¦*mrmmmmwimtiwemmmmmm»iaj|a^w.iantliia* ,iiijuiMW**i*"eit N^iiaiaea-iisaneiiwr*-^^ ;T**Bjsj**e**a**^*ajiiBesaajajieieMt|i-fsai.i imj»ij auwm

amMmmmmvwmiimtw**B*meir*t**"»tti*ai*»">*^^ >mur.*'pwr-v,:,j - r-w.n-vyw wrmnmrrsmw t-»wm-»t»a»H*»H»«»»>Ml^-iW*»«MI^

A beautiful and hi&oric city.two hours' ride from Old Point, with special rates.

Everyone is going. Aren't you? Hotel accommodations adequate for all. Awarm welcome for the sailors and all their friends and acquamtances.

mondF. D. W1LLIAMS, President.

-«*>

W. F. DABNEY, Business Manager.5**a**

tmamuL

OLD CY YOUNG LAST TOLEAVEFORMER"CHAMPS

Nol * >i*c Mcmbcr of the OriginalFamous Piymouth Rocks

Remains.

WERE TWO-TIME WINNERS

Took Iwo American LeaguePcimanti and One V\ orld

Scrit -.

Young Is Pleased

.-nn change my piana to jom'

Rli ¦. ;'.. ed hl )oy. "Vm

¦* ii--, bolleve th< pulfi d fortherl when i pltched agalnat tholrOwn le.uii. 1 wlll give Lajolo allI have. and thlnk I'm good forrcveral years ;. et."

Thn famous BOatOn PlymoutlPebtilOB, who won tho 1903 and "'">

American League pcnnanti, arfd wh<by atl.rilliuiU flnish dcfeaied the PittsIiutk I'irates ln il.<- ilrat wOrld'B eei-Kplayed ln the fall ..f 1003, are no moroThe pasaing ol "Cy" Young, the QO. M. of basobnll, to tho ClovelanNftps ln exchange for Pltchers Checlnnd l-tyan, saw the llntah of the greiteam,The "larn," throughout tl." COUtttr*

v«i'<i picativ surprlsed when Prott'.iU-nJoln* r. Taylor broke up tha famouVMmg-Crlger Daiusry by tradln< n,in-pelver to the Browna, but the cllmacame Tuosday at the baaeball tiieoun;il, Chlcago when Young was ahlppu,to Cloveland.

Said t'rlgrr 4,'uuld StleU,lt is llkely thal Young-fl tiauufcr wo

JUBt ;<;- l.ig a Burp'rlao to himself a;.iva.'. Crlger's. "laitiky lvou" slalcd tiiaIWtorc li.* was let out, Taylor stateithnt hc- (Crigor) could Ilnisli hla basehall day.s in BOBtOn if lio cared to. Butho bosa ol' the Bed Sox went «baclmi hi!--. own atatcment, and when leSaw whal hc thuught wa--- U cod dealacquirad Ed. SpeTicec aud let loos.uf t.'rigor./'

Tlie Uownfall oi' tliK ramous Blymuul!T'obbles came in 190G, when Jhnniy Collius tlnluhftd al the l.ottom of the rucclt WftB in that year tlial Taylor slut'icilllB "butt-in" tucllcs with the ruiuiiuinf tho club afTalrs and put tlie oiltirteam out ..f ihg runnlng, liiiaiiy forcing Cotlln's off of tbe club, June :> iwo*The ijia.l;e-ii|i Ot the P. I's. when the:

-nou the world'i champlonshlp in 190liicluded Dlnnocn, Voung. fiughOE, tiib:,,u and Winter, pltchera; Crlgei* un

l-'arrcll. catcheVa; l.u Chance, llral baseVerris, second baaei Collln**. thlrd baaeParent, shortetop; Dougherty, left BolO

"Chlck" Btahl, contre fleld, and Fr«"e-man. rlght fleldi r-i 1904,-but a sln-gle change ram<\ Tom lOrgheu j-olng'io waahlngtbtl, and .ro!>»<5 TnnnehiU bc-|.--,- added. Tha togfti ivent through the;i'"i| rarnpaign ln great Rtyle. linlshlugjIn front of thn Yankees by a gameand a half.

fentn I* lirratly "cntlfrrrt.Tha team haa dwlndled tn »n partsj

..f th- baaeball world. ifouhg is wlthveUuid, nnd Frrrl*. Dlnnoen andger arr wlth IhO Brown?; Jlt__t_yt'"l!ins -wlll be wlth Mlnneapolb- thls!

I'arent la wlth tho W! ;. s..- .,

Itughes and Tannehlll with Washlng-I" :... v if Dctriilt; II. !.' '¦.

w-iih Un White Sok: "Buck- Freemanwlth Mlnneapolis: "Candy'' La Clu.:

rement, wiitte Gibson and Far-bave QOIt t:.« game, and good oldj

¦ciu-k-' Btahl la desd.

lilLLIiAND IS'iEnSILYDEFEllTR.-M.

.iic :UI lo Tne TlmtJ-Uifpatch.]\vil4al__lS_UR0, va., February 21..Raitdojph-Macon proved easy fruitto U10 ptrong William aud Mary qulrlast niglit, tho latter walking overthcln ln wliat was tho roughost and lnmany reapficta tho most intercstinggaitia ol baakfttbal] played hero thlaseason, ta tho tuna of 40 to H,Each sldo had antlcipated a hard

fifclit. and from the flrst sound of thetvhlstie every man luught for all thatwas ln hlm. I'rom thon on tlio figbtwas last and furtous, but tha William|anu Mary boya ahowad their auperlor-ii\, both lu passing tho ball and Into, ilng baakcts ln tbo flrst few* mln¬utea, Tho first half cloaad wlth aicora ol ';' to 13 ln favor of the home

hi the second nalf the rtandolph-Mni on lad.; soemed lo take a brace,mui altlidugh thoy could tlo no effec-the work in scorlng points tffemselves,tfiey tilupagod to liieck tho Williamand .Mary team a llttlo, tho latterscorlng only twelve points during thehalf.

Tlio game was ehsraelerlzed through-oul by roughnors, foul after foul belngcalled, flrst on ono sldo and then ontbo other. Twonly-niinule halvcs wereplayed. Tho foliowin.;, was ihe line-up of Ihe two toanis:w. & _r, Poaltlon. n.-M.

Gnrth.rlght forward.Sosslcr(Captaln)

1 u-iver.lcfl forward.KmlthoyHughos. ff, B... lOntre.SmithMughcs. A.. .rlght guard.SinipsonSchlossherg.. .ic-ft guard.Canter

(Birtnan)Summary.^Drlver, 7 basltots, f> fouis;

|nughes. 11. B. ."1 baskots; Itughes, A..¦.' busketa' Sculoasberg, s buskets:

'Sesslcr, 2 baskots. G fouls; Canter, .'!baskots. Totsi scoro.Wllllaru andMary Collego, i!>; RanflOlpii-MaconColloare. 16.

BURMANBREAKS WORLDRECORD FOR 100 MILES

Drives Auto Bleven Minutes Faster Than Clemens' Record.Mrs. Cuneo Also Breaks Woman's

Record for One Mile.new OKLEANS, j>.v. Fobruary -i..

ftobeit. Buriiinii. in his Bulck car, to-

day broke tiic world'M record for 150rhliiia .u a clrcular track, in the fen-turo event ol' Um second day ot th.-.Mardl Gras Bpeod carniviil.Buvman mado the dlBt&hee aflcr a

most remarkablo drlvo lu l:i'J39 2-:..thls belng ovev 11 rhlnutoa taster tha 11tho proviqut record by Cfloni'eris at lu-diatiapolls ln 19QG.Tlm track waa i" nlmor.t perfect con-'

dltkm. nr.d fully 10,000 peuple were inattemdance. ,

ln tlie firfit i-J.-e .Timmy Ilyall HMalhaeon enr ran int.. lho fortca audWas dcmoll.'died be-. ond repalr, Uia 08.capfl w.'i: reniailiable.Tha lOO-tnlle race. opeh t" atoclt cavn

Btarted wlth iln-re oiilrle*.Kunnau(Bulck, nooertBou (Slmplex) andStratig (tsotta),

lu tlie aeventy-fourth mile stritngauteertng gaftr got oiit of ..r.ler. andhe Waa forced to retjro permanently.Burihan (Jrttve alone. witlioiit. th*

ald of a nieclwnic. nnd IiIb car was

tlrtppan io 11 sUeletoiiTim world's wbniaii'a record for onq

mile on a eli-.-nlar traolt Waa bvakeilbv 3 miii !.:, lOConda In the sixthrade by Urt. Joan oueuo, hor timohemc .<*"> -*'. i'ummnry;

Flrsl race.Hv6 miiep, national ania-teur champiouKhlp for Klaw und Kf<Unget' tropliy. "Vlrt!. joan NewtuuCuneo (Knox O-lant), tlme 6*o& i-.*..fll-r-t. Ilonliellv Pnekurd 1, BSCOlld.BecdBd iacc--len milei.. free-for-all.

4100 cinh to wlnii.-v Ralph de Palmo,(Ptftt CVciortei, 10 08 "-*.. fli'i't. asci-*-«Kohas-uon (BJnifrlM 1, t*«"i ond.Thlrd 1:1-.- on.' mile agBlllBt wm-ld'B

i*.,-,u-,-l of M t'ejon-ls.Fi-ilpli de Palmfl(Flat .'. oiona i, :.'.' l-.V Durmau(Butc-kV S:'

Fourtrj rttock .-in-'.To.lu ,"if,Tio.il* 3 r».BBCoUd.

Fllth ra-.-e- -t|i-e-mi|o motor >*vcle--¦leiii-en. (:JS fi-5, ftfet; oi-hers <lld not.ilnlsh.

I'lxtli ra. mie mile. tline tn.nl agalllStw'liii'a wowan's recyrd- Mirrfi Joan

tan mlles, open to utl|K!a.\on trophj -Mfs.

Cuneo OCim*-: Ot-lfctttV,liotiueilv (ParKardi.

Nowton Curteo (Knox GianQ, 1:00 1-Foi-nior record 1:02 2-G.

SOventli race.ono hundred iniloworld's clitiuipl»ut-hlp. open lo ii.

liM'k i-ai'.-i, $7G gOld nie.liil und tropbto wtnnor.-Burinan fButck). 1:42:30 2-ilrstj Robortson (Slmplox), seoomwoi'ld's pi'i'Vlnu.-i clrcular track rocon1:6,8:2] 4-5.

x-rogrosa ou tvew t'onf-umcr.Dasplte dalaya catised by, inclamei

weather, ii is the opinion of thoas oiSagcl lll tho ronstrui'tloii of Iho tonporarv post-offlco, at Sevonth siFranklln Btreots, thai tho work wiufinished on contract tlmo, .iuu- i, mthal the work of te'arlng down the obuilding "ill bo hoftun eovoral wocllau'p. cuatodlan Stfiwar.i utates ibnte\p. i'i., to bo in tho now fluarteratho mlddlo of July.

PHONE 6442

AndMake Your

Wants Known forEverything in the

Electric Line.

Sevon-Etcvcn E. Main Street.

) UWTEHS INTSFT'S CI1IIET

Lcgal Restrictions on CorporaleAbuses to Be His

Chicf Aim.ntlLADELFKIA PA.. Fohruary 21.

.Fresident-Elect Taft arrlved herethls mornlng fro.n Clnolnnatl, antl,with Mrs. Taft, Who canw over fromNew- York to joln him, ls tho guestof Dr. S. AVeir Mltehell. -Mr. Taft at-tonded mornlitarlan Churctidrove to Brynon tlieir daug'

tr servlcea at tho T'nl-and, wlth Mrs. Taft.

Mawr, where they calleditOfr Helen, and returnedelr automobile to dlnncr

«i tha Mitrhoii realdence.A conference took place between the

Fresldem-olcct and Frank II. Hltch-cock. Frank B. Kollogg was also avlaitor,Although lt was OOfilji -tn tho morn¬

lng wlieu Mr. Taft ailghted from tliotrnfn, ho was greeted by an onthust-astlc crowd. When a feiv minuteslater lio stoppcl from hls automohiloat the Mltehell roaldsnoe, tho stroctwas blocko.l Wlth peoplo.

Ha* Msny luvltntlona.Tho report printed to-day lhat, ns

President, he would go to Alaska, Mr.Taft *alfl ha<1 only tbo foundatloti thatbo had recqived an invitation for aucha trlp. Tho samo. ho snld. nppliod toInvitatlons to ylslt "Dcnver and Seattlonext summer. lio haa not yet docldodwhat hls travellng Ittnerary for thoyear will be except that ho Wlll make-a trlp through tho South and South-WeSt uh fnr a.i Texar.An addrosa wlll ba dellvered by

Judgo Taft to-ttiorrow-, under tho au-spices of tho University of Pennsyi-vania, in colcbratlon Ot university day..\ waiking atlck uaed by BenjamlnFranklln and by hlm presanted to

LBfayotto Wlll be a gift to tne univer¬sity by tho Frosldent-elect. ATtor thocelebratlon Mr, Taft wlll bo tbe guestHt lunchoon of tlio Flrst Troop, Phlla-dolphia Clty Cavalry, and at nlght wlllattend tho Pennsyivanla Universityalumnl dlnner. Ho oxpocls tq loavofor Now York Tuesday mornlng.

Duildlng the Caulnet.Mr. Taft aclmlts be is maklng head-

way in tho solcctlon of a Secretary ortho Troasury, but malntalna that tboplace la not yet fillcd. Franklln Mfc-Voagli and Myron T. Ilerrlok aro two

of tho mon under consldoratlon. Withthis oxecption iho Tnft Cablnot lacoinploio, and will bc aa folluwo:

Secretary of Stato.Phllander C.ICnox, of Pennsyivanla.Attornoy-Goiieral--George W. AVick-

arsham, of now York.V.-retnTCiinc

War.j. M. Dli-klnson.

;.o Navy.Gcorga vonssachusatts.lommorco nnd Labor.if Miaaouri,10 lnii'i'ior.P. A. Bal-Ingtou.ucral -Frank lf. Httcll-

Meyfir, nf M.iSecretary ot i

¦ Charles Magel. <

Secretary of tlinger. of \Vnrh

T'o;.IniM-tev-t;>:cock, of Maaaachuaetta,Secrotary of Agriculti

son, of Iowa,rt wlll bO obf-prvoil that ln thls t.at

aro tU-rr-niwyorn, than Whom Mr. TaftbeliOAos thero are none beltor In thicountry. lt may be statod tbat thlsiKot is not n more oolnctdeuco, but lsnn acconipllshntont careCully planned,

1 oriioration _c aiHlnlloii,

-Jamea wn-

C'oitatltutltmouta ln' ndlfftoultleameaaprOB aionactmeniwlth groat

>i legaUi

: M

011.; nll

mpllsn-jxtroihrt suchg thelrr. Tnfli.i wlthIro Ihet niinds

CaMnol advlf.oriit requlrea nt

for.., to plctureto ba that whods'lon t'hall ba

I1£1M

atuc DlgklnOl _en

t'oiiil bv allMr. Taft'n

unasni'ii

if T«nn«a<portfoll.

ln ('tlu-lti

¦p tho po

Itnolg Canttad BaJlway p-item and..alHry of 135,000 a ye.ir t<> beoomO ftCablnet tnlrttater. He ls between flfty-Eour an.l flfty-flvn vrnrn of hk.\ a na-tlve of Mlaaiaaippl, ierved three monthstn the Confederate arffly an «. boy,graduated from tho Unlvaralty .>fTonriefieA and finjihed hla educatlonln ("ermany,Bis grandfather wns Felix Grund

¦\ttorney-(*enrr»l nf the 1'nltM f-'tatfhta father a dlstlngulshed i-naii.-.-llnrln MUaUslppt. Mr. Dlcklnaon has al-w&ya been a Democrat; although i1a perional frlend nf President r.oo*voU and refused t.-> vote for Pryau.Mrc Dlcklnaon wai a Mlr>fi merton,daughter of General Overton. and botharo rulated to promlnent old Southernfamlite*. He ls the owner <*>f tlmfamrms B"lle Men<-| Mnnor- houuo andImmense aatatea three mlles ou» ffafnN'ashvlllft. ln whlch rltv he besran hl?

..-.- irnclh-e. He wns for .1 tlme judg.of tho Bupreme Court of Tenneaseoanflwaa appclntod by Prealdent Clovolan.1Aaelatant Attorney-General «f 1Unlted States, aervliig Under AttorneGeneral Harmi n.

Interuatlopol Kcpututlon.Pre.Mdent Ttoosevcit lelected him

preaent tiie argument ff tho Unltedf^tatOb htfore 1he joint lilt;'.i COHltll'¦lon whlch adjuated tho Aloaknn botidary dispnte between thls country a

Great Brltain. whlch won for hlm ar,international repuuitlon, He has justretirod a* praaldent of tho AmericanBar AbhocIjiH' n.

Tlio new- Wnr Secretary became gen¬eral counsel for the Illinols Centralftvslom under the prOHlden.-y ol" Btuy-veaant Fiab, ami lt t? sald m tho »ubaequaht controveray between MeaariTish and Harrlman. ho waa strouglyOn tho sldn Of Mr. Flah. It- ls alao as-sertcd that hls retentlon by Mr. Har-rinian was ehtlroly a rceoRiiitlou of hlaabllltlee not only hh a lcgai advlser,but un an admlnlatrator.Aa hia Wlll bo tho hand whlch wlll

havo Immedlato BUpervialOn of thoPanama Canal conatruotlon, Mr. Dlck-inson may bo expected 10 bo to UioiathntUB oC Panama. at nn early day tofamlliarUe liimsolf witli condlt'louathere.

II. W. Taft, a brother of the Pros-Idont-elert, reached hero to-nlRht fromNow York.

lt became known hero to-nlght forthe flrsl timo that Georgro "U'lcUorshumsaw Prestdont-Elee.t Taft at tlie ('.'. P.Taft resVIenco ln Ctnoinnatr- laat Sun¬day. This vialt was without doubt theoccaaion of tho oitcr aud acceptanceOt tho attorney-generalahip, and maltesl.hreo such transactiona whlch tookPlaco ln tlio C. P. Taft rOBidancb laatwook, Judgo Na^el and Mr. Dlckln¬aon being tho other two.

Academy, Sat. Mat. and Night

BIJOU THEATRESpeclal Matineo To-Day

tN'ASHlNGTON'S BIRTHDAY

JOE HORTIZIN

1 r;rr:* tiii; w.\.\di-;rini' mvsician

I.CBIN THIIATKE.Otfars Clfcrli andBradlay, Un T.->lcly B«ur sirls, and othei-ri-jiiJ vaudavlllo dttractloua. Kxclui.lv.>pttilurea. Adml*nlon, 10 conta. I.adlps andChildren. E. cnntH at matlnces. (.'ontlnuouapurformances, 2 to 11. No tntariuitiaion.

POLK MILLERAND HI8 Ol.D SOUTH Q'JAUTE'l,In 1111 Evenlng Of Htory aud Sallg,BBNEFIT LADIES' AII> SOCIETY,GROVE AVENUE BAPTISTCHURCH, V. M. C, A. HALL (6Ulami .Main BtreetI 1,

Friclay Evening, February 26,¦m 8:15 P. m. Admlealon, BO centaiChildren, 2S lientn. Tlcketa are. noldbe tho ladien of the Church and atBomo of tlm leadlng drugatoyoi,

Academy, Mouday und 'l"iicsdii>.N\T C. 4'OlU»\VIIY

nndl*,n\ .. GOODRICUlu Th.-li- New play

¦THI-', MASTBB. HtKU."" prlcea, 60c, to JUSft'AC.VbEMY, THXURSDAY AND~ ii;ii>A* ,"

-.rilK. NAZLUQVA,THDBSDAV NI6UT,\ DOJLLi'S 1IIH>1-;.r|-1!.. \ V NIOUT,

tilMTUSSIil touiKi ' B.t'rlcei.1 '¦">' to **'»"

-B10 Confederatc. Miisoiim"T1VKI ITH -A"tr> CI.AY BTBKlStS.

orrc.*i » A. M TO t, V. M.AD14188IOW, SBftGATUHHAY KITtBiBI.

The Valentme MuseumIT.K VHNTH AN D CI, \ V Bf RHETD.

Cpon dally Irom 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. Al.¦.;,--."". -. .'.un. ri--* uu ;j'..i..itu.

auctum jfenlctf, jfuture 2_a_>&nECErVEBS' SALE,

Machinery, Tools, Stock anelEquipment

RICHMOND MAM'FACTt'niNG CO.,INC

131 EAST CARY STREET.

Actlng un.lor or.ler of tho _aW atvlEquity Court of the city of Richmond.We offer for sale the well en_ulpp«dplant oi tb<- ni'... .¦ company, conelstingof valuable machinery and equipment,tools .hui stock mi hand. Tbo prop-ei can ba li pi ted each i. v betweenthe houra of 10 and 11 o'clock a. M.i'i.:-. company haa a wall establlslmdtrade. e peclally ln repair work. and afavorabte opportunlty io offcrcd loiin

9ealed hidn can bo filed wlth thelvera on or bofoie Monday, Marc

'.'.i:> A. M and V lll bc Op.»I|o,_ '.

blda aro aubjeot to approvai ¦»!M-, i. and ¦. ba accampanled b:-.i check in aum ol 1500, psyubb

he order <«f tho underslgned,rHKSTF.lt B. MeGOWAN,RICHARD II. SMITH,

Recelvers.

By Poliard & Bagby,Ueal Estato Auctionecrs.

COURT _ALE BY AUCTIONOF

THREE SMALL BttfOK_ DWBLLINGB,NOS,_«20, 622 ANO#:M NOJITIITWENTY-BlOHTEsTBTBEET.

d tho l.«wof ftloh-.0, I will

and Equity Com-t of tho diim.ti.l. iiniiv.l r i-ru.-r;. :>.bcii bv auctlon, on tho premisea, onTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1909.

ut 4:30 P. M.. tlio abovo utontloneilthroe ii.ia.il brlck dwelllnga of aboutfour t'liiiiii.'-. each,TERMS: Caab.

PO. X. POLLARD,.Speclal commlBsioners.

ix thi: lau and kqi'itv COURTok THE CITY. OU RICHMOND!

Matilda Bsnka.Plalntiff.

James Hodgea «t ai?.Defendanta,r. P. P. wlnaton, clork of Bald court;

certify that tbo homi rei.nired of thespeclal commiaalonor by Uw dorrco lnsald causo of Februa.ro> 19, 1909, hasbeen duly glven.

fjlvon under mv hand thla 13th dayof Fobruary, lOon.

P. P. TVIXSTON. OlPrK.

AVm. R. Plsainl Company,Ucat Estate Auctioneere,

723 B. Main,

PUBLIC AUCTION SALEOF

THOSE TWO DESIRABLB BEVBN-ROOM FRAUB DWELLINOS, BE-TWEEN MAIN AND CARY STREETS.NOS. AND 3 SOUTH STItAW-BBRRY BTREET.

At reqUOftt of tho owner, wo wlllOffer for sale thn abovo very attrac->tlva sovcn-rooni houses at publlc auc¬tlon,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH,at. r, o'clock, The housea are ln spiou-did condltion; also etablos on lot, eachranting for $200 per annum 10 gooiltenants, Homo-saokera or Investorsnhouli'l attend thla sale, aa a bargalnmay ba had,TERMS: Reaaonabte an.i announced

11 t. f=illC.Hv .1 nll li T. GOddln ,t CO,rteal Estate Aucttoneeri

TWO BRICK DWKLLlNGft 623 a,ND62B N. FIFTH STRBET WITH_ARGE LOT ATTACHED,

Al roquest of tllO owiii-r ,t non»L'.'i.identi. wo will boH at publlu auc¬tlon, on tho prainlses,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1909,

.it 4:30 o'i loi.k P, M. the above prouer-ti Tho awmtngs coritaln elght room*Oach, bath, otc. Tho lot frdnti 80 footmui runs baqk 130 feot. VVlth gonialopaii'H ihis prooertv wlll ront roadilvand viohi ;i good Inoome, or make nlcoPERMB: Llbaral and announced at.

-. iii-.JOHN T. GODD1N & CO,

High _nd-k*w-t_rt» Speciel Sale80c, $1.00, $1 SO, $3 OO Tabl*».

.UMBER ___£&I WOOIIAV A!ll» A 6QN. llirbiuoua, VB.¦¦_____ »f______H«_aa___(_m«ii