She read that SEN
tence again and turned pale.
"But Itchiban isn't like that she told herself
HE lis so meek and gentle" Under their mask
of gentleness and humility" went on the author
"the JAP Snese conceals a nature ferocious as
that of the man-eating tiger He is more treach
erous than the red Indian"
MIS- 'Oodle wyumseeyah seeonaryo," said a
AVA soft voice.
Mrs Roode almost screamed she looked up
Itchban was standing there bowing. He drew his
breath in long sybilant sigh through his teeth
several times and again repeated, "Wyumseeyah
seeonaryo." She could only nod her head and
Itchban disappeared What did he mean, what
strange words had he spoken. "Seeonaryo' she
recalled as the word she had heard spoken in the
opera "A Japanese Nightingale" and meaning
farewell why had he come i'm and told her fare
he say farewell to her when he had hardly ar
rived? What did it mean? Was he going away
or did Itchiban mean that she was going away?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-03-17

The senatorial investiga ion during
the past week has developed the fact
that the game warden department has
been an active factor not only IN the
late senatorial primary but in a mum
Der of previous state campaigns.
where in the wardens have been
furnished money to go out and do
political work FOR certain candidates.
Other officers of the state are found to
be in the same catergory It is bad
enough when men spend their own
money for sending men out TO work
up political sentiment. but when
public officials, be they game wardens
or what not. neglect the duties for
which they are being paid by the
people, and travel around the state as
the henchmen of some candidate and
as part of his machine, it be-
comes eminently worse. There has
been altogether too much of auch
prostituting of Office for years, and it
is doubtful if such work will be very
popular in the future.