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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

night" and repeated 1t again after the manner of
soloists who don't know when the listeners have
had enough and having good hold are loath to
let go.
The sermon and the song got on Pete Russelrs
nerves. He sat in the middle seat of pew in
the very middle of the corps of midsnipmen with
officers at the front, at both TANKS and at the
rear. Under the strain of the thing Pete stood
up, whisted melodously, but very loudly the tune
accompanying the third and fourth lines of the
first stanza of Sun of My SOUL, and then before
the bewildered and shocked officers could put in
an interference, he calmly commanded the solo
list ito get move on him"
They grabbed Pete out from his middle pew
seat and marched him down the aisle under
guard. When the corps was dismissed and
marching back to the barracks Pete going in
the opposite direction headed for the prison ship,
Santee, with his books and his blanket swung
over his shoulder.
As he passed the marching middies and the
officers In command he was heard loudly soo-
quizing, with his head we'll down in counterfeit
abjectness:
Poor Pete poor Pete breakers right under
poor Petes bow"
Once upon a time Pete set to work during his
idle hours and constructed a skeleton more fear
fully and wonderfully made than any man. Pete
knew the pecuarties of a certain inspecting
officer whose habit it was on entering a midship-
mans room to If all well and orderly to
pull the door back with a sudden jerk and to look
Denind IL Tor traces or SWeepingS, Tor IL was q
common habit with midshipmen to sweep things
behind the door in the hope that they would
pass unnoticed
Pete finished his skeleton and by the exercise
of nothing less than devilish ingenuity he sue
ceeded in so adjusting 1t that when the door
given a sharp, quick jerk the thing would drive
its fist straight into the eye of the man who did
the jerking. 1t wasn't intentional on Pete's part
for he simply forgot, but he went to recitation
morning, the morning that the skeleton had been
put up and left his roommate, who didn't know
that the skeleton behind the door was in exis-
tence, to suffer any consequence which might
come The inspecting officer came and gave the
door jerk and promptly polxed in the eye by
the bony hand of Pete's skeleton.
The officer instantly marched Pete's roommate
all innocent that he was, to the Santee, where he
was locked up. In three hours the roommate
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

You know that down in Wichita the
wind blows at times. In fact every
other part of the country is jealous Of
Kansas winds and most parts of Kan
sas are jealous of Wichita. Well, the
wind was blowing right from center
field that day. 1t wasn't much of a
wind, only about 81 miles an hour,
which we consider a zephyr In the
spring. We needed one run to tie and
two to win. and had men on second
and third with no one out. so that 1t
looked pretty soft The batter hit
long, hard fly to center. a bit that
ought to have been home run If the
wind hadn't been blowing The cen
.er fielder came racing in to catch it,
but the ball, after losing its force, be
gan 70 blow back. The base runners
saw the center fielder couldn't reach
it and both started home. T1e wind
blew the ball back until the second
baseman and shortstop started after
IL. then the pitcher tried Two runs
had crossed the plate when the catch
or saw the ball coming right into his
hands He thought rapidly, and step
ping IL on fair ground. caught the ball,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19
Tho Stubborn Bow,

The child with a will of his own
may be harder to raise, and cause
some heartaches and anxiety, but that
will. which is so hard to handle in
youth. gets hold of difficult problem
in business in later years, and clinches
itself around the problem, it does not
let up until success is achieved.
The stubborn "bes ure-you-are-right
then-goahead" boys are worth much
more than the gentle, yielding kind.
provided they are properly trained
All the successful men in the country
had wills of their own. A strong will
well regulated is of more value thar
rich relative.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19
elGHT-MoNTHs-oLD SON CREDIT
ED WITH SOME PuNGENT
REMARKS.
ANTICS OF KANSAS ZEPHYR
Frank lsbeII Tells story Illustrating
Part Luck Plays in 5asebaIl-Jake
stahl Has Peculiar story OF a
Freak Play.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.

John j, Evers, Sr, came downtown
on clutches couple of days after the
close of the worlds championship Sc
ries and seated himself disconsolately
in his shoe store. Now there are two
things especially Of which John ].
Evers. Sr., is proud One is his team,
the Cubs, and their inside play, and
the other is John ]. Evers, Jr., who
now is something over seven months
of age When he isn't talking base
ball he talks John j., Jr., aged almost
eight months.
The worst part of it all" said the
little second baseman sadly" was when
| got home last night John J., Jr.,
was sitting up waiting for me and as
came in at the door he asked, oh,
father, what was the score. 1t is OF
no use to ask who lost because can
see that by the way you are Grabbing
l told him what the score was and he
said: Well, Of all the rotten, punk,
putrid and decayed aggregations of al
legged athletes l ever saw in all my
seven months of life, those Cubs are
the worst. They are putrescent and
odoriferous. / don't see where you
get off as second baseman. That
young fellow Collins took your crown
away and made you look like a third
edition of King Manuel. 1t is rather
fortunate for the honor of the family
that you broke your leg and didn't get
into that series or he would have
shown you up and made you look like
mole on debutante's nose
rs that all he said, John?" asked
one listener.
That was practically ALL" admitted
Evers. He looked the rest"
How old did you say he was?"
Nearly eight MONTHS" remarked
Evers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19
Future Wen Withheld.

We can be but partially acquainted
even with the events which actually
influence our course through life and
our final destiny. There are innumer-
able other events. Il such they may be
called, which come close upon us, yet
pass away without actual results, or
even betraying their near approach by
the reflection Of any light or shadow
across our minds Could we know
all the vicissitudes of our fortune, life
would be too full of hope and fear.
exultation or disappointment, to afford
US a single hour Of true serenity
Hawthorne
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19
Superstitious Racing Man

Last year Mr. Faire did not enter his famous
three-year-old Lemberg for the Newmarket Bien-
NAL says London Answers.
1t is an odd fact that winner Of the Biennial
has ever been successful in winning the Derby,
and consequently superstition has grown up that
the race is unlucky one for Derby aspirants.
Whether Mr.. Fairie was influenced by this super
stition or not it is impossible to say, but at any
rate Lemberg was not entered
Trainers, taking them all round, are practical,
hard-headed lot. with few superstitons; but
jockeys well the racing public at large. have
a large share of superstihous beliefs.
Most Jockeys have their favorite courses. Fred
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

Archer, for instance, preferred Epson to any other
and certainly 1t was the scene Of his greatest tri
umphs. On the other hand he disiked Manches-
ter and he not alone in his aversion to q.
The late Tom Loates always said that he felt
something would happen to him at Manchester
and eventually he did have a fearful smash there
and lay in hospital for many weeks
Wells, who rode the Derby winner twice run
ming, would never ride without a potato in his
pocket. The potato had been given to him as a
child by an old woman who was supposed to be a
witch. 1t was hardly larger than a big pea and as
hard as stone. He believed that It brought BIN
luck
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

Frank Chance, leader OF the Cubs
during the last season, had narrow
escape from serious injury resulting
from freak of play much like that
described by Stahl The freak hap
pened during the memorable game
in which Chicago scored five runs and
St Louis nine In the first inning, and
all because 1t happened that a poor
lot of balls got into the game. In the
first inning of that game, which st.
Louis finally won Is to 9. Konetchy
hit a ball so hard as to smash 1t out
of shape. Chance leaped and stuck
up his mitt to knock down the ball,
which darted and hit him on the ear
as It passed. The hit decided the
game, showing how a bad baseball
may beat a good team, If it acts in
the proper manner.
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B, Bowles.l
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

The mighty cry that went up almost constantly
from hotel to palace was:
viva Pete Russell"
II Is said that William w Russell's memory was
cherished at the naval academy. His name is held
in remembrance. so strongly in remembrance that
no midshipman named Russell who has entered the
academy in the nearly 80 years which have elapsed
since our former Venezuelan minister severed his
school connection has escaped the name Pete"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

heard some shutting steps outside his
prison door. Looking out he saw Pete
with his books and his blankets COM
Ing to share his durance.
Whats the matter, Peter" he
asked.
Nothing" said Pete, only l forgot
to take that id skeleton down"
When William w. Russell first went
to Venezuela in subordinate diplo-
matte capacity, an American naval Of
ficer who knew him well, who liked
him, and who had memories of the
diplomats pranks at Annapolis. con-
cluded that Pete should have proper
reception, but it is needless to say
that he didn't take Pete into his conf
dence
When Russell, newly accredited to
the "court" of President Castro, drove
from his hotel to the presidential pal
ace in an open carriage and wearing a
black frock and high hat of diplomacy,
he was greeted in the middle of every
block and at every street corner with
yociferous cheerings from all the
street gamins that Caracas possessed.
a.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

on bases with two out and two strikes
on Murphy. who is cracking hitter
toward right field, If he gets a good
grip on the ball. He took swing at
his third strike and hit the ball ter
rife crack. l think l seldom have
seen ball hit harder than that one
was. II came down the first base line
so far foul that thought 1t would go
three feet or more outside the base,
and about ten feet high ! made a
wild running jump at that ball, showed
up my mitt, hoping to stab the ball
as ii went past
You may imagine my surprise when
the ball darted down and in-shooting
at least ~ feet, grazed my right knee
and went to right field on fair ground.
And when the ball hit the ground it
struck, twisted toward the foul line,
rolled perhaps thirty feet and stopped
Two runs scored the batter reached
second and scored later beating us
out of the game. The odd part of II
was that when | ran back and picked
up the ball II was split almost in half
and had TO be thrown out of play We
examined the ball afterward II seems
that the rubber which surrounds the
cork core, had been overvulcanized.
and Murphy hit It so hard that the
rubber actually exploded tore the
yarn, the cord and the leather from
the center out, and the afr catching
the ball made it dart onto fair
ground, and beat us out Of the ball
game"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

touched the plate and completed the
triple play unassisted.
THAT wasn't so bad. OF course we
felt sore about it, but then such things
are likely to happen in the breezy sea-
son, so We let it go. and didn't notice
until afterward that the umpire had
been blown over the grandstand and
wasn't there to give the decision. We
found that out too late. / started to
write letter to President O'Neill, but
the wind blew the ink OFF my pen fast
er than / could dip it up and had
to let the game 60"
Jake Stahl. the big first baseran,
who, after a career of IL years at the
University of Illinois and In the major
leagues, has announced his inten-
ton of retiring from baseball to go
into the banking business, has a Pc
culiar story of freak play that hap
pened this season. The play illus
trates the uncertainties of the game.
We were playing the Athletics"
says Stahl, "and Danny Murphy was
at bat, with Ray Collins pitching. 1t
was along late in the game, and for
wonder we had them beaten--although
during the last season we seemed to
be the easiest club in the country for
them, not even barring the Cubs.
The thing that happened just goes
to show how a club that is playing in
luck has all the luck. We had a
couple of runs the lead, the game was
near an end. and they had two men
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

The Yale men who were
at school with the president
and who came to Washing
ton to visit, always make
straight for the White
House. This means some
thing more than that Mr..
Taft is simply a holder of a
big public Office.
If a person wants to learn
how popularity at school or
unpopularity at school lasts
through life let him make a
study, if he can find the OPP
portunity, of the standing
today of some men in the
army and navy. There are
in one or the other of the
twin services today men
who have splendid records
as officers, and yet who
would give over several
pages from their efficiency
records if they could write
the word popular" In the
seem invidiouS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

Luck is big thing in baseball" re-
marked Frank Isbell, the BALD Eagle
of Wichita" who used to wear both
White Sox and Cub uniforms. But
think the toughest bit of luck we had
this last season happened in a game
against Denver early IN the season.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-05-19

Fame has its limitations. Connie
Mack discovered this during the Phil
a6elphia celebration of the Athletics
victory in the worlds championship
series. The entire city was given over
to the celebration and honors were be-
ing heaped upon the leader of the
White Elephants. He was the biggest
man in Philadelphia and men of
wealth and prominence in every line
counted it an honor to sit with him.
He was at one of the most exclusive
clubs in the Quaker City, as the guest
OF some prominent citizens when a
stranger who also was visitor at the
club was led forward and introduced.
This is Mr.. Mack" said the host,
presenting the stranger
I'm pleased" said the stranger,
shaking the extended hand, I've seen
You play and enjoyed 1t immensely"
Indeed replied Mack, politely.
you must be an old-tlme fan"
Il am" answered the stranger. Il
especially enjoy the romantic Irish
melodramas, but, Mr. Mack, it seems
to me that on the stage you seem
much heavier"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20
FOOLED THE WRONG FEMALE
shower of Pistol Bullets Ended the
Career of a North Carolina
High Roller

Shreveport, La, March &c. G.
kornegay, railroad clerk employed by
the Eicksburg, Shreveport x Pacific
Railway was shot five times and died
almost instantly here yesterday. a
Mrs Haynie. who formerly lived az
Greenville. Miss, fired the shots. Kor-
negay belonged TO a good family ot
GoIdsboro. y. c. and formerly held a
position Of trust in the business world
which he lost through alleged indis-
cretions. He was 50 years old and
leaves wife and five children. Mrs
Haynie has. in Greenville Miss, a hus-
band and two children, who she left to
go with Kornegay.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20
MEN ARE READY TO MOVE
Lots of Sure-EnOugh Material Attach
ed to ParaphernaIia of Make
Relieve War

San Antonio, Texas, March 20.-In
the maneuver camp here every prep
aration is a denial of the story of
mere drill and tactics.
Eight tracks have been cleared in
the Southern Pacific yards, ''skids" and
runaways have also been constructed
so that the loading of eight troop
trains can be effected simultaneously
The entire yark has been cleaned of
The entire yard has been cleaned of
regular army in the event Of an emer-
gency call.
a train said to be destined to carry
troops to Noga1es, Ariz-, on the Mexi-
can border, was made up a the army
yards here last night. 1t consists of
nine tourists and two standard sleep
ers, a kitchen car and a baggage car.
1t is manned and under orders to re-
main in readiness to pull out at any
hour.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20

senior LimantOur has Returned to Mex
leo, Loaded Down with Promises
of Reform

Laredo. Tex. March l9.-Jose Yves
Limantour, financier. diplomat and
possible future president of Mexico,
passed through this city yesterday en-
route to Mexico City, where he may be
a prominent factor in bringing about
peace in the republic. At midnight
the train was at Satillo, 250 miles
south of Laredo, and presumably out
of danger from interference by the in
surrectos.
LimantOur is probably the second
man in the Mexican government, and
seems also to have considerable of the
confidence of the insurrectos. 1t is
believed that he will submit to Diaz' 5
propositions which, if accepted will
result in the revolutionists laying
down their arms. 1t is we'll known
that during his stay of the past few
weeks in the United States he has
been in conference with several repre-
sentatives of the insurrectOs. and some
of them have professed faith in dis
position to make peace.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20
RELEASED THE RIVER
Great Storage Dam in Arizona Opened
by Former President Roosevelt

Roosevelt. Arizona, March 19.-
Standing on top of the great storage
dam. which bears his name, former
President Theodore Roosevelt yester-
day pressed an electric button, which
set in motion mass of grinding ma
chinery which in turn raised three of
the six massive iron gates weighing
5000 pounds apiece. BY this act he
officially opened the Roosevelt stora ge
dam, a part of the Salt River irriga-
tion project
The motors, which raise the gates,
had hardly began to turn before three
raging torrents of water came rushing
through the three openings at differ
ent levels and ran madly down the
valley, where. after racing fully sixty
miles. il viii be used in the irrigation
of about 250.000 acres of land.
The Roosevelt dam opens up the
waters of the Salt river and its trib-
utaries at a point about seventy miles
from Phoenix. There the river runs
through a narrow gorge. across which
the huge barrier of stone and cement
was constructed. The point selected
by the engineers is just below the
point where the Tonto creek. flowing
through the famous Tonto basin,
empties its waters into Salt river The
dam, which stretches across the can
yon, rises in its highest part TO a
height OF 2s4 feet. Its length on top
is about 1850 feet, narrowing down
toward the base. The thickness of the
structure, which is I6s feet a the base.
aperS to twenty feet at the top. Be
hind the structure the waters of Salt
river and its tributaries will form a
reservoir twenty-five miles long and
than 900 foot 1ea, at
level. The capacity of the reservoir
thus formed. is estimated at approx
imately 56,62S,000.000 cubic feet. enuf
water to cover the whole state of Del
aware to a depth of one foot.
The waters held back by the dam
! will be used for the irrigation of
more than 100000 acres of land in the
Salt river valley, and the power Great
ed at the dam will be transmitted elec-
trically for more than hundred miles
down the valley to operate pumps
These pumps will raise underground
water to supplement the surface sup
ply and will thus increase the irriga-
BILE acreag sc. Il j. estimated by the re-
Clamation service that about 10000
acres will be irrigated by subterran-
/ can waters. available for irrigatinc
purposes only through the operation ut
, Such pumps Inc b!S power mouse
erected by the government at the base
of the dam iS completed and ready I,
supply electric power at any time. L
is expected that the power generate
al the works Will be sufficient. Not
only to supply all the power required
for the working of pumps in the val.
ley within distance Of one hundred
miles. but also to furnish light ant
power 10 the settlers in that territory
and 10 supply Phoenix with light ant
power for running street cars mill.
and factories.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20
THE SALUBRIOUs sUNFLOwER

Behold the Sunfiower. a cheerful. not
to say gaudy. inhabitant of back yards
and vacant lots! Now that IL is be-
held, consider its uses. Undoubtedly
YOU have supposed that ii was made
chiefly to provide a bright spot in the
landscape and to supply food 10 birds.
But that is because you have not read
the chapter in the Red Book OF the
Missouri bureau of labor statistics
eulogizing the sunflower.
Last year, for instance, the state la
bor commissioner. Mr.. ]. c. \ Hitler
reports that 100000 pounds were mar
keted in Missouri. yielding $4,000 to
the fortunate growers. That 100000
pounds. however. is only a drop in the
bushel basket to what the state might
have done if it had applied itself to
suntiower culture. For the plant has
almost as many uses as the hairpin.
( Listen:
An oil closely resembling olive oil.
but OF course, inferior in quality. is
made by pressing sunfower seeds. Il
/ i very palatable. easily digested and
has a high food value. In portions OF
Europe a bouilli for infants is made
from sunfiower seed. In Russia the
sunflower seed i prepared and eaten
just like Americans do peanuts. In
art sunfiower oil is used for paints.
taking the place Of linseed oil. and
when properly refined and prepared is
almost as valuable The Sunfower is
full of the substances which make
honey. and therefore Is an article of
food for bees
The stalks and leaves and flower
petals make excellent fodder for cat
tie. As a fuel the stalks and leaves
have high value in sections where
wood i scarce and not too great a de-
gree OF heat Is required. An acre OF
suntlower Will yield several cords OF
good fuel without considering the
value OF the seed.
1t i estimated that fifty bushels
Of seed can be grown on an acre OF
ground. \ bushel OF seed yields a gal
Ion of oil Figure then the oil i as
valuable "a the cottonseed variety.
which in 1909 averaged forty cents,
one acre OF Sunfiower seed Will pro-
the farmers share would be about Sl2
and the manufacturer the remainder
out Of which sums both would Of
course. meet all their expenses
Jnhappily, most OF these possibil-
ities haven't been realized in Missouri
and the sunfower crop generally, J.
allowed TO 90 to waste. Fewer than
dozen counties have done much to-
ward marketing the product. But
when the Red Books information j.
disseminated the salubrious sunfower
may take its place beside the helpful
hen as a contributor 10 prosperity
Kansas city star.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20
WARNING TO RAILROAD MEN

Look out for severe and even danger
Gus kidney and bladder trouble, re-
sulting from years of railroading. Geo
E. Bell, 639 Third street, Fort Wayne,
Ind, was many years a conductor on
the Nickel Plate, He says: Twenty
years of railroading left my kidneys in
terrible condition. There was a con-
tinual pain across my back and hips,
and my kidneys gave me much dis
tress, and the action of my bladder was
frequent and most painful I got a
supply of Foley Kidney Pills, and the
first bottle made wonderful improve
ment, and four bottles cured me COM
pletely. Since being cured L have re-
commended Foley Kidney Pills to
many of my railroad friends" Sold in
Ocala by the Court Pharmacy.