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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03
These Will Leave
No Bad Taste
lust ABOIJT

What's the difference between -,
hospital and a sanitarium?'
About so a week"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03
NJ A ME TELLS BELLE
rs Nice of Them To
Work for Charity But
AMATEUR ACTORS CAN'T KISS

~ amateur theatricas like fun'rais BELIEF
The longer the sadder. That don't cut n1ucA
Ice as joke, Belle, but as pure, unadulfrated
little gem O truth it's in class all by itself
Bill came around t the house las night with .
couple O. tickets for thing called, "Bobby's Kiss
He said he'd paid dollar apiece for them because
friend of his was gon' to be in it. and he wanted
to help the cause along. I forget what the cause
was, but there was cause connected with Il, and
Bill wanted to help it along. l told him that as
long as he'd paid for the tickets, the cause
wouldn't care whether we took in the show or not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03
Misplaced Anatomy

He is very absent-minded. Dozens
of times I have seen him trying 10
scratch a match on the wrong end.
Gee! Is that how he wore his hall
off?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03
Once More for Mary

Mary had q little hen,
A busy little layer;
So Mary bought dozen more,
And made the business pay he's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03
Quit You Kiddin

He-You look nice enough to eat
She-Well, do eat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03
HOPE OF A LEADER

Have you secured harmony in your
party organization"
mot exactly" replied Senator sor-
ghum. But I. think we have found Q
man who Is big enough to drown tn
discord."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03

RIDE and vanity. in women-how often they are
condemned, aren't.they7 How we'teaeh our little
daughters to put aside thoughts which will
gender such faults" and those two factors in the
lives of five women, might have prevented five
tragedies that are in the daily news Of the past
week.
Pride, would have saved three of them from
leaping into the notoriety of attempted suicide
because of unhappy love affairs Pride would have
forced them into bravery, into snrlingAand hiding
their hurts fron-the world at large land especially
frShrthesmenwho had caused them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-07-03

n
ando fighting
ss1dtappness may
1gc skirt the boderland
shsdoy pride and
determined until the OF her
and she haswon her battle with self
Would Prevents Suspicion
vaity would have prevented suspicion
jealous her husband
k from her Vanity would have prevented her
r sobbing his eeraon of his love admit
with would
losing husbands because
indifference dainty clothes
termed effort
I ok like other L wouldH tHeel ashamed"
twoud that the untidy and the whose
with and whose voice whitney,
through ussng ght both be saved from wng their little baks
happiness by vanity. Don't think so7
Just pride other rushing
alone made life worth while.
So little pride and much will
they?
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

He seems To be able 10 field and hit.
was suggested, What's the matter with
him."
| McGraw was silent for a minute as he
watched the player pulling down all sorts
| OF high and wide throws that came to him
at first base.
did YOU see him make that last playY
he queried. There was runner on first
base and a fast grounder came his way.
He ran back to touch the bag, while the
| man on first got to second safely. The play
was to throw the ball TO second first. fore
ing out the runner. and then 10 cover the
| bag. There would lave been lots Of time
for double play. That sort Of work will
! do in the minors. but II won't do here. i've
| tried to teach him. but it's no use. He
won't learn. It's too bad too. because If
he had head he would be a good ball
player
His DAYS with the Giants are numbered
Eddie Collins. the famous little second
! baseman of the Philadelphia Athletics re-
vealed a mentality of a different degree
when he broke in as a youngster under
| Connie Mack. Late in the season OF 1905
the Athletics were playing a game with the
Chicago White Sox. when victory or defeat
practically meant the winning or losing of
pennant Collins came up 10 bat at the
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

small Is the tangible return Very often
ma jor league manager will not find young
ster whom he can keep. but. after all, when
he knows that there is no star among
those whom he has tried out he Is con-
tent. For IL is defensive practice as we'll
as offensive. this obtaining of recruits.
While one manager may not need a brill
liant infielder. he likes to keep another
manager from getting him. The real es
sence of the matter is nothing less than
never ceasing search for another Christy
Mathewson. another Tyrus Cobb or another
Hcnus Wagner. If ten years of hunting
reveals a star of this type and nothing
else. the efforts of a manager have been
rewarded beyond price, for the value Of
such players 10 a club can hardly be reck-
oned I'm dollars and cents. The sin which
can never be condoned is TO let another
manager obtain such star.
The test Of the major league player is
brains and quick thinking. Many a recruit
has had the mechanical ability TO perform
on the main stage Of baseball, but he
couldn't learn the tricks Of the trade and
was turned back to the minors.
That man won't do" said McGrav one
Gay during the recent practice al Marlin
Springs. pointing to recruit who showed
the signs of being of big league calibre.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
SALARIED STAR HUNTERS.

In order to get the most brilliant young
sters in the minor leagues every major
league club keeps two or three salaried
scouts travelling from one end of the coun-
try 10 the other. going over the bush
leagues with fine tooth comb in order
that no future great may escape. Few
there are indeed who are overlooked by
the eagle eyes of the cleverest judges Of
baseball players. The expense of these
scouts is charged UP as well against the
recruits. and would probably amount 10
another 10000 for the sixteen clubs.
In the neichborhood Of s70000O therefore
il has cost the managers Of the big leagues
70 look over the best baseball talent which
appeared 10 the minors asst season. When
all is said and done it seems to be spent
more TO satisfy their curiosity than any
thing else II one or TWO players out or
tho twenty odd signed by a club are found
worthy 10 warm the bench on which the
stars Of 4 team sit a manager feels that
he is fortunate indeed. The rest are turned
back to the minors and sold al a great sac
rifce As cast-offs OF the big leagues they
are not considered to he worth much, and
minor league owners are not prone 10 pay
ing the fancy prices which they demand
from their major league compeers
This immense sum is annually spent and
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

is watching his work day by day to see
whether he has the cleverness In him 20
become big league catcher.
For years the supremacy Of Johnny king
in the catching department Of the game
has rested solely on his ability TO run the
entire team from his position and colabo-
rate with the other players In trick plays
His deadly aim In picking off runners at
second has saved many game for the
Cubs. King was catching at the Polo
Grounds last year The Cubs had a lead
Of one run on the Giants in the eighth
inning. Snodgrass, the first man up
singled and IL looked as though the break
had come in favor Of the Giants Muir
rays sacrifice put Snodsrass on second
base. and II only needed timely hit by
Bridwell, who has a gift of turning such
a trick to tie the score.
King signalled Piester for a couple OF
wide ones Evers stood like statue intent
Upon the batter, while Tinker kept edging
nearer and nearer 10 third base. Snod-
grass innocently' trailing along AS the
next bali was delivered Tinker started like
a fash for second base. King timed his
throw as only the great catcher Is able TO
DO. the ball arriving al second base with
Tinker. Snodgrass was completely blocked
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

full Of Orioles and tie score. in the ninth
inning, Ball was sent in as a pinch hitter.
"What shall do?" he asked.
Use your head" replied the manager.
He did. After he recovered conscious
ness In the hospital the manager informed
him that IL one Of Rusie's fast ones had hit
him squarely flowers and crepe would have
been In order. He added that Balls ser
vices were no longer required with the
Orioles.
IL Is brains big Lacquer wants more
than anything else. Larry Doyle Of the
Giants. Is one Of the poorest fielding second
basemen of the leagu and many a harsh
criticism has been directed at him for his
costly errors. but combined with his hitting
ability Is the cleverness which earns for
him the position of captain Of the team
Johnny Evers, Of the Chicago Cubs. is little
more accurate in fielding than Doyle and
not nearly so good a hitter. yet he has
been rated as the best second baseman
in the country solely on account Of his
brains
Grover Hartley. youngster now being
tried out by McGraw, needs only to show
n little gray matter in order 10 stick with
the Giants He has all the attributes OF a
first class catcher. and the Little Napoleon
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
FINDS A NEW FRIEND.

After he had been In New York for some
time. Heidemann began to take his meals
regularly at a German restaurant I'm Third
avenue. near 18th street, Manhattan. He
liked the cooking al this eating house. and
for this reason he made IL his regular din
ing place. But there were other persons
who also came TO this restaurant regularly
for their meals. From day To day faces
became familiar and II often happend that
friendships were formed over the tables.
Heidemann had the habit of reading a Ger
man newspaper after his meals. and once
In a while he saw another guest read a
German newspaper al another table II
sometimes happened that the other man
who read German paper would sit AZ
Heidemanns table. and gradually an ac-
quaintanceship was formed. the two being
drawn together through the fact that they
both were Germans
In due time the two became pretty good
friends. and this was partly due To the
fact that the florists new acquaint ance
had lived close to the boyhood home Of
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
Creepy Story of the Way Sleuths Brought Child Muir
derer Plead Guilty in Court.

murder A person with 4 clear conscience
held there being no material evidence witt
which 10 connect him directly with the
! crime. Heidemann was released from bail
While he was in the Sherifs office he
was asked for his finger prints. and the
object of this request was to find out what
effect II would have on Hedemann's mind
! II he had been averse toward having the
J prints taken the detectives would have
! had another argument that the suspected
man might be the one guilty Of the girls
murder. but he gave his finger prints Will
ingly. at the same time displaying an act o'
| shrewdness that showed how his brar
was working TO cheat justice. He asked
| for the clothes that Marie Smith wore al
| the time she was murdered. and. once hav-
ing them in his hands. ne handled them Z
good deal. II was thought he did this sc
| that in case he should ever face a murder
1 trial. and the question Of finger prints
| came up. ne could say that whatever
/ finger marks were found on the dead girl s
| clothing had been placed there al the time
he was handling the clothes in the Sheriff
office
| SCHNEIDER then decided that the only way
4
| through confession. Accordingly at
tempts were made by the detectives to Sc
cure employment in the greenhouse. bu,
/ there was no opening Next the detectives
! tried TO get a servant girl placed in the
| Kruschka household. but Mrs Kruschka
did not need any one to help her II was
then decided TO get Heidemann away from
Asbury Park, and the sleuths were or
| dered TO keep watch on Heidemanp bur
| 20 act in such manner that he would
| become aware of the fact that he was
| being Swallowed. For instance. a sleuth
would stand hidden behind tree not far
| from the greenhouse. and when Heldemann
was walking about the yard the man be-
hind the tree would take a clumsy peep at
| him. AS soon as the suspect saw human
forms skulking behind trees buildings and
In the bushes, he began 10 get nervous.
nettled and worried A dog was chained
| 10 kennel on the Kruschka lot near the
mousse ana very often during the still
| watches OF the night. detectives would
arouse the dog, which at once would start
TO bark angrily. Hearing the dog barking
between and In tho morning was some
| thing that unnerved Heidemann TO a con-
siderable degree also.
would not have side-stepped the way he
did II was considered. so he was formally
arrested and held under 5000 bail as n
material witness for the coroner's Jury.
But as soon as the coroners inquest was
After the detectives had been annoyIns
MN IN this manner for some time they
were withdrawn-that is, from Heidemann's 3
fha,,
| though they had watchfiI eyes on him all
the time. Now" thought he. "is tbe time
10 leave Asbury Park" Conseouen,Iv
when he believed the coast clear he de-
Vlsed a scheme that could be taken as q
good excuse for his departure. 70 leave
suddenly and without any apparent rea-
son would. he knew bring suspicion at
once that he might be the slayer of the
little schoolgirl Hence he did not show
any unusual hurry to get away, and, when
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

I critical moment of the contest. Being a
young player. in the excitement attendant
upon the game he had missed Connie
Mack's signal. and he suddenly realized
this as he stepped into the box. Mack
rules the Athletics with an iron hand and
orders practically every play in advance
Collins naturally was at sea. but instead OF
relying upon his own hest judgment in the
crisis he suddenly threw up his hand and
asked the umpire to call time. Carefully
examining his bat. he pretended to discover
a crack in it. and rushed back to the bench
10 get another stick. He remained there
paving over the bats long enough 10 get
Mack's signal. and then walked back TO the
plate. carrying the same club.
This is one instance OF a ba seball player
using his head in an emergency. but a
young recruit named Ball who played on
the old Baltimore team when there were
twelve clubs in the National League broke
up a game against the Giants one day with
Amos Rusie pitching. No twirer in recent
years has shown the speed that Ruse had.
Ball had just Joined the Orioles and, re-
alizinC the implicit obedience 10 orders de-
manded 10y big league managers. deter
mined TO do nothing which would hinder
his rapid rise. With two out, the bases
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
CONFESSES AT LAST.

Heidemann tried every other way VI "a
power to hold Oscar. but when MS III
bought passage for Honduras he wea"'',, .,
and divulged the secret in his near"
told his pal how on that bright No'."
morning he had lured the little 'n''u
the woods where later her body was ''
He had offered her flowers II she wou"
along with him into the WOODS an"
for something which he had lost
As soon as the sleuth received his co"''.
sion he sent word TO the Burns ass" s,s
New York and told Heidemann nc on
pay his passage also to Honduras ~
March Is they took train for Ne" ~
When the train passed through Moh"V
County. In which the murder was go.
mitted. the florist received what "sS "a,
doubtedly the greatest surprise OF ~" 49,.
He was placed under arrest oy CIV. ,,.rs
who charged him with the muroe' .. ,.,,,a
Smith. Oscar still played his PARK % n .,,s,
fold Heidemann TO keep up MS e'' ,,,
and promised 10 stand by him. wa"'"e "A,
I'm whisper TO say nothing ao0''
Yonkers murder. ne
Little Qtu ..,fa.
Yonkers incidents were frame-sPs '"'. .,,s.
70 bring out his own thoughts ana nv ,,.I,
tons. and lastly his confession AZ.
sirls that they met I'm the wooo> "a
ders 10 pass that way at the time w. al.
The shooting was only fake mu'us ,Dsa
the Italian who was supposed TO nav rae
shot was also a Burns detee'" An
" ...,,,ents Wlu
agency had made arrangements ofs
Yonkers paper for the puo'iea.'u," ~. ntws
story about the murder. anu w., ~ ths
item appeared only in few eop'.' :, me
paper These copies were carr'eo ~
newsboy. who had special orders ,..uG
close to Oscar and Hedemsnn snu sn..smcnt
the top OF his voice the an" ...,urder
which gave an account Of the saS,pds
Every hove was engineered BY ,s' s' ne.rs
Every incident brought the no,''' ,n,a 4
and nearer. his confession wnlcm wn,..s,On II
did come. was the natural eAs ,,rcura'
a mind guilty of crime. Under ,,,a .", narSy
stances Heidemann. It seems - ,ongS.
have kept the secret to himself a., DINE
- o"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
Paw Vast Sums Yearly for Baseball Most of Whom Prove
They Don't Crudge the Ex.
pense, Hoping Always to Find
Another "Matty," 'Ty" Cobb
or Hans Wagner.

of the bag and was out BY yard This
killed off all hopes Of a rally by the Giants
and saved the game for the Cubs.
Two men in the baseball world stand head
and shoulders above all others in being abls
to pick out tho brainy men and in knowing
a ball player when they see one. These
two are John J. McGraw. manager o, the
Giants, and Connie Mack manager o. the
Philadelphia Athletics. now the worlds
, champions Perhaps II is because they
themselves are endowed with an abundance
OF gray matter; at any rate, the teams man
aged by these two men have been soma
pumpkins in baseball for tie last ten wear,
or more.
When McGraw first became manager q,
the Giants. In 1862. he found Mathevson
playing first base. II was declared on every
side that his DAYS as a pitcher were over
and the best that could oe done was 20
make a fielder out OF him. The day after
McGraw took charge OF the club Mathew.
son was back in the pitchers box. and has
been performing there fairly consistently
for the last eight seasons Time and time
again has McGraw's Judgment on PLAYERS
been proved 10 be the correct one. even
though he stood alone against New York
fandom
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09

, he did so he had two reasons for so doing.
In the first place. he told his doctor that
he was feeling i'll. and asked whether few
weeks vacation would not do him a great
deal Of good. To his boss he offered a
somewhat different excuse. He told
Kruschka he had resolved 10 take unto
himself a wife The bride-to-be was a
chorus girl in the cast of the HippOdrome
and she was young, beautiful and viva
cous. Heldemann said he had been in love
with her for some time and now they de
cided to have the knot tied All ne wanted
was a two weeks vacation. and then he
would come back and resume his duties in
the greenhouse at Asbury Park.
Permission, of course. was granted, and
1t did not take Heidemann long TO get his
things packed and start on his trip to New
York City But when he reached the me-
tropolis he did not rush into the arms of
a waiting sweetheart. nor were there any
wedding bells TO ring for him. He at once
shaved off his mustache and went in
search of a lodging place. Every move he
made was under the vigilant eyes Of the
Burns sleuths. He may not have known
that he was being shadowed, bat some of
mis- actions while in the city betrayed
suspicious mind.
II was January 4 when he reached New
York. and I'm order TO effect a further dis
guise he bought "A soft hat, the rim of which
could partly hide his eyes when he was
walking about the streets He changed his
room two or three times and every time
he moved he had an expressman take his
trunks and grip TO "A railroad station. This
he did in order to throw any one who
might be following him off the scent. After
his luggage had reached the station he
would go out looking for another room,
and after renting one he would order an
other expressman TO take his trunks from
the station TO his new lodging place.
Every time he made the trip 10 a railroad
station. after having given up his room. he
travelled In taxicab, and at certain in
tervas he would stick his head through
the door Of the cab and take a few hasty
glances backward to see II any one could
be on his trail One time he took the no
tion to have his goods sent to a steamship
dock and pretended 10 sail for foreign
port.
All this time Mr.. SCHNEIDER was rakng
together the minutest details about Heide-
mann's early life In Germany
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
The Fact That the Judge Would Not Accept This fea does
Not Diminish the Uncanny Interest.

and he told his pal that trey haa rers -
out OF the country with all possible haS.
Since the detective had some business maF
ters TO attend To In Atlantic city ne sVF
gested that they go there first. when u'''
did in very roundabout way. Ha''as
reached Atlantic City Oscar began 10 sn''
great worry over the fact that ne mao
murder charge hanging over his head ~
said they must part. He feared heideh'a'.
might "squeal' on him and be instruments
IL; sending the sleuth 70 the electric GIN"
on account OF the Yonkers murder. he'"'
mann was almost penniess now, but osc~'
who seemed to have plenty or money Nv
ly paid all their expenses. The florist couN
not afford 10 lose SO valuable friend. NJ
could he hold Oscar? How could he h''''
Oscar feel sure that he would ne'e
"squeal'' about the Yonkers murder W.
by confessing that he was murderer "'
self. that both were in the same ood'' Wv.
neither would dare 10 "squeal on the ''''''
and that they must stick together
New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
STICKING TO MERKLE.

Another instance Of McGrav's faith IN
his men is the case OF Fred Merkle The
young first bsseman practically cost the
Giants the National League pennsnt in ,hs
famous game with the Cubs in 1905 by not
touching second base. McGraw stuck 10
Merkle in the face of hostile criticism
from every side But he knew his man.
and never held the costly mistake I'd
against Merke. declaring that all PLAYERS
are human and liable n make mistakes.
As a matter Of fact. he raised Merkley
salary the next year. Since then the
Young first baseman has not only earned
the wholesome respect OF a large majority
Of the baseball fans" of the country as
FIRST baseman. but has become such
steady and consistent hitter that any man.
ager in the league would jump at III.
chance TO get him.
Connie Mack's ability 70 pick out and
develop star hall players is nothing short
Of remarkable He has demonstrated wha,
a manager can do with a team Of green
payers If they have the right stun in
them When he collected the pressn,
worlds champions in 1909 he was laughed
at On their first appearance in New York
that season they were as raw looking
collection Of Youngsters ever wore big
league uniform Nevertheless. they all but
beat the veteran Detroit Tigers in the fnal
dash for the pennant. Oldtimefs rad
termed them Comics folly earlier In the
year Their record last season Is only TOO
we'll known Not content with winning
the American League pennant. they gave
the baseball world one of the biggest jobs
il ever received when they walloped the
Chicago Cubs, a team which was always
considered TO be the last word in the way
Of baseball machine, in the series Tor
the worlds title
II is for youngsters Of this type that AZ
rhe managers are seeking every year
They are fearful Of entertaining an anse
rtnawares OF OF failing TO discover the die-
mond in the rough.
The discovery OF a star is more or less
q matter of luck II is on record that sons |
Of the most brilliant players in the game
have been purchased for a song. whk
thousands OF dollars have represented ths
cost of abject failures. Nevertheless. te
managers are running no more risks tna-
they have 10. and each year the scouts are
sent forth 10 round up the stars Of S
minor leagues.