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SCORES
DIVISION A.
Simultaneous Chess.

AS announced last week, the tandem
simultaneous exhibition to be given by
V. Sournin, chess champion of the Dis
trict, and +. b. Walker, former cham
pion, takes place on Wednesday night
next, April ID. at the rooms Of the Wash
ington Chess and Whist Club. The ex-
hbition is being given by these well
known experts specially for the benefit
Of the Departmental Chess League play
ers, as - wind-up to the department
season, and by courtesy of the secretary
and chess committee of the chess club
it will be open free of charge to all chess
players in the city. as far as they can
be accommodated with boards.
Simultaneous exhibitions have hereto
fore frequently been given at the local
club. both by the above experts and by
visiting celebrities on tour, but the pres
ent occasion will mark the first introduc-
ton of the dual feature of the play in
this city, and wifi therefore be an in
teresting novelty. Messrs. Sourntn ana
Walker Will follaX each other In &otn&
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and boosted it to the middle gate, but
Talkfngton Rugged it for an early demise.
and his wishbone was where his backbone
ought t. be.
Church winged a brOiler to the poul-
try farm back of fist and Case wrung
its neck Hollins pushed fresh laid one
over the edge of the plate which Gtbbie
scrambled and Eddie reached his nest.
Larry knocked four over the barn and
then straightened the kinks in the next
one. which sent for repeater to iris
and Eddie wiped his feet on the Wei
come mat at home.
"Sam the Kansas farmer. dug a fur-
row between Arthur and Hans and plant
ed himself at Caseburg. while Larry
drove his hack all the way to the barn on
the dead rum. -
L. Moore Belts of the Commercial, with
its varied class of readers, tried to cover
ALI the trades from Wall street to bill
boards. and was turning out page after
page of this kind of stuff:
.fThe certified accounts made their re-
port. showing the large surplus of two for
Jefferson and 1t looked. like bankruptcy
for Lowell.
sHughie went down to the curb market
and started to bid up prices.
'.Hans uncorked pepper that he trad
ed for a single hassOck.
HAL unbuckled blue domer. which
warcford kittened to, and Hans was an
chored.
arthur unbridIed bronco bucker that
.chortled down hetHeen Eddie ana Laird
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CHAPTER XXvI,-Continued.

And further along he caught the re-
porter from Janitors' Hints sending this:
Capt Larke pushed a vacuum cleaner
to La JOY. which picked up dust all the
way. and reached first when Larry
couldn't stop the motor and Gibbie was
beating the rug at the near station
Tim then asked Van Lent of the Ma
tional Detective how he liked the game,
and the latter handed him his report OF
the next half inning. saying: You can
see what I am saying about it.
"Larke wirelessed Gibbie the code word
for the double pilfer. and although kihk-
erton Roger received the message, too, he
was afraid to leave the home station
without an operator. and couldn't prevent
the captain from committing the crime.
''Meilen pinned four stripes to Talking
toms batting suit. filing all the cells, and
then Robb tried TO arrange getaway
for the bunch by a breakaway over the
center fence, but the Chief HaWkeye or
the Jefferson outer garden stonewalled II
and the prisoners were all sent to the
yard
S. c. Rice of the Bakers and Confec-
toners Daily was kneading his report
of the game into shape so that his folks
could see II and he was going along like
this:
Holllns, VINO was the nrst TO Stir TIC
batter in the sixth. hoisted wad OF
dough to Ty. whose fingers were buttered,
however, and Eddie was presented with
the first bun.
1T tasted like more and Eddie reached
through the kitchen window and stole
the second.
Larry loafed around the office door
and they gave lam a pass TO the free
lunch counter WarcfOrd started one
toward China which Hal dug out of the
turf and snowballed to Arthur, who con-
gealed it in time to put Hillins on ice
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IN INTEREST OF MISSION.
Leesburg Churches Hold Union Serv
ices-Addresses Delivered.
ial- Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. April II, 1910.
The Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed
churches held a union service in the in
terest of the laymen's missionary move
ment at the Lutheran Church in Loyetts-
vile yesterday at 10 O'Clock. Prof. j. H.
Apple member of the national movement,
delivered an address on Missions and
Rev. J. r. Lewis and several
local laymen gave short talks on the
subject. At 3 O'Clock, in the Reformed
Church, the meeting was addressed by
Rev, Asa Richards, Prof. Apple and 9TH
ers
Arrangements have been made by Bish-
.op Robert a. Gibson whereby the work
Of the Episcopal Church in Loudoun
county will be enlarged. Heretofore one
minister has conducted services at Hamil-
ton, Purcellville, Round Hill and Cores
VILE with Belmont as a mission to st.
James. Under the new arrangement
the three former places will have min
lister of their own, and another will have
charge of the work at GoreSville and
Belmont.
Revival services will begin in the Bap-
fist Church in Leestturg the evening OF
Monday. April Is. The pastor, Rev. j..
". wiltshire, will be assisted by Rev.
w. r. Flanagan of Charles Town, w.
Va.
F. f. Payne, formerly of Leesburg, but
for the last few years assistant cashier OF
the Citizens National Bank of Alex
andria, has accepted position as cashier
with the Stockyards Savings Bank OF
Chicago.
Alice Rebecca, the small daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs 8. J. Johnston, was operat-
ed upon Saturday night by Dr. Acker OF
Washington, assisted by Drs. West, Orr
and Gibson of Leesburg. The child is
thought to have an abscess on the brain
and is in a very critical condition.
Capt William p. Garrett continues Ill
at his home on Market street.
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Shipments of Fertilizer.

The heavy movement of fertilizers from
Baltimore and Alexandria to points along
the river. has begun, and on each trip
of the river steamers hundreds of bags
of the land food are taken down the
river So heavy has been the movement
in the past week to the wharyes on the
routes of the Potomac and Chesapeake
line that the steamer City of Milford
has not been able to handle all of il, and
the steamer Wakefield on two trips was
pressed into service to.take the overflow
to the landings linz Nomini creek The
height of 1.-The fertilizer shipping season
has not yet been reached. and will not
be until the latter part Of this month
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Passing back to his regular seat. Tim
heard the operator for English Society.
who happened to be Buckingham Rose
berry, wiring this to his sheet:
'Twitchell jolted a bounder TO -Childe
Harold, who diverted it to Hans. sQuelch-
ing Warcford, and then returned to his
own doorstep in time to put the NOT at
home sign out before Martin called, when
Hans handed 1t to him..
The readers of the Ivory Ball Review
were going to be entertained the next
day by a description of the contest which
ran something like the following. from
Hugh F'ullers their correspondent:
Hans miscued twice and then made
pocket. Delvin ATTEMPTED to follow
through on a shot to the right corner.
but was kissed Oft by Church. Gibbie
tried a long draw past the middle pocket.
but was froze. Mellen to Church, ana =. an IL
he got was. You ought to have had it. "
While Ernest Banigan of the Daily Pro-
vision Market was crOwding the tele-
graph lines with the following rehash,
although Tim thought that in the last
part of the report of the particular play
though he may have been reporting Tor
Motor and Watch Tower as we'll:
"Brest hit the hole in three large dough-
nuts that Miner passed to him from the
pretzel station. Mellen's barker went
into the Hagner-Case sausage factory.
Laird hoisted a cuckoo over Delvin' s
tower, which Arthur almost Gagged with
his hands over his belfry. and Harry
motored to first, but had his tire pune
tured by Gibbie and Hans between the
first and second controls.
Medil Iarder of the National Butcher
handed up this contribution when Tin
asked for a sample of his style:
BLACK. the first to show his Wiling
ness in the Lowell half. burned one at
Church. who assaulted it for knock
out with side swipe from Mellen.
''Everson sneaked one to Hollins, which
treated Eddie like the pig in the alley
did the bowlegged. man, and Johnny
ambled to the first feed trough. Larke
cha sed one to second, which Larry stab
bed. and Johnny was slaughtered at the
midway and sent to the packing house.
''Larke jumped into the chute and slid
all the way to the second salt bag.
..Talkington sneaked down the line on
a bunt which caught all the infie1d pick
cts mapping. while the captain busted the
near bag with his sun shield.
"Robb's fat was foul that went into
Hollins' pan and the inning was in the
SOUP
And Jacob Morass of the Farm Week
ly and the Country Banker was killing
two birds with one stone like this:
'In the eighth act the curtain rose with
little Tommy Beach in the center Of the
stage.
Tommy hit bender on the wishbone
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Discussion of Improvements.

Plans and specifications for improve
metns at its new home, including a
gymnasium. swimming pool and ball
room. were discussed at a meeting Of the
Columbia Turnverein yesterday after
noon. President A. Werner-Spanhoofd.
presided, and Secretary F. A. Mann eX-
planned the plans. It was announced
that the building committee would make
it's report at the next meeting. The
finance committee was directed to devise
a plan for raising the necessary funds
It is expected that the improvements will
cost apQcoximately $4,000
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the round of the boards, and so will
make alternate moves on each board.
Intending participants are requested to
be on hand promptly at 7:45 O'Clock so
that there may be no delay in starting
the play. Further information concern
ing the entertainment may be obtained
from L. B. Napoleon, secretary OF the
Departmental Chess League. who may be
addressed at the Chess Club, GA 10Th
street northwest
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Burns Gets Decision.

SIDNEY n. 8. W.. April 11.-Tommy
Burns won on points from Bill Lang.
heavyweight champion of Australia. In
the twentieth round Of their fight for the
Australian title today.
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Agriculture Beats Interior.

The closing match In the A division
furnished genuine surprise to the talent
when Agriculture met the champion In
teriors and inflicted upon them a de-
cisive defeat. the only one of the sea-
son. ZapoleOn, on board L., did his
hes. work of the year in this match, win
ming from Walker after high-class ex-
hibition Of chess. The Interior captain
had first move in this game and offered
the queens gambit, which Zapoleon de-
forces held their own we'll into the middle
game, and although Walker had not
gained any advantage in material, he
had worked up a powerful position on
the queens side of the board which
promised to yield results before long. At
this critical time Zapoleon, who had his
queen in a commanding position and
nicely supported by a bishop and knight
effected a highly brilliant sacrifice Of the
latter piece, getting for it two pawns
and, of course, the attack Spectacular
play was now exhibited by both sides, but
Zapoleon's maneuver proved to be sound
and he could not be dislodged. Careful
and accurate play was necessary, how
ever. before he finally compelled Walker
to give up a piece to relieve the tension,
after which his advantage in pawns en-
abled him to win eventually.
There was no play on board 2, owing
to the absence of Huntington. On board
Boykin and Roberts came out with
draw after a long and even game, but
Interior suffered another reverse on board
4, Hitchcock finding weak spot in
Byler's game and winning cleverly. These
two wins and draw gave the match to
Agriculture without the necessity OF
playing the game on board 2.
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Division B Matches.

The ultimate winner in the B division
competition was decided when Interior
met and defeated Agriculture in the last
match Of the schedule. The Interiors had
struck winning gait several weeks ago.
and on this occasion held the whip hand,
inasmuch as all they required was a
draw in order TO win the contest out
right. The Agriculture quartet were.
therefore set a severe task, and the Sc
.quel proved 1t to be beyond their pow
'ers. They made gallant attempt, but
could only score one tally out OF the
four Interior thus wound up the season
in handsome style by win of 3 to ].
The successful players for Interior were
Lowell, Glascock and Spencer, all Of
whom scored clean wins. Murray was
again in fine form for Agriculture and
outshone his teammates by getting the
only game credited to the side
The summary. team standing 10 date
and individual scores down to 800 per
cen, are as follows:
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B Team Victorious.

No less worthy of congratulation is
Team Capt. Spencer of the Interior B
team, which came out ahead in the B
division contest. The finish In this di-
vision was. however, remarkably close
two other teams. Agriculture and Gov
eminent Printing Office. having made the
hottest kind of fight with the winner
So close was the scoring toward the end
that a triple tie between the teams men
toned was possible when play commenced
in the final match of the season; but the
Interiors settled all doubts on this oc-
casion by winning cleverly. The other
members of the team are r. F. Lowell,
who was It's backbone on board /; NJ.
b. Landers and E. s. GlaScOck.
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INTERIOR TEAMS WIN
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Garry Off Honors in Both
Divisions of Departmental
Contest.

After an interesting seasons play the
team championship of the Departmental
Chess League has been won for the
fourth year in succession by the team
representing the Interior Department. The
four players comprising the team during
th'. present seaso are F. B. Walker,
captain; w. r. Pratt, ]. c. Boykin and
j. w. Byler, and they have always played
In the order named from board l down.
The team was never headed at any time
during the competition, although for 4
considerable time War-Navy kept abrea st
of it. and in fact. looked like making
close fight to the finish. The cham
pions. however, shook them off in the
latter part of the contest, and in the
end came in easy winners
OF the twelve matches played Interior
Won ten, lost one and drew one, which
is a record result in the departmental
contests. Agriculture has the distinction
of being the only team to defeat the
champions, and this happened in the last
occurred in the third round. War-Navy
being the opposing team.
The winners have earned the cham
pionship through superior all-round chess.
They have. also set their competitors a
fine example In the matter of promptness
and esprit de corps All the members
have consistently shown az exemplary
keenness both in individual and team
work. Team Capt. Walker is to be heart
lily cOngra tulated on the continued sue
cess of his inVincible team.
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1t is said that former Capt. Don Ed
munds of the Analostans will row single
SOULS entirely this year, but it goes with
out saving that If an eight-oared crew
is made up Don will have the firing line.
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Summary.
DIVISION A

IFISION Is.
Interior VS.. Agriculture
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
POPPIES REIGN AT
BROADWAY STORE
ARTHUR LET'S ADOPTS DE-
LIGHTFUL SCHEME
ESTABLISHMENT OBSERVING ITS
FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY
California State Flower, Now Bloom
ing, Predominates Throughout
Decorations of Yellow
and Green

Beautifully decorated with California
poppies, streaming ribbons of yellow
and wreaths of delicate smilax, the
Broadway department store is happily
celebrating its fourteenth anniversary
this week. From the roof of the store
fourteen green and yellow flags float in
the breeze; inside, above the aisles,
fourteen green circles of smilax,
studded with electric lights, are dis
tributed. Poppies are everywhere,
streWn on the counters, pinned on the
coats and waists of the employees and
hung in eveEy conceivable place along
| the shelves.
The California poppy first blooms in
February. 1t was in this same month,
fourteen years ago, that the Broad
way store at the hands of Arthur
Let's, blossomed in the form of a small
five and ten-eent store at Fourth
street and Broadway. Hence the
poppy has been chosen as a fitting en-
blem of the fourteenth anniversary
celebration. 1t is evident in the show
windows, in the advertisements, in the
show cards, in the displays and in the
souvenir book which the store is pre-
senting to all its visitors this week.
Besides the souvenir books which
were distributed to all comers yester-
day, 200 clothes pin bags were given
to the first 200 customers closing their
sale transfers after 10 O'Clock. Today
the store has 5000 George Washington
hatchets for it's friends who call. II
the weather is such this week as to
induce the poppies to bloom abundant
ly, thousands of them will be pre-
sented by the store as a token of its
appreciative good will towards the cit
iZpnS of los Angeles,
Two little girls are stationed near the
entrance of the store to distribute
these favors to the people. They are
dressed in pretty gowns of green and
yellow and they wear hats 'smothered'
in poppies. The store, however, is en-
deavoring to celebrate it's birthday by
presenting souvenirs in all it's depart
ments in the form of unusual bargains.
The Broadway department store has
had q remarkable growth When Ar
thur Let's, in 1896, bought the bank
rupt stock of j. A. Williams & Co,
and expressed his purpose of estab-
fishing a big store, Fourth street and
Broadway was an uncertainty 1t was
considered as being way out in the
country
Arthur Let's has won for himself,
in the comparatively short time in
which he has been in business, very
enviable reputation as an employer
who has at all times had at heart the
welfare of his employees. In many ways
this keen interest has manifested itself.
In 1901 Mr.. Let's conceived the idea
of establishing a free school for the
benefit of his younger employees, and
from that time all of the junior mem
bers of the stores working force have
been given the opportunity of obtain
ing free of cost good education, at
the same time earning their living. No
doubt in this attitude of Mr. Let's lies
one of the fundamental reasons of the
marvellous growth and development of
his business.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
TICKETS ALL TAKEN
FOR ANNUAL DINNER
Chamber of Commerce Guests Will
Assemble, 500 Strong, at Levy's
Cafe Tonight-Assembly at
$3.50 o'clock

The 500 tickets to the banquet of the
chamber of commerce tonight have
been sold. The guests will assemble
in the reception hall on the third floor
of Levy's cafe tonight at $3.50 O'Clock
to 7:3O, when they will march to the
banquet room.
Because of the death of the son of
Joseph Scott, the newly elected presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce, Vice
President H. 7. Lee will preside in Mr..
Scotts place. Stoddard Jess will act
as toastmaster. Former Governor
Pardee and Hon. Frank H. Short ar
rived in the city yesterday and will be
present at the banquet tonight.
One of the principal addresses of the
evening will be a general review of
the work of the year by Willis H.
Booth, retiring president of the cham
Der of commerce, and his delivering of
the gavel to Mr.. Lee, who will accept 1t
acting for Mr.. Scott, his successor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
TAKES THREE SUITS OF
CLOTHES; HELD AS THIEF
Irate Merchant Chases Customer Up
Street and Into Hands of
Two Policemen

without waiting to look up the size
of the clothing or ask the proprietor to
wrap up the bundle Francisco Ruiz
is alleged to have rushed out of the
clothing store of Charles Gross, 1874
North Main street, last night with
three suits of clothing under his arm.
A number of persons were attracted by
the frantic cries of the aged clothing
dealer as he started in pursuit, yelling
stop thief" and HE stole the best
of the suits!"
Ruiz ran north on Main streets, with
the irate dealer close behind, and into
the arms of Patrolmen Ammon and
Windsor.
He was locked up at police head
quarters, charged with larceny.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
FILE FINAL ACCOUNTING
OF BIG SMITH ESTATE
Property Long in Litigation May Be
Turned Over to Executors Under
Terms of Will

The final account of the Los Angeles
Trust company, special administrator
of the estate of the late r. Crawford
Smith, was filed in the probate court
yesterday and will be considered by
Judge RiVes tomorrow. The appraise-
ment shows the value of the property
to be 800, 1923, of which the building and
land at the southeast corner of Hope
and Sixth streets, valued at $4,000, is
the biggest asset.
Smiths will was made the basis OF
one of the longest contests in the his
tory of the probate court, his relatives
accusing members of Spiritualist or
ganizations of using undue influence
over his mind in order that they might
benefit by his will. If the final ac-
count is approved the property prob
ably will be turned over to the exec
utors named by Smith in his will, John
Cunningham and w. G. Bradshaw.
Among those who will participate in
the distribution are Dora Barnett,
$4,000; Lottie Livingstone, a school
teacher of Pasadena, $4,000, and Lola
Swilling, $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
under advisement by the board for one

under advisement by the board for one
week.
C. E. Payne was appointed county oil
commissioner without compensation by
the county. The appointment of Mr.
Payne was petitioned for some time
ago by the large oil companies of Los
Angeles, and it is said that he will
have to look to them for his pay. An
opinion received from the district at
torney stated that while the act Great
ing the position of a county oil COM
missioner is valid in general, the county
cannot legally pay him. 1t will be the
duty of Mr.. Payne to see that a careful
log of new wells is kept, and to see
that abandoned wells are filled and ce-
mented to. prevent water from flooding
the oil strata of surrounding territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
CRUISERS MACHINERY DISABLED

VALLEJO. Cal, Feb. 21.-The chief
engineering officer of the cruiser Mary
land has filed protest with the navy
department against that ship going to
sea for target practice. 1t is similar
to that made by the engineer or the
West Virginia III regard to that vessel,
reciting that human life would be en-
dange-ed by taking the ships to sea
with their machinery in its present
condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22

parcel, or the land may be auctioned.
Auctions are infrequent, but do not
know what to anticipate.
ION January 25 I received this tele-
gram from Commissioner bennett;
Yuma land opening March / without
drawing That was not quite clear,
so January 26 l wired him, Will Yuma
opening of March l be by drawing or
otherwise?' Then came the word
which many believed meant that line
was to be formed, and that the first in
line would be the first served. That is
all l know down to date"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22

CHICAGO, Feb 21.-The American
hog added 21a cents today to his price
record for the year, and sold at the
stockyards at $3.50 a hundredweight,
topping all previous records since 1870,
when the $40 point was reached.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
Temporary system otfered

The Safe Vault and Protection COM
pany, as an inducement for an accept
ance of their bid, offered to install a
temporary system in the present treas
urer's office for $1,000, and upon the In
stallation of the system in the new
office would credit that amount ON the
new contract. The matter was taken