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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
REDS WIN IN CONTEST
x. N. G. A. MEMBERSHIP CoMPETI.
TIoN ENDED LAST NIGHT.
Reds. 1907; Blues, 1,151.

Reds. 1907; Blues. 1,151.
That was the final score in the great
membership contest In the Y. M. C. A.,
which has been going on for the past few
weeks. The Reds made g. big squirt at the
last and carried Off the iaurels. although
the Blues were ahead week ago Ac-
cording 10 the conditions of the contest, the
losing side gave banquet to the winners,
and that banquet was held last evening, i'm
mediately after the announcement of the
result of the contest. The Blues served
the yiands
Each point in the contest was counted
according to the dollars received from new
members. fun membership. for which
the dues are S16. counted sixteen points. A.
M. Chesley was the leader OF the Reds
while Lyman L. Pierce, assisted by II. J.
Jones. was the captain of the Blues.
At the conclusion OF the contest, with the
added members, the rolls now include close
to $500 members. large increase since the
opening of the new building. 1t is planned
to have the work continue and reach the
1900 mark soon after the first of the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
LEGISLATION OUTLINED
MEETING OF sUBCoMMITTEE ON
HOUSING CONDITIONS.

A meeting of the subcommittee on legtS-
lation for the committee on the improve
ment of housing conditions was held at
926 street northwest yesterday afternoon,
the members present being Mr.. +. l.. Sid
dons, chairman; Gen. John w. Foster, Dr.
George NJ Kober, Mr.. John Joy Edison, Mr.
Charles F. Weller and Mr.. Wallace Hatch
The whole matter of housing legislation
was first of all gone over by the chairman
Mr.. Siddons and discussed by the members
present. The decision after this discussion
was to labor for the bill which passed the
House and was blocked in the Senate last
Congress. All the members Of the commit
tee expressed themselves as believing that
insanitary and dilapidated houses which
were sufficiently bad to be vacated should be
condemned and removed, thus doing away
with the danger of these houses becoming
fire traps or hiding places for questionable
characters. The constitutionality of this
particular feature of housing reform has
been tested completely In the courts of
New York, and there seems to be no good
reason to prohibit a similar progressive ac-
ton In this city.
A letter was read from the chairman of
the committee on investigation, Mr.. G. A.
Weber, showing that present building and
health laws and regulations have been re-
arranged by him for use by the legislative
committee; that certain other amendments
TO present laws SnOuId De secured II pOSSl-
Bile, and If conditions could not be ade-
quately improved by this means that a
Commission on housing and health condi-
TONS such as recommended In the mes
sage of President Roosevelt of year ago
should be worked for most vigorously.
On motion of Gen. John w. Foster the
committee voted to press the bill for the
condemnation of insanitary dwellings, al
ready introduced in both Senate and House.
and secure favorable action as soon as pos
sible.
The treasurer Of the committee on the
improvement of housing conditions, Mr. s.
r. Bond, acknowledges with thanks the fol-
lowing contributions recently received:
Mr. o. NJ. Bryant, $3.50; Miss M. whiting
ton. 81: Miss G. Wilmington 50: Washing
ton New Church Mission, S.; cash. SO; NJ.
B. B.. 80; Mr.. Thomas r. Riley SIS; gov
eminent printing Office employees, So. LIS; ar.
c. q. Wood, $3.50; Admiral and Mrs.
George c. Remey So; Mrs. e. D. Towns
end, So; Mrs. Joseph e. Thropp. $50: Dr.
George M. Kober, 30; Mr.. Gersham Brad
ford, 81; Mrs. Lucy NJ Hewitt 81; Mr. A.
NJ Lothrop. So: Mr.. NJ. G. Lloyd, $40; Mr.
VIM. r. Downey, So: Mr.. Edgar Frisby, 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23

decided TO keep Kelley, Seymour and odwell
in the outfield. but as to the rest Of the
makeup of the yorktown team he is nom
committal. Hanlon will limit the spring
training trip of his team 10 I'VE weeks the
bulk of the time to be spent In Texas He
has the loyal support of Hermann, and
that is all he asks
Arthur Marcan, the Milwaukee boy who
has played second base for st. Paul for
two seasons, Is wanted by Manager Jake
Stahl of the Washington American League
club. and a transfer max be effected where
by Marcan will play with the Nationals next
season. Jake Stahl announced that Noah
Henline the hard-hitting outfieider of the
Bloomington team In the Three League,
would wear Washington uniform next sea-
son-Milwaukee Sentinel The Washington
directors know nothing about these men.
It turns out that the Brooklyn club re-
fused an offer of $4,000 cash from the
New York club for Sheckard and that Pitts
burg offered to trade three men for him,
only to have Chicago pull Off the deal. The
P1ttsburg club. by the way, stood ready TO
trade eight players to Boston for Willis,
Moran and young Cy Young, but only sue
ceeded in landing Willis Chicago got Mo-
ran. who is said to be one of the best CATCH
ers in the National League, but Pitcher
Young was not on the market, as his trans
fer would have meant the total eclipse OF
the Boston Nationals.
In spite of the fact that the Chicago Ma
tional League club has announced that Out
fielder James Sehring will be member OF
that team next season, President Johnson
of the American League says that Sebring
is not eligible to play with the clubs. Last
summer Sebring jumped the Cincinnati
team to play with the outlaw Tri-State
League and the national commission placed
him on the blacklist. Johnson insists there
fore, that Sebring cannot play with any
other team but Cincinnati and declares that
carry Hermann has backed him up in this
stand The national commission will make
another ruling in Sebring's case which. it is
believed, will prevent him from wearing a
Chicago uniform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
WHY SHEcKARD
OBJECTS TO CHICAGO

Outhelder James Sheckard, who was re-
Gently traded by the Brooklyn club to Chi
cago for four players. is out with a state
ment that the deal viii not go through, as
under no circumstances will he consent to
become member OF the Windy CITY Ma
tional League team Sheckard says further
that he prefers to play with some eastern
club, and that as he was not consulted by
the Brooklyn officials he may jump to the
outlaw Trf-State League unless he Is al
lowed to select his future berth. TWO
years ago. when the New york Nationals
purchased Dahlen from the Brooklyns, q
deal was hxed up for the transfer of Sheck-
ard to McGraw's team. but owing to the
Indignation OF the fans on the other side OF
the bridge the transaction fell through and
Sheckard was compelled to remain with
Ebbets and Hanlon. AS a result Sheckard
was soon accused OF playing for his re-
lease. His work In all departments OF the
game fell off to such a degree that Hanlon
made no attempt to hide his disgust. But
he positively refused to LET Sheckard go to
the New Yorks, and when, during the re-
cent National League meeting, McGraw
made an offer of $4,000 cash for Sheckard,
the Brooklyn club quickly turned the prop
osition down and closed the deal with Chi
cago. 1t Is but natural to infer, therefore.
that the eastern club which Sheckard pre-
fers now is New York, and that he hopes
by blocking the Chicago deal he will be
shift in his favor.
Whether Sheckard has an understanding
with McGraw or not is question hard to
answer, but the fact remains that the for
mer Brooklyn left fielder, ever since the
Dahlen deal. has confidently believed that
sooner or later he would be able to put on
a New York uniform. Sheekard has a
rather unsayory reputation in base ball. Ha
has shown little regard for his own sigma
ture to a contract, for during the recent
warfare between the two big leagues he
broke several agreements with in1punity.
For this behavior many base ball men be-
heved at the time that Sheckard should
have been severely disciplined, but the de-
mand for his services was too great to per-
NIT such action by the club owners who
were in control 1t may be possible that
Sheckard Is trying to hold the Chicago
club up for big money and that he will
come to time when he secures what he Is
after, but it is safe to say that there is alb
solutely no chance for him to be trans
ferred to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Result Of investigations Of the Gov
eminent Entomologist.


eminent Entomologist.
According to the annual report Of Dr. L.
o. Howard, entomo1ogist In charge Of the
bureau of entomology of the Department of
Agriculture. the main work Of the bureau
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1905, was
in connection with the cotton boil weevil,
the cotton boil worm importation of bene-
1cial insects from abroad investigations of
insects damaging forests and deciduous fruit
trees. work on insects Injurious to vegetable
crops and affecting the great staple field
crops. and work in silk and bee culture
As regards the boil weeyii the work was
carried on at the Dallas (Texas) headquar-
ters and at fourteen experimental farms In
Texas and Louisiana, in the latter state In
cooperation with the crop pest commission
1t is stated that important results were
reached.
The Investigations into the cotton boil
worm were such that cotton planters will 1t
Is stated, be enabled to control that in
furious pest
Experiments on a large scale, extending
over practically the whole of the wheat
growing area, have been begun looking to-
ward the calculation of certain as yet UNI
solved problems in the propagation of the
Hessian fly and OF the joint worms of
wheat; and also to determine the best time
to SOW wheat In the fall In order to ward
Off the autumn attack of the fly and inyes-
wheat regions have been begun. since only
recently has the Hessian fly spread into this
new country.
The Investigations OF the yellow fever
MOSQUITO. the report says, have Indicated
the line of Its northward distribution, and
during the epidemic of last summer the re-
suits OF this work were extensively used In
establishing quarantine lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Powers Buys Providence Club.

PROVIDENCE, r. T., December 23-By
an agreement made here. Patrick T. Pow
ers, formerly president of the Eastern Base
Ball League, secured control of the Prov
idence base ball club by taking UP an option
given on the controlling interest in the club
by Col. Felix r. Wendelschaefer, president
and principal owner. The papers in the
transaction will be exchanged some time
next week
In an interview with Powers he stated
that Manager Dunn, who headed the team
that capacity and would. be given free
hand in the selection of players The price
paid by Powers for the controlling interest
was not given out. Powers will make his
headquarters in this city next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Wants to Discipline Seitz.

DR.. William Grant, chairman Of the reg
istration committee of the South Atlantic
Association of the Amateur Athletic Union,
says that the case of C. ]. Seitz, the
Georgetown University runner, would come
up before the committee on next Monday
evening. 1t is charged that the Blue and
Gray RUNNER was advertised to compete
in the athletic meet of the 9TH Regiment at
Baltimore on last Saturday, and that he
refused to race unless he was allowed to
wear spiked shoes. The committee would
not allow this, and Seitz did not run. The
charge Is now made that by so doing he
violated the rules of the Amateur Athletic
Union in refusing to compete
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
BOXING, RACING,
AND OTHER SPORTS

inte, oceaner, Covina. Inquiry and Lady consue.o
also ran.
second race, six and a half furlonss-C hamblee.
112 twishard). to 2, won; Tapiola, 100 tHaiil 10
to /. second: St Noel, 1D4 (Hefermanl to 1.
th.rt- Time. 1.28 2-5 Blush Nevermore, n
Ray. Jack Ratlin, Iole, Planet. u. E. Tarpey ana
Red Thistle also ran.
Third race, five and half furlongs--Faverita.
les tIsomanellD. to 5. won; Knekerboeker. Jos
Csishard,. I to /, second; Telepathy. 100 dig
gins, 10 to l. third. Time, lib SO. Burnolette,
Polly Perkins, yerdant, Dr. McCluer and Gold Coin
also
Fourth race. mile and seventy yards-Little
Ekin 102 tHeferman), ~ to I. won; Little Boy
107 tShea), to 1, second; Padre, 9S Or Powers),
0 to 5, third. Time 1855 To- Double, Estcrjoy,
Harpoon, Rough and Tumble. CLANCY, Algonquin
and Miss Mamie l. also
Fifth race. ive and a half furlonss-sir Andrew
ia I'd. HaID. 9 to /, won; Foreigner. 100 tMc-
Monahanl. to /. second; Rather Royal, lo4
tShea) 6 to /, third. Time, 1. II 3-5. Oddoletta.
Town Moor Major Carpenter, The Don. introduce
tion and Halle Sherman also ran.
Sixth race FIVE furiougs-Tarp. ITO (Troxler). =
to /. won; Welsh. 110 (W DAILY. 9 to /. second;
Lieber Gore. 113 (wishard). 40 to /, third Time
Los. Kite Tail. Champ CLARK. Number Eleven,
Mr.. Wadlegh, Commune, Lucie Nc, Ecliptie,
Steve Lane, Arrowpoint and Japanese Maid a.sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Coburn Won't Pitch.

BOSTON, December 23.-Paul L, Coburn,
Harvard's pitcher. will not perform for the
Crimson base ball team next spring. In
stead he will officiate as head coach. It is
not because Coburn is not eligible to play.
He takes this stand, as does the athletic
committee. which held a meeting Wednes-
day evening, rather than create any COM
ment that might reflect on the Harvard base
ball team. The athletic committee has laid
aside a memorandum which proclaims Co
burn, according to all eligibility rules, as
eligible to play. The rules between Har-
ward and Yale also read In his favor.
That was the most important act of the
meeting, which approved the schedule Of
the association foot ball team with the
election Of B. III. Squires, of 1906. as cap
tain and G. A Gordon as manager
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Georgetown,s Indoor Meet.

Manager Brennan of the Georgetown Uni
versity field and track team, has written
to the officials of South Atlantic Associa-
ton Of the Amateur Athletic Association,
asking that March 3 be set aside for the
holding of the athletic indoor meet in Con-
yention Hall. Mr.. Brennan has written to
Princeton Yale and Pennsylvania and Har-
ward, inviting those universities to COM
pete In the games, but as yet had only re-
ceived a reply from the authorities at
Princeton and Trainer Robinson of the
Tigers has assured the Blue and Gray
manager that several Of the members rep
resenting that university would compete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
INTERCOLLEGIATE CHESS.
Harvard Now Leads in Big Tourney at
New York

The Columbia chess players succumbed
10 Harvard and Yale yesterday at the West
Side Republican Club. New York, and lost
the lead they secured on the first day of
the intercollegiate tournament. Harvard
now is in the lead with five games and a
draw to her credit; Yale has won five
games, Columbia four and Princeton only
has one draw.
The games were longer and more evenly
contested yesterday than on the first day.
nearly all of them going to a pawn end
ing. Woodbury. of Yale and Ward OF
Princeton were the first pair to conclude
their game, the Yale man winning a ter
twenty-five moves, in a queens gambit de-
clined. After this Otto Brown, Columbia s
player at board three was mated by Nc
Clure of Harvard This game was one of
the best endings of the day
Another good end game was that be-
tween Headley of Yale and Greenland of
Princeton. At the end of four hours the
men got down to six pawns each, neither
being able to gain an advantage until the
forty-fifth move. Then Headley, after a
bewfldering series of combinations sue
ceeded In queening a pawn. This queen the
Yale player Immediately sacrificed for an
other pawn, and two moves later his OPP
ponent resigned.
The last game finished before the recess
was the one between Blumberg the Column
bia player, and Cogsweu OF the Harvard
team. The game was won by Cogswell, the
Columbia man resigning after his opponent
had passed won pawn. An hour after
this the recess was called, and the players
retired after sealing their moves and leav-
ing them with Charles Curt, director of the
games
The strain of the play was beginning to
tell on the contestants. and they were nerv-
Gus and irritable. Today will be the last
of the tournament, and unless the other
teams take decided brace 1t looks as II
Harvard would again win the intercollegiate
championship.
The scores Of the teams and individual
players to date are as follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
National Capital a Theme.

PHILADELPHIA, December 22-Before
an audience of 1900. including a number of
prominent business men. at the Academy
of Music tonight. with E. r. Stotesbury of
Drexel & Co. presiding. at the commence
ment of the Peircs School of Business, Sem
ator Doliiyer spoke on Success" and
Henry B. F. Mcfarland, president of the
board OF Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia. on 'sThe Americans Duty to the
National Capital"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Heavy Penalty Imposed.

Six months in jail was the sentence i'm
posed on Grant Thomas, colored, in the
Police Court this morning for assaulting
Vfrgte Richardson colored. Thomas was
locked up by Policeman Holz of the fourth
precinct and appeared before Judge KIM
ball to explain this morning, The woman
stated on the witness stand that she met
the defendant on the street, and that after
some words he drew a knife and slashed at
her. cutting her dress. but not penetrat-
ing to the flesh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
sTAtfDEDI
Departmental League.

In the Departmental League the Agricul-
tural and Treasury teams FLASHED and the
former won the first two games by scores
which were well above the 800 mark In
the last game the Treasury quint came
strong and ran their total of pins up to 944,
which was the best of the evening, while
the best the Farmers" could do was to
get $50 pins. Parker of the Treasury team
rolled In fine form and secured high score,
as ne had total Of 243 pins in the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Noted Swimmer Dead.

BRISBANE. Queensland. December 3D.
The death is announced OF B. B. Herman.
the Australian champion swimmer. who
made notable records during his recent visit
to Europe.
Kternan. who was but nineteen years old,
came Into prominence In 1904, when he
easily outclassed all open water swimmers.
He held all the worlds amateur records
from 800 yards to one mile, excepting tina
900 and 1000 yard 1sufess which are heid
BY J. y. Jarvis Of England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
BOWLING BATTLES.
stampers Beat Cowboys in Book Bind.
ers' League,

In the Bookbinders' League of the gov
eminent printing Office the Cowboys drop
ped two games to the Stampers The first
game was Won by the Stampers, and was
the best of the evening. In the second con-
test they fell down and the Cowboys won
by 113 to 672 pins. The last game went to
the Stampers. The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Real Estate League.

The Columbia and City Hall teams of the
Real Estate League met last night on the
Palace alleys and the former won the full
set of three games. Roesch rolled high
score. having a total of 222 pins in the
opening game. The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23

Columbia and Yale played white at the
even boards in yesterdays contest Column
bia VIII meet Yale and Harvard will play
Princeton today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
BASKET BALL.
Y. M. C. A.. Team Defeated the ST
Johns College Boys.

The basket bah team from st. Johns Col
lege was defeated last evening at the Y. NJ.
c. A. by the team representing that organi-
zation by a score of 81 to IA. Barrie of
st. Johns College did some fine passing,
and Holmes In the line of goal throwing
also did well. The lineup was ss follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
The Other Regular Occupants.

1.-The other regular occupants of the re-
serve range-that is, the larger ranch own
ers-are only entitled to come after the
smaller men. If, after these have been adj
mitted, there still remains an ample pastur-
age, then the owners of transient stock,
the men who drive great tramp herds or
tramp f1ocks hither and thither, should be
admitted. These men have no permanent
abode, do but very little to build up the
land and are not to be favored at the ex-
pense of the regular occupants, large or
small. This system prevents the grass from
being eaten out by the great herds or f1ocks
of non-residents. for only enough cattle and
sheep are admitted upon the reserves to
fatten upon the pasturage without damag-
ing 1t. In other words. under the policy you
have adopted the forest reserves are to be
used as among the most potent influences
in favor of the actual home-maker. of the
man with a few dozen or few score head of
cattle, which he has gathered by his own
industry and is himself caring for This is
the kind of man upon whom the foundations
Of our citizenship rest and it is eminently
proper to favor him In every way. Sincerely
yours,
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
City Park Summaries.

FIRST race. Eve and half furiongs-Bazii. 100
(0bert). u to !, won; Wild Irishrpan 1f2 fMe-
Intyre) 6 to D. second; Azelina. JOG f1effesmanl,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23

ing threats against his wife. The witnesses
against him were his wife and daughter.
Mrs. Jordan explained that her husband had
gotten out of jail only last Sunday, after
serving a month. and that he had been
drinking since then. When he came home
last evening she said, she cfdded him some
what. and at the conclusion OF the CONVEX
sation he made threats against her.
Judge Kimball ordered Jordan to give
real estate bond In the sum OF 800 to keep
the peace or to spend six months In jail.
He was committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Trainer Webb Fined and Suspended
for Thirty DAYS

The Fair Grounds track was heavy at the
opening Of yesterdays racing at New Or
leans. and the rain, which began before the
third race was called, made conditions
worse. Three favorltes-Proteus, Paul Cliff
ford ard Mr.. Jack-and three strong second
choices, Pinsticker. Extol and Burning
Glass. were the winners.
After the fourth race George Webb, a
trainer, ran Paul Clifford UP to 500 and
then failed to make his bid good. The
horse was then bought in and Webb was
I. fined 800 and suspended from all privileges
for thirty days.
AS four OF the six favorites were beaten
at City Park the hackers did not fare any
too well, especially as two of the winners,
BAIL, at 20 to 1. and LATHE Elkin. at Is
to i, ran comparatively unbacked. Com
mune the beaten favorite In the last race.
stumbled and almost went to her knees
rounding the far turn, which ruined any
chance she may have had to win