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DETRoIT's SPRING TRIP.
Players Will Train at San Antonio
Tex, and Will Leave March 1.

DETROIT. Mich. December o2-The
itinerary for the spring practice trip of
the Detroit American League base ball
team was announced last night. The
headquarters for the spring practice will
be at San Antonio. Tex. The players will
leave Detroit March 1 for the south
March 4 the second team will play at
Oklahoma City, March at Joplin and
March at Springfield. Mo.
The first team will play Washington at
San Antonio. March 20 and 81. and will
play at Austin, Tex. March q and 2S
Dallas. April 3 and H. Wichita, Kan.
April 5: Topeka. April 6; Indianapolis
April and 8: Fort Wayne April 9; Tole-
do, April 10 and IL; Columbus, April u
and 13
President Navin has received a check
for Ira Thomas, who goes to the Phila-
delphia Americans. President Navin de-
MED the report that Third Baseman Mo-
Rarity of New York had been purchased
by Detroit
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RACQUET CHAMPIONS MATCH.
Standing and Latham to Play Three
in Five at Racquet Club Saturday.

NEW YORK. December o2.-Peter La
than, racquet champion Of England. will
play the first of two matches, which have
aroused much interest among patrons of
athletic sport, Saturday next, when he
will meet George Standing, former cham
pion of England and the present in
structor of the New York Racquet and
Tennis Club. at the game in the court of
the New York club. The match is TO be
three sets in five. and the spectators will
be limited to the members of the racquet
and tennis club. as all the room available
for gallery already has been taken by
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Catcher Tony James of the Columbus
team drafted by the Boston Americans.
has been turned back to Billy C1ymer
and the Senator's
When John Camel heard that the man.
agement of the Rochester base ball club
intended to cut salaries next season he
refused to sign.
The base ball fans of Columbia. S. c..
have collected enough coin to hold their
franchise in the South Atlantic League.
Hail, Columbia, happy land.
Mr.. Mendez. the Cuban pitcher, reported
signed with Cincinnati. is said to be as
black as a coal scuttle Now some one
will rise UP and insist on drawing the
color line.
An odd coincidence: Hoffman, the
young outfielder tried by Boston two
years back. hit 20 in big league company
and .279 in the Eastern League, where
he was farmed
offer to the Cleveland club for Lajoie "a
deal for Ty Cobb Ed Walsh. Cy Young
and few others might receive just a lit
tie consideration.
Dummy" Taylor of the New York
Giants did not register single run dur
ing last season. but the Kansas grocer
points with pride to the fact that he hit
in excess Of 200, which is the first sea-
son of his career that he has achieved
this feat.
Garry Hermann is being doomed for
grand exalted ruler of the Elks. He
received lot of boosts in New York
last week. The Cincinnati sportsman is
one of the best known Elks in the coun-
try. Besides being a big man in base
ball, he is prominent in bowling circles.
Umpire Billy Evans may not off1ciate
in the American League next season.
That was the news brought east by Will
Mckay, sporting editor of the Cleveland
Leader and Evans boss in the off season.
1t is said that Mrs. Evans thinks UNI
piring is too dangerous because her hus-
band was nearly killed by a pop bottle
in st. Louis in 1907 Evans is an ex-
perienced sporting writer and may stick
to that end of the game.
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MANY AUTO VICTIMS.
Twenty People Killed at Chicago for
the First Eleven Months of 1908.

CHICAGO. December 22.-In the first
eleven months Of this year twenty people
were killed in automobile accidents in
Chicago as compared 10 fifteen for the
same months last year. while 327 people
were injured. but not fatally. as COM
pared to 23l for the same months last
year The increase of fatal accidents is
33 per cent and the increase of accidents
not fatal Al per cent.
These figures were made known by ths
city statistician today as a result OF an
effort to he made by the city council to
curb the alarming increase Of automobile
accidents. due largely, it Is said. to reck-
less driving and speeding. The Official
figures show that accidents due to vehi-
cles other than automobiles are decreas-
ing
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be any one of half dozen recent cap.
tains or star players. That detail has not
been settled yet. Just two things have
been settled as to the personnel Of the
coaching staff. Roper will not be at its
head, and Phil King will not succeed him
as head coach. King. and possibly Roper,
will be members of a graduate coaching
committee that will keep Princeton con-
stantly supplied with the necessary indi-
vidual instructors and with a, committee
of advice that will help the field coach in
his duties of selecting. team and decid-
ing on schemes of play. These things
are settled. and the captain of one of
Princeton's championship teams is full of
confidence that the scheme of a field
coach and a graduate coaching commit
tee will enable the class of 10 to leave
Princeton with the memory of one victory
over the Blue to cheer it on its way.
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The big lighter built at the boat YARD
of Edward Cumberland, foot Of 9th street
southwest, for Rady & Stutler of this
city. was launched last week withou,
ceremony and has already gone into
service.
The vessel is sixty feet long. sixteen
feet beam and four feet deep, and Is con-
structed in a most substantial manner
to stand hard usage. 1t is to be used
by its owners upon a contract with the
District. and replaces an old scow in
service for several years and worn on,
by many trips up and down the river
with garbage aboard.
The construction work the lighter
was started about six weeks ago. Though
constructed in the open air and exposed
to all kinds OF weather. it was constructed
in record time.
built at this city for year or longer
Boat builders are figuring on number
OF construction contracts work on which
will be started in the early spring
While the tugboats have had no use
this season for their ice-breaking plows
owners of boats are not sure this condi-
ton will continue. They are having the
plows overhauled and put in readiness to
be attached to the bows of boats as soon
as wanted
~ Is HoI oltel tndt ice Oh any cOnSl0erd-
BILE thickness forms on the Potomac I'M
til after the first of the year. Freezes
then often come quickly and the plows
are absolutely necessary for effective
work
With the exception of the big naval tugs
Choctaw. Triton and Tecumseh, every
tOwboat used about the harbor here or or
the river is fitted with an ice-brea king
plow during the ice making season
Armed with a pillow. tug can break ice
in which she could make no headway were
she not SO equipped.
The steamers arriving from the lower
river yesterday. were we'll laden will
holly consigned to dealers in the city 70,
the Christmas markets. A considerable
quantity of ground pine has been brough,
up by the steamers. Shipments of mistle-
toe have been light.
Quite a number of pine and cedar trees
are also shipped here from river points
to aid in supplying the demand for Christ
mas trees for the little folks of the city.
The holly this year is more plentiful
from river sources than it has been for
several years past. 1t is also particularly
beautiful being covered thickly with the
scarlet berries.
from Virginia port TO the dealers here
scow Sea King. cord wood from Marshall
Hall for the market schooner Mary
Chaplin oysters in the shell for the deal
ers: schooner Carrie Rcvell. cord wood
from the lower Potomac; bugeye Majestic
oysters in the shell from Nomini for the
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A Golf Story Esta blished.

From the Glasgow Herald.
The familiar story of the golfer and
the friendly crow, which picks a ball
out of bunker and tees it carefully on
the bank or lays it on the green has
never been thoroughly established till
now ST. Andrews confuses skeptics who
haye classed this anecdote with fishing
stories.
On Saturday w. NJ Greg, while play
ing to the twelfth hole, saw his tee shot
bounced upon by a large hooded crow
which SCARED into the air with the ball.
Unable. however, to sustain the weight
for long, the bird dropped with the ball
to the gree ntoward which Mr.. Greig was
playing. and left it there. This enabled
Mr.. Greig to win the hole.
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Rhoades a Telegrapher.

Its nice sometimes to be able TO read
what the telegraph sounder is saying.
but 1t is little startling to hear your
own name being clicked off in a message
that concerns YOU" relates Dusty"
Rhoades. the telegrapher-ball player.
when 1 was with the Chicago Ma
tionals l was leaning against the press
box in Boston one day, resting up after
practice. when l heard message being
sent over the wire to the St. Louis club,
and I caught these words:
What will you give for Pitcher Rob-
ert Rhoades?'
so you're going to sell me to St.
LOUISE I said to Jim Hart that night.
:" Nothing of the kind sir; nothing Of
the kind. he replied But l knew 1 was
right. and a few days later the deal went
through"
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PLANS LAID ASIDE.
No Chance of an Americas Cup Race
Next Year.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GLASGOW. December 22.-As there is
no prospect Of an Americas cup race in
1909. the time limit for entering a chal-
lenge having been passed. William Fife,
Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht designer. has
laid aside the plans for yacht which
had been well near completion. Sir
Thomas Upton and William Fife are
both DESTROYS for another race for the
Americas cup. but the restrictions of the
New York Yacht Club make the chance
of challenge well nigh impossible.
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Harvard had the white pieces the odd
Columbia had the white pieces on the odd num-
bercd boards The openings: 5-French defense:
6-Queen's gambit declined: 7-Queen's gambit
declined: S-Double Ruy Lopez.
The pairings for the second round, to
be started at l O'Clock this afternoon,
bring Columbia and Harvard together,
while Yale will face Princeton as follows:
Columbia VS.. Harvard-Blumberg Gruen-
ing. Ramsdell-Johnson. Comstock-Parsh-
ley and Elsassr-Byerly.
Yale vs.. Princeton--E. Bursess-Ste-
phens, G. Burgess-Alexander, Jefferson
Tieman and Chandler Ferser
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Deal-Ra Oakland Los
Anges-New Foot Ball Coach for intercollegiate
Chess Tourney California Outlaws to Stay Outside
the Breastworks--Big Racquet Match

twice held the national doubles cham
pionship with Harold Fl. Hackett.
According to the usual custom, DR..
James Dwight and others of the executive
committee will pass upon the findings be-
fore the list Is issued. It may be accom-
panied by a statement to do away with
the severe criticism of Clarence Hobart
and others on the list year ago.
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SAM LANGFORD WINS FROM FLYNN IN FIRST ROUND.
FIGHT ENDS WHEN COLORED MAN LANDS HARD BLOW

er's gridiron, and the game has come to
be regarded as the stellar attraction of
the middies' season on the home gridiron.
1t would be a cause for regret if this
game was discontinued. but it is not now
believed that the break will extend to
foot ball. If it should, the Navy would
make every effort to meet Princeton, Yale
or Pennsylvania on the gridiron.
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he club members. who have the prefer

enCe.
Lathams second match will be at ten
mis-. against Jay Gould. the American
amateur champion, January 8. in the new
court of Harvard University at Cam
bridge. Mass Latham is at Clarence II.
Mackay's country house at Roslyn. l.. L..
where through the greater part of the
fall he has been playing with and in
structing Mr.. Mackay In racquet and
tennis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-22

Chattanooga gets Center Fielder David
Castor and Shortstop Forbes Alcock, and
the Washington Americans get Catcher
William Rapp.
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Draft Confirmed.

EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio December
22-J. II. Maxwell has announced the
sale of four OF the players Of last years
local 0. and =. League club. Left
Fielder Guy Woodruff goes to Memphis;
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Gould Agent Dies in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, December -
Thomas q Connolly. general agent for
the Gould lines here, died here az the res.
suit Of stroke Of paralysis.
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YALE AND TIGERS
WIN CHESS MATCHES

NEW YORK, December 22.-To the sur
prise Of the talent at the seventeenth an
nual intercollegiate tournament, begun at
the rooms of the West Side Republican
Club, 1907 Broadway, yesterday, Yale
and Princeton proved the winners over
Harvard and Columbia In the first round.
In each instance the winning scores were
two and one-half games to one and one
half.
Yale accomplished the feat at the OK
pense of Harvard in the face of the one
sided result by which the Crimson scored
the annual team match against Old Eli
a short time ago. Columbia, winner for
good play of the Princeton players. who
had undergone vigorous training for the
last month, with Charles Curt as their
coach. Columbia's team underwent a
slight change at the last moment in con-
sequence Of the sudden death a few days
whose son. E. L. Glueck, was fourth play
er on the Blue and White team F. r.
Eisasser took the place of Glueck and
made an excellent showing in his first
game.
The defeat of II. Blumberg Of Column
bia. who had a record of eight wins out
of nine games played in three tourna-
ments, at the hands of l.. w. Stephens of
Princeton, was the sensation of the day
and was not altogether expected. Both
opponents were graduates of the Brook
lyn High School. This victory at the top
board decided the issue in favor of Prince
ton. The three remaining games of this
match were all drawn.
In the match between Yale and Harvard
G. Burgess son OF Bishop Burgess of
Long Island, won his game at the sixth
table, and his brother made a draw at the
fifth. J. r. Chandler also won for Yale
at the last board, and w. w. Parshley
scored Harvard's only win.
In the appended tables are given the
pairings, openings and results in detail:
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Total. .21

Columbia had the white pieces on the odd num-
bered boards. The openings: 1-Phiidor de-
tense; 2LQueen's pawn opening; 3-French de-
tense; 4-King's bishop.
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Up to date no managers have made any
offer to the Cleveland club for Lajoie. "a
deal for Ty Cobb. Ed Walsh. Cy Young
and few others might receive just a lit
tie consideration.
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Catcher Tony James of the Columbus
team. drafted by the Boston Americans,
has been turned back to Billy C1ymer
and the Senator's
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An odd coincidence: Hoffman, the
young outfielder tried by Boston two
years back. hit 20 in big league company
and .279 in the Eastern League, where
he was farmed
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
Political Apathy.

Incomprehensible political apathy
seems to have settled down upon the
country, and even the beating of TOM
toms and the footing of horns at ma
tional convention do not conceal the
unprecedented public Indifference. On
previous occasions there have been
many aspirants for the nomination.
The friends of several candidates have
been confident and enthusiastic. 1t has
been customary of late years to give a
President a denomination, but at the
end of second term there has been
a wholesome agitation of public inter-
est and opinion. Yet today there is no
the one picked out by the President,
and the hopeless ''allies."
Mr.. Taft is good man and an emil
nent public servant, but we do not OBJ
serve anywhere evidences of his popu-
larity. He has no following throughout
the country such as Blaine and Lo-
gan and Sherman, Tilden, Hendricks
and Cleveland had. The 'Favorite
Sons" have made their appeals for
public support, and no one outside
their respective States seems to
care pin for them. Doubt
less the FfeSlQenI is popular, CnOuSn
it is very certain that the noise he
evokes from the volatile elements of
his party is out of all proportion to
the regard of the people for him. We
rest this remark upon the statistical
evidence afforded by the last presiden-
tial election and by the attitude not
only of financial but of commercial
interests toward him. He has, how
ever, an enthusiastic personal follow
ing. He has not succeeded in impart-
ing that to his candidate, and most of
the delegations instructed for Taft
have been SO instructed because it was
assumed that the power of the Presi-
dent would secure his nomination and
most of the politicians wish to
be on the winning SIDE But from
Maine to Texas and from the Delaware
to the Golden Gate we are unable to
see any strong wave of popular senti-
ment in favor of Taft or anybody else.
The people let the officeholders and
those who hope to be oficeholders put
up Taft because they don't care much
one way or the other. We are likely
to have another light vote in Novem-
ber.-Philadelphia Record
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
GOOD ROADS.

The large meeting of representative
citizens of our county which was held
at the Court House on Saturday, the
18th instant, to meet the Governor
and the State Roads Commission, was
most gratifying. 1t manifested the
interest our people feel in this sub
ject. and the character of the meet
ing was such as to show to these Wis
iting officials the sort of people we
have in our county.
The citizens of Carroll county are
men who read and think for them
selves, and it would be difficult to find
anywhere a more intelligent class OF
men than the sturdy farmers of our
county. The meeting was composed
of persons from the various avoca-
tions of life and one of the noticeable
features was the forceful manner in
which each of the speakers presented
his cause, and the apparent ease with
which it was done.
The gentlemen who participated in
the discussions are to be congratulate
ed upon the manner in which they
acquitted themselves.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
4 New Illuminant.

- Our chemists have been experiment
ing for some time with a new lighting
agent, which is manufactured IN Ger
many. This new product is called
"blaugas" and it is put up in packages
from one to twenty-five pounds.
It is nothing but illuminating gas
liquefied, which makes it portable
commercial article. 1t is claimed that
it's probable price when put on the
market, would be Is cents pound
twenty-five pounds, the contents OF a
ten-kilo cylinder, would keep nfty
candle power burner going four hours
a day for four months at a cost OF
SO 80, which is little less than seven
tenthS of cent an hour.
To the cylinders which contain TINS
illuminant, are attached small nexlDle
copper tubes for conductors, to Whlch
ordinary gas burners are attached
which are turned on and touched IN
the same old fashioned way.
The advantages of this new llluml-
nant, besides its portability, are lts
elimination of gas mains and the
gasmeter with its periodical readings
No matter where the consumer lived
he could use "blaugas."
No need of being within piping dis
tance of gas main. 1t could be de-
liyered in country homes the same as
cans of kerosene.
AS it can be manufactured where
ever coke is cheapest and most plenti-
full, can be kept Indefinitely without
loss or deterioration it is to be hoped
that our chemists expectations will be
fully realized and that it will speedily
become commodity as staple as kero-
Sene now is
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
"SWAIN'S BEST" FLOUR.

Five dollars in cash will be given for
the best loaf of bread exhibited in the
store of William Sipes, near the mill
on Saturday, June 9th, baked by or
under the the direction of the house,
wife from s'Swain's Best" Fancy Pat
ent Flour. No other flour to be used
or mixed, and the loaf to weigh not
less than one pound.
The prize will be awarded by compe-
tent Judges. An extra prize OF 81. w
will be given the person who will first
notify the mill by mail, S1.0O to the first
who will notify by telephone, and 5O
cents each to the first five who will no
tify in person that they wish to compete.
Remember, it is not necessary that you
notify US in order that you be eligible
to the competition for the $500 prize
Just bring or send your loaf not later
than 5 D. M, at which time the judges
will decide and the prize or prizes pre-
sented or sent to the successful persons.
One dollar will be given on the spot to
the first person who presents their ex-
hibit, forfeiting any of the other
prizes which they have already won,
that prize going to the next in order.
We would advise any one who has not
been using this flour to secure some OF
it at once and try it in order that they
may become proficient in handling it,
and thereby increase the possibility OF
winning the $500.
Address
WAKEFIELD ROLLER MILLS,
Westminster, r. F. D. 10.
or call C. & P, New Windsor, 29-3.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
Billion Dollar Congress.

Inc SiXtleth Congress has earned
the title Of 'billion-dollar Congress"
at its first session. 1t is estimated
that the total appropriations will
reach the enormous sum of S1,026,-
100000 which is said to be the largest
amount ever appropriated at a single
session.
The various items contributing to
make up this prodigious aggregate are
as follows: Sundry civil, $120,00O,-
900; legislative, executive and judicial,
$33,000,000; army, $685., 900; post
office, 1921, ,765, 900; pensions, $163,000,-
900; Notifications, S11,500,O00; agri-
culture, $11 $4,000; District of Col
umbia, 11,500,000; diplomatic and
consular, $4,000,00O; naval, $122 ,662,-
900; Indian, $9,000,00O; urgent defici-
ency, $26,000,000; public buildings,
$25,O00,O0O; general deficiency, $17,-
100000; military academy, new immi-
grafton station at Philadelphia, relief
of cyclone sufferers in the South, ETC.,
81 500, ,000; permanent annual appro-
priations, $154, 100000.
These appropriations are for the
fiscal year which begins July 1, 1908.
1t is too early to give anything like
an accurate estimate of the revenues
of the government during that period
of twelve months, but members of the
appropriation committees think they
will run somewhere between SS00,O00,-
900 and $900,000,000. This would mean
a deficit of between $125,O00,OO0 and
SITS, 100000
The chairman of the House Commit
tee, Tawney, warned the House that
the deficit would reach $150,000, 900
and if this prediction is fulfilled, the
surplus now in the Treasury will be
wiped out by June 80, 1909, inasmuch
as the end of this fiscal year there will
be deficit of between $60,000,000 and
e65, ,000, 900. a