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The Superior Times
VOL. XXXX I. NO, ;ls.
Do the Lawmakers Like Baseball? Well!
OH YOU
WASHINGTON. —Chairman Olcott of
the special committee which is
conducting the Merchant Marine
league investigation. Is a game states
man. He entered the committee room
recently with a long list of questions
which he wanted to propound to B. N.
Baker of Baltimore, the witness for
the afternoon. Olcott called the meet
ing to order In the usual manner, and
carefully arranged his questions be
fore him.
A slip of paper with a question on
it was handed to Representative Gar
rett, one of the committeemen. Gar
rett read the question and smiled.
While Olcott was absorbed in his wit
ness Garrett tucked the slip of paper
among the others lying before the
chairman. Olcott went along with his
questioning, like this;
“Now, Mr. Baker, if you were going
to tr.ae the quickest and shortest
route to Buenos Ayres what would
that route be?”
Baker answered. Then Olcott came
to the slip of paper. •
Haled to Court for Beating a Goose
THE distinction of being the first
man prosecuted for ill-treating a
goose, under the cruelty to animals
law, in the police court, fell to the lot
of Conrad F. Springer, a resident of
Gates road, near Chevy Chase.
Horses, cows, sheep, lambs, chick
ens, dogs, cats, pigeons, turkeys, pigs
and even monkeys have been given
the protection of the law in previous
cases, but never before has one of the
Anscranae family drifted into court.
It was described as a gray goose,
three years old, somewhat weighty, of
a kindly disposition and motherly in
her attention to raising broods. She
was "cruelly battered and bruised
with stones” by Springer, charges her
owner. Dr. E. A. Bryant, a dentist.
The men are neighbors.
The dentist was the first witness.
After telling that he saw the defend
Yes, the Statesman’s Mind Was Clear
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ONCE a statesman had typhoid
fever. He was very ill. For days
his doctors thought he must die. He
was delirious nearly all the time.
After a while he became a little bet
ter. He begged that he be permitted
to see another statesman whom he
was particularly fond of. The friend
came.
"Well, Jim,” said the caller, "how
are you getting along?"
Jim said he was getting along all
right, but just then he had a slight
City Bred Men as Tillers of the Soil
SECRETARY WILSON of the depart
ment of agriculture has Just pub
lished his year book, W. J, Spillman,
agriculturist In charge of the office
of farm management, has written an
article on “Farming as an Occupa
tion for City-Bred Men,” He hands
out some tips that city men might
profit by if urban life isn't all it’s
cracked up to be.
"Wherever it Is feasible," he says,
"a very good plan for the city man
who has no knowledge of farming
and who desires to become a farmer
is to move to the suburbs and begin
in a small way as a gardener. At
first the principal aim should be to
produce truck crops for home con
sumption. As experience Is gained
th> led stry may he enlarged and ;
“Mr. Baker," he began, and then he
stopped.
“Well,” he continued, after he had
turned the paper over once or twice
in astonishment, “I guess I might as
well finish this question. Somebody
has been kind enough to furnish me
with it.”
He read:
“Mr. Baker, if you wanted to attend
the ball game in Washington this aft
ernoon what time would you start? ’
"This blessed moment," said the
witness.
Whereupon adjournment was taken.
Postscript just to be fair —Olcott and
the rest of the committeemen went to
the floor of the house, where the rail
road bill was under consideration.
On another day Representative Gar
rett told this story:
A man went into a lawyer’s office.
“ 1 want to sue my administrator,"
he said.
“Oh," said the lawyer, suavely, “you
mean that you want to sue your
guardian.’
“Perhaps you know more about it
than I do,” said the prospective client.
"I’m just back from the war and
they’ve got me reported dead. They’ve
started already to administer my es
tate. I want io sue that administra
tor.”
He did.
ant hurl a stone at the goose and hit
the mark, and repeat the performance
with effect several times, the witness
directed attention to the phrenologic
al attributes of Mr. Springer, in sup
port of his allegations.
"He has cruel, unsympathetic, tor
turing instincts,” Doctor Bryant de
clared. “I am not surprised that this
outbreak has occurred. It is distress
ing, of course, but to be expected.
“Now, if you wjll notice,” he con
tinued, “that the occipital protrusion
and the nasal —
“But how about the goose?” Judge
Pugh Interrupted.
“Oil, the goose! My goose? Ah,
yes," and the witness returned to the
goose story. “Why, the goose was
badly injured.”
The injuries were minutely de
scribed.
Springer emphatically denied that
he had been cruel to tire goose.
“Nor any other goose, your honor. 1
like geese," he asserted with vehe
mence. "They're fine birds to have
about one's place.”
“The complainant is your neighbor,
isn’t he?” Judge Pugh asked.
“He is,” the defendant replied.
attack of his former delirium. The
friend tried to soothe him, but ho was
confused in his talk, and apparently
unable to understand altogether what
was transpiring.
"Jim, you’ve heon pretty sick, but
you’re all right now. You've been de
lirious, you know; but that's all
passed.’'
"Yes, I've been out of my head a
good deal, I guess,” Jim agreed. "But
my mind's all cleared up now."
“Sure, you know what's going on.
By the way. have any of the boys
been to see you?"
The man whose mind had cleared
looked up in astonishment at his
friend.
"Why, certainly, lots of them have
been to see me,” he said. "There are
three or four of them under the bed
now.”
market established. Many men have
made the transition in this manner.
Others have started with one or two
cows, and have let the business grow
from the profits. Others have suc
ceeded by beginning in a small way
with poultry or fruit. The knowledge
gained in this way, both as regards
the details of farming and concerning
methods of marketing, finally enables
the beginner to abandon his City em
ployment and become a farmer.
A few men have succeeded without
this gradual transition. They have
put their capital into land and by hard
work and much study been highly sue
cessful.
"An interesting case of this kind
came to notice recently. At the lowa
state corn show in 1909 the ear of
corn which took the grand prize, and
which was sold at auction for $l6O,
was produced by a farmer who ten
years previously had been a driver of
a laundry wagon in the city of Dei
Moines. It must be recognized, how
• ver, that men who have thus sue
d< and have invariably been men of
•: usual ability."
SUPEIUOIL WISCONSIN, SATT Hl>A V, MAY 511, DIO.
\ObCA SO
AFTER a hasty breakfast on
the shore of Lake Dombon, In
Hwtangaa province, P. 1., we
started for the Taal volcano,
bright and early. It was nec
essary lo start from shore In
bancas and to crawl from them Into a
little steam launch, and to board it as
it bobbed up while the bancas dipped
low In the trough of the swells re
quired an acrobatic feat of uo small
merit, but once on board the 16 horse
power engine drove us rapidly to our
destination.
Lake Uombon has an area of 150
square mile*. Some scientists be
lieve that it originated in the collapse
of a volcanic cone; others think that
it may have been formed by an explo
sion. Out of its center rises Volcan
island, which is four and a half miles
in diameter and comprises several
small extinct craters and a main cen
tral and active one, which is known
a ■ Taal volcano. Seen from a distance
the green at Its base is imperceptible
aid the sight is an impressive one. On
every side of the lake are high peaks
clothed in brilliant green, and the ap
pearance of the ghastly gray cone out
of the dancing waters is like death at
an al fresco fete.
After landing on the Island it takes
half an hour’s walk through winding
paths, stooping to escape the sharp
mesqulte branches, bending low under
the tortuous arms of banyan trees, and
skirting the sides of wild bogs’ wal
lows before emerging on a clearing
from where the ascent begins in earn j
est over rugged volcanic rock and j
scoriae. After 20 minutes’ hard climb- ‘
ing the summit is reached, whence a
good view of the crater may be ob
tained. Standing on Its edge, the view
is over an elliptical plain 7,007 feet in
its greatest diameter from east to
west, and 6,333 feet in its lesser from
north to south. A solid ridge of rock
runs through the middle of the crater,
terminating at one end in a pool co
vered with a yellow film of sulphur, 1
where seething bubbles break the sur
face.
On one skic of this ridge the stag
nant waters of another pool are broken
by occasional ripples, while at ones
feet stretches a plain of mud and sul
phur abounding In treacherous quick
sands; here and there large indenta
tions In its surface show where bowl
ders have recenly been swallowed up.
Farther along two lagunas bubble
angrily, from both of which heavy
spouts of boiling water and clouds of
steam rise at regular Interval# The
level of these pools Is approximately
that of Lake Uombon Itself, and here
Is the volcano’s center of activity. The
huge volumes of steam are accompa
nied by a muffled roar and the hissing
of boiling water may be plainly heard, :
while pounding and splashing indicate
that rocks are ascending ar.d descend
ing, although they usually cannot be
seen on account of the dense clouds.
On the southwest side tue crater
wall rises steep and forbidding to a
height of 1,007 feet above Lak-- Horn .
bon. Its summit at this point is rug
ged and up the gray sides Jets of
steam isue constantly, g< ntle remind
ers of latent possibilities. To the north
the walls, glowing with marvelous
colors, tower 780 feet a cove the in
terlor lake. The sun’s rays sparkling
ovr the pink ami orange-tinted ro< ks
dellgnt the eye, while the greens and
blues blend gently into the shadows,
making r most fantastic picture.
Distances here are most deceptive
A stone thrown with full force from
the summit, in the direction of the la
guna, Instead of crossing the sea of
mud and dropping into the foaming
waters will presently be heard dash
ing against the side of the cliff under
neath, and that, too, when there is
no breeze to thwart its course.
The priests of Taal have chronicled
the many eruptions of this volcano
The earliest known published refer
ence to it la by Father Gaspar de San
Augustin, written in 1680. The first
historic outbreak is placed In 157? In
1710 and 1731 much damage was done,
and in 1749, during an outbreak whi< b
lasted three weeks, the land as far a
Calamba, In Laguna de Hay, was di
vide with tremendous noise. Hatangu,-.
province Is seamed with great lat -ral
chasms, originating in this period,
whose singular beauty makes them
one of the most interesting sights in
the country. They make a charming
variation in the landscape, with waving
bamboos growing up their sides, and
hero and there a mantle of purple
morning glories screening a sharp
anglq, while away down in their cool
depths quantities of ferns grow along
the Course of a gentle stream.
The greatest outbreak of Taal vol
cano! occurred In 1754, when the vil
lages of Taal, Llpa and Tannan, all
then on the border of Lake Uombon,
disappeared. It began on May 13 and
lasted until December 1. Father linen
cuchlllon states that there was not a
single night, from June until July 10,
in which flames were wanting on the
volcano, or in which there were not
rumbling noises.
July lu it rained black mud over ttie
town of Taal, flames and smoko wero
thrown out during August and Sep
tember and on Septemh i 15 a tempest
Joined to the rumblings and flames.
The lightnings continued without in
terruption milll December 4, lasting
more than two months. From Septem
ber 25 to September 20 such a copious
rain of pumice stone fell that the peo
ple were obliged to abandon their
homes During that one night the
ground was covered with ashes and
scoriae to a depth of a foot and a half,
destfbying all vegetation.
On November 15 the noises were
deafening and dense smoko blackened
the atmosphere, while such a quantity
of large stones ft*ll Into the lake as to
cause big waves. The earth trembled
and houses shook. On November 27
tao violence Increased so that the
whole island was covered with lire,
between four and six o'clock on the
evening of November 29 the horizon
darkened, leaving everything in night.
The rain of ashes ceased on December
1, when a hurricane which lasted two
days tore up what little hud been left
standing That was the last great
eruption, the outbreaks in isns. 1573
and 19JJ3 were confined to Lake Horn
bon and the island.
HENRIETTA SANDB \NDERSON
Illustrates His Method,
George,” said fin* customer, "you
make a pretty good tiling of It In tips
In the course of a year, don’t you?"
Vos, sir," answered the barber. 1
do fairly well, Mr. Parker, fairly
well.”
How do you manage It?"
i), I just Jolly the swells along,
yon know. 1 hand 'em out a little
taffy now an’ then."
1 see. Hy the way, George, now
that I think of It, haven’t you some
thing that will make tho hair grow
on that bald spot of mine?"
■Bless you, Mr Parker, that ain't
no bald spot. Tin* Hair Is Just a lit
tle thin there, sir; that's all
Thank you, Mr. Parker." —Chicago
Tribune.
Traffic on the Mississippi.
Ttie steamboat age on the Missis
sippi began about D2l and flourished
j for 50 years As early as 1831 the
i number of steamboats fsllmated on
■ tj)( Mississippi and Its tributaries is
i ..timated at 230 and in 1812 then
v..re 150 vessels, with a value of
, 100,00'). Rut the golden era was from
;Ms till the war. Never did the val
ley and steamboaflng prosper mod
than then. Thousands of bales of cot
ton were annually shipped to southern
markets and the wharves of St, l.f.nls
in 1 Memphis and Vicksburg and qth
,.r large ports were stacked with jib-s
of merchandise and lined with scores
it steamers. —Travel Magazine.
Suburban Suburbs.
A flat dweller having selected whtU
tie 'bought was a pretty good thing in
one of 'he suburbs as a place of real
dence, took Ms wife out to look at It
The rent was low, but the boost was
on the very rim of the town The wife
failed to enthuse.
mattei th HT tie
asked testily, for he had had a hard
lime finding it.
Well,” she replied with feminine
brim.* s, 1 am willing for your sake
*.o live In a suburb of the city, but I
positively will not live in the suburb
(,l a suburb. It's asking too much."—
evelaud Plain Dealer
HOW 1 WIN
By CHARLES S. DOOIN
Catcher Philadelphia National
1 ruiiur Club
uVpyrlKhl, UHO, by Joseph H. Howies.)
Hustle!
1 think that one word covers the
greatest part of how to win baseball
games.
The player who 1s In the game 1
every minute, hustling, working hard
and thinking all the time, thinking
ahead and planning what Is to come, ;
is the winning player, whether or not
he Is as capable a man, as last a man.
or ns good a hitter as the other IVI
low. The best player In th<■ world
cannot win without hustling.
I think it is hard work and study
that wins games and makes good hall
players, just as It Is hard work and
study that wins in any other trade or
profession. There is much to learn
and much to do, and unless a player
studies the game and keeps pace with
its progress in all lines he cannot win,
no matter how good ho may be me
chanically.
When I go Into a game 1 go in to win
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CHARLES S. DOOIN.
and win honestly and fairly, not to
seek favors or anything else, but to
deliver for Hie manager if I can As
1 remember it, 1 was not a very good
catcher when I started, and if I bad
been content with that, or forded Into
believing I was good enough I would
have been hack there yet. What sue
cess I have bud has been dm* to hard
work and hustling every minute
Hustle, luck and the combination of
WHITE SOX VETERAN PLAYING GREAT GAME
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the Cht'-aKo American leagtn- Mon and at t-at. IK U a Steal *•
i, M tj<... n Hotting and ft fat taco for ; .mite of the fans.
SI.OO A VKA H.
good pitching and hitting always has
turned out a winner and always will
continue to do so Few know what an
.lenient lin k is In tho closely matched
leagues. To win a team must have
at least an even break In the luck. I
used to think the luck broke In
strange ways, and followed one club,
while ill fortune pursued another. In
studying the game, however, it struck
me that what we call luck always
cents to hang around the team that
is hustling hardest which prove*
that it isn't luck at all. Tho fellow
who Is hustling and thinking always
happens to he near when "hick”
makes the opportunity, and he im
proves it while the other fellow, who
is not going as hard loses the chance
to force the luck and perhaps change
the entire game.
The hustling team always has tho
best team work, and the force of ex
ample of a few hustlers silts up tho
entire club and keeps It going fast,
oven when there are some men on It
who would rather take things easily.
Team work, of course, Is essential,
and also experience 1 may he wrong,
but I believe experience is almost
vital to the catchers, and more so
than lit atiy other department of the
game. That explains why catchers
are so scarce I have watched the
catchers who have come along with
me 111 the business, and every one of
them, I think, Is a heller catcher and
,i better hustler at the end of live
years In the major leagues than he
was a( ih" (art I reall/.i now that
1 used to lose a lot of hall games
through Inexperience that I could win
now merely bceanse of having learned
by experience A fellow who Ims
been through that stage and remem
bers it Is lenient with the young fel
lows. Infhdders say that a hard work
ing, hustling catcher helps them, even
when he throws (In' ball away. 1 hero
Is a moral effect upon the whole
team.
1 could write a hotter story on how
J lose games, for 1 remember the ones
I lose longer. Remembering how bo
loses a game Is a big help to a hall
player, and the player who forgets
how he lost mm seldom Improves
much
Gotch to Wrestle Zbys/ko.
Decoration day is to he a big day In
the wrestling world. Frank Hutch,
world’s champion, Is to meet Stanis
laus Zbys/ko, the giant Pole, on that
day In (hi igo Ihogn at match is
to take place at the White Sox base
hall park In Iho afternoon and no
doubt, will attract the largest crowd
'that has ever attended a mat contest
I in this country.
Glad to See Larry Back,
Dairy McDean got a Idg hand when
! he'went In lo catch for Cincinnati
when his suspension expired, and he
, -Hsu had to stand for a lot of good
■ nainreil kidding by Hie fans, which he
did not mind In the least. Hut he
i fail, and to bring good luck, for the Reds
lost their third straight.