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Evening star., 1914-06-07
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Modern Arabian Nights Tale

one and all were Satisfactory" as the
dramatic critics say.
At this point it may be well to pause
and explain what it is that we are talking
about before we proceed with the action
of our piece
Now, Miller-Representative Miller of
Minnesota. youn understandable takes
the Robert Edeson part. went to the Phil
ippine Islands a little while ago as semi
official representative of Congress on
tour of inspection. His mission was to
ascertain if the islands are ready for self
government.
Miller's travels took him to all parts of
the archipelago and one of his stops, in
the company of Francis Burton Harrison.
governor general of the Philippines, was
at Jolo, on the Island of Jolo. He held
conference with the Sultan of JoIo, COM
monty known in those distant regions as
the Sultan of Salu.
The next day after his session with the
Evening star., 1914-06-07
The New Philippines.
WHILE it was not until the xes,

WHILE it was not until the year 1898
that the name philippines" became
familiar one to Americans it is fact
that. not a hundred wears before. the
name of the New Philippines" was ap-
piled to large area of American soil.
The first settlement IN what now consti-
tutes the state of Texas was made in the
year 1888 by French immigrants During
the twenty-five years following there was
constant struggle between fhe French
and the Spanish for possession and su-
premacy, a struggle that, finally resulted
in favor of the latter So, IN 1s14 the
name of the New Philippines was
given to the country. This WAS its ON
cial name in the Spanish records for
many years. and until the name .f Texas
from tribe of Indians. gradually came
into use.
Evening star., 1914-06-07
HEARD AND SEEN AT
STAR -SCOREBOAlRD

shaving like a streak of lightning Sew
eral customers waited.
In front Of the scoreboard the BARRIERS
were lined up. still wearing their white
coats.
In the fifth inning Boston scored. and
the BARRIERS, depressed, filed back to the
shop.
JONES' said the proprietor as the first
one came in, you're fined days pay"
Smith,. he pursued, as the second one
tried to sneak by, you get what Jones
got'
Green he concluded as the last rec
reant appeared, this is going to cost you
money
Then the proprietor turned to the man he
was shaving with gratified smile:
IF that scoreboard keeps running he
remarked, II don't believe I'll ever have
to pay any more wages
YOUNG RANKIN JOHNSON of the
Boston Red Sox seems to have cap
tured the furry and bewhiskered goat of
about every Washington fan. When the
scoreboard announced him as the pitcher
a long-drawn howl went up.
There was a nervous man with eve
glasses who had crowded over near the
scoreboard. He was the most nervous
man that ever attended ball game. He
Kept hopping around and humping into
people like jumping jack gone mad.
When Boston scored the nervous man
leaped upon the feet Of an aggravated
spectator.
THAT ends it:' he barked Nothing
more Will happen todayr
The aggravated one growled:
You're wrong. Something is going to
happen darn quick unless you get out of
herer'
So the nervous man disappeared
M OST fans are strong minded solidly
Iva balanced persons. They have no use
for the paretic signs which manifest
themselves in miserable puns But there
are exceptions.
Yes, there are exceptions
Two fans We're yelling loudly when
Rankin johnson was pitching.
Rank, rank" bawled the first Rank.
rank, rank!' And so on.
The other fan turned and a sickly grin
came over his face.
You mean,'' said the other fan, that
he's rankin Johnson
And before the other man could figure
it out the feeble-minded person had
fed.
Of you don't get it, the explanation. is
that Rankin Johnson outranked Walter.
No extra charge)
Tor a man whose average is light
Shanks has one of the teams best
batting regulations among the score
boarders. He came to bat recently and
a fat man with bald head and loud
vest let out whoop.
Move the top off that scoreboard"' ne
bawled. That boy Shanks is going to
put the ball out of the lot!'
THERE is a magnificent fiction that
women don't know anything about
base ball. There may be some who don't,
but they don't come around The Star
scoreboard.
The young couple were standing near
the corner. He was a mild-faced, kind
looking young man, who seemed prin-
Evening star., 1914-06-07

THERE is a magnificent fiction that
women don't know anything about
base ball. There may be some who don't.
but they don't come around The Star
scoreboard.
The young couple were standing near
the corner. He was a. mild-faced, kind
looking young man, who SEEMED. prin:
Evening star., 1914-06-07

<r OW in the world do they do
Now that Washington is
getting its base ball at the
Star scoreboard you hear
that question asked about 5000 times
during each game.
Undoubtedly you have seen the board
from the front. You have seen the ball
move precisely from the pitchers box
to the catcher and around the infield. The
thing does seem uncanny from the front.
You can see the ball being caught by an
outfielder. 1t whirls through the light
ming Vaccinations of a double play and
is back in the hands of the pitcher like
a flash.
Occasionally the operator will put in a
little extra touch of realism by chucking
the ball around the diamond before put
ting it into play again.
How in the world do they do it?''
Back of that green board with tie
white ball are series of wires electri-
cally controlled. The ball is so poised
that it can be moved to any part of the
field. Watching the board from the back
reminds you something of a train dis
patcher and something of a telegraph
operator.
TT Is remarkable how the crowd can
hypnotic itself after watching that
scoreboard for little WHILE For instance.
there is one mana middle-aged, gray
haired man-who will swear that he can
tell from looking at the board whether
the pitcher is using a curve ball or a
straight ball.
One.' ard
Keep the ball in, old boy" urges the
sray-haired man eagerly to the board.
Keep the ball In
Strike one," signs the board.
That's 1t: use your fast one" con-
unues the man.
And once when WASHINGTON was n,ay-
ing the Yankees a strike was called ON
Moeller and the scoreboard bali went
wide Of the plate.
Robberv' yowled the gray-haired man.
shaking his fist. You robbert'
Whether he meant the scoreboard or
rne ,n,s, umpire or the operator is still
nrRlNG the fifth inning of TUESDAYS
game the white ball on the score
ooaro 1aitered for second before it reg
'stered an infield out. To the mob of
thing was not noticeable.
But there We're two little darkies. stand
ing on the curb. who were intent only on
the ball. You could see that they didn't
know whether a base ball game or a
game of chess was being recorded. But
the ball fascinated them
When the ball wavered for second the
smaller of the pair sighed;
funny, ne confided to his companion
dat dey don't put in a rev bali. DAT
ones ackin' kinder lame
NEAR The Star building there is a bar
~ Der shop which is populated with the
most fanatical BARRIERS in Washington.
Every one is base ball crazy.
During Mondays game the shop looked
like the deserted village, and the proprie-
tor was going through the motions OF
Evening star., 1914-06-07

~eAKE an Arabian Nights tale,
combine it with a comic opera
and you have the atmosphere
il for this true little yarn. or
scenario. or drama that we
are about to outline.
p The beautiful daughter of the Sultan
of Sulu, garbed in oriental splendor. and
the young American statesman-adventur-
er-these two are the leading roles. The
part of the beautiful daughter of the sui
tan is played by herself. and that of the
dashing young American is handled ac-
ceptably by Representative Clarence B.
Miller of Minnesota.
Miller's work is particularly strong in
the scene with the sultan's daughter at
the close of the second act. in which
scene he is capably supported by the
beautiful heroine. The other parts
the sultan, silken-clothed handmaidens,
captains of the guard. eunuchs, messen-
gers, incense bearers, supernumeraries=
Evening star., 1914-06-07

She is a girl of about twenty one sum-
mers, and is indeed beautiful. Her COM
pleXion is OF a shade somewhere between
that of buff cochin and piece of cara
mel fudge; it is smooth and Well kept.
Her clothes are modishly arranged gar
ments, pale yellow and blue. of the finest
silk and satin to be had from oriental
looms. About her plump neck aiee enough
pearls and diamonds to buy most of the
Woolworth building-for the Island of
Jolo is the center of the pearl fishing in
dustry. Her fingers and wrists. too. are
dazzlingly laden with rare and precious
gems. and she carries a jewel ooX orna-
mented over its entire surface with dia-
monds, emeralds, turquoises and rubies.
1t is about the size and shape of a two
and dollar box of ten-cent cigars
The beautiful girl has recently made
her pilgrimage to Mecca, which gives her
a special title.
* =
But the thing that attracts Miller's at
tention most of all is the wonderful jewel
case.
Partly because he admires it, and part
ly because he realizes that he really
ought to say something-just by way of
spending a little conversational small
change-Miller remarks to the lovely
daughter:
You have a handsome jewel box"
Yes" says she, and bushes.
Miller attributes the bushes simply to
natural embarrassment over being ad-
dressed by handsome young American
cavalier.
He follows up the subject. for after all
why is not jewel box Just as good an
axle for the wheel of conversation as the
weather.
asks Miller.
At this the girl bushes furiously and
seems much fused.
"Ah har thinks Miller, 'she has some
jeweled powder puffs or other toilet ac-
cessories that she doesn't wish me to
see
His Yankee curiosity is piqued, and he
asked, shamelessly:
May l not see the inside of it?"
Then the girl blushed even more than
before and turned look of entreaty
toward the sultan, as much as to say:
Must I bare my very soul to this
stranger"
The sultan. though. is all courtesy to
his guest. He asks the interpreter to re-
peat Miller's question, and then in a
big fee-fo-fum voice, bids the daughter
show the gentlemen what is within the
jewel box.
maidservants. places the box in her
hands. gives frightened look in the di-
rection of Miller and then runs away
out into the wings, as it seems Through
all this the sultan himself sits as solemn
and unmoved a beetle.
The maidservant with slow, measured
steps. as if bringing the head of John the
Baptist, bears the jewel box on her up
turned palms over to Miller and, kneeling.
holds it before him.
Miller begins to feel a whole lot
of himself for his curiosity, but
it is too late to turn back now. Half
expecting to see poisoned dagger. he
raises the lid of the jewel box, and there
he sees-what do you suppose?
Simply some ''makin's''-a fiye-cent
package. tied with drawstring, of a
popular American brand of tobacco and
some cigarette papers!
Verify. civilization follows the flag.
Evening star., 1914-06-07

sultan and other dignitaries Miller re-
ceived a message that the sultan desired
to see him again and had requested that
he come alone. Miller reached for his
hat and made ready to start at once fol
the sultan's palace to keep the engage
ment.
The palace is outside the walls of the
city of Jolo. and it was suggested to
Miller by the chief of police that it would
be wiser, all things considered, for him
to go under guard.
You see this is the heart of the Moro
country explained the police chief OF
whatever his title was. "and the people
are all Mohammedans."
We'll, that's all right" replied Miller
Il don't think any less of them because
they're Mohammedans. It's the only re-
ligion they know. What difference does
it make to me whether mans a Mo-
hammedan or Buddhist any more than
] would care whether he roots for the
Lacquer"
"Ah. but to preserve your life," they
told him. And one of the resident Ameri-
cans there explained to Miller about a
quaint custom prevailing among certain
of the Moros. 1t seems that many of the
more fanatical Mohammedans think it is a
great good luck to kill a Christian They
look on plunging Knife into the bosom
of a visiting Christian as perfectly
legitimate religious sacrament. The fact
that they are caught Immediately after
ward and killed themselves does not de-
ter them. For a Mohammedan who has
killed his Christian goes at once to
heaven that includes a special reception
committee of forty beautiful wives. Death
is the very thing he most desires.
Miller had not even the scantieSt relish
for the idea of participating in any such
religious ceremony, and he consented to
go to the palace under guard rather than
have the amusing practice carried out.
He drove in. horse-drawn carriage
which really was a false note. To have
everything in keeping he should have
gone in a lanquin borne by eunuchs.
This brings us to our big scene. After
Miller and the sultan had finished their
conference, through an interpreter, the
sultan said to Miller:
Il have a very beautiful daughter.
Would you like to meet her."
Naturally there was only one answer to
a question like that coming from a sui
tan. OF course, Miller wished to have a
look at the beautiful daughter. He was
half suspicious, though, in the midst of
so much comic opera setting. lest the
daughter should turn out to be an un-
couth-looking comedy character part
The whole situation, in fact was such
that Miller kept pinching himself to as
certain if he wouldn't wake up. He kept
for an orchestra to strike up
something by Gustav Luders. and it
seemed inevitable that at any moment
there would enter an attractive chorus
of courers in white tights, carving
shields.
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cipally interested in showing the girl al
his side how much she didn't know The
white ball passed slowly across the plate
That said the young man gently. "is
the pitcher throwing the ball.
Yes" agreed the girl.
1t will" pursued the young man, "be
either ball or a strike. If it is ball
and the batter gets three more he will &c
to first. If it is a strike and he gets two
more he will be OUT
Is that all?" asked the girl
YES, replied the young man. Why?
"Oh. nothing" replied the girl wearily,
except that I thought that even the
Washington players get hit once in a
while"
RUT the toughest one was sprung on
- loud young man who was explain
ing at the top of his voice. AS an ex-
palmer he could tangle things faster than
any six kittens in a skein of thread. The
ball dew up to second base and back to
the home plate. The man on third was
safe home and the man on first reached
second.
You see,'' said the young man. in the
voice of a bassoon, 1.-The catcher tried to
throw out the man at second. But there
was tumble and the other man-not
the catcher but the second baseman-
threw to catch the baserunner-not the
one at first but the one at third
George said the girl crispl.r. "you
will tire yourself all out. Why don't you
say it was delayed steaI?"
* X
WHEN The Star delivery wagons were
w being backed up at the side of the
building a man with an acid, grouchy
face found one of them standing between
him and the scoreboard.
The crouch looked at the line of wagons
which were to carry away the papers
He looked at the drivers He spoke.
Say" he wanted to know, "are we
supposed to be at horse show or a
base ball gamer"
EOR sapient criticism you can't. beat
l the newsboys who congregate like
sparrows from the time the score starts
until they get their papers-and fre-
quently thereafter.
Two youngsters were watching a re-
cent game between the Athletics and
the Nationals. Three players were pass
ed in succession by the Athletics pitcher
The youngest of group of newsies
decided that the time had come to set
things right.
'Git down on the earth. bo.". he urged.
Evening star., 1914-06-07

Try to form now a mental three-sheet
poster of the scene Miller is standing
well up stage. Seated on a dais in front
of the bacls-drop, SO to speak, is the sui
tan. The beautiful daughter enters slow
ly at l. C. and walks to center stage, fol-
lowed by two comely handmaidens carry
ing her train. At r. u. e. stand three or
four more maidservants, large, well ia
yored mammals
The daughter is exactly as represented.
Evening star., 1914-06-07

NEAR The Star building there is a bar
A> Der shop which is populated with the
most fanatical BARRIERS in Washington.
Every one is base ball crazy.
During Mondays game the shop looked
like the deserted village, and the proprie-
tor was going through the motions Of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02
Chifeds Save Local Honor-Sox Slide
Cubs Fail to Hit.

Having assailed the pill for Is hits
Thursday, the Cubs considered them
selves entitled to a rest yesterday,
and their batting ~endeaEors resulted
in two singles.
Despite the weakness Of the Cubs
on attack, it was a good game, and
the team looked fine. No brain errors
were committed, and the athletes at
last seemed to be trying their best.
Robinson was too strong for them
and that explains the defeat in a nut.
shell.
George Pierce and his soUthpaW
slants were not m~altreated by the
Cards, who soaked six hits in eight
innings. He vas wild, however, and
rTL.-.L aFa-. -.Na
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02

Willie Richie has not disappointed
us. In a letter from the coast last
night he named conditions that make
the cancellation of his fight with
Charley White in Milwaukee newt
able.
In addition to his own share of the
receipts, the champion demanded 10
per cent of the 221a per cent of the
gate which was to have been slipped
to the local man for his share of the
f~rsticuffs. White and his manager
promptly refused to accede to the
demand, so there viii be no battle
unless Ritchie retreats from his posi-
ton.
Willie is a real champion and has
forced the doubters to recognize this
fact. Apparently he imagines that
because of this recognition he can
get away with anything when it
comes toasigning articles.
Ritchie's attitude is unfair. He
had been guaranteed $4,000, with
the privilege of taking 40 per cent of
the receipts. Promoter Andrews says
if Richie doesn't come through with
an agreement today to fight the bout
viii be definitely OF.
q9mrugs sdt gnpD6.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-02
RESULTS YESTERDAY
Mafinnal aau1Ia-

AN[HASAAA -SN6NE
Chicago, o; st. Louis, 2.
Pittsburgh, 4; Cincinnati, 2.
Boston, 2; New York, II.
Brooklyn, 6; Philadelphia, 8.
Federal League.
Chicago, 8; Pittsburgh, 1.
St. Louis, l; Brooklyn, 2 I'll in.
Kansas City, 0; Baltimore, 8.
indianapolis, 10; Buffalo, Z.
American League.
Detroit, 8; Chicago, 2.
Philadelphia, z; Washington, 6.
New York, 6; Boston, O.
St. Louis, 8; Cleveland, 2.
American Association.
Milwaukee, Il; Cleveland, 6.
Louisville, 8; st. Paul. 5.
Minneapolis, 6; Indianapolis, 4.
Kansas City, 2; Columbus, O.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-20

The Wall street Journal tells us that
ia" opening. or rcopcning, of the Stock
Exchange for bond trading resulted in
the resumption Of III" industry OF sell
ing tickets in the Cuban lottery which
mas been operating in New York for
several years.
Prizes In the daily drawings arc pre-
dicatcd on the last three figures. omit
ting "u'S, in the daily sales OF bonds
on the eNchang" as reported in the
Wall street edition .! an evening paper.
When TN" exchange closed, the lottery
ceased business. ana great was the
grief among elevator boys. booib!acls,
purtcrs and other similar classes o!
employees.
Large sales OF the tickets were made
each day oil the East side and IN uar-
lem. and the closing of the exchange
and consequent discuntinuance Of the
data ny which the Winning tickets were
determined stopped the easy income
Of ihc lottery men and their ticket
sellers. Now tn. lottery is in fail blast
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-20

Of the world with which n man Is con-
cerned Is facing those identical condi-
tons. There is neither poverty nor
riches. nor any possibility of pride.
except in 40 far ;,s one may do ones
task u li:tie better than ones mate.
la the point al food they arc cN-
,remcly well looked after. quality and
quantity. wet cant"Cu and dry Drafts
come in all round the clock. and they
have to be fed. late guards and SEN
tries want something hot at odd times.
and the blk marquee cantccn IL the
worlds gathering place where food.
iifeS hrst interest to man in hard
work. Is thoroughly discussed. They
can get outside of vast o vittlc.
Thus. contractor who delivers 1000
rations dny stands. by deputy at
least. in the presence of just that num-
Der of rather fit. long. dc.u men. They
are what is called, "intlcpcndent"-a
civilian weakness which they will learn
to blush over in Il few months and to
discourage among later recruits: but
they are also very quick TO pick up
lodges and tricks that make a. man
more comfortable in camp life. and
their domestic routine runs on wheels
World without Woman.
II must have been hard at first for
civilians 10 see the necessity for that
continuous apparently pernickety
which IS vital To tho comfort of large
bodies Of men in confined quarters
In civil life men leave these things
TO their women folk. but whore women
arc not officers. inspecting tents. feet
and such like. develop a she-side TO
their head. and evidently make non
coms and men develop II. too. y good
soldier is always a bit of an old maid.
iIut. as heard :, private say TO Il scr
s"aut. IN the matter Of some kit
chuckcd into (" corner: 'Go canna' keep
ON rcdd up "uY proper road on a
sand hill" TO whom his superior Of
ticcr replied: All - ow yo' Gamma. bu;
20 mum Try. Eilly."
And Heaven knows they arc trying
hard cmough---men. noncoms and Of
lccrs-with all the masked and under
voiced effort Of our people when We
are really 1T work. They stand at the
very beginning Of things: creating out
of chaos. meeting emergencies as they
ARISE; handicapped in every direction.
ana overcoming every handicap by
simple goodwill. humor. Sclf-sacritice
common sense and such trumpery
! virtues.
watched their faces in the camp:
and at lunch looked down IL line OF
! some twenty men in the mess tent.
wondering how many would survive
! TO see the full splendor and Significance
. OF the work here 30 noDly begun. But
/ they We're no, Interested in the future
/ beyond their next immediate job. They
/ ate quickly and went out To it, and by
! the time | drove away again | was
Overlooking their battalions on the
Z rond. Not unrelated units logged to-
gcthcr for foot -sloESing. but real bat
: talionS, OF spirit in themselves
which deiied even the blue Stops
wave after wave OF proper men with
undistractcd eyes, who never talked II
/ word about amy war. But not n note
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! Rights Reserved,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-20

mobilization was we'll along before
the Gar knew OF IT,
IL il To be rcmcmbercd there is
junkcr party in Russia as we'll as In
Prussia. And this party claims the
Srard duke az leader.
The present situation Is this tho
Cabinet Council of the empire meets
every day AT petcrhof. ,;s resolutions
arc outwardly submitted TO til. Gar
for confirmation. but. as matter Of
fact. the Cabinet simply o. KS the
orders of the aN-powcrful commander
in-chicf. and tho car then also at
tachcs his signature. In time OF war
the Cabinet does not dare defy the
army head. nor does the Car.
lf all this is concealed from the
mass Of the Russian people. i; is en-
tircly clear 20 that astutc German. the
CZarina. Supposed to be a nervous
invalid. she has suddenly donned tho
garments of the Sisters OF Charity with
her daughters and entered the hos
pital wards. She is even present at
operations. and has bound up the SOL
dicr's wounds with her own hands.
Any one who knows the almost re
licious attitude OF the Russian peasant
to the Little Father" can realize the
wild enthusiasm aroused among those
whom the Czarina thus visits.
Can the cZarina be striving to win