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Evening star., 1909-03-11
No Trace of Richard Van Horn, Alb.
sent Since February 8.

Copies of a descriptive circular Offering
reward of slGO for information con-
cerning the whereabouts of Richard Van
Horn. clerk in the bureau of entomology.
Department of Agriculture, who disap-
peared one month ago, have been issued
by the police department. The reward is
offered by Attorney Charles E. Robson
who was Van Horns teacher In the Bible
class at Epiphany Church. 1t was stated
in the circular that Van Horn had been
i'll and that he may have become de-
mented from fever.
Van Horn left his home. DO Morgan
street, the morning of February .. car
rying a bundle of laundry and his rifle,
the latter having been taken apart and
wrapped in the bundle of laundry. Be-
cause of his Illness 1t Is stated, he re-
manned away from office that day. AS
he was leaving home he told his mother
he would return in short while
Van Horn came here several years ago
from Rappahannock county, Va. Many
times, it is stated, he told friends he was
sorry he had left the country. His
friends are unable to explain his abb
Sence.
Evening star., 1909-03-11
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Adjourned Games the Order of Play
at st. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 11.-Most of
the players engaged in the international
chess masters turnamept had an off day
yesterday, and only those experts who had
adjourned games in hand from previous
rounds were called upon to dispose of
these games. Salwe finished two of them,
drawing one game with Burn and losing
another to Duras, while third game this
master had in hand at the time of ad-
journment with Cohp was again adjourned
In an even position. While Burn beat
Vidmar. Duras won a second game against
Speyer, and while Bernstein defeated Per
lis. Spielman went down before Rubin
stein The Perls-Duras contest was
drawn.
The eighteenth round will be played to-
day in the following order: Duras VS..
Burn. Dus-Chotimrski VS.. Perlis, Cohn VS.
Vidmar. Teichman VS.. Speyer, Schlechter
VS.. Snosko-B -BoroWski. Fleischmann VS..
TartakOwer RubinStein VS.. SalWe Frey-
mann vs.. Spielmann, Bernstein VS. Mieses,
Lasker a bye.
The score to date:
Evening star., 1909-03-11
FRENCH HAVE BIG
LEAD IN LONG RACE

NEW YORK, March ia score of
pedestrians, half of whom were Ameri-
cans and the other half foreigners. COM
posed the ten teams that were still In
the running today. the fourth day of the
international go-asy you-please race at
Madison Square Garden. Only four Of
the original teams remained intact. the
others being reconstructed.
Cibot and Orphee of France were the
leading pair. with Davis and Metkus sec
ond Dineen and Prouty third, LoeSiein
and Klubertanz fourth. and Feegan and
Curtis in fifth position. 10 which they
dropped back at O'Clock this morning.
Early today David Hartley of Kansas
city. who was one OF the original Ca
madam team and had been shifted three
times through reconstruction. dropped out
of the race and Julius Edelson of Sulli-
van county, n. Y, was substituted as
Pallanti's partner. but Pallanti lost lot
Evening star., 1909-03-11
VETERAN GOLFERS
FOR FLORIDA TITLE

PALM BEACH. Fla, March 11.AChief
winners in the two rounds at match play
for the Florida golf championship yester-
day were DR.. w. S. Harlan of Washing
ton. d. c.: Walter Fairbanks of Denver.
ana w. b. Averell Of New York The
summary:
do,aa S,hatmpionnshp mp cnp-First round-w. Fl. Yullc
Walter Fairbanks defeated John Radei, up and
: TO play: IL. B. Rust defeated Archibald Nc
da1ae;oS d9ae up and @ to play; Clayton G. Dixon
Play; Dr. W. S. Harlan defeated Louis A.
amiie9n' faa1ad up and to play: V. NJ. Earle de-
LonseS defeapea Hp and to play
to play: W. B. Averell defeated H. P. Farrinc.
ton. up and 3 to play.
ana to play: Rust defeated Dixon 3 rp and
= TO play: Harlan defeated Earle, 8 ND and to
play; Averell defeated Longley, 3 up and / to
Second division-First round-Paul Heller de-
reared r. H. Stone Douglass, 6 up and to play
to play Geree Bra L. stsek up and
3 up and to play; Robert Hunter defeated t..
sdae, 3 CO. up a and to play: F: Kerr defeated
Second round-Michie defeated I'd He'll Heller, I'D
and 3 to play: Bird defeated Brackett. up;
schnelzel defeated Maddox. up and ] to py piay'
Third divisien-First round-Linford Biddle de-
Kimhall defeated Presley T. Craig, I np and ;
up; E. W: Fiske defeated William j. cenncrs. =
Bremen. ! up; Henry C HaskIns defeated r. r
n. Fair, l up. 10 holes: s. Mccain defeated
sa hSoeft phiefer up. 19 holes; DR.. Daniel kars
play. ~
Second round-Brd defeated Kimball, Nm.
tns ayior dssSatd asleateG Fsfs up and to play Has
McGann by default.
Evening star., 1909-03-11
WooDMEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Next Convention to Be Held at
Roanoke in 1911.

Returning from their reception bv
President Taft at the White House yes-
terday afternoon, the delegates to the am
nual convention of Jurisdiction La
WOodmen of the World. reassembled
and elected officers for the coming two
years. follows:
ID. w. Thayer. sovereign commander;
Charles II. Tumbleson, head adviser; w
w. Smith, head banker; James w Gem
try, head clerk: w. S. Crockett. head es-
cort; George w. Poe. head watchman;
c. L. Beaton. head sentry; S. +. Galle-
hand. O. NJ. Snyder, W. ID. Stoops. Bruce
Morgan and +. o. Sutton, head managers:
delegates to Sovereign Camp. w. III. Fair
less. for Virginia: j. H. Lauder, alter
nate: ]. j. Shore. delegate: Alexander
Foreman, alternate: Legislature commit
tee. Isaac Held. Virginia; Alexander
Foreman, West Virginia; DIR. II. S. Her
man, Maryland A. +. Gorham. District
of Columbia, and T. w. Taylor, Della
ware.
1t was decided at the final session of
the convention. held last evening in tlIs
Scottish Rites Hall, $40 Pennsylvania
avenue. to hold the next convention in
1911 in Roanoke, Va. The new officers
were installed by Past Head Consul w.
III. FairlesS.
Evening star., 1909-03-11
NEW YORK FULL
OF FIGHT TALK
Johnson's Arrival on Coast
Acts as Volcano.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE arrival of
Jack Johnson on the Pacific coast acted
as volcano in the pugilistic world and
increased the public interest in the pro-
posed mill Qn the dim future) between
the big negro champion and Jeffries. The
pot was boiling over, too, when AL Kauf-
man and his manager. Billy Delaney got
in town late in the afternoon from Cali
fornia, while Sam Langford. the Boston
negro fighter. also took run over from
the Hub. The result of this general mix
up was a cyclone Of hot air. with fight
fans sorely puzzled as to what to ex-
pect.
In spite of Johnson's statement at Vic
toria. B. c., that he was ready to fight
Jeffries or any other man In the world,
nobody could induce Jeffries to say that
he would make a match with Burns con-
queror. To all inquiries Jeffries replied
that 1t was too early for him to decide
and that he did not know at the present
time whether he would be able to fit him
self perfectly for a return to the ring.
There is no doubt that johnson would
like to arrange match with Jeffries
now; to be decided next fall or winter.
so that he could have the benefit of the
advertising when he reaches England
about the 1st of April. but 1t is also a
boilermaker. In fact. Johnson. as cham
pion. is not called upon to challenge JEFF
fries under the rules On the contrary.
he must wait until Jeffries is ready to
talk business. But In the event Of
match Johnson will have the right to
name terms. such as 75 and 25 per cent
division of the purse, which, it is said.
he will insist upon.
Johnson. however. appears to be over
doing his talk of a fight with Jeffries
when ha dQcla that ha will he rpa6V
box the big fellow ten rounds at one of
the local clubs before he goes to England.
In the first place, Johnson must know
chat Jeffries Is nowhere near ready for
ceded that such a bout, If put on In this
city. would break up the present pros
perity in the boxing game. Johnson,
therefore. can be justly charged by sport
ing men with fOur-flushing. upon which,
though, the negro has no monopoly
Kaufman, through Delaney, is again
challenging Jeffries, much to the amuse-
ment of those who have seen Delaneys
man in the ring. Kaufman and his man
ager said that they stand ready to sign
articles with Jeffries for forty-five round
fight for $4,000 a side. the date and bat
tleground to be left to the boilermaker.
But in spite OF this sudden anxiety to
tackle Jeffries. they carefully avoid men
tioning battles with Johnson. Ketchel and
Langford. If Jeffries should care to fol-
low the example set by former heavy
weight champions OF America and Eng
land, he could very easily notify kauf-
man to go 'and get a reputation by
fighting the winner of the Johnson-Lang-
ford battle, which will be decided in Lon
don in May.
Meanwhile Stanley Ketchel. the middle
weight champion. through his manager,
Willus Britt. made 1t known that he was
ready to fight Johnson at short notice.
and that. in finish. he'd take a crack at
Jeffrjes or Kaufman
Evening star., 1909-03-11
IreciaI Dispatch to The Star.

3pecal Dispatch to The Star.
GALVESTON, Tex. March 11.-Can-
tillon is TO split up his teams earlier than
he expected and tomorrow night Will snip
the Yanigans off to Waco, where they
will spend q few days and be Joined by
the regulars March 30. Waco is a little
over 200 miles away up In middle Texas,
with league team and plenty of college
mines round about. and the Yanigans can
put in full time with games and get
plenty of practice. 1t is warm and dry
over there and there are hot wells that
will serve excellently for boiling out
Tom Hughes will be in charge, with jerry
Eddinger, Mike Kahoe. Bert Keeley. Jesse
Tannehill, Bill Rapp Bob Menke. Jimmy
Collins. Jimmy Johnson. Ely kaphan
and Ollie Pickering going along.
Kaphan. who plays at Rockford, H.,
went north with the Yanigans last year.
Shipke will be in Waco when the Yani-
gans reach there. and Witherup will go
along If he gets here before the gang
departs. If not. he will be retained by the
regulars.
This puts the regulars left behind as
follows: Smith. Johnson. Groom and
Gray, pitchers: Street and Blankenship.
catchers: Freeman, first base: Unglaub.
second base: Mcbride. shortstop; Con
roy. third base; Clymer. right field; Can
tary Jacobson keeps on with the regulars.
The latter will play two or three games
next week with the Sandcrabs. besides
those booked for Saturday and Sunday.
The regulars get away on the night
Of Friday. March 10. for San Antonio,
landing there early the next morning,
Saturday and Sundays are particularly
good days for base ball there and fat
gate receipts there await the regulars.
Then the jump is made to Waco for one
game and the regulars go on to Dallas.
while the Yanigans try conclusions with
Fort Worth. Burns joins the regulars at
Dallas. There is q split again at Wichita.
where the regulars play and the Yanigans
journey to Topeka. While the regulars
are in Kansas City for three games.
Hughes crowd go on to Omaha and then
rejoin the regulars at Kansas City and
the whole team moves on to Indianapolis.
where one or two players will be dropped.
Jimmy Johnson and Bob Meinke. the
Chicago semi-pros. who are making the
trip. leave there for home.
There is not a man sick or crippled in
Cantillons outfit and Joe only hopes his
good luck in that respect will continue.
Cantillon will carry three catchers dur
ing the season. but hasn't settled the
question of either Rapp or Kahoe. He
will give the Washington lad the prefer
ence II he shows up as well as Kahoe
when they reach Indianapolis. The man
who loses out will be released to Min
neapois Mike Cantillon has been claim
ing Rapp for some time without any
authority from Brother Joe.
Good weather Is again the rule, although
there was a slight chill in the air yes
terday afternoon. The boys. however
put in good deal of strenuous exertion
and were good and tired when the bell
rang them off the field. Bunting and In
field practice were the main tricks turned
for the afternoon
The regulars and Yanigans have not
had a game together this year, but may
have seven-inning battle early tomorrow
afternoon before they separate.
Evening star., 1909-03-11
EASTERN HIGHS
BASE BALL DATES

About twenty candidates are out for the
Eastern High School base ball team and
are indulging in light practice daily on
the lot adjoining the school. Seven play
ers of last years nine are again eligible
for the team. affording Capt Whitney
an excellent nucleus upon which TO build
up winning team. Martin, who has long
been Whitneys battery partner, will
again be seen on the receiving end this
season. and together with Whitney will
form about the strongest battery in the
high school series this spring. Dick
Woodward, former Eastern and Central
High athlete, has had the boys in charge
and expects to whip team into shape
capable of holding its own with the other
high schools during his short stay with
the Capitol Hill boys. He will be COM
Evening star., 1909-03-11
SENIORS GO ON WATER.
Georgetown 1909 Crew Start Train
ing for Race With Freshmen.

The Georgetown College senior crew
went on the water for the first time yes
terday afternoon in preparation for their
race of April 3 with the freshmen for
the championship of the classes. The
eight is a strong one and will make it
hot for the first-year men. notwithstand-
ing the fact that the latter have been
practicing for over q month.
The boat as 1t was made up yesterday
contained four varsity men. Fitzgerald,
a Poughkeepsie stroke. was at his old
job in the pace-setter's seat. while i'm
mediately behind him rowed La Plante
who held down bow on the 1906 crew
on the Hudson. Capt. Fitzpatrick was
in at No. 6 and Lynch at No. 4. The
other four men were Boland. Montgomery
la Velle and ]. Dilkes, all having been
members of last falls winning eight in
the interclass regatta. Percy Culkin will
do the coxswaining.
Great rivalry has sprung up over the
match with the freshmen. and by the
time it comes off 1t is thought that the
enthusiasm will be at white heat All
preliminary preparations were completed
yesterday between the two Arrangements.
The seniors got the new shell, while the
freshmen obtained the same boat that
they used last May as preps. 1t was
also decided to hold the race on the
boulevard course If practicable.
Evening star., 1909-03-11
DEATH OF PETER BIEBER.
Octogenarian Was for Twenty Six
Years a Resident of Washington

Peter Bieber. nearly eighty-nine years
old. and for twent y-six years a resident
Of Washington, died yesterday at the
Rupert Home In Anacostia. Funeral
services will be held at the home Friday
afternoon at $50 o'clock
Peter Bieber was born in Hessen Darm-
stadt. Germany, came 10 the United
States twenty-siX years ago and lived in
the District of Columbia since that time.
Two children and several grandchildren
aand great grandchildren survive him.
The children are Henry Bieber and Mrs.
Mary Oppencellar The grandchildren
are II. j. Bieber, John r. B!eber and
William III. Bieber of Havana Cuba ::
Fred w. Bieber, Victor Bieber. Louise
Bieber. Mrs. NJ Broderick, Elsie Bieber
and Mary Bieher. Peter Bieber's wife
died in Germany thirty-five years agu
tomorrow
Evening star., 1909-03-11
ARASEE, WITH 100
POUNDS UP, ROMPS

OAKLAND. Cal. March 11.-Arasee, the
Blues gelding. belonging to Sam Emery,
surprised the talent yesterday afternoon
at Emeryville by capturing the Morris
handicap with the greatest ease. While
the majority of players were shooting all
around the winner. Andy Blakely, the
trainer Of Arasee, passed the tip to all
of his friends and they bet on Arasee at
the liberal odds Of to l.
Arasee was tossed in this race with
the light 1mpost Of 100 pounds, while
Stanley Fay, the real contender, packed
the stupendous burden of 100 When it
came down to real racing Arasee was
." Awk1ns horse" and made every most a
winning one. Stanley Fay loomed up dan
gerous for a second turning into the
homestretch but the weight anchored him
and he was unable to even get his nose
In the money division. The summaries:
First race. three and one-half furlongs: purse
Donovan, 112 CAIcIntyrey. 8 to 2 for place sec
ond; Alder Gulch. 1O9 SANDY, to 1 to show
charlie % Perry usIrx Gandls 1ntns
Bit OF Fortune. India Star, Salian and Cameo
Rather Royal. 115 lHolmes,. to 1. won; Pa
tricia r.. 100 (Archbaldl, ) to 1 for place, sec
third. Time. 12s. Angel Face, George Kiiborn.
East E' End Huapala. Dangerous Girl. Distributor.
hamsack, hector and Festa also ram
Third race, five furlongs: selling -Workbox.
l12 utettig,. 5 to 1. won; Little Siss. IO2 Gap
linl, to 5 for place. second; Bright Skies 104
tArchibaldi, 3 to to show, third Time, 1.O1 2-5
Strike Out. TrOis Temp, Serenade, Aunt Aggie
Cosset. False Nun and Banthel also ran.
Fourth race. one mile and one eighth: Morris
handicap-Arasee. 100 QROss). Is to o won:
Orcagna. % (Deverich). / TO 2 for place second:
First Peep. 1o5 tArchibald). to 5 to show
third Time. 81 10 Early Tide, Stanley Fay
and Captain Kennedy also ran.
Fifth race, mile and twenty yards; selling
Weslen. 100 BoreD. 10 to l. won; Import. lOs
ing, 102 (Tapln) to 5 to show, third Time
1.A3 As. Joe Rose. Fantastic. Severus. Chaplet
Convent Bell. CopDers and Dollie Dollars also
ram
Sixth race. six furlongs-Dargin. 1O6 Qogg)
40 to l. won: Cloudlight. 104 Archlbaldl, to
D for place. second; ketchemike. 100 (Keogh)
even to show. third Time. 1.I5 Is. Fireball
burning Bush and Sewell also ran
Evening star., 1909-03-11
Race Track Contracts Legal.

NEW YORK. March ia case of con-
siderable interest to race track men was
before the supreme court here yesterday.
Charles ]. Koehler. a New York business
man. sued to recover 5000 from HERNIA II
Rosenthal. who had acted as his betting
commissioner at several local race tracks,
and from whom this sum was due as a
balance upon the final accounting for bets
placed by him for Koehler.
HosenthaIS lawyers sought to show
that all contracts dealing with race track
gambling were Illegal. and that. there
fore. their client should not he required
to pay.
The court ruled. however. that the law
must recognize RoSentharS obligation to
koeh1er. and directed that the jury re-
turn verdict giving Koehler the amount
demanded.
Evening star., 1909-03-11
LARD AND BECKER TIE.
Both Return Card Of 169 in Quail
fication Golf Round at Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. N. c.. March 1.-Allan
Lard of Chevy Chase and c. L. Becker
of Woodland led the field in the 36-hole
qualification round of the fifth annual club
championship golf tournament yesterday,
tying for the gold medal offered for the
best score with cards OF 1853 each, the
tie to be decided today.
w. c. Fownes of Oakmont was second
in 10. John f. Porter of Pittsburg was
third in III and D. ]. Coffey of Franklin
Park fourth in 172. Match play continues
throughout Saturday, with 36-hole finals,
81 players starting today and one division
qualifying with the following scores:
Evening star., 1909-03-11
FAST FIELD beaten
BY DOMINUS ARVl

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March lido
minus Arvi, the 4-to-5 favorite in the
Plaza del Rey handicap. proved the best
of classy field. and captured that fea-
ture yesterday afternoon at the Santa
Anita course. " Powers. the crack
jockey. had the leg up on the winner and
gave him perfect ride. Vox Populi, at
6 to 5 for the place, finished second. and
John Carroll, the 7-to-2 second choice,
annexed the short end of the purse.
Jack Atkin was mentioned as a possible
starter in this event. but was withdrawn
at the last moment. The big Sain colt
has had too steady campaign. and is
going to receiv ca much needed rest. With
Atkin out of The way the big operators
cleaned up handsomely on the victory of
under the wire, and the layers had one
more OF their bad days.
The summaries:
First race purse; FIVE furlongs-Bay6eld, 1O4
IT. Rice). 20 to l. won: Gnlinda. 1O7 (Godstein,,
Brooks q to to show third. Time 1.oOss.
Daisy Thorpe Memo shurtz Buckthorn, De.
tector. Dextrine Solus. Good Fellow and Robert
second race; selling; four furlonss-Kiora. loo
". Powers, even. won; SePulveda. LOG g.
Wilson,. 2 to l TO show. third. Time, O.47.
Dave Montgomery. Brevitt and Lady Paret also
Tdn
Third race: selling; seven furlongs-Rey Hin.
doc, lOS tShriner), y to ), won; Milpitas, los
&C. Burns) , to for place. second; Sink Spring.
lO6 a. BroOks) even to show. third. Time, .23
Hi Caul Cap Round and Round. Berman Doyle.
Aleviator. Columbia Maid, IIogarth and Lucy
Marie also ran
Fourth race; mile; the Playa del Rey handi-
cap-Dominus Arvi, 100 ". Powersl, 4 to S.
won; vox POpuli. LIZ tButwelD, to for
place second: John Carroll. 10S (McGee), ! to
9 to show. third. Time, 1.3Sh5. Cloyne Miss
San and Edwin T. Fryer also ran.
mi n nv
Clerk 100 ". Powers). 3 To .. won: st. Ilario
100 NIcGee,. TO 5 for place. second: Mike Jor-
dan. 1O1 IT: Rce'. to 8 to show, third.
Crack Shot Brancas and Arcourt also ran.
Sixth race: selling: five and half furlongs-
Creston 100 ni. Burnsl. tn I, won; G. W.
Burt. 1O6 lButwelll. to for place. second
Biskra. 100 tCullen). to to show. third.
Time. LOG. Escalante, Minie Noatyose. Mss
Evening star., 1909-03-11
KELLY AND LOWE DRAW.
Star Bout at Opening Of Arena Club
Goes Fifteen Rounds.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 1.-THE
Arena Athletic Club at the Princess The
ater last night was largely represented.
The big house was packed from pit TO
dome The star bout was one set for
fifteen rounds between Tommy Lowe of
Washington. D. c., and Battling Kelly of
Baltimore. Patrick O'Connor. the popular
Washington sporting man, was referee.
and performed his duties well. He de-
clared the battle a draw at the end OF
the fifteenth round. and the decision was
favorably received.
Both men tried. but neither showed eff
fective hitting ability. Neither was able
to score a knockdown or to gain SO de-
cisive lead at any stage as to make
him a favOrite
Round 1-Lowe was first to start hos
tilities. When fighting. the pair was well
enough matched in looks to have been
mistaken for brothers. They boxed some
age in this round.
Round 2-In the early part Lowe got in
several good face and body blows and
had Kelly guessing. The latter got bet
this round.
Round IA case of hit and clinch. in
which Kelly was doing the better leading.
Lowe was anxious and trying.
Round 4-Lowe kept Kelly busy all
through the session.
Round 5-Lowe fought as though he
was an assured winner. In the middle of
the argument Kelly got in good hard
face blow. but Lowe soon recovered and
fought the round out cleverly.
Round 6-The Battler received three
body blows which hurt Kelly still tried
for the face. 1t was a vicious round,
Kelly having shade the better.
Round 7-Lowe continued to force it,
1t was an even round.
Round S-Kelly had a slight advantage.
Round 9-The spectators began TO settle
down in anticipation of the fight going the
fifteen-round limit. The round was even.
Round 10-LOwe got busy on Kelly s
body and the punishment soon showed.
Both did some holding. 1t was anybody S
rounds
Round 11-Lowe had the better Of this
round. kelly's seconds coached him to
Evening star., 1909-03-11

pellcd to leave for Little Rock to play
summer ball In the near future
Capt. Whitney expects TO obtain the
grounds at 9th and l. streets for practice
purposes within few days. when work
for the coming high school series will
begin in earnest. The outfield IS a little
shy of veteran players. Defandorf being
the only outfelder left over from last
years team. Several promising men,.
however, are out for these positions. and
prospects of capable players being de-
veloped to fill the vacancies are very
bright. The infield will in all probability
remain intact, consisting of the same
players who held these positions last sea-
son. unless a novice candidate displays
superior form. Games are pending with
the Baltimore Country School and several
of the Georgetown class teams
The schedule to date is as follows:
March Washington School for Boys
April 2-Georgetown Preps.
April 8-Friends Select School.
April Army and Navy Props.
April 10Bethel Military Academy.
April 23-Western High School.
April 2AEpiscopal High School.
May mt. st. Joseph's College of Baltimore.
May 4-Technical High School.
May 1-Georgetown Props.
May S-Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
May 11-Central High School
May 14-Georgetown Preps.
May 19-Business High School.