Physical
Exercise
THE common-sense point, of view, it seems to me, is that as far as
the working people, under present conditions, are able to benefit
from gymnastic exercises, just so far they are valuable to them.
That, of course, applies to any other class of people as well. All
of which simply means that to a vast number of working people it is a
matter of minor importance or of utter indifference because their prin
cipal need is for industrial conditions which are safe, and for higher
wages and shorter hours, which would give them opportunity for mental
and moral education as well as physical.
To educate oneself in any way means the expenditure of energy, and '
one must not only have the energy to expend, but must also have enough j
good sleep and happy leisure, which is not active, in order to replace the !
energy used in work and active play.
If the question is whether the large part of working class women have ,
these things, the answer must be that they do not.
The object of expending energy is in the hope of getting something |
one wants; one's living, one's health, some one or other form of happiness;
if the struggle of life is too hard, then the lessened energy is used to
secure the greatest, instinctive desire, one's bare existence, and often there
is not enough energy for that.
To use a part of that small and precious fund in active play appeals,
1 think, very little to the working class, that is, to that part of it which
expends most of its energy in making a living. They crave something j
to relax the nervous tension, something which is "done to them" without j
much effort on their part. Hence it is that there is so much drinking,
loating in cheap theaters and so many vices of various kinds.
However, I would not in any way undervalue the usefulness of phys- :
ical exercises for the many persons who are enabled by them to throw off j
morbid conditions and to pull themselves out of anemic conditions and
get fresh starts in life.
The only objection, I should think, is the tendency to make them i
into a fad, and to give the impression that, given gymnastics, we have J
cured the sorrows of the world. In other words, we must not put the cart
before the horse, but remember that poverty and ignorance are the real
evils to be coped with and we can have no real health while we have these, j
Anything, however, that will strengthen us for the time being to plav !
whatever part we have to play in § I 0/) /?
the world must be counted as Aa. 1 I is Aft* -
useful.
Method for
Making
Business
More
I Rushing
By F. N. BLANCHARD
in the minority and the workers compose the vast majority, the workers' ;
proportion of obtainable money must necessarily diminish as fast as the j
wealth of the capitalist increases. When a panic comes the position of |
the capitalist is somewhat like that of the monkey who put his hand into
a jar of nuts and got his hand so full that he was unable to withdraw it. ;
The more selfish and grasping the money kings (and humanity at j
large) will become the oftener we will have times of depression and panics. ;
Should
Not
Seek
to Acquit
Guilty
»y CHARLES C. HUNTER
is true, a lawyer owes a duty to his client, hut if he knows the client is I
guilty he has fully discharged his duty when he has made clear all extenu- !
ating circumstances, if any there be, connected with the crime, and has j
made, a plea for as light a sentence as the court can pass for the crime j
committed.
While the lawyer owes a duty to his client, he also owes a duty to j
himself, to his profession and to society; he can best discharge these duties !
by laboring to obtain absolute justice for all.
= ■
Mirth
is Truly
God's
Own
Medicine
man machines and they drudge from morning till night and wear out
their tives before their time.
And there are others less fortunate even than the human machines,
those poor souls that lost their jobs because work is slacking and there
is no bank roll to back them up. They do not feel like bsing cheerful
about it. They have desperation written 011 their faces.
And I am sorry to say that many of these have not the education or
112 ability and perseverance to better their condition.
I
Of Great Value
to Many
Morbid Persons
By SARAH S. PERKINS
The manufacturers and other business
men of this country would like to have j
business more rushing and not so quiet as
it is at present. They can easily bring about
such a condition of affairs, as it is a simple
matter. All they need to do is to increase j
the wages of the producers so they will
have the money to buy back more of the j
things they have produced. That would i
relieve the present stringency and times
would become easier. Those who own the i
machines that the workers use for produc
ing certain articles are all the time storing
up more and more profits, and as they are
A lawyer should only seek justice for j
his clients. Bv obtaining an acquittal for |
a guilty man he has defeated justice.
Suppose a lawyer knows his client is
guilty, and if convicted the sentence must
be imprisonment; but he obtains a verdict j
of acquittal. The client is turned loose on i
society, and commits other crimes while he j
ought to have been serving time for the j
first crime, is not the lawyer partly respon- ,
sible for his crimes?
The knowledge that they can hire great j
lawyers to defend them has given encour
agement to criminals all over our land. It j
Dr. Orison Swett Harden is perfectly
right in saying that mirth is God's medi
cine; but how about those to whom this is
denied, those that live within the limits of
privation and even at that do not really
live but only exist? For those C do not
believe there is any fun. When people
battle with misfortune every day in the
year, every day in their lives, hoxv can they
laugh in the face of fate and say, "We
won't concede that we are beaten?" When
everything looks dark in the future that
is an impossibility. For some unfortu
nates the sun never shines. They are hu-
HOW MATHEWSON FANNED MIKE MITCHELL
*#%*&**„■ ■•&/*• *' i»
Captain Mitchell, Crack Outfielder of Cincinnati.
•Doile" Paskert tells an interesting
parn on Matty and his headwork. The
Reds were playing the Giants and
Mike Mitchell was clouting Matty's
shoots to all corners of the lot, while
Dick Hoblitzel had fanned three suc
cessive times.
The Reds had a man on second and
a man on third, with two out in the
ninth, inning, and the Giants had a
one-run lead. A single would have
won the game and Hobby was the
hitter. The fans were giving up hope
when Matty deliberately passed Hob
by to take a chance on Mitchell, who
had made two triples and a double in
his threo trips to the plate.
The fans shouted and laughed. They
thought it was all off with Matty.
Mitchell had been clouting Matty's fast
ball and Mike expected to see the fade-
CONNIE MACK IS SARCASTIC
Supposedly of Eacy-Going Disposition,
Manager of Athletics Is Stern
Disciplinarian.
Connie Mack at times is the most
sarcastic manager in baseball. On
the face he has an easy-going disposi
tion, yet he is one of the sternest dis
ciplinarians in the game, although he
Is never apparently stern.
During the early days of the Ameri
can league Mack had as first base
man the veteran Charley Carr, man
ager of the Kansas City team of the
American association.
This was in 1901, and Mack was
having a struggle to keep above water.
He had a raw-boned youth named
Plank on the mound one day. The
Athletics played wretchedly, Plank's
Charley Carr.
pitching being as bad as the Mack
men's fielding.
Carr was a particularly bad per
former. After the giant first baseman
dropped his third thrown ball, Mack
became wild, but in a quiet way. He
waited for Carr as he was walking to
the bench. Taking a dime from his
pocket, he handed it to Carr.
"Why, what's that for?" said Carr
In surprise.
"It's carfare home," replied Mack
coldly, "and take Plank with you."
Mack meant what he said and didn't
permit either Carr or Plank to play
any more that day.
Speaker After Record.
Tris Speaker has thrown his hat into
the ring for the batting championship
of the American league. Tv Cobb of
Detroit and Joe Jackson of Cleveland,
have been hugging an opinion that the
batting honors of the organization
should be the personal property of one
of them next October. Speaker says
they "have got. to show him."
away or Matty's curve come up to the
plate. Matty cut loose a fast one
straight over the center of the plate.
Mitchell was dumfounded and did not
even swing.
Then lie stepped up closer to the
plate because he was positive that the
next would be a curve ball. Zip. An
other fast one shot straight across the
plate. Once again Mike, in his sur
prise, allowed it to pass. Then he was
dead sure he had Matty and that "Big
Six" would waste a curve ball. Once
again the ball went over the center of
the plate. Mitchell was dumfounded
and did not even swing.
Matty had deliberately given him
three fast balls, without a shoot on
them, and all of them were right
across the center of the plate and
where Mitchell would ordinarily have
killed them.
Bobby Vaughn reported to Joe Mc-
Ginnity's Newarks at the eleventh
hour.
Pittsburg has sent Infielder Ray
.Tansen to Wheeling of the Central
league.
Mr. Jackson of Boston is not living
up to the family name as well as he
did last year.
Dave Shenn, Cub infielder farmed to
Louisville, has been suspended for
failure to report to the Colonels.
Charles Severeid, first baseman on
the Rockford team for three seasons,
will be turned over to the Superior
club.
I'tica has released Bert Noblett, for
several years before going to New
York the crack second baseman of the
Central league.
Daniel J. Hays, aged fifty-four, and
known in his playing days as "Manzy"
Hayes, died recently at his home in
Brockton, Mass.
The veteran Joe Keenan, last year
manager of the London team, has
signed with the Hamilton team of the
Canadian league.
Johnny Shovelin, who went fast in
the Ohio-Pennsylvania league last sea
son, has signed with Newark in the
Ohio State league.
Two Mack cast-offs —Hogan of St.
Louis and Rath of Chicago—are play
ing good ball. Rath of the Sox is hit
ting the ball hard and fielding in ex
cellent style.
Dan Moeller of Washington is one
player who can prove that he can
come back. On his second trial In
fast company he is playing good ball
for Washington.
Manager Davis of Cleveland is evi
dently going to take a leaf out of his
former manager's book. He has al
ready signed Captain Nash of the
Brown University team.
Cleveland has sent Dick Talbot, prod
uct of the Ohio city's sand lots, to
Toledo. He was a catcher and made
over into an outfielder and will go in
to the outer garden for Hartzel.
There is a pitcher on the St. Louis
Browns who will delight in beating
Washington. He is lClmer Brown,
who had a trial under Griffith at Cin
cinnati and was declared no good.
It was a big blow to Wolverton
when Harry Wolter was injured; Wol
ter was playing good ball all around.
His hitting and base running was the
feature of the team's work up to the
time he was put out of the gamo.
Oscar Vitt, the youngster pick-up fty
Jennings' last fall for the infield, is
versatile. He has never p'.ayed any
where but in the infield, but. Jennings
sent him to the outfield 011 account of
his great hitting, and be is proving
a sensation.
HOW CHICAGOS LOST O'BRIEN
Carl Lundgren Gave President Murphy
His Opinion That Buck Would
Not Do for Cubs.
"If It hadn't been for Carl Lundgren
the Cubs would have Pitcher O'Brien
today," says President Murphy of the
Chicago Cubs. "Lundgren played for
the Chicago team many years and
was a most excellent pitcher, lie was
uniformly good during the cold days,
when most twirlers can scarcely hold
the ball. He won many games for the
Cubs at such times and was a factor
in our success.
"His judgment slipped up In the
case of O'Brien, however. I had heard
a lot about O'Brien's wonderful work
In the Connecticut league, in fact,
many persons had written me advis
ing his purchase by the Cubs. 1
picked up an eastern paper one day,
noticed where Lundgren was playing
on the Hartford club, the same that
O'Brien was a member of, and de
cided to get Carl's opinion of the
youngster.
"Carl had pitched for the University
of Illinois before joining the Cubs, and
as George Huff was coach of the Il
linois, in addition to being our scout
at that, time, I decided to get busy.
First of all I asked Huff to write
Lundgren and find «ut what he
thought of O'Brien. The answer came
back indue time: 'O'Brien is only a
fair pitcher.'
"That settled O'Brien for me. If he
didn't look good to Lundgren. I didn't
see where he could be used by the
Cubs. Yet that same O'Brien pitched
amazing ball for the Denver club of
the Western league, and was grabbed
up by the Boston Ked Sox before we
could get another crack at him. .lack
Hendricks, manager of the Denver
club, and one of the bost developers
of young ball players In the business,
according to my way of thinking, con
siders O'Brien the best young pitcher
he has ever set eyes on.
"For that matter, a club owner has
to pick and choose diamonds In the
M
x\ III —ilk Ami
"BUCIC'O'BJPZEAr
rough for himself. Take the case of
Gandil. Two experts have told me
Gandil was a world beater—two said
they wouldn't have him on their club.
What can you do in the face of such
conditions? Just trust to your own
insight and luck, I believe.
"We have had several youngsters
whom we let go, believing they would
not do. Yet these same players went
to other major league clubs and were
•.vhales with tho bat and in the tietd.
Really, you know very little after all."
Foxy Joe McGinnity.
Manager Joe McGinnity of Newark
was offered back Joe Agler by the
Cubs, but declined to take him, since
he is sure Harry Swacina will fill all
requirements. Agler and Smith went
to the Cubs in a deal by which Mc-
Ginnity was to get players or cash.
Bob Fisher was sent to Newark and a
list of others, including Agler, submit
ted to McGinnity. None of them look
ed good to him and he demanded cash
instead, to the amount of $3,000. Pres
ident Murphy sent him a check for the
amount and Agler went to Jersey City.
The deal McGinnity made was a good
one, for Fisher bids fair to be worth
as much as both Smith and Agler, aad
Joe has the 3,000 bones besides.
World's Series Games.
The move to increase the world's
series from seven games to nine real
ly brings back the plan inaugurated
in the modern blue-ribbon event of
baseball. Pittsburg and Boston in
1903 were scheduled to play until one
team won five. The first four games
left the series standing three to one
in Pittsburg's favor, but Jimmy Col
lins' crowd "came back" and took four
straight. Mack and McGraw favor
nine games.
Lafitte Released to Providence.
Edward Lafitte, a member of the
Detroit American league pitching
staff, has been released to the Provi
dence club of the International league.
Lafitte went to Detroit after making
a great record in t?he old Eastern
league in 1910.
Plpased With Miller.
Roger Bresnahan is much pleased
over acquiring tho ownership of Out
fielder Miller. Cincinnati wanted to
send Miller to Fort Wayne, Ind., but
Roger blocked the deal and landed
Elmer for the waiver price.
Manager Wallace Is Happy.
Manager Wallace of the Browns Is
happy over tho trade ho made which
brought S.tovall to St. Louis. Stovall
is leading the chib in batting with n
' .400 mark arvl playing the best ball of
i his career.
BIRDS THAT LIVE CENTURIES
Average Life of Australian Cockatoo
Baid to Be Hundred
Years.
Melbourne, Australia.—Among the
wild birds of tropical countries whose
average life Is said to be close to one
hundred years are said to be the
cockatoos of Australia, a handsome
bird belonging to the same family as
the parrot, and a species of bird which
is readily tamed and taught to do
tricks which many domesticated bird*
and animals are unable .to accom
plish.
The cockatoo, particularly the yel
low-crested bird, is one of the most
Intelligent of the birds of the world,
and while It may seem strange to
some. It is a fact that by kindness and
excellent treatment a cockatoo can be
Australian Cockatoo.
taught to accomplish almost any act
that its owner wishes.
The birds are naturally fond of play
and to combine play with instruction
is said by Edward Montague, an old
New Englander, to be the best meth
od of training. Montague's ancestry
dates back in 1668, when Richard Mon
tague settled in Hadley, Mass., and all
of his descendants, of whom there arn
more than five hundred in the United
I States, take pride in displaying thd
| Montague coat-of-arms.
| In addition to being proud of hiJ
I ancestry, Edward Montague is ex
I tremely proud of his flock of trained
! cockatoos and some of his birds,
| doubtless because of his training, dis
play almost human intelligence.
The cockato is found in immense
| flocks in the "wild regions three hun
dred miles west of Melbourne, Aus
tralia, and there they are easilj
caught in traps. There are several
species, but those with the yellow
crest are the most beautiful as well
as the most intelligent.
It is a strange feature of the breed
ing of the cockatoo that the mother
bird hatches her young in a particular
ly torrid climate and then immedi
ately flies away to sotne colder clime
where the young bird quickly attains
| Its growth. Another feature of the
j bird is that the crest is a barometer ol
j feeding.
When incensed, the crest Is percep
j tibly raised, while when the bir4
! sulks, the crest is correspondingly
[ lowered. Naturally the bird is of a
| vicious nature and one pick from the
| sharp bill is sufficient to sever the end
j of a finger.
Training of the birds is an Interest
i ing vocation and usually extends over
J a poriod of two years. The individu
al bird must first be taught to per-
I fcwm and then similar instruction has
[to be given to the flock. The birds
i can be taught to dance, engage in
! chariot races, do stunts on the hori*
i zontal bars, perform on revolving
balls and lastly to talk and swear
| The birds strangely pick up profane
; words much more quickly than words
j of any other type, and some cockatoos
know more profanity than anything
| else.
j They live to be more than one hun
dred years old, and some birds are in
j captivity which have exceeded the
century mark. They do not require
any more treatment to sustain life
| than a human being, and if they are
! fed regularly and kept out of draughts
'■ they contract no illness. But they di»
| like extreme hot weather, and thca«
in captivity always grow restles(
wheu the hot sun shines upon them.
Deepest Hole in the World.
Slaughters Creek, W. Va. —What
' will be the deepest hole in the work
is being drilled by W. E. Edwards ot
] his oil fields. Its purpose is to de
j termin-e the geological character o
I the earth. The depth now is 5,23<
, feet. The world's record depth ii
: 6,001 feet, attained in a South Amert
j can well.
Cow Inspects Department Store.
Norwich, Conn. —A fine Holsteii
cow, which was being driven throimt
the street here, bolted from the herd
and entered a department store. Co
ing up several flights, she frightened
the women clerks in the cloak depart;
ment into hysterics. Finally the owiv
er arrived with a rope and she was
safely escorted to the street.
Guilty Man Pleads for Son.
Brockton, Mass.—When sentenced
to seven years in prison for counter
feiting, Patrick J. McGrath pleaded
with tliescourt to spare his son, who
is to be tried. He said the boy acted
only under his orders.
Schoolgirl S«!ects Pall Bearers.
East Sparta, O —After selecting si*
schoolgirl friends, to act as pall bear
ers at her funeral, Eva Teeple, aged
seventeen, slict and killed herself.