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The Washington times., 1907-06-20
Chance for Youngster.

"A handicap for three-year-olds and
upwards" is the way the Suburban is
rated. but in past years the event for
the most part has been for the up
wards" but one three-year-old having
landed the classic in the twenty-five
years that it has been run. This horse
was Africander who, in 1905. wrested the
honors from Herbert after a terrific
drive through the mud.
The twenty-third running of the race
today, is a distinct Suburban novelty in
that the chief contenders will nearly
all be in the three-year-old class. The
wise men of the turf, who in former
ears have baked at the colts will be
! today forced to look well to the young
sters.
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

Today's game-C. a. z. VS.. 81.
Stephens.
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How Washington Beat Cleveland


4 explain ed at the ottorno Of the
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AMATEUR LEAGUES.
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

TOday's game-Postoffice vs.. Navy,
Marshall Hail. at p. IN
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West Likes Montgomery.

But if SUperman is the choice Of the
Eastern contingent the West is not with
out strong contender. and thousands
Of dollars from west of the Alleghenies
will go down on Montgomery. the for
midable contender entered by Emil Herr,
the Western plunger. Sandy, the young
California jockey. who has been coming
to the front rapidly, will have the
mount on the Western. Second choice
Of the WesteTners will be Wexford one
Of the older horses. who with but loo
pounds UP, should prove a likely con-
tender.
OF the jockeys who must be considered
marvellous. Miller will have the mount
on Running Water. Radtke will pilot
DandeliOn. and w. DuEan will endeaVor
TO land the money on Nedlon. With d
muddy track he viii stand a chance.
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4 to Take Your Pick.

Not in recent years has the big classic
offered a more open field as is indi-
Gated by the fact that some OF the lead
ing books will give TO l against any
horse in the race. Superman, Election
eeT, Montgomery, and Ven are four
youngsters which will carry a good bud
get of the half-million dollars that will
be wagered on the contest But little
behind these I'm the public choice come
Running Water Beacon Eight, Wexford,
and DandeliOn. and still those named do
not constitute an exclusive COterie from
which the winner must necessarily be
picked. Superman and Vel. the keene
entry. will very likely be the faVOrites.
Superman is probably the best loved.
but the fact Miller. who piloted him TO
his sensational victory in the Brooklyn,
VII not have the leg up today, will
make many OF the colts friends bit
dubious. Electioneer has justified the
confidence that is placed in him, and
with Mountain on his back. will give
a good account Of himself.
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Standing of the Clubs.

Today's Eame-St. Peter Us. Trim
ity at Olympic Park.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs
MARQUETTE LEAGUE.

Today's game-Bethany vs.. waugh.
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Ene Kept After Him.

Erne's method Of fighting was a de-
cided surprise 20 the crowd. When IL
was announced from the ringside that
both men had agreed to fight until
ordered 70 break, the wise ones quietly
began 10 figure on the BritOn coming out
on top. Summers punch, which nearly
caused the undoing Of Tommy Murphy
a few weeks ago, was what caused the
critics 10 figure on him winning. but the
Erne party upset all calculations by NOT
only mixing II whenever he had the
opportunity. but also kept perslstently
after Johnny, with never a let-up until
the finish.
Erne. instead OF resorting to that
everlasting left jab which practically
won most OF his bouts. paid strict at
tention 10 Summers stomach and with
a swinging left and right series Of
punches got home several wallOps on
Johnnys tender spot 70 decided auFan-
tage in the fore part Of the bout These
punches seemed 10 do more 10 upset
Summers than anything else. as the
Englishman. IN order 20 get away from
the blows. would invariably clinch or
hold 70 save himself.
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The last OF the many cases. which
attracted attention to this city. was
settled yesterday when President Jonn
]. Taylor Of the Boston Americans,
came here and paid President Tom
Noyes. of the Washington club, good
IN sum TO waive on Schlahy. The money
was accepted and banked, and Boston
is now expected to trade schlahy TO
Toronto for Thoney, the fast outfielder.
The Washington times., 1907-06-20
YOUNG ERNE WINS,
SUMMERS IS WEAK
AROUND THE BODY
British Boxer Loses
Speed and Shows Poor
HeadWOrk.

PHILADELPHIA Pa. June 20.-Young
Erne. trained down nj as the properbial
fiddle. was too clever. fast, and ag-
gressive FOR johnny Summers, the Eng
lish crack. last night and iu the six
round session before the National Arh-
lesic Club the vi YT' representative
from Gray's Ferry shOne 70 particular
advantage.
He had all the best OF Summers after
the third round, as after stopping A
few belts on the stomach the hurricane
speed which the Britou displayed during
the fore rounds Of the Murphy go went
a-glimmering last night Erne never let
I'D once he had secured an advantage
over Summers, and on more than one
occasion IL looked as n the Englishman
was slated 10 90 the voyage before the
sixth round was announced.
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Washington stood the strain. stuck
s. out. and won from Cleveland here
yesterday by 1 to 0.
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President Taylor's action illustrated
another possibility of the waiver rule
as a boId-up scheme. Washington forced
Boston to pay It money TO waive on the
player but that apparently unsports-
manlike action was taken because Bos-
ton had previously refused to waive when
Washington owned him and had a
chance to sell him for $3.50. Boston
was made to take him for the waiver
price-S1,O0O and if Boston had then
been allowed TO sell him to a minor
league Washington would have been
buncoed out OF just $500, and President
Noyes naturally declined. Then Mr..
Taylor. who wanted SChlafiy, not so
much for his money value. but for trad
ing purposes. gave Washington the $3.50
difference, and the incident was closed.
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In this Observation-Disclosures squabble
the work was open and aboveboard, and
easily understood, but the fact that Bos-
ION had 10 pay to set a waiver might
be remembered and used IN the future
jy INSCRIPTIONS managers OF clubs. who
could shake down any club in the Amer
lean League that had a man not quite
good enough for fast company. but valu-
able in the minors.
The Washington times., 1907-06-20

Charley Smith and his slabWorlI were
The great features yesterday. He pitched
as good a game as has been seen IN
Washington in two years. other Wash
ington pitchers have held their opponents
10 even less than the total OF six hits
which Smith allowed yesterday, but sell
dom have they been so successful liz
getting out of tight places and in max
ing their brains and experience such
an important factor.
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the trying crisis without suffering.
Send for free book containing information
Of priceless value 70 all expeetSnt mothers
The sradheld Regulator Co., Atlanta. Ga.
The Washington times., 1907-11-03

himself agrees with the popular YER
diet and has distributed hundreds of
the satisfactory little souvenirs among
his friends in all countries
There seems to lie a good deal of
uncertainty as to where the making of
the picture postal began or with whom
the idea originated. Since a house in
Frankfort. Germany. prints almost all
the cards sold on the continent OF
Europe il seems reasonable to sup
pose that the Germans were first 10
enter the field, 1t was not until after
their success had been assured in
most other European countries that
they were introduced into England,
and they found their way into Amer
lean favor some time afterward. An
English lad named Evelyn Wrench
was first to set the ball rolling among
Anglo-Saxons. Evelyn went with his
parents to take short personally con-
Quoted tour In the Rhenish provinces,
and the things that appealed to him
most sympathetically were about the
same as those which impress the av-
erage tourist-only he preferred to
view them on the backs OF postal
cards. A castle on the Rhine was very
much TO his taste, but il must be so
condensed and so available that it
could be mailed to his friends across
the channel. A Drachenfels that might
be mailed to England, and a Cologne
minister that might travel within the
limit OF the postal union for a penny,
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as silent entertainers or those who
are inclined tc linger after they have
ceased TO interest. This is a device
that fails but rarely. When a callers
stay IS being Heightened to the verge
Of boredom. it is almost always quite
sufficient to produce the postal card
book with the cordial invitation TO ''gO
over the trip / made last summer
After ALL what is more inspiring than
to sit in ones little bedroom in a for
eign hotel preparing by the light of
fiickering candle-to be charged extra
in the bill-a picture postal to be
started homeward by the morning
mail? How proudly and capably one
marks the ink crosses on its shining
surface. and writes. in the explanatory
fOotnote. Here saw the Pope yester-
day" or The Queen alighted right
herei" There is exhiliratiOn in the
very thought of the S.0o0-odd miles
this bit of "doctoTed" pasteboard IS
about TO travel. the scores Of toiling
postal employees who viii handle il on
its way. the mighty engines which will
speed its flight across the Atlantic and
at the other end the expeetant faces of
the home, folks. only a slight trick Of
the willing imagination will eonjure up
the picture card at its journeys end.
in fathers hand, with mother and the
boys ana girls in attentive proximity
There is where he saw the Pope with
lis own eyes says father, with his
finger on the cross. ''Fhe very spott''
My" exclaims mother. How natural
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seemed so consistent with his idea Of
the fitness of things. that he resolved
10 make it equally possible for the
sights of old England to show them
selves abroad.
When he returned TO London, this
bright boy opened shcp for the sale
of picture cards, and the business was
sc profitable that he soon began to
produce English stock At first he was
his own errand boy, printer, designer,
and general utility man. In a few
years he had ridden to fortune on the
crest Of a popular craze
The carrier cards gave only about
half their space tc Illustration, the re-
mainder being available for writing.
1t was not long before the demands
of collectors induced the publishers TO
eneroaeh more and more on tie avail
able s12ce, and after a while il be-
came difficult matter te nR1 suff-
cient unoccupied room 70 bear the
legend. Yours truly"
Viewed critically. but not too seTi-
ously, the picture postal card appears
under various aspects. It's advantages,
such as they are, are patent. For one
thing, it suggests a cheap and rather
attractive method by which a trav-
eler may preserve a record Of his
journeyIngs. Before its appearance
this might bC accomplished by means
of photographs and prints, but at a
far greater cost Bound in books
these cards consume little space, and
sre worth many times their real value
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card bears a red. white and blue mon
ogram, Texas. GOO O00-1910'
To fill cut the dozen is a postal
barring design Of a big man. crouch
ed to fit in an outline Of the borders
Of Texas. with his hands fun of Texas
products Above is THE Eyes of the
World Are Turned on Texas-the Giant
State" Beside this Is: do you see
the happy, healthful and prosperous
expression of the face of the Texan
resting within the borders of his State
He has harvested his crops and re-
ceived a rich reward. He knows thas
f7r industrial and agricultural activity
his State can beat them all. Dc you
wonder that tie eyes of the world are
on Texas p
The scheme is to issue a set of pos
tai cards similar 70 the first set. each
month, and place them on sale at all
places where such postal cards are
sold. II is estimated that 1850 900 viii be
issued within twelve months. and cal
culating that at least five people viii
read each card. $4,000 people viii be
reached through this medium
There is nothing more instructive
than figures, which in case Of the
postcard are not without a certain
charm The postal union should know
all about such matters, and one of its
reports declares that in the matter Of
postcards the German empire heads
the list with no fewer than / 16l, ,000. 900
posted during that year. Even the
United States, whose population is
about 5ne-aalf In excess of that of
Germany, can boast OF only 7TO,500. 600
of those missives. Great Britain comes
next witk 6is,oaa, 900. Japan, which
previously used next to Germany more
postcards, is now fourth on the list,
with 4S7.50Q0O0. The inhabitants of
Germany alone, therefore, are now
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availing themselves of nearly as many
postcards as the United States and
japan together. Other countries are
greatly left behind in the race; not
one of them reaches the number of
30o000.O00. Individually there came
upon Austria 2s1. .Oo0.OO0. the East Indies
British India). 254, ,OO0. 900. and Russia
ll4,000000 Ali the rest show a num-
Der less than 100 400, ,O0O-namely. Bel
GUM, $1,000. 900; Denmark. 6.OO0.OOo:
France, 100000; Spain, 1900, 600;
Hungary, SS,0000Aa; Italy. $4,000. COO: the
Netherlands. 59 000. 900; Norway. 5. 5.0O0.-
600; Portugal, 100000; Sweden, a, ,oO0.-
coo; Switzerland, 53.0o0.Oo0
Contrary 70 the general In1rression,
the most artistic picture cards are now
produced in England 1t must be ad-
mitted that one of the Things done
especially well in England is the re-
production Of works OF art on these
Inexpensive cards. Both in photog-
raphy and in eoloring they seem TO be
superior TO all others AZ present, and
the beauty and finish OF mang of
these pictures. together with ,helr
small cost. furnish the reasnn why the
craze has reached such enormous pro-
portions in the British empire.
Perhaps the most attractive speci-
men Of picture postal is the photo
sraph in relief. Although by no
means a novelty. it Is exceedingly
popular everywhere. The best exam
PIES OF this clever device ars so good
as TO merit the eommendation OF the
at journals. One picture in particular
has become famous-the portrait of
King Edward VII This is pronounced
by experts to be the most faithful
likeness OF the British hovei eign ever
obtained. The public seems 70 ae-
cept the opinion as final If the cards
popularity is a criterion. The King
The Washington times., 1907-11-03
Ideas Definite.


Now. no matter what is permitted by
the postal laws Of other countries, Un-
Gle Sam has very definite ideas of his
own in this matter, and from the very
first he has put his foot down solidIy
against the use OF his mails in the dis
tribution of these doubtful works OF
art. The Postonice Department has is
sued strict Injunction against the cir
culation Of any picture card not up 70
the standard Of rigid propriety, and
Il is constantly alert in its effort TO
prevent the transmission Of cards Of
this nature which come here in the
foreign mails.
1T is most surprising how many psO-
pie viii buy these immoral cards ia
their travels and put them in the mails
for transmission TO their friends?" re
marked an official OF the department
recently The law declares in no un-
mistakaOle language that no Indecent
matter shall be transmitted through
the, mails, The division Of correspond
ence, which has charge Of the deter
mination Of what is improper under
the law. has passed on thousands Of
different cards and condemned them,
and yet new designs are turning up
every day. The arrival of every for
eign mail brings to the department
hundreds Of the prescribed cards,
which the addresses. Of course. never
see. The makers of cards of domestic
manufacture send vast stacks TO cities
in which large conventions are held.
Many of TIE people in attendance,
seeing the alleged humor III the pic
oures, purchase them and dump them
into the mails. That makes work for
she local .p6stoffice. Daring a recent
convention in a large city the post
master refused 10 pass several thou
sand of these cards, sending them 10
the department, where they were
burned UP.
7 suppose some day the authorities
o. the cities in which these cards are
displayed viii take up the question
whether they should he exposed for
sale, Just as many cities have decided
against the exposure OF immoral ad-
vertisIng signs in show windows. IN
III their sale is forbidden. however. The
department win keep up the fight to
see that as few as possible get beyond
tlle circle of local p0stofice employees" "
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q T is estimated that the State will
receive $4,000 worth of advertis-
ing. The scheme is the most oris-
inal yet proposed. Instead of cost
ing the Five Million CLUB $500, 600 It
viii be a revenue producer.
As a first installment ineIe mas been
issued a set of postal cards consisting
or twelve subjects. Eleven Of the set
make up series of Texas scs mes. The
views Ill the back of the circle, except
a narrow margin and room at the
bottom for brief inscriptions The pic
lures are handsomely cUloTe1
The first represents a herd OF white
face Texas cattle wading in a wide
stream of water and bearing the in
scription, A Bunch Of Beauties. Got
a Dollar? Put It in Texas. No = is
scene OF a Mining Camp. There's all
tgiEds OF wealth IN Texas" The third
81 cotton and corn scene. with the
query and advice, Got a DoIlar7 Put
IL in Texas" The fourth, Evidence
OF Rich Soil; Texas Tobacco Fields
Can't Be Beat" Rice Harvesting:
Got a Dollare Put It in Texas" is the
next. A tomato field scene. Truck
Farming PAYS in Texas is No. G. A
forest, river, bridge and fishing scene.
depicted as "A Cozy Corner in Texas"
the next, A view OF a Sugar Cane
Field and Mil" is the eighth. Several
big banks OF oysters. with the inscTip-
ton. oysters in Every Style; Texas
Is an Oyster State represents another
advertising idea, Harvesting Rice;
Texas Leads in Rice Growing" is still
another But the most attractive is a
Texas girl, who il apparently visiting
outside Of the state, and as her sweet
heart starts 10 place a diamond ring
on her fiRWsr she smiles benignly and
says, as On the Inscription. And We
Wal Make our Home in Texas Each
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Mnsf sfon 0ther NaIes.

In order 20 put picture postal col
lecting on a more scientific basis than
II occupies at the present time, Il
would be necessary TO do something
TO discourage the sale OF cards else
where than in the city or town IN
which the scenes depicted are located
For inst ance. one may now buy in
Boston o. in Baltimore OF in any other
city large enough to maintain &C.
partment store cards showing all II
the principal sights and objects OF tn
terest fn the world. All the interest IN
collecting is lost when the traveller
can obtain cards from all the out Of
the way places on the globe in his
home town. There is no distinction I'm
going abroad In search Of something
that can be found at ones own door
This Is something which probably
never viii be changed, and that is the
reason yFhy postal collecting VIII never
reach the level OF coin or stamp coli
Letting The excellence OF cheap pic
ture making OF the present day is the
basis Of its popularity, and as long as
the standard IS maintained there Is
little probability that the craze VIII
Rbate.
The business has developed some OBJ
jectionable features 1t would be nj
raculous If such a stupendous affair
could dc otherwise. 1t was not long
before some morally deficient person
conceived the idea Of printing ques-
tionable pictures on these cards for
public circulation. From being trife
"off color in the beginning these pic
lures grew steadily 10 be more offen-
sive, so markedly SO that they attract
ed the attention Of the postonice au-
fborffieS
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illustrated Melting Card Madness
Has Seized the Whole World
and Total Of Those Used Leaps
Skyward by Millions.

Z T Wmanypdu posak o o do you
- know ar III in
unless you nave nor o r less o dcun postal arr caze?
no n more nnya
NESS With
cards. in of
Hold me ar o
Possibly
maH easae
being
Not
the o
25oooo persons individually
within oh sHme
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Giant State of
Texas to Use
Them to Ad-
VerfiSe

It seems" And the others look on
the cross with almost as much interest
as II the pen marks had been made by
the holy father himself No unfavora-
bic criticism Of the picture postal need
be expected from this quarter.
There Is no doubt that this new busi-
ness ha5 proved to be very profitable
10 the Government. There are about
30 cards in a pound This means SID
for lucky Uncle Sam Merchandise OF
the same weight pays only 16 cents,
books cents. and newspapers and
magazines. from the place OF publica-
tion. cent The average cost TO the
Postof1ce Department o. moving mat
ter through the mails is about cents.
II does not take a scholar 10 make It
clear that the picture card craze BY
stimulating the use OF this device for
communicating, Is adding materially
TO Uncle Sans revenues and Offsetting
losses from other quarters
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
NEW YEARS RUSH TAKES PosToFFICE
Jewish Holiday Mail Matter Fairly swamps
Uncle Sam's Employees.

The postoffice clerks are experiencing rush thdt
reminds them Of the Christmas holiday season.
owing to the approach of Rosch- ha- -schonah. the
Jewish New Year, which the Hebrews honor by
sending all sorts of gifts to their friends in this
country and their relatives abroad Steamers
sailing yesterday carried many varieties of New
Year cards and packages packed in their mailbags
while the matter that poured into the postoffce
indicated that the influx Of New Years mail was
only just beginning
The cards that sent of every description
varying from the ordinary postcard with Yd-
dish greeting il, to a copy of the Ten Com
mandments costing IS apiece. Affairs costing
much $500 also sent gifts. but they
large for Uncle Sam to handle in his mails.
One favorite greeting that is being sent TO the
inhabitants Of the old country is card bearing
the picture of President Roosevelt and his family
with the words Happy New Year printed under
meath in Yiddish
The parcels post room at the main postoffce
looks like second hand clothing store. Old shoes,
coats. hats. trousers. dresses and underwear make
up some of the things that the mails are asked
10 deliver.
The advent of the New Year is also marked by
increase in the number of money orders that
sent abroad At Station B, Grand street
the number of foreign money orders has doubled
The holidays begin September s and last
nearly week At the postoffice the Jewish clerks
and carriers will work neither Rosch- ha- scho-
nah nor Yom Kippur. which comes a few days
later. and substitutes be found Halls and
meeting rooms have been engaged all over the CITY
for the services on the holidays. A seat in one OF
these may be purchased for a price ranging from
25 cents to S.