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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
RICHMOND INDOOR MEET

The University of Virginia alumni has re-
served cheering section and as Richmond
College and V. p. l. have done the same
for the stars OF the respective schools on next
Saturday night. From all reports " p, l.
has u very good team, and is liable to spring
some surprises. George Washington Uni
Hcrsity, with whom they are matched Is
going to try to even up matters for their
football defeat.
Richmond College has an undefeated team
so far this year, and II they run Virginia,
winch Is now probable there will BIO seon
race which Will DO won by inches This
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Dir. w. NJ. sTINsON WINS
MOTOR ROAD RACE

MIAMI. FLA, March 13-Dr. w. NJ
Stinson, in a ten-horsepower car, car
rying three people. finished the Jack
day, winning by more than 100 miles
and with a heavy lead in official rum
ming time. The last days run-Palm
Beach to Mlami-was unmarked by in
cidents. Or. Stinson's official running
time for the 371 miles is 81 hours 10
minutes, though his actual running
time is seven hours less.
The other two cars. one of ten
horsepower and one OF twenty-four
evening as hard and fast in a bog
twelve miles north of West Jupiter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
THE TEs- DsPATcH RICHMOND SATURDAY. MARCH H.
BURNS TO FIGHT
DESPITE HIS EYE
Says He Will Enter Ring on St.
Patrick's Day-Optic
Is Better.

LONDON, March 13.-The fight be-
tween Tommy" Burns, the American
heavyweight fighter, and lem Roche.
OF Dublin. Will take place at Dublin.
March nth, unless Burns's injured eye
becomes SO bad that It would prove
a serious handicap.
Burns wrote the Dublin promoters
OF the fight, asking them II they
would consider a postponement on ac-
count of his injury AS yet they have
made no reply. but in interviews they
have declared themselves az against
a change Of date. The injury. was at
first considered slight. but 1t grew
more serious. and the eye was COM
| pletely closed for twelve hours. 1t Is
decidedly better tonight, and Burns
says he Is prepared to go into the
ring with Roche
The National Sporting Club has re-
ceived letter from the manager or
Jack Johnson, the American negro
Fighter, asking whether the club could
arrange a fight between johnson and
/ Burns on the same terms as recently
were offered by Mr.. Kelly. and declar-
ing that the National Sporting Club
is the only place in England where
johnson will fight. The secretary. of
the club replied that the organization
was unable to offer such liberal terms
as had been given by Mr.. Kelly, which
included $1,000 for Johnson, win. lose
Burns now says that he Is willing
to walt until he returns to the United
States to meet Johnson, believing that
some Western club will offer large
purse for such a contest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14

The boss called me on the carpet this
morning, and said / was not taking
loud enough about our spring shirt
patterns. said the patterns ms weren't nnt
loud enough to speak for themselves;
that's what you are hired for" Nov,
wouldn't that tease you? j Just can I
paint the beauties of ouS spring shirts;
it's no use. I'm not an artist, whereas
the fellows who designed all these
scrumptous patterns are born artists,
and could paint the. lily and the rose
IL they had to. know the patterns
are small figures and stripes in the
most beautiful designs that any one
could think of, and they. are all IN
them from s1.oo to s1.50. and that we
ought to get about 80 cents more for
every shirt we sell. ! don't believe any
one else sells as many dollar shirts
as we do or anything to compare with
our $3.50 shirt, which see marked In
other windows around town as high as
$3.50. We've the greatest line OF Soc
in town. so come along. We've q
spring showing in our windows OF
best shirts made. WILLIE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Umpire STAN Completed.

Secretary Gregory, of the. Virginia
state League has secured the twt
pther umpires needed to handle the
Indicators in the league this year. ant
In Byron, an old man, and Fred West,
nrvelt, one of long experience, hi
seems to have selected two of the bes
That could have been gotten.
With Mace. who was the first Sc.
cured, the umpire staff Is completed
md q great weight is lifted off those
who have to bear the burden of run.
ming baseball league.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
na. RELATIVES Near RIchmond.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
NORFOLK, VA, March 13.-united
States Immigration Inspector Morton,
who returned from Richmond to-day,
announces that the insane negro held
at London, Ontario, has relatives near
Richmond, and he thinks the man.
whose name is Howard Smith, alias
William Henry Dixon, would be adj
mitted to this country. He is not yio-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
GOES OUT RACK DOOR
AS OFFICERS ENTER FRONT
rs,s,ial.to The es-Dtspatch /

NM SOe ,IlI &c 7 nc I ITllV5 I1lsFfNVnI -,
WINSTON. SALEM. March t3.-The off,
GERS here are looking for Bob Cohber. a
white man. who escaped from the county
convict camp yesterday He WAS sent there
about year and half ago to serve two
year sentence for the larceny of watch ~
few ,keeks ago Cobbler was made a 'trusty,
by which he was given more freedom than
the average prisoner. Shortly after his es-
cape two Officers went to Cohbler.s home,
bit Just as they entered the front door Bob
went out the back door and made his escape
bv climbing over q high fence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Held for Horsc-stenlinE.

SPOTSYLVANIA, VA. March IA
preliminary examination in the case of
Commonwealth VS.. Thomas Pryor for
DEMONSTRATING, was had yesterday be-
evidence pointing to the guilt Of the
accused, he was sent on to the grand
Jury for indictment. and in default Of
bail was recommitted to jail
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
AUTOS PASS LAWRENCEyILLE;
THE STUDEBAKER IN LEAF
fspecIal to rho rimes-pIspatch.

Special to rho Times Dispatch.l
LAWRENCTVILI.E,. VA. March 13-The
studebaker automobile arrived here to-day
In good condition at p. NJ, and left an
hour and half later for Boydton. The party
expressed tho hope of reaching Savannah on
The 18th. but as the roads west of here are
almost impossible 1t Is thought that TIL az
sunnot possibly do so.
The Pullman arrived at 6sP. NJ and
loft at 5:i5. 1t appears considerable worstcd
by Its experience
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Sporting Letters

The sporting editor of The Times
Dispatch will glndly answer In thcse
columns any questions regarding
sporting matters. Communication
on sporting subjects will also be
printed, and comments will be made,
Address Sporting Editor, Times-Dls-
patch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
$4,000 For charlie Thon,ns.

RICHMOND. IND, March 13.-Charlie
Thomas, trotter, owned by John w,
Rhodes, of Greenshnrg, Ind, brought
the highest price at the horse sale at
Cambridge CITY yesterday. He was
purchased by Joseph Dehahen, of To-
leIn. for $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Bank Clcarings.

clearings for the week were s2,1oO,.
$4,000 as against S2,2oa,651.O0O last
week, and s3,25I566,000 last year.
Richmond, Sbga6000; decrease, 81,
Atlanta, si,G5o55' so9o91ia decrease, IN,
Norfolk, SlS6l ,000ie decrease. sa.S,
81 Augusta, $l.602000: decrease, b.
Knoxville. Sli06,00c; decrease, 80
Jacksonville, SL626,000. decrease. 30.
Charleston, S1,3l4,000; decrease, 1l,2.
Macon, se54.ooo; decrease. 9,a. Il, ).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Acadcmy-"Ye olde Tyne Fiddlers.'
Bijou-"Busy IZZy's Doodle
.HE Clansman" players are /


HE Clansman" players are In
kE the last stretches of their
Journey through the South
before appearing in Wash
a ington, Baltimore and New
York, and then sailing for
Europe on their trip around the world.
This is said to be the first trip OF It's
kind ever planned by an American dra :
matte company, and details OF II were
furnished last night by the represen-
ing for the farewell engagement of
the show here next week.
The author of 1.-The Clansman.''
Thomas Dixon, Jr., will precede the
play to London, and VIII address 4fs ,r the
company will follow him the latter
part of that month, and will open on
June 9Th, at the Lyceum Theatre, Sir
Henry. Irving.s old playhouse. The
forty five players, the scenic produc-
ton and the troop of cavalry horses
Will all be taken over. In fact, the
presentation of the play will be ex-
actly the same as given in America,
PRODUCED. dramatizing one or two of
the Civil War scenes leading up TO
the reconstruction era and explaining
the meaning of the play.
Further plans for the journey In
clude q. season in the gold and dia-
mond diggings of South Africa and
twelve weeks in Australia. divided be-
tween the cities or Sydney and Mel
bourne. The way homeward Will be
across the Pacific, stopping at Ma
Mia, Hong Kong and Honolulu, and
concluding with year on the Cali
fornia coast.
These ambitious plans have the
backing and encouragement of Brit
ish managers and critics who saw
The Clansman' in Chicago last De-
cenber. and Were much pleased with
ii; OF j. c. Williamson. the Australian
manager, and of still another manager
of International fame, who is noted
for his success in making American
productions go in London.
At the Academy to-day, matt
nee and evening. .Ye Olde
Tyne Fiddlersv will appear in their
old time way. Under the personal di-
rection of Don Richardson, the "Ole
Bull' of the South, the gray-haired
veterans became an entertaining or
chestra, rendering music the South is
familiar with.
Busy Izzy" will close its engage
ment at the Bijou with a matinee and
night performance to-day. George Sid
ney and Carrie Weber will hold n
reception on the stage after the matt
nee performance, and will give ali Tho
ladies' and children $40 note of stage
money. -
The Four Huntings will follow "Bizzy
Icy" In the big comedy show entitled
The Fool House"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Accepts Call to Chatham.

"
CHATHAM, VA, March 13-Rev r..
Ryland Sanford, of Hampton, has ac-
of this place and will take charge OF
the church late in April. Mr.. Sanford's
acceptance was announced at meet
ing of the congregation on Wednesday
night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Commissioners.

/ hereby certify that the bond re-
uuired of the commissioners of sale by
decree entered on the eth day OF
November. 1907, in the cause of 7. L..
Hunt VS.. Dora L. Hunt ct ais. has BEEN
duly executed by William Patrick, ono.
of said commissioners.
Given under my hand this 21st day
= = - JOS. B. WOODWARD. 's
Deputy Clerk. Y,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Jimmy noyvcrs Gets job.

Jimmy Bowers, ono of the players
on the old Richmond Brownies' team,
pas signed contract with Winston-
The latter part of this month.
Bowers Is a fielder, and Is rated a
FOOD batter. He has also some art In
to use him both in the field and as a
twirler. - =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
RUSSIAN LION
REACHES AMERICA

NEW YORK, March 1s--George Hacken-
schmidt. the Russian lion" arrived here
from Europe to-day on the steamer LUST
tGnia. He comes here to prepare for tho
champ ionship wrestling contest with Frank
Gctch in Chicago April 3D.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Deep Run Hunt,

+. Deep Run hounds will meet this af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock at the Re seryor
After the drag, a reception Will be
held at the clubhouse. @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
MIected PoIIce sergennt.

---- SDVVTH1 10 IE!Ius- IJTSputUH,1
NORFOLK, VA. March 13.-R NJ
Dozier was elected sergeant Of police
to-day by the Board of Control to MI
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Sergeant McBrydc, charged with
biGamy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
Inrr,ed In Woodstock

Married In Woodstock.
WOOD STOCK, VA, March 13.--Mr
Charles II. Wilson. OF Washington, d.
c., and Miss Ida Duncan We're married
here to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
auftton 5ales, Tnfure DapB.
~,~eS~ s1-.-yte
BY Sutton g. Co.,
Real Estate Auctloneers
TRUSTEES SALE
AT
PUBLIC AUCTION

VERY VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN
CHEsTERFIEI.D COUNTY, VA,
NEAR THE CITY OF MANCHES-
TER, KNOWN AS CHESTERFIELD
LAND AND IMPROVEMENT co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
March 18th in the Annals Of Sport.

SSAt Chicago:
@ M
mile skating championship
X
sebale
-"
eo2At iansas CITY, Tommy knocked Mysterious
Battling Nelson Terry Mcsoyen ~ an
de-. \ 4
Chicago the national ana
Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-14
MIR. stovall Resigns.

Especial to The Times pispatch.l
DANVILLE, VA, March l3.---lt be-
came known TODAY that i. u. Stoyall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Poker Terms In Politics

Governor Haskell considers Presi-
those who do not indulge in games of
poker are at a loss to know what it
means. 1t is plain he was not compli-
mentary, but in what direction he ex-
presses dislike, even scorn, is not clear
to all. Careful inquiry, mind you, elicits
the fact that -four flusher" is a
buffer, who has been called" He
stood as firm as a rock until he was
called and then his blufing stood
exposed. The ex-treasurer claims that
he has called" the President, and he
finds he has but four flush instead
of full flush, or five cards of one suit.
A four flush is worthless If 1t be
called" and the bluff thereby exposed.
The world is full of four flushers, and
not few of them go on to success.
Mr.. Haskell is endeavoring to keep the
President from the success he covets.
He intends to see that he goes to Al
RIGA without the comfort that he has
selected and elected his own successor,
who is to keep the presidential chair
warm until 1912, when he hopes to
drop back into it, after killing a good
share of the big game in Africa. Thus
far Mr.. Roosevelt has been person of
marvellous luck, and if Governor Has
kell can rob him of luck he will indeed
have to prove that he is an out-and-out
four flusher.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Birmingham Leads.

II am in Birmingham for the third time
this year" said A. C. Bateman of Phil
adelphia, land on this trip I am more
than everNstruck with the greatness of
the Birmingham district.
when I was here early in the year
found business depressed, just as it was
all through the east, but when industrial
conditions began, in May, to show signs
of improvement, Birmingham seemed to
take the lead. 1t is certainly leading all
the southern cities today and it is now
as prosperous. to all appearances, as it
was before the panic.
II notice that an old structure at the
corner of Third avenue and Twentieth
street is being RACED to make room for
a steel frame office building. I see that
the mammoth addition to the Brown-Marx
16-story building is we'll advanced learn
that 16-story building opposite the
woodward will be In course of construc-
ton before the end of the-year and-that
bids for the Chamber of Commerce Of
flee building will be opened on October
10. Few cities ever had such a skyscraper
record in one year, even in the most
prosperous times. And certain it is that
no city east, west or south will have
such a record for 1908. From office build
ings financed and in the course of con-
struction the same year and year after
a terrible panic at that, is nothing short
of marvellous. 1t speaks volumes for
Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Bryan's Chances.

within the past ten days l have Wis
tied Indiana and Ohio and in those states
| talked with politicians of both of the
big parties and with business men of both
parties and from what 1 gathered Bryan
will carry Indiana and Taft Ohio" said
L. f. Ferriter of st. Louis.
81 have never voted for Bryan, but
will take pleasure in casting my ballot
for him next month. New York is a
doubtful state, but Bryans chances for
carrying it are certainly bright. L be-
lieve Bryan is going to be our next Pres
ident and l find many conservative bus
mess men who lean to the republican
party are predicting organs election. AS
for the democrats carrying Ohio, how
ever, there is nothing in it. Cleveland
missed capturing Ohio by a close shave
but in presidential elections Ohio is usu-
ally strongly republican. Roosevelt car
ried Ohio by a plurality of about 25600O
over Parker, but McKinley's majority
over Bryan in 1900 was only 69O36. The
general feeling in Ohio is that Taft will
carry his state by less than 10000.
lone thing that impresses me espec-
tally in this campaign-and l have been
a voter since 1SS0-is the large number of
prominent business men who seem to be
Indifferent as to whether the democrats
or republicans win"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
GeOrgia'S Doodle DeeS

Georgia, which, of course, means At
lanta, has accumulated new morgan
lied factors popularity known as Doodle
Dees. They have become numerous,
and a Doodle Dee conference is soon
to be held.
Like the chameleon, the doodle dee
changes his political views with every
change of the political wind. In other
words, he is nimble and alert oppor-
tunist. The candidatures of Thomas
E. Watson and John Temple Graves,
both Georgians, to say nothing of the
ticket presented by the big parties,
operates to increase the number of
doodle dees who are tied loose. Some
/ think the doodle dees may control the
electoral vote of Georgia, but one has
to be almost doodle dee himself TO
think in that way. Georgia will be true
in November to the old historic party.
The doodle dee is evidently a prod
uct of political unrest. He stands ready
to burn all bridges behind him for the
purpose of taking a new departure, and
perhaps he could be induced to repeat
the process ad infinitum. He is not
useful creature, being as a rule both
selfish and vain-glorious in his efforts
to become the balance and controlling
factor in his state. Georgia seems to
be his natural habitat, and when we
say Georgia we mean Atlanta, for out
side of Atlanta there are few doodle
dees.
The subject has attracted the atten-
| ton of Director Jones of the Los An
geles public library, and the Georgia
papers are endeavoring to explain TO
| him who the doodle dees are and what
they stand for in Georgia. The truth
is, they do not stand long for any one
thing anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
NEW ORLEANS HAS
MADE PROGRESS

New Orleans, October NEARLY 500
New Orleans business me>> tonight held
a prosperity dinner" to celebrate the
revival of business in the south, and in
honor of the closing year of the Home
Manufacturing exposition. The dinner
was under the auspices of the Progress
sive union.
Citing facts which he declared
showed returning prosperity, President
Philip Werlein of the Progressive union
said that bank clearings show the
largest supply of money on hand at
present than there ever has been in
this city's history, excepting 1905,
which was the record year
The increase of a decade in foreign
commerce done by this section of the
south, Mr.. Werlein said, was indicated
in an increase of oyer $22,000,000 in
imports in 1908 over 1900.
Trade showing marked increases in
eluded that in coffee, bananas creosote
oil, NAH ogany logs, nitrate of soda,
seeds of all kinds, eathern, stone and
cotton manufa ctures.
The prospects of Kidding the south of
quarantine heretofore were outlined
by DR.. J. H. White of the United Statec
marine hospital service, who had
charge of the successful yellow fever
determination here in 1905 He said that
quarantine could be gotten rid of en-
tirely provided New Orleans and other
southern cities would wipe out vermin
of every sort and make the cities so
sanitary that quarantine would be an
unnecessary precaution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Foraker Live Wire.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
New York.-John A. Mcmahon of Day
ton, O., who was one of the prominent
members of Congress back in the '70s
is at the waldorf. Mr.. Mcmahon gained
national fame as chairman of the House
committee in the Balknap Impeachment
proceedings, when Grants Secretary of
War was under fire. Mr.. Mcmahon was
against Bryan in 1896 and 1900, and only
passively supported Parker in 1904
ut is hard to convince eastern people
of the conditions that prevail in Ohio"
said Mr.. Mcmahon last night. "They say
that must be mistaken when I tell them
that Bryan and Kern will sweep the
state. But of that l am thoroughly con-
WINGED. And James e. Campbell, a dem
ocrat, will succeed Foraker in the United
States Senate. And that is not all. The
democrats will gain at least four Con-
gressmen in Ohio this year.
1.-THE Foraker controversy carries
a great deal more weight with it than
the impression sought to be conveyed
that Foraker is now wholly impotent is
erroneous. He is a live wire"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02

Fiebting the WeeYil In the Southeast

The farmers of the southeast will
meet at Natchez, Miss, from November
"a to 81, inclusive. The object of the
gathering will be to prepare the farm
ers east of the Mississippi river for a
battle royal with the boil weevil, which
has crossed the river and is well en-
trenched on this side of it, ready for
another advance eastward next season.
The Mexican pest crossed dhe river
near Natchez last year, ami this year it
penetrated well-nigh to Pearl river,
which flows southwark through the
central section of the state of Missis-
sippi. The advance guard of the insect
horde may reach the Alabama line next
year.
But even il the advance be not so
great the danger is pressingly close at
hand, and Commissioner Wilkinson
should select a strong list of delegates
to attend the Natchez convention.
Every delegate selected should for his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-10-02
Business In Sentemhar

1t is agreed that in the west and
south good progress was made in Sep
TENDER toward a restoration of bust
ness activity. The east still lags 20
some extent, but even the effete east
will join the procession when it feels
the effects of crop movements through
out the country.
The bank clearings of last month
We're nearly equal to those of Septem-
Der of last year when the boom was
still in evidence. The gross receipts
of the railroads were but per cent
behind those of September, 1907, when
car shortages prevailed in every state.
Even the railroads of New England are
doing pretty well. More plants are
opened each recurring week, and more
men find employment in the factories
that have remained open.
1t is impossible to keep great coun-
try inactive when it holds a confessed
~ ample currency, ample transporta-
tion facilities and great crops. The
last-named will soon be felt in all parts
of the country. They are nearly ready
to be marketed, and as the marketing
proceeds business activity will be in
creased. 1t is inevitable, and all should
therefore get in the big bandwagon of
general trade and prosperity.