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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE"

There is prevalent belief that the
administration believes in peace al
any price, and will pay it, hence in
terest in military matters is almost
utterly lacking, while week ago i
was rife, with millions eager to blee6
and die. Not all, however. take thiy
view Of the situation. The Chicago
Tribune, for months an ardent sup
porter of the presidents policies
boldly accuses the administration OF
criminal Negligence for failure to
raise an ample army while mediation
is in progress. And If mediation
should fail, that charge will be gen
orally supported. 1t is the lack OF
preparation which has made all oui
wars worse than they should be; the
tendency to take no action until wal
is declared and actually begun. Con.
servative estimates by military ex.
perts Indicate quarter of million
men would be necessary for the oc-
cupation of Mexico, and there are hui
$4,000 regulars available for service
in that region. The remainder viii
haze to be made up of volunteers. II
they are not raised now, they will
have 10 be later. should war come
ard the loss Of life will be infinitely
rveater because of the delay. Still
il is hard to break bad habits. OF
which watcl,ful waiting is one, add
he Atchison Globe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

According to his own confessions
the coal strike is mostly due to La
bor Commissioner Brakes failure to
enforce the laws. Brake put in his
time working politics to the advan-
tage Of his lord and master, Secretary
If State Pearce. Oh, what fine
mess we have in Pearce, Thomas,
Shafroth, Keating and Kenehan. And
the entire bunch aspire to containe
office holding.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11
CARSON, THE oDORIFERoUs.

Herald readers will remember the
Morning Democrats pet, Major Car
son, the man who dwelt in our midst
for space, long enough to contract
numerous bills and leave without men,
tioning the fact. Well, it turns out
that the men masking as militiamen
who were responsible for the Ludlow
shooting mine guards and hired strike
breakers, were organized and under
the command of this man Carson.
The company was organized just pri,s
to the affaif Here is what the Den
yer News has to say regarding ,,.e
Democrats pet, Mr., Carson Major
Carson il you please.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Labor Commissioner Brake, by his
own statements, is unfit for the place
he holds. Says the local companies
have not obeyed the law. Never a
word about this prior to the strike.
Brake had the backing of the state
to enforce the laws. But Brake is
a sample of the Democrats who have
misruled Colorado for many years,
Just like Thomas. Shafroth and Keat-
ing,
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Eight marines from the Brooklyn
navy yard were carrying the coffin
at the funeral of a United States
sailor one day this week, when Ru-
dolph Greig jeered them. The sail
ors promptly put down the coffin,
jumped on Greig and what there was
left of Greig at the end of the en-
counter was willing to salute the
United States navy all right.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

President Wilson will never be able
to live down his lack of judgment
in demanding man whom his ad-
ministration failed to recognize, sa-
lutte the American flag. Great states
manship. No wonder the foreign press
came out as unit with the assertion
that Huerta had by far the best Of
the argument.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Peabody was supported by his CO.
state officers and he put down an
insurrection effectually and the dove
of peace has rested since among the
metaliferous mines to the advantage
of the miner and the citizens gener-
ally. At the time Peabody was re-
garded as brute but time has dem
onstrated that he was blessing to
the working man more than anyone
else.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Oar morning co-temp says Wilson
hsi authsrity To order out troops to
qssll state troubles without being
eshed by tie governor. Why under
~ sun I'd hs permit war to con-
49, h thts stats and take up with
Qusssaf Eeho viii always answsr
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

1t may be expected that Huerta
will come across with proposition
like this: If the United States will
repair the buildings damaged in the
shelling of Vera Cruz, pay rent for
the time it has occupied the town and
liberal allowance for interruption Of
business, Uncle Sam will be permitted
to withdraw his troops.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Miss Regina Fingerhut, of New
York, sued Abraham Rudenfeld for
breach of promise. She dragged her
battered heart through three courts,
past three juries Paraded it for her
lawyers and Abraham's lawyers, and
what did she get? The court award
ed her six cents heart damages.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Thomas Edison also takes up the
good things of others. For instance,
profit-sharing plan Is being prepar-
ed for the employees of the New York
Edison company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Speaking of one of those onto thei'
jobs, there was Charge o'Shaughn-
essy who always knew the exact joint
where Huerta could be found on .
moments notice.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

AS a. war correspondent, there
doesn't seem to be much doing at
Vera Cruz for Richard Harding Davis,
one of the worlds greatest. But for
his delightful demonstration of re-
moving the epidermis from chicken
hearted Chautauqua statesmen, we
hereby give thanks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

A day in the country makes one
forget the turmoil of life. The build
ing Of new homes and increasing cul-
tivated acreage is quite noticeable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Some of our readers complain of
times being dull. Same everywhere.
The much hcralded tariff measure not
only failed to revive business but
started the slump faster down the
hill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

This is elegant weather for the
farmer to finish planting his crop and
getting spring work cleaned up. No
time to come to town until irrigating
bitches are thoroughly cleaned and
water enriching the soil.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Let the legislature make it man.
datory on officials to enforce the
laws. Had the laws been enforced
there would not have been disaster
Gus coal strike.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Let the legislature establish STATE
constabulary to preserve order with
out favoritism. There is a deadly
antagonism to mine guards, not only
coal miners but union men in general
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Probably the British suffs are the
most miserable of women. About the
time they get into Jail where they
could get a little rest, they begin
starving themselves to get out, whic.i
is also uncomfortable.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Col. Roosevelt probably will whip
Mexico in the twinkling of an eye
with that new wild and woolly tribe
he discovered in South America.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Secretary of State Pearce has har-
bored labor commissioner who is a
disgrace to the state. But what could
one expect of a man like Pearce?
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Some newspapers think they are
quite important in handling the strike
and telling what should be done to-
wards bringing about peace. Empty
words. Playing the game like Char
lev Thomas.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Since Secretary Daniels issued his
celebrated lid order to the navy, our
monster battleships should feel right
at home when they go into dry docks
for repairs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

In another column we give space
to an article from the Pueblo Chief
tain regarding Brake who wants to
be secretary of state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Had President Wilson given more
attention to the Colorado situation
and less trying to compel Huerta to
salute the American flag, he would
be in better grace.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

The election of Slattery means
there will be nothing doing in i'm
parchment during the extra session
or at least, if an attempt is made
it will be frowned upon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Denver News came about as near
naming the speaker of the extra ses-
sion rs it came to telling the truth
in many of the strike troubles. Men
toned half dozen but failed to hint
of Slattery.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

To hear Carson and the Democrat
tell it, he (Carson) was about the
best that ever struck Durango. Car
son was under the impression he was
the whole thing at the county fair
last fall and it proved quite cost
ly. Maybe some of our readers
would like him for playmate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Democrats pet, Mr., Carson Major
Carson il you please.
Special to the news.
TRINIDAD, Colo, May 3.--On the
night of April ID, 1876 men assembled
in the Trinidad armory and organiz-
ed Troop A of the national guard.
Ninety mine per cent Of these men
were employees of the coal corpora
tions. Thirty of them, according to
their commander, Captain Carson,
were mine guards, the remainder of
them were mine clerks, pit bosses,
engineers, firemen, miners and resi-
dents of Trinidad whose sympathies
were with the coal operators, and
whose sentiments were strongly anti
union.
The troop was sworn in by Lieu
tenant X. E. Linderfelt Linderfelt
has been resident of the strike
zone for five months, and received a
deputy sheriff's commission from
the sheriff's office Oct %, 1913, but
according to the sheriff, never hao
received a cent of compensation from
the county for his services.
The troop saw one week of ser
vice and engaged in one battle, fol
lowing which the Ludlow tent colony
vas destroyed by fire with the loss Of
the lives of two women and eleven
children.
The troop entered the service of
the state without hope of compensa-
ton except that its members were re-
ceiving at the time of its organization
pay from the coal corporations.
Troop A never has elected officers
it never has held drill, and it is
now, according to the report, about
to be dismissed, leaving in connec-
ton with the Ludlow affair the black
est mark ever set on the record of
the state militia.
In the Ludlow fight, troop A was
joined by Company B Of the Sec
ond infantry. commanded by Majo,
Hammock, who, in the absence of
Adjutant General Chase, was in con-
troll of the militia in the strike zone.
The enlistment of the so-called
'gunmen" was followed by the resig-
nation of at least one captain of the
national guard who refused to COM
mand the men who were placed under
him.
1t was Linderfelt, who during the
first days fighting, according to the
report of the military commission,
broke gun on the head of Louis
Tikas, leader of the Ludlow Greeks,
while Tikas was a prisoner within the
| militia's lines.
The commander of Troop A was
Capt Edwin F. Carson. Carson
claims to have spent sixteen years in
the British army, to have fought in
the Boer war and the Sedan cam
paigns and to be a citizen of the
United States. The last statement
is disputed by the officials of the
strikers.
When the fighting Monday broke
out Carson was making his head
quarters at Segundo, a Colorado Fuel
and Iron company camp. Neither he,
Linderfelt nor the members of Com
pany admit they expect to receive
compensation for their services apart
from that which they say they be-
lieve the state ultimately will award
them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Although the indictment against
the Florida Everglades Land COM
pany has been dismissed, you are
hereby advised not TO invest unless
you want 70 start . water My farm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

II the peace negotiations fail here's
hoping Funston isn't required to fight
it out At Vera Cruz along a certain
line, ''if 1t takes all summer" The
summers are too dern long down in
Mexico.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Vice President Marshall has had
to spring = vest two hundred years
old to get = mention in the newspa-
pers this week. A vice president is
. good deal like cow catcher-al-
wsys 10 the front, but never pulling
= nnund
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

An Englishman says boldly that
Mexicans are mostly towards, but
perhaps an American should sun this
delicate subject.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Oil prices are going dawn from
time to time, but the ultimate con-
sumer's use for crude oil is SO limited
that he doesn't feel greatly relieved
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

IT'S SO easy to make an ass of one
self, It seems strange that Upton Sin
clair will take the trouble of riding
. hsarse.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

w. H. Taft, who has sore toe, will
feel much better when he reads that
T. r. is afflicted by several good
sized boils.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Maybe Wilson started the Mexican
scrap to detract attention from the
tariff measure which has proven a
dismal failure.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

The Herald trusts that every Her
aid reader will get copy of the Sun
day News and read the report of the
military commission appointed to in
vestigate the Ludlow battle. The com.
mission does not spare either side but
gives the facts and its facts the peo.
Pile should have. However, the re-
port does not justify the resume OF
the News. Like lawyer, the paper
sums up the report, handling the por.
ton sustaining its position and hav-
ing very little to say regarding the
main facts brought out. If the News
desires to be fair it should give a
resume of the report in an unbiased
manner. But if one reads the entire
report, comprising nearly ten columns
the full and complete facts will be
gained.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Fourteen hundred federal troops to
settle peaceabe strike. The mine
guards must be awful unruly.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

In the meantime remember that pa
tronizing eastern department stores
does not build La Plata county roads.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

There are times when popular gov
ernment isn't so dadblamed popular
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11
The new Berlin Royal opera house,

The new Berlin Royal opera house,
which is to be built on a site facing
the Reichstag, is the personal prop
erty of the kaiser. The new building
will be the most magnificent opera
house in the world, and it ought to
be as its estimated cost is put at
26,0O0,000 marks. OF this sum En-
peror William will provide one-half,
the remainder having been promised
by the Prussian government and the
Berlin municipality. The old Royal
opera never paid its way, and every
year its royal owner had to meet a
deficit not far short of one million
marks. But the kaiser may be able
to afford the loss, seeing that he is
the richest individual in Germany,
with fortune of 400,000,00O marks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Farm life is where one escapes the
strife of the city and mining camps.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Federal troops should display MOI
favoriHsm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

young Indies who will rob soldiers
of their brass buttons, cartridges and
other wearing apparel.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

Among other horror. of tn. war ar.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-11

parsimonious only where he is con-
cerned and boost the enterprises and
hobbies of every committee or organ
ization which claims desire to help
mankind
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28
Mysterious Pitcher With a Mask
80 ELE 20" .@4g
On His Face WhI Warm Up Today
and Pitch In Game Late This Week
Tacoma has a new pitcher.

He of mystery youthful phenom whose identity is
carefully secreeda
of the this during Carnival Baseball
The a n
experienced pitcher
he as a
Vow, ask to good
McGinniy
will us
S identify mystery
baseball this week.
Mysterious Pitcher" lie warm
Ballard
o.
man of a
escorted from the field
There who identity
ever e slightest who he is.
has an az at
will held
Tiger
over with a
office,
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WE'LL have TO SHOW THOSE COLTS H
BASE BALL CARNIVAL
STARTS WITH a BANG

Tacoma certainly baseball
of
kids under
basebl in
big piles
il a the
Today there will of
Eagles Owner Joe Mcnnty fold
for the kids The Mysterious pitcher with his will
today Tomorrow the will
planning big novelty for the afternoons
If Tacoma
week and show loyalty a winning
The Tigers playing than any his
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READ THE PINK!
GET 4 COTTON!
Pink readers, attention,

. Pink readers, attention!
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g from the grandstand. 9
Q Thursday is the day that Z
. the Elks' lodge of Tacoma Q
Z. has charge of the game, and q.
I: an especially large crowd is
I. wanted. I.
. In Wednesday nights .
o Pink edition will be printed 9
I. a coupon. This coupon, q.
{: with a quarter or a bleacher z
. ticket. will admit any per- 4:
% son to the grandstand. If .
(. you're a regular grandstand +.
. patron, the-eoupon will save I.
I. you 25 cents. If you're not, 9
% the coupon will give you a {
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% bleacher prices from a nice Z
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sSs ,r s. mo . me a. go @
BY ED WALSH.
written by the great pitcher es-
pecialIy for the Times.)

- -
They say L am back. Whether
/ am or not can only be shown
after l have been N there regu-
larly. No Chicago fan hopes
more than | do that l am in form
to pitch winning pail for the
White Sox.
You cannot understand how a
fellow feels after ne has been
losing ball games.
1 knew the arm was wrong last
year. What ii was , could not
tell. Something had slipped and
even when it felt well 1t did not
have the strength that IL used to
have.
IL set me thinking.
A man learns ouiy through
troubles. When my arm first
went wrong 1 didn't know much
about pitching 1 didn't have 20
know. / had the strength ant
the confidence and could break
the splitter so no one was sure of
hitting 1t. When l lost that l
found myself up against it. My
stock was gone.
Last year | thought the arm
was going to be great. 1t wasn't.
Something went wrong early in
the spring. 1t never was right.
had to work and work and study.
and make my head do the work
my arm always had done.
Many a game | simply four
flushed and tricked them. When
| got in a hole l shut my eyes,
threw my whole weight into It,
and no matter how Ii hurt, made
the ball jump. They still thought
| had something.
IL was a season of SUFFERING
for me. Suffering and worry
combined. Last fall l had the
arm fixed. The muscles were
snapped back into place, bat they
did not get strong. This spring
tried it out-and IL was not
| there.
l went to the park every day
and spent hours tossing the ball,
easily, trying to work IL out and
| to get the strength back. | was
afraid that some quick, careless
| movement would displace the
muscles again. Every throw had
to be made with just the same
careful motion.
But one day cut loose halG
a dozen times and the ball actec
as il used to act. 1t did not hut t.
me to throw, and the arm moved
freely. l rested it three days.
then tried again.
You can imagine how happy ]
was. l was afraid TO say any
thing. until one day Cal notie ed
that the ball was gathering speed.
and that the motion was caste.
I told him ! was ready for the
trial. He urged me to wait-an1
| waited and fretted. In Cleveland
he threw me in to finish a game
and | breezed through two in
| nings. | guess | was the hap.
piest fellow in America that
/ night.
When Cal sent me against New
York | felt worse than l did in
my first big league game. / al
most had stage fright. You see
It meant everything to me-more
than you can guess.
l think the arm is almost back
in shape. II probably never will
be as strong as il was, but IL 1t =
just good enough to last and le.
me help the team, the work will
not be wasted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28

Summary: Stolen bases-Mc-
Mullin, BoeckeI, Coltrin, Mel
choir. McKune. Double play -
Boeckel to Butler to Stoke.
Two-base hits-Stokke Guignf.
Three-base hits-Stevens, Neigh
bors. Pitchers record-Bases on
balls received by McMu1lin, Fries,
Boeckel 2. Butler, Coltrin. Ha-
worth. Me1ehoir, Guigni, Murray.
Struck out-By Salveson 3, by
Baker 1. Bases on balls-Off
Salveson 4. off Baker 4. Hit by
pitched ball-Sa1veson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28

Eddie Fries, Taeoma's clever
little left fielder, WAS sold yeseer-
day 60 Seattle, and will join the
Giants at Dugdale park this aft
ernoon. He will be replaced by u
fielder named Johnson from the
waIla Walla Tri-State league,
who arrived today. Eddie has
kept up his fielding but his hit
ting has slumped badly of late.
johnson is said TO be n demon
with the stick.
Tacoma signed up a new pitch
or. named Osburn, yesterday. He
closed the season Sunday with
the Pendleton Tri-State league.
Russ Hall formerly umpired In
this league, and he is picking of
the cream of the league for the
Tiger team. Andrada was sold
yesterday 30 Moose Jaw, Canada.
The Tigers would not play behind
him.
Jess Baker walked Coltrin, the
first man up, yesterday. He
pitched phenomenal ball at times,
but sIumped badly at other times,
walking four men, hitting Salve-
son. and striking out only one
batter.
Coltrin slammed out the long
est hit yesterday, sending a stu
gle to the scoreboard. Bender
and Esrtoa hath triad tn catch the
ball, but were too late. They
fielded it In time to keep Coltrin
on first, however.
Boeekel made a nice double out
IN the second, catching Melchoir's
grounder. touching Milligan out
between first and second, and
doubling Melchoir at first.
Icy Kaufman began warming
mp In the sixth inning. Baker
pulled himself out of a hole.
however, and Hall allowed him to
finish the game.
There are no ladies' days at the
ball grounds this week, ON ac-
count of the carnival of baseball.
Yesterdays crowd was excep-
tionally good. for a first game
attendance of the series.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28
FIRST DAYS
GAME EASY

We don't think much of those Ballard Colts, any
way.
They didn't have look-in with our reiuvenated
Tiger boys yesterday and if they can't play better
ball than that it's going to be soft week for Russ
Halls
From the first inning to the last Nick Williams
couldn't marshall his forces together sufficiently to
give Tacoma a run for its money. The big black
"B' ON the gray suits of the former Portland lads
didn't seem to make bit of difference. They hit
Steilacoom Jess Baker whenever they pleased but
they couldn't get the ball into safe territory, and In
nine long -drawn-out innings they only made two
runs and six safe hits.
Salveson, the Ballard twirler had Intellectual con-
troll walking four men. But jess Bakers left hand
curves were almost hard to control and he also
walked quartet of Colts. Both nfields played close
and the game replete with fast footwork and
base running
yesterday Umpire
hands
Of
from . he'd have trouble
fourth
he scored
I'm decisions
Wheeler concerned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28

An army worm wriggled in
front of a putted golf ball al
Pittsburg and lost a match and
$500 When they play for $500
why investigate to learn what Is
an amateur? .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28
ident's daughter win at tennis.

Tony Wilding is modest; ne
picks the ten greatest tennis play
ers in the world and omits him
self; also he omits F. p. A. of
New York, thereby laying himself
wide open.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28

American golfers are voting to
decide what an amateur is. II
ought to be easy. An amateur is
a. fellow who celebrates when he
gets a 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28
anne RICAN
Standing of the Clubs.

Results Yesterday.
Philadelphia 8, Detroit 3.
Boston 3, Cleveland 0.
New York 5, Chicago o.
Washington Z, st. Louis 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28
Short labs at All Round Sports
A GLIMPSE AHEAD

Kid Williams VS.. Charles Le-
doux, Los Angeles, Cal, August
Is: bantamweighters.
At least THEY won't fake.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28

Who said American chivalry
was dead? Someone let the pres
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-28
ONLY II HITS

VICTORIA, b. c., July 2S.-
Victoria hit Moves often yester-
day and took the opening game
by an to 0 score. Spokane land
ed only four hits from Narveson.
The score: r. III r
Victoria ...... s is L
Spokane .... 0 4 1
Batteries: Narveson and Hoff-
man: Moves and Altman.