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Evening star., 1911-08-20

ST. LOUIS. August 19.-Base ball argu-
rlents, like the festive book written re-
cently-s4bout the demon poet. the late
AL Tennyson, go on forever. There is
no beginning and no end to the facts
and fallacies advocated by fanatics In
support of their favorite. ideas.
In discussion of base ball topics the
magnate usually comes in for little con-
sideration. He doesn't appear on the
fed. he doesn't break up the game in
the ninth with a two-bagger. he doesn't
pull a phenomenal stop at critical
period-he Just pays the freight. Be-
ing an off Gay for the Browns. we will
discuss the great magnater-Col. Rob-
ert Lee Hedges.
Day before yesterday. in slight iuil
between editions friend of Ne!s. the
cigar man. opined that r. l.. Hedges
was a tightwad. said he'd been a Brown
rooter for years. but was off them now.
Him for the Cardinals. Sure, because
Col Hedges was a stingy cuss. Careful
inquiry as 10 where the Cardinals had
expended tons of coin in acquiring ath-
ietes brought forth no names from Mr.
Hedges detractor. He knew they'd spent
the money. though. because the Cardinals
win more games than the Browns.
Five Scouts Cost Much.
Col Hedges this year employed five
scouters. They searched high and low foa
suitable base bali material 1t Is safe t.
say that these five men average 5000
each salary. and expenses amounted t.
as much as their stipend. That makes
$4,000 expended in looking 'em over
No stingy man lets loose that sum sim
ply for the privilege of bidding for tn
services of some athletes.
The recruiting of base ball talent i
luck. Charles Somers Of Cleveland I'm
vested SJOo,Ooo in the American Leagu'
in its infancy. before he saw chance t
get a cent back. and since that time ha
expended coin literally TO secure play
ing talent, yet he never won pennant
His team finished half game behind II
1905 but that is the nearest IL eve
came Somers has acquired the Portland
Ore, club, the Columbus. Ohio. team, tn
Akron, Ohio outfit and has working
agreement With New Orleans, La. an
with Toledo, Ohio, yet he never has bee
able to take the bunting. Money Will no
buy bali players
Cards Lucky in Getting Talent.
On the other hand. Connie Mack wo
Evening star., 1911-08-20

so he resigned and returned his month S
pay He also decided to pay his own ex-
penses for the time he worked with the
Indicator.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Ray Bronson, the Indianapolis boxer
has matched himself to meet Dave Desh-
Evening star., 1911-08-20
TEN LEADING sLUGGERS.
CLUB FIELDING RECORDS.
TRIPLE PLAYS.
DOUBLE PLAYS.

Il I'LAIE.
| Detroit. /. VS.. St. Louis; Detroit. l. VS.. Ath-
| leties: New, 1, W. Boston: st. Louis, !. VS..
Evening star., 1911-08-20

1t is rumored that Owner Charles w.
Murphy Of the Chicago National League
club is to send Cliff Curtis to Louisville
in return for an option on a player or
two. Larry Cheney, who has pitched
sensational ball for the Louisville club,
has further fortified itself with players
is reported to be booked for an early de-
livery to Chicago.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Frank Gilhooleys record of nine hits
in nine times UP IN doubie-header which
his an,-Adrian--pIaye recently. prob
ably stands apart from anything ever
achieved In professional ball On the same
dav he stole five bases. and scored five
runs He will be a st. Louis Cardinal next
season..
Evening star., 1911-08-20

President Comiskey says he has good
enough team on the bench to win a pen
nant almost in any minor league circuit.
Here it is: Dougherty. left field: Choui-
nard, center field: Messenger, right feld;
Zeider. first base; Corhan. shortstop; Null
len, second base: Blackburn. third base:
Block, catcher. and Baker, pitcher.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Manager Jack Forester Of the Falls
City Mink League pulled off a real Ty
Cobb stunt recently in a game against
Nebraska City. He laid down bunt and
beat it out. On the next ball pitched he
stole second: on the next ball delivered by
the pitcher. pilfered third. and, while the
pitcher was winding up for the next de-
livery, stole home.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Pitcher Mains, sold by Flint, Mich, to
the Boston Americans, will have the Lou
dermifks and Falkenbergs backed off the
boards for tallness The top of his head
is six feet and seven inches from the
ground. He is twenty-five years old and
recently pitched double-header in which
he gave but four hits for the two games.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

In spite of all the fuss made over the
way the Cubs were strengthened by the
famous swap with the Rustlers, the daily
Cub box scores show that few of the for
mer Beaneaters get in the Chicago lineup.
Peaches Graham catches no more than
a game week and Wilbur Good. after
trial in center field has been benched.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29
The SILVER RoMl.


A rising young peisslelan La New
York tells this story on himself. He
WITS invited recently to spend O weeE
end at a country house where things
were done q notch or TWO more eIab b.
orntely than he was accustomed to.
and he stood in not q little awe of the
solemn person who was assigned TO
act as temporary valet to him. The
climax came when this functionary
tapped at his door on Sunday morning
and told him 1t was 8 O'Clock.
IAN right, I'll get up said the viss
ltor. and the solemn man disappeared
into the bathroom. from which pres
emily the noise of water running into
the bathtub was audible. In half a
minute more the solemn person emerg-
ed. holding q large silver bowl full of
water. with which he approached the
bed.
HE must have seen the astonish-
ment In my face" said the New York
81. u couldn't conceal 1t. It was a
wholly new sane 10 me. and I didn't
know whether | Was expected to dip
my head in 1t OF n drink 1t. 1t was
an awful moment. but that man was d
diplomat. He realized my cmbarrass-
ment. and be Just lrt d~op In Il cold aud
aloof tone. as IL he had outsiders TO
deal with every day. the simple ex-
PLANTATION:
"'The temperature Of your bawth,
ir.'"-New York Sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29
Photographs For Lawsai..a.

One call for services n professional
photographer disiikes above all others
and that In to get an order for q PIX,
t.are that Ia to be used as evidence in
q lawsuit. The photographers who are
most In demand for this purpose are
the busiest ones. those who make n
specially OF taking pictures of news
events for the papers and magazines.
When any one wants Photographic evil
deuce he III likely to remember tue
name of some firm of professionals
that be has seen often in print and
asks them to do the job.
WI wouldn't mind that sort OF
work SO much II taking the picture
was sill that there was TO IT." said u
Of these picture men. I'VE get SO or
IS for the picture. Later we get Q
subpoena. and we have TO send to
court the man that took 1t. to swear
that he recognizes his work. that be
took the picture. that be was
arrested and a lot Of other fooi stun
that uses up a days time. Therefore
we never touch such a job knowingly"
New York sun.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29
ninE ss3eans ~ xesange

Another 1natFil was Arranged. ana
the asat1ng bngan til tfae presence of 4
large company OK fessda. Antony
soon had a bite and pulled up Il large
stated lish to his great disgust ang
amid the loud laualater of all present.
The secret was out; Antony's trick
was exposed, and once sssore vonlan'
wit had proved too much for man's
ingenuity. A diver, specially Instruct
ed Wy the queen, had got the start of
Antony's and attached the salt nsh TO
his hook-MGthews In angling"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29

Shakes1}enre erfN pirFed the kh0st
IN hfx ssxn tin gat~t- A younger
bFxslarr ri sse a7atnnftxf In describing
the event said that lse ws,fe "a long
beard and afHear*d ~ weak and
croofIng aud assaa bic 10 walk that he
was forced 70 ne supported and car
riel lsy aaufher person to a tatsie. ut
which ne was seated among soms
company
In A You Like IL" Avon's bard
assumed the rode nf Adam. the old
servant. In whom was represented
'ttle constant service Df the antique
world" sud who was ~not for the
fashions ~ these times
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29
MARK kNToNf's TRICK.
Werseed Like Chafru Till Cleo
.pakrn Learned The s&crsl.

.patrn Learned Tho Secret.
According TO Plufarch. Cleopatra
Was u rotary OF the plstatoriai art. and
~ keen did the r~Ivasgy become be-
tween her and dntony that be resort
al TO the canes articles to insure
victory. Mortified and irritafed by
the queens superiority, he engaged
divers to take live fish and place them
"a his nook. This was done SO ex.
pert..y that he pulled up fish after flsh
Ia rapid succession. Learning In some
way the secret of his sudden success
Cleopatra pretended to congratulate
htHa and to admire his dexterity. and
1T t',e cams time she devised a er,s-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29

Any affair or happening, or cir
c~umstance, which is too small to
make a Want AID. worth while % an
adjusting force Is too small to
worry about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29

The EVENING NEWS has the
largest circulation in the county.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-29

AlI the news Cor 70 cents q week,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

The royal palace at Madrid is not SO ex-
travagantly built or maintained as was
Versailles, nor is it the scene Of debauch-
cry that the French palaces were at vari-
Gus times before the fall of the monarchy.
for King Alfonso is well ordered young
man, who is devoted to his domestic life
and his routine duties. But the burden
of maintaining the traditional dignity OF
the Spanish court is an item Of expense
in keeping with others borne by the i'm
poverished Spaniards
The cost of what the average American
laboring man regards as the necessities
of life, including meat, poultry, fish,
canned goods and sugar, is such in Spain
that the poor do not consider them neces-
sites. They content themselves with a
diet consisting chiefly OF vegetables.
There is occasionally a "puchero" made
of vegetables Of various kinds enriched
by bits of fat pork or other meat. but
oftener the working man dimes on vege-
tables alone. II he has no sugar for
his coffee he does not feel the hardship.
for as a rule he has no coffee.
The conditions Of life are SO hard in
overtaxed and underdeveloped Spain that
the constant stream of emigration that
drains the country is a cause of serious
concern. But nothing is done to remove
the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

The superficial observer In Spain gets
the impression that he is visiting
country in which the cost OF living Is
cheap. Surely the price OF meat and
bread must be moderate when 1t Is pos
sible to live at good hotel for two
dollars a day. II not. where does the
hotel get its profit? But it is fact that
the prices at which Americans buy food
look low to a Spaniard.
SPANS variations in climate are such
that 1t should produce nearly every
table necessity and many Of the luxuries
In plentiful supply. But backwardness o:
agricultural development, Indifferent
transportation facilities, grinding internal
taxation. high import duties and awk
prevent the highest possibilities OF the
soil from being realized. While the
Spaniards are not a race OF hungry
men and women, like the inhabitants at
the Indian peninsula, they are ill-fed and
as mass get little out Of life beyond
mere sustenance.
Great RELIEF might come from suitable
irrigation to take the best advantage OF
an unequal rainfall, but the misgovern-
nlent of Spain has been such that little
has been done In this direction. Gall
c:an landlords hold their property under
q system that originated In the middle
ages and is unchanged today. The owner
! rs his l"rd 70: long term. The
Ia at smaller LlTCt!S
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istics of the country. and indicate

istics of the country. and indicate a
region Of great diversity.
The larger portion OF the quadrangle
was surveyed by Photographer Duncan
Hannigan. assisted by Messrs. Forster.
Barry, Gardner, Kizer and Peabody of
the United States survey. Hundreds OF
miles were tramped over by these survey
ors and scores of camps were established.
thousands Of sights made and hundreds of
miles Of level lines run.
The survey re-established and marked
the lines between the states Of Virginia
and Tennessee, which had been the sub
ject Of much controversy.
The line between Virginia. and North
Carolina, according to Mr.. Hannigan, is
OF ancient date and difficult to follow, so
much so that Inhabitants living along the
boundary are often in doubt whether they
should pay their taxes in one state or
the other.
The Abingdon quadrangle" survey has
been one Of the most interesting of topo-
graphical map making by the govern
ment in the east in many years. The
area covers section of three states
dotted with villages and settlements. and
high mountain peaks, in which new in
dustriai developments are being made in
the rapid growth of the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

no smoke or cinders find their way
back to the carriages.
AS Indifferent as the railroads are,
not as bad as the Inadequate mileage
and outrageous freight tariffs. There is.
for example, no railroad connecting
Valencia, the second port Of Spain. with
Madrid There are only 1900 miles Of
railroad in all Spain. 1t is actually pos
sibie to ship freight from port on the
coast Of Spain to England and back to
another Spanish port for less money
than 1T can be shipped from one Span
ish port to another by rail. This at
fects the price and availability of fruit
In a striking manner. While oranges
and grapes abound at low prices in
Andalusia, they are rare and high
priced in Madrid They can be bought
more reasonably in London and Edin-
burgh, after having made a journey by
sea and passed through several hands.
Vegetables are, of course, affected the
same way. The facilities for market
ing cereals raised in the interior are
so poor that the Argentine Republic can
compete with Spain in furnishing wheat
to it's own coast cities. Madrid. stu
ated in the geographical center of
spain, would. If Spain were properly
developed. be within easy reach of
everything to eat 1t could wish to buy.
But as Madrid is not on water. the
citizens Of the capital pay Is cents and
sometimes 81 q pound for fresh meat.
Only few OF them, Of course, can af-
ford It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN.
K-THE COST OF LIVING
Bv Frederic I. Haskin.
BY Frederic ]. Haskit,.

shorter term and his subtenants again
partition and sublet. The result is that
the actual cUltivator has a large burden
to bear and the soil supports a number
or idlers. The total ground rent is
brought 70 such figure that the small
farmer. the man at the bottom OF the
ladder. Is impoverished. This condition
is driving SO many GaIicfans to South
America that 1t Is predicted the province
will become depopulated.
:. =
Transportation facilities fairly match
tho backwardness Of agriculture in the
grea e
transportation Facilities art (
Match Backwardness. h; = hro ads
are for the most part hardly worthy
OF the name. save in the vtcinities of
the larger cities The railroads are a
revelation Of the out-of-date to the
traveller, who is familiar with America.
Germany. England or France. Moth
eaten trains de luxe" and second and
third class carriages that are hardly
better than American freight cars. pro-
vide the patron with sorry choice.
Fast trains are expensive. and not very
fast. Slow ones are less expensive, and
very slow There Is one cOmpen sation
for the passenger on the slow train. and
II IS not negligible IL one is not In
hurry The engines move so slowly that
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at 50 cents a pound. Breakfast bacon is
80 cents. Mutton is only a little less ex-
pensive. Beef scars around so and 60
cents a pound. All canned goods sell at
ruinous prices. especially preserves.
The industrial tax is known as the
contribution industrial" 1t is an arm
through which the government. reaches
out and lays almost every one by the
heels. Hotels, shops. banks, brokers,
newspapers. publishers. and, In fact, per-
sons in almost all callings are taxed In
this manner. In some cases the tax
takes the form of stipulated fee. In
others it Is measured by the amount of
business done. as in the case Of a con-
tractor; or by the size of the city, as in
the case of a banker. If a poor man
goes fishing and catches good string
he must pay the consume before he
may hawk them from door to door to
turn 4 few honest pennies. His calling
is not taxed for the contribution indus
trial." but his catch is taxed under the
other law, which amounts to the same
thing. The consume" is the equivalent
OF the "octroi'' in some other European
countries. There is no business too pitt
fully small to be mulcted by the con
sumo This Is strictly local tax and
is levied independently in every town
and village. The poultry raiser who
takes his chickens to one town and pays
the consume" must dispose Of them
there or pay it again in the next market
he visits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
WILL GO TO ANNAPOLIS.
Commander Logan to Be Assigned
as Commandant of Midshipmen.

Commander George W. Logan, COM
handing the Presidents yacht May
flower. shortly will be assigned TO duty
as commandment of midshipmen and head
of the department Of discipline at the
Naval Academy as the relief of Com
mander Robert E. Coontz, now in spe-
cial comma;'d of the practice squadron
Of the Nava- Academy.
Commander John F. Hines, formerly
executive officer of the cruiser North
Carolina, will become head Of the de-
partment of marine engineering and
naval construction at the Naval
Academy, succeeding in that duty Capt.
Frank w. Bartlett, who will be assigned
to duty as chief engineer officer at the
navy yard, Portsmouth, n. III. These
changes will take place in the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
ATTACKS JUVENILE COURT.
Suit in Chicago to Test Validity Of
Illinois Act.

CHICAGO, July 29.-The constitutional
ity of the Juvenile court act was at
tackled today in a suit for an injunction
filed by William H. Dunn, a wealthy
manufacturer. Mr.. Dunn alleges that
the law, which was passed by the I'LL
nois legislature in 1893 is invalid because
1t authorizes the seizure and depriving
a child Of its liberty and the giving OF
it into the custody Of strangers without
lawful complaint, affidavit or warrant and
without due process OF law.
Mr. Dunn seeks an Injunction restrain
ing the county officials from appropriate
ing the money for the maintenance OF
the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
MORE MONEY FOR MAINE.
War Department Asks Additional
Approximation of $3.50, 900.

The War Department has sent to
Congress a request for $25O.OO0 in addi-
ton to the $3.50. 900 already appropriated.
to continue the work of raising the Maine
In Havana harbor.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the House APP
propriations committee. to which the re-
port was referred. said he did not know
what action. II any, would be taken. He
said it was very late In the session to
ask for the appropriation.
The army engineers in their report said
Delays caused by waits for appropria-
tons will greatly increase the cost of the
work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

There is no egg trust" operating q
highly organized system OF market con-
troll through cold
Fresh Eggs Demand storage. but
an eggs sell for 40
~ oeA'0 " cents a dozen.
They present one advantage over the av-
erage egg Of commerce in America. They
are fresh. Tobacco is a government mo-
nopoly. as it was in the Philippines when
Spain held the islands and Filipino plant
ers were compelled to raise tobacco for
the government and not allowed to raise
ii for themselves, SO that the weed sold
for 81 pound in Manila. The sugar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

The whole system of tax collecting is
quite as rotten with corruption and graft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
RESULT OF MUCH EFFORT.
Map of the Abingdon Quadrangle
Completed by Geological Survey.

The United States geological survey
has Just published . map Of the "Abing-
don quadrangle" which embraces one Of
the most lofty mountain ranges Of the
Appalachian system. This map shows an
area OF little over 1000 square miles. en-
bracing parts of western Virginia, north
eastern Tennessee. and northwest North
Carolina, the three states cornering in the
southern part Of the quadrangle. The
maps Of the survey portray all the works
OF man as well as the physical character
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

Added to these natural causes OF the
high cost OF living there is overwhelm
ing taxa
Taxation Adds to Burden ton. Gus
Of High Cost Of Living. are h,rh
and as Spain is not yet a great manu-
featuring country this affects the cost
OF living more than It might otherwise
DO. Taxes on trades, professions and
monopolies and other forms Of taxation.
make the burden crushing one. The
results are quite startling to the for
eiSner He finds timed butter selling
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Tax Collecting System tenn of l
Full Of Corruption. 80.

levy nor the collection are the interests
Of the poor considered. The caciques fix
the taxes to suit themselves and the ma
chinery Of collecting them Is used by
the caciques for rewarding their political
hangers-on. The masses foot the bills.
The cost of maintaining one Of the
most corrupt governments of modern
times la capped by an annual civil list
tina. amounts TO approxima ely $1,000. 600.
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trust absolutely controls sugar and puts
the commodity so high that it is quite
out of the question for the Spanish peas
antry to use 1t. A heavily capitalized
syndicate entered into the business to re-
fine beet sugar. 1t absorbed the supply
and turned out so much more sugar than
the market could stand that about four
fifths of the plants were closed. The re-
naming one-f1fth are not paying good
dividend on the total capitalization. The
Spaniards who are rich enough to eat
sugar pay the piper. The sugar trust
fixed the tariff on sugar to meet it's needs
and left Spain helpless. The trust Is
composed Of caciques of large magnitude
belonging chiefly to the clique that runs
the central government.
Formerly the government collected the
taxes directly. Nowadays they are for
the most part farmed out, and the con-
tracts are in some instances sold at auc-
ton. Smuggling at seapOrts and fraud
all over the country mark the collection
of the taxes. Enormous sums are lost
to the government through bribery of
customs officials. 1t is so easy to snug
gle whole cargoes of goods into Spain
that merchants who would not engage in
such practices elsewhere consider 1t
quasi-legitimate in this country and do
not hesitate to increase their profits by
it. The ingratiating smile of the polite
and underpaid customs officers is an open
invitation to cross an itching palm. And
the invitation Is commonly accepted. .
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