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Mr.. Hanna found out how sit
happened and before he gets trough
some others will ilirk over i. l cause
Of lis happening Leltind the lArs ii
they get their Just deserts.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.


La Plata, Dec. Z, 1909
Ordered by the Court that Albin
Smoot and Adrian Posey, admin
istrators Of Lemuel Smoot, deceas-
ed, give the notice required by
law to the creditors of said deceased
by advertisement in a newspaper pub
lished in Charles County, Maryland
once in each Of three successive weeks.
True eopy-Test
+. BROOKE MATTHEW'S,
Register of Wills for Chas. Co.
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NOTICE.

This is to give notice that the subseri
bers have obtained from the Orphs
Court OF Charles County, Maryland,
tersAof administration upon the per
estate Of
LtMUEL sMOOT
late S.said County. DO"
SON.
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There has been a breaking up Of
range herds Secretary Wilson says,
consequent upon the enforcement Of
the no fence law Of the national
government and by the encroach-
ment Of the settlers upon the ranges,
'uade. possible by the practice of dry
ming. Not all of the cattle have
Wy from ssD.s .aaaas To the
sBA ca Houses. A great portion
aiglstn hafe gone to farms for ma
turing and finishing, largely upon
corn. This extra demand on the
eQgn crop is reflected in corn pric $,
Winch are now higher than they have
been since the records Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture began, in 1866,
except for lSs1n Summing up the
results Of an inquiry, it appears that
the causes for the increase Of meat
are (l) The average profit Of 3s
per cent. charged by the retailer +;
GU the scarcity Of cattle, due to the
breathing lp Of the ranges; 81 the
increased cost Of fattening beef for
market, due to the advance in the
price Of corn and, C4) the increased
consumption, due to the growth of
population and the ability of the
working people to purchase bette,
class Of food and indulge their appe-
tites for meats because Of increased
wages and continued prosperity
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2. A TRACT OF LAND,
CONTAINING SIX HUNDRED
AND FIFTY ACRES, more or
less, commonly called GOATS
LODGE lying on Kerrick's
Swamp and on the South side of
the public road leading from La
Plata to Bryantown, about four
miles from La Plata, improved by
two dwelling houses, two barns
and other outbuildings, one dwell
ing house and one barn being
practically new. There is guam
tity of wood and timber on this
tract.
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3. A TRACT OF LAND,
CONTAINING FIVE HUN
DRIED ACRES, more or less,
commonly called "BELMONT, +"
on the public road leading from
Hill Top to Durham Church, net
far from Durham Church and near,
or bordering on, a Greek which is
an arm of the Potomac River.
This tract has quantity Of wood
and timber upon it.
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Monday, Dec. 70, 1909,

the following property
On lot cord wood.
wagons.
wagon tongues.
One lot uustripped tobacco.
I road cart
horses
COW.
II bags fertilizer.
One saddle.
One lot of harness.
One lot hogs.
One lot salt fish.
one lot corn.
One lot household goods.
One lot kitchen utansiis.
Lot other miscellaneous articles,
Sale to commence at 1880 A. NJ.
Tension all sums uncer twenty
dollars, cash on all sums over that
amount credit Of six months will be
given, the purchasers giving note
bearing legal interest from date and
with security to be approved by the
said administrators.
f. STONE POSEY.
WILLIAM II. BOARMAN,
Administrators of John I Boarman.
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Ye.. the cry Of fraud is getting
monotonous, but the cry Of ~negro'
is worse.
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The originators ard projectors Of
the frNad will find it more monotonous
when ley get their Just deserts.
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TUESDAY,
December q, 1909,

at the hour of y O'Clock, NJ, the fol
lowing described real estate situated
in Charles County, of which the lat,
J, Hubert Roberts died seized anC
possessed that is to say
J. ATTRACT OF LAND CON
TANNING THREE HUNDRED
AND THIRTY-FOUR ACRES,
more or less, commonly called
"PLEAsANT HILL" lying on
the public road leading from La
Plata to Piuey Chapel, about two
miles from said Piney Chapel, con-
tanning some valuable meadow
land, and improved by a dwelling
house aud outbuildings.
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Notice 0ut7 Pensioners.

ORDERED by the Board Of try
Of the Poor Of Charles County th
INDECENT and distr ssed persons de
Wlt-lersions shaif
with the Board o..
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
KLINE ON HAND
FOR BRITT BOUT
Doing Final Training on
PimliCO Road, Near
Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 10-Patsy Kline
arrived i'm town shortly before noon
this morning and hied himself fmmedi-
ately out the Pimlico road. There he
had arranged for quarters where he
WIN complete his training for his hf-
teen-round match with Young Britt
before the Eureka Athletic Club on
Friday night at Germania Maenner-
choT Hall
Kline brought enough trainers with
him TO show that he means 10 take
Off the winners end OF the purse. His
manager, NJ w. Smith. will probably
come down tomorrow, as he is engaged
tonight TO look after another one Of
his proteges, Joe Seager. who meets
Joe Badel before the Longacre Club. of
New York, tonight Seager viii also
make the trip and be chief adviser to
Kline Friday night
The question Of a referee for Friday
was quickly settled. The club manage
ment was anxious 10 have the question
decided upon, and put the matter up 10
Kline. The latters action in the mat
ter shows that he Is made Of the right
stuff, for he said that If he thinks a
club is good enough for him TO act as
q principal at on eOf its meetings, the
club referee would also suit him. and
as q result, the third party in the ring
Friday night viii be Abe Ulman who
has acted at all Of the clubs meetings
this year
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
VERY LATEST JOKE
FOR FIGHT FANS
All Kaufman Says He Hon
eStly Would Like to
Meet Jeffries.

NEW YORK. Fec. 10-Jack Johnson,
the negro champion. is 10 be frozen out
of a match with James j. Jenries, pro-
vided the plans OF "BiIy' Delaney,
manager of Big All kaufman, are
carried out
The latest surprise Iu heavyweight
pugIiistic circles came today with the
announcement that Delaney had posted
81 U00 as a forfeit for a. side bet of So
900 on behalf of Kaufman for a match
with Jenrles.
Delaney was formerly Jemries. man
aEer. but when the latter retired De-
lauey hooked mp with kaufman, and
has since brought the youugster TO
Uear-champIonshlp form.
Delaney stated that NJ Jenries wanted
termination 90 bar negroes, he could get
on "A match with kaufman.
IT Is not sentiment EHat prompted De-
Iauey TO challenge JcmTies-
81 think kaufman can beat Jedries, %
hc said land am willing TO risk $4,000
ora his chances. kaufman can Init like
FItzsImm1us. He has been held back
90 lick amy OF the big fellows. He has
"a knockout punch Do either hand.
ann now haufmau.5 manager and have
had nothing 10 do with JeffrIes since he
retired. '
Should Jcfrics accept sports are ask
ing where would Johnson figure. The
consensus of opinion is that n Jenries
hailed as the champion. and the lauTels
WC9 bg the black champion when he
defeated Tommy Burns viii hardly be-
recognized
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
CANS COMES OUT
WITH BOLD Def
He Wants Any of the Near
Champs to Fight Him
First

BALTIMORE, Feb. 10--Joe Cans. for
mer lightweight champion. having re-
covered from his recent illness. left
Baltimore today TO be present tonight
at the ringside at the battle between
Leach Cross and Jem DrisCOn. Cans
will challenge the winner of tonight's
contest
Cans says he viii challenge any light
weight in the world, barring Battling
= eIsOn. he has a certified check for
81 900 in his pocket, and says he is
ready TO put up this amount 10 bind
match, and more If necessary. Just be
fore leaving for New York, Joe said:
These ughtweights have been box
ing enough with one another. and nov
want TO get into the game. / refer 90
Cross. Tommy Murphy, lem Driscol,
Packey Mcfarland, and all OF that set
7 think the public has seen eH0ug8 Of
their efforts with one another. and they
should give me their attention. They
an say they want match with the
champion Battling Nelson, and he has
reUIfad that they must box me 10 show
their claims to his attention Now. L
am ready for Them one and ali, and
hone some of them will give me a meet
ing But when all IS said and done,
Jabez white is the boy ] am after par
ticularly.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
GIANTS SIGNING
LIKE GOOD BOYS
O'Hara, Waller, and Heller
Send in COntraCts-Ca-
prom May Quit.

NEW YORK. Feb. I0.-Secrets-y Fred
knowles yesterday added the names of
three more Giants. to the signed up list
of the club.
Contracts We're received at the clubs
office from Billy OHara and pitchers
waller and Heller. O'HaTa was with
the Baltimore club champions of the
Eastern League last season. He took
part in 143 games, all the club played,
and had a batting average OF % for
the season. He was second to Schirm,
OF Buffalo. iu stolen bases. with 55 10
his credit. His record in lefl field I'm III
games was .957 per cent chances ac-
cepted.
"OHara viii have chance" said
Manager McGraw, Ito get a regular
piece Tie, like the other ouJde|ders we
have, VIII DE thoroughly tried out De
fore the season opens.
Waller pitched forty games last season
for the Bridgeport Conn, League team.
He took part lu more games than any
pitcher in the league. He won 3 ana
lost IL games. winning percentage OF
$40 per cent. Bridgeport finished me
season with .431 per cent. Heller was
with the Lancaster club OF the TIL
state League and took part in less than
Ten games, not enough 10 give him a
record
Walter Blair. who caught for the
HiEhlandeTs last season, returned his
signed contract 10 the club yesterday.
Blair is WinreTiug In LeWisburg, Pa.
He wrote President Frank Farrell that
he was ready 10 report at any time.
George CaprOns the University of Min
nesota football player, VINO is on the
Giants reserve list. as is Rapp, OF MeT-
idiau Miss, is also claimed by tbs
Mobile club, or the Cotton States
League. but may decide not 20 play
professional baseball next season. Cap
ron has been offered the mauagership
of the athletic association of the Uui-
vcTsity of Wisconsin.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
VILLANOVA WORKS
FOR GEORGETOWN
Will Send Large Track Squad to
Meet in Washington on
March e
March 8

FILLAEoEA. Pa. Feb IG-TracS
work began in earnest at NuIauova Col
Iege this week for although the ineE
have been uracreing since the Christ
mas holidays. they have not bv7o an
der regular leader Captain NFcucr
has ordered the candidates out and as
sisted By Manager lIcGcehan viii take
charge OF Them
The first meet la which the team is
entered is at Georgetown University.
Als--@H q. NIlanova Will meet its old
rival Forabam University. tn IL one
mile relay race. and Weber and larry
VIII oe entered lu some OF the open
events Barry IS suffering at present
from slight attack OF grippe and will
not be able to so ou the track for some
time.
The team win practice on the indoor
track. nHl when the weather permits
all of the candidates viii bee forced TO
go ou aFHs--eauuIE- Jauuts under charge
oil Captain Weber
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
OLYMPIC PICTURES
OF MUCH INTEREST
Record of American Team to
Be Shown in Stereopti-
con Views.

Stereopticon pictures are the newest
Innovation i'm connection with indoor
track and field games, which viii be
introduced iu tine Federal Olympic
games iG Convention Hall a week from
Saturda! night when complete pic
torial history Of the trip OF the AmeTi-
can team 10 London and the principal
events of the OEmpiad viii be given in
a hfteen-minute exhibition.
r. r. Bushnell, of Philadelphia. the
official photographer OF the American
team, who viii give the exhibition, this
morning auu0uncde the following as the
list of slides 10 be shown. Leaving
New York, training on the ship. football
ou ship; pilot boat at Cherbourg.
France, Thames embarrassment. royal
box ou opening day. 200 athletes lined
Up before the King. dipping flags before
King. American team entering stadium,
RalEh Rose refusing TO lower American
hag 20 salute, heraIds blowing trumpets.
high diving. C.. NJ. Daniels, swimming
record breaker. final heat OF 100-meter
dashs r. T. Walker, South Africa, the
winner J. A. Rector. United States.
sec9ad, final of 21J-meter dash, Kerr
Canada. winner. Flanagan winning
hammer throw, Rose winning sh0tput.
Sheridan winning discus throw. display
Jf 10000 umbrellas. same crowd when
sun came out, Sheppard winning 1900
meter run: Sheppard winning S00-meter
run. steepiechase runners get a duck
ing America championship mile relay
team, American tiree-miIc team, Gil
bert pole vallting. Cooke pole vauluug.
Porter winning high jump. Irons win
ming broad jump. huaI of f55-meter DASH
Carpenter being Congratulated by team
mates. view of disputed f0J-meter
course. final of 1l0-meter hurdle, Ameri-
can uurdEng trust, final of 400-meter
hurdle. Danish girls gymuastic drills,
Danish girls high jumping
Marathon race, Windsor castle. start
luE point private apartments OF King
and Queen, the Marathon trophy going
up tlle bin for the start, the start.
100 .gJJ people lu -.sdIlm waiting for
runners panorama Hayes on the road,
DaTaulo entering the stadium, D0randu
colIapsiuE, HAYES entering stadium Do
rauQD finishing. Hayes finishing. Hayes
and Marathon trophy. Hayes the morn
lug after Trainer 81 T.. Murphy. group
of American winners, English 5aEKics
LOisLug the American flag
The exhibition viii begin about $50
clock and the pictures viii he shown
on screen twenty-five feet square, SO
that the figures viii be big enough 90
Doe easily seen hy everybody
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
MARATHON" BOWLING
PROVES A SUCCESS
Excellent Scores Made IN Novel Twenty-F ourE1our
Contest 1T Phiadel phia-Sore Thumbs Only Ill
Effects OH Competitors

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 10-Charloy
Trucks and +. Z. DUNCAN won The
Neutrality-suspicious. bowling contest. which
ended on the Casino alleys last night at
10 o'clock.
Trucks and DUNCAN knocked down
1925 pins i'm hfty-siX games. This is
said to be the best record ever made
i'm a tenpiu contest of this kind. The
best previous effort was foriy-eig 1T
games, rolled i'm New York. William
Knox and Charles Hamilton finish D
second with 10S12. Frank Mullins and
Harry Greer third, with 1873: William
Denney and "Fredercks." for.th, with
1O.n.
Charley Trucks also won the high
average prize, SD, with Dos average for
thirty-one Eamcs--He rolled high single
game. 17g. i'm the ffty-third contest, and
failed of a 300 score 10y leaving the No. o
pin standing in the seventh box on d
pocket HIT
Twelve teams competed. Outside Of
sore thumbs the men showed little eff
feet of the strenuous work. The event
was a big success
Long Stretches on Alleys.
Good team play enabled Trucks and
DUNCAN TO win. When DUNCAN relieved
Trucks at s o'clock Yesterday morning
he had lead of 1A4 pins. DUNCAN rolled
against Knox and Hamilton for ten
The Washington times., 1909-02-10

NEW ORLEANS, Feb within the
next two weeks five star bouts viii bee
pulled 0u before local athletic clubs
The astIe carnival viii begin on Feb
ruarv f.. with fight between Young
Douame and Phil Brock; ON February
80. Dave Barry and Sammy Phillips
viii clash. cyclone Johnny Thompson
and Bert Kcyes viii be on for twenty
rounds on February 10. Freddie Welsh.
the English lightweight. and Young
eIue win swap punches Ou February
30. and Ola February -. Marvin Hart
and Jimmie Barry are 90 90 twenty
five rounds.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
NEW HEAVYWEIGHT
HAS SOME CLASS
Jim MaCsherry Makes Favorable
Impression on White ard
O'ROurke.
Rourke

NEW YORK, Feb lU.-Jlu Mac
sherry, the newcomer 80 the light
heavyweight division has passed the
test iu his final try-oUt for his coming
teu-round contest with Sailor Bmke at
the National A. O.. on FL day night
Macsheuy boxed three roW DIS With
Tom Kennedy. tine amateur heavy
weight Kennedy is clever. Tu5 eel
1gJ-p0uud man.
Johnny White ana Tom OEourE sat
az the rfugside. At tho end Eei uejv,
White. and ORourke shook Mac
zherrv's hand. They were all convinced
that the former Vale boxing instructor
will have easy sailing when Ha meets
Sailor Burke
Since his battle with Billy papke ar
the National club. Sailor Burke has
been working faithfully On BrookyE.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
.PINLICO TRACK
GETS ITS DATES
Racing From April a to
May II - Washington
Jockey Club Has Nerve.
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

Now that operating racetracks around
New York has become an unproftablo
enterprise, and the big dividends havs
come TO an end. the Jockey Club OF
New York, the controlling factor IN
American racing, has graciously extend
ed the Pimlico track, Of Be-u more. All
the dates it can take under the Mary
land law.
Spring dates TO PimHco 1--we been
awarded from April q To- Ma L. inclu-
81 e with six DAYS following Tor a meet
ing under the auspices Of the United
Hunts Clubs. Pimlico for years tried
to break into the circuit. after having
been ruthlessIy shut out by the gentle
men sportsmeu and enthusiastic breeders
who control the Jockey Club because its
dates would have cut into the attend
ance and number Of bookmakers at New
York and Benning, wherefore this re
cent sweet solicitude TO see that the IA
nous Maryland track gets ali the dates
it wants is quite amusing.
The Washington Jockey Club got to-
getheT yesterday and decided II would
have racing at Washington a week or
ten days. This meeting is TO follow
the PimHco rac5z, and, according 10
from bOolmaking. Judging from past
experience in the matter Of gate re-
ceipts at Benning. when the bstting was
the principal thing, the " ashingtOn
Jockey Club must have in it men with
more nerve and willingness to spend
money than was true Of some Of the
New York track owners last year, who
curIed I'D Immediately after the gam
bling end of the game got solar plexus
blow from the much-derided Governor
Hughes.
Whether a meeting without betting
can be successfully conducted At Ben
ming is an extremely doubtful proposi-
ton. Presenting there are no books.
the only attraction viii be the races
themselves. and we have a bunch that
the department employees and others
here who have been 50 enthusiastic
over the betterment Of the breed of
horses viii prefer 10 stick By the job
for the half day rather than give up
half a days pay and s. beside in order
TO watch the bangraiis prance without
any action for the spectators.
IL all SEEMS Ike a dream 70 think
Of that Benning meeting, bl't It viii
at least be an interesting * ertment.
and the men who so into Z deserve
some credit for their gamene7s-
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
Olympic Athlete Will Run
Exhibition at George
Washington Meet.
HIS TRUE LOYALTY
MUCH APPRECIATED
Breaks His Resolution Not to Ap-
pear Again to Help His
University.

Jack Carpenter, the famous Olympic
champion, who participated in the Lon
don games last June, and who is con-
sidered the pride of the athletic con-
tiugeut I'm America. has consented to
run a 350-yard exhibition at the George
Washington Indoor Games, Convention
Hail, next Saturday.
Carpenter has only given his con
sent after O. great amount Of persuasion
by the management, and out of loyalty
60 his Alma Mater. This viii be his
first appearance since he ran away
from HaIswelle, I'm the final heat of the
s0-meter run i'm London. when the
English officials claimed Carpenter had
committed a fool. To was claimed by
the thousands OF American spectators
that no foul had occurred, the Amateur
Athletic Union stood By the American
and the case was the real cause of a
severng Of relations between the Anna
teur Athletic Union and tine English
athletic union
Carpenter has a peculiar arm motion
all of his own, upon which me depends
for his speed, driving them out in front
of him with terrific force, not only
moving his arms, but his shoulders as
well. He has shown his characteristic
loyalty by consenung TO run. he has
also been assisting coach lie Mat i'm
bringing out what is reported VIII be
the fastest relay team I'm the history
of the George Washington University.
The relay team was chosen after fast
trials and the following men made the
team. Sterrett, SmithsJn, Bailey, Bra
han ard Captain Clagett Carpenter
held IT, stop watch while Coach lie
Mat did the starting.
Ge9rEe Washington viii enter thirty
good rlen and viii be well represented
i'm evesy event. Carpenter has asked
the management 10 announce that this
viii positively be his last appearance
before the American public, and his
followers and friends viii be out TO
give him a magnificent farewell TO
track athletics.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
OOTCH WILL MEET
FRENCH GRAPpL.ER
Talk of $4,000 for Them in
Kansas City on
March IS.

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Feb. 1O.-Frank
Gotch. worlds champion heavyweight
wrestler. has signed articles TO meet
Raoul De Rouen in a match for the
worlds title and a purse of $4,000 AT
Kansas City, March Is. according TO an
announcement made last night by De
Rouen's manager, George Kennedy. The
bout viii be CatCh-as-CatCh-can.
De Rouen was recently beaten most
decisively by MahmOut. the Bulgarian,
and was barred by the Chicago police
because Of his rough tactics
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
'TRlUMVIR" SODEN
IN A BAD MESS
Sued for 100000 for Alternating
Affections Of SmalIs
Wife

BOSTON. Feb. 10-Chargiug that AT
thug IT, Soden. the former millionaire
baseball naguate. "a director iH the
Commercial National Bank, and con
uected with other large concerns. alien
ated his wifc.s affections .mC drugged
him and his wife unconscious I'm their
home, Frederick L. Small yesterday
filed papers in the superior court Of Suf-
folk county i'm his suit for 500 On dam
ages, whose contents when made known
today created "a great sensation lu bust
ness circles.
The Washington times., 1909-02-10
HERZOG UP-TO-DATE.

WILMINGTON. Del. Feb. 10.-WhiIe
Herzog, of the New York Giants. was
driving the-automobiTe Of Judge Page,
his father-in-lsw. at Ridgely yesterday,
he tried to pass a fractions horse.
Finally. to save two young women in
tho carriage. he tried 60 jump a ditch
with the machine Miss Soulley. an &C.
aupant of the automobile. suffered &.
were shaken up.