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Evening star., 1908-01-15
GRAND TROTTING
CIRCUIT REMAINS INTACT

NEW YORK, January 15.-At the an
nual meeting of the stewards of the grand
circuit held yesterday at the Hoffman
House, dates for trotting meetings in the
coming season We're awarded to all the
tracks that were in the circuit last year.
| George Dietrich. representing the Cleve-
land Driving Club. announced that there
| would be grand circuit races at Cleve-
land. either at the Glenville track or at a
new track to be built outside the city
limits. setting at rest the report that
Cleveland would withdraw
Applications for membership were re-
ceived from the Pimlico Driving Park
of Baltimore and from Kalamazoo. Mich.
| The Pimlico club wanted dates in Au-
| gust and Kalamazoo wanted to follow
| the Detroit meeting AS these dates could
! not be given nothing was done. Should
| any of the present members withdraw the
| applicants have until April l to take the
| vacant dates.
/ The dates allotted are as follows: De-
troit July p to August |: Cleveland.
/ August 3 to 8: Buffalo. August 10 to Is:
| Poughkeepsie. August II to %: Readville
August - to %; Providence. September
l to 5; Hartford. September to l.; SYRIA
cuse, September II to 10 and Columbus,
| September 81 to October 3.
Columbus will give another two weeks
| meeting next season. owing to the big
| success of the fortnight of trotting given
! last year. In the opinion OF horsemen
II was the most successful meeting ever
/ held on the grand circuit. After the
i horses leave Columbus they will put in
/ from October I to II at Lexington, which
| city is not in the grand circuit having
| conducted meetings before the circuit was
organized
Last year a presiding judge and a start
ing judge. appointed by the stewards,
officiated at all the grand circuit meets
For this year only presiding Judge was
appointed This important position was
| given to A. J. Heating of this city. who
will preside at all meetings. Associations
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will appoint their own starting judges.
j. w. johnson of Ponkapog. Mass. wa
reelected chairman of the board: Dan
Hanna of Cleveland. vice president. an
A. L. Moone of Providence secretary
treasurer. The members OF the board
present at the meeting and associa tt,ns
represented were:
President E. w. Swisher and Secretary
Harry Sheppard of Columbus. President
Dan J. Campau. Detroit: Presiden w
Perry Taylor, Buffalo: President Harold
n. Balm. Poughkeepsie: President c. y.
Jewett. Readville: President A. D. nIoone,
Providence, President Orlando Jones'
Hartford; President DeForrest Settle,
Syracuse. and Secretary George ietrick,
Cleveland.
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YALE CAN'T DECIDE
ON FOOT BALL LEADER

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. Jan. 15.-UneX-
pected complications developed Monday at
the meeting of Yale's foot ball players,
called to elect a captain for the 1903
eleven. After one ballot had been taken
1t was voted to indefinitely postpone the
election. owing to the absence of George
r. B. Berger of Pittsburg. whose vote, it
was learned. probably would swing the
honor to one of the three men nominated
tonight. Berger was the only absentee
out of twenty or more men entitled to
vote.
1t is stated that Arthur E. Brides of
Brockton. Mass. who Will be senior in
the medical school next year. and Robert
e. Burch. class of 1909. of Cincinnati,
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BLUE AND GRAY
ATHLETES FIRST RUN

DIR. Joe Reilly had the Georg atown track
athletes out for their first BIZ, run of the
season yesterday and ths; men showed
up unusually well. Capt. Devine. Mont
gomery and Cohen are In grand shape
and made the new candidates for the
track team do some tall hustling to keep
up. Of the new men. DR.. Reilly believes
he has discovered trio of UNUSUAL lly
smart boys in Gibbs. Martin and Mohn,
and that they will undoubtedly make the
first team. Another discovery was Cur
ran recently of Brown, who will prove a
valuable addition to the Sprnters
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ALTIZER AND CLYMER
SIGN LOCAL CONTRACTS

President Noyes of the Washington
club found in his mail this morning the
signed contracts of Soldier Boy" Davey
AltiZer and Outfieder Otis Clymer. This
will be good news for the local fans, as
Altizer was somewhat backward last year
in placing his name to a contract, and
as he has sent in the legal document this
early it shows signs of being one that is
perfectly satisfactory TO the popular play
er. With the contract was short letter,
part of which runs as follows:
Il am certainly glad that Manager Can
Evening star., 1908-01-15

left wrist in the first round. Outfought,
as he always is, Nelson. boring in during
the five busy rounds. in the midst of a hot
rally in the fifth made short-arm upper
cut that landed on the point of the jaw.
The California boy went down fiat on his
back. his head hitting the floor with great
force. and it was two or three minutes
before he regained consciousness.
The fourth round was Cliffords, al
though Nelson worked hard In the fifth
Clifford swung his right squarely on Mel
sons chin. 1t did not stop the Dane
second, and in the next rally he hooked
his right on the jaw. Clifford sinking to
the floor completely out. Clifford weighed
133 and Nelson about 135.
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Packy Wins From Bert Reyes
in Twelve Rounds.
0UTcLAssEs OPPONENT
Winner Was a 10 to z Favorite in
the Betting.
VICTORY FOR BAT" NELSON
Four Favorites Win at New Or
leans-Intercity Billiard Match.
Base Ball Notes.

BOSTON, January 15.-Packy ilcFar-
land the Chicago lightweight. was
given the decision over Bert keyes of
Philadelphia at the end of their twelve
round fight before the Boston Armory
A. c. here last night. For twelve
rounds Mcfarland punched. slammed
and jabbed Keyes all over the ring.
and when Referee Jack Sheehan raised
Packy's right arm over his head at the
end. signifying that the westerner was
the victor. the crowd of three thou
sand sports who witnessed the contest
yelled their approval
The fight showed two things-that
Mcfarland is a great fighter and that
keyes is one of the gamest fighters
that ever stepped into a ring The
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were the two leading candidates in the
ballot cast last night. and that F. H. Coy,
the fullback. also received few votes.
Burch was a substitute end last year, and
his playing In a championship game was
limited to minute and a half in the
game with Harvard
Brides has been on the eleven two sea-
sons, and Coy played for the first time on
the university team last fall. Although
he is but a sophomore. it was conceded by
many that the honor would go to Coy by
reason of his great playing last fall.
Berger is travelling south somewhere and
probably will not return to college for at
least two weeks.
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tillon has kept me out of trades the past
couple of months, | am anxious TO
show the Washington people that | can
cover third base in first-cass style. OF
course, if Joe doesn't want me, l am will
ing to go anywhere he can land me in
trade. but his last letter from Chicago
said that he wanted me for the third cor
ner and l am in a hurry with my con-
tract for fear he will select some one
else for that position
MY health has been splendid all winter
and / will be in grand shape when the
boys all get together at Galveston"
Otis Clymer had only a few lines. Il
am practicing daily for my shooting
match in Lancaster and haven't had time
to even look up the base ball news. / am
glad Cantillon has gotten together a good
team and I will do my best to place 1t
where it belongs, in the first-division.
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For Supreme Court Building.

Senator Gallinger has introduced a bill
providing for the purchase of site and
erection of building northeast of the
Capitol for the use of the United States
Supreme Court 1t is the same bin that
Representative Littiefield has offered in
the House. 4 granite building to cost not
more than $s,000Oo0 is proposed.
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cision of the majority of the committee
that he had never disqualified himself.
Valentines case was long drawn out
Albert Copeland, trainer at Princeton
was present and testified that valentine
was a professional. Valentine denied the
charge and at a late hour he meeting
was adjourned Both Valentine and
Copeland were requested to submit atfi-
davits at the next meeting.
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score of good men training every day.
among the more promising being Hyden
for the quarter mile. Love and Weller in
the sprints. Switzerland and Harris in the
middle and long-dstance runs and Pack
ington for the hurdles.
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BALTIMORE.

Ayerages-Andress, 2 1911: Hill, 2 1888; Lin.
hardt. IL Hoke. 3 -; Boxer, 3l-3s; Gray,
1918; Orem. 9-29; Stevens, 4l-59.
This increased Washington's lead by 2o
points. making its total lead to date %
points
In the Andress-Hill game Address got
eight in his first inning. and it was not
until the seventeenth inning that Hill got
so; HILL 40. In the twenty-eighth inning
the score was Hill. 73; Address, 80. In the
twenty-ninth, by a run of seven, Address
got the lead and won out nicely by a score
of 100 to 81. Address scored II in the
last, his thirtyfourtn inning, and had
the balls together when he quit. Twelve
was Address high score. Hills high
score was IL. made in the sixteenth in
ming.
In the Linhardt-Hoke game the Balti-
morean. by run of IL in the fourth in
ming. ran five points in the lead. Hoke
was never able to catch him. In the four
teenth inning Linhardt turned his first
string of 30, the score being Linnardt, 81;
Hoke, 49, In the sixteenth inning Lin
hardt made his high run of 10. Hoke' S
high run was II, made in the twenty
fifth inning.
1t fell to Booker's lot to play Gray. the
strongest player of the Washington team
Up to the thirtieth inning Booker held
his man nobly, the score at the end of
that inning being Gray, IS; Booker e..
From the thirtieth to the thirty-eighth in
ming. when Gray ran the game out with
a run of IS, Booker could gather but
|aseven points. Gray made high run of
Is and had not missed when the game
was over. Booker's high run was 10. He
made it in the twentyseventh inning.
The Orem-Stevens game was one in
which Baltimore had hard luck. In the
twenty-nnth inning Orem was 81 to oG
for Stevens. From the twenty ninth to
the l.ity-eighth inning Orem could gather
but % points. while Stevens piled up "A
points and won out.
The referees in the game were DIR.
Starr and Mr.. Blumenfeldt The markers
were Mr.. Lang and Mr. Wilkinson.
The Baltimore team will be strengthened
when 1t plays next In Washington, and in
the final games which are to be played
In this city. The local players are san
gune that they will be able to overcome
the 33 points lead and land the champion
ship and the cup which Messrs Klein and
Sherman have put in play.
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battling Nelson Wins i.

OGDEN. Utah. January 15.-Battling
Nelson OF Chicago scored a clean knock
out over Jack Clifford of Grass Valley.
Cal, at the Grand Theater here. putting
clifford to the floor for manv sec
onds over the count In the NTH
round of scheduled twenty-round
contest Clifford broke a bone in his
Evening star., 1908-01-15
LOCAL .BILLIARDISTS
DEFEAT BALTIMOREANS

BALTIMORE. Md, January 15.-Beauti-
full billiards marked the second series of
the intercity match between the Baltimore
and Washington amateur teams. played
last night at John B. Klein's rooms.
The first series of four games at 100
points each at the 1872 balk line game
was played in Washington few weeks
ago and Washington won with a lead of
II points. the score being 1888 for Wash
ington and 312 for Baltimore. The total
points in four series are to count in the
championship race. The next series will
be played in Washington February L.
In last nights play Baltimore won two
and lost two games. The scores in the
four games were.
Evening star., 1908-01-15
Double-Header Scheduled.

One OF the best games in the entire
schedule of the Washington City Basket
Ball League is promised this evening
when the I'd Regiment quint meets the
Corcoran Cadets in the Center Market
armory gym.
Just before the game and between the
halves the National Guard Athletic Asso-
citation quint and the five representing
Troop f, Fort Myer cavalry, will clash.
There will be dancing after the games.
he tea ms will line LIN q follows.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
 COUNCIL HAD
 LICENSES UP 1. Another Adjustment of Schedule. PROTESTS HAVE THEIR EFFECT Iabitua1 Drunks and Fugitive Aldermen to Be Regulated. tiaser License For Remainins Guar ter of Wet Year Fixed At sa2s--sods, Cigars And .ws Chickens Changed.
PROTESTS HAVE THEIR EFFECT

Amid a shower of petitions, ordi- aances, amendments. defenses of those vho are being .trampied to death im- imitation wit, and business. Montgom- krys city council last night succeed. ed In holding some of the previously passed measures in place. Alderman Moritz, Chairman of the Finance com mittee, introduced several modified tions in the license schedule recently prepared, chief of which was change in the schedule of dealers In aico- Iholics. making the license for the three remaining months of the year s260 1 The motion for this was seconded. but before the question was put, Alder man Sullivan arose and moved the motion to increase the license be tabled. saying in part. that it was a shame to make the liquor people bear the brunt of the increase of the license schedule. that it was only taking advantage Of defenseless people. and that as 1t would be several years before prohibition would be annulled by the people 1t was wrong to wrench this money from men who were recognized as citizens doing a legitimate business that is one of the oldest mercantile industries in existence.
 MT, Sullivan was followed by others who spoke at length for and against the increase. which after flying about the room for while. with amend msnts. reductions. annulments and other propositions was finally adopt eI at license of s225 for the remain ing months. covering every retail liquor store in the city limits
 When the amendment was finally
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
GET BUSY WITH CORN,
 REWARDS FOR BEST EARS

As an incentive to corn-breeding in Alabama, the State Fair Association yesterday concluded to offer prize of S10 for the best ear of corn and S5 for the second best ear that is brought to Montgomery next month during the whirI of entertainment and educatlon'
 Farmers competing for this honor should beware of their quality. Ihey must be sure they have the goods because no faking will be allowed. Merit must count. Why. you ask Because Prof. L. N. Duncan. of Au- burn, with hIs best collection of az ricultural students will be nere to inspect and grade the ears of corn. They win turn the X-ray of science upon the specimens to give justice 10 All parties concerned. and the awards will be made accordingly
 But that Is not all the interest which attaches to this feature Of the agricultural exhibits. After the ears of corn are selected they will be set aside 10 start a strain of royal blood, so to speak. in the corn culture or Alabama They will be the start of pedigree in the corn-breeding enort of the State. and 1t is expected that they will be sires to thousands and thousands of acres of giorined gram adorning the earth
 Sure enough, the select ears of corn will be turned over by the proper committee to the State Breeders Asso- ciation which was formed with enthus- iasn at the recent meeting of the State Association of Agricultural School Presidents. From them win be taken the first seed and each year the breeding will continue, according to the expectations of the Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
TRUE BILLS IN LEE
cULPEPPERs ARE INDICTED FOR
 MURDER.
They Are Accused of Shooting Into The Home of Mir. Haden and kiIl- ing His ChiId---News of
 ODelikn.

opelika, Sept. 23---(Special. )--The special grand jury called by Judge Barnett. finished its work this after noon, and took a recess, subject to the call of the court
 The grand jury returned thirteen thue bills, and of this number five were for murder in the first degree. The fol- lowing were indicted for murder In the first degree; Sam IT. Bailey, M !. V. Culpepper, Uhland Culpepper, John Henry Smith and George Harper.
 The first three named are white men. and the two latter are negroes.
 It is not known dehniteiy when these will be tried, but 1t Is thought Judge Barnett will soon call special jury term of the court to try them.
 The Culpeppers are accused of shoot ing into the home of Mir. Haden and killing one of his children.
 Dr. Luther Little, who has been con- ducting a most successful revival at the First Baptist Church, for the last week. has been summoned to his home in Atlanta, on account of the illness of his little daughter who has typhoid fever.
 Miss Mamie Harrison returned to her home in opelika this afternoon, after having spent several weeks at Chau- tauqua, N. Y.
 Hons George P. Harrison and Reed B Barnes are in Dadeville. attending the fall term of the Tallapoosa County Circuit Court.
 Misses Ethel Ingram and Fannie Powers, left Opelika this morning for Tuskegee, where they go to enter the Alabama Conference Female College.
 Hon. Thomas D. Sanford has gone to Pell City, to attend a district con vention of the Knights of Pythias.
 Miss Pearl Powers of Florence, is in opelika. visiting Mrs. Walter Gull lars. at her home on North Ninth Street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24

and Miss Caroline Haralson have re- turned home after spending the sum- mer in North Caroline
 MT. Hayden Berry has gone to Rot Springs. Ark. to visit relatives
 Miss Clara covington left Tuesday for New York. where she goes to visit relatives.
 Mise Deers Smith and MT. Frank Moore have returned from visit to friends in Tyler.
 Mir. Claude A. Allen. who came to attend the funeral of his cousin. the late MT. Joe Greene Allen, has re. turned to his home in Birmingham.
 Mir. Durand Storey has gone to San Antonio. Texas. to spend some time. Miss Eleanor crum, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Crum, has gone to Nashville to attend Ward Seminary. MT. and Mrs J. E. B. Brown, of Co., lumbus, Ga. who have been visiting relatives here have returned home.
 Miss Margaret Browne has return. ed from Coiumbiana, where she has been spending the summer with her parents. Hon. and Mrs. W. B. Browne Mr. and Mrs. William H. Moore and daughter. Willaileen. have returned from stay of some time in New York. Miss Elizabeth Holmes and Miss Lucharlle Wilson have returned home after spending the summer in North Carolina.
 Miss Williams. of Birmingham, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. D. F. Merri- wether, at her home. 70 Hannon street. She came to attend the Rosser-Merri- wether wedding.
 The marriage of Miss Lula Rosser and Mr. George M. Merriwether will taKe place this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the home of her grand mother. Mrs. M. B. Bryan, 40 Mobile street.
 Miss Louise Chestnut will enter tain few friends at bridge this morning at her home on south Perry street.
 The members of the Sewing Circle will meet today with Miss Bertie We'll at her home on South Court street.
 EILENBERG-LINDNER.
 Conservatory of Music. IA s. Ferry St. Phone l4Se.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 DIRECTORS HAD MEETING
The Coming Commercial Congress ai Washington Was Heartily
 EndornaA

The Southern Commercial Congress which is to be held in Washington and at which the resources of the South are 10 be presented for national att tention was heartily endorsed at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Commercial Club held Wednesday night The activity of sec- retary G. GrosevI1or Dave in advane- ing the claims of the Congress was endorsed and he was given authority to continue the work so far as the Commercial Club of Montgomery was concerned.
 The directors elected four new members at the meeting. They are c. M Ninninger, Armstead Brown, c. E. Fuller and Dr. I. L. Watkins
 The directors in a session two hours long discussed ways and means for the advancing of the club. Several plans. by which the clubs activity could be used for the city's advance ment were discussed. The spirit of the meeting was that of renewed en- deavor for the city's upbuilding.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
THE PASSING THROAC

Hon. S. C. Jenkins. a member of the Legislature from Baldwin county. is in the city en route home from Birm- ingham. He Is fresh from attendance on the meeting of the executive com rnittee of the state organization which is sponsor for the overton amendment to the Constitution. Mir. Jenkins says the good roads amendment will cer- tainly carry. He swapped assurances in Birmingham with the upstate advo- cates of the amehdment that both North and South Alabama will ratify the measure. He says speeches for the amendment will not be abandoned as was once thought. but that the cam paisn would continue
 pr. W. H. Sanders, State Health Offi- cer, who was reported as having gone already to Washington. D. C.. will not leave for that point until tomorrow. to attend the annual convention of the International Tuberculosis Associa- tion. He will probably return nSxt week and may be accompanied home oy pr. p. M. Mason. State Bacteriolo- gtst who has been making a tour of the Eastern medical colleges and hos pitals.
 Judge and Mrs. J. c. Anderson who have been absent in Western North Carolina for some weeks. have return ed home.
 
 Mir. Allen Northington. of Prattville. registered at the New Exchange last night.
 Mir. H. c. Reynolds. of Birmingham. was in the city yesterday on busi- ness.
 Mir. Chas. A. Weller. of Birmingham was in the city yesterday on business.
 -r <
 MT. W. c. Bethune of Abbeville. is registered at the Hotel Summers. MT. R. F. Puvell, of Troy, was in the city yesterday on business.
 -f I
 MT S. E. Battle, of Coosada, raid the city a visit yesterday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
- MRS. PRUETT's FUNERAL.

Death Occurred at Her Hesidenee, 21
 South Holt Street.
 Mrs. John Pruett twenty-two years old, died in the home of her parents Mir and Mrs. R. J. Pruett. "A South Holt street. Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, after short illness. The re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
A aNEAR nEERa PRoTEsr.

Atlanta. Ga,. Sept. 2s--vone hundred and fifteen near beer dealers crowd. ed in the Superior Court before. Judge Ellis today to support a s protest against the collection of $500 tas imposed by tte last Legislature.
 The dealers sought to have the law declared unconstitutional. This Is the first time the question of the legality of a tax for ceiling inca rbeer" has State.
 The dealers base their suit on the claim that the law is class legislation That 1t means the con6scation of prop. erty and that 1t is, illegal as 1t was passed at a special session of the General Assembly, called for an en. tirely different purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24

EILENBERG-LINDNE Conservatory of Music. IA S. Perry St. Phone 14Se.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
Tusyxewee Election.

Tuskegee, Sept. Special. )-At the municipal election here the follow ing were elected. The term of the present officers will not expire until March, 1909:
 For Mayor, R. H. Powell. for Coun- eilmen, R. M Boyd, W. H. Crawford. J. R. Campbell. M. S. Danner. W. C.. Swanson.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
YOUNG MANS FUNERAL.
George Reeves Was Laid te Rest w

nesday.
 The remains of MT. George Reeves the son of P. A. Reeves. were laid to rest in oakwood cemetery Wednesday y afternoon.
 The funeral servIces were held al 3:30 o'clock In the afternoon at the family residence. The Rev. MT. Guthrie of the West End Methodist Church, or ficiated.
 MT. Reeves is survived by one sister aud four brothers. rney are: Mrs F. A. Reeves. J. A. Reeves, M, P. Reeves Robert Reeves and P. R. Reeves There were many beautiful floral of ferings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
Suspensions by seaboard.

Americus, Ga. Sept. 2S.-A general laying of of employees at the Seaboard Air Line shops here becomes effective tomorrow, the company retaining only men sufficient to make necessary re- pairs Employees Will De laid of tenn porarIy only, to reduce expenses for September and will be reinstated in October.