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The Washington times., 1909-01-11
January
Clearance Sale
Breaking All Records
Largest Assortment of,
fashionable Fabrics
Greatest Reductions

1t IS natural that January's great
est Clearance Sale of SuitingS ard
Overoatings should attract the
greatest number Of buyers. Never
in our history have We had such
large and varied assortment OF do
nestle and imported fabrics as this
past fall and winter. Consequently,
the odds and ends that remain are
likewise numerous. These have ala
been cut to one low price for quick
clearance and they are fast being
snapped up.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
CROSBY HELPING
SEAGER TO TRAIN

BALTIMORE. Md. Jan. l1.-ManageI
George Mueller. OF Harry (kidJ Selger
the local lightweight has secured an
excellent trainer 10 put Seager through
tIe final DAVIS OF his training for his
I5-r0uud contest with Kid Sullivan, OF
Washington. before The Eureka Athletic
Club at the Gemauis Maennerchoi
Hall Thursday night. lie IS Steve eros
by. the negro lightweight from Louis
vile, Ky. Crosby. oIler working ont
win Seager this morning remarked
that Sa8Eer was ID fast roungstcr. and
he believed that Sullivan. notwithstand
ing his longer ring experience, would
have q hard job in defeating him.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
Georgetown Baseball Cap
tain Names Date for Can
didateS to Report.
UNTRIED MATERIAL
is ENCOURAGING
Six New Candidates Who Have
Made Good on Other
Teams.

Captain Courtney. OF the Georgetown
baseball team, has issued n cali for the
varsity candidates 10 report for practice
in the Ryan gymnasium AT the college,
Monday afternoon, February ].
This is the first time Georgetown has
adopted the indoor practice system since
1903. Captain Courtney is OF the opinion
the men can be rounded into condition
faster when the team gets out OF doors
II the throwing arms are Ioosened up
with indoor work, this being especially
the case with the pitchers and catchers.
Georgetown has an exceptionally hard
schedule arranged for this season, meet
ing Yale Harvard, Princeton, Cornell,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and many other
colleges of The East and South. This
year the most important games will
come early, Easter week being given
over 10 playing Princeton, Yale and
Pennsylvania, while the games with
Cornell, Harvard. and Virginia follow
ia quick succession.
Promising Youngsters.
Though all the new candidates have
not been listed as yet. Georgetown has
six new men this season who look
like most promising material for varsity
company. Last years championship
Georgetown Prep team has graduated
three players who viii make the older
men hustle. bill" Sitterding. one Of
The best all-arouud athletes ever in the
Prep school, and last fall a member
OF the varsity football team. gives
promise of developing into a stellar in
nelder. The little fellow has always
been an exceptionally good batter and
uelder. The chances of filing Howard
Smiths place at sh0rtstop do not APP
pear impossible now. Cogan, the Prep
second baseman for the past two years
IS also enrolled In the college depart
ment this year, and though handi-
capped by a bad ankle sustained at the
beginning of the basketball season he
ought 80 give a good account of him
self.
The pitching department will be ma
terially strengthened by the addition Of
Charley O'CDunOr former captain OF
the Prep u5nas and holder of the gym
nasium record of f.rty-two feet for the
twelve-pOund shOt-put. Mckenna, for
merly Of Notre Dame, viii Try for a
place In the in6eld. Mckenna was a
member OF the 1898 NOtre Dame team
that came East and lost but one game
on a TWO weeks trip. Georgetown fall
ing before the N esteTneTg bv II 10 ..
Murphy. formerly of the PittsbuTg Col
leEians, now a student at the Law
School, viii be one of the new Outfleld
candidates. while Steiner. last season
one of the leading twirleTs I'm the De-
partmental League VIII work for the
pitching STAFF Fred Rice. the George
town basketball captain, is being sought
this year as result OF his splendid
showing, when he filled In at shortstop
last spring after Howard Smith
Wrenched his knee.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
OLDEST DRIVER DEAD.

WHTE RIVER JUNCTION. VI, Jan.
11.-Cnarles Taylor known throughout
Tie United States as the oldest driver
and trainer OF fast horses, is dead al
his homo here, AGED los years. Tie
had been falling for several weeks past
lie drove his first tr0-lnE race an the
tecc OF fifteen years. ANA his last race
{n. 1902 ~ the age OF U'ueLr-siE Since
that dime he had followed the DTlu-
rr4 fairs from Canada 90 the south.
ori-iue exhibition miles AT the Yer
mont State fair iH October He attracted
mueh attention hy an exhibition of fast
driving which was llS last appearance
on the race track.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
HOT SPRINGS LID
DOWN ON FIGHTS
Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan and Nc
Neil Farce Is Held to
Be Responsible.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Jan. with
plans already announced for grand re-
ylyal OF the boxing game in this city
CONSERVATION was caused On the camp or
promoters here yesterday by announce
Weut OF the police that all bouts would
Doe suppressed. The lid VIII be down
tight, &c is said owing TO the farce fol-
lowing the meeting between Brooklyn
Tommy sullivan and the Australian,
Mcneil
Two clubs had been formed to cCnduc-
what was announced 10 be scientific
exhibitions. not DriZelEhting." The re-
firing governor is believed TO have been
not opposed 20 the bouts The governor
elect IS said 20 bee the real power behind
the new order Of affairs
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
WAIVER PRICE PAID
FOR DAVY ALTlZER
Comiskev Saved Him From Minors
by Coming Across
With ST 500.

CLEVELAND. Jan. 1.-THE Cieve-
land club has disposed Of Altizer to
Chicago. The Nap owners asked for
waivers Friday. but C5mlskcy refused
30 waive. and secured him for the r2su-
lar waiver price. $500 Cleveland last
wear paid $40. 900 Cor AltiZer ana Pitcher
FaIkenberg, OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
WAIVERS ON STAHL?
HEDGES DOUBTS 1T
If Story Is True, St. Louis Club
viii Grab Him.

ST LOUIS. Jan. IA dispatch from
Boston states that President John J.
Taylor, OF the Boston Americans. has
asked for waivers on Jake" Stahl. and
that all the American League seams,
with the exception of the Browns. have
waived on him
we have not waived on StahI." de-
clared Hedges TO the ST Louis Times
Saturday. For starter. President
Taylor has not asked me 10. and If le
did I certainly would not let Stahl get
out of our league"
Judging by President Hedges talk
there seems 20 be a chance Of Stahl be
coming a Brownie 1t is known that
Hedges has been after Tom Jones sue
cessOr all winter.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
Every Purchaser Fully Protected
BY Our Bread Guarantee

A guarantee that inSureS the pur-
ChaSer'S satisfaction in every reSpect,
or money CheeTfully refunded.
Come early if YOU would make
your selection while the fabric as
.Sortnent is complete.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
THREE-MlLE COURSE
FOR COLLEGE CREW
Death of Griswold May Result in
Important Change
in Regatta.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. ll.-That
the next Harvard-Yale boat race will be
over a tbree-miIe distance instead OF
four seems probable now.
Since the death Of GriswOld of last
years Yale crew. the rowing authorities
have been agitating for shorter dis
lance, and ir was said today by the Har-
ward athletic authorities that they had
the shorter distance under cOusideTa-
zion, and that ~ agreeable TO Yale the
change would probably be made
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
EASTERN STARS AWAKE.

The management of the strong East
eru Stars baseball team, recently or
gauiZed for the next season, has signed
two new players 10 Nh utility roles.
They arc both stars I'm the amateur
rtuks-Robert Mason !uheldeT. and
Smith Berry, ouIheldcr. Arthur Mason
has been chosen mascot
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Zoe Noodmau. OF san Francisco. has
added Tommy Quill. a WelteI weight. to
his string Of fighters. Quill IS a Boston
bow who can makes138 pounds Gingside.
lV0Odmau SAYS that ne WOuld -e to
match Quill against Packy MOI arland
az lbs pounds TingsIde.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
Will Leave Pacific Coast Jan
uary 25 TO See Demon
Letter Writer.
COAKLEY DIDN'T
GET EXTRA PAY
But Murphy Got Credit for Being
Liberal Sport, Wherefore
Trouble.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1I.-TheTe is rap
ture in the offices Of the Chicago Ma
tional League team. A friend of the
Peerless Leader, none other than Jack
Mccarthy, formerly of the Superbas,
has received a letter from Chance, say
ing he will leave the coast on January
Is for the Windy City and that he
thinks his differences with the Demon
Letter Writer, alias c. webb Murphy,
soon can be settled. without Chance
and Johnny Evers. who has desire to
coach the RRh-Rah boys the Cubs, In
deed, would be in hard straits.
The players arc loyal to tae held
boss and just as soon as Chance gets
what Inc demands from Murphy tine
probabilities are that E"ers viii cease
his talk about becoming a baseball
coach or q sporting editor.
Murphy, the Sport
Another Cublet has grievance
against the man who pays him mis- sal
airy. Andrew Jackson COahey, d. ID.
s., who Is making his home in this
city, thinks he ought to have more
money next season, particularly in view
of the fact that the tale has beer spread
thai ne got 500 from the Chicago man
agement for his share ia winning the
championship for the Windy city
troupe
Younk King Coax didn't get a nickel
in excess Of his contract for winning
three much-needed games for the Cubs
last fan, and as the chicago club has
received credit for it's liberality in fork
ing over $500 he THINKS II might just q s.
well add that sum TO his 1909 stipend.
Co8kley hasn't seen q cent Of the $500
with which he was supposed 10 be re-
Warded.
Scribes Turn Around.
Having praised Johnny Murray and
George Schlei Just as long as they were
members of the st. Louis and Cincinnati
clubs, scribes Of the Mound and Queen
cities are starting to 'l1nock" those ath-
ietes. a ST. Louis writer says Murray
is a natural batter and a great man on
the sacks, but that perhaps he Will md
the going harder on a winning tean
than on loser Many of Murray S
made because the Cardinals We're so far
behind the catcher did not make much
effort to chop him down when be start
ed.
John AIcGraw read this criticism yes
tcrday. and said that If Murray played
as good ball for the Giants as ne did
against them ora the Polo grounds, ne
would not complain The last day Muir
raw PLAYED here he made four hits. ono
of them the longest home ran or the
wear Ou the LOWlaUd Lot Two or john
nv's catches against the McGraWitcs
were classics-one in 1907 an1 one In 1905
Redland sCribCs say that SChlel has q
bad habit of going 10 steep on first base
and being awakened, by toss from
the pitcher # that IS the Admirafs only
failing. McGraw speedily VIII correct
him Of q,
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Tommy Lowe, of Washington meets
at the Monumental Club in Baltimore
tonight Dummy" Decker. the deaf
and dumb Baltimore preliminary
fighter who has recently been allow
ed to compete - few star bouts be
fore small clubs. Tt is up to Lowe 10
heat Decker. If ne does not his stock
win take a big drop, for De- er is
seventeen laps short Of being ION
der.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
g - q FOR
90 0e RHEUMATISM

Rheumatism IS caused by acid in the blood, which
gradually of
weak kidney action, and other irregularities system which
Of
and ired condition blood
ishng
muscles tissues and joints heirnadng producing acid with
which filed Rheumatism
OF the blood end this what S. does goes
the circulation and by neuang the acid and driving from
blood efectuy S. S
and nvgoaes the blood that instead causing
and Throughout the it becomes
hug fluid furnishing health and of the body and
relieving suffering by this S.
vegetable blood purifier the safest for Rheumatism
sent free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Cos ATLANTA GA
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Victor SchIitzer, the Athletics pitcher
who resides in Rochester viii leave
New York SATURDAY for Cuba To play iu
the Cuba Baseball League He. with
Hank Hamse.. Eddie Collins and au-
other player yet 20 be selected are tC
finish tle season there.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Cleveland. Buffalo. Toronto. and many
other points viii participate 81 the nine
teeUth annual tournament Of she Ham
iItou fCau1 Gun club which starts to-
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Jef1ies viii and Jeffries won't.
What's the use
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
He Uplifts SpCrtl

We did not find that the English
sporting men considered Burns but
little more than right in the matter
Of demanding the long end oc the
purse in meeting Johnson, If Johnson
were willing to allow him to get it,.
Bir. VIII expresses that idea clearly
enough, and it was the one existing
in England, despite the flub dub dis
patches from London TO the effect that
the Canadian had talked too much
and made himself unpopular iU Eng
land by his plans. The majority of
English fight critics were be levers
that Johnson would win because Of
his superior size, and were not great
ly surprised at the result But that
. sterling Qualities" stuff gets the
goat of an American familiar with
Burns record.
They expect Johnson to make his
home liza England for a long time after
he has cleaned up in Australia, and,
considering the crop of dead ones and
never wasers to meet him on this side
when he returns, we don't care il lie
never comes back, for there is no one
I'm sight who could make the now
seIf-confdent black exert himself.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Baltimore is making great prepare
lions 90 entertain the visiting b0Wlels
from Greater Kew York tomorrow Am
oyster roast and matches are 0U the
program George Halter and Jimmy
smith are being taken along tD DlaE
the Baltimore stars
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Frank q. irons fla Chicago athlete
who won tGs broad jump at the British
Olympic championship last summer
viii compete in the games 10 be held by
fhc Boston Athletic Association iu Bile
rhanies HAN. Saturday. February g. lT
the 0-rard dash and the high jump.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

We knew 11ay having a thesis be
ginning: Always Tolan1e sat by
the window, c." was going to have
it's troubles. and were not at all jolted
10 learn that Harrv Rapley had 10
come across with lie o K on $500
worth OF scene shifters' bills
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

Like Jimmy Smith, johnny VOORHEES,
was no match for Alex Dunbar on the
laiters home alleys last week in New
York and I'm six games VOORHEES, went
down 90 defeat iu a series of the Greater
New York individual championship.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
NOTES OF SPORT.

tourney viii lee held al Syracuse. April
10 M.
F. T. T. Hutton. o. New York Ie having
an auxiliary slOOp built from designs by
Henry J. GieI0W for extended cruises.
as well as races on Loug Island sound.
The first -big wrestling match 10 be
held in Omaha iu some time viii take
place between Jess Wewergaard and
Luudiu. az tho Auditorium, January l5.
Farmer Burns has been secured TO ref
cree.
The Washington times., 1909-01-11
RECORD OF BURNS
SEEMS FORGOTTEN
English and American Writers Wasting Too Much
SIush on~SetConfessed DoubIe-Crosser-D Re
member the Chicago Letters
By THOMAS S. RICE.

: q stone at Tommy Burns for demanding
q bugiHesslike share Of the gate winch
he was instrumental in drawing
He's No HypOcrite!
"A stanch friend and an uncomprom-
Using enemy. Tommy Burns knows no
half way house. He is no lypocrite, no
FroveIng sycophant The hearty hand
shake of a working man is more to him
than the. condescending nod of man of
wealth, In consequence Of his outlook
on human nature, the growing OF Burns
enemies today viii be as loud as the Ia
ments of his friends.
"His anupathies were few. bat they In
cludea colored nen. we IN England
cannot understand the racial hatred
that consumed Burns. We do not be-
lieve That Johnson feels the racial flame
so keeuly as does Burns. With Burns II
is not confined 10 his immediate Op-
pOnent, the new champion. and the In
tense hatred may have interfered with
the cool judgment OF Burns when he
met the negro at Sydney.
But this suggestion is not made as
an excuse for Burns defeat or as IN
any way an ATTEMPT to deEreciate John
sons victory, which seems TO have Deen
complete yellow dOgH which when
defeat seemed imminent he threw at the
negro. crystallized the lOathing which
Burns has never sought to leave be-
hInd. However il may be, We know
that the intensity OF the feeling made
certain that when the two did meet IL
would be a fight without any qualifica-
ton. Burns always declared thar John
son would never take punishment.
He Uplifts SpCrt!
None Of Us knew from actual 1em-
onstration how Burns himself would
take pUnishmert, but some Of as felt
that nc would rather die than sur
render: and we feel more strongly now
that he would have gone on and on
until insensibility prevented him from
continuing His friends have the salts
faction of knowing that the eX-cham-
pi0n is the gaInest of the game.
For the great impetus 10 the noble
art which his visit to this country gave,
for his sterling qualities Of heart and
head, for an example that we wish
Tommy Burns well"
The Washington times., 1909-01-11

+ q stone at Tommy Burns for demandir
I q bugiHesslike share of the gate WhiC
| he was instrumental in drawing.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
DRAINING 4 SLOPE.

have about fifteen acres that
slope gradually towards a pond.
and the highest part of the land.
away from the pond. gets DOGGY
in wet weather. II seems like
the water rises TO the top of the
ground. which stays Doggy sew
cral days after rainy spells. ~
big rains come often I'm winter
and spring. can't pillow II TIL
late spring: and when II docs
get dry enough 10 plow. II seems
20 be tight. and Jumps up In
blowing. After late spring IL
seems TO dry OF and does not
bother me any more for that
season. The land II n dark gray
with n ycllowish clay or sandy
clay subsoll something likc
hard burned clay. n IL about
i2 or IL inches 90 this suhso'l.
Would 4, pay mo 20 drain this
laud7 always make good
crop on tho land. but II boshcrH
nc very bad In vet winters and
springs. II IA dry nov Would
IL pay me 10 plow II oigh, inches
deep bow for corn next year.
II WAS ploW1i ak or seven In
che@ deep this year | AK about
blowing IL deep now because III
any act spells come during tho
winter or spring. I, will get bog
81 and run together: and when
4, dries out late ncri spring.
wiii be ius; as hard on top az II
{, had not been plnwed. would
liho rou 20 tell mo shai nr.
Knapp meant by saying not 10
rlow below tho water Tine
W. " &.
Geneva Co. Ala.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

Theoretical writer's in the farm
papers tell US 10 SOW rye or crimson
clover In cotton at last blowing. !
have tried both and failed. They
come up nicely on damp soil but the
hot sun soon kills the plants. Have
tried rape and burr clover AT last
blowing of cotton with tho same re-
suit Have had n good stand OF rye
by waiting Till after the ilrst pick
Ing Of cotton and then planting be-
tween rows. have made success
with rape sown In September for
winter pasture for hogs. Have also
planted 1, In spring. and on good
land can grace IL for sir to clgh,
weeks
They aiao tell us 90 haul out
manure "a II IN made. I has. never
tried IL. but aomo OF my nrighhora
have. and you could smell tho .scap-
Ing ammonia long before you reach
cd IN. f,cld when I haul out ma
nur. I put rlow or cuiawar righs
after 4, and cover at once. Tho
general way here IN to make stalls
high enough 60 lot the manure stay
In them until spring and then haul
and scatter II and cover at once. In
thIs war 40 shlnk wo save IL all
better than by putting IL In heaps.
even IL KEEP, sheltered. Now. II any
practical farmer has tried any OF the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

The American Jersey Cattle Club
has issuod an attractive. book giving
a iini OF all cows entered I'm the
Register of Merit" TO July. 1905.
also a list OF sirca having daughters
In tho advanced register. Tho book
which contains isi illustrations of
typical Jerseys. may ba had for ten
cents by addressing. Secretary Amer
lean Jersey Cattle Club. New York.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09

Editorial Answer: CD There has
nothing been found ,hs, IL better
than tho old plan Of running a sire
into tho hole TO XIII borcrs In peach
trees. occasionally digging them ou,
whon that serms hras I, IL rather
SLOW. but II IL profitable work.
ca Pear hllgh, IL duo To a min
otto germ. and generally begins by
attacking the ends Of tho branches.
tho leaves Of which shrivcl and die
and tho trcr looks aa though IL had
been acorchcd al tho ruia uf tho
tutEs, II treatment ia not Eivca tho
disease works on do@n the branch
affected. attacking tho nrr, larger
ono. and fsnally the tTunk. whrn tho
sholo srcr becomes affected and dies
The unly remedy IL 10 remove tho
affected branches. This should hr
done In laio fall or winter. "a tho
Erowth has then stopped and tho 10.
cation OF tho disease ran be- located
moro surely. Cut sir or clEh, inches
below the affected part 10 got below
all tho germs % disease In tho
branch. After each cut the cutting
instrumen, should be dipped tn so-
luton made by adding ono teaspoon.
sul ~ corrosive suhilmAt1 In tao
gallons Of wafer. go sha, ~ wiil not
spread tho germs In other parts Of
the ir-c. Tho solution should be In
wooden vessel. no, a metal orc no
thorough In Tho work Of pruning.
and barn all tho branches pruaca
OF Pear trees that grow fast arc
more likely 10 be- affected with
blight. aimee the soft wood ,ha; fas,
growing trees have IL more subject
to the attack Of the germs. For this
reason II often s~cfna best Ia keep
the land ON which pear trees grow
In sod IN make tho growth Of the
trees less rapid.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
What Farmers Want to Know.
Ansu,s BY Pref ". f. Afasse, tinies o0cndN Stated.

ter running In the furrow made by n
pillow. For practical purposes when
a pillow goes down To where the land
has a great excess OF water IL may be
said that the water line has been
reached when We lower tho water
line. we can safely begin To pillow
deeper. II deeper blowing IN called
for
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-09
Geneva Co Ala

Editorial Answer: THIS high land
presents condition mentioned some
months ago an calling for drainage
on high land. which lca several 10
express surprise tha; land shoala be
drained when water did not stand on
IT. Nothing IN more clearly shown
than ;ha, our ordinary crops cannot
grnw when their roots are In sorgY
ground II IL Just as clearly proven
that before the crop II growing tho
colt should be- ~cli drained. I'm order
that nature may carry on her pro.
Grasses In III. soil that prepare food
IN forms that our crops can Use.
Wishou; having seen the land In.
qnir.a about hero. 4, ta presumed
that tho upper part of this Geld re-
ceiv~s secpnro from stiii higher land.
though tina; condition wouid not be
necessary 90 explain the ~c, state Of
the land The land cannot make iis
best crops I'LL tho excess az water
In drawn OF Possibly nnh+anrfac~
drains could bc put through the we,
part and the drains could be- united
IA ono INC fEAs MnuiN empty M TIC
pond. Poles or boards could be- used
tn make the drains. but tile arc pre-.
ferable II to be had az reasonable
price. since If well laid they should
30 good for nil time. with a dense
subnoii the sub-surfaco drains should
not be- more than two or two and
one-haif feet deep.
II would be waste Of work 60
pillow land in fall ,ha, wili cement
together and get solid before spring
II one was digging n ditch where
there was water. the top OF the wa
ter would make line along the
edge of the ditch. That would be
called the water line. DR.. Knapp
meant something OF that kind when
he wrote tina, we should not pillow be
low the water line. The use OF the
words water line" need not he talk
ell so strictly when speaking Of piow-
Cd land as IL speaking of the ditch
since land may have great excess
Of water without actually having wa