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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-20
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-20

and Tigers and IN the meanwhile the Beavers walopng
of the Islanders
eed first place in the Both the Tigers
fairly tough picking again this week. while the
tinue their vacation
different Then the Tigers Victoria little
the Beavers and the Indians the
should have little the best of layout
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-20
PLACING FIRST BAsH IN CHARGE OF GEORGE O


With the exception Of Bill Fisher there
around this the
also fair sort of sticke He fast and gngers
nfed Bill Fisher the purchase
Paul
but
Weed the
of his Mr.. Howard
of the time This pitcher Fullerton
slipped to Dug looks ball player and Seattle the
would be willing Him house and lot
needed It, Knight has played good luck but there
whether he will make
Oakland couldn't outlast the innings
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-06-20


the
meeting might the
of
Seattle but hoodoo consideration good first
dependable
wonderfully and that Just where the Islanders
Mohaurdo fair scker, but he
liable throws and he lacks the speed REQUISITE keep the s
Ward Keller
with these
holes plugged battery Wattelet right
the running.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
BURN YOUR BRIDGES.
Ns Are So Constituted That When a
Retreat Is Left Open We Are
Apt to Turn Back.

Young men often make the mistake
when they start on an important un-
6ertcE;lE of leaving open a way of
retreat if things go too hard, says Ori-
son SWEET Marden in Success Maya
kline. No one can call out his greatest
reserves, do the greatest thing pos
sIble to him, while he knows that II
the battle gets too hot he has a line OF
retreat still left open. Only when
there is no hope Of escape viii sn
army fight with that spirit Of dss-
Rerat1On which gives no quarter.
Many a great general in his march
on the enemy has burned his bridges
behind him, cut off his only possible re-
treat, for the bracing, encouraging ef-
feet upon himself and mis- army, be-
cause he knew that men only call out
their greatest reserves of power when
all retreat is cut off and when fight
ing desperately for that which they
count dearer than life.
We are so made that as long as
there is a chance to retreat, as long
as there are bridges behind US, we are
tempted to turn back when the great
test comes.
'Will you hold this fOrtY' asked
General Rosecrans Of General Pierce
At Stone river. Il will try, general. "
''Will you hold this fort2" II will die
m the attempt" THAT won't do
Look me in the eye, sir, and tail ms
Il yOu will hold this position" -
wtIlr' said General Pierce and he d3d
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
CHEROKEE BALL GAME.
Is Preceded by Songs BY the Woms@
and Dances by ths Men Which
Last All Night

The ball game as played by the
CherOkees is as important TO them a.
football or any other popular game IL
TO other people. The eastern band of
Cherokees live on the Qualls reservs-
tiOn, in western North Carolina.
The neighbOrhOOd In which 1 live.
writes an Indian girl in the Red Man.
is divided into four main sections
namely. Yellow Hill, SocO, Big Cove
and BirdtOwn. The Indians living Ia
one Of these sections will challenge
those living in another to a game or
agree upon he time and place her
playing the game Ii Is generally
played in an open field far different
from the well graded field upon which
the game OF football is played.
The evening before the game the In
dians, the women included, bold &
dance in their respective sections Of
the country. These dances are held In
the OpA1 air, usually near some small
stream. The women do the singing
/ " uliS TIE IuS0 uduCS. III IHSlT SonkA
they make all kinds OF remarks absat
those of the opposing side. These
| dances continue all night long. FrSm
the time of the dances until after the
game the players are not allowed %
| eat any food.
The following day the people fro@
the different sections gather at the ap-
pointed place to witness the game.
They either sit or stand around tie
edge OF the field. The ball players
each have two sticks similar to thoss
used in the game OF lacrosse, only
smaller. The ball is tossed up In tbs
center of the field, and the game BE-
gins. The object is TO get it around
two poles placed at each end Of tbs
field a certain number Of times. Cbsy
cannot pick up the ball in their hands.
The players who succeed In getting -
ball around the poles at the end OF n
seld the greatest number Of times ~
the game.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
OLD CRIMINAL LAW.
a Time When Prisoners Counsel Wss
Net Allowed to Address
the Jury.

It seems hardly credible that less
than century ago counsel were not
allowed to address a fury in defense
Of a prisoner. Sydney Smith first
preached against this cruel law.
He pointed out that, while In any
court where property was concerned
counsel was heard on both sides, in 3
court where human life was trembling
in the balance only the prosecuting
counsel was heard, and 1t was unfair
to match a prisoner, unaccustomed to
marshal facts and unable 10 speak,
against skilled counsel, whose sole
purpose for it's own reputation was to
win q case. Sydney Smiths eloquent
words led to the passing OF the pris-
Oners defense act, 1920, which alter
ed the practice.
Another unjust practice which was
peculiar TO the Old Bailey was that
when an accused person was acQuit-
ted he was obliged to pay the fees OF
( Newgate or go back for want OF mon
ey. So many unfortunate prisoners
died in Newgate through this that Al
/ derman Brown, lord mayor in 1733,
caused an order OF the court to be
made that when any accused persons
were acquitted by their country they
! should instantly be discharged In
court without paying any fees what
soever, an order which has been strict
ly adhered TO ever since
/ OF the challenging Of jurors one re-
members a tale from Ireland. The
prisoner was hard to satisfy, and jury.
man after juryman was asked to leave
the box. However, all things come tC
an end, even in Ireland, and at last
the swearing Of the jury was complet
ed And then the prisoner leaned
over the dock and sought the ear OF
his solicitor. ''The tury's all right
now, l think" he whispered. but ye
must challenge the judge. I've beer
convicted under him siviral times al
ready, and maybe he's beginnin' Il
have a prejudice. ."-LOndOn Chronicle
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
OUR NATURAL SAvAGERY.
1t Will at Times Break Through ths
Veneer of Civilization.


It's a mighty short step from modern
civilization to the natural impulses q
ancient savageTy. If you don't believe
1t just watch some time, and you'll
see a small bOy-Or a grown man-das-
cover a rabbit.
The first thought that comes into hiS
mind is to kill the rabbit. Quickly be
searches his mind to see where q
weapon can be found.
The second thought Is to secure
rock to throw at 1t, just as some cave
man might.
A man finds a snake cOiled in the
road. 1t may be a harmless snake.
but it's a snake, and therefore his
primitive instinct calls upon him to
kill it.
A weapon. He seeks about for
club, just as his ancient, skin clothed
ancestors would have done, and, haV
ing secured the club, he dispatches
the snake, his soul singing with ti
umph.
Modern civilization probably wOBId
have urged the man to cut a fOERed
stick and catch the snake by the mex
with it, then to secure 10 cents worth
of chlOrOfOrm and kill it swiftly aos
painlessly. But he goes after the sARb
just as naturally as If he had never
seen a steam heated fat or ridden ca
a trolley car or seen an automobile
Children roam in the woods and eat
every variety of berry they can And.
| 1t matters not if they be poisonous
| They taste them all from the looks,
and the amount eaten depends on the
taste. This is probably what the cave
children did, and the modern infants
show the same intelligent caution Pc
| garding what they put in their mouths.
It's that way all through. We may
have acquired a more or less thick
veneer of modern civilization, but let
emergencies arise and we're as psiznd-
tive as the most primitive OF oar an
cestOrs-Galveston News.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
0PEE AIR EXERCISE.
A4~aNs Factor In the Building Up Of
Man.

A1ssaNs Factor In the Building Up Of
Man.
An athlete is like an aerOnaut-safe
enough while going. but in danger the
moment he stops, especially If he stops
s0ddenly.
If the first great danger Of athletics
for the professional or business man,
the brain worker and man Of sedentary
habits generally is not getting enough
OF them the second is like unto it
stopping them too soon. No little Of
the bad after effects so frequently
ascribed to athletics in college and
school life is really due to their sud
den disconttnCance after graduation.
The building of man is never fin
ished until he is dead. His life is all
In one piece, and what is good for him
at one stage Of his existence is, muta-
IDS mutandis, good for him in all.
While mans mere stature and gross
weight and even horsepower" may
have attained their maximum by
twenty-five or twenty-three, the eff
cheney OF both his mind and BODY Tor
his particular life work ought to and
under most circumstances does go on
steadily increasing until he is fifty
fifty-five and even sixty years of age
And the same health giving agency
exercise in the open air-which has
been the very life secret of his struc
tural growth and development is equal
ly indispensable to his further func
tonal development and growth in eff
cheney. We not merely limit Oul
growth, but actually shorten our lives
! by taking it for granted that we have
reached our limit at a certain age OF
stage and may therefore drop the
means OF further progressively in the
open air. When we stop playing WE
| stop growing.-Dr. Woods Hutchinson
/ In Outing.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Terrible Police.

When the scheme was first broashed
fierce opposition developed to t1e es-
tablishment of LOndOn's metropolitan
police in September, 1929. Police to
patrol the streets Of London? SUch q
scheme was ''repugnant to the spirit OF
English law and to the theory Of Esee
government" according to an editorial
In the Standard of the day. "As q sys-
TEN of clandestine intelligence the
thing is complete" 1t went on ''Phe
low constable is instructed to make
himself acquainted with the mhabit-
ants Of every house within his beat
And how is this information to be OBJ
tanned but 0y the pumping OF the serv-
antsT'
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
His Mark,

Edmond ROstand, the famous French
playwright, was once the hero Of an
amusing episode During a visit to a
friend in the country NJ. ROstand was
requested to accompany him to a mai
rie in order TO register the friends
newborn infant The adjunct Of the
marie, a conscientious little man, book
ed the infant and then turned to NJ.
Rostand as the first witness. Your
name, sir?" Edmond ROstand." +"
Your vocation?" Man Of letters and
member of the French academy"
Very well,' replied the official; you
have to sign your name, Can you
writer If not you may make a cross. "
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Mystic Seven.

The Rossel islanders in New Guinea
hold the number in great awe. A
native policeman when asked what the
numerals In the local dialect were
gave them readily enough, but hesi-
tated at the number Z. You might not
always say that number, he explained
sometimes it brought on thunder
storms if you did And you must new
er say it at all when you went to
Adele island to get cOcOanuts or fish,
because the most frightful results
would undoubtedly follow" Miss
Grimshaw vOuches for the supersti-
ton in her book on ''The New New
Guinea"
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Cow DsciAad.

A peasant living In the village OF
Predeal, near the Hungarian frontier,
lost his COW. About two months ago
he happened to be standing at the
railroad station watching a train load
OF cattle about to be sent across the
frontier Suddenly he gave q shoOt
That's my cow he cried. running
toward one Of the cars.
The trainmen only laughed at him,
and be went before the magistrate.
This good man listened TO the peas
ants story patiently. Then he pro
nOunced this judgment: The COW shall
be taken to the public square Of Pre-
deal and MIXED Then II il goes Of its
own accord to the plaintiffs stable IT
shall belong to him"
The order Of the court was carried
O1t, and the COW, IN spite Of Its ten
months absence. took without hesita'
t1On the lane which Led it a few min,
utes later into the peasants stable
Chicago News.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Mule Riding In Portugal.

In odd contrast to the modern rush
and honk Of the automobile and the
clang of the trolley cars are the salOiOs
or small farmers of Portugal, who ride
nonchaiantly through the twentieth
century hubbub on the back-the ex-
treme back-Of small, patient eyed
mules. Though the country has pro
gressed and the farmers are progress
ing toward prosperity, they have con
sistentIy refused to move farther for
ward on the mules back in Portugal
than the last fifth of his anatomy. Per
haps the custom arose from the time
when the mule carried a large load
just before the rider and the habit has
not been broken-Christian Herald.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Domestic Science.

Reginald, dear" said the young
wife, who was trying to do her own
cooking, ''this recipe says first draw
the fowl carefully How do you draw
a chickeng
with drawing knife, Of course, "
said the young husband, yawning.
Didn't the grocer send one along with
the bird P'-EXchange.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
"The O'Teck.n

The late Prince Francis Of Teck was
known in royal circles as The O'Teck.
The story goes that when Prince
Francis was making his arrangements
for hunting in Ireland he wrote to a
forage dealer in County Meath with
reference TO the necessary supplies
for his stud
The man was greatly puzzled by the
signature and at length. after anxious
consideration, addressed his reply to
Francis O'Teck. Esquire.-LOndOn
Graphic
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
THE "HEATHEN CHlNEE."
A. tie Error That Has Persisted In
Appearing IN Bret Hsrts's
Famous Psena.

EVS<y one VINO Knows American
poetry is familiar with Bret Harte's
Heather Chinee," written in the ear
y seventies at the time when the feel
Ing on the Pacific coast ran high
against the mild eyed Celestial and
vOicing that feeling by pOrtrsying the
hero, If such a term may be applied to
An Sin, as q crafty card cheating
villain who outwits the sharps Of the
California mining camps.
1t is not generally known. however,
that the poem Is unique in that it
contains an eusr which the author
failed to detect when reading the gal
ley proofs and which survived and
still survives all attempts at cOrrec-
ton. Perhaps 1t Is the only instance
In literature where a grossly patent
error In the copy reading Of an after
ward famous article, whether prose
or poem, has persisted through nu-
merOus editions despite all efforts of
author and editor to kill II.
The poem was written while Bret
Harte was employed On a San Fran
cisco daily and, to him, was merely
q part OF the days work. 1t tells OF a
| Chinee, All Sin. who, with a smile
| that was childlike and bland" sat in q
game of euchre with Truthful James
and BHl Nye.
At a crucial point Of the game the
artless Chinese plays the winning
card, (which" says Truthful James.
the narrator Of the catastrophe. "the
same Nye had dealt unto mer' Where
upon Truthful and Nye proceed to
''gs for that heathen Chinee" The
damaging evidence disclosed by their
rough and searching investigation is
/ told as follows in the poem as 1t was
printed-and has been printed ever
since the initial publication:
In his sleeves. which were long, there were
twenty-four packs.
! Which is coming 1t strong, yet 1 state but
the facts.
In this form the busy Bret Harte
let the proofs go down to the printer
and 1t was not until some time later
that be recalled having overlooked an
error In 1t. He hurried down to the
press, but already several hundred
copies had been struck on and were
being distributed about the city to the
morning subscribers. Bret Harte, at
taching no importance to the fugitive
verses, which had merely OOzed from
his pen the afternoon previous, made
no effort at correction then. When
however, the eastern press enthusias
tically copied 1t and publishers and ii
lustratOrs rang all manner of comic
changes Ia II he tried to substitute th'
correct phrase, but without avail, anC
'SThe Heather Chinee" has persisted
In its original form through number
less editions ever since.
What Bret Harte wrote was:
In bis sleeves. which were long. he haC
twenty-four jacks.
. Now, in the game OF euchre as al
, card players know, the jacks are o.
great value, and the stufing of mum
berless jacks up his flowing sleeves
: as the poet intended to sing, showed
: great astutenesS on the part Of Al
Sin. The uncOrrected error Of the com
pOsitor who set up packs" instead o
Jacks" still left enough of sense t.
pass muster when embodied between
the c0ntexts.
The poet, after years of fruitless en-
deavOr, finally gave up all hope anC
resigned himself TO the butchered read
ing.-NaW York Times
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Her Auto Qusfar.

Mrs. Kean wasn't exactly satisfied
with her new maid.
~Don't you ever use your duster,
Paulinef" she sternly inquired.
"Oh, yes, ma'am," replied Pauline alb
ssntly; 81 always use it when my
chauffeur beau takes me ridtngr'-Cin-
ctnnad Enquirer.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
The Illusion.

80 you are going to get married,
eh?"
'Yes, the longing for a little home
where can put my feet against the
wall, brace my chair back and smoke
my pipe In comfort got to be too much
for me-"
That's a beautiful dreamG'
'Isn't itT'
$50 beautiful that 1t will be a shame
for you to get married and spoil it,
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Proof of Her Ability.

The One-I can't understand why
you imagine she has wonderful con-
versational powers, when, as a mat
ter Of fact, she talks extremely little.
The Other-That's just it. She shows
remarkable discretion in the selection
OF things to be left unsaid.- Chicago
News.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
He Was a Veteran

Hes military looking young chap"
Ought to be. He's a veteran Of nine
wars"
Impossible. Why, he's only twenty
two years Old
Il know, but he once spent six
months in South America. cleveland
Leader.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Cruel,

Two elderly bellies were taIking at
the ball.
What iatterer WoOter Won Tw2lor
Is!' said the first belle.
"Why. did he tell you you looked
nicer said the second.
NO." was the reply: he told me- yOu
didp'-Exchange.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Amnnu HiohNaNmen.

What did that shady fnancier do
when you stopped him and said, Your
money or your HfeT"
he told me that If didn't give him
a half interest in my little enterprise
he'd organize a competing enterprise
and drive me out Of business. Wash
tngtOn Star,
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
House and Herman

The I34th anniversary of the birth
of the Stars and Stripes was observed
by the Government departments, pa
triotic societies and schools through
out the District last Wednesday,
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
a BARGAIN

~John, can you let me have S20r'
asked Mrs. Jones.
Gladly" sale Jones, proceeding -
write a check for SI998, for he knew
~enan's failing-BuffalO Express.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Reckless.

Aadge-I hear that Charlie is an aw-
ful spendthrift MarjOrie-I should
say he was He's trying TO make two
Wild oats grow where only one grew
befOre.-Puck.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
OK Marrow.

We want our readers to patronize
US; It helps all around. The Ozonized
OK Marrow Co. advertises in this pa
per, and when you want a hrst-class
dressing for kinky, harsh and unruly
hair, go to your druggists and get a
bottle of Ford's Hair Pomsde. 75c or
soc bottle.
The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Phone Main 32S2
Printing.

If you want frst-class printing done
in the most artistic manner, send It to
w. Calvin Chase, Jr. for estimates.
Office, 100 Eye Street, Northwest,
residence 1912 Florida Avenue, North
west. Phone n. 2642 Y, M. 4o78.
Every job will entitle you to free
notice in The Bee.
Evening star., 1911-01-30
POLICE STILL PUZZLED
OVER MURDER MYSTERY
Efforts to Find Out Who Req
istered at Bryant Hotel, New
York, as John Smith.

NEW YORK, January 30.-Telephone
company records. it was hoped today,
might aid materially in clearing up the
latest murder mystery confronting the
New York detective force-the strangling
Of an unidentified woman, apparently a
resident of some other city, in a room i'm
the Bryant Hotel, on 9Th avenue, last
night.
The couple had registered at the hotel
as "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Montclair.
r. j." Shortly before the man disappear
ed from the hotel, the clerk recalled to-
day, Smith called up telephone num-
ber and held q short conversation with
some person. The telephone number call
ed was not recorded at the hotel, it
seems, but it was determined to ask the
company to search the records today in
the hope that the slips might dis close the
number and give a possible clue to the
identity of the missing man in the case.
The murdered woman, who evidently
met her fate after a desperate struggle,
was well dressed, about thirty eight years
old and of medium height and weight.
She wore a wedding ring and two other
rings and had gold mesh purse. which
was found empty. Nothing by which she
could be identified was discovered.
The man accompanying her. who left
the hotel several hours before the body
was found, is described as about thirty
five years old FIVE feet eight inches I'm
height, weighing about 1io pounds and
with a-cast in one eye.
Evening star., 1911-01-30
SNEEZiNG POWDER SAVES
MAN FROM ANGRY HORSE
Barney Kent. Attacked by Stallion,
Is Rescued From Peril by
Novel Method.

FORT PLAIN. N " January ::n4Bar-
ney Kent well .krown throughout this
section as a horseman. was dangerously
hurt Saturday in a fierce fight with an
ugly stallion. Kent was badly battered
and bruised generally and one hand was
frghttully injured by the animals teeth.
only by strange and impromptu plan
was Kent saved from being trampied and
bitten to death. He was in box stall
alone with the enraged stallion. The
noise of the battle attracted many per-
sons, who were powerIess to aid him.
Near by Clifford Wood conducts a novelty
store lie was selling a customer powder
such a mischievous boys delight i'm scat
terinc about public places I'M order ~
cause general sneeZing and coughing.
Without realizing what he had in his
hands Wood hastcned to the scene of tie
conflict with a large quantity of the
sneezing powder.
Realizing tho dangerous and helpless
condition OF Kent. Wood scattered the
powder through the stalls opening for
feeding the horse The stailion's nostrils
were widely dlstended at the time and he
immediately inhaled the powder literally
with the result that Instantly the animal
was attacked with tremendous fit of
sneezing and coughing. which took it's at
tention from Kent, and lie was dragged
from perilous position.
Evening star., 1911-01-30
ESTATE VALUED AT $3.50, 900.
Will Of Mrs. Catherine A. Petit
Filed for Probate.

The last will of Mrs. Catherine Ann
Petit, dated February 13, 1902 and modi-
fed by a codicil OF September II, 1907,
was filed today for probate. 1t disposes
Of an estate valued at $15ODO, according
to the petition filed by Attorney George
c. Gertman.
To her sister, Hannah V. Petit, is left
the household effects, premises 90 Sd
street northwest, To- 18th street north
west and 1O14 F street northwest. A be-
quest OF $500 is made to Alice II. Wood.
The remaining estate is to be divided
into three parts. one to 90 to Hannah v.
Petit. one-third to the children of Mott
Petit, Charles Petit and Stephen Petit.
Out OF the remaining one-third the fol-
lowing bequests are to be made: To Anne
Ciscle, $500: Maddie Wood Jones, $500;
Sarah Mullan, $1OO; Marian w. Bateman,
500; Virginia Wood. 500: Katie Larman,
500. and Lydia j. Hinson, 500.
Ultimately the balance is to be divided
between the Baptist Home, the Masonic
Eastern Star Home and the trustees of
Rock Creek cemetery.