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The Washington times., 1907-12-08
GOOD SPORT.

There IS a certain Western Congress
man. a golf enthusiast. who when he
came 10 Washington for the irst time.
was accustomed to get to the Chevy
Chase Clubs links early I'm the morning.
when there would be no one 10 witness
his lack Of skill.
On one occasion a caddle bad followed
him to the tee, and offered 10 go the
course with him for the modest com
pensation Of 80 cents
Il don't need you. my boy" said tEe
Representative ''Iu go il alCne." and
as he spoke the Westerner. making a
tremendous swipe at the paII, misseI
IL by a foot
III go round with you for quarter.
sir" said the caddie
Again the amateur declined the cad
dies attendance; and again he swung
at tl3e ball. with the same result.
ri go with you for Is cents" said
the boy.
This so ratified the newcomer that he
r.cde three more wild swings. The cad
die. as he retreated a bit. called out:
Say. mister. won't you take re round
for nOthing2 III so for the fun of it
| From Harper's Weekly.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
TWAS RUBBER,
BUT NOT WHAT
HE REQUIRED
May Be True, But It's Funny
Just the Same.

w Smalley Daniels. who has been
exploiting his new Elastic Filling FOR
automobile tires. for which he has a
busy filing station az Boston, was in
constant attendance at the Coliseum
during the Chicago show.
One night he was IN the Auditorium
Annex. listening TO the fountain play,
or drip. when a friend approached Mr..
Daniels. who is about five feet four
inches in height. having in tow q tall,
heavy-set gentleman. who WIS duly
presented 20 Mr.. Daniels. The follow
ing conversation ensued:
The Stranger--Tve heard about this
rubber invention Of yours. Mr.. Daniels.
and wanted 10 ask you about some OF
the details.
Dir. Daniels-I shall be glad to give
you any details.
The Stranger-Yes. thank you What
wanted 20 know was. How do You
prevent il collapsing, when the air is
sucked out2
Mr.. Daniels-Oh. the filing is forced
in 10 take it's place.
The StTanger-WOmder But how
do you arrange the draught through the
hllIng-the opening, I mean?
Mr.. Daniels-There isn't any opening
through The hIling.
The Stranger-MarveIous I should
have thought the opening would be nec-
essaTy-a tube, or something ike that.
Mr.. Daniels-Oh. the tube is on the
outside OF the flling-the fIIing is on
the inside Of the tube.
The Stranger-Remarab But tell me,
dc you have one large hole in the
upper portion OF several small ones?
Mr.. Daniels-HOles, purctures, cuts,
none OF these make any difference. The
tire holds UP, Just the same and
The StraHger-Tire? Is that what you
maker
Mr.. Daniels-Not exactly a tire, but
an elastic filling for tires.
The StrHnger-Oh, Plush, I thought
You were the man who made the new
milk bottle tops for babies,
Ard the fountain kept oN playing.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
Prelininaries Close
For the Georgetown
Wrestling Tourney

The preliminaries for the wrestling
tournament which VIII be held at
Georgetown University next Saturday
night were concluded yesterday.
The following qualified; Heavyweight
-Bungarten, FURY, Glennon, and v.
DAILY. erweight-Glennon, Croud.
MeIin, and Dickson. LAghtweight-dc-
Cormick, Joliet, Chapman, and Kings
ley.
Woods was a prominent candidate in
the heavyweight class and would have
in all probability qualified had he not
been handicapped by a sprained ankle,
the result Of the football season.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
Barring Belgian Grew
Causes Severe RoaStS
Upon HenleD Stewards
Movement to Have Exceptions Made in Favor of
Eight Which Won Cup Twice-Arguments
of Officials ChildiSh-SWedes Hesitate.

dArcour. will riae' next year for NJ.
Weinberg, who has fine stable OF first
class racers. o COnnor recently was
married to a Miss LOTUS at the Amer
lean consulate at Chantilly. and is now
in America on his bridal tour.
There he's been an unusual number
Of hunting accidents thus early in the
season. The most serious was the kill
ing Of Lord Shesham, while hunting
and at least a dozen wcll-known men
and women have had nasty falls. and
as a result are laid up with broken
collarbones, legs, or arms. This un-
usual number of accidents is attributed
by some to a deterioration in the stam-
ina and jumping abilities OF the hunt
ers. and NJ. r. HIS are said TO be seri-
ously considering some plans TO i'm
prove the breed Of hunting horses.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
HELD ON TO THE ANvILs.

4 wizcned little Lrishman applied for a
job loading a ship. At FIRST they said he
was too small bur he finally persuaded
them 70 sive him a trial He semed to
be making good, and they gradually in
creased the size o. his load until on The
last trip he was carrying a 300-pound
anvil under each arm. When he was
halfway across the gangplanI1 IL broke
and the IrisEnIan fell in. With a splash
ing and sputterlng he came 10 the sur
face.
TOW me q roTeT' he shouted and
aSain sank 4 second time he rosee 10
the surface.
row me a rope, I say!" he shouted
again Once more he sank. A lhir6
time he rose struggling.
Say!' he spluttered ansrily. 'if one
Nv you snpalpeens don't hurry I'D and
row me rope I'm going TO drOD ono
w these damn tingsl"-New York
Morning Tele graph
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
NOT GLAD THEN.

Senator Dubois OF Idaho is a bitter
said recently.
Mormonism. win its attendant polvR-
amy. is. look at IL how you will. q Rad
thing, a hopeless thing. as bad and
Senator Dubois smiled
Jacob Smithers. criminal" he want
on, Sat In mis- cell making paper bOxes
when a dear ola woman looked through
the peephOle in the door, inquisitivelv
You poor man. said the old woman
L guess you'll be glad when your time
Is up, won't you2'
B" Wall, nom, not partickerly.' Jacob
Smithers answered I'm IN fur life F"
From New York Tribune
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE.

Young man." said the clericaI-look-
ing customer to the clerk at the
book counter. that purchase of mine
amounted to s15o 1 believer"
Yes. sir"
well, I gave you a s. bill at least
twenty minutes ago, and haven't re-
ceived my 80 cents back yet
Very sorTy, sir" replied the clerk
but you kncF what the Good Book
says on this point And politely hand
Ing the customer q Bible, ne pointed 70
Job IL, xiv: "AlI the days Of thv life
will I wait till my change comes. y
From the Bohemian.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
GEORGETOWN FIXES
BASKETBALL DATES

Manager Phillips. Of the Georgetown
Preparatory School basketball team, has
practically completed his schedule Of
games for the 1sO7-Os season and the
list Of contests arranged promises to
give the Blue and Gray Undergraduates
plenty OF hard work this year
Five OF the six players who formed
the first team last year are back and
have been training faithfully for the
past week under the supervision of
Prof. Joyce.
Last seasons players who are count
ed upon TO place the Props high in the
list Of preparatory school basketball
teams this year are Captain Kingsley
Hundr Fury, Conway and COgan. Null
vaney is the only member of last year 3
first squad who is not back in school
this year. The first regular game on
the schedule is carded for December II
against the University of Maryland
F'IrpS hTnsn-
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
FEDERAL INDOOR
GAMES AIM TO
DEVELOP NOVICE
Princeton Alumni viii
Present Cup to Win
ming School.

With the intention OF encoura ging
athletes who have never won a prize in
competition. and OF bringing out those
who have never. entered competition IT
all, and Of developing a new athletic
spirit in Washington, Baltimore and the
South. the management OF the Federal
indoor games, 10 be held on February
j., has put three events for novices on
the program.
Two OF these are for schooIboys only.
a 5O-yard dash and a 6OO-yard run; the
third is an SSO-yard run, open to all
registered amateurs. In addition TO
these the 50-yard dash for grade school
boys. although not restricted TO novices,
serves the same purpose. There were
so many entries IN the 6OO-yard novice
last year that It was necessary to run
three trial heats.
In putting these NOTICE events on the
program the management Of the Fed
eral games IS following the policy Of
the bOaEd Of governors Of the Amateur
Union Of including IN the programs OF
games as many events as possible for
newcomers The management has now
under consideration proposal for 4
relay race for teams TO be composed en-
tirely Of novices. to be restricted 70
the schools OF the District.
Midget Relay.
In line with this same general policy
Of bringing out new material and en-
couraging the small boys, there viii be
a relay race for midget school teams.
This race last year was one Of the
most attractive and interesting 20 the
Spectators. The height Of the members
Of teams will be limited 10 four feet
six inches.
That the rivalry and competition
among the schools for the Pennsylvania
Alumni point trophy. viii be fierce and
close is indicated by the announcement
from Baltimore that the Country School
for Boys viii send 90 the Federal games
the list Of entries sent l. any meet.
With this school, and the Baltimore
City College. and the Episcopal High
School, OF Alexandria. cutting into its
points, the Central High School will
have the hardest fight it has ever en-
tered to retain the honors won last
year. At a meeting OF the Pennsylvania
Alumni Association. last night, a com
mittee was appointed 10 select the de-
sign for the trophy. and the big Gun will
be ready for exhibition soon after the
holidays.
Entries for the Federal games will
close with Manager W. G. Stuart. 100
Fourteenth street northwest. on Fri
day, February Z.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
A BRIGHT IDEA.

The porter of a garage in St Louis re-
Gently thought he had bright idea,
and so he scrubbed the floor Of the es-
tablishment with gasolene. Some ohe
dropped a lighted match and the result
was a fire which caused n loss of about
$50, 900.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
The Schedule.
Toe schedule follows:

TIE schedule follows:
December 11-UEiversity of Maryland
Freshmen at Georgetown.
December l4-Business High at
Georgetown
December 1S-Western High School.
January 1S-Y- NJ. Q. A. Reserves
January 22-Western High School
January 29-BuSineSs High School
February 5--EaStern High School
February S-L. NJ G. A. Reserves
February 15-Business High School
February Z2-Loyola College of Balti-
more.
February 29-Western High School.
March 7-Eastern High School.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Emil GrOssman. president OF the Ma
tional Sales Corporation. 2s6 Broadway.
New York city, starts this week on a
I'VE 70 six weeks trip through the West
and Middle West. calling on the various
jobbers for 1893 contracts. Mr.. Gross
man says that the present outlook for
business IS brighter thsH it has ever
been before, the so-called stringency in
money 70 the contrary Notwithstanding.
One OF the agents OF the Atlas Motor
Car Company Of Springfield. Mass, has
an ingenious means Of Illustrating 10
prospective buyers the difference be-
tween the tBO-cyCle and fOur-cycle
motor.
His method Of comparison is by show
ing both a homemade model Of two
cycle motor and a four-cycle. The two
are constructed IN cross section showing
the inside OF the cylinders. the pistons.
the crank shafts, and all the internal
parts OF both forms They are fastened
10 board which IS hung in a conven-
tent place in this energetic agents sales
room and, aside from its unusualness.
It serves admirably 10 point a moral OF
two-cycle efficiency
Instances where race horses have been
used 20 haul buggies for their owners
when their racing days are over are
often noted by hOrsemen, but cases
where automobiles that have won fame
as racirs cars being used for ordinary
town use not 20 numerous One re-
cent case Of this kind Is that Of
Charles F. Stoppaui, Of the LarcEnont
Yacht Club. and his 35-horsepowe-
HOtchlcss car tat finished third in
the first 24-hour race at Morris Park,
last September Before The race Mr..
Sto0pani had touring body on the
car. which was put on again after the
machine had made S92 miles in the
contest Now, however. g landauIet
body is being fitted 20 tae chassis. and
Mr. Stoppani intends 20 use the ma
chine for use in and around this city.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
BUSINESS ACTIVE
IN OUT-OF-TOHN
MOTOR CIRCLES
Personals of Well-KnoWn
Auto Dealers and
Drivers.

"The SeXtupiet has gone ike wiIdhre,
said ". J. Finn. travelling sales man
aser Of the Acme Company. in answer
u an inquiry about the vogue Of the
new six-cyiinder product 1--WE have
shipped two Of these TO San Francisco.
one to Los Angeles. one to Boston. and
two 70 Chicago during the last week
The factory al Reading is busy dav
and night. and only SextupIets are be
ing built there now. The cars in the
hands Of The workers are 70 MI orders
already placed. There are enough of
these orders on hand TO keep the fac
tory busy for two mOnhs 70 come"
Mr. Finn Is to receive In New York
THIS week the first Of the six-cylinder
Acme runabouts with which he will give
demonstrauons in the Eastern States.
in reply 10 many inquiries for this type
Of car received since the Grand Central
Palace show.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
County Club Proposed.

The club members have considered a
proposition for the use OF a place called
Waterloo on the Washington road as a
country club. 1t is proposed to have a
downtown club and one IN the country.
and committees are at work to that
end. but no plan has been adopted.
lhe American Automobile Association,
which is the second largest organization
of automobilists in the world, having
become convinced that great injustice "a
done by the varying and various State
laws regulating the registration and
Identification Of automobiles, creating a
system which is wen-nigh intolerable to
automo6illstS. has determined to sup
port bill in the form Of that introduced
at the last session Of Congress in the
House OF Representatives. and referred
TO the Judiciary Committee of that body,
providing for a national system Of reg
istration and identification. and Great
ing a bureau at Washington for that
purpose.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Winnie O'Connor. the American jockey
who has been riding for the Viscomte
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
No Defence Whatever.

Foreign competitors have always
been extremely welcome at Henley. and
everybody over here was looking for
ward TO seeing the Belgians again in
1905. In the year 1906, it Will be remem-
bered, Leander did not put on a crew
That year the Belgians won the Grand
C,,D
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
WILL KEEP TAB
ONCHHUFFEuRS
IN BALTIMORE
Marylanders Want Record
Kept of Movements
of Cars.

BALTIMORE, Nd. Dec. ITO pre-
vent Joy" riding by chaufreurs. to Sc
cure a new city and a country club
house, to suppress reckless breaking Of
speed laws, and 10 secure a Federal
system for registration and identifca-
tion are matters now occupying the at
tention OF the Automobile Club OF Mary
land.
All these matters will be pushed with
the vigor chara cteristic OF the club
members. Formal complaint has been
made at the club Of the loose methods
of the garages IN allowing chauffeurs to
take out cars ana return same any time
OF day or night without making note OF
same as wen e inadequate provision
for verifying tnS amounts OF gasOlene
used each month.
Enforced in Philadelphia.
II. NJ. Row. at the last meeting. ad-
vised the clul about the rule in force in
al Of the Philadelphia garages about
the keeping of a record Of the departure
and return Of each car whether taken
out by owner or chauffeur. and the fur
ther rule adopted by several OF the gar
ages TO haze memos Of supply for gaso-
line forwarded 20 owner each day such
requisition was made for verifcatiOn
and preveI ton of disputes at time OF
rendering 1onthly bills for such sup
plies.
1t was rNsc'Ted that proper resolution
in the mattHr as offered be gotter up by
Mr.. Rowe o. behalf Of the club request
ing all Of the garages TO adopt the Phil
adelphia system. and that copy Of such
resolution be forwarded L. all OF the
baltimore c-arapes
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

The Prince OF wales is to go in for
yachting. He has recently bought the
ketch Corisande, and proposes having
larger boat built for racing purposes,
when he will turn the COrisande over to
Prince Edward of Wales. who is an en-
thusiastic yachtsman.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
Public Repudiates Stewards.

The Grand Challenge Cup is 4 PER
petual challenge cup, and sno one in
this world can for one moment suggest
that holders of perpetual challenge
cup have not the moral right to defend
IL. II IS impossible TO defend the action
of the Henley stewards on any ground
whatever. That is my case
THE same spirit still dominates the
conduct Of all things English as here
tofore. and foreign nations may rest
assured that sport in the British Isles
will be conducted on the same honor
able principles as before.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-14
MR. HARRIMANS QUEER LITERARY BUREAU

R HARTMAN is paying out good money to give himself
certificate of good moral at least good commercial
He maintains literary bureau tor the
purpose OF saing public opinion 1t would be unknd to
say that this the tribute that vice pays to virtue
We have opinion that Hartman all bad
He is great makes money of rail-
egimatey well iegitmately We quote from
OF his literary attorneys:
The Union seemed hopeless Hartman His
notably Scf OF Kuhn Loeb Co, have freely ad-
so far that they willing to put up huge additional sums TOR IMP
rebuilding property spent $00O00 This
associates many them money
famous 10 dividend declared people thought there must be
something about
Central Pacific thorough fashion, and that he is
making money OF both properties Let add that Hartman
behaved the stricken people of San Francisco last year
generous and large hearted fashion
We need absurd literary bureau tell these things and
insult the intelligence when the attempt is
made prove that there only side of Hartman In word
literary only useless positive
injury o himself
What shall think of Showing that ignores Chicago
and Alton DEAL the faous and cold booded example of
stock watering and overcapaaon that financial history records?
We Hartman that leaves consideration
his OF Union Pacific agency for speculation
stocks That the gravest charge made against the life
profit and Mr. Hartman by the way OF those
who made the charge.
Mr. Hartman by the
particulars of his private Union Pacific
pecuaons He refused That refusal is eloquent
than all Mr.. Harrmans hired literature. If he will take piece
of disinteresed advice he will promptly discharge his literary
bureau 1t only puts stick in the hands of his among
him credit when he does well, but
the people like fools
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-14
NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT

TOTHING President Roosevets administration has been
N more line with public good than the radical change
policy regarding government lands In former the
public domain regarded fair game punderer,
and that this OF mind prevailed in the land
office we'll outside Indeed quite
department has yet wholly purged That will
time The important thing the radical change policy of which
the keynote that the public domain the lands and
mineral deposits, shall be handled businesike
of
fair the for property patented pri
quite natural that this eebng change of policy should have
provoked the bitter hostility of numbers of influential people
who had pohted dishonest administration public
and be permitted proceed with That
OF the forthcoming land conference be held Denver
this month All the timber thieves and the coal land thieves
their political agents in the United States
of representatives will be there make attack all along
the administration, the specious plea the policy
hndering development of the
The president known take advanced ground
sevaon of mineral deposits and striking passage of his speech
Norfolk Monday he had this say the subject:
The mineral fuels of the United already passed
following This should not be- such mineral belong
peculiar degree the whole people Under private control there
often sacrificed for immediate The
conditions essential
wasted and remain
the regulation Of the oil fields Indian territory offers striking
withdrew the coal bearing public lands temporarily
regulations hope that we shall
ultimately
Undoubtedly shall get such legislation the line of
honesty and the public good but shall fight
It will be worth while keep eye the Den
conference
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-14
Personal Mention

William Coach of Coouiue. Ore, Is at
the Palace
H samueis Of Houston. Tex. Is at the
St Francis.
j. j. Carroll of winnemucca. New. 4.
at the Hamlin-
Judge A c. Hinkson of Sacramento il
registered at the Savoy.
James E. York, a merchant OF Fresno
Is registered at the Hamlin.
A ]. Meade Of Jackson, Mich. regis
tered at the Jefferson yesterday
F. de Cheney. a mining man from
Nevada, Is staying at the Hamlin.
r. S. Crombie. a business man OF Los
Angeles. Is guest at the ST. Francis.
M and Mrs W. c. Pennoysr OF
klamathon are guests at the 81.
Francis.
Among the arrivals at the Fafrront
yesterday were L. NJ Pratt and wifs
and son, l. Nj. Pratt Jr.. of Boston.
Elias A Smith OF Salt Lake CITY
cashier OF the Deseret national bank Of
tnat city Is a guest at the Imperial.
William Brittle Wells OF Portland
Ore, formerly editor OF the PaclAc
Monthly registered at the ST. Francis
yesterday.
ID. w. Stone. a mining man of Trinf
dad. Colo. accompanied by his wife and
A walker or the same town are stav-
ing at the Fairmont for few days.
Mrs. H. B. Hickey, a wealthv rssidsr+
OF Albion, accompanied by her two sons
T. r. Hickey and II. B. Hickey -Tr
We're among the arrivals at the Sf
Francis yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-14
In the Joke World

Mrs Flatbush-The girl Margaret we
used to have and who got married
seems disappointed.
Mr.. Flatbush-What has disappointed
her?
We'll. her husband talks in his sleep.
but she can never understand him, she
says"
''of course notl She married street
car conductor, didn't she?e-Yonkers
Statesman.
Your wife has run away with your
chauffeurl My poor friend. how un-
happy you must bet'
oh, yes. He was such an excellent
chauffeur"-Le Rire. (Translated for
the Transatlantic Taies)
Goodley-If men really would vote
as they pray this would truly be a
happy world.
Wiseman-Yes. but in that case you
wouldnt get some men to the polls
once In 10 years.-PhiladeIphia Press.
Torh-Have you had any spats with
your girl lately?
Dick--No; we're great friends now
Tom-How's that?
Dick-We've broken off our engage
ment.-Philadelphia Press
Your daughter is skillful ner-
former on the piano. is she not?"
Yes, answered Mr.. Cumrox. ..The
way she can play for hours without
getting an earache or a sprained wrist
proves to me that she is uncommonIv
expert. Washington Star.
The hero had just taken up the
gauntlet for the fair lady.
just wait, murmured the bene-
diets; in another year he will be TAX
Ing up the carpet"
Thus does real life break in on
sweet romance.-New York Sun.
So you are married again? But do
you not remember that ct the death of
your first wife you declared that your
grief was too great-that you could
not endure tt?"
'Oh. you misunderstood me! merely
said that could not endure it alone."-
Fliegende Blaetter.
Eskimo suitor-Yes, my love, have
10 sleds. so dogs. loo tons of bIubber
and
Pa Eskimo-Aurora. tell that young
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-14
The Smart Set

Ramon, has returned to town. accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop, who
will spend few weeks here.
Miss Genevieve Harvey of Calf is
visiting Miss Minnie Rodgers at the
latter's home in Broadway.
Miss Sue de Fremery, who has been
in the east for the last two years
studying music, is expected home this
week.
Mrs James Robinson and Miss Ethel
Cooper are spending the week in San
Jose and will leave in a short time for
a few weeks stay In Santa Barbara
George T. Cameron has returned
from brief eastern trip and has gone
to Santa Barbara.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Miller and Mis-
Edith Miller, formerly of Sacramento
but who have made their home here
and in Sausalito for the past two
years, Will leave In about a month for
the east. sailing almost immediately
from there to Europe. where they will
longer.
Miss Irene Tay. who has been the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Peter
Fletcher. In Yonkers. " Y, for nearly
year past, has returned to California
and Is staying at Hollyoaks, Sausafito
for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs Allen Nj. Clay have
gone to Yosemite valley for a two
weeks trip.