I O H l croVF. PRESS. FOREST CRÖVE. ORÉGON. THURSDAY, jULVá, 1913. -- ■ ■ « .......... .............. . ■■ ■■■■ THE STAR T H E A T R E H un Up O ld G lo r y PERFECTSPHERES With All His Scientific Skill Man Cannot Produce Them. THE CURVING OF A B A S E B A L L Motion Picture'Exhibition The Best Pictures Obtainable Every Film A Winner Dram*, Comedy. Laughter and Pathos It 1« P o a sib l. O n ly Be cau se the B a ll la a n Im pa rfect Globe and In C o m p a ri- aon W it h Ita Siza M u c h R o u g h a r T h a n tha Su rfa c e of tho E a rth . D ifficultle* of tha N a tu ra tisi. The real reason why a baseball can A F o u r th oj" J u l y be thrown so thut It will describe won­ "Poem b y derful curves during Its progress through the air Is that every such ball VJ. 2>. JVe-ibit v has u surface made up o f uiountulus. | UN up Old Glory! valleys, craters, canyons, gorges, plains Let It blaze and other irregularities o f the surface if. red and white against the sky that wbou tile differeuce In size is ■ ; And tell the story of the days taken luto consideration, makes the When hearts were stout and hopes were surface of the earth seeui like plate high. Forget the dally fights of greed; glass. Forget struggles, the dismay If It were possible to make a perfect ! Of facing the cruelty and need— sphere—If It were possible to make a Kun up Old Glory for the day! baseball with uu absolutely smooth sur- I Hun up Old Glory! faee and au exact sphere— no pitcher Think of aM In the world could make it eurve. The The old flag means to you and me, very best pitcher» baseball has ever Of how the blast of freedom’s call Shook out Its folds from sea to sea; kuowu or probably ever will know with the blood that it has cost, could not make the hull deviate u hair’s Rod White with the souls of them that died— breadth III Its Might. Today by laughing breezes tossed It whispers of a nation's pride. And so while It Is partly in the art or kirnck the professional pitcher has Run up Old Glory! 111 holding and releasing the baseball Fling it forth And feel anew the country call us he throws It. it is also due to the That thrills east, west and south and fuel that a baseball has u wonderfully north rough surface against which the air And has It«» word for one and all. catches and turns It that gives it the Run up Old Glory—fling it far Across the blue of heaven’s dome curve. It you pass your hand over a plate And feel that every stripe and star Is warder of your hearth and home. glass It moves smoothly with nothing to retard It. If you pass your baud STO RY OF IN D EPEN D EN C E DAY over an unplaned hoard yon can fed the roughness—splinters we call them S te p s W h ic h Led U p to A d o p tio n of You cannot move your hand as easily the Im m o rta l D eclaration. over the board This Is the same prln in May, 1770. Virginia adopted those d p le with the baseball. There Is a famous instructions to her delegates roughness In Its surface that catches lu congress “ to propose to that respee In the air nnd forces one side about or table body to declare the united colo­ retards that side. This has but one nies free and independent states." result—to make the baseball leave Its Thus encouraged, John Adams of Mas straight course, and In doing tills It de­ suchusetts the next day urged success scribes a curve. fully the adoption of a resolution rec­ Tills does not detract In the leust from the cleverness of the pitcher who ommending ull the colonies to form for can so accurately judge his muscular | themselves independent governments control as to make a baseball curve up In the preamble which he wrote It was declared that the American people or down, right or left. But the fact remains that It Is the roughness of the could no longer conscientiously take baseball that makes uII his pitching oath to support any government deriv lug its authority from the crown. cleverness possible. On the 7th of June, 1776, Richard Take a brand new league ball In your hand. It looks to lie a perfect Henry I.ee submitted u motion em­ bodying the Virginia instructions. The sphere—that Is, absolutely eveu aud motion was seconded, as a descendant uniformly round Hud as “ smooth as o f Putrlok Henry writes, “ by glorious glass." And It may be as smooth os old John Adams, and Massachusetts glass, for glass also has a rough sur­ stood side by side with Virginia.” face. Then, on the 1st of July, congress tak­ Put a baseball under the most pow ing up the resolution respecting inde­ erful microscope, enlarge It mlcroscopl pendency once more, “ nil eyes were colly 10.000 diameters, and what do turned on me,” says John Adams. you see? The very thing mentloued in Rising, he led off in a speech of sur­ the first paragraph of this article. The passing eloquence nnd “ a power of surface Is rough. It looks like the thought and expression which,” said landscape In the Alps or Yellowstone Jefferson, "moved the members from park or any other rough section of the j their seats.” earth. It has peaks, ranges, ridges, He was “ the colossus o f that con­ volleys, plains and holes, gulches nnd gress,” as Jefferson again testifies, the all sorts of uneven places, nnd If the | “ Atlas of Independence,” ns Richard earth could be made as small as a Stockton declares. "H e compelled con­ baseball It would be practically a per­ viction. nnd ut last, on the 2d of July, fect sphere nnd absolutely smooth the flame in Ills own soul fused into a Tills Is because the highest mountains single molten current the aspirations of the enrtli and the deepest valleys of a people, nnd amid the glow of no­ would tie millions upon millions of ble. daring, fervent speech the reso­ times smaller In comparison with the lutions of Independency were unani­ rough uneven places on a baseball If mously adopted." It was then that either the earth were reduced to the Jol n Adams. In a letter to Abigail, size of u baseball or a baseball enlurg burst forth In prophetic strains of the ed to the size o f the earth. way the glad event would be celebrat­ If this were not true the earth would ed So It has been celebrated, but the not revolve so regularly upon its axis date of the adoption of the celebration, It would perform an “in shoot” or July 4. is the one the people recognize ••out shoot" and curve olT through as the culminating moment of the space. great event. Even the hllllnrd ball has a surface much rougher In comparison to its size The O ld F a sh io n e d Fo u rth . than the surface of the earth, and we The tantalizing third we beat the birds to refer to a billiard ball as aliout the bed at night smoothest thing known. "A s smooth And raced the roosters on "the day” to greet the morning light. as a billiard ball'' Is a well known cannon, loaded week before, was simile. For the same reason that a The ready to salute. perfectly smooth baseball could not be Our "captain" touched her off and shout­ ed "HI. there, fellers, scoot!" curved, a perfectly smooth aud per­ fectly round billiard ball could not be Put Wti, who scorned discretion, stood around the piece of scrap, made to curve on the table. It would Each hoping, if the captain fell, to fill the not take “ English," ns billiard players glorious gap. call It when they make a ball go for­ Nay, not a whit more cheerfully the fa­ ward nnd then roll backward or In any thers faced the powder. direction Just by the manner In which Nor could their blunderbusses raise a racket any louder. they strike It with a chalked cue. what more reckless hero ever drew a This fact of roughness causing It to And sword from sheath spin becomes all too evident when a Than he who fired his crackers while he held them In his teeth? player forgets to chalk bis cue and plays several shots thereafter. If the And. since nobody dared to "take a stump," I’ ve often prayed leather tip of the cue becomes shiny A blessing on the boy who cried, "Let’s It will slip on the ball. There is no go to the per-rade!" purchase with which It can take bold. And then we heard the orator (though But chalk Is sticky stuff, and the gran much against our will). ules are large, so that a well chalked Who said, "The blood our fathers bled, thank God. is bleeding still!” cue lias a very rough surface, .and this rough surface o f the tip o f the cue fits He bh d so long we greatly feared he nev­ er would run dry. Into the rough projections on the ball. And some one read "the grand old words” Slid thereby a hall can be given a lot —we vainly wondered why— o f twist. In order to accomplish this But, heaven be praised, a monster gun was there to make a noise! successfully, moreover, the billiard And a gallant fife and drum corps under­ cloth nap cnizt be new and therefore stood the needs of boys. rough. the crimson lemonade gushed gay- During recent experimentation with All day ly forth at us regard to the kinetic theory of gases Till aniline enamel lined each boy’s esoph­ agus. a Belgian scientist desired to find out bow perfect n sphere could be made In All day. as long as all our wealth could syndicate the price, order that by the clashing o f these to­ We chilled our ardent stomachs with ca­ gether an Idea might tie secured of the nary colored Ice. efTect o f the collisions of the spherical How could that coal tar dye compel the flavor of a dream? atoms that make np a gas The proj­ How could that starch of com produce so ect had to be abandoned Bt last be­ heavenly a cream? cause no machinery could be construct­ I wonder why "the day* 1» never cele­ ed that would turn out a perfect brated now. sphere artificially, and nature has no They try to celebrate It, but they plainly don’t know how perfect sphere of large size In all her many forma of matter. Perfect disks And would 1 do It in the way we used to If I could? could be made but a ronnd ball was Of cou~3e I —well, no; come to think, I beyond the limits of human accom­ don’t believe I would! You sp them ami are completely de- slroyed. The branches nre rotted off by tho sand, and uothlng Is left o f the live but the bare steins, which after a tew years wither and die. The greatest pleasure Is the pov give It. it a boy’s endurance. Nor do I want the company to pay my lift Insurance. to — Edmund Vance Cooke In Puck. i At oue end or thè otlier of everyanl nnl l'es a danger whlch mnkca thè •lo*«',t luvestlgatlon ItupnsxRile. To ■t'dv ihe mille tve must li.ibi litui hy rlit l.c.'.tl, but to studi Ibe hall we i l \-t In ve a tali hold ita a vautage lio.i.t.- St. Louis (¡lolle-lleuioerat. P le n ty of C hange. Fashionable Physician - XVhat yon really need Is a change of climate I 'I" Patient Change ot climate! Why l'io never liad anything else! I've lived In New York all my life.—Life. Defined. "Pa. whit Is a receiver?" "A receiver, my son. is a man ivh. wilds up a business after It has rm dow n."- Boston Transcript. After a scandal gets started the brakes always refuse to work. — Chi .•ago Rei-ord llcruld. W h y C lo c k s Get O u t of O rd sr. LONDON’S ANCIENT TOWER. i A Beefeater and • Yeom an Le ak It s Gate* E ve ry N i g h t Strange to say. very few people are aware o f an undent custom which Is «till kept up at the Tower of txmefon. Just before uildulgbt a beefeuter and the chief yeoman porter secure the keys from the governor's house to "lock up.” Having received the keys they proceed to the guard room. "Escort for the k e y s f calls out the porter, aud a sergeant and six privates turn out The procession then marches off. sad the sentries they pass Issue the usssl challenge of "W ho goes there?" to which the answer Is "Keys.” Arriving at the entrance to the Tow­ er grounds, the lion's gate, the porter locks the gntps and the party returns to the guardroom, the sentry challeng­ ing as before aud receiving the same answer. However, on arrival at the guardroom again the sentry stationed there stamps his foot, at (he same time giving the usual challenge. “ Keys." replies the porter. “ Whose keys?" the sentry asks. "K ing George's keys.” “ Advance King George's keys, and all's well.” The porter then says. "God bless King George.” and all present re*|>ond with “ Amen." The keys are then saluted nnd returned to the governor's house, where they remain until the next night's ceremony. — Pearson’s Weekly. MUNICIPAL DOCKS. Everett, W ash., W ill A ls o H a v e N a ta - to riu m and R e cre atio n Pier. The reason why mantelpiece clocks At an election held In thè city of so often get out o f order Is so obvious that It Is strauge that attention to It Everett, Wash., the citizens authorised has not been drawn before. A Loudon the issuance of $G5,000 in bonds with which to purchase the Improvements clockmaker said: "It Is because mantelpieces are rare on the municipal dock site, to extern! ly levef. If n clock meant for a man tlie present dock 200 feet and to con­ telpiece is not placed In an exactly struct additional dock facilities. It is planned in this connection to horizontal position it Is sure to go wrong. When the clock gains or loses purchase the Everett Improvement because of Its slanting position people company’s dock and about eight acres regularly move the hands forward or of water front land lying lietweeu the backward, ns the case may be. In or two docks for the purpose of construct­ der to adjust it. Eventually (lie clock's ing a municipal natatorium, wading bands are moved about so much that pools, tennis courts, sand pits, yacht the mechanism gets out of order and clubs and recreation piers. tile clock refuses even to tick. Watches It is also proposed that an incinerator and traveling clocks nre constructed will he constructed and that refuse differently from the stationary dis k consumed will heat the salt water for and they will go In any position. That the natatorium and furnish the neces­ is why they are relied upon more than sary power to operate the machinery the oniamental mantelpiece clock.” - on the municipal docks. « " ■ e V u i 'l f T !n io a t e a t t n a m u s i c r i e l o « « u . A Bad Joke. Mrs. Talkamore—Your husband la a "A famous college president declares that there are no new Jokes." great lover of music, isn’t he? Mrs. "All, lie does, does he?" grimly re­ Chatters—Yes. indeed, I have seen him turned tile old codger "Well, lie ought get up In the middle o f the night and to see the husband my niece Inis Just try to compose. Mrs. T.—What? Mrs. married and brought home to live on C.—The baby.—Stray Stories. tie.” —Judge. EXCURSION EAST Tickets sold through via Oregon Electric Railw ay LIMITED TRAINS EAST via SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE GREAT NORTHERN NORTHERN PACIFIC BURLINGTON ROUTE LOW R O U N D T R IP F A R E S Baltimore Boston Buffalo Chicago Colorado Springs Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth Indianapolis Kansas City $ 1 0 8 .2 5 1 1 0 .7 5 9 2 .7 5 7 3 .2 5 5 5 .7 5 5 5 .7 5 6 6 .4 5 8 4 .2 5 6 0 .7 5 8 0 .6 5 6 0 .7 5 Milwaukee Minneapolis New York Omaha Philadelphia Pittsburg St. Louis St. Paul Toronto Washington Winnipeg 1 73.25 60.75 109.25 60.75 109.25 92.25 70.75 60.75 92.75 108.25 60.75 Tickets will be on sale daily May 18th to Sept. 30th, 1913. The return limit is October 31st. Choice of routes and stop­ overs are allowed, going and returning. Train schedules and other details will be furnished on request. Baggage checked and sleeping car accomodations arranged through to destination. R. H. Crozier, Asst. Gen’ l Pass. Agt. W. C. Wilkes, Asst. Gen’l. Frt. & Pass. Agt., Portland, Oregon A. J. Farmer, Agent, Forest Grove, Ore- THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK FOREST GROVE, OREGON Capital and Surplus $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 . U. S. D E P O S IT O R Y . B o a r d o f D ir e c t o r s : Geo. Mizner I,. .1. Cod H. G. Goff T. W. Sain W . K. Newell John Templeton Geo. G. Hancock H. T. Buxton Chris Peterson W . H. Hollis E. W. Haines ___