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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
LITERARY SOCIETY PROGRAM
Entertainment Given at st. Johns Col
lege Last Night.

The AZarias Literary Society gave an en-
joyable entertainment last night in the
college hall. The exercises, which were
both musical and literary in character, re-
fected great credit on the participants.
Especially entertaining was the last num-
Der on the program, a farce entitled Glass
Day.. The dilemmas in which young peo-
pie sometimes find themselves were admir-
ably portrayed by the students
The character impersonated by Denis E.
Council was we'll sustained throughout. and
James J. O'Toole as Lottie. was particu-
larry fascinating William J. Howard and
Emanuel A. Chaff1ot also elected applause.
Leo A. Rover. Joseph 7. Fitzgerald, Jas
Hart and Michael Flynn, the other particle
pants In the play, acted their parts with
remarkable ease -
The program was as follows: Opening
march, Harry c. Miller. presidents greet
Ing. Dennis E. Connell; chorus, "On, en-
Swiftly We Glide" veazie. St Johns Coz
James e. Nolan: solo, "A Mother Is the
Truest Friend of ALL Stanton. Joseph 4.
Fitzgerald; concert waltz, Pas de Fleurs, ~
De biies, Prof Harry C. Miller; up from
Geortsfa." w. Gerald Doonan; solo, Down
in the Depths" Kreusch, Dennis e. Conneii:
Song. "Doan Ye Cry" Noll. select choir;
waltz Opus ga, No. /, Chopin, Prof. Harry
c. Miller: solo, Say Once Again." Revo,
paui A. Hines: concert galop. Dance of
the Demons. Holts, Prof Harry C. Miller
.Fhe cast In the Glass Day. farce was
as follows: Hon. John Buncombe, Leo A.
Rover; Frank Buncombe. his son, Dennis
=. Connell; Ned Taylor, JOS. T. Fitzgerald
Howard Michael w. Flynn; Moses Levy.
the POGO, James w. Hart; Mrs. Taylor, VIM
J. Howard; Lottie Taylor, her daughter.
james J. O'Toole; Olive Hale. Emanuel A.
Chaffiot.
The play was under the direction of Prof
Vincent e. Lynch
Officers Of the Azarias Literary Society:
President, Denis e. Council; first vice
president, Joseph T. Fitzgerald; second vice
president, w. Gerald Doonan; secretary
Ryan; librarian, William H. Howard
The reception committee consisted OF
Daniel A Ryan. Adeiph Y. Scha fhirt, Will
lam b. Fennell,s Marshall H. Montrose
BERNARD Phi. Hexslsrs Harry s. Lucas
James I. Ryan. LewsssA. Payne. Edwin A.
Ferry, Albert d. Esclfer William e. Free
man, Leith l.. Sinclair,
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SUGGESTED HAND CLEANING.
Response of Street Sweeping Depart
ment to Request of, lexington Citizens,

Response of Street Sweeping Depart
ment to Request of lexington Citizens.
H. e. Blau. chairman Of the committee on
streets and sidewalks of the North Capitol
and lexington Citizens' Association, recent
~ wrote to the Commissioners complaining
OF the dusty condition Of North Capitol
street between New York avenue and G
street, and requesting that the portion of
the street in question hereafter be cleaned
by hand instead OF BY machine
The citizens association will be informed
in accordance with report on the matter
by Warner Stutler. superintendent Of street
cleaning, that the department has been
obliged to decrease the number Of
hand sweepers during the winter months,
and while the area to be swept remains the
same the sweepers are unable to do the
work as satisfactorily as would be the case
If more laborers were employed. The street
in question Is scheduled for sweeping by
machines three times each week. but on
account Of the cold weather since the Dist
instant the department did not deem it wise
to sprinkle the street. and therefore 1t has
not been swept so frequently as indicated
by the schedule. Mr.. Stutler states that he
does not see how the department can add
the section referred to by Mr.. Blau to the
hand cleaning area.
Mr.. Stutler reports that the total appro-
priation for street cleaning for the present
year Is 100000, of which 100000 has been
expended, leaving only $4,000 for the use of
the department for the next six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
WAR NOT POSSIBLE.
No Reason for Trouble Over Cases Of
Davis and Jones.

President Hermann of the Cincinnati
club yesterday at home talked at length
on the base ball situation and on the ru-
mors of a probable base ball war. He said:
There is no reason whatever for all the
talk that has been going the rounds of late
about prospective war between the National
and the American leagues Neither organi-
cation Is looking for fight and neither wants
it, The relations between the National
and the American are as amicable as they
can be, and there is no reason why the
peaceful relations that now exist should not
continue.
THE effort to make war capital out of
the George Davis and Fielder Jones cases
is a far-fetched proposition. The National
League does not claim these players for
the New York club Both were assigned
to the Chicago Americans by the peace
committee, and the National commission
or the National League cannot alter that
assignment.
"The committee appointed by the Ma
tional League to adjust the Davis and Jones
cases has power only to see that the New
York National League club loses nothing
by the action of the National League in
allowing the claims of the Chicago club
to these men. Both have personal contracts
with the New York club, to which they
only fair that all the National League
clubs should pay their pro rata of the
salaries that the New York club will have
to pay the men, as the entire league is
responsible for any trouble, so far as sal
aries are concerned, that Mr.. Brush will
have with Jones and Davis.
Neither man can be awarded to the
New York Leargue club by the National
commission or any other base ball tribu-
nal and unless they are traded elsewhere
they will have to play with the Chicago
Americans go to the outlaw league
mo, sir; no one wants base ball war.
and at this time there are no indications Of
one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Team Averages.

Spiess of the Acmes made a game at
tempt to wrest the leadership of the indi
vtdual players from his team mate. Camp
bell. in his last set. running up 671. which
is % pins better than the previous season
record made by Hough, but Campbell was
also in good form and retains the lead, al
though by a single point. Krauss. who led
the league players in the seasons early
stages. has not maintained his form and is
now In sixth place. Miller having taken
the lead of the SaengerS, followed by Eiker.
who has also passed KrausS. Crist changes
from second to third and Burdine from
fifth to eighth position Campbell still
leads the Acmes. Ray. the Rathskellers;
Crist, the Fat Men. and Brandt. the Eagles
although the latter's average dropped from
1t3 to III, and Lord still further narrowed
his lead by coming up from 173 to 176.
RICE had an off night and McCauleys
steady games placed him in the lead on the
Business Mems team. Hardie had the sec
ond highest set in the four matches, 619
which equals Hough's for second place
honors. and pulls Joe's average up from
les to 113. Campbell ran up 597. Eiker. 594 !;
Miller, $50: Lord. SO. and McCauley. SCI.
Spiess equaied the high single game
score of the season made by Ludwig, by
rolling 256 in the Acmes second game with
the Eagles. Hardie made a new record for
the District League, getting a full set Of
double centuries. PA. 204 and 201 Specs
also mad 10 In the same set with his 2J6,
which are the two highest consecutive
games rolled In competition In any local
league this season. Campbell downed the
pins for 2l3. 30: Warren. 212, 2OS: Eiker
256; Burdine. PIG: Ludwig. 21O: Roderlck.
100; Miller, BOB: Schuerman, 2O2: Allison
2U2; De Yo. Dol. and Lord. 201.
Following are the averages of players
with II or more games
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
FEATHERwE1aHT FIGHTERS.
young Corbett" and Hanlon in Spleen
did Shape for Next Weeks Battle.

A special from San Francisco says that
Young Corbett" and Eddie Hanlon, the
two young gladiators who will fight for
the featherweight championship of the world
before the patrons of the Hayes. Valley
Club in that city next Tuesday night. will
strip physically perfect for the struggle.
DR.. Apple. the physician of the club ex-
amined both pugilists yesterday and was
unable to find a flaw in their physical con-
dition. He said:
"Hanlon has improved wonderfully since
his first fight with Yapger, which was the
last time I examined him. He has not
grown taller or stouter, but his muscles
are much firmer and harder than they were.
He is developing into a fne type Of man.
and shows grand form for such q young
lad. There Is not flaw in his constitu-
tion. as he has never tasted either LIQUOR
or tobacco. two of the evils which usually
sap the vitality of fighters.
Young Corbett took two dips in the
sea yesterday. He has taken a fancy to
train in the surf. Despite the cold winter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Bicycles Should Be Numbered.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
l notice your suggestion in connection
with the death of the man recently killed
by a bicycle. that it may become necessary
TO have the bicycles numbered the same as
the automobiles are and as bicycles are
in Berlin and other cities The mistake
was that the Commissioners did not adopt
such a regula ton in the beginning. The
necessity for it is shown by the published
statements recently of two instances where
women were knocked down by regro
bicyclists, both of whom rode off without
stopping and without detection. Similar
occurrences take place frequently, and
there ought to be some means of Identify
ing the riders and Furnishing them as they
deserve
The ma jority of riders. I behave. try to
avoid accidents. but among the great num-
Der in the city there is a large number
who are both reckless and Indifferent.
Another trouble that should be relnedied
If possible is riding through the crowded
streets at the railroad crossings, such as
9th and F. 7th and F, 9th and G, &c.
As at these points there are almost al
with the passengers getting on aci off, and
vehicles passing in both directions on both
sides between the cars and the curps, 1t Is
almost impossible to avoid being hit by the
bicycles which pass there; and l have
noticed that the colored riders and boys
seem to take special pains to r;de through
the crowd, apparently to show their ex-
pertness and these. with the autos. are
constant danger to life and limo. AS they
can move so easily and speedily. 1t would
seem but proper that they should be re-
quired to take some other route.
With rapid transit of the cars. bicycles
and automobiles together with the reck
lessness of drivers. the citizens on foot
have mighty poor chance as matters now
are.
There is not minute in the day in which
the law giving the right of way to pedes-
TRANS is not violated in this city. and but
little, If any, effort is made to remedy the
trouble. Even the regulation as to auto
mobiles is rendered farcical by the practice
of accepting a small deposit for the appear
ance at court of those who are arrested.
There is certainly a crying necessity for
improvement in these matters
OBSERVER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
DRAFTS OF TWO BILLS.
New Law to Regulate Appointment
Powers of Harbormaster.

The Commissioners today transmitted to
Congress drafts of two bills which they
recommend for passage, one to regulate
appointments and promotions in the munic-
ipal government of the District, and the
other to amend the law relating to the
powers of the harbormaster, extending the
scope of that officials jurisdiction.
With regard to the bill to regulate APP
pointments and promotions in the District
service, the Commissioners state that
substantially similar measure was submit
ted to Congress by the Commissioners dur
ing the first session of the Fffty-seventh
Congress. The proposed legislation has the
approval of the United States civil service
commission, and the Commissioners are
deeply impressed with the necessity for it.
In their judgment the offices of the Dis
trict government Should be conducted on
the principles applicable to those govern
ing the successful conduct of other large
business interests. These considera tons.
they believe, apply in even higher degree
to the District service than to that of other
municipalities. because its government is
non-partisan in character. The Commits
siCners have introduced a system of COM
petitive examina tons in certain cases. the
results of which have been of such salts
factory character as to confirm them in
their belief in the efficiency of that course,
and to satisfy them that the enactment of
law OF the kind recommended would re-
suit in the betterment of every branch of
the District government.
The District authorities state that the
present law relating to the powers of the
harbormaster restricts his jurisdiction to
certain portions of the Potomac river with
in the District of4Columbia, emitting from
his surveillance the river at Georgetown
and the Eastern branch. The want of
authority in the premises Is the cause of
much embarrassment and occasional
breaches of the peace. The amendment
proposed provides that every vessel com
ing to anchor in any other portion of the
navigable waters Of the District of CO.
lumbia, shall also be so moored, under the
direction of the harbofmaster or the pilot
of the police boat acting in the harbor-
masters absence. as hot to obstruct the
channel. and be SET ured with an anchor at
bow and stern so as to keep the long axis
of the vessel PARALLEL with that of the
channel. and prevent 1t from swinging so as
to obstruet the free passage of the channel
by other vessels. - 9.
That the provision IN the third para
graph of section 69J OF the Code, requiring
any captain or owner Of or any one in
charge of any barge, sand scow or any
vessel that may sink In said canals. shall
raise and remove the same in five DAYS
Is made applicable to the captain or owner
of any sunken vessel or other structure
in any dock or at the end of any wharf
in the District of Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
M1Dw1NTER GOLF.
Excellent Entry List for the Pine
hurst Tourney.

For the midwinter golf tournament ar
ranged to take place at Pinehurst, N. c.,
next week, special cars will leave Jersey
City on Saturday, bearing from thirty 10
forty golfers. The majority OF these will
be accompanied by their wives and sisters,
so that the party will number nearly one
hundred in all. Delegations from Philadel-
phia and this city will be picked up on the
way. and Pittsburg. Cleveland and Chicago
have announced their intention of sending
representatives; SO that it Is expected from
seventy-f1ve to eighty leading members OF
the United States Golf Association Will De
on hand to start when the tournament
opens next Wednesday. Play will continue
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday follow
Ing for the Pnehurst, Berkshire, Holly Inn
and Carolina cups. A consolation cup will
be the prize on the closing day of the tour
nament, January J. Entries for the match
play contests close Tuesday, December -,
and for the handicap on January 1.
Among the New York players are John
Moller, jr.. w. w. Burton, Jasper Lynch,
J. B. c. Tappan Charles L. Tappan, r. H.
Robertson, Walter J. Travis, w. ]. Evans,
John NJ Ward, w. E. F. Moore. George P.
Sheldon F. s. Wheeler, George T. Brokaw
and j. L. Taylor.
At Philadelphia the party will be Joined
by w. P. Smith, H. B. MacFarland and
others, ten in all. and at the local station
by o. McCammon. F. Oden Horstmann, DR..
Lee Harlan and L. w. Weaver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Latest Averages for the Dis
trict Bowling League.
CAMPBELL LEADING
NO CHANCE FOR WAR BETWEEN
THE BIG LEAGUES.
New Orleans Races-"Young Corbett"
and Hanlon in Fine Condition
Midwinter Golfers.

The District Bowling League wound up
Its December schedule of games last Mon
day. when the Saengers were the guests
of the Rathskellers. The German qunt
had dropped one game in it's set with the
Acmes the previous Monday, and they
hoped to decrease the lead of the Jolly Fat
Men by annexIng the fun set. but slipped
up on the initial contest by very narrow
margin, which retains them at the same
percentage as the week before. but with
one more game behind the leaders, who
made a clean sweep of their three games
with the Business Men, making their aver
age 761.
The leagues orphan babies. the A. B. C.'s
dumped their little namesakes in great
fashion. and made their best showing of
the season. these strenuous infants falling
in line with Spiess' splendid work and land
ing one of its games on the Saenger's alleys
and drubbing the Eagles for a triple de-
feat, which replaces them in third notch,
the Business Men dropping back to fourth
position.
The loss of three games again brings the
Eagles back to tie-up with the Rathskel-
lers for the leadership.
As in the Departmental, the District
League will not resume its maple muir
dering until January 4, when the Eagles
are at home to the Fat Men, but even at
this early stage January is fraught with
much interest to the league followers, as
on that date the "Bund" will journey over
to the Fat Mems den and endeavor to
check the leaders winning stride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
LOOK TO THE CHRISTIAN WORLD.
Kishineff's Only Hope for Safety From
I Future Massacres.
I'm from London says:

cableeram from London says:
The following dispatch was sent from
Kishinen. Southern Russia, secretly across
the Russian border to Jassy. sixty miles
away in Roumania:
Dr. Sokoieff, prominent lawyer among
the counsel for the complainants In the
Kishineff massacre trial, was arrested. The
Russian government is determined to ter
rorfze the counsel. who are demanding a
new trial on honest lines, and who aver
that the real culprits are shielded.
This act CT the authorities Is open incfte-
ment to further atrocities. and gives color
to the terrible apprehension, widely preva-
lent among Jews in Kishineff. that new
and meant-to-be final massacre is being
prepared for the new year. The only
chance of staving off this calamity is pub
licity.
Joint meeting of the foreign committee
and the board of deputies OF the Anglo
Jewish Association will be held in London
Friday. the Jewish Chronicle announces. to
consider the question of making represen-
tations to the Russian government through
the foreign Office relative to the report that
fresh anti-Jewish excuses are threatened
at KishineH on the Russian Christmas day.
January Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
aENEALoGtCAL SOCIETY.
Organization FORMED Of Searcher
After Mis9innrr Links.


A number Of enthdsisti searchers after
missing links of the ancestry Of them
selves and others have erected organization
Of an association By the above name.
embracing members ffem all parts Of the
country, and with isfficers and headquar-
ters in this city. iThs scope of the society
is somewhat broader than those of similar
bodies now, existing In New England, New
York city and elsewhere. for the National
Society. as its name indicates, Is OF SUI
hcient breadth to include members from
any part OF the country. The organization
has several aims among them to press the
passage OF an act In Congress whereby the
government shall print the revolutionary
pension records to ASSIST its members In
every way possible In their genealogical
labors: to establish and maintain an Inn
mense card index system. whereby the
genealogical data now In the possession OF
thousands of students along this lire will
be carded and eventually accumulated in
one grand index; to expose the swindlers
who are fleeing innocent Americans with
offers of foreign fortunes, titles and es-
tates which are seeking for imaginary own
ers in this country and to collect and pub
lish historical matter which will assist
along these lines
With such field for, usefulness, appii-
cants for membership are coming from all
parts OF the country, and the charter HIST.
which will close January l. Is nearly filled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Team Standing.

In its match with the Acmes the 'Bund
set a new mark for the league this season
when the high team score of 1905 was
chalked up in the second game. which puts
the Acmes $50 in second place. They also
widened the gap between them and the
Fat Men in game average, jumping from
sos to S9S. while the latter advanced only
one point-from SS7 to SSS. The Eagles
however. made the best gain in total pins,
moving up from S55 to S43.
Both the Rathskellers and Business Men
fell behind their averages. the former drop
ping one and the latter two points in game
average. The Acmes went forward slightly,
from S6T to S6S.
Although losing three games. the Eagles
made their opponents bowl to win, as they
hung up new figures for their high set. dis
placing 2,630 with 2,676. which places them
ahead of the Business Men.
Two thousand eight hundred and eleven.
by the Saengers. is still high set this season,
but after the teams get going again after
their holiday rest this record should be
knocked out before many sets are rolled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24

Naturally the membership includes persons
of both sexes who are prominent In all the
various patriotic societies whose qualiftca-
ton for membership necessitate genealog-
icai labor In order that the applicant may
trace back to patriotic ancestors.
The officers OF this organization are as
follows: Capt. Charles H. Campbell, presi-
dent; Miss Minnie F. Mickey and Miss
Susan r. Hetzel vice presidents: Mrs G..
w. Dunlap and Mr.. Joseph F. Brandenburg,
secretaries: A. B. Dent, treasurer; N. L.
ecutive committee, and with the following
makeup the council, which Is the govern
ing body of the society between its an
nual conventions. held in November Of
Hill, Mrs. Ruth NJ. g. Pealer. Mrs. e. M.
Stillman, Mrs. Blount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24

he undressed and put on his swimming
clothes for a plunge. large crowd gath
cred near the Cliff House sands and watch
ed him plunge beneath the breakers. In
the afternoon he tried the gymnasium. and
raced rapidly around the track and over
the jumps without showing the slightest
trace Of fatigue
The doctor then stripped him for an ex-
animation. After 1t was over DR.. Apple
said: ''Corbett Is in grand condition-much
better than at the time he fought McGov-
ern here. He has not that overturned look
that he had then on his face. He ID, be-
lieve, much stronger than at any time dur
ing his life"
Betting has commenced on the fight. Sew
eral wagers were recently made in Harry
Corbett's place. where the odds were In Ia
vor OF young Corbett" at 10 to g.