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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
SOLICITOR GENERAL ASKS
FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
Files Petition in Case of National Rail-
way Publication Company.

Solicitor General Richards. on behalf
OF the Government. has filed in the SUI
preme Court Of the United states a pc
tl5ion asking for writ Of certiorari in
the case OF the National Railway Publ
cation Company against the Postmaster
General
The original proceedings were instf..
tuted by the publication company 10 en-
join the Postmaster General from ex-
Guiding from the mails as second-cIass
matter the official railway guide issued
by the publishing company. The Gov
eminent seeks TO have the Supreme
Court Of the United States review the
Judgment OF the lower court in the
case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
wALCoTT BESTS DONOVAN.

PITTSBURG. Pa. March 1O--In the
ten-round fight last night between Joe
Walcott and Nike Donovan. Walcott Sc
cured the decision. Donovan stood his
punishment well. but was entirely out
classed by the negro. who landed his
blows when and where he pleased ex-
cept in the sixth and seventh rounds.
when Donovan made a stand and kept
his opponent busy avoiding his fierce
lungcs. Neither man was severely pun
ished in the bout
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
CENTER MARKET TAKEN INTO
CAMP BY GOLDEN EAGLES

The Golden EaEle District League team
played set OF match games with a FIVE
representing the Center Market last
night. and came out victorious in each
Of the three contests. but it had 70 bowl
high scores in its first two games in or
der TO win.
KraUss was high average man, with
200, while Hoover's 2lJ was best single
ROdrick was next high man, with 1S9
average. while Krauss' Z1S single was
second best. The scores
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.

Henry KiIlilea. the owner of the BOs-
ton American League club, is not an
advocate OF an extremely short sched-
ule He says: Il am not opposed TO
games between clubs in the same cities.
but think they should come at the end
OF the season rather than part at the
beginning and part at the end. This is
only my general view, ss personally. l
would be willing our Boston American
League club should play the opposition
a any time. At the same time. would
not ike 10 see our schedule shortened
unduly with that object in view. Our
present season seems all right. and.
while 1 would not favor I54 games.
neither would I favor only 126 games.
Thielman. who did good work for Gin
cinnati last year. and who was trans
ferred to Brooklyn this season. has not
yet come to terms with Manager Han
lon
The foul-strike rule should help the
St Louis Americans more than the rest
of the teams in the same league. with
such clever stickers as Burkett. Wal
lace. and Heidrick
Two days before the championship
season opens the National League UNI
pires will hold a meeting. with President
Pulliam. and each rule will be gone over
so as to come to uniform interpreta-
tion.
Groundkeeper Murphy. who jumped to
New York last year when McGraw made
the coup on the Baltimore club. has re-
turned 10 his first love. and will have
charge OF the Baltimore Eastern League
club grounds
Secretary Knowles. or the New Yorks.
has just received word from George Van
Haltren, the veteran ball tosser. who is
to play center field for the Giants. that
he has wintered well and is in fine
physical shape.
The Yale team has already taken out
door practice.
Philadelphia will have no games on
thirteen days during the season
Bill Murray thinks Sebring OF Pitts
burg will rank with any in two years.
Carr Will play in Detroit. and Provi-
dence will have to get another manager.
The American Association snatched
twenty-one New York State players be-
fore peace was declared
McGraw and Barrow have traded
Smith and Gleason. Barrow is happy.
! have got bang-up man" said he.
and he Is sure TO make good -
The Brown University baseball team
has arranged Southern trip. beginning
March "a. and lasting twelve days. Dur
ing the time seven games will be played.
Eighteen men viii be taken on the trip
which is designed to give the new men
try-Out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
CARROLL INSTITUTE EASILY
WINS TEE FULL SET

The series between Carroll Destitute
and Takoma Park. in the District Bowl
ing League, was won by the former
team. In not one Of 10 games did the
boys from Takoma Park get within hail
ing distance Of its opponent which won
two OF its games by nearly $50 pins
Stitt. of the winners. was high average
man with 179, while Speiss' 2O4 was
high single. Cox was second high man
with 10 average. and his 49, single was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
WASHINGTON FIVE LOSES
TWO TO CHICAGO OUINT

In the Plate Printers League last
night the Chicago quint won two OF the
three games bowled against the Wash
ington Eve, on the Golden Eagle alleys
The Chocagoans carried of first and
third games of the set, but lost the
second by over 100 pins
Helmuth was high average man. with
1873. and his 235 was high single Or
spoda was second high man. with us
average. while next high single honors
fell TO Batch. who made 49, The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
SUCCEEDS COLONEL LYNCH.

DUBLIN, March 1O.-C r Devlin,
Irish Nationalist. formerly Canadian
commissioner in ireland, has been elect
ed 10 represent Galway in the house
OF commons. in place OF Colonel Lynch.
who is undergoing a sentence Of life
imprisonment for high treason
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10
THREE SEASONS IN ALASKA.

The last Of the lectures az the Ma
tional Museum will be delivered next
Saturday afternoon. at AIS O'Clock. by
w. H. Osgood. OF the Agricultural De-
partment. The subject is Three Seasons
In Alaska" This lecture Will be followed
by others of a technical character
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

McGraw and Barrow have traded
Smith and Gleason. Barrow is happy.
! have got a bang-up man." said he
and he Is sure TO make good
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

The American Association snatched
twenty-one New York State players be-
fore peace was declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

Carr Will play in Detroit. and Provi-
dence will have to get another manager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

The Brown University baseball team
has arranged a Southern trip. beginning
March "A. and lasting twelve DAYS. Dur
ing the time seven games will be played
Eighteen men viii be taken on the trim
which is designed to give the new men
a try-Out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

Bill Murray thinks Sebring OF Pitts
burg will rank with any in two years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

Philadelphia will have no games or
thirteen days during the season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

Groundkeeper Murphy. who jumped to
New York last year when McGraw made
the coup on the Baltimore club. has re-
turned TO his first love. and will have
charge OF the Baltimore Eastern League
club grounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-10

Secretary Knowles. OF the New Yorks.
has just received word from George Van
Haltren, the veteran ball tosser. who is
to play center field for the Giants. that
he has wintered well and is in fine
physical shape
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

dat morning, ana Dat he looked like
farmer. and would likely tink I'd be
minutes getting to him, when I'd be
seconds, for fact. 1 woiked de horn
wit one hand and steered as far to de
right as 1 could wit de odder hand
but p'chee he was turning to his left
He was a Britisher see? When he saw
how l. was coming he got de rattles,
and turned to de left de way dey do
at home. tries to give a quick turn
to de left, and more tings happened
in a second dan you could put in a
book. De machine skided, kicked a
lever dat stopped and revoised and
de stop was so student dat whit on
we may wit COVE in de air dat land
ed me glazing on de victoria top, and
from dere I shot off life a golf ball
dat hits a rock on de fly, and landed
on top of a load of hay, in de field,
and got a pitchfork of it over me dat
de farmer was trimming up when
started.
I must have bumped me coco on a
frame of de carriage top, for was
down and out till hears someone
say, why, here he isl" and dey
chucks de hay off me, and dere was
half de folks in he county rubbering.
God bless my soul, it's Chames!" l
-Whiskers say, and l says, Yes,
sir, was you wanting anything, sir?"
Well, dey treats me like l was kid
die; lifts me down, and monkies over
me to see was broke, and all dat dey
could find was a lump on me coco as
big as your fist. Willy Wildly was in
de carriage wit Whiskers, and she geves
me something to sniff dat made me
sneeze, so a man in a mobe pulls out a
flask and he says, Here, young man,
sniff dat"
1 shifts about tree fingers of it, and
it puts me to de good for fair. Den
looks for de machine, and it had hit
one of dose stone walls dey raises in
our country; and de biggest piece we
found was de rubber bulb of de horn..
"leave it dere," says Whiskers, land
get up on de box wit driver, and come
home" he says.
Did you ever hear French goil jaw:
A cabby underpaid, and a star in a
poor dressing room uses pretty pretty
langwudge alongside a French goil
when she is doing her best at scold-
ing. When Duchess began to plaster
up me back where de skin was off,
she asks did Mr.. Paul know what kind
of a deal / was in for. De more
told her dat he didn't, de more she
made up her mind dat he did, and If
he had heard her opinion of him he
would liquidated himself at bargain
counter prices. lie would r0Qe de
machine as soon as me-" said. 'if
I'd been shy on de proposition"
But 1 couldn't square Mr.. Paul wit
her. She said dat de only way he
could make her believe dat he didn't
put up job to make her a wildly was
to tip me well. What do you call
well?" l asks, and Duchess says dat
nothing less than So would put Mr..
Paul to de good in her opinion
When I'd been plastered up, and
rubbed down goes about me business,
and I meets Mr.. Paul in de hall, and
he asks me into de library.
I'm glad you wasn't holt much,
Chames,' he says.
Tanks" I says. Barring a bump
on me conk, and being a trifie shy OF
skin on me back, I'm as good AS
ever"
"Mr. Van Courtlandt' meaning
Minister'S tells me. dat it was de new
coaehman's fault; turning to de left
Mr.. Paul says fs 1855
Dat was lucky for me-" Isays. IF
something hadn't stopped me, I couldn't
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

American to ride it. Don't you want to
try, Chances? OF course if you is
afraid, I'll ask one of de gardeners to
ride it,"
OF course, when de game was put
up to me in dat way / had to draw
cards, and look cheerful-as cheerful
as l could. Nearly all de hands on de
place was rubbering around, to see
what would happen, and Maggie de
house maid, she whispers to me did l
want her to take any message to
Duchess before 1 mounted. De COACH
mans kid asks me would dey wake me
on de premises or on de bowery;
cause he'd never seen a wake, and
wanted to know. Housekeeper told
me dat her uncle was bone setter,
and would do a job for any friend of
hers at half price, and butler says to
me, on de sly, dat a cousin of his had
lived three days wit a broken neck and
had his pictures in all de papers; but
was never well enough before he died
to see de papers, what was great
sorrow to his family.
When shutter found out dat he
wasn't to be asked to ride it., he got
friendly, and helped Mr.. Paul to hold
de ting up straight, while 1 got on, and
Mr. Paul did ti1igs to it's inside.
Just den Duchess comes out to see
what was de circus; and she says dat
it was foolish for to start me on de
grounds; dat de way to do was to take
de machine out on de old Post Road
in front of de place, and head it for
Boston, for I'd always been croisy to
see Boston.
'On you way, woman!' says. do
you spose dat could see Boston if l
got dere on dis dinky ting?"
But Mr.. Paul says dat it was good
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
CHIMMIE FADDEN STORIES
Spectacular End Of Cruise to Boston--Mus-
ings on Mans Desire to Move. and
MOmans Capacity to Touch
BY E. w. TOWNSEND.
Copyright, 1908, by Robert Howard Russell.

Somebody was telling Mr. Paul dat
de bicycle dat goes by kerseen oil is
de real ting in de way of motor going.
He got one. I'd as lief he hadn't, for
I'd have more skin to de square inch
of Chimmie, if he hadn't; but 1
wouldn't got a lovely tip land OATS
wort some skin.
Foist, let me ask you: What's de
matter wit walking, or driving, or
riding-or stopping to home? Every
body desc days has gone clean dotty
on how to get somewhere else dan dey
is, and getting dere someodder way
dan is good for DER healts. If had
no more use to woik for a living dan
Mr.. Paul and Whiskers, I'd make up
me mind where I'd be satisfied to be,
and den I'd go dere by canal boat, and
stop dere. But nay, nay! Everybody
no sooner gets somewhere dan dey
wants to get somewhere else; and at
dat dey amt satisfied to go by a way
dat leaves EN- a fair chance of getting
dere in de same pieces dey started; dey
wants de odds to be, dat dey'll got
dere in job-lots DER own modders
wouldn't know.
OATS no joke: One Johnnie in Paris
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

Mr.. Paul he touched a match to
something, Shutter pumps sometipg else.
twisted all de screws and levers i
could get me hand on, puts me feet on
de peddle, dey gives it shove, and I
was off For while it was only like
riding a plain bike, except dat you sits
on beer key, or feel like you do; but
pretty soon tings began to get gay,
and dere was sputters and sparks and
smoke and smells and choo-choos and
gurgles and gasps and jolts, and I
was wondering when I'd go up in de
air. e~a
Great woik. Chames," yells Mr.
Paul, who was running along side
Remember he inter-locking friction
cutoff, when he interjector counter
balance engages wit de-
/ didn't ear no more. Something must
interlocked for fair: for all of a sud
dent l left Mr.. Paul like he was going
backwards. and de machine and me
strikes a gait for Boston dat puts
Winton into de post hole. 1t wasn't
so woise. All l had. to do was to
keep her in de middle of de road, and
pray dat nobody else would want de
same place. trun me feet UP on de
coaster holts. but one of me feet
struck something dat did tings to de
engine and we start off on new gait
dat made de foist one seem like stroll
ling in a meadow. l seen something
ahead, and woiked de fog horn signal
for all de noise dere was. in it, and
what seen turned into de ditch, and
when 1 passed it I saw dat 1t was a
bicycle club out on a run. AS 1
passed dey sets up a holler dat was
DER pacemaker, and for me to slow
down till they could get under way.
Slow down. If I'd known what to pull.
to slow down, I'd pulledYit mile
from its socket so / just waves me
hands for 'em to follow wanted
somebody along to pick up de pieces
and away l goes!
l kept de road clear for a time wit
de fog horn. and nearly everything
passed turned and chases after me. I'M
til / was followed by most of de bikes,
MODES, and fast horses of Westchester
county, and 1 began to feel some
chesty.
Dose dat wasn't travelling in any,
ting dat could keep me in sight gives
me good advice on de fly. "Muffie your
exhaust" "Uncouple your compound
err Hook. up your compensation, dey
would yell at me; and, trying to please,
I give something kick at every good
void of advice, and de machine would
buck and waltz and do grapevine
twists. but never let up on de gait dat
I knew would fetch me 10 Boston in
time for me dinner or me funeral
on de level, dere is kind of fun in
dat sort Of going. spose OATS because
YOU haven't time to guess what de
harvest will be- Anyway I began to
tinlx dat Id have de ha-ha on shutter
when got home, but just den l sees
ahead of me. and coming my way,
victoria wit it's hind top M. know
ed il for Whiskers. because he's de
only gent in our parts dat uses VIC
toria on de road, and he always mas
AZ hack TOP up coming home from
Morning drive down Greenwich way,
to keep de sun of.
Just had time to remember dat
new goodman had took Whiskers out
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

stopped meself, and would have landed
in Boston; and l didn't have me Bos-
ton guide in me pocket. No HARM"
1 says.
81 'spose Hortense feels much holt ?"
"Woise dan me- 1 says, rubbing me
conk
''Tm sorry it happened. Chances"
says he Perhaps dis will make you
feel BETTER" and he passes me out a
flyer.
Dat was two and half to one bet
ter dan Duchess had figured on; and
l was laying out a plan how to hold
out de balance on her, but it was no
use. She was laying for me when
left Mr.. Paul, and she says: How
much, Chames?'
1.-TWO BONES" l says. 1.-TWO cases"
at was more" she says. IF it was
only two you'd say it was one. Hand
over, Cheems. 1t is a good ting dat
you have a careful wife to keep your
money, for you might get extravagant
and buy a house and lot on FIT av-
moo. Pungle, Cheems" she says, using
good English SOS would under
stand.
What's de use! 1 can get trun
mile trough de air and have the luck
to land on a load of hay; but when
il comes to holding out on Duchess,
why OATS magic and I amt up in de
mart But de new coachman and me
had a lovely time dat evening, and If
his wife didn't use more sticking plas-
ter on him dan Duchess used on me,
his wife didn't do her duty.
But i done mine, and dat coacny
win turn to de right, all right, after
dis. all right. sure.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
GIVES UP HIS LIFE
TO ATONE FOR BLOW.
Floyd Garden Strikes His Sister and
Then Drinks Acid.


Floyd Gardner. 23 years old, says the
Chicago Inter-Ocean. quarreled with
his younger sister, Cora, because the
girl danced at a picnic they attended.
In the heat of passion he struck her.
Then, remorseful. he swallowed car
bolic acid and died in agony, begging
forgiveness.
Gardner was the son of retired mer-
chant at Thornton, and lived with his
father and sister His mother died a
year ago. and her death made a great
change in the young man. He kept to
himself and refused to attend any of
the social affairs in the village.
With much difficulty his sister in
duced him to attend an Odd Fellows
picnic with her at Thornton Grove Park
last Saturday. There was dancing
and the girl participated against her
brothers. wishes. Gardner thought his
sister should not dance, because of the
death of their mother.
But that was so long ago, Floyd"
demonstrated the young woman.
Surely, you don't want me to stay in
mourning forever"
Gardner made no reply and left the
picnic. When his sister returned home
alone he again rebuked her for dane
ing, and a quarrel started. in which
he struck the girl with his fist. A mo-
ment later he was remorseful and beg
ged her to forgive him. She refused
and reproached him for his brutality.
Gardner then burst into tears and
left the room, passing through the
kitchen to a storm shed, where he Sc
cured a bottle of carbolic acid. used
for cleaning purposes. Then he re-
turned to his sister, concealing the bot
tie in his pocket. and again asked her
forgiveness. She refused to talk to
him.
Then. look here, Cora" said Card
ner, uncorking the bottle.
AS the girl, surmising his intention,
rushed toward him. screaming. the
young man raised the bottle to his lips
and swallowed the contents. Then he
fell, writing In agony, while the girl
ran from the house IN search of a doc
tor. She returned few minutes later
TO find her brother dying, his lips burn
ed black from the poison.
Cora, forgive me, now, for the sake
Of our mother" he said family, as the
girl bent over him. I'm sorry
struck you" Soon afterward he died
The sister IL Frustrated as the result
OF the suicide, and fears are entertain-
ed that she win lose her reason
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
McNALLY
On Lucrative EIopemenfs.
By LAWRENCE PoRcHER HExT.

Mike Doogan's gal" said Pat
O'Flynn," was married yistherday;
She married Barney Murphy, an they
had to run away"
They call it run away" said Mack;
but don't We know tn joke
They had to run away becoz Mike
Doogan's always broke.
'Ive often heerd that false alarm; it
means no more mr. less
Than that some fathers overlooked his
daughters happiness;
Perhaps, he's let her run around wit
folks he don't approve,
An thin he wakes UP wan fine day to
find that she's in love.
Perhaps, tn boy that's burned his
gas f'r Swim years, or more,
An worn TIL parlor sofy sleek, has
ceased to be a bore;
He looks upon him as he does upon
tn dawg or cat
He niver thinks his daughter would
engage hersilf to that
Perhaps. whin he was inthrayjuced
to Msther So an So.
He didn't think tn dude would liver
be his daughters beau;
He thought he'd only dropped aroun'
to pay a social call
He niver viewed tn donkey as a SON.
in-law, at all.
'Th' fact about tn matter is that IA
theirs, nowadays,
Are sidom Interested in tn lovers
mystic maze:
They niver give momint's thought
to future sons-in-law,
Until they see tn boobies that their
daughters often draw.
"Theys lots av married men 1 know
that spind most ivry night
Before a bar-room counter, or a Du-
gilistic fight;
They niver are at home at all, to see
tn kind av stock
That's herded in tn parlor wit tn
flower av tn flock.
They niver put a clint aside, or think
about tn day
When mebbe they'll be called upon to
give tn gal away;
They niver seem to think she cares
about tn married state,
Until tn maid elopes, an thin, alas, it
is too late.
But thin 1t is they fume an fuss, an
talk av pedigree.
An tell tn naybers all about their
DloOueu dnCtSlnIys
They say tn daughter has eloped an
brought disgrace an shame
Upon her fathers fambily, an to her
fathers name.
But. take me word, tits all a bluff;
tn game has worruked before
TIL father meets his son-in-law an
daughter at tn door:
He greets thin wit a welcome smile
a xyft nos
An says he hopes they'll both be true
as long as life shall last.
AN though they's been an awful row
about TIL way they wed,
TIL household doesn't recikerlict that
anything was said.
TIL father takes tn son-in-law an
grips him be tn hand,
An darts a glance at him that both
are shure to understand
AN be tn time year has passed, tn
old man quits his job;
He settles down to drink his beer, an
smoke his faithful cob;
He thinks it's time to take a rest--ye
bet he gifts his share
TIL son-in-law's tn biggest thing up
on tn bill av fare"
WELL" said O'Flynn, II want to know
why amy man should wait
To see about his son-in-law, until It
is too late2"
"Th' answer. is not far to seek" said
Mack, mr. hard to find
Elopemint is tn cheapest way to tie
tn knots that bind
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

-One of Richard Croker's old friends
saws. THE boss has been spending
right along something like 100000 a
wear on his racing stable and he never
expects to get much of it back. But
he has got rid of one sort OF nuisance
since he settled at Vantage. When he
frst became interested in racing he
was deluged with letters from people
who knew where he could buy thor
oughbreds at a sacrifice that would
win every event in which they start
ed. Thousands of such letters were
thrown into the waste basket. The
boss kept one. which he has now in
his scrap book. It was from farmer
down IN Long Island, who offered 70
lot the boss have a horse he owned and
didn't really need except during plant
ing time, provided the boss would
guarantee SIS and divide the money
won"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
Skirts.

We have all the new styles in WOOL and
plain materials, blacks, blues and mixed col
orIngs, fIared, kiIted, strapped, stitched and
button trimmings pedestrian or full length
styles lined or unIined
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23
Among New Arrivals.

FRESH NEW NECkWEAR, in tailored effects,
at popular prices-NOT SOILED GOODS RE-
DUCED. AUTO. BAGS and LEATHER GOODS,
suitable sizes and shapes for Ladies, Misses
and Children. MISSES and LADIES' SWEAT
Frs, in white and the usual coIors, large as
Sortment, $500 to $500 WINTER UNDER
WEAR is now open, and the going away to
schooI'' girls and boys can be fitted out.