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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31

New York. July 25.-ImaQine a
bana ATE, 900 miles long. big enough
to reach the moon and halfway back
again, weighing three billion pounds
or a million and q half tons! That
is Big Mike" the English equivalent
os eros Michele as the banana of
commerce. the poor mans fruit. is
known. Not only in name. but IN
fact is this fruit big. for incredible as
such a figure seems it merely repre-
sents the bananas consumed in this
country last year. No other fruit in
the land Ear approach these figures
yet in spite of the fact that we con-
sumo 5000. 0OO, 900 lbs. of bananas
every year. the skins of which cover
an area of nearly 5000 acres and be
sufficient to cause every citizen of
the United States to take one hun
dred and forty unexpected and un.
welcome falls every twelve months.
the average consume knows less a.
bout it than any other fruit that he
eats.
Bananas contain over three times
as much proteid as the apple and
twice as much carbohydrate. and
three times as much fat as the or
ange. In short the composition of
the banana raises it from the ranks
of a mere relish to that of a food.
Scientific as this data may seem, 1t
has undoubtedly become a matter OF
public understanding as is shown
by the rate at which imports have
been increasing of late years.
The banana in a word has become
the poor mans fruit, because of the
cheapness and nutrltive values. Few
persons realize the extent to which
the banana is the poor mans fruit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
The Changing Tide Of Teachers

A point of difference between the
East and West in the educational
world is brought out by a dispatch
from Easton, Pa. which tells that
It's CITY school superintendent, Will
lam Cottingham. is in his sixtieth
year of service in that capacity. He
was elected to the Office in 1853 and
is still serving. Such a record seems
unbelievable in the West. where life
is almost a Kaleidoscope change
change in population, business, and
school. An ever shifting current of
humanity makes stability in any dir
ection impossible, and the school
comes in for It's share in q change of
teachers every year or two. A SER
vice Of three years is about the aver
age and it is unusual where it ex.
tends over FIVE years. This condi-
ton is reversed in the East and a
! service of twenty oil thirty years in
the same place is not uncommon.
Doubtless neither extreme is con-
ducive to the best results. An oc-
casional change of instructors is good
for the scholar, but an annual or
biennial change is confusing. for no
fuvo toorherc p,rrs,,a met the copoo
lines of instruction. A longer resi-
dence on the part of the teacher
would lead to more individual inter-
est in the students under his or her
charge. and especially is such interest
necessary with the younger child in
the grades. The teacher must hold
that child by a myriad of threads of
interest. for the educational bond Is
not sufficiently strong at that time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
Railway Business For One Month

Railway Business For One Month
During May the railways of the
United States received for their SER
vicesto the public an average of
So. 100000 a day; it cost to run their
trains and for other expenses of op.
Grafton 5 1920, 900 a day; their taxes
were S341. 5U0a uay; their operating
income 1872. 322 a day for the 22O.-
1877 miles Of line reporting. or at the
rate of 1888 for each mile Of line
for each day. Thus FOR every six
dollars of their earnings which re-
NAMED available for rentals. inter-
est on bonds. appropriations for
betterments, improvements and new
construction. and for dividends, the
railways had to pay more than one
dollar in taxes.
All of these amounts are substant-
ially greater than the similar returns
for May. 1912. They are from the
summary Of the earnings and ex-
penses compiled by the Bureau Of
Railway Economics from the month
iy reports of the steam railways Of
the United States to the Interstate
commerce Commission. They in
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31

Head high corn with ears well
started before August LIST, is the
boast Of several OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is. those farmers who live in town
and farm over the telephone" az
Bob Seeds described them. Some
fields of corn are fully two weeks
ahead of other years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31
Republican Committee Organized

One of the things accomplished al
the harmony gathering of republi-
cans at Sioux Falls last week was the
establishing of a new republican state
committee. A committee was ap-
pointed to select a state committee
and an executive committee. This
committee reported the following
executive committee:
Chalrman-J. w Parmley of lps-
wich, G. j. Mcleod of Aberdeen. T.
J. Spangler of Mitchell, j. R. Cash
of Bonesteel, j. L. Lockhart of Pie.
RE, H. l.. Howard of Lead. j. T
Medin of Sioux Falls, T. S. Everett
of Redfeld.
E. d. Leyson was chosen as a
member of the state central commit
tee from Hand County.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-31

clude over IS per cent of the mileage
and earning Of all Of the railways Of
the country.
Evening star., 1913-08-10


Milan did not display good base bail
Judgment the bases yesterday. anu
thereby undoubtedly cost his team one
run. if not two.
His attempt to steal home in the fourth
inning was i'll timed There was put
one out al the time and Gandli, the
teams hitter, at the bat. Most any SORT
Of "A drive that was not right at one OF
the iniiclders. who were playing III close,
meant run. while H. ball TO the out
field almost assured tally. Yet Miiai
did not give Gandil the chance to come
through. lie had two balls and ono
strike asainst him when Milan made the
dash for home. and was put out. fiad
there been two out the play might have
been cXcuSablc
A In the sixth inning Milan tried TO steal
third with two ont when he could have
scored without trouble from second on a
base hit the one thing needed to bring
him home. In the field Milan played
brilliant game ard he had hard luck AT
tho bat too. but he has had experience
enough in the game TO use better iudS-
ment ON tho bases.
The Nationals and Maps left on the
same train last night for Cleveland,
where a game is 10 he PLAYED today. Grif-
nth took Groom aud Hughes with the
regular team and one or the other will
be asked to do the pitching Laporte and
Cashion were taken along for right field.
II Nean Gregg pitches, and il is most
likely that he will, Laporte will be played
and in the event of right handler work
ing, Cashion will remain in the outfield.
Jackson'S home run in the fifth, which
really was responsible for the defeat
of the Nationals should have been a very
ordinary single. Moeller, however never
saw the ball leave the bat, it being OBJ
scured from his view by the dark shadow
of the grandstand, and it was not until
the ball had passed him and he saw Milan
chasing il that he realized what had hap
pened The ball. which was not hit extra
hard, was not more than ten or fifteen
feet from Moeller when it passed him
and had he seen it Chapman would have
been held on second and jackson on first.
Banding was decidedly effective and
Incidentally, had to do a hard day's work
There was one inning, the third when
not hit was made off the Cleveland
pitcher and yet he had to twirl twenty
five balls in this inning before he retired
tho side. John Henry proved the cause
Of all the work. After he had three han.
and two strikes called on him Henry
fpuled off eight balls and finally mir To
Short field. 1t required fifteen balls IN
get him out of the way and before
BoehlinS was retired and Moeller walked
Blandinc had pitched twenty-five balls >
Milan has now stolen tifty-sevc bases
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ROMP FOR GIANTS
Smother Cincinnati Under
Avalanche of Hits and Win.
MATHEWSON Is INVINCIBLE
Pitches Seven Innings and Is Re-
lieved by Wiltse When Game
Is Won.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August a-an
avalanche Of hits in the second and
third innings. combined with three err
roTs by Berghammer in the latter in
ming. gave New York more than enough
runs to win the third game of the
series from Cincinnati today. The
score was l. to , Packard started the
game for Cincinnati. but was knocked
out of the box in the third inning. Her
bert succeeding him. Mathcwson pitch
ed seven innings and was taken
out after the game appeared to be
won. Wiltse finishing it,
Packard went through the first in
ming in good shape. M the second
however he was given warm recep-
ton, a base on balls and three hits
giving New York three runs. In the
third he was hammered for three sin
giles and two two -baggers, which. with
BerSha ammer's three errors. gave New
York four more runs. Herbert relieved
Packard after one man was out, and
one more run was scored in this inning
on force out In the fifth Shafer was
hit by pitched ball. took second on
Snodgrass' out. and scored on Mathew
sons single. In the eighth NIathewson
again singled and Burns got life on
Sheckard's error. Herzog then singled,
bringing in Mathewson, and Burns
scored when Fletcher forced Hsrzog.
Mathewson was almost invincible,
Cincinnati scoring ore run in the sec
ond when Sheckdrd walked and Killing
singled Packard then walked and
Bescher's single scored Sheckard. In
the ninth, with Wiltse pitching and
two out Bergnammer singled, stole
second and third and scored on Black
burns single. GrOh carried off the
batting honors with two doubles and
= single out of four times at bat. Score:
Evening star., 1913-08-10
HOME RUN DRIVES
DEFEAT NATIONALS
Jackson Pounds in Winning
Runs When Side Should
Have Been Retired.
CASHION'S MUFF PROVES
UNDOIMG. OF BOEHLING
Griffmen Find Banding a
Proposition They Can't
Solve.
CE j. ED GRILLo.

Ioc Boehling was the victim OF
home-run drives Yesterday. The
Maps made two circuit clouts
which netted them three runs. and
this gave them d two-run margin
at the finish.
The first four-base blow came
III the opening round. when
Chapman hit far over Milan S
head. and the second was deliv-
cred by that sterling hitter. Jack
son. in the fifth. and netted two
runs after chance to retire the
side had been offered.
When Chapman drove d short
fly TO right center after two hands
were down, CaShion had chance
to save the day by making the
catch He covered sufficient
ground in reaching the ball and
got his hands on it. but it
bounded out, and this gave ack
son the chance he yearned Tor, for
he followed with a hot drive to
left which Moeller evidently did
not see. for he failed to cover a
foot of ground on the hit. and
instead OF holding it to a single
it rolled to the bleachers and went
for a home run. This made the
score 3 to o in favor Of the visitors.
While it IS true that Boeh-
ling, and Blanding, who opposed
him. would have battled into ex-
ira innings but Tor Cashion muff.
primarily the trouble seemed to
be inability 10 hit Blanding. He
pitched a better game than did
Boehling, allowing but three
wildly scattered hits. the one run
the locals secured being the result
OF a brace OF errors in the sixth.
incidentally foolish base running
on the part OF Milan tossed off
couple Of chances for runs which.
under the conditions. might have
proven most influential.
What chances there were for the locals
to score off Blandins We're thrown away
by the individual mentioned. once he
attempted to steal home from third with
one out and Gandil at the bat and on
another occasion he made a dash for
third with two out and Gandil again up.
IN the first Instance Gandil hit safely. as
uling a run If Milan had not tried to
steal: ii the second instance Gandil pop
ped ~. bnt il might have been different
bpt for Mlan's attempt TO pilfer
Evening star., 1913-08-10

to date just thirty-one less than he stole
all of last sea son. There is still a chance
he will start hitting up to his former
standard Alans fielding yesterday was
sensational. His capture of low line
drive to right center from Birmingham S
bat was easily the feature of the game.
The ball was hit hard and Milan had to
pick it off his shoe tops TO make the
catch. 1t was a busy day for ''Zeb, who
handled six chances in the outfield, and
most OF them required Judgment.
tonals would be better off if Shanks
were again playing his position in left
field While the Monaco boy is not a
great hitter he is a wonderful fielder and
gives the team the defensive strength
which il needs in view of the fact that
it is not strong hitting aggrega ton
Shanks, who has been practicing with the
team for several days. expects to get
back i'm the lineup by Monday. and this
will shift Moeller back to right field,
where he belongs.
Moellcr had a very good day at the bat,
walking twice reaching second on an
other occasion when Graney dropped his
fy. and hitting safely to center the last
time he faced Blanding. But that old
Moeller-Foster combination is not work
ing this year as it did last. Foster has
never regained his batting eye after his
sick spell, and that hit-and-run play for
which these two players were famous last
season and by means of which many
games were won has been successful
hut on few occasions during the present
series. Last season most of the games
were won by the run n-producing proclivi-
ties of Moeller and Foster. but neither
has pIaved up to his standard in the
nresent campaign. This has been one of
the severcst handicaps the team has suf-
fered.
Fortunately for Boehlins. he caught
Olsen off first base. after Fosters error
had given him life in the first inning.
or Chapman's home run would have net
ted a brace of runs.
When Manager Birmingham learned
that Roehling was to pitch he ridded his
team of as many left handlers as he could
possibly spare so as not to be handi-
ca pped by Boehlings left-hand shoots.
He placed himself in center In place of
Leibold and he put Olsen on first instead
of Johnston. The combination worked
very satisfactorily.
Jimmy Calahan's White SoS are prov
ing surprise I'm Philadelphia where they
have won two games i'll a row from the
leaders Mack's team appears 10 De IN
a batting slump, having scored put one
run in eighteen innings, which is oecldeo-
Continued on Second Pagc)
Evening star., 1913-08-10
BOEHL ING NOT TO BLAME
FOR GAMES HE IS LOSING
'Crack Southpaw's Support Has Caused His
Undoing Shows to Good Advan-
tage Under Reverses.
BY I. ED GRILLO.

Notwithstanding the TACT that Joe Boclng after winning
games has lost the last four he has worked
slightest falling off the young soutpav
work He has suffered four defeats because his has aered
behind received the offensive support
that pitcher demand
If anything Boehng has improved his pitching since he started
breaking for him The fact that
oehng discouraged and working
best he knows how speaks marks him pitcher
more wav than one pitchers stand under the bad breaks
them a result OF
oelinn has done and their work begin show Boe-
ling has stood well III the time OF defeat lie
lot luck than he has had
Evening star., 1913-08-10
Couldn't Hit Blanding.

But - said before the main trouble
was with the hitting. Had the locals been
able 10 connect with Blanding delivery
10 ans degree Of effectiveness neither
Milan MOI sasnion would come i'm for crit
ic!sm. Eut IN a game like the one of yes
ttrday, wter. every mistake looms up
like full moon, the mistakes are sure
To stand out. Bot three hits are hardly
enough 10 make much OF ssn impression.
~ bali game and that was the extent
OF the Nationals efforts against Bland
lnZ.
6oehlirs pitched wei enough 10 win.
though he Vas NJ more than twice IL
much - ElandiaE but tire breaks of lii,
sam" WCnS against linn and the muIf
which Cashiun made helped the Maps IL
tho runs which gave them the contest
Hoeh,iS saved himself considerable
aen sft,r Olsen. Tic trst man up. was
gwen ii uie By Fosters tumble he caught
Olsen Eapping on first \ moment
later Chapman drove 10 deep center for !,
home run and jackson followed with !,
hit I.ajoie foulcd out 10 Henry ana
jackson stole second taking third when
iicnry's throw went 10 center But Jack
son Was left.
Though MocIlcr drew a pass 10 start IN,
locals naf the next three bitterS failed
To bring him home, chapman running
into Mian's sruunder over second when
he ran 20 tho bag TO draw Moelier back.
In the second tashion hit safely 1y,rh
and Though Moellcr walked for a second
time with two out in the third he, too.
di"d trying 70 pilfcr
The Nationals had a splendid chanc"
for a run in the fourth. Hut Milan threw
" awas. After Foster had flied out
Milan got a life on Chapnan's tumble
lie stole second and took third on Wild
pitch GanGil was up and the count was
two balls and strike on him when
Milan made a dash for the plate. Gan
Gil tried to block the ball. but failed and
Milan was out by feet. Gandil then came
through with single TO left. which. how
ever. failed 10 produce anything, though
he also stole second
1t was in the fifth that the Maps got
the runs which gave them the game
Banding and Olsen had been retired
when Chapman hit liner into right
center. Cashion covered a lot of ground
on the hit and got squarely in front of IT,
The ball was in his hands, but dropped
out. Chapman being saved After getting
two strikes on jackson, the great slugger
caught curve ball on the outside of the
plate and hit il on a line toward left.
Chapman had started for second and Nc
Bride had left his position TO cover the
bag or he would have had no trouble
speariny Jacksons drive. As ii was the
hit absolutely escaped tho vision of
Moelicr. and before Milan could recover
it. Chapman and Jackson had crossed
the rubber.
One Run in Sixth.
Evening star., 1913-08-10
GRIFFITH IS SECURING LARGE BATCH
OF YOUNGSTERS FOR HIS TEAM
BY I. ED GRILLO.

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pick Of the
that
give o a
and was
In drafting
and
Of the In
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which opens
Evening star., 1913-08-10

way 10 second when GraneE muffed his
II. along the left field foul line. Foster. 5
out advanced him to third, and when
Chapman fumbled Milans grounder.
Moeller came home. Milan clevery stole
second Gaudil popped up to the infield.
and then Milan fooiShly attempted to
steal third and was thrown out That
was virtually the last chance the Ma
tionals had though Moeller got a hit
with two out in the eighth. only TO be-
forced. The Maps got but two men on
first after the fifth inning and neither
Of these was advanced. The score:
Evening star., 1913-08-10

Runs-Conover tS,. Cullinan, Tanaill, Pollock
Morris, Rawlings. Mcdonald. Two-base hit
Myers. Hits-On Dyer. =: of Holden. f. Saer
flee hits--Pol,ock e.. Fisher. Stolen bases
Conoxer 49,. Tansill ~, Robinson. Fisher. Nor
ris a.. Riddle. Davis. Left on bases-Banker>
8: Interior, II. First base baIls-By Elan
merry. =; by Cantwel,, :; by Dyer. :: by Holden
iodan m nl " hv l,nnn an,wc nMnGs sr,, ns
out-By Dyer. .: by Holden. q: by Flanncrr 1
by Cantwell, ). Passed ball-Zackary. Umpire
Mr.. Jenkins. Time Of gsme-2 hours AND II
minutes.
Evening star., 1913-08-10
ANOTHER RUBE FOR MACK.
Connie Signs Southpaw Bressler of
Harrisburg Club.

HARRISBURG, Pa, August 9-An-
nouncement was made today of the sale
of "Rube" Bressler, left-handed pitcher
of the Harrisburg Tri-State team. to the
Philadelphia Athletics, for $1,000. Bressler
to remain here until Labor DAY, when
the Tri-State season ends.
Evening star., 1913-08-10
GRABS ANOTHER PLAYER.
First Baseman Mundy of Portsmouth
Bought by Red Sox.

BOSTON. August 9.-Presdent Nc
Aleer of the Boston American League
club announced today that he has pur
chased First Baseman Mundy from the
Portsmouth. Va, club OF the Virginia
State League.
Evening star., 1913-08-10

Runs-Cassidy. q. Broome. NJ. Broome, Roun-
tree. Harris IoveesS. Rhodes. Three base hits -
Walters Giovannet.i Home run-Rhodes. Sac
rifi~e hit-IIcrk. Stolen bases-Moran. tiiovsB-
netti Walters. left Oh bases-Ninth. ): Sber-
wood a. First base OH balls-On Bryant -:
on Rhodes. >. First base on errors-Ninth. &:
Sherwood /. Strack out-By Rhodes. 3: by
BRYANT =, Passed s-Giovannetii. NOont
tmprc-Mr Handboe. Time Of gams-l hour
and 40 minutes.
Evening star., 1913-08-10

Cincinnati ... o % % . L
Run,-I.urns Herzog. Doyle -, Merkle ,2'.
Murray. Shafer Snodgrass C' Mathew sou,
Sh.ckard Rerghammcr. Two-baSe hits-Flett hcf,
snodgrass. Groh '2, IIits on Mathcwson. . in
innings; OF Wiltsc in : innings: on Pack
ard 4 in = - innings: of Herbert, in 2-3
innings. Sacrifice hit-Murray. stolen bases
Shafer Fletcher. Bcrgnammer ~. blackburn
to Merkle Left on bases-New York. 8; Gin
csnnati, L First base ON balls-On Mathewson
cry Herbert ,Shafer,. Struck out-By Math-
ewson. i; by Wiltse, .; by Packard. j.; by Her
bert ]. Gmpires-Hcssrs. KLEIN and orth
Time of rame-l hour aud A. minutes.
Evening star., 1913-08-10

Washington ..... q y & 0-i
Cleveland .-........ % . 700 o-3
tIomc Tuns-t hi pulan. Jackson. Left on bases
Washington. !: Cleveland, q. First base On
error Washington .: Cleveland. = Wild
pitches Blandimc. Botnng. ,mpres n Mcssrs.
IiiIdcbrand and Evans. Time OF game hours
and :. minutes.
Evening star., 1913-08-10

Totals. 36 - - Torals. ao q IL %
.Hatted for Lapp in ninth
iEatted for Shnwkey in ninth.
ChicHro ....... ~ q - q ~ 0--1
Philadephia ........ % u 90
Eun-Weaycr Two-base hits-tihase. Baker,
Srhanc Sacrifice hit Bodie. Stolen hase-Gol-
lins Double plays Weaver and Chase: Oldrin-
and Collins Left bases-Chicago. d; Phila
dephis a. First base on balls-Of Russell. :;
m Sbawkey. 3. First base on error-Phiiadel-
phia struck ont by Russell :; by Shawkey
l. Umnircs-Mesrs. Ferguson and Connolly
Time OF game hours.
Evening star., 1913-08-10
Dyer Starts for Bankers.

Dyer started the twirling for the Bank
crs and was in hot water in every in
ming he pitched. In the first he passed
two and in the third three, from which
no runs resulted. He was saved by
sensational fielding and the pegging of
Zachary, who caught three trying to
pilfer second.
The Bankers had men on the bases in
nearly every inning, but could not bring
them in, except in the fourth, when they
scored their three runs. Country Nor
ris. the first man up. singled to right,
stole second and third. Rawlings was
hit and then Capt. Mike Mcdonald came
through with a single, scoring Morris
and Rawlings, going to second on the
play Inky Davis came through with
single, scoring Mike.
the score:
Evening star., 1913-08-10
BANKERSDROP GAME
Get Rude Surprise in Post
Season Opener.
LOSE TO INTERIOR, 3 TO 6
Pitchers Are Wild and Walk Twelve
Men-Tansill's Work
Features.

The Interior team of the Departmental
League won the first game of the post
season series in Section \ yesterday
afternoon. the final count being to ..
The boys from the Land Office played a
swell game, taking advantage of every
loophole which the Bankers left open.
The Bankers did not take the game
seriously until it was too late. Flanncry.
who has not been able to pitch for some
time. started on the mound for Interior
but went bad in the second and was re-
placed by Cantwell in the third Mike
was hit hard in the third. but was saved
by two sensational catches. In the fourth
the Bankers got to him for three singles,
after which he settled down and his op-
ponents could not get another run.
Evening star., 1913-08-10
Score Three Duns.

They sent three runs over in the next
inning on a single, a base on balls, an
error, and a triple by Giovannetti: this
finished the scoring for both teams.
The Sherwood bunch scored their two
runs in the third inning when Dusty
Rhodes, the first batter. sent the ball
over the left fielders head for home
run. while Loveless single. sacrifice by
Heck and single by Moran sent the
other run over.
Both teams had men on bases in almost
every inning. but the next batter could
not get the timely singles
Ben Bryant pitched a good game. al
lowing but eight hits, striking out five
and handling three assists and one put
ont without a miscus.
Rhodes and Giovannetti were the clout-
ers. each getting two hits. Rhodes had
little OF Giovannett, he sent one for
a home run, while GiovAnnettfs best
was a hree-SackeT. Score:
Evening star., 1913-08-10
One Run in S; xth.

The sixth gave the Nationals their only
run. and that without hit being made.
Moeiler, the first man up. got all the