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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-31
Tennis on Bachelors Courts
Attracts Large Crowd.
PLAY SHARP AND SPIRITED
Clark and Davidson, the Vanquished
Ones, Put Up Game Uphill Fight.
Finals Tomorrow.

The scmi-final matches in the mems
singles of the Southern tennis tourna
ment were played of yesterday morning
and afternoon. and interest now ccnters
on the outcome of the finals to be played
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Yesterday morning wylie C. Grant, of
New York city. defeated Charles C..
Clark. of Washington. IN an interesting
match of three sets, 4-6. 6-3. 60 In
the afternoon Franklin Geoghegan. of
Washington. defeated F. G. Davidson.
also of this city, Ga. Cd.
The match between Grant and Clark
yesterday was marked by much fine
playing. Clark captured the first set
rather handily, striking a fast gait from
the first. but relaxed his speed in the
second and third sets, the match going
to Grant. 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Large Gallery Present.
The grounds of the Bachelors Tennis
Club, Street. near Connecticut Ave
nue.. were crowded in the afternoon with
an enthusiastic gathering of tennis ex-
perts and society folk. Between two
and three hundred people watched the
progress of the matches and appiauded
the clever Plays and rallies with rounds
of d-clapping.
Most or the afternoon was sunny and
favorable to good tennis, though the
courts remained slightly heavy and slow
from the rains of the night before. Late
in the afternoon the sun again retired
behind the clouds and the threatening
aspect of the heavens made a scattering
in the ranks of light summer dresses
and smart gowns which filled the seats
on either side of the courts But the
rain held over till nearly o'clock and
all the matches were completed before
the downpour commenced
Raymond D. Little. of Princeton Uni
vefsity. winner of the Southern tourna-
ment last May. and who has consequent
IL held the title of Southern tennis
champion for two years. was an inter
ested spectator throughout the after
noon, leaving the grounds late Mr.
Little ranks seventh among American
tennis experts, and it is expected that
he Will be able to retain his title to
the Southern championship against his
challenger on Tuesday. If he wins that
match he will have permanent posses
sioR of the Trophy Cup. which is held
by the winner of the tournament
throughout the year and which becomes
the property of the player who wins
1t three years in succession.
The most interesting match of the af-
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Davidson's Rally.

The next two games were taken by
Davidson, one point being scored by
him on pretty exhibition of tennis
craft in sending the ball twice in sue
cession to the extreme righthand corner
of the back line. Geoghegan return
ing 1t the first time and not expecting
a repetition of the stroke. With the
score even at 4-a1l, Geoghegan took the
next game handily. The crucial game.
the tenth of the set. also went to him,
Davidson scoring but one point, and the
set and match was thus won by Geoghe-
gan.
Geoghegan and Grant the winner OF the
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The Ureil Stars defeated the Street
Stars Saturday. by the score Of to O..
The features OF the game were the
pitching OF Davis and the catching OF
A. Hartman The Urells would like
to arrange games with teams averaging
twelve years. Address. John Hardell.
1881 Ninth Street northwest.
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Nearly $4,000 barrels beer In storage for aging which
as much as all the other hreweries combined
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r dc =. tausl, y. beStor, w NJ. Gray,
John C. Webb. " Kaufman. J. NJ Ster-
rett. r. Kaufman. T L. Newbold, W.
F. Hit. J. E McLeran, A. T. Brice, A.
D, Meline, H. Wylie. and J. w Lockett
did not hand in cards
Handicap Against Bogy.
Following are the results in the handi-
cap against bogy: Marvin Thompson, /
mp; W. S. Peters. l down: G. T. Dun
lop. even up; F. o. Horstmann, l down;
G. c. Laf1erty. l down; D. l. Barry. 2
down; w F. Hit, down; S. l. Marlatt,
8 down; W. F. Compton, l down, and t,
s. Webb, 5 down.
Approaching Contest.
An approaching and putting contest
was started promptly az o'clock Each
player made three approaches and three
puts. The prize offered for first place
was watch. donated by John Sydney
Webb and Victor Kaufman F. o. Horst
mann won the match, making the hole
Il eight strokes After Mr. Horst
mann set this record. the competitors
withdrew when they had taken over
eight strokes.
1ne competitors.
Following were the competitors w.
n Gray. NJ. Thompson. F. de c. Faust,
j. H Hayden. F. o. Horstmann, George
Dunlop, H. r. Webb, F. R. Newbold,
Arthur T. Brice, O. MeCamnon E. V.
Sumner. 1r., D. S. Barry. Victor Kauff-
mann. w ]. Boardman. ]. E. McLeran,
" s. Peter. ". P. Compton. c. L. Mar
latt. Colonel Worthington. K Hill, and
r. Hayden.
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E. Y. Sumner, T., Wins
Prizes for Best Gross and
Net Scores in Stroke Com
petition Yesterday Morning.
6NarOfn Thompson First in
Handicap o4gamst Boeie.
F. O. Horstn1ann Lands Ar
proachfngan Putting Match

handicap stroke competition In the
morning, a handicap against boyle in
tho afternoon. and an approaching and
putting contest, which started at 8
o'clock, were the golf events played off
yesterday on the Chevy Chase Golf Club
links.
The threatening weather kept many
away from the picturesque course, but
considering the conditions, there were
more entries to the events than were
hoped for
The players teed off at 10 o'clock in
the morning for the handicap stroke
competition. There were two cups Of
ftTed. one to the persons turning in
the lowest gross score and one to the
player making the lowest net score.
Both prizes were won by E. V. Sumner,
ir-, who played exceptionally well. When
he handed in his card it was found that
he had covered the course in rs strokes
This. with his handicap of six, gave him
net score of 20. Mr.. Summers victory
was an easy one. His nearest com
petitors, c. c. Lafferty and O. Mccain
ZION, took 81 strokes to cover the course.
Mr.. McCammon and C. L. Marlatt turned
III the next best net scores, ~ strokes,
che better than the card turned in by
G. c. Lafferty.
Scored One Above Bogie.
Mr.. Sumners gross score of 76 was
only one above bcgie. He made the in
itial hole in five strokes, one over boz
gle. but evened up by making the third
hole in one under boyle. He lost two
holes at the ninth hole, going out, and
one at the tenth hole, coming In. He
made the next two holes in three under
boyle. The FIVE following holes he made
in boyle. but fell down on the last with
four strokes, giving him 8 total of rs.
Following is his card:
Out ......5 5 4 $50
IN ------.S 8 5 A 4 4-S7
The handicap against boyle was won
by Marvin Thompson by one up. MIR.
Thompson handed in a card of so. His
handicap was six strokes.
Mr.. Thompson's card follows:
Out ........s4 . A 3 +3a
IL ,.5e4 So 4 SD "A 5 s-4l
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GRANT AND GEOGHEGAN
WIN THE SEMI-FINALS

ternoon was that between Geoghegan
and Davidson, in the semi-i finals.
Geoghegan took the first game rather
easily. The second ran up &c deuce
before he was able to take it. The third
also went to him easily, and the fourth
on his serve, after Davidson had brought
the score to advantage out" also fell
to his lot.
With four games to his credit against
none won by his opponent. it began to
look like an easy thing for Geoghegan.
Davidson was evidently playing a wait
ing game. looking for his antagonist to
exhaust himself by his own efforts, and
lew began to quicken his game. On
pavidson's own serve, however
Gecghegan put the score for the next
game at '15-40.' one point from TAX
ing the fifth game also. when Davidson
rallied his forces and climbed up 10
'deuce," finally taking the game.
The sixth game. Davidson serving
opened with pretty rally, which final
ly ended in Davidson's favor, see sawed
from hfteen-love to ffteen-all. thirty
fifteen TO thirty-all, forty-three tc
deuce. and finally went to Davidson at
advantage.
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We Extend Thanks.

The Ocala Weekly Banner last week
was one of the best week.-Mrs. that We
have had the pleasure Of looking over
in some time, having sixteen pages,
twelve of them being frStclas, read
ing metter. The Banner, under the
business direction of Mr.. r.V. Leaven-
good is Oh Jhe uphill grade, and every
body knows that it would he hard to
find better editor in the state than
Hon. +. f. Harris. May the Banner
lice long and prosper well, j. our
hearty toaSt.-DuunelIou Advocate.
The price Of rice straw has advanced
from II to $40 pei ton, and the de-
maud for il l. steadily increasing.
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SORE HANDS
Itching, Burning Palms,
Painful Finger Ends,
With Brittle, ShapeIeSS,
DiSCOIOr9d Nails,
As Well as ROughlGSS and
R9dneSS,
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Democratic Practice and Tradition.

The fight il on for /. :. senator, to-
be seettled at primary next Year.
Senator Taliaferro and Mr.. john
stockton, both of ia .ksonvile, arr
avowed candidates tor the place
Each is said 10 represent a faction.
b t. why should these factions fight
in this case II - unwri't-n law 10
give United States Senator ii ~ec0u J.
term, provided he till, the otIire salts.
fart0rlly. Can anyone gtinsay that
Senator Taliaferro has served the
state faithfully? He has worked 80
hard and accomplished SO much, that
he has earned the name Of " our
/ business Senator" Senator Mallory
Was given u second term without
opposition. senator Taliaferro should
have no opposition, for he deserves a
reelection. We cannot afford to lose
his services. calhoun News.
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HIDE OUR BUSHES, PLEASE.

Tampa Tribune.
The Tribune published yesterday
the announcement of Hon. Robert ".
Davis intention TO make the race for
governor and the statement Of Hon.
Frank f. Harris, to the effect that he
would not be a candidate.
The Tribune but family voices the
sentiment Of hundreds of personal
friends and stauuch admirers from
every section of Florida, when it says
that the action of the Ocala editor in
this respect will be received with
regret, mingled with profound sor-
row.
The Tribune deeply deplores the at
titude of Mr. Harris 50 early in the
campaign for more reasons than one.
1t was this paper that had the honor
of presenting the name Of the Ocala
gentleman to the people of Florida AS
/ their next Chief Executive and with
possibly one exception, every paper III
the entire state with any political in-
| fluence heartily seconded that nomi-
nation. and a great majority of the
nress of the state was heartily III IA
vor of the glorious triumph of the
Ocala editor.
The Tribune wanted To SET Mr.. Har'
ris elected because il believed that
! the press of this state was entitled to
recognition and furthermore ii was
certain that the OcaIa editor WAS in
every SENSE of the word pre-eminent-
/ " uuali fed for the exalted position.
/ He j. a native Floridiau and has spent
/ the best part of his life battling for
the upbuilding and prosperity of the
state and has always enthusiastically
and periodically worked for the cause
of democracy.
Mr.. Harris is patriot and not
politician and his withdrawal from
/ the race is characteristic Of the man.
/ He i a warm admirer of Robert w.
| Davis and would rather sacrifice him.
/ self than thwart the aspirations of a
/ friend and IA the days roll by and the
camptigu warns up, Frank Harris
and his Banner will toe III the thick
est of the fight working for the success
Of Mr.. Davis.
/ However, next to Frank Harris,
the Tribune does not know gentle
man i'm this state whom itwOuld rath-
or see governor than the brilliant
statesman Of Putnam and it makes
the statement that Robert w. Davis
will he a winner and seriously doubts
the probability of the opposition to
him entering an opponent in the
race.
Er. Davis candidacy will be cor
daily received by the people of South
Florida and he will sweep the field
with that enthusiasm and unanimity
that characterized the last campaign
ofex-Gnvernor BlOXham.
Here are three cheers for Governor
"Bub" Davis.
The Tribune and South Florida are
for him.
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torial rather than in the executive
chair and he hopes that he may as
patriOli;alIy serve his state in that
capacity.
As editor of the oldest paper in FlOri-
da he shall continue to devote his en-
best interests of the state
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the DEcADENcE OF MANNERS.

Three "Old timers" were seated on
the piazza of the Ocala House the
other day and the decadence of man
ners WAS the subject under discussion
aud the opinion was unanimous that
there is marked degeneracy
in this respect observable in ali
sections OF the country and
this degeneracy is getting to be almost
as noticeable in the south as in the
north.
I'm former times it was SAID that no
gentleman would speak to lady
unless his head was uncovered but
/ now gentlemen are seen to address
ladies' not only without this mark Of
respect but actually sometimes with a
cigar or cigarette in their mouths
I Such thing in the Olden times would
have been thought only possible with
the uncOuth.
These gentlemen also said that
manners on the part of young people,
so far as having any Difference for
| their elders, seems to have entirely
| departed. In former times no young
person ever passed an older one with
out bowling and speaking hut now
this form of politeness is 80 infrequent
| as to br matter of remark when it is
| performed.
Mr.. James Gilmer Srped some time
ago contributed an article on this
subject 10 one Of the current uaga-
zines in which ne said he fears we are
! fast becoming nation of boor-. He
says one visits the elevated railroads
and finds that All l. rush and selfish
ness and no Thought is given to that
Difference to womrn that oo distin-
gnlohtG our grandfalhers and thar
the decay at manners is not only oh
served on railroad trains and in rail.
road stations hut is almost a. prove
liant at social gatherings.
He tells of wituessinga college man,
freshly graduated, and member of
one Of the best families, dancing with
a young lady and smoking d cigarette
at the same time and, what was more
deplorabl-, the girl thought it was
nothing amies.
On another occasion he saw gen
tIemau and lady, both of high stand
ing, conversing together on street
corner. The gentleman continued to
smoke his cigar and kept his hat on.
When they separated their parting
cry was, "Well, so longw At the
hotels the men lolI i'm their chairs,
put their feet higher than their heads.
and smoke, in the presence of ladies.
Mr.. Speed thinks, however, that
there still remains in the south some
marks of the old time code of social
ethics among we'll bred men and
women. He THINKS that we have not
entirely reached that point at which
cOmmercialism smOtners courtesy.
But, we fear that We are very rap
idly following the loose pace set by
the north and east and more atten.
ton should be paid to this matter in
the schools and in the homes.
Politeness costs nothing and IT
should be seduousIy cultivated.
In crowded cities, where so many
of the people are strangers and care
nothing for each other, there may be
some excuse for this lack of Difference
which was so characteristic in ante
bellum days, but in small cOmmuni-
ties, where every one is known to
each other, there is no excuse for
lack Of manners.
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The GoVeFnorShIn

The editor of this paper is pro-
foundry thankful to his---friends and
especially his editorial friends-for
naming him in connection with tn,
exalted office of Governor of Florida.
He ut 40 time treated the matter
seriously for the reason that to make
a canvass for this orauy other state
office before the primaries requires Il
larger expenditure Of time and money
than he has at his command
\ candidate for Office can hardly
expect to receive the votes Of the PEG
pie without seeing them face to face
and giving them an opportunity of
sizing him up politically and iutellec-
tually.
There are forty-five counties in Flori-
da and the state is seven hundred miles
in length and to make canvass Of
lit would require a larger pocket
book than falls to the lot of the aver
age newspaper editor.
While this is an Office that appeals
to the ambition of any one who APP
preciates the good will Of his fellow
citizens, still the editor of this paper
feels that his life work is in the edi-
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Hard on His Own Community.

Commissioners McLin's report cred
its Alachua county with only three
asses. There are many times that
number of the animals in Gainesville
alone. 1t may be, however, that the
two-legged species were not included
in the repOrt.-Gainesvill Sun.
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for him.

nings Bryan on immortality;
4" shall not believe that this life is
extinguished. If the Father deigns to
touch with divine power the cold and
pulseless heart of the buried acorn,
and make il to burst forth from its
prison walls, will he leave neglected
in the earth the soul of man who
was made in the image of his Creator?
If he stOOps 10 give to the rose-bush,
whose withered blossoms float upon
the bieeza, the sweet assurance Of
ANOTHER springtime, will he withhold
the words of hope from the sons of
men when the frOsls Of winter come ?
If matter, mute and iuauimate, h0ugh
changed by the force, Of Nature into
a multitude of forms. can never die,
will the imperial spirit of man suffer
annihilation after it has paid "a brief
visit like "a royal guest, to this tene-
ment of clay?
"'Rather let Us believe that he who
in his apparent prodigality, wastes
not the raindrOp, the blade Of grass, or
the evenings signing zephyr, but
makes them all 10 carry out his plans,
has given immortality to the
mortal
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NoTrro: The BANNER, BELIEVING
THOSE AT THE T0P WELL ABLE - -
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES hA0
TAKEN ITS STAND IN THE BAh -NLL
CADEs WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE,
AND IT'S FIGHT WILL BE MADE fV ron
-rETp RETIREMENT OF THOSE AT THE
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Ocala, if she keeps on, will become
the Chicago of the South. The cold
storage establishment of the Ben
jpamin Brothers has given an added
industry to cattle and hog raisers.
There's plenty of money in the Flor
ida hog and more in improved breed
The Florida Fruit and Truck Grower.
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THE SOUTH WITHOUT VOICE IN the
GOVERNMENT.

the south nOmlnally resumed neT
place IN the Union, still in the admin
istration Of the national government,
she has no voice.
She has no representative in the
presidents cabinet. In the selection
of his official family the president Of
the United States has for years per-
sistently refused to recognize this
section a. forming part of the Fed
eral UNION.
In the diplomatic service, in the
appointment of ministers TO foreign
countries, except to minor offices, the
south is conspicuously ignored.
The constitution expressly declares
that appointments to Federal offices
shall be made 10y The president with
the advice and by the consent of the
senate"
Yet. 90 far rs the south is concerned,
this express declaration of the consti-
tuition has become dead letter.
! Except in a geographical sense, the
south is not an integral part of the
! country.
In the north, east and west, this
| provision of the constitution is held
sacred and no man Is appointed 10 a
! Federal Office who is obnoxious to the
senators and congressman Of his own
state.
! But not so I'm the south-hIS very
ohnoxiou,nes- j. rather a badge to
nref.rment.
/ For.xap1,le. in the ease of AN APP
,.ii,.ant for AN important Federal
off,r in Florida. Senator Mallory,
! Senator Taliafrrro. Congressman
nj r,ocr...,,an SnarLmsp or
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r..ho huffman IF tho
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- ,h ,, ,bo ,,ororr.
r.. ,ho whit,
IL -. . ,,,.,. ,hor,t u,os
e.u.u.i.. a., ,.or,, ,,oot. os Ammo.
Ou,in NTieeiesirni the people of q
whole community are derived 81
nos,al nriv.Iagas becsuse a few ner
sons met in mass meeting and peti
,ionad tha nostmistraas tn resicn he,
| If il admitted that that WAS n,
orip,a forifi,bad haan .rraata 1vouIc
have foIIowad for the Federal court,
arc in fnlt blast in NIissiesinni and !
necessary ara hacked nv the stron,
arm of the whole limited State
army
If the postmaster general, for on,
. nratavt mr. onotbar can danv IN,
sovariyn paoola Of one commpnit,
; the nrivilaras of tba mails he ga,
eanv II IN o,bor communitias
and ,o community o.naciaII,
in tho sontb hos sovari,n .
,,.o,;a riot,,. .ho. ,ho Eodoro
ou,tori,,, :. houoa 90 ro.o.o,
is.hod 8 aoero,is,,, a.. ,,,o.r,io
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Preparations are being made at
Denver for one of the largest and
most important Christian EndeavOr
Conventions ever held. The conven-
ton meets from the ninth TO the
thirteenth of July, and many thou
sands of Endeavorers will assemble
from all parts of the country. A
great tent holding ten thousand peO-
pl- will toe used together with other
smaller tents, and something like
forty churches of the city for differ
ent meetings and rallies. The people
of Denver and all Colorado are largely
interested in the coming Information
al Convention, which they believe
will be one of the largest conventions
of q religious character which the
world has ever seen.
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Bryan on immortality.

The February Ma
tiOnal Magazine r g.
prints from u n w
book, THE Proofs Of
Life after Death "
this expression of the
views of William Jen-
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GOVERNOR JENNINGS MESSAGE.

The legislature of Florida will meet
next Tuesday aud members of that
body and men interested III
legislation are already fiocking to
Tallahassee. Tie large appropriation
i'm settlement of the Indian war
claims and which is now lying
idle in the states treasury, will cause
larger numbers to visit the city than
past legislatures have ever witnessed.
All sorts of schemes are helhS
devised for the spending of this large
sum Of money and the "third house
will Toe more imports Il and more
largely attended thi- year Than ever
before.
Governor Jennings has already
finished his message aud Jhos+ WIN"
have seen it say il Is 3 very full and
complete document and will rank
among the ablest state papers ever
issued from the executive office of the
state.
The governor recommends that the
Indian war claims money be spent IN
liquidation of the states indebted
ness He thinks it should lac treated
not as a separate fund but the same
a. other state money.
1t is said also that the message l.
opposed to the state making any appro-
priatiou for the construction Of goods
roads hut that this matter should Toe
left entirely tn Tn" counties.
The governor Will suggest liberal
appropriation for public schools aud
colleges.