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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

was practically forgotten. until one
day he was given his turn IN the
box Ia Los Angeles pitched dou
bile header. won both games. aud
batted Ike a fiend
Then everybody began 10 ask.
who la MITCHELL
The Los Angeles correspondents
for the san Francisco papers were
overwhelmed with rush orders for
pictures aud interviews. aud when
they tackled thu job they found thar
they had bumped up against anouh
er eighth wonder baseball player
whO summed publicity who would
not speak 20 the reporters. and
threatened photographer with uo
irnco II they attempted 20 take hla
picture That simply stimulated
curiosity. and pheu the mysterious
one showed on the diamond ia this
city for the FIRST time u whole flock
of photographer Hwhrmed on the
fold. bat like their brethren ga the
south. they were doomed 10 diaap
pointment
Mitchell was scheduled 20 pitch
that day. bar be positively refused
10 come out and take hia place on
the mound until the photographers
bad been driven off the field Set
eral of the better equipped photog
rsphcFa took long distance snaps at
him. bur none has been able a. So.
cure a faithful photograph
Mitchell has been yarinnsly idrn
tcd a. Bob Mitchell who had
brief engagement wlth the ChlcaEo
white sox ~ Frcd Mitchell a sis
siasippl college pitcher. as McQuIi
ZEN q suspended National league
pitcher. and "a Fired walker. for
merry II the rniteralty Of Chicago
The latter seems % BE- the heai
Identification. but Mitchell has said
nothing 90 Indicate that % is cor
rect
And SIN the question IL being
asked who IA MltchrliF" Tn
doubtedly be Ia thc greatest mya.
terry in organized baseball Ring
era" frequently have appeared in
the bushes. bar rarely. II ever. lu
a class A Organization.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
DIAMOND GL!NTS

George Staiilngs. depoaed High.
lander manager. may be offered DO
Eltion as manager of the Philadei
phla National league team
The idea Of Cornelius McCilllcnd.
dy marrying Miss Hall0han. and
then going on honeymood 10
ltalyl
Games IN the East being stopped
hy cold weather. and almost a
month before the worlds series.
Well. Matty." Harry sparrow
was saying In the clubhouse. 4
don't see anything 20 keep you from
getting by on the stage II sou have
good enunclatiou
That last word made Rube Mar
guard look up.
= don't see whai he wants with
another one. said Ruhe 4 would
be- satisfied II ! just had his fade
away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

between The regular league nine
aud a local team.
John McFee viii be manager Of
the Queen Anne high school basket.
ball team this year John did fine
on that Job last year. hence his re-
turn trip
Tho Chancellor Athletic Club has
been organized and wiil put a foot.
ball team in the field First prac.
iice this afternoon at Lincoln Park
The football squad composed Of
sailors on the $ 8. Philadelphia
viii 60 up against the Bremcrion
Yard team next Saturday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

The stranger Jumped into a uniform
and was given most severe tryout
AZ its conclusion the catcher tcr0ely
reported
Hell do. lie has everything
Terms were agreed upon and the
new man was asked where be had
worked n be told. the secret has
been sell guarded. for 20 this day
the general public does not knoW
for certainty what bis name ia.
where he learned the game or
where he lives On the contract bis
name appears az p Mitchell Tho
San Francisco team was scheduled
TO play in los Angeles after its
Portland engagement. therefore u
was two weeks before the local fans
had an opportunity of seeing him
Little was thought about him. In
fact. that he had even been signed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Oct. -
Who Is Mysterious MITCHELL
That Is the question that every
baseball fan on the Pacific coast.
old and young. male and female.
white and black has been asking
ever since sturdy. handsome
young fellow. Of undeniable college
education made his advent into the
ranks Of Pacific Coast league play.
ers.
About a month ago. while the San
Francisco team was playing in .ort.
land. a mysterious stranger ap-
preached the captain of the San
Francisco team. and with much
show OF dignity aud confidence. ap.
piled for position on his pitching
staff.
Try him out" was the instruc.
ton issued 10 one OF the catcherp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
WORLD SERIES
GOES TO PHILA.

thF sNFd frFN4f
CINCINNATI. Oct a-The
national baseball commission to-
day announced that she worlds
series will start in phiisdclphia
October 81. The frs, two
games will be played IN phiia-
deiphia October " and 49, The
third and fourth games o. the
series will be played In Chicago
October 20 ard ~. The nfth
game will be played IN phiia.
dsiphia October q. The sixth
game. II the Il is necessary.
will be played IN Chicago. and
the seventh game, fthe series
goes tina, far. viii be played in
some city 10 be decided later.
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It's All in the Blend!
THAT FxDIainS1

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unusually mild satisfying
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-04
SHORT SPORT

Jack Lester and I'd Hagen wlil 80
on Tor a little fiatlc argument b.
fure the LLOYD Athletic Club IN Tia
coma. II the clubs MATCHMAKER
Harry Kfaut. e. succensful Ia the
negotiations that hc began today
KrAnt says that. like uarkia. Mister
Hagen Is willing
Eds0n Johnson. a husky member
% the Whitman football squad
over Ia Walla Walla. has been Hus-
pended BY Coach AcCann for
breaking training rules
Candidates FOR the Franklin
school basketball team VIII turn
turn out Thursday for the first
time A coach and manager wili be-
chosen AZ that time
About s. 0e0 Was realized for the
bcuvfit of Pred Buelow. the old
time big league catcher AZ a benefit
game played at Detroit yesterday
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
TARIFF IS NOT TO
BLAME, He Says
Secretary Wilson Contends High
Prices Are Due To Combination
of Merchants.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 27.-"The
high cost of living is not due to the
tariff, but to a combination of mer
chants" declared Secretary of Agri
culture Wilson. in an address before
the Manufacturers club OF this city
last night. His topic was THE present
food crisis"
at costs more to get the common
necessities of life in the United States
today than in any other country In
the world, he said.
Some people tell us that If we re-
peal the present tariff law to let in
foreiEn products free of duty, the pres
ent difficulty will cease. / do not be-
lieve II. Eggs are 30 cents dozen in
Canadian cities and 60 cents dozen
in some American cities. The duty Is
three cents a dozen What difference
would ii make whether you took off
that three cents or not?"
The secretary further stated that
he believed the American people are
suffering at present not so much from
the high cost Of living. as from the
cost of high living, his statement
being:
ut has beer said that the American
is the best fed, best clothed, best edu-
Gated and best housed man on earth.
We shall have TO add now that he is
the most extensively fed"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
PLANTED HIS GARDEN
WITH CANS OF MONEY
Eccentric Mans Son Have Thus Far
Unearthed About $4,000
In Gold.

SUISUN, CAL. Jan 27.-The sur
viving members of the family OF
Cyrus Rayn. well-known farmer of
Maine, Prairie township, this county.
thought when he died. several weeks
ago. that he had left considerable
sum OF money in addition to his
property interests: but upon inquiry
at the banks after his death William
and Cyrus Rayn, Jr., were unable to
find any money on deposit in the name
of their father
They felt confident that he had sew
eral thousand dollars Finally. as
last resource, it was suggested 20
them that possibly the money might
be hidden about the premises of she
family home, and a diligent search
was instituted In every nook and cor
ner of the place.
One day while one Of the sons was
digging in the garden he unearthed
tin can containing $500 in $40 and
$40 gold pieces, and similar finds have
been made from time to time In the
last three weeks, until the amount
unearthed now reaches about $4,000.
Rayn was rather eccentric and re-
served. and seldom discussed his bust
ness affairs
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
WHAT COLOR ARE
YOUR WIFE'5 EYES?
Put This Question To Your Male
Acquaintance and Watch En-
Fall Down" on the Answer.

Flow many married men know the
color of their wife's eyes?
Il seems as If they all would, doesn't
It? hut just ask the next 10 married
men YOU meet and you will find that
they never noticed or have forgotten.
Yet there was once time when
they looked often and deeply into
those eyes. praised their brilliancy and
hue and felt queer flutterings of the
heart when those eyes were turned on
them IN glances that evidenced affec-
ton Perhaps the romance has not
gone vet. bat the memory Of the court
ship thrills has fingered beyond recol-
lection of the shade of eyes that
caused them.
A trip through the city hall disclos-
ed how few men have retained that
memory. Almost all hesitated, even
if they recalled the answer in time.
II don't know the color of her eyes
and | could not tell you exactly the
color OF her hair" replied Fire Com
missioner s. Tenny McGraw to the
question, What color are your wife's
eyes?" II could not even tell you
whether Mayor rBeitmeyer wears a
mustdche or not, although / think that
he doesn't"
In this the commissioner was wrong
81 really don't know" admitted
Mayor Breitmeyer, when asked the
same question. do you know, think
that is a rather impertinent question"
he added
Gray" CURLY answered Mayors
Secretary Van Fleet, and then went
on telephoning But then the mayors
secretary has to be quick at remem-
bering details.
How do | know?" gasped Public
Works Commissioner Haarer He was
busy and did not try to conceal the
fact
81 know, but I am not going to tell, !"
cautiously responded Controller Dor
emus. Taking care of the city's funds
has made the controller very wary of
answering foolish questions oifhand.
You can search me-" blushingly
confessed Deputy Controller Nagel
Then he thought hard and blushed
some more "They are dark. dark
brown lie concluded.
Back up" remarked Aid Watson
Then he took the question under ad-
visement and admitted that his wife's
eyes were gray.
I'm sure don't know" laughed
Aid. Owen "They suit me whatever
color they are"
w G. Thomas. brick contractor, was
ready with his reply:
My wife's eyes are dark blue-like
LIQUID laps lazuli," he promptly re-
piled.
Corporation Counsel Hally knew the
answer IN a moment.
MY wile's eyes are gray" he said
Il know that because one Of the chill
drcn has eyes just like hers and we
have commented on IT, ] think YOU
will find that mon who have children
are much more apt TO know the color
of their wives eyes than others That
IS because they compare them with
the childrCn's eyes"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
EMILY STEVENS YEARNS
TO SEE OTHERS ACT

1t would have been difficult indeed
for Miss Emily Stevens to have es-
capped going on the stage" even IL
she had shown no inclination to take
up a dramatic career, but that she is
eminently fitted to attain high recog-
milton in her profession is amply
proven by her delightful work as
Emmy In "Septimus,' in the Detroit
Opera house this week Miss Stevens
comes OF a theatrical family, was born.
and reared in the very atmosphere OF
the theater and her natural talents
have had the best and most careful
training. A cousin of Mrs. Fiske and
member of that distinguished ac-
tress' home circle and own company,
Miss Stevens has had rare advantages.
Her mother was Emma Maddern, a
sitter of Mrs Fiskes mother. both OF
whom were accomplished actresses.
Her father was II. +. Stevens. for
many years one OF the best known
theatrical managers in the country.
Il love plays and | love the theater
how could / help it?" said Miss
Stevens with charming enthusiasm
as she sat on a big red couch in the
Hotel fuller parlors, and with frank
girlishness confessed that her inter-
est in the theater is so keen that when
she is not playing herself she haunts
other performances. You know, of
course, that an actor with a steady
engagement rarely sees any OF the
mosttalked about successes or, In fact,
anything big and worth while, be-
cause, Of necessity, he or sshe works
while the others play. IL one can utter
such trite paradox. For instance, (
never saw Richard Mansfield act. and
there are scores of other artists that
II have not seen. Ii is maddening,
don't you know, to have to take ones
dramatic fare of the melodramatic
boards, To be obliged TO content ones
self nth such offerings as No Mother
To Guide Her Why Girls Leave
Home and similar idylls. But those
arc the only companies that give
matinees on our own or days, and so
We rush madly of to see the 'cheild'
thrown into the snow storm and the
vi!lyun' place the beautiful heroine
on the track.
II do not decry these things, how
ever, simply because. personally, I
would rather see the actors and plays
OF the higher drama, for have often
learned many valuable things from
watching a Observation-Disclosures melo-
drama. | am anxious to see Miss KEEL
lcrman in her swimming act. / adore
watching feats of strength in other
women. though | could never accom-
plish such wonders myself I have
tried very hard to learn TO swim. but
with poor success
Miss Stevens IS a delicate little mite
OF a girl with soft blonde hair deep
violet eyes friuged with heavy black
flashcs. aud simple girlish manner.
Her pre- sent appearance as leading
woman for George Arliss in Sept
mus" is her first venture outside OF
Mrs Fiske'S own company
ct is almost my first absence from
home ana am feeling so homesick.
lid Miss stevens. II have travelled
an ove- the country with Mrs. Fiske,
hut then was at home Just the same.
for when one IS with ones own people.
home is anywhere one happens to be"
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
SLOT MACHINE
VERDICTS ON PLAYS
As Each Theatregoer Passes Out a
Metal Disc Handed To Him
Is Deposited.

PARIS, Jan. 27-To cast an untram.
meled vote for the man, men or party
Of your choice. to have your prefer
ences remain as your own secret and
TO have the ballot accurately record
ed and counted has always been the
hope of every honest voter and how
to accomplish all these has gwen in
ventors much thought.
A recent invention by Sig. Eugene
Boggiano, young student of the
University of Rome, does not pretend
to solve these problems it merely
aims at registering rapidly, effective
ly and, at very low cost, the YER
dict of the people. The apparatus con-
sists of a vertical box constructed on
the principle of the penny in the slot
machine.
AS each voter presents himself be-
fore the machine he is handed metal
disc which he places in one OF the
slots hidden from the view Of the
public The disc comes out on the
other side Of the machine after hav-
ing, by a single act of gravity, releas-
ed lever which registers a number,
thus recording the total OF the votes.
The nature Of the vote is recorded In
the same manner but the dial Is kept
covered until the voting is finished in
order TO maintain the secrecy of each
individual vote.
The very first use TO which Signor
Boggiano's ingenious invention has
been put is to do away with dramatic
critics. or. at least. to take the wind
out of their opinions by registering
the impartial verdict of audiences on
the first nights of plays. 1t was tried
first I'm Rome and since then has been
experimented with in France. Those
in the audience receive tn little metal
discs, and as they pass out they re-
cord their votes as in favor OF or
against the merits of the new play
Bv the time the last person has
fled into the lobby the verdict OF the
audience is known. 1t is heralded In
the morning papers so that all may
read lust what measure of success the
play obtained according to the score.
For instance the verdict may be l,2Ol
who proclaim IL a good play against
lag who consider II is bad work, or
the opinion may be more evenly bal
anced or more nearly unanimous. In
any event It does away with the neces-
sitv of a biased critic by presenting
70 those who intend TO go TO the play
tho verdict of those who have already
~
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
SELLS HIS BLOOD TO
SAVE ANOTHER'S LIFE
EuI Had Plenty to Spare and Was
Out of Work-SaW His
Chance In NeWspaper.

NEW YORK. Jan. 27--Emil Eul OF
Maspeth. l.. l., submitted in the
Kings County hospital 10 the opera
sion of blood TRANSMISSION I'm the hope
of saving the life of Jerry de Ia Carte
The latter's leg was amputated last
week because of gun snot wound
resulting in blood poisoning. and his
young brother, Frank, gave a pint of
his blood last Friday to rally the dy-
ing man.
The hospital surgeons appealed
through a newspaper for a man TO
submit TO the operation. offering a
money compensation, and 40 men re
sponded at the hospital. Eul was
chosen. During the operation he
cheered De la Carte and laughed and
chatted with the nurses.
"You see" he said to a reporter
God has endowed me with great
strength and health | am only II
but am six feet one inch tall and have
never been sick / am bricklayer
out OF work. | started from Maspeth
for Brooklyn TO look for work. and on
the way | bought a paper and read
the story about man needing blood
That's the place for me, | said
When / found about 40 applicants
hoped against hope ! would be the
lucky man. ! say lucky tecause there
was a nice bill to go with It.
The operation didn't hurt a bit
and | hope II saves poor Jerry's life
Nv mother will be scared to death
and I'd like 10 go home now The
doctor says / can go home tomorrow
Say. this would be a good paying
business II a fellow only had enough
to give a quart day
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
eanker seala Rnrnlar.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 27-Henry
Reutschllng. a %cll-known Wholesale
grocer. ana president of the Textile
National bank had desperate en-
counter last night with man who had
gained access TO his home. and who
demanded $500 at the point of a pistol
Five hundred DOLLARS. or your life.'
exclaimed the intrudeC Reutschling,
who Is powerfully built man. az once
grappled with him and held him until
the arrival Of the police The bandit
said he was Steve Brown, aged 80
years. OF New York. He came here.
he said. to take 2 position on street
car line, but failing 90 secure work
had been driven tc desperation by
hunger
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27

decided 10 have Attorney Brandies
make short statement of the facts
he expected to prove. He said that
Special Agent Jones under special In
structions from Assistant Land Com
missioner Dennet (now commissioner
discussed the Alaskan cases with
CLAWS. Jones went TO Alaska. On
his return he called on Ballinger, at
that time commissioner, and received
modification OF his original orders.
Ballinger told him, so Brandies
averred, merely 10 investigate certain
parts of the case. This was In August
1907, and CLAWS, in the meanwhile,
had become chief OF the field service
az Seattle.
Says Nothing Was Done.
CLAWS transmitted, as Jones super
Tor, the latter's report Meanwhile
'Brandies said there was a general dis
rcussion in Washington state that there
would be no action on the suspicious
Alaskan claim. Brandies said that he
desired to bring out this fact to show
that there was nothing done despite
reports by CLAWS and Jones tending
TO show fraudulency
Next, Brandies said, Charles G..
Davis, then interested in some claims
in Alaska under suspicion told CLAWS
some facts regarding these claims, but
when the latter requested him to make
affidavit Davis refused, giving as his
reason that he had seen Commissioner
Ballinger at Seattle and had been adj
vised by him not to make affidavit but
to await the government charges.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-27
80 Witnesses At Beef
Inquiry In Chicago
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-The inquiry by
the federal grand jury into the pack
CONTINUED on Puge EIeven.)
GREEN CHICKENS.
! II They Get Into Trouble Their Feath
ers Will Identity Them.

BERKELEY. Cal. Jan. 27-All the
wisdom wasn't Solomon's. Vic. Lindahl
has some of it. and he wants to be a
good neighbor besides He keeps
chickens, and Mrs Payne. next door.
keeps a garden-yes, In winter; this
is California, you know Well. the
Lindahl chickens got into the Payne
garden about as often as they felt like
IT, and to keep the peace Lindahl clip
ped their wings. Still Mrs Payne had
to shoe chickens away from her let
tuce. but Lindahl claimed an alibi for
his poultry on account OF the clipped
wings. Now Lindahl has painted each
OF his chickens vivid green. With
this action went polite note to Mrs
Payne that she could decapitate any
green chickens she found I'm her gar
den from that time on. Incidentally
somebody else's chickens which have
not their wings clipped and aren't
painted green are going TO be shown
as the real Offenders.