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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07
FRANK BAKER IDEAL PLAYER
Manager Miller Huoslns U~ndergoes
Change Of Opinion az to His
Third Baseman.

"Frank Baker Is a much different
ball player than I had figured him to
be when | saw him In action at Macon"
remarked Miller Higgins during a re-
cent tanning bee, 'and the difference
Is entirely In Bakers favor. He Is a
better player than l had believed. !
had pictured him as n Of those hit
tiers who take long swings at the ball
and quite frequently are In the posi-.
ton to hit a certain kind of a ball.
On the contrary, / find that he always
keeps his bat close enough to do dam
age to all kinds of pitching, and as for
timing a ball and making his swing
count there Is no DON for criticism.
lie Is what l call a wicked hitter and
should fit In fine on the sort Of team
play at which l had been told he was
weak. l must. say, too, that l like
his work In the field. 1t Is strange
what ideas q person has Of q player
he has see In action. / surely
got an agreeable surprise In this casa
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

[.%::;IARYIAtE
EMU AND oeTRtoNe

II hate the spring." nd'tnesE Emu.
"why7" asked tie Ostrich. looking
as foolish as usual. ~, 49,
"Because." said thsipu. rafAate it,
II suppose that means, a lot to you;
It doesn't mean anything 10, me." said
the Ostrich. ~
II don't mean to have you UNDER
stnnd-that isl don't care whether
you do understand or not. Why should
II bother me? 1t doesn't"
IL don't ever see," said the Ostrich
NOW that have thought 1t over. how
II can mean anything to you. At first
thought II must or you couldn't have
said 1t. Now / think nothing Of the
sort"
at shows you're nothing but a fool
ish Ostrich" said the Emu. ITS the
simplest thing In the world to under
stand me. | don; try to be learned
and ! don't try to know u lot. I'm
naturally rather stupid and I make no
effort to be anything else"
you're something like me-" said the
Ostrich.
"To be sure l am" said the Emu.
"Then | suppose l must not bother
about your foolish reasons"
"No," said the Emu, "it's not worth
while. hate the spring because It's
the spring and so that's enough"
Yes said the Ostrich. IF you hate
the spring because you hate it-that's
surely reason enough"
at isn't because i hate the spring ~
much" the Emu began again utter the
Ostrich had decided that the subject Of
spring had been dropped.
MOP questioned the Ostrich p0-
litely. a1s.
ITS because In the spring ! feel 70
very, very cross" said the Emu.
vAre you cross now?" asked the o.
trich.
IL am" admitted the Emu.
'roo bad" said the Ostrich. : "B6t
you know ] have troubles too"
"Have your asked the Emu. when
feel cross l like troubles-yes. plenty
Of them Tell me yours"
For years and years and years.
said the Ostrich, folks have said that
] hid my head under sand when danger
was near. Now that Is not true. lie
low and my head il ON the sandEbut
not under II. No. no, mol" +,
"How did such a story ever get
around?" asked the Emu.
II have no idea," said the Ostrich.
1T does seem u pity. doesn't III"
"Ah. yes" said the Emu. 1T does
seem a great pity. In fact everything
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07
HANK W WRITES LETTER
Gas and Baseball Masks Are Quite Diff
ferent, Says Former eackstop
Of Boston Braves.

at makes no difference how many
years a fellow wears a catcher's mask,
1t doesn't give him n bit Of training
for wearing gas Masks" writes Hank
Gowdy, former catching star Of the
Boston Braves. Hank Is a member of
the 166th United States infantry, with
the American expeditionary forces
lover there" being the first baseball
player In either Of the big leagues to
enter the service.
"Gas Masks" writes Hank. "I hate
'em. I'll bet they're worse than the
gas itself. / am almost tempted to risk
1t. They're hard things to handle; hard
to put on, harder to keep on and hard
to take Off again. A fellow does get
fresh air through his baseball mask,
but these things-they are text door
stuff they doctor 'em with! Well, I'm
going to make every one Of my friends
put 1t on.
"Wonder where the Rabbit (~faran-
ville) Is going to play" he writes. ut
would sure put the club In bad without
him. I have received letters from STALL
ings and McGraw, and they sure were
welcome.
"Since arriving In France we have
been pretty busy. We are training
now for sure, and I expect 1t won't be
very long before we will go up into the
trenches. We have a fine regiment,
and the boys made a hike record here
recently. Have had the doubtful pleas
ure Of sleeping in stables, haylofts and
n night In a STALL"
Gowdy is with the headquarters COM
pany Of the 166th.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07
PICK SOx AND GIANTS
Selected as Logical Pennant
Winners in Major Leagues. /,
Champions Of 1917 just as Strong 40
Ever and "Dope" Favors Them to
Repeat Boston Lacking In
Experience Today.

The White Sox and Giants stand
out today ms logical pennant winners
In the major league races.
Some of their rivals have been
strengthened. while others have been
weakened by player deals or the
weight of war, but the 1917 cham
pions IRE just as strong as yer and
the dope" favors them to repeat.
The worlds champion White Sox
have not lost n player whose absence
would hurt their chances. The team
is Intact, thoroughly seasoned. highly
confident and efficient in every re-
spect. The pitching staff. which did
such effective work last season, Is on
edge again this year. and 1t appears
that the Sox should set n pace that
will lead their rivals to the wire.
In the National league the Giants
are still supreme, although they will
find stlff opposition In the West. Nc
Graw's team has not been weakened,
though Herzog and Robertson are
missing. Ross Young is more than
filling Robcrtson's shoes, while Doyle
and Barnes have added strength to
the club. II the Giants can bold the
players now wearing uniforms they
will lead the field In october.
A study of the opposition In the
path OF the 1917 champions reveals
the Red Sox as the only club liable
to give Chicago n desperate fight for
the American league pcnnant. Bos-
ton filed the empty shoes of departed
stars with players equally capable,
and the team as a whole is strong us
Chicago. But Boston's players lack
experience together. which Is n big
point ia favor Of the White Sox. =
Detroit appears to be next in line.
The Tigers lack pitching strength, but
there is no denying the driving power
and defensive ability of the club as a
whole. Cleveland and New York
should fight hard for the remaining
first-divislon berth. The Indians have
been hit hard by the draft and en-.
listments, but Lee Foil gets the ocst
out Of his men and he still has q
strong team. The Yankees, under NIL
Ter Higgins, are on their toes. They
have class enough to make a stifi
fight for position. st. Louis. Wash.
ipgton and Philadelphia are doomed
for the second division, with the
Browns showing best on paper.
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The Usual Thing.

IT have never. during my somewhat
extended career, been any more indus
trious than I was obliged to be-" con
fessed old Timrod Tarpy. II usually
scamped and sighted every disagree
able duty as much as possible. l used
no particular intelligence In my bust
ness operations, but generally took the
line Of least resistance and trusted to
luck to come out all right. So now,
having made practically a failure of
W affairs, l am ready to sit in
easy chair for the balance Of my
life and complain about the lack of
business sense. the utter shiftlessness
and the abysmaIly trifiing ways Of
the present generation. In short. I am
now about to become q perfectly nor
NAL old bore."-Kansas City Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07
HAS WON SEVERAL REMNANTS
Cornelius McoliIicuddy, Leader Of Ath-
ietics, Holds Record in Base
ball Championships.

Cornelius McGilllcuddy Connie
Mack), manager Of the Philadelphia
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Said the ostrIeh.
people and creatures like the spring.
Oh. how foolish are people and crea-
lures"
"You've certainly got the 'blues.'s
said the Ostrich.
"Bluesl" shrieked the Emu. i've
not got the blues. Nor have I got one
bit Of blue about me. I'm brown. gray
brown. that's what ! am"
"Oh dear" said the Ostrich, they
say I'm silly. but you are eve moro
So"
Perhaps" said the Emu, hut ! don't
know what you are talking about now
Wait snd l will tell YOU" said the
Ostrich.
I'm waiting" said the Emu. "rve
had no intention of moving on anyway.
l have nothing else to do today"
"When I said that you had the
'blues,'" commenced the Ostrich, II
did not mean that you were blue In
color. nor that you had blue feathers.
But when creatures have the blues Il
means that they are depressed and sad
and mournful."
'Oh," said the Emu. 'that's differ.
ent. Then ! have the blues Yes. I
have"
you're quite pleased about It. eh1"
asked the Ostrich. grinning.
II am" agreed the Emu.
SWELL" said the Ostrich. "T'm not 90
SURF that creatures are supposed to BE-
pleased about having the blues They
should be very sad they have them. I
believe"
"Graciops," said the Emu. ITS
enough to hate the spring and to feel
cranky. Let me at least be pleased
that ! DO feel that way"
"Quite the queerest animal In the
world" said the Ostrich as he walked
away. HE actually enjoys being
cross and blue"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

George Stalllngs' Braves in 1914.
There was no worlds series in 1902.
the first season Mack won the Amerl-
can league pennant. Comics club has
finished In eighth place for three con
~secutive campaigns, and many smart
ball men believe that he is through.
He sold McInnis. Joe Bush and other
stars last winter. and his team will
hardly cut any figure in the 1918 cham
pionshIp race. Connie was a ca.,her
In his playing days.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

STORIES

New York's army Of baseball fans
is pulling for Sunday baseball.
Charles Heine Wagner Is now coach
and scout for the Boston Nationals.
Uncle Robbie needs n second base
man. Possibly Hi Myers will be his
final selection
American baseball games played In
Paris are among the minor incidents
of the world war.
"Kid' Cation is playing his real game.
This youngster is going to be one Of
the real stars Of the game.
1t looks as though Gus Getz' youth
will earn him a Job as the regular
third baseman on the Clevelands.
Pitcher Ralph Comstock. after pull.
ing his regular annual hOldout, has de-
cided to report to the Birmingham
Southern league club.
If the draft law had requisitioned
all ballplayers the local managers
would have n fine chance to win
the pennant this year.
The Indianapolis club reports the
signing of a young catcher named Hen
line from Fort Wayne who is said
to have great possibilities.
A st. Louis expert, In picking the
prospects of the various major league
clubs, says the great weakness Of the
Pirates is In their pitching.
The New Orleans club wanted In
fielder Harry Lunte from Cleveland,
but Mobile, from which he was draft
ed, refused to waive its claim.
The Providence club Of the Eastern
league has elected Benjamin NJ. Moul-
ton, police commissioner of the city,
as head of the reorganization.
Paul Perritt is n pitcher with the
Fort Worth team of the Texas league.
Yes, he's related TO "Pol" of the Gl-
ants. He's the New Workers. uncle.
Max Carey, the feet-footed Pirate,
Is l~ambasting the ball in the spring
games. which Is a source of delight
to Hugo Bezdek. Fritz Mollwitz is also
clouting at a good clip.
Pitcher Lefty George, who didn't
go south with the Detroit Tigers for
a comeback effort after all. has signed
his contract with Columbus and will
postpone his re-entry into the big
SLOW.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

Athletics, has
won six American
league pennants
and scored three
worlds champion
ship victories. In
this respect he
leads all baseball
managers. Mack
defeated cGraw
twice and Frank
Chance once for
the worlds cham
piOnship. lost one
battle TO McGraw
and also lost to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

Sometimes when we are marvelirg
at the products OF Edison's geuius it
may do US good to remember one thing
about him. A friend who had known
him since he was q boy of fourteen.
said of him that he had never spept
an idle day In his life. Very moderate
gifts would bring wonderful results y
backed up by unremitting stndustrH
That is one Of the secrets Of Edlson0
success.-Girl's Compaulon.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07
MI
WARS TOLL ON AMERICAN
LEAGUE BASEBALL CLUBS.

Chicago-Scott, Jenkins, Kies-
er, Payne, Won Kolnltz.
Boston-Barry, Shore, Bader,
Janvrin, Pennock, McNally,
Gamer, Shorten. Lewis.
Cleveland - Harris, Guisto,
Dlckerson, Smith, Torkelson,
Petty, DE Berry.
Detroit-Burns, Alien, Fuller.
Oldham, Nicholson, Hollywood,
Ellison.
New York - Fisher, Kane,
Smallwood.
Washington - Gibson, Men,
osky, Leonard, Murray, IL. Milan
and Rice.
st. Louis-Fincher, Jacobson,
Yale.
Athletics-Haley. McAvoy, An
derson, Bates, Johnson. Noyes,
Scibold, Sharman, Murphy,
Witt.
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Tin Peddler
c., Co.
~
By BERTHA PORTER

Copyright. 1918, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

New York's army Of baseball fans
is pulling for Sunday baseball.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-07

Pitcher Lefty George, who didn't
go south with the Detroit Tigers for
a comeback effort after all. has signed
his contract with Columbus and will
postpone his re-entry into the big
SLOW. :
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Twenty minutes later she danced out
of the room. "Aunt Esther, he's all
right now. I'm going to finish the trip
for him, and you must get Flora
Whipple to come and help you do the
work."
Matilda Peters. what are you talkin'
about? And where are you goin' to
get a horse? And how do you know
where to go? And what II you should
meet a drunken automobile, like he
dd?"
I'm going to take your horse. dar-
ling. And I've got a little brown book
here that tells me just where to go.
And Tn going to take my chance on a
drunken automobile-and everything
else. It's going to be the greatest
fun !"
And II was. Everywhere she drove
the queer-looking old box Of a cart, all
honeycombed with drawers and closets,
. packed full Of good reliable merchan-
/ disc, she met with welcome. She had
only to produce the little brown book
with orders given the month before, to
find eager interest and sympathetic in
quiry about Mr.. Valentine. And while
Miss Matilda was gathering Mr.. VAL
entine's harvest Of dollars. q letter she
had written for him before starting
/. was having almost - varied travels
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-20
A GRAVE EXPERIMENT

II was an incident OF some interest
when the Secretary OF the Treasury ap-
peared before tho Senate committee
considering the War Finance Corpora
ton" BILL an administration measure.
and asked that the appointing power
for administrators OF the art be- lodged
in him instead o: rhe President az
the latter was apt TO BE- moved more
By political pressure in making ap-
pointments than with due regard 10
Qualifications. The Senate committee
has refused TO make the change. Thu
measure is a very grave experiment in
finance. and should be most critically
examined and discussed before it IS
enacted into Law. That It. has been
approved By member OF The banking
house OF J. P Morgan IS nor ccnclu-
siye OF its virtues. The provisions Of
the bill are quite unprecedented. as
pointed out IN The Ineelligencer few
days ago. Powers and functions are
vested in an organization to be under
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-20

Is. however, to be hoped that the dye
industry will receive such protection
as will enable II TO withstand success
fully all foreign competition"
There Is a common concurrence Of
Judgment as to the insufIlcicnCy OF The
present duty. which was reluctantly
given BY the Democratic adminiStra-
ton. II IL not this duty that has de-
veloped the industry. but the higher
prot ec,ion afforded by thn war in OK
Guiding all competition. The greatest
disbursement Of the present duty Is
that il is susceptible Of ahrosation at
tho end OF FIVE years II II is found that
tho industry IS supplying a certain per
centage Of homo demands. This in
stability OF the law makes capital
timid OF investment. When the end or
the war comes, with The inadequate
tariff rate in operation, there is "ound
10 be a slump. Permanent and higher
protection Is the only thing that Will
preserve the industry in prosperous
state. That cannot hope to he oh
tanned from the free trade Democracy.
The wooden and silk manufacturers
agree with their cotton -colaoorcrS
on the question Of protection. the for
mer stating that If given protection
high enough absolutely TO prohibit conf
petltion from foreign dye manufacture
ers our domestic manufacturers VIII
eventually produce every necessary
dive. fully as good in every respect az
the foreign producers, and will assure
our independence.
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Tho absolute control OF tho executive
head OF III" government. acting through
the head Of the Treasury department.
with large power for using III" funds
and credit Of the United States in tho
control or aid Of large business opera.
tons.
Il seems TO be rho general disposi-
misGtviug as 10 IT'S ultimate merit.
Most people would like 10 have the ex-
pertS heard from. and they have been
chary about expressing opinions. The
Federal Reserve Board IS yet to be
heard from. and me Finance Commit.
toes q Congress az" presumably null
ing over Il. Will. subcommittee OF
that OF the Senate Is devoting study to
1t. or is supposed TO be. The Morgan
representative takes the lead in COM
mending the main features and helit-
LlInS tue ooJeCtlOnS tnat nave DeeQ
raised. He represents the leading pr-
vate banking concern Of the country
rather than IN" large banking Interests
OF states and the nation or the capt.
tai interests which would be most af-
fected. These latter ought TO be heard
from. Some effective way Of concan-
,rating the financial power and action
OF the Government may be qure de
sirable. but it should bo carefully
studied.
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PROTECTION NECESSARY

Tho protection afforded by the war
and our actual necessities for dye
stuffs. which No depended mostly on
Germanv for. served 70 reviv" that in
dustry until il has now become one Of
rha most consequential factors Of our
industrial enterprise. But no" about
II when peaca comes and the COM
peritlon OF cheap foreign labor enters
the domestic market? Unless II Is
sufficiently protected. II must langulSh
il NOT expire. IN time. The Tariff Com
mission has just received tho opinions
OF the large manufacturers Of cotton
goods. woolens. worsteds. and silks.
All Of them agree that rho dyestuff In
dustrv should be protected II We ok.
poet TO remain independent OF foreign
sources os supply. and nor again rr-
lapse into the dependency 'hat con-
:rUnrcd us ar tho outbreak OF the war.
The cotton manufacturers reply "a the
Commission inquiry In vrrv tntelll'
gent manner. pointing Out that tho an.
swar 10 :he tariff question should more
properly como from tho manufacturers
Of dyes rather than the consumers. rs
II involves 4 detailed knowI"dge Of all
the chemical and component parts o.
dyes and processes OF manufacture.
From the mill point Of view. con-
clude the cotton manufacturers. 1t
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as many Of their own men as possible

as many Of their own men as possible
without harming the enemy.
Take Riga for example. Every SOL
der was willing to give his life for il
and many tears have been shed by US
over II. But it was surrendered with
out n fight and again the soldier was
blamed. II was not known that the or
der for the retreat had been given and
was enforced by the threat of capita!
punishment in the case OF disobedtence.
Tho artillery had been removed from
The district where the Germans broke
through tho line and the regiments
which had been stationed there consist
I'd Of old men and boys who had had
no experience.
Formerly this: district had been
guarded by the very best regiments and
A great quantity of artillery had been
placed there. but just. before the Ger
man attacl. the artillery had been re-
moved and only one regiment left on
guard. which was simply swept away.
Two regiments were sent to reinforce
il. hut were headed of in another d.
rcction. SO that the district was left I'M
guarded and the Germans walked quiet
~ into Riga. The soldiers who were
caught in Riga were cut off and had to
make n way through the enemy troops
with their bayonets in order TO escape
from dishonorahle capture.
AS to tho rumors that the soldiers
ran away from the trenches and loot
nowadays all the scoundrels put on SOL
dicrs' uniforms and disgrace them. And
as TO the soldiers not wanting 10 fight
ans mnre--rcmember We have been in
the trenches for more than three years.
and III" knowledge that We are being
betrayed on every hand and the fact that
"" have lost faith in the war finishing
with victory TO US makes it impossible
for us 10 firh; any longer"
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL

Make a will right away. unless one
which Expresses Your wishes clearly Is
in existence already. Thea ~ sure that
others in whom You are interest Nave
made their wills
Those of more modcra;" means owr
tho Ereatcr ohiigat!o: % th"!: success
snrs Ia leaving business affairs free
from overy prcveur,bi" complication.
The statutes =: your state providing
for thr distribution Of p':sunal property
and the dcsc"?st II real "s'ntc upon
death. may provide Cor exactly such
disposition - your effects us you may
wish. hU, il Is your duty to max" a
Will nevertheless and name IN executor
TO carry out your wishes.
The importunco q: the naming Of
som" OF" 10 S"iti" your estate is Illus
tratad continually. and only today l
n:n helping 4 mother administer upon
an estate O: 4 :cw hundred dollars lc!t
by an unmarried son vino died without
q will. Tho mother tnhcri;s tho entire
estate under IN" st6tui" hut WAS
obliged t" 60 through tho trouhlH -
giving bond rs uGm!nistratriX That
bond would hnvo been needless under n
Will appointing her rs executr!1. Com
pl!cac.ous are preventing tn" speedy
settlement Of IN" estate and rvcry year
miss; y" paid III" charge fur The surety
company bond.
No uiir can !orcs"c what may happen
In the case ~ his own estate and relief
from the necessity for calling In bonds
men should he provided In IN" vast ma
iorlty uf Instances. III" "Xp"Use Of a
surety company bond may HI avoided by
administrators in some cases. by ask
INK friends to become surctl"H. but the
lr.uhlr. Inconvenience and personal dis
comfort which will h" experienced by
those whom you leave behind might
cC,lnl or greatly outweigh the premium
upon bond furnished by q surety com
pany.
The considerations involved arc nu-
mcrnus. hu, all point IN the same con-
clusinn. You should have the last word.
and your last VIII and testament will
speak and b. heard for you.
Go 70 n lawyer 10 have your will
Grnw". not In 4 notary public correyan-
GER. minister. doctor or friend. Go IN a
Young lnwy"r. unless YOU have y very
larg, estate. and have htm toll you In
advance what will bn the charge. BY MI
means 20 - Your own lawyer. II you
hav. one. or 10. friends who IS IN the
practice.
Il you arH in camp or on ship board
srrvlnE yr.r country. then some "tfi-
Ger or conrad" will have to help YOU
Write out and s!rn your Will where YOU
are. Show II to two friends and tell
them tina. the paper IS your will. Sign
II haforc thcm. If you can. and in any
event ask than 70 s!gn ~ witnesses.
Write the word witnesses AZ the bot