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-MORNING ENTERPRISE WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1912
KEELER TELLS OF UNIQUE
BET WITH BEAUMONT.
Willie Keeler, exponent of the
timely art of "hitting where they
ain't," told one on Clarence Beau
mont, the old Pittsburgh-Chicago
player.
"It happened in the morning
game of July 4. 1908, while the
Allegheny river was jumping
around the twenty foot stage,"
said Keeler. "The high stage
sent the river close to second
base, but we were almost knee
deep In water out in the out
fields. We were In muddy water
all the time, so to speak, and our
accommodations were better for
water polo than baseball. Beau,
and I kidded each other every
time we changed positions dur
ing the innings, and finally I
made a dare with Beau that the
one of us who made the last
catch of the game should dive
Into the muddy water. It was a
funny bargain to make, and to
ward the end of the game I
hoped that Wagner and the oth
er long hitters would hit -to some
other field than mine. Poor Beau
mont finally had to make a catch
toward the close of the game.
But Beau was game. He kept
his bargain by diving into the
muddy water and bringing up a
handful of mud."
PHILLIES KEEP AMATEUR STAR
Manager Dooin Particularly Sweet on
Young Steinbrenner.
Eugene Steinbrenner is to stay with
the Phillies throughout the season.
President Horace Fogel believes he
has picked a coming star in the Pitts
burgh youth. "Steiny," as he is now
familiarly called, was recommended to
the Philadelphia club last season, and
Fogel immediately got his John Han
cock to a contract. . This contract
called for delivery in 1913.
Fogel had no intention of calling the
young man before then, but the recent
injuries, coming so thick and fast,
compelled the club to hustle around
for talent. Steinbrenner's father
wished his son to continue his scholas
tic work, but, after talking matters
over with the Phillie's president, very
generously decided to let his son join
the team.
Eugene packed his woolen socks and
red tie in his telescope and started for
Philadelphia, where, upon arrival, he
presented himself at the office of the
club with the announcement, "I'm the
new second sacker of the Phillies."
Steiny was signed, and without any
spring training he jumped into the
game the day Knabe was out and cov
ered second like a major. Out of seven
chances he emerged without an error
and also hit the great Mathewson for
an average of .500.
Charlie Dooin is sweet on this
youngster, for he shows qualities that
promise well.
TELLS OF FREAK PLAY.
Detroit Catcher Scored Home Run on
Strike Out.
Jack Onslow, one of the Detroit re
cruit catchers, is the hero of one of the
most peculiar plays ever recorded in
baseball annals, making a complete cir
cuit of the bases on a strikeout with
out the aid of an error by the opposing
club. . Onslow was playing with Dallas
when he earned this unique distinction.
In the game at Fort Worth one day
In 1909 the pitcher had him three and
two in a close game. The deciding
pitch was a curve ball, at which Jack
swung wildly and missed. So sharply
did the ball break that it struck one of
the edges of the home plate and bound
ed into the grand stand, and according
to the rules then in force the batsman
was entitled to trot around the circuit
unmolested. The freak play was a
lucky one for Dallas, as Onslow's run
won the game for that club, 3 to 2.
Jack, therefore, had thie honor of scor
ing the deciding tally after being re
corded as struck out while the pitcher
received credit for fanning him and
was charged with a wild pitch at the
same time.
O'BRIEN'S COSTLY BALK.
Dropped the Wet Ball and Allowed
Player to Reach Base,
Buck O'Brien, the Red Sox sensation,
from whom so much is expected this
year, was, in one of the recent Boston
New York games, the victim of the
strangest balk seen in professional
baseball for some years.
In the third inning, after Hartzell
had got to first on an error, O'Brien
wound up, and Hartzell prepared to
steal. O'Brien made ready to throw
the "spitter." Just as he let the ball go
Hartzell started. The ball rolled from
the pitcher's hands and fell at his feet,
while Hartzell continued on and made
the base. O'Brien could not be charged
with a wild pitch, as the ball did not
reach the plate and could be called
neither ball nor strike. The scorers
were up in the air and were going to
credit Hartzell with a stolen base until
Umpire Connolly solved all doubts by
Charging O'Brien with a balk, stating
that he would have allowed the runner
his base had he not started.
O'Day a Howling Success.
The sad part of Hank O' Day's suc
cess as a manager Is that all that
ability should have been wasted while
he was umpiring.
Tria Speaker Playing Great Ball.
Outfielder Tris Speaker of the ' Red
Sox Is playing remarkable all round
ball. His throwing is really' better
than ever. .
Looking Out For Number One.
Sydney had been given some discard
ed millinery with which to amuse her
self. She trimmed a marvelous looking
hat and so arranged It that a long red
ostrich plume bung straight down from
the front of the brim, over her baby
face.
"Come here, Sydney," said her moth
er. "Let me tack that feather back
out of your eyes." . .
"Oh, no. mother! I want It that way
so 1 can see It myself. Most always
only other people can see the feathers
on my hats." Judge's Library.
For the Children
Princess Victoria Louise,
the Kaiser's Only Daughter.
Princess Victoria Louise, only daugh
ter of the German emperor, is very
popular. She has six brothers, all of
whom are older. Being the youngest
of the family and the only girl, she
has always been the pet of her parents
and brothers. She is also a great fa
vorite with the German people, her
sweet disposition and gentle ways hav
ing endeared her to all with whom she
comes in contact.
Dog Smugglers.
Previous to the year 1795 In the
Netherlands dogs were employed In
smuggling, which was the more easy
as they are exceedingly docile. The
dogs were trained to go forward and
backward between two places on the
frontier without any person to at
tend them. Being loaded with little
parcels of goods, lace, etc., like mules,
they set out at midnight and only
went when it was perfectly dark. AnJ
excellent, quick scented dog always
went some paces before the others,
stretched out his nose toward ail quar
ters and when he scented custom
house officers turned back, which was
the signal for immediate flight Con
cealed behind bushes or in ditches, the
dogs waited till all was safe, then pro
ceeded on their journey and reached at
last beyond the frontier the dwelling
house of the receiver of the goods, who
was in the secret But here also the
leading dog only at first showed him
self. At a certain whistle, which was
a signal that all was right they hasten
ed up. They -were then unloaded, tak
en to a convenient stable, where there
was a good layer of hay, and well fed.
There they rested until midnight and
then returned in the same manner over
the frontier. Philadelphia Ledger.
Game of SpiHikens.
Collect a number of straws, stand
them up so as to meet at the top and
spread out at'jthe bottom like a tent or
haystack. Get nice little sticks and
make a hook at the end with a crooked
pin or else find little hooked sticks.
Each player takes a hook in turn and
tries to remove a straw without shak
ing or throwing down any of the others.
The one who succeeds in removing a
straw under these difficult conditions
counts one. She who gets most straws
wins the game.
Sometimes two or three straws are
marked and called king, queen and
bishop. The king, safely removed,
counts four, the, queen three and the
bishop two. The straws thus named
should be larger than the others or
have a tiny flower stuck in their hol
low tubes to distinguish them from the
plain spil likens.
Hide the Thimble.
In this game the company generally
divides in two parts, half being play
ers, while the rest do the work of
guessing. A thimble is then produced
by one of the party or something equal
ly small that may easily be held In the
hand. . Seated by the side of the table,
the players begin passing the article
from hand to hand. When the work
has been done sufficiently the closed
hands are all placed on the table for
those on the opposite side to guess In
turn whose hand holds the thimble.
As soon as the right guess Is made the
opposite side takes its turn.
Button Puzzle.
Place twelve buttons or stones In a
hollow square so that you count four
along each side of it
Now take the same buttons and ar
range them so that they form another
square and you can count five along
each side of it
Solution: Make a square with three
on every side and place the remaining
fonr, one on each of the corner but
tons. Moving Time.
When moving time comes round, alas.
The dollies dread what comes to pass!
They hear their little mother say:
Til have to give some toys away.
They say I cannot take them all.
For we must store them till the fan.
I wonder which I'll keep. dear, dear!"
Oh, how the dollies dread to hear
Those words, for fear she has in mind
Perhaps to leave some doll behind!
But moving day comes round and goes.
And when the fall arrives It shows
The dollies all together still.
Their little mother never will
The family circle break, oh, no!
She loves each precious dolly so!
The other toys of many styles
She gives away, but always smiles
And says, "Of course, my dolls, you see,
Must always, always go with me!" '
Youth's Companloa.
GET THEM ALL. -Leave
yesterday where it felL
Trust tomorrow with God and
catch every ray of happiness as it
passes today. Anonymous.
Quick Death.
"I detest that tailor of miner' ex
claimed a spendthrift. "I'd kill him
with pleasure."
"You can easily do so," rejoined his
friend. "Pay him what you owe Dim;
he will certainly die from shock I"
ONE HE DIDN'T
KNOW
A Story of a Narrow
Escape
By CLARISSA MACKIE
There is.a Chinese proverb that runs
something like this: "A devil you know
Is safer than a devil you do not kn,ow."
Although Jim Westcott had lived in
China for ten years, this proverb had
never been driven home to him for the
reason that his natural bump of cau
tiousness had heretofore prompted him
when dealing with Asiatics to confine
his dealings with persons who were rec
ommended to him. Sometimes these rec
ommendations were exceedingly slight
Jim Westcott was the Shanghai rep
resentative of a large New York silk
importer. It was his business to ne
gotiate for shipments of silk as they
came down from the interior via Nan
king and thence by railway to Shang
hai
Westcott had agents, ' Chinese, of
course, scattered among the silk prov
inces, and through these agents he was
enabled to make many negotiations
that proved very profitable to Freder
icks & Co. of New YorE" So Jim West-
cott's salary mounted higher each year
as he increased his firm's business. As
Jim was a single man and without near
relatives he had much more money
than he could conveniently spend for
a man of his quiet tastes, and so he
took to gem collecting.
At the time of this story Jim West
cott had seven fine precious stones.
There was a very large diamond, three
flawless emeralds, two small pigeon
blood rubies and one great milky pearl
that he had secured at a great bargain
from an impoverished mandarin from
the back provinces.
About a month after this Jim was
seated in his office one morning when
his native servant or "boy" entered
with a long strip of red paper that pro
claimed it the visiting card of one
SURROUNDED BY A VTLIiAINOUS liOOKTOO
BAND.
Ting Tai, private secretary to the man
darin Wen Hao To, from whom Jim
had bought the great pearl, the gem
par excellence of his little collection.
After the first ceremonies of the visit
had been concluded and the boy - had
served tea and sweetmeats and had
withdrawn to the outer office Ting Tai
drew his chair close to Westcott's desk
and spoke in English:
'My master, the Hon. Wen Hao To,
has again sent me to open negotia
tions with your respectable firm," he
began politely.
'More pearls?" asked Westcott eager
ly, for he had a comfortable balance at
the bank awaiting just such an Oppor
tunity as this might be.
Ting Tai shook his head and smiled.
but back of the smile was a look of
greed that should have warned Jim
Westcott "I am filled with regret
that my master has suffered many
losses during the past year and has
been compelled to part with many
precious possessions. This time it is
not gems. If your perfectly respect
able firm could negotiate for rich and
handsome brocaded coats gold and
silver and some woven with seed
pearls my master may be persuaded
to part with them."
Jim drew a long breath. If there
was one thing that his "perfectly re
spectable firm" liked to get hold of it
was a handsome mandarin coat. There
was always a demand for the genuine
article, and not only collectors, but
private persons, fought for possession
of them at any price. Some of the
patterns, were worth their weight in
gold, too, .to silk manufacturers who
could copy them.
"That sounds good to me," Jim said
in response to Ting Tai's remark. "Got
them with you?"
"No," returned Ting Tai cautiously.
"They are at my master's palace' In
Sicheng."
Jim .was disappointed. It. meant
Commencing Thursday, July 11,
1912, the Oregon City Transporta
tion Co.
Str. Pomona
Will make two round trips between
Portland and Oregon. City and
three round trips Sunday.
WEEK DAYS
Leave Portland. Leave Oregon City
8:00 a, m. 11:00 a. m.
2:00 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SUNDAY
Leave Portland. Leave Oregon City
9:00 a. m. 10:30 a, m.
12:00, noon 1:30 p. m.
3:00 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
Boat and car tickets are Inter
changeable. Take a cool and pleasant trip by
water. Freight handled twice a
day each, way with care and dis
patch. Oregon City Transportation Co.
more delay, and he had hoped to in
clude this shipment of coats with a
cargo that sailed on the 25th.
"Then you will bring them down for
inspection?" he inquired.
Again Ting Tai shook his head. "My
master has bidden me inform you that
the coats are too precious to be in
trusted to any one other than the own
er. He is suffering from an attack
of rheumatism that confines him to his
palace. He. has reruested me to ask
If you can spare enough of your very
valuable time to make the journey to
Sicheng ancLselect the coats and com
plete the negotiations there." .
Jim Westcott sat in deep, thought
for several moments. This was an
entirely new proposition to him. and
it required consideration. His busi
ness might be left for the week that
it would require to make the journey
to Sicheng and return,' for be had
made up his shipment for the month.
He felt not the slightest doubt of the
secretary's sincerity, for he had done
business with him for several years.
The mandarin Wen Hao To was an
inveterate gambler and after squeez
ing his inferiors to the utmost farthing
now made a yearly sacrifice of some
precious possession in order to satisfy
his craving for the gaming table.
"How shall we go?" asked Jim to
gain further time.
"By railway to Nanking, where my
master's junk lies; thence up the riv
er of golden sands to Sicheng."
"I'll go." concluded Jim hastily. I'll
be through with my business at 4
o'clock. If you will meet me at the
railway station I will accompany you
to your master."
The rest of the morning was filled
by Jim's preparations , for departure.
Wah Loo flew hither and thither at
his master's bidding, his slant eyes glit
tering expectantly. If there is one
thing more than another that a Chi
nese servant thoroughly enjoys it is
a hubbub of any: sort
Almost at the last moment Jim call
ed the servant to him.
"Boy," he said, "can so get all same
ready, chop-chop."
"Can so!" squealed Wah Loo, delight
ed at the idea of a journey.
"Skedaddle, then!" commanded Jim.
And, although that wasn't English or
even pigeon English, Wah Loo under
stood the order and skipped away to
make his scanty preparations.
Jim Westcott had two reasons for
taking Wah Loo with him. He believ
ed the boy to be faithful, for he had
been seven years in Jim's personal
service, and he felt that going into the
interior, where there is constant dan
ger from bandits and river pirates, he
needed some loyal ' henchman who
might at least report his master's death
in case anything did happen. And In
these isolated provinces things were
very likely to "happen" in the most
casual way.
The journey to Nanking was un
eventful, as was the trip up the river.
They were attacked by river pirates
one dark night but a violent thunder
storm effectually put the rascals to
flight and the frightened crew of the
mandarin's pleasure craft returned to
their posts after much persuasion from
the fat captain.
At Sicheng wharf they were met by
sedan chairs, in which they were
promptly whirled away to the manda
rin's palace a few miles beyond the
city.
Suddenly that old Chinese proverb
came to Jim's mind, "A devil you know
Is safer than one you don't know."
"I'm mighty glad I brought Wah Loo
along," he soliloquized. "I certainly
know that little yellow devil." .
It was an added comfort to feel the
two loaded automatic revolvers In his
pockets.'
All at once they entered a desolate
region where the road was merely a
rough track. Jim wondered that the
highway that led to the mandarin's
palacejshould be so ill kept and appar:
ently little traveled. .If the men had
deliberately chosen this out of the way
route it was evidence that some mis
chief was brewing.
It was not only brewing, but bub
bling over, for Jim had no sooner
snatched his weapons out than they
were surrounded by a villainous look
ing band of highway robbers. The
bodyguard gave' back instant fight, but
Jim noted at once that it was a sham
battle.
He had been delivered into the hands
of his enemies. There was little doubt
that some one had passed the word
along that 'Jim Westcott possessed
these precious gems. Wen Hao To
was In sore straits. He needed them.
What more likely to happen than that
the honorable representative of Fred
ericks & Co., should be attacked by
robbers on his way to the mandarin's
palace to purchase the silk coats?
"Boy!" called Jim sharply, glad that
he had brought Wah Loo along.
When he saw that Wah Loo bad de
serted him and was fighting vigorously
to permit the robbers to approach the
chair of his master Jim understood.
Wah Loo was the traitor who had told
about the gems his master carried
Because they had counted on Wah
Loo's stealing his master's weapons
before the ambush sprang upon them
the robbers were quite unprepared for
the fusillade of bullets that poured
from the opening in Jim's chair. When
he was all alone there, spattering the
dust in the rond after tbe last flying
heels, Jim realized that the artfnl sec
retary. Ting Tao, had fallen a victim
to his own treachery. The man was
lying, slightly wounded, beside his
chair, deserted by the cowardly sol
diers who had fled with their allies,
the robbers.
Jim did what he could for the secre
tary with the little emergency medical
case he carried, and he was glad when
a party of missionaries in bullock carts
name along and volunteered to carry
llie secretary and the American back
to Sicheng.
So. after all. the gems that Jim car
ried in his belt were quite untouched.
After that he kept them in safe deposit
at his bank. He found a steamer gtf
Ing down the river, and the following
day found him back in Shanghai.
The first thing be did was to send
for another house boy to take the place
of the departed Wah Loo.
For that was the devil he really
didn't know.
THE GRAND PROMOTER
(Continued from page 2.)
your excitement is past "
"I told you 1 don't wain souif i.-'u:;
replied tbe cobbler as he began to
doubt himself. "If yon vhas a ivech
man now you can pay your old dfbis "
"'Tis true, my dear friend "Tis true
I can pay $1.(M) for pvnr.v cent 1 owe.
and the feeling is a placid one. You
come up here this morning to collect au
old account of .$2." uiuse;! the major
"and you had no suspiciou of the good
luck awaiting you My old friend,
don't have a fit or faint away when I
announce the fact that you have been
appointed treasurer of the Universal
Goat Raising company, which has just
been incorporated with a capital of
$5,000,000."
"Vhill you pay me dot $2?" interrupt
ed the cobbler, as he reached for the
major's coat collar.
"I will," suavely replied the major.
"There is $2 coming to you for repair
ing my shoes. As treasurer of the D.
Q. R, O. you should file a bond of at
least $50,000. If might give you some
trouble to do so, and as you are an old
friend of mine 1 propose to extend the
glad hand. In other words, i will re
duce the bond to the trifling sum of
$2, and that squares the debt Do you
think you'll have time to hunt up a
suit ,pfofflce rooms thisafternoon?
Loose Leaf
Systems and Devices for
every kind of business
and profession. A 'phone
call will bring us, or, bet
ter still, come in and
view our modern plant.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
You had better come in a nd let me go
over to the bank with you anyhow.
Hereafter you will pay by check, you
know. It will also be well for you to
get some new clothes as soon as you
can. 1 think this is about all. I think
BO."
"Und vhere vhas my$2?" demanded
tbe cobbler as a lump gathered in his
throat
"About all, Mr. Wasserman, except
that we shall deal .in goats of both
sexes and all colors."
"By golly, but vhat a mans vhat a
dodger! 1 don't pelief he gifs me my
money. I pelief he tries to be some
deadbeats."
"And if you think of it." continued
the major as be stepped on the cob
bler's toes to crowd him toward the
door, "you might Inquire around and
6ee If you can ascertain if there are
any long tailed goats to be found in
the country If there are it would be
well for us to mix tbe long tailed and
the short tailed together for scenic ef
fect 1 am afraid 3.000.000 bobtailed
goats pasturing in one great buncb
would lack variety. Will you make
inquiries at once and report?"
"What 1 make inquiries about vhas
my $2!" was shouted
"And 1 have been told, Mr. Wasser
man, that violet colored goats were
bad tempered and their milk had been
known to give children fits. You
needn't lose no time over them."
"By golly, by golly!" gasped the cred
itor as he leaned against the door cas
ing "You might see the janitor as you go
down. 1 believe be was taken on here
because he knew all about goats. If
he hasn't a grouch on he may give you
a lot of pointers. Always inquire of
the Janitor, Mr. Wasserman. What
going?"
"Yes; I have to go. I may be robbed
more."
"Well, goodby"
And as the other clattered down
stairs the major closed the door anS
then whispered:
"Poor man! What could he have
done with $2 r" .
FREIGHT WRECK
PORTLAND, July 16, (Special.)
There was no game on the' local lot
this afternoon because of a -train
wreck on the Southern Pacifiic rail-
Get this idea of rough, high-proof, strong whiskey
out of your head or it will get you play the
devil with your nerves ruin your digestion.
Why punish yourself.
Cyrus Noble, pure, old and palatable
bottled at drinking strength.
Sold everywhere and costs no more -then
any other erood whiskev. '
W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., General Agents, Portland, Oregon
r,
THE
Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico
traversing the states of
. SONOROA - SINALOA - TEPIC - JAL ISCO.
Gives Access to
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEALTH
in
Cattle, Farming, Mining, Timber
Let' us list you for a copy of our new booklet soon to be pub
lished. H. LAWTON, G. P. A., Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.
way, two miles west of Three Pines.
Train No. 221 was wrecked, 16 freight
cars being thrown into the ditch and
a brakeman was seriously Injured.
The passenger train carrying' the
Vernon baseball team was several
hours behind the freight and could not
pass when it caught up. Raising of
the 1911 pennant also has been post
poned until Wednesday afternoon.
The results Tuesday follow:
National League "
Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 47
Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 0.,
New York 1, Chicago 3.
American League
Chicago 2, Wahington 7. -Detroit
2, Boston 7.
Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 5.
St Louis 3, New York 1.
St. Louis 5, New York 1.
Pacific Coast League Standings
,W. L. P.C.
Vernon . 59 39 .602
Oakland r.fi it K71
Los Angeles 53 44 .546
foruana 40 48 .455
San Francisco 40 57 .412
Sacramento . 38 56 .404
At Portland No game; Vernon fail
ed to arrive.
At San Francisco Oakland 2, San
Francisco 1.
At Los Angeles Los Angeles 8, Sac
ramento 2.
BITULITHIC INVADES BRITISH CO
LUMBIA Taxpayers of New Westminister are
a unit in favor of "The Best
Pavement."
New Westminister has taken her po
sition in line with Vancouver and oth
ers on the Canadian side, in favor of
"the best pavement available." In
this case, as in fact it is in all such
statements of preference, it proves to
be bitulithic.
The fact that bitulithic is rapidly
winning out in the northern climates
as well as in southern sections is due
to the fact that it adapts itself per
fectly more so than any other known
pavement to all climatic conditions,
quick and extreme changes, etc.
The city government in New West
minister, B. C, spent a long period of
time in investigating the merits of all
the various forms of pavements be
fore they finally decided in favor of
bitulithic.
The initial award consists of about
50,000 yards.
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be in every home.