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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
QUAKER FANS ARE cENsURED
Washington Player Complains That
Champion Athletic Team Is often
Roasted Without Cause.

According to the views of some of
the players on the Washington team,
the fans in Philadelphia are the most
inconsiderate in their treatment of
their own players to be found any
where In the country, with the fans or
St. Louis a close second.
There's some excuse for the fans
in ST. Louis to feel that the price they
pay for tickets gives them the right
to get after a team that is so persis-
tently in last Mace, but what explana-
ton can the Philadelphia fans make
for such conduct" asked one of Nc
Aieer's boys.
When we went over to Philadelphia
to play last month the people In that
city were getting their first chance to
see the Athletics since that team set
all fandom aflame by winning the
worlds championship.
Did the fans rise up and give
Mack's champions the greeting they
deserved? They did not. They sat
in their seats snarling and barking at
Comics men for every little slip they
made, actually hooting and jeering at
team that had only six months before
defeated the supposedly invincible
Cubs
"Of course, everybody knows that
the fans in Philadelphia are famous
the world over for giving up early in
the struggle if a visiting team gets IN
the lead, but who would believe that
at the beginning of the season they
would roast the players who had
brought so much glory to that city,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

the streets, going about and meeting
his many friends. He was already the
favorite of the Democratic party,
which was then all powerful. and re-
manned so for several years.
HE was then vastly different from
the man that l saw later in Quincy.
That was in 1850, when he was sena-
tor. He had grown feshy, his face had
lost the glow of youth, his cheeks were
heavy and his eyes lacked their for
mer sparkle His step was heavy.
Eight years had wrought a great
change.
THAT was the last time that l saw
him, but once again 1 heard his voice.
In 1858, the year of the Lincoln-Doug-
las debates, lay sick in Bloomington.
Senator Douglas came to address po-
litical gathering The meeting was
held two blocks away, and yet from
that distance and over the heads of
en- immense crowd 1 heard his great
voice booming forth. 1t was a forced
voice, raised so that all might hear,
but at the distance l could not dis
tinguish the words.
II also saw Abraham Lincoln and
heard him speak. My first view of
him was in Springfield, where, as a
boy, 1 went with my father and was
left alone in the law offices Of Edward
Baker. AS l sat there a man came in,
peculiar in appearance by reason of
his great height and his ungainliness.
He sat down and drew his legs under
the chair. 1t made me think of a
grasshopper. Then some one came in
and addressed him as Mr.. Lincoln
"Of the two men believe that Lin.
coin had the advantage before an audi
ence, because he seemed more of the
people, though Douglas did not hold
himself aloof"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

Jim Vaughn continues to be the
Highlanders' hope.
A couple of real pitchers would not
hurt the White Sox team.
Jimmy Callahan daily demonstrates
what an old head does for a team
Honus Wagner looks natural at the
top of the National league hitters
Not even railroad wreck seems to
stop the Cardinals in their mad race
for the top.
Roger Bresnahan's men decline to
be counLed out of the running before
the last game.
President Lynch says he will uphold
his officials against bodily assaults
even if not against verbal.
Jimmy Johnson. with the White Sox
on their spring training jaunt. is bat
ting near the 800 mark in the South
ern league. He is one of Birming-
hams reliable men, both at bat and in
the field.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
ABOUT STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
Aged Physician Of Chicago ems %
Senator and Compares Him win
Abraham Lincoln.

Recollections OF Stephen A. Douglas
IS he appeared nearly three-quarters
of a century ago are given by Ut.
Samuel Willard, formerly major ana
surgeon in the Ninety-seventh Illinois
infantry regiment, who is now living
in his ninethieth year, in Chicago. Az
the time of first seeing the future rival
NJ Abraham Lincoln Doctor Willard
was a boy in Jacksonville, Ill.
"My first recollection of Senator
Douglas" he said, 'is of an active,
quick stepping man. 1t was in 1842'
when he was already judge of the cir
cult court. Judge Lockwood was sick
and Judge Douglas came to hear an
important murder trial. l saw him In
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
Jimmy Doyle continues to clout the

Jimmy Doyle continues to clout the
bah
The National league has not made
triple play this year.
Ban players seem extremely sensi-
tive to epithets from umpires.
Herzog, Sweeney and Miller are bat
ting better than 300 for Boston.
Christy Mathewson has not been
particularly effective against the Cubs
this season.
Lew Richie and Harry McIntire ap-
pear to be the whole Cub pitching
stan this season.
Babe" Adams is showing that his
pitching in the Detroit series of 1909
was not fash in the pan.
According to dope doa ting around,
the Providence owners we're going to
san their veteran catcher, Joe Peter
SON. and Pitcher Sine to the Orioles.
bat both deals have gone by the
kaards.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
To Change Army Uniforms

From the standpoint of economy.
the war department has decided to
clothe the army in wooden instead Of
worsted uniform. All the woo1en
manufacturers in the country have
been invited to send the department
samples of the olive drab wooden
clothes which they can offer. Officials
at Washington declare that the change
will result in saving of $500, 900 year
ly. The wooden cloth, it is added. is
softer and cheaper than worsted and
has the advantage of affording a wider
range of competition. AS soon as the
existing contracts for worsted uni
forms expire, no more will be pur.
chased.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
sHECKARD HELPS THE CUBS
Left FEEDERS Work on Bases is OF
Greatest Value in Run Getting OF
Chicago Team.

who is the most valuable man on
the Cub baseball team?'
One Chicago fan asked that of an
ether on the West side grounds the
other day.
THAT is a question difficult to an
swer," responded the other. Schultz,
Holman, Sheckard, Chance, Tinker and
Archer are all wonderful players and
are doing an equal share to bring an
other pennant to Chicago But | will
say Jimmy Sheckard is not appreci-
ated by the fans as much as Holman.
Schultz, Tinker or Chance. Why?
That is a problem He does not get
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
MAPS" CANNOT T0UC. PLANK
ting CIeVeIanders Have Any Ter
Fors for Star SouthpaW.

The time was when Connie Mack
would no more think of sending Eddie
Plank. his star southpaw, against the
Maps than he would of using Paddy
Livingston on the mound against the
Tigers. In the days when the Maps
depended upon Lajoie Bradley, Sto-
vail. Turner, Bemis and other right
handed batters to drive in the runs,
Connie never sent Plank against the
Maps except in cases where his other
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
Cleveland to Get Manush.

The decision of the National COM
mission that a drafted player returned
to a club of lower class goes without
strings, means another Nap recruit
from the New Orleans camp. IT Is
said that Manush. returned by the
New York Giants, will find his way
to Cleveland.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

pitchers were unable to work. In
fact, the great veteran sOuthpaw
worked against the Maps but three
times last year. He won two and lost
one
But this year. things are different.
Cleveland depends upon left-handed
batlers for most of its offensive
strength. and Plank simply delights in
taekling them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

President Horace FogeI of the Phila-
delphis baseball club has again
labeled as Untruths a few rumors
which had crept out about his ball
club. He denies with dignity that
there is any friction between himself
and Manager Charley Doom. Every
thing is as serene as a moony June
evening. and FOgel says he is going
to caA the detractors of his players
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
PAT Moran as Seoul.

When Pat Moran's catching days
are over President Fogel will retain
him to help out in the spring training
and to act as scout But iudging from
the day Pat has been catching this
season he is booked to remain an &C
tive Phil for a long time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
How He Worked 1t.

You display great deal of dis
cernment in music" said the old-time
friend.
EYES," replied Mr.. Cumrox; 81 paid
considerable attention to that sort of
thing in order to please mother and
the girls. l have an easy system. You
look at your programme, and if you
can't pronounce the composers name
you know the piece is classic"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
President Horace E0geI of PhILaaeIphLa Nationals.

to time He affirms that Doom is the
boss, and he has nothing in the way
Of criticism about his conduct or that
of any of the players They're all
right, Horace says
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
Keep Track of Pitcher.

heGp rack OF PITCHED.
Baseball fans are having a hard
time this year keeping track of the
twirlers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07
The PASSING of Bailey

Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Texas
announces that he will not be candi-
date for reelection next year, land this
decision is irrevocable." OF course
that might and might not mean that
under no circumstances would he go
back to the senate. He does not say
what he would do If elected over his
own protest or persuaded again to
change his mind.
1t is probable, though, that If Bailey
insists on retiring from the senate
Texas will let him. 1t cannot be denied
that, while he still has some strong
adherents in his home state, Bailey's
following has materially dwindled until
It is a serious question whether he
could go back to the senate, no matter
how much he desired to. His popular
ity struck its zenith and began to wane
at the time of the Waters-Pierce affair
and has gone down steadily since. II
was evident enough last winter on the
occasion of his fiare-up in the senate
over the Lorimer situation that he was
not the idol of as many Texans as he
had been.
1t is good time for Bailey to retire
since his day and kind are passing. His
continuance in the senate to be at al
compensatory to his state would re-
quire change of base on his part, and
that seems to be out of the question
He is only one of many able men in
public life who have been swept aside
through lack of high political stand
ards.
Many of the new leaders may not
outrank Bailey in intellectual power
yet be far more serviceable to the peo-
pie because more respectful of popular
rights in relation to those of special
interests. He may follow others of his
school out of public Office into the pri'
vate employ of those interests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07
NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT.

Fremont Tribune: Nebraska bakers are
going to meet In Fremont IN october. Their
judgment is better than their pies
Beatrice sun: Grand Island got some
free advertising by a scare about the local
officers trailing a man suspected to be
Hesse the Tecumseh murderer Why
don't the Beatrice officers get busy and
furnish some thrills. II isn't necessary to
catch anybody.
Rearney Hub. The Grand Island Iudepen-
dent characterizes political advertising in
newspapers as the open door policy
which is a very good definition. And why
is 1t not more desirable and legitimate
than the old time method OF putting up
nominations behind closed doors?
Lexington Pioneer; Dealers who sell
cigarettes or any Kind Of tobacco to boys
under lS years are violating a state law.
State Superintendent Crabtree has taken
the matter up and has urged all school
authorities in the state to see that the
law is enforced in their several districts
and will render assistance IL necessary In
prosecution of dealers who violate the
statute.
Geneva Signal: Towns often have too
many churches, too many delivery wagons
too many newspapers, too many loafers
and too many dogs. Geneva merchants
are going TO try 20 cut down the delivery
wagon waste. In towns like Hastings and
Beatrice one delivery firm does the deliv-
ering for all OF the retail stores business
profits are small these days and all waste
must be stopped or the service to the
public cannot be rendered as cheapy and
efficiently as 1t ought to be.
Alma Record; Lincoln is getting in bad
with the people out over the state on ac-
count Of the city's constant efforts to hog
everything in sight in the way Of state
appropriations. The last legislature made
an appropriation for the erection OF
building for the medical department OF
the state university and just because the
building provided for Is to be located out
side OF Lincoln a suit has been filed to
contest the appropriation. Has anyone
ever heard OF suits being started to prevent
the Lincoln politicians and leeches from
getting their usual big handouts from the
state funds2
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07
IEOokin$ Backward
hisDSSy inOmaha
COMPILED from BEE FILES
Thirty Years APo-
SEPT. Z.

Thirty Years Ago
| The county commissioners at a special
meeting decided that Dellone q Mullany
are the lowest bidders for building the
court house and should be given the con-
tract. conditioned on furnishing bonds for
$4,000.
What It cost to run the city OF Omaha
| is shown by the compilation of the appro-
priation ordinances for the month OF Au-
gust approved by Mayor Boyd. City off,
clals get S941.66 the city council $500, the
police pay roll is S974.25, the men paid In
the fire department get 5000, mlscellan-
eous bills Of the fire department during
the month are S2es.SS for teams working
on streets ssSS, for street laborers 1854
public library including salaries, Sl59.il;
miscellaneous bills, including board OF pris-
oners S77A The cost OF Hansoom park
for last month was s4242O and other mis-
cellaneous bills during the month totaled
S2,925.90. The entire amount appropriated
| by the ordinances aggregates SS,7fs
quite distinguished party OF New York
people arrived at the Union Pacific depot
today from the north consisting OF Beach
Cunard, one OF the proprietors OF the line
Of Cunard steamships; c. T. Franklin,
former general freight agent of the line.
| The party have been hunting in Minnesota
and went on to the west.
At the regular meeting OF the land league
at Clarks hall greeting was authorized
sent to the general meeting soon to be held
| in Dublin. John Rush made a few remarks
about the late Tom Kennedy and commit
tee consisting of Messrs. Ford, Rush and
Donovan was appointed to draft resolutions
embracing the sentiment Of the league on
his loss.
The city police force may be doubled
during state fair week, in which case 1t
will consist Of twenty -four regular men.
The price Of admission which will pre-
vail at Boyds opera house will be 81 for
reserved seats on the first or parquet floor,
rs cents general admission on the same
floor, 80 cents in the dress circle or second
floor and rs cents in the gallery.
Great excitement was occasioned today
| by a young woman fainting at the corner
Of Fifteenth and Farnam streets. She was
taken to Kuhns drug store and revived
and thence to her home at Twenty-flrst
and lizard.
James Ware and Miss Matte Ware, who
have been visiting the Paxtons, left for
Montgomery City, Mo.
e. Rosewater left for Lincoln to attend
the session of the State Farmers alliance,
Charles T. Bunce has returned from a
flying trip to New York and Is full Of
Gotham sights.
John f. Coad, the stockman from Da-
kota, is in the city and is staying at the
Withheld.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07
People Talked About

The National Retail Monument Dealers
association, in convention assembled,
solemnly agreed 10 boost the price OF grave
stones. On the dead, this is the limit.
With the coming OF James Eads How's
justly celebrated hobos convention to
Washington, a marked boom in holdups
has been placed on the score board OF the
national capital.
A party by the name of Cook, who was
somewhat CONSPICUOUS In the public prints
two years ago, eonfesses that his former
confession is a secondary hoax. Any one
curious enough to view the hoax at short
range can do so by buying the hoaxers
book.
The liveliest oldest inhabitant OF the mid
die west Is Alvin Austin of Chicago, who
At the age OF ~ has registered at hflnot
S, D., for q home in the Berthold Indian
reservation. This enterpHEIng citizen wa
born at Sterling. Conn. in 1917. IL as spry
as q man Of forty years younger. He can
remember when the nirst railway train
was run IN the United States. Wen as
the opening OF the Erie canal In IE16. and
tho laying OF the cornerstone OF the Bunker
Hill monument in the same year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07
Timely Advice from Wilson.

The venerable secretary of agricul-
ture has given the people of Nebraska
some advice in the matter of closer
touch between the state university and
state farm they will do we'll to
heed. In commenting on the impor-
lance of the university agricultural
school Mr.. Wilson while at Lincoln
said:
This states prosperity depends upon its
farmers and the more trained farmers you
have the better are going to be the agri-
cultural returns of the state each year
That seems SO trite a truth as not to
need reiterating, yet our people are not
needing 1t as they should. We are
preaching much about intensive farm
ing and we cannot preach too much
about it, but we are not practicing the
precepts and taking advantage of the
ways to improve it as we should. We
are devoting more time to other mat
tiers that should be given to the scien-
tific development of our chief industry
and resource.
Secretary Wilson added:
You have law school up here and it's
grinding out lawyers to thrust upon the
people of the state, when the demand is
400 to / for farmers instead of attorneys.
Get your students (of the state university
closer to the soil and watch the state go
upward by leaps and bounds. 1t cannot
help doing 30.
Irrefutable, isn't IT. Pretty good tip
4 40 20 o,,r state hoostors ond advor-
Using agencies What Secretary Will
son says cannot be denied, either as to
the plentiful supply of lawyers or the
surplus demand for farmers. Nebraska
is essentially an agricultural state and
prot badly will always be, yet altogether
too few of it's young men, either from
the farm or town, in fitting themselves
for life are choosing agriculture as a
pursuit. The back-to-the-farm move
ment will never succeed as it should
until the people in the distinctive farm
ing states take the lead in promoting
| it. Nothing would so attract outsiders
to Nebraska like her own sons turning
to the soil for their vocation, and the
benefits would be felt in all lines of
activity.
The wonder is that so many young
men continue to throw themselves into
already over-crowded professions, par
ticularly since at best they offer none
too immediate success. Returns on the
farm would be much quicker and surer,
to say nothing of the upbuilding effect
upon the life of the state and everyone
| in II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07

The San Francisco editor who did
so much to land Abe Reuf in the peni-
Tertiary, now wants him pardoned be-
cause he has convinced himself that
Furnishing Reuf will not make bad men
good. Neither will burlesQuing the
law do it. But why stop at Reuf;
why not open the prison doors and
turn them all loose7 Why go to the
trouble and expense OF arresting and
convicting and imprisoning men at all
who break the law?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07
TRAGEDY OF A DARE"

Washington Herald: The courage which
induced him 10 show the excited mob that
he was not q coward is not TO be criticised,
now that he has paid the final penalty. 1t
was not recklessness or foolhardiness
which sent him into the air. 1t was the
feeling which every right-minded man ex-
periences when he Is the subject OF mis-
representation and false charge, and espe-
cially when his honor is attacked.
New York Tribune: Tine victim in this
case realized that his machine was not lit
10 use and that he could not make an
ascent without grave peril. But the de-
mands OF the crowd. mingled with jeers,
taunts and curses stung him into rsking
and losing his life. The feelings OF those
who thus drove him TO his death. OF Of
such OF them as have any feelings, are not
to be coveted.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The aviator who
took 10 the air in a crippled machine be-
cause a Kansas fair crowd jeered at his
hesitation, and then fell to his death was
not a hero but a coward. A man who
would risk his own life and threaten his
wife with widowhood rather than face the
criticism OF unthinking people lacks moral
stamina. II is much like committing sui
eide on a dare
Philadelphia Record; An aviator out in
Kansas was driven to fly by the jeers OF
the crowd. when his aeroplane had been
damaged by a collision and Il was practIc-
ally certain that a flight with a machine
In this condition would result in his death
as Il did. The man who win not take
q dare is not animated ny the highest
type OF hsroism. to be sure; but the spirit
which impels a holiday crowd TO cry down
a. a fakir q man who hesttAtss risktnS
his neck for its delectAtion "a no less bar
bor0us than that which impelled the
Roman mob to turn thumbs down on a
defeated gladiator.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07

The campaign publicity statements
given out by two candidates for United
States senator in Virginia show that
each of them put up $4,000 as an as.
sessment to help defray expenses OF
the election. Just let that percolate q
little. We have had United States
senators in Nebraska baking and kick.
ing on putting up campaign assess.
ment of $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07

The attorneys for several big rail-
roads put in their time the other day
trying to convince the state railway
commissioners that the engineers who
have been making the physical valua-
ton under their direction have under
estimated the reproduction value OF
the railroad property. This is rather q
new role for railroad attorneys, who
have been in the habit of appearing
before assessment boards to complain
OF generalization,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07

pire state and Gotham and probably
generally throughout the country; sec
ond. that the devotees of the game only
took the count to feign defeat and
throw the other fellows OF their guard,
and, third, II prize fighting is knocked
out in New York or elsewhere It will
require more than spasmodic bursts Of
virtuous indignation to do 1t.
1t is timely to recall that New York
City was one of the places where they
stopped the exhibition of the Johnson
Jeffries moving pictures. Evidently
nothing but the real thing goes there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-07

Ex-Governor Shallenberger wants to
vindicate his record in the executive
chair by seeking promotion to seat
in the United States senate. Mr.. Shall
lenberger got one vindication when his
own party refused to give him a re-
nomination-someth unprecedented
In the political history OF Nebraska. 1t
will be up to him to show why the
verdict should be reversed.