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Conflict Feared.

1t is pointed out by the gossips that in
view Of the scarcity Of good horses a con-
fict between Aqueduct and Jamaica on
the one hand, with jamestown and Pim-
leo on the other, would not benefit racing
here, and for that reason the southern
tracks will be allowed to proceed without
opposition. But il Is matter of record
that in the past local meetings have been
held while the Pimlico track has been
under way without any serious injury to
the patronage. There seems to be a hitch
over the granting of a license for another
meeting at the merry-go-round at Mari
boro, Md. The alleged meeting there last
fall was pronounced a travesty on the
sport, and 1t Is understood that the jockey
club stewards will move slowly before
arriving at a final decision. Curly Brown.
the manager Of the Jacksonville track. is
said to be interested in the Marlboro
track. which it is stated is the. cause of
the present hold-up.
There is no DOUBT about the meeting at
Saratoga. r. T. Wilson has been re-elect-
ed president of the Saratoga Racing Asso-
citation and is ready to announce a new
list Of stakes to be decided there during
the entire month Of August. It is said
that President Wilson will ask the
stewards for at least thirty days. and
that his request will be granted without
hesitation. P. J. Dwyer. who controls
Aqueduct and Gravesend, is still in
Europe and he is not expected to arrive
home for several weeks. so that 1T cannot
be learned just now what he intends to
do. But his friends seem to believe that
he will have at least one meeting at
each of these tracks.
Another reason for a delay in opening
the metropolitan campaign is said to be
due to the fact that various court pro-
ceedings to test the validity of the new
anti-race track legislation will consume
so much time that it will be impossible
for the track owners to find out where
they stand in time to begin operations on
April Is, the day racing becomes legal in
the state Of New York
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Tim Jordan says he will make the big
league clubs sit up and take notice this
year The former Brooklyn first base
man declares that his knee is all to the
merry now. and that he Is in the very
best of condition.
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COLUMBIA LEAGUE.

Tommy Leach. the nimble little out
Helder OF the Pittsburg club. yesterday
afternoon signed his contract for 19ii
and II is understood the small one will
likely be played at second base during
the coming season.
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WON'TW|S|T OPT|C|AN
Umpires Will Not Have to Have
Eyes Examined.
so SAYS PRESIDENT LYNCH
Go to an Oculist" Still Club for
Fans Who Find Reason
to Howl.
so SAYS PRESIDENT LYNCH
special Dispatch 10 Tie star.

Special Dispatch Ia Tie Star
MEM YORK. January 1.-THE latest
news from the base ball front Is 10 the
effect that the eyes OF umpirss VIII not
no officially examined by the National
League next season. in spite of all the
columns which have been printed on the
subject No less a parsonage than
Thomas J. Lynch. president Of the Ma
tionaI League made this statement yes
terdav. And 50 another good idea has
abode its destined hour and passed on.
They all have certificates from their
own opticians said President Lynch.
1t was a good newspaper story, ana
that's about all.
The spring training trips so thought
fully suggested for the benefit Of these
much-looked-after officials also have met
an untimely end. Mr.. Lynch Delivered
Himself of the following on this issue
our umpires get all the spring train
ing they need. 1t would be poor policy 10
bring the umpires and ball players into
the close relationship which southern
"trip together would be bound to do. What
would the visiting team think II the thiId
base man over in your ball park shouid
-Scll up to the umpire during close
game: Hey, Jim tor john, that ball
" asn.t fair by d foot Right away they'd
say: Why, that fellow has got that UNI
pire" You know how suspicious the gem
:eral run of fans are. They'd be holier-
ling .frame-up' i'm minute. No, you've
got TO keep the ball players and umplres
as far apart as possible
Same Old Situation.
The tumult and the shouting having
died the umpire situation is back in the
same place it held before the reformers
got under way. What other budding
changes will be nipped by the official
frost before they blossom into their full
glory at the opening of the season the
next few weeks will tell. The umpire dis
cussion has been a fruitful one, full OF
different phases of varying possibilities
Having passed away prematurely. the
winter months can look forward con-
fidently to some new sensation.
!. President Lynch. in the course of his
discussion, cast a prophetic eye into the
future, predicting first division berth Tor
the Superbas next season. He also dWeu
upon the popularity of the game last
year.
Base ball drew greater crowds last
year than ever before said Mr.. Lynch,
mot only i'm the cities where the teams
held prominent places in the pennant
race. but all over the circuit because the
majority of the second division clubs
could be depended upon to give the lead
ers a hard tussle at any stage of the
game. Take. for instance, the Brooklyn
club. In spite of several slumps during
The season the team made the Chicago,
-Httsburg and New York clubs look like
bush leaguers on more than one occasion.
Teams that were weak last year have
been strengthened. and look for an even
closer race in 1911. Brooklyn has sue
ceeded in picking up some good players.
and / look for the club to finish in the
first division. Daubert 1 consider the find
uf the year.
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Third Stacker Byrne has returned his
contract to the Pirates unsigned. The
wee guardian of bag No. 3 was not salts
fled with the terms Barney Dreyfuss Of
fered him and refused to put his John
Hancock to the paper. Byrne played tho
best ball on the team last year and GER
tainly deserved an increase If any Pirate
ever did. Dreyfuss says that wee Bobby
will be taken care OF. so II looks As ir
the former st. Louisan is going to Get
what he is after.
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}9roQran1 for the Aem Dear.

life, he needs the spirit of Christ. SO that
he may live in accordance with the life
program mapped out by writer in the
Baltimore Sun:
little more cross and a little less creed,
A little more bearing of things to be
borne,
With faith in the infinite triumph OF
morn.
A little less doubt and little more do
OF the simple, sweet service each day
brings to view:
little more cross, with its beautiful
light.
Its lesson of love and its message OF
right:
A little less sword and 4 little more rose
To soften the struggle and tighten the
blows:
A little more worship. a little more
prayer.
With the balm of it's incense to brighten
the care,
A little more song and little less sigh
And CHEEKY good day to the friends
that go by.
A little more cross and a little more
trust
In the beauty that blooms like rose out
OF dust:
A little more lifting the load of another
A little more thought for the life Of a
A little more dreaming, little more
laughter,
little more childhood. and sweetness
thereafter;
little more cross and q little less hate
With love in the hands and a rose by the
gate.
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, CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

HE January meeting Of the
District Christian E.ndeavor
Union will be held tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock at
St. Paul.s English. Lutheran
Church. 18th and Fl streets northwest.
Better Prayer Meetings" will be the
theme Of the evening. to be de-
yeloped in five-minute addresses of three
chairmen of prayer meeting committees
A conference for general discussion Of
the problems that arise in the various
societies win follow and all who are in
terested are invited to be present and to
participate. The meeting OF junior
superintendent which usually precedes
the meeting OF the union will be omitted
because of TIE social gathering TO be held
later in the month
First Congregational young people will
form a second society of Christian En-
deavor in this church "Endeavor day,"
February ). which is the thirtieth ami
Nersary Of the organization of the En-
deavor movement The Maryland Ave-
nue. Baptist Society, formally organized
during the past week, has elected ].
Walter Cole its president. This society
will be addressed this evening by
Horace M. Gilman, secretary of the
Christian Endeavor Union. An Inter-
mediate Society Of Christian Endeavor
will be organized this evening at 6:45
o'clock, in the Mount Pleasant Metho-
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Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe Chairman
of Washington Committee
First Congregational Church to
Be Meeting Place.

aries: for the lack OF sympathetic under
standing among ourselves; for the tend
ency to glorify self in all our work;
for the meagerness of the work done;
for our lack of interest in what we can
not see; for racial antipathies.
Petition-That those unaware of mis-
sions, or Indifferent to them, may
through the jubilee get vision OF
things as they are. and that they may
give themselves freely to the work either
abroad or at home; that In the city now
celebrating the jubilee the appointed
program, as far it represents Gods
will. may be VIGOROUSLY carried out
that the jubilee may glorify God. and
nowhere degenerate into mere glorifca-
ton Of woman's work: that the speak
ers. as well as the chairmen and mem
bers of committees who have undertaken
special responsibilities. may be given
wisdom and buoyancy in their work;
that the spiritual motive may be SUI
preme in every detail of the preparation:
that the work here may be completed
within the time appointed; tat every
society represented may contribute in
full measure the fruit of its experience.
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Geaping the Fruit of Folly.

In one way the result proved the king s
wisdom, but in far more important re-
spect ii showed his folly. Jeroboam's
people were kept away from Jerusalem.
However. the new center of worship and
the images of gold opened the way for
the entrance of idolatry to the land. The
Israelites soon turned from the worship
CT God through images to the worship of
the gods of surrounding heather nations.
And In the train of heather worship came
other evils, ill the nation was wrecked
Worldly-wise Rehoboam reaped the
fruit OF his folly. AT the very beg mining
of his reign he had made fatal mistake.
He was brilliant statesman. but he was
a blunderer.
In a railway depot in a small Minnesota
town. was once placed a placard which
read: A prominent railway official of
many years experience has reached the
conclusion that it is not the most bril-
liant men in the railway service that are
the most successful. but rather those who
make the fewest mistakes" DR.. Francis
r. Clark, in commenting on the placard,
said with truth that all will recognize:
1.-The world has comparatively little use
for brilliant men, but there Is plenty of
room at the top, and all the way down.
for men of sound comnonsense. The
world is not hankering for more brilliant
men. but it is greatly in need everywhere
of level-headed men who make few mis-
takes"
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Follow Him Who Knows the Way.

This experience OF the travelling Israel
ties is a parable for folks OF today. AT
the beginning OF the year, at the begin
ming of every day. an untrodden way
opens before the feet. No one knows just
what awaits. him. The only SAFETY is ~
asking Gods guidance; He knows the
way, lie sees the end from the beginning
and lie has promised TO give guidance
and help.
What il means 20 ask for Gods guild
ance in the untrodden ways was recently
told by Kotoaka, Christian man. who
for some time was speaker of the Japa-
nese parliament. At dinner given Il,
his honor by his fellow-menbers OF par
lament he declared that whatever sue
cess he had has been due TO the fact that
every morning ne bowed his head III
prayer to the true God.
The Christian who prays FOR guidance
mus. make up his mind TO go on with
diligence and perseverance in the way m
which God leads him In answer 10 MS
PRAYER God can do nothing with an un-
r,Iiinp follower Failure waits for the
Inan or woman who falters.
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CARDINAL s DAY
TO Be OBSERVED
Many Will Pay Tribute of Re.
speCt to Venerable Church.
man at st. PatriCk'S
Today.
- ARDINAL GIBBONS is in Wash
in today guest at ST

- ARDINAL GIBBONS is in Wash
ington today, a guest at st
Patrick's rectory and the day
~ is known in Catholic circles as
Cardinals Day." The vener-
able churchman came to Washington last
evening and today at Z O'Clock will cele-
brate the mass.
He will also assist al the IL o'clock
mass, when the celebrant will be Rev.
DR.. Burns; the deacon. Rev. Father
Smyth. and the subdeacon, Rev. Nicholas
Jassell. The sermon of the occasion will
be preached by Rev. John Burke, while
the masters of ceremonies will be Rev.
George Dougherty, vice rector of the
Catholic University, and Revs. William
J. Carroll and Thomas Z. Michigan, OF
ST. Patrick's clergy staff
Both choirs. assisted by full orchestra
will sing the mass, which has been COM
posed by Prof. Gloetzner, and dedicated
to the cardinal. a reception will be held
in the rectory after the service. and later
DR.. Russell will entertain at dinner ols-
tinguished members of the diplomatic
and political world at present in the city.
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Savior. from the world away,
Let no fear of death appall US.
Glad Thy summons to obey,
May we ever


Glad Thy summons to obey,
May we ever
Reign with Thee in endless day
The sermon of the occasion will be
preached by Rev. DR.. Donald c. Mcleod.
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church.
The Chevy Chase church was organized
three years ago with q membership OF
twenty-six. 1t has now a membership OF
about sixty-eight and the Sunday school
over 100. The church is located on the
east side of Chevy Chase Circle, just
inside the District line. Rev. DR.. Hubert
Rex Johnson is the pastor Both the
church and Sunday school are growing
very rapidly, and the congregation is en-
thusiastic over the prospects for the flu
ture: its rapid growth has clearly demon
strated the need Of another church in
this section. The parish extends from
Pinehurst on the east to Friendship
Heights, Drummond and Somerset on the
west, and rs far north as North Chevy
Chase. The great increase in population
in this part Of the city and Montgomery
county is certain, it is declared. to add
materially to the membership of ala the
churches now there. The present build
ing, which will be ultimately used as a
chapel and Sunday schooroom, is very
attractive structure. pebble-dashed, with
gable roof, and fits chaI'mingly into its
surroundings. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended by the pastor and congregation to
residents Of the city to join with them in
the dedication services today.
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dist Protestant Church. An intermediate
society was formed last Sunday at River
dale Presbyterian Church with DR.. II. &.
WEIGH as its superintendent. The Takoma
Park Presbyterian Society has decided TO
effect the organization OF intermediate
and Junior societies in that church. A
new young peoples society has been or
ganized In the Whitney Avenue Chris
tian Church and held its second meeting
last Sunday.
Friday evening Of this week Endeav.
orers of the Church Of the Covenant will
hold az the church a juSt-for-fun" So
cial The same evening tire losers Of
the recent contest in the Knox Memorial
United Presbyterian Society will serve
baruuet TO the winning side. At the same
time the Young Peoples Society OF
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church will hold business meeting and
social at the home OF the socety's presi-
dent, Miss Helen Monroe.
Calvary Baptist Young Peoples Society
closed the work of the year with a din
ner Wednesday evening which was at
tended by 1aJ members of the society.
Each of the six committees presented
excellent reports. The new active MEM
bers brought in during the year num-
bered thirty-five. The funds collected
and disbursed by the treasurer amounted
to s9o3. which included S&75 for mission
arv nurposes and $50 for relief work. q
large advance over the previous year.
Rev. S. II. Greene installed the new Of
f,cers. who will be led during the coming
year by Frank Fl. Jackson. president.
The chairmen Of the new committees are
&C follows: Prayer meeting. Miss Ray
T,sher. lookout. Mrs. George Fraser:
missionary, Miss Rosa p Martz; relief.
nr RI. Greene. r.; social, Mrs. r.. W.
pn,l;am: flower, Miss Ethel Vestal. 'sSN
/ - the conservation meeting last ~eeh
~ new Reta Christian Fndeayor So
" o,o.,. of the Ninth Street Christian Church
-, monbers were provided with numbers:
a,.nral having the same number. All
S.,,ine a number arose when 1t was
allied and remained standing unui that
oroun had taken part Three new MEM
sers were received into the society at
this meeting.
The Esndeavorere Of Eastern Presbyte-
r;an Church will begin Tuesday the study
of "Aliens or Americans. a mission
text hook. The class will be led by Rex
ford L. Holmes.
Field Secretary Karl Lehman. who
spent the holidays In Washington, took
up his campaign In Virginia last Sunday
and has travelled from Washington to
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OUR POSSIBILITIES.

~ NE of the earlier glimpses of
'Jeroboam is attractive. We find
him at the head Of an oppressed
people coming to the weak king,
Rehoboam, and asking that the
taxes be decreased and the burdens light
ened. To this perfectly proper request.
Rehoboam returns foolish and exasper-
ating refusal. q refusal which finally re-
suits In the successful revolt of ten of the
tribes Of Israel and the making of Zero.
boam king.
The next glimpse is not so attractive.
Fearing that his people will return to
their allegiance to Rehoboam if they are
permitted to worship in Jerusalem, he
establishes centers of worship in the two
extremities of his kingdom-Dan in the
north and Bethel in the south. He set
up a golden calf in each OF the two
places: and. contrary to the teachings Of
Moses, made priests Of men who We're
not Of the house Of Levi. The idolatry
thus established by him was one of the
instrumentalities which led to the carry
ing of the ten tribes into Assyrian cap
tivity; and he who brought about this
national disaster Is known in biblical his
tory as the man who made Israel to
he failed miserably.
So many of us thus miss our mark!
Born for spiritual kingship, we serve
idols and miss splendid opportunities. A
young fellow seeing group of young
men con the rear of a train pulling out
of Cape Nay waving farewells to sew
eral ladies on the station platform, Joined
them. Supposing them to be flirting with
the girls, he also waved his handkerchief.
He then walked into the train and as he
did SO he heard one OF the young men
say in an indignant tone Say, that
fellow has missed his calling,' That was
years ago. but the words have never left
the young mans mind; and whenever he
has been tempted to engage in any uues-
tionabie transaction he has said to HIM
self, Il must not miss my calling again"
The calling of every man is to be a son
of God. Let brotherhood, men realize
this. and as we go into the new year let
us make the most of our possibilities. Let
no man say of one of us: HE made me
to SIM
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OUR BROTHERS.
KEEPER.

~vHE story Of Cain and Abel is
an old but very interesting
and instructive one. Being
envious Of his brother, Cain
killed Abel; and when God
came to him and said, where is Abel,
thy brotherT' he replied, II know not.
Am I my brothers keeper" In one
sense we are all our brothers keepers.
Their reputation. their property and
their lives are often within our power.
should think OF others rather than of
ourselves. We should rejoice in their
prosperity and not be envious of them,
as was Cain. In this connection the
following story has an Instructive les
son for all children:
Many years ago there was a great
famine in Germany, and the poor peo-
pie suffered from hunger. A rich man,
who loved children. sent for a number
Of them and told them to bring their
baskets and he would give them a loaf
of bread each day until the famine was
over.
THE children were very hungry.
They seized the bread and struggled
to get the largest loaf. They even for
got to thank the man who had been
kind to them. After few minutes OF
quarreling and snatching for bread
every one ran away with loaf except
little Gretchen. She stood alone, a lit
tie distance from the gentleman. Then,
smiling, she took up the last loaf, the
smallest of all. and thanked him with
all her heart. The next day the chill
dren came again. and they behaved as
badly as eyed Gretchen. who would
not push with the rest, received only a
tiny loaf. but when she came home and
her mother cut the bread, out dropped
six shining coins of silver. Gretchen
hurried back to the gentleman and
handed him the money; but he said: L
had the silver baked into the smallest
loaf In order to reward you. Remem-
Der that the person who is contented
to have small loaf rather than quar-
rel for a larger one will find blessings
that are better than money baked in
bread"
Let children learn the lesson Of con-
be satisfied with what
they have and not to contend for that
which belongs to others. Envy has
, been the downfall of many since the
time Of Cain.
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Principle or ExpediencyP

Jeroboam decided that he must not per-
nit pilgrimages to Jerusalem-there
would be too much risk in them. Yet he
knew tina, the p ople must have other
places for worship. So he appointed two
centers within his own kingdom. and
that he might have something to attract
the people there he set up an image OF
aoIa at each Mace He intended these
images to be repre- sensations of God. and
he told the people that these were the
gods which had delivered them from
At first glance this action seems states
manlike. But when it is remembered
that Jeroboam was sacrificing principle
to expediency his action seems little
more doubtful. 1t was by Gods COM
mand that the people went only to Jeru-
salem to worship. and he had made the
further command that there should be
made no image to represent him. What
II obedience to these commands did seem
to threaten the stability or Jeroboam
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think of the results of his folly. Instead
of kingdom little more than one
fourth as large as Pennsylvania. he re-
tanned only the poorer portion of the
land. a section less thaY twice the size
Jerusalem, but he had lost the name Of
his kingdom-Israel: that was very prop
erly taken by JerobOam, the new king of
the ten revolving tribes. who was ruler
over a region somewhat larger than New
Jersey.
Regrets were useless. The evil was
done and could not be undone. Rehoboam
was forced to make the best Of It In
his little kingdom Of Judah.