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The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
TAFT JOINS CLUB
President Member of Chevy
Chase Golf Body.
CABINET MAY DO LIKEWISE
Chief Executive VIII spend Much
Time on the Suburban Liaks-PlAys
Game with Gen. George Edwards
Guards Card from the Curious
Wins Praise from All Watchers.

1t was learned recently that President
Taft has for some time been an honorary
member Of the Chevy Chase Golf Club,
and he will undoubtedly spend much Of
his spare time. during his administra-
tion, on the links there. matching his
skill with the many diplomats who are
members Of the same club.
News OF his choice was first learned
when he was reported as having played
a match game with Gen. Clarence r. Ed
wards, L. S. A.. on the Chevy Chase links
last week. Although il was found impossi-
bic 20 obtain the reading Of his card. which
he carefully guarded from curious
gallery, it has been intlmated by mem
bers Of the club that the President played
far better game than the veteran army
officer
The President is an enthusiastic golfer,
and spends much OF his spare time on
the links. While at Hot Springs, the
early part Of the year. he spent fully
three-Quarters OF his time at the game.
He entertained many friends on the links
az that Virginia resort. and was always
willing TO instruct a novice In the last
few years President Taft has developed
into a golf player OF no mean ability.
He has won the admiration Of all who
have watched him in action, and several
times his mastery style Of play has at
tracted the eye Of golf authorities. He
has competed against several OF the best
players in the South. and each time has
made a very ereditable showing.
Hours on the Links.
During his vacation. spent, at a small
town near Augusta. Ga. he put in many
an hour on the golf links, with a visitor
or member Of his family. Il has been
suggested that he selected the secluded
! little town for his few months OF vaca-
! ton because Of the easy access to excel
lent golf links.
The Chevy Chase links. which are num-
bered among the best in this section OF
the country. boasts of the membership
/ list, which contains the names Of as
many people OF high rank as any other
club in the world. 1t numbers among its
members the best Of Washington society.
Among those who are frequently seen
making the rounds on the course are
/ Thomas F. Walsh. the noted fnancier;
/ I.arz Anderson. Mrs. Richard Townsend
I Col. 3. r. James. Of the British Embassy;
\ Baron MOncheur, OF the Belgian En-
/ bassy; Herman de Lagercrantz. Swedish
/ Minister 10 the Tilted States; Gen. Nell
son Miles. and Gen. Henry c. COrbin.
The fact that the President has Joined
the club will probably lead several mem
/ bers OF his Cabinet 10 do likewise Wheth-
/ er there is a man in the Cabinet who
understands the game is an unsolved
! riddle, but il is certain that magnetic
/ forces are sure 10 get in their good work
] sooner or later.
( Club are Hon. J. J. Hemphill. president
! Charles J. Bell. secretary, and George z
] Howard, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
HIGHEsT AVERAGE MAN OF EACH TEAM
TERMINALS ARE IN LINE.
Baseball Teams at Railroad Y. VI
c. A. Already at Work.

The prospects for a baseball league al
the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. a. are
very bright, judging from the fact that
four of the six teams are now on the field
with full iine-ups-
The Trainmen. Shopmen, Station. and
Car Department are the teams thus rep
resented on the diamond. and the others
are expected sOOn-
The Trainmen put forth almost the
same team as that Of last year. with the
addition Of several new men.
The Shopmen show a team expected TO
do great stunts in the league this season
The Station team viii undergo an almost
complete change. and with the expected
ennexatiOns, viii make the other teams
run for the cup.
The Car Department viii also show up
well in the race. The grounds al Fifth
street and Florida avenue have been OBJ
tained, and the teams are now working
out there.
on Tuesday the moguls OF the league
met IN the association rooms TO complete
the arrangements for 2 big baseball year.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
BALL CLUB FOR WESTMINSTER
Enthusiastic Meeting Held and Sea.
son Plans Made.
Association Is Formed with Repre-
sentative Citizens at the Head.
Coach to Be Secured.

Special to The Washington Herald
Westminster Nd, March 13-The base
bail outlook here is brighter this year
than it has been since the famous team
Of 1855. when Westminster held the cham
pionship Of the state and defeated the
Orioles. at that time Baltim0re's strong
National team
On last Friday evening Manager Weant
OF last years aine. which did not lose a
single game during the season. called a
meeting OF the baseball enthusiasts. which
resulted in the incorporation OF The
Westminster Baseball Association. John
Milton Reifsnider was made chairman OF
the meeting and Maurice Eckenrode sec
retary.
The following are directors of the asso-
ciation. Joseph W. Smith. Jesse 5. Myers.
Francis Neal Parke. p. Frank Grouse.
John Milton Reifsnlder. ". Frank
Thomas. John n. Roberts. Guy ". Steele.
Charles K. Thompson. J. Pearre Wantz.
Sereck 8. Wilson. Thomas K Shaw.
Thomas J. CoOnan. Joseph y. Shriver. ".
L. Seabrook. Edward o. Difendan,
Claude AIgire and Edward o. Weant-
Committees are TO be appointed 10 look
after incsosing the grounds. acknowledged
20 be the best in The county. putting up
a grand stand, and selecting a winning
team.
Il is understood that the team VIII be
in charge OF a frst-clasS coach. and that
Il IS 10 cross bats with the strongest
clubs in the state. at home, and abroad
/ including. perhaps. teams from Virgins
/ and Pennsylvania.
The final plans viii be announced imme-
diately after the next meeting Of The
/ directors, the first Of next week 4 sched-
ule VIII also be adopted.
/ The people are back OF this movement
and are bound 10 give Westminster ar
/ article Of ball and a season OF sport sur-
I passing anything heretofore enjoyed bs
| the people Of this city and community.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Potomac Boat Club smoker.

Members Of the Potomac Boat Club are
making arrangements for a smoker at
Carroll Institute Han on Thursday. An
elaborate programme has been arranged,
and some OF the old favorites VIII con-
tribute 20 the entertainment Of the guests.
George O'COnnOr, in his coon songs and
jokes. viii be heard. Roe Fulkerson, in
HIS chalk talk" Is probably the best
number on the bill. There will be wrest-
ling bouts. the most important OF which
will be a contest between Joe Turner,
champion lightweight wrestler Of the
South. and AL King, q local wrestler OF
ability. A minstrel troupe will give the
opening number.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
WILL COST DETROIT CLUB
PRETTY SUN FOR TRAINING

It VIII cost the Detroit club spDrozi-
uately $50 70 prepare the Tigers fo- the
BASEBALL season of lso9.
there VII be twenty-five men IN ths
training camp at san Antonio. It VIII cost
S.25o 70 set then NRere and Il VII c0st
sl.7so to bring then back 70 Detroit
Hotel bills VIII anount 20 about SIS q
day. That IS g low average. as the best
hotel of each eHy * he visited is selected.
snd some o then have Ta,2er aristocrztic
rates.
The team VII be out about thirty-srs
days and a. the rate of IS q day the
total for hotel expenses yin BE 2sz.
Tie many sops FOR exhibition games o.
the return tip mean an additional S7oo L
is true hat thsse exhibition games bring
money into the club treasury. but they
VII rot meet The expenses anything Ike
half Eay.
II The trimming camp il VII cost 5ua
about $50 to Enber up the Tiggr athletes
Trainer Harry Tuthil is ssarrz Cd using
fifteen gallons Of alcohol and witch hazeL
There Win also be extra baths. and a few
men vin have 10 Be eussssd as "rubbers."
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Al Orth's Discovery.

Pitcher Orth. OF major league fame
row manager OF the Lynchburg club. OF
the Virginia League. has made an inter
esting discovery He says that the spit
ball'' delivery cannot be successfully
worked on a skinned diamond, as two
or three innings puts the bah 20 the BAD
for a good splitter" How is It, then.
that most Of the young pitchers gradu-
ating from the minor leagues, where
skinned diamonds aue the rule in the
ratio OF Is TO !. are "spit BALI pitchers.
and in most cases owe their success al
most entirely 10 that delivery2
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
KINGS PALACE.
sunday school League.

Union Is still leading in the Sunday
School Bowling League. and as they are
two games TO the good, it looks ike
union all the way. for the fourth eonsecu-
tive year. Union also leads in team
average with $50.
After hard uphill fight Bum has tied
Lansdale for the individual lead. and
VANDERBILT beat LansdaIe's high set of
657 by rolling a grand total Of 679. Swag-
CARTS high game OF 2i6 IS still good.
The following averages include games
rolled March 10
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
NO RADICAL CHANGES
IN FOOTBALL RULES

New Haven. March $50 reyisc the foot
ball rules fo- the coming sridiron season
the ATst meeting of the intercollegiate rules
committee has been called 70 take Place IN
New YORK CITY March 2. Walter Camp.
the Yale athletic adviser. and framer Of
the rule code for years. VIII o. course be
8 p-ominent fETe az the sessions. ar.
Camp thinks that the rules revised three
years sso have worked pretty welL There
are likely TO be several minor changes in
the rules recommended. but no radical
changes are IN preparation for the coming
year.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
GUARDS ON SCHEDULE.
MILDLY Rifle Team Plans Active Cam
paign for Season.

Specisl 20 The Washington Herald.
Annapolis. Nd. March 13.-The mem
bers OF the midshipmen's rife team have
elected Harry ". Hosford, OF DanviHe,
Va, Of the second class. captain OF the
team for next season The MILDLY -!se-
men have already started practice over
the ranges in preparation for the coming
season.
Matches Will be arranged with teams OF
the Maryland and District OF Columbia
National Guard and the Seventy-first
Regiment, New York National Guard.
In addition. they viii again be entered
IN the national competitions at Camp
Perry, Ohio.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Challenges VIII Be Published
in The Washington Herald

The Sporting Editor of The
Washington Herald Will gladly
publish challenges from all
teams. big and small, amateur
and professional.
The Washington Herald prom
ises TO give the "future greats
as much space as possible each
day
send your challenges, also ac-
counts of games, direct TO the
Sporting Editor. Write as plainly
as possible and on one side of
the paper.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Piedmont white so1 Challenge.

The Piedmont White Sox baseball team.
under the management Of William Bax-
ley, issues an open challenge TO any ANA
teur team in OF around the District. The
following players VIII be seen in Uniform
John Campbell. Thomas POindexter, Guy
Brady. James Ford. Harry Epps. George
Stevenson. n. Sims. William Jones, John
Ross. Capt Edward Porter. Carl Ray.
James Scott William Barbour. William
Tolliver, r Mathews, and Augustus Da-
Wis.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
The Officials.

Honorary raferee-Mli E. Il. Neumeysr, y 6.
D. C.
Referee-Theo- Z. Strzuss. A A. Z
Judges-Dr. D. E. Wi5er A. A. T.. C. Z Beck
ett. Y. M. &. A.. ". {. Thatcher. W g. 4. A 4:
V. q. Stewart L. &C p. Lieut. Frank Haneock
Fifth Regiment and Leroy Birch. T. h s
Iuspectors-CaUr- z II. Bran. y. G. D. C
Lieut.. ID. s. Bliss. y. g. y. c.: John c. Brook
\. q. .. c., and Capt. Harry Bean. y g d G
rraers-H. 7. Bright. q. IS. C. Rudolph Jose
C. A. C.. and Lieut.. r. II. Ncumeyer. y. O. D. =
Starter-R- F. Le Nat g ". Z.
Clerk-Theo. ". Mc5-eE. y Y A. A.
Scorsr-N. T. WO-iev. r. A. G.
Custodian of rrizes-ti. J. Tucker. y. G. d c
Announoer-Olandzr Ross \. a. D. C.
Marshai-Lieut- D. l. Richmond. y G. D. c.
Manager-Caut. Eugene Edwards. y. G. .. c.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT
Washington School TO Have
Fast Baseball Nine.
R. KING STONE IS THE LEADER
Veteran shortstOp Predicts Good
Things for Present SeasOn-Many
0Id-timerS Back and New Material
Is PrOmisfns-Schedu Announced.
First Game with Western March IL.

r. King Stone, one u The most popular
and one Of the best all-roun6 athletes a:
the Washington School Tor Boys. was re
Gently elected captain Of the baseball
team. King entered The school TWO years
ago with a big reputation and WAS the
sensation at shortstop, which ne win
play the coming season. He is also a
heavy hitter.
Besides this. King is a good runner and
a member Of the relay team and also on
the basketball quint, playing az right
forward.
In speaking Of prospects he said:
Prospects Are Bright,
y This season looks the most promising
in years and from present indications We
viii have one Of the strongest aggrega-
tions in the history OF the school
With a number Of veterans, which in
clude Sargent al third base. Hyde and
Mccain in the field and Manager Brown
I catcher Capt Stone viii also have
bunch Of new material 20 pick from,
among whom are wilkins and Sweeley.
pitchers; Vanderpool and Brelsford.
| catchers; and the Blue and Red boys bid
/ fairNto make an enviable record
/ Other promising newcomers are Peachy
az first base, who distinguished himself
at Western High last season, and Beatty
and Bullard in the outer garden.
All the candidates we're called out last
week by Coach Perry and put through the
I first outodor work OF the season
/ Manager Frank Bowman has just COM
pleted his schedule, which is one Of the
best that the Washington boys ever had
The Schedule.
! March 17-Western, at home.
March I9-Eastern. al home
/ March 24-Central at home
March 26-Western. al home.
March 3O-Central, AT home.
/ april 14-Western. at home.
/ APRIL 16-Central. al home.
! April 20-Army & Navy Preps, AZ A
/ & y. Prep.
April 22-Georgetown Preps, at George
Town.
April 2-Baltimore Country School, al
| home
/ Apru 2S-Western. at home
April S0-Jenerson School. at home.
May u-Friends School, at Friends
School
Nav l5-Jenerson School. at Baltimore
May 1s-Army and Navy Preps. al
home.
May 2l-Georgetown Preps, at home
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
okraInhteosd Out the Dsunds~.

Beef was very scarce In LadysmftA Turing the siege. but General Sir Ian Hamilton. then colonel, insisted that ~horse Is not half bad when properly cooked and when oae is used to t, In fact" he said, concluding discus. aion. 'I have joint cooked tonight. which hope you will ali sample. Of course, there's beef. too-ttuightl" Er. cry one at the table preferred the beef, with the exception of Coloreis Ward and Ian Hamilton. who ostentatlously carved generous slices from tn. horse 1esh." The dinner was nearly over when one of tho servants whisper ed
 communication to Ward. Up he sprang
 I'm distressed, gentlemen" he m
 bounced to the startled company. "A
 lilly mistake has been made. Those
 Aednts were mixed up somehow. and
 Fsu have been eating the horse. Tn Feaily annoyed. But hope you'll be |convinced now that the meat Is splen- |dtd eating. Pm sllra yo1 all seemed Do enjoy it" Chances were exchanged, nustachos were twirled. Nobody seem sd ready vtth a response. Then 6 |voice from the bottom of the tabls |piped up: "Oh. don't distress yourself. Ward. 1 thought some mistake had been made, so ju&t changed those dlsh"s as they stood on the s!deboard It was vou and Hamilton who had the 1hnysertSs, all right.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
A Sian of Death.

here may have been many signs death-so some people believe--bus
 described here is probably new to ny. MT. ". E. Cooper of Chelten' n tells of his father being i'll, but
 confined to bed, and one sunny day June Nhca he walked across the den arSlher man. the facsimile oi
 fatheyy met him and apparent! sed into him"
 after my father came to ne said. Did you see me go across
 garden% said. Yes 'Well,' he i, I shan't he here long. Our fam
 see themselves before they die. hough 1 had seen this, said. Non se.' He shook his head and walked ay. Shortly after he took to his and died July ,. My father during
 few days he was in bed-we were making It the time-asked each Ening, Which field are you in BOW? ben we came to a certain field called |dley,' he said. with a sigh of great tsfaction. sAh. l shall die now.'
 te died the same morning near ot4 f-T. P.'s London Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
NOTICE
 SEWER DISTRICT NO.

The tax books for the collection Of the special assessment upon the real property in sewer district No In the city of Pine Bluff. Arkansas, have been placed in my hands.
 All the owners of real property ly- ing within the district are required to pay their assessments to me within thirty days from this date.
 If such payment is not made action will De commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such assess men tand for legal penalties aud costs.
 Given under my hand this 10th daJ of December, 1909
 4 G. RUSSELL
 Office hours a. m, to F m, city hall Building. 12-lo-lm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock holders of the Gillespie X Bro Gro cerv Co., of Pine Bluff, Ark. will be held at their mercantile house. 1unS- day, Jan. II 1910, between the hours of 3 q. m. and , D. m. for the pur- pose of eiecting officers to serve for the ensuing year, and for transa"tiI!ay 7 any other business properly brought before said meeting
 T. F. GILLESPIE. secN.
 12-q-1n5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Peoples Savings i}aniz and Trust Co, of Pine Bluff. Ark will be held at their banking house. Monday, Jan. 10 1910, between tie hours of 9 a. n., and 3 D. m., for the purpose of elec;ing directors to serve for the ensuing year, and for trans acting any other business properl,- brought before said meeting.
 H. A. MCCOY, Secy. and treas
 12-l0-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
The Oysser and the Cookie

| "''N
 If tlle averske person we're asked what was tho llstrongest living thing n '. pr~.,~.ras that he would name the Don or some such huge denizen of the lorcst and would not even think Of the knassert!rc hlvalvc. But so great Is be power possessed by the oyster that Sp open 1t a force equal to l.319.5 tnlea 4he weight of its she!a-less body is re 2luired. The shell-'ess tn,pet pllls b084 times it's own weight when in tine SR and about double when measured "a the water. The Mediterranean COG He (venus vurrucosa> can exert a pull ilg power equal to 2.071 times the {'elght of It's own body. If the human Icing possessed strength as great 10 Proportion ss that the average mag Nou!d be able to lift the enormous 4eight of 2 97sOoo pounds, pulling IL
 1le same degree as the limpet And Ii
 4le man pulled in the same proportion
 4te degree as the cookie he would SIS
 4lin weight of no less than 3,1oe,b0o
 tounds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
Nobody Ever "st" London.

IA case of irrcgularity occurs in lblegram that announces from New lerk the residence of certain au bsed person at London" You vii. Aseeive at once tho ahsurdity of those Lords--"at London" A New iorke' lay want to get at London, but those |ho live there live "in London" And is one of the triumphs of Londol |ad language tthough most irregular lat no one is ever "at' London. You In drop of "at'' Paris on the way rt Iywhere, and you may spend the win
 r "at" St. Petersburg or lat" New
 ,rk. Yoa may change cars "at" On! Ixo. But there comes moment when
 English language gets irregular. ls |when the fifth million is passed7 No |lglishman was ever "at" London. II Iould be as irregular as being "at
 ha or "a." haaven.Lonlan Stand
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-12-19
NOTICE

For hauling trunks and genera transferring, call Will Price, 1if phone, office, 593: residence. s54.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-13
NOTICE.

Notices is hereby given that the
Annual Meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors and stockholders of the
Brownsville & Gulf Railway Com
pany viii be held at the office of
the company in the City of Browns
vile, Cameron county, Texas, on
Monday, the 22nd day of November
A. D. 1909, at the hour of Il O'Clock
noon, for the transaction of such
bushes as may come before the
meeting.
A. T. PERKINS, President.
1O-25-3O
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-13
DOCTORS WOULD
SAVE INFANTS
RELATION OF VT DisEAs-
ES no FUTURE CITIZENS.
Mortality Caused BY Alcoholism Mas
Freely Discussed-Public senti-
ment TO BE Aroused 10 Insist Up
on Suitable Surroundings.


potential citizen and the responsible
ity Of the community to the baby as
the citizen of the future, were strik-
ingIy brought ont in the address Of
Dr.. j. Il. Mason KNOX. Jr., associate
IN pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins
Medical school. Baltimore, ana chair
man of the session on Medical Pre-
yention The program for that ses-
sion included a series OF papers, each
Of which considered d specific phase
of the problem. Tie relation OF al
coholism TO infant mortality was
discussed ty the chairman; the rela-
ton Of syphilis to infant mortality
by the secretary of the section, Dr.. r.
A. UrQuhart, OF the John Hopkins
Medical School; of tuberculosis to in
FAINT mortality by Dr. Clemens Won
Pirquet formerly of Vienna, now OF
the Johu Hopkins Medical School;
of mothers occupations TO infant
mortality by Dr.. Caroline Hedger. Of
the Chicago United Charities, and of
diet to infant mortality by DR. J. P
CroMer Griffith. of the University of
Pennsylvania. Touching upon the
problem IS whole. DE-. Knox said
it is now generally recognized that
lnited effort viii be necessary &c
curtau the Iopg-DreyaiIine infant
raortalitv This of itself means a
step forvsrd PHYSICIANS should be
m The van of the class. thew are in
positiar ro understand more thor
ougby assn The Ie-,rep can The fac-
to-e wsa b,-rq sr7r+ Iris large
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-13

Bacon-Su Sunshine is a great medi-
cine. Egbert-Yes, I know; but a
man doesn't get his picture in the
paper for taking that particular
Yonkers Statesman.