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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

parish. and is at present in an excellent
financial condition. The membership Is
rapidly increasing. The club is preparing
for dance to be given the early part or
the coming year.
Hitchcock hall, at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane, was crowded last
evening by patients and employees, to
witness the weekly motion picture enter
tainment. which is now taking the place
of the performances of amateur COM
panies. Music was furnished by the hos
pital orchestra.
Sergt. George Litherland, Signal Corps.
L. s. A., of 1914 w street. Anacostia. has
been called to Vansent, ILL.,, on account
Of the death of his mother.
Miss Edith Dearm Of w street LETT
yesterday for Philadelphia, Pa, where
she will spend several days as the guest
of relatives.
| Arrangements are being made by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the German Or
phan Asylum for the annual Christmas
entertainment to be given the children
| this year. The committees in charge
| hope to make this event surpass those or
| former years, and are diligently at work.
Athletic events were given last night in
the parish hall of the Anacostia Metho-
dist Episcopal Church when the older
boys of the parish had their inning.
| Eugene Pyles of Camp Springs. Md.
was hurt about the shoulder and face
Yesterday morning, result OF being
1 thrown from his wagon on Good Hope
| road near Nichols avenue. after the horse
ran away. Mr.. Pyles was treated by Dr.
R. A. Pyles and returned to his home
The wagon was damaged considerably.
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LORD DERBY HEADS
ENGLISH WINNERS
British NobIeman's Horses
Land $213,6OO Dur
ing 1911.

Although King George heads the list of
winning owners on the English turf by
right of sovereignty. his triumphs were
rev and unimportant. and interesting only
In that they mark a fresh era Of royal
support Of the British national sport
Lord Derby. after close fight with J. B.
Joel forged ahead near the close of the
season. and his s213,6OO is the highest
amount recorded in many years. Leopold
de Hothschild was the last to exceed it,
with $2ss.so0 in 1896. ]. B. Joel comes
next with his best total SO far, and the
distinction OF Derby triumph, while the
prowess OF WtllonyX took Charles How
ard to over $4,000. Mr.. Fairie, who
headed the list in 1910, with more than
*17o,OOO, goes down to about one-quarter
OF that amount through the lack of a
bayardo. and the eclipse Of Lemberg,
Among the American owners James r.
heene takes the lead with SIS, 600 as
against $500 in 1910 and $4,000 in 1909
Harry Payne Whitney Is among the first
credit. This was a big drop from last
year. when his winnings totaled about
$1,000. The other American owners, in
Guiding August Belmont did not figure to
any extent. There was a fair representa-
ton of American horses, but none of
them won any stakes of special moment.
Sunridge. with twelve winners and
$165.OOO in money, led the winning sires
with William the Third second. The son
OF st. Simon-Gravity sired nineteen win
ners, which won 100000. Persimmon.
another st. Simon horse, was credited
with nineteen winners, and a total of
nearly 100000. Cyllene, the champion
horse Of 1909 and 1910. when he won
$1S7. 900 and $4,000. respectively, was
represented by twenty-five winners, and
nearly $4,000.
Danny Maher. the American rider, lost
the average riding championship after an
unbroken tenure since 1904 dnclusive),
and for the first time also in this period
he missed his hundred winning mounts
reaching ninety-nine. He was handi-
capped by a severe cold during the sea-
son. Frank Wooton again heads the
jockey tables. and by securing the best
average, as well as riding the most win
ners, he made his championship a real
one. His total of 1877 is the highest
achieved since the late Tom Loates rode
222 winners in 1893 c. Trgg was the
only jockey outside of Wooton to pilot
more than 100 horses to victory. ]. H.
(Skeets) Martin, another American
Jockey. won 80 races, with a percentage
of 1926. Several other American jockeys
rode during the season, but outside of a
few scattering wins did not figure. The
following table gives the standing of the
winning owners and jockeys:
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ANACOSTIA.

Electa Chapter. No. 2, Order OF the
Eastern Star. Of Anacostia, at its recent
meeting in the Masonic hall, elected the
following officers for the coming year:
Mrs. Francis Gurnesey. worthy matron;
George H. Copes, worthy patron; Mrs
Bertha Haines, associate matrOn; Mrs
Elsie Robinson, secretary; Mrs. Fannie
Gator, treasurer: Mrs. Lavinia Kelley.
conductress; Mrs. Edna Rauchenstein.
associate conductress; Mrs. Blanch Oakley.
representative to the Masonic and East.
ern Star Home. The chapter also Sc
lected three trustees. These officers Will
be installed at the meeting December %
and at the same time the retiring officers,
Mrs. Francis Frazier. worthy matron,
and Simon Bube. worthy patron. will be
presented with the jewels customary for
retiring officers.
Edgar B. Johnston of 49, L street, An
acostia, left here last night for Jackson
vile. Fla, where he will engage in Ell
cheering work. Mr.. johnson Is one of
a party of District men who have been
selected to manage the engineering af-
fairs of that city.
The Junior Daughters Of the King OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church met last
evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs
w. q. Davenport in Maple View place
The meetings of this order during the
winter months will be held at the rectory
in preference to the church hall. AT
each meeting two of the young women
are to be required to provide entertain
ment for the other members. one to read
an essay and the other to contribute a
musical selection. Last evening a large
number were present.
Mineola Tribe. No. IA, Improved Order
OF Red Men, met last night in the Ana
costa Masonic hall, with Sachem VIII
liam Moore in the chair. The tribe ac-
cord1ng to reports submitted last even
ing. is in good financial condition and is
gradually increasing its membership.
Several new applications were considered.
The Young Mems Ca,aolic Club OF St.
Teresa's Church has chosen and installed
the following officers: Rev. Martin p.
Egan. chaplain: Dir. Clayton Beall, presi-
dent: j. Thode, first vice president: John
F. Thompson second vice president
James A. Severn. treasurer: Thomas ].
Leonard. secretary: J. T. Edwards. SER
geant- arms; J. E. Taylor, custodian.
The club has been in existence for only
a few months. but during that time has
done much for the young people of the
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CAMILLA PASSES INSPECTION.
Repairs Being Made to Other River
Tugs.

The tug Camilla OF the Taylor fleet un-
derwent her annual inspection at the
hands Of the government steamboat in
spectors yesterday. and the vessel having
been found to be up to the mark required
in all particulars will be licensed to en-
gage In towing work on the Potomac
river and Chesapeake bay for another
year. Though the vessel carries no pas
sengers her inspection was as close as II
she was an excursion steamboat The tug
will go into service today. and will sail
for the mouth Of the river after a tow
The tug Walter F. Meade, belonging to the
Columbia Granite and Dredging Company
OF this city. which was out on the marine
railway to repair rudder shoe and locate
and stop leak has been completed and
launched, and has returned to towing
sand and stolen laden scows for her owa-
ers.
The tug Radnor, one of the towboats OF
the Southern Transportation Company
fleet. employed in towing work on Chesa.
peake bay and the Potomac river, and
other tributaries of the bay. is out on {
marine railway at Baltimore for attention
to her hull and machinery.
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WANTED A DONATION.
Chicago Man Aged 81 Drops in at
Treasury DEPARTMENT.

Thinking he did not have money enough
to tide him over the Christmas holiday
season. August Schmidt. eighty-seven
years old. came here from his home on
the outskirts of Chicago, ne said, and
called at the Treasury Department this
morning to ask for donation of Uncle
Sans cash.
This man wants to go to the Treasury
Department. 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue was written on a slip of paper
he had in his hand when he reached the
Treasur Department
He was able to make known the objec,
OF his visit. although he spoke broken
English. and he was referred to H. G.
Cobaugh. captain of the watch, instead
OF being shown the office in which the
cash is kept.
Capt. Cobaugh notified the police and
the Chicago man was taken In custody
He had s4129 in his pockets. The police
sent him to the Washington Asylum Hos
pital for observation and treatment, anC
the Chicago police will be asked TO notify
his relatives of his whereabouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
WINNING JOCKEYS.
ONLY ONE ARREST MADE.
But Old Glory's Presence Restraints
Oyster Boat CAPTAINS.

Customs officials who have been cruis-
ing on Chesapeake tributaries aboard the
launch Old Glory in search of reported
cases of cruelty on the part Of oyster
boat captains to members Of their crews
have made but one arrest, though the ves-
sci has been in service for the past two
weeks. Collector A. L. Dryden, who is
in charge Of the launch, states that cases
Of cruelty are really very few, and that,
while he has boarded a large number
Of vessels, action on the part Of the gov
eminent officials on this account has been
but little required.
The present Of the Old Glory among
the vessels Of the oyster fleet will cause
any master who is disposed to illtreat
his men to think twice before doing so.
In former years. when only the revenue
cutter Apache was doing boarding work,
1t was an easy matter for the captain of
an oyster craft on which there had been
trouble to slip into shoal bay or creek
out Of the way Of the oeep-draft cutter.
With a launch in service that can hunt
them out of the hiding places and which
has officers aboard authorized to hear
complaints Of the men and to make ar
rests IL necessary, conditions on the oys-
ter craft are improved. The vessel cap
tains however. would like to know what
remedy they have when they ship q man
who can work and will not, and who has
received part OF his pay In advance
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MAKE THEIR OWN INVENTORY.
Members of Congress Inspect District
Property Slated for Repairs.

For the purpose Of ascertaining what
repairs and other improvements are
needed in certain police stations and
fire houses of the District in connec-
ton with the consideration of esti-
mates submitted by the Commissioners
i'm their annual budget. an inspection
was made today by several members OF
the House appropriations committee
and the District off1cials.
In the party were Representatives
Burleson of Texas: Taylor OF Ohio and
Saunders of Virginia representing the
committee; Engineer Commissioner Jud-
son. Commissioner Johnston and Snow
den Ashford. municipal architect.
The buildings inspected included po-
lice stations Nos. 1. 4. 9 and and fire
houses Nos. 4, q, 8, 16 and "a.
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Personal to River Men,

Lenox r. Lohr Of this city has re-
turned from q trip made to North Caro-
lima from this city aboard the schooner
Mabel and Ruth. Mr.. Lohr spent over
q month visiting the lumber mills of
Newborn. Dover and other points in the
Tar Heel state.
Can't ]. H. Bohannon, q Chesapeake
bay yachtmaster. has taken charge of the
two-masted schooner ]. Edwin Kirwan,
employed in general freighting service
on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries
Can't. Bohannon will make his first trip
aboard the schooner with salt from Bal
timore to Norfolk.
M. L. 0'Dell of ODell & Co., fish
dealers on the 18th street wharf, has re-
turned from Q trip to New York and was
at his ONCE at the wharf market yes
terday. He was absent about a week.
Capt. Frank Posey Is on duty aboard
the steamer Trenton, on the route be-
tween this city, Mattawoman creek and
Poseys wharf, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
URGES BILLS IN CONGRESS,
Stanton Woman's Suffrage Clul
Takes Hand in Legislation.

The Stanton Woman's Suffrage Club
has begun a campaign to secure the
enactment by the Senate and House of
a bill regulating the hours of work for
women in the District. Bills have been
introduced in both the Senate and the
House on this subject. The Stanton
Suffrage. Club will endeavor to have
these bills reported by the committees
and passed as soon as possible. The
club will also assist to secure the pass
age of the loan shark bill
This action was decided at a meeting
Of the committee on committees of the
Stanton club held last night at, the
home of Mrs. Hemmingway, 1888 Cali
fornia avenue Arrangements were also
made for a general meeting Of the club
to be held January II. At this meet
ing particular attention will be paid to
q discussion OF the bill for the protec-
ton Of woman workers OF the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Janet, from a Chesapeake bay
point, at anchor in the harbor; tug Ca
milla. towing a raft of pine piling from
the Yeocomico river for dealers here;
United States Army engineers tug Cas-
tie. from a short cruise on the river;
Bryant's lighter. from Alexandria to load
oyster shells for the crushing plant at
Alexandria; schooner Thomas W. Kirby,
oysters in the shell from lower Poto-
mac point at 18th street wharf for the
market here; Alexandria Chemical Com
pany lighter. from Quantico with iron
pyrites for the acid-making plant; tug
Bohemia, with a tow of barges from Bal
timore; tug General Warren, towing
lighters from Occoquan workhouse for
the District: schooner d. p. milford. at
Alexandria with oysters for the market
there: tug Miller, with tow of lighters
laden with clay and bricks from Little
Hunting creek.
Departures.
Schooner A. Steffins, light, for Maryland
point to load cord wood back to this city;
peake bay point to load oysters in the
liam F. Villas, light, for the Wicomico
river to load back to this city: schooner
Winnie Windsor, light. for Blackstone
Island to load for this port; schooner
Daniel ]. Ballard. for the lower river to
load oysters for the Christmas demand
tug Capt. Toby, towing lighter from 11th
street wharf to Alexandria: schooner
Mary Francis. light. for a lower river
point to lay up for the holidays; tug Be-
hernia, towing light barges for bay points !;
tug Minerva, with a tow of sand-laden
lighters at Georgetown.
Memoranda.
Schooner Celia F. ia chartered to load
coal at Newport News for a Cuban port
steamship WilhelmAa. with phosphate
rock from Boca Grande, Fla. for Alex
andria, passed Diamond Shoai lightship
Thursday; schooner Samuel Wood has
sailed from Baltimore for the ST Marys
river to load for this city; schooner John
p. Robinson has arrived in Upper Ma
chodoc creek from Alexandria and will
load for this city: schooner limbs Is at
a river point loading cord wood for the
dealers here. schooner Eta is in the Wi
comico river after oysters in the she'll
for the market here; steam barge Louisa
is i'm Nomini creek loading for this city
or Baltimore; schooner Ella is in Upper
Machodoc creek to load cord wood for
dealers here.
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NEW YORK SUN SOLD.
William C. Reick Said to Have
Bought Control of the Paper.

NEW YORK, December 16. - William
c. Reick has purchased from Mrs. VIII
liam VI. Laffan majority of the stock
Of the New York Sun. according to well
authenticated reports. The Sun, 1t is
said. will in its issue Of Sunday announce
the transfer of control to Mr.. Reick. who
since 1907 has been one of the owners
Of the New York Times and the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
Ever since the death of Mr.. Laffan,
November 10, 1909. speculation has been
rife as to possible changes in the Sum-
ownership and its movement from its
present Offices at Nassau and Frankfort
streets. adjoining the Trfbunt building.
Only few days ago reports were cir
culated that the Sun had leased property
from William Waldorf Aston in West
46th street and was to establish q news
paper plant there. 1t Is not yet known
whether Mr.. Reick will carry out such
a plan or will permanently continue the
Suns headquarters on its old site.
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Remembering Less Fortunate.

Tuesday we will have C. Christmas
tree here" said teacher. "and these lit
tie people will bring gifts for less fortu-
nate children. We aim to show them that
the Christmas spirit is spirit OF giving;
and we do not bring home TIE poor child
too strongly on these sensitive little
minds. At our celebration our children
get nothing at all; for 1t 10 all worked up
to the moment when the child with be hap
piest by running to his mother. who viii
be here. hope. with something that the
child has made"
Almost an interview with Santa Claus,
wasn't It?
AS the Missouri reporter started out, he
asked the flying machine II there really
was q Santa Claus:
Yes, SIR
How do you know"
My mother told me so.'
And IL that isn't strong enough proof,
pray where can one find It?
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Never, Never Again.

WAS the night before Christmas Into the store
The people focking through each open door.
They hustled they hustled they crowded, they
rushed,
They hurried they scurried they damned and they
crushed
But why all this trouble? A few days before
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Anglers Association Elects Officers

Members of the Anglers Association of
Montgomery County at their annual
meeting last night at the New Ebbitt
elected officers for the ensuing year as
follows: Henry Bergling. president: John
j. Mccarthy, vice president: Clarence T.
Ingling, secretary and treasurer; Charles
King, IT., and Theodore Friebus members
of the board Of directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

Saw plenty of room in the crowded store.
Well, thousands not WISE as perhaps you will say,
Had put off their shopping until the last day,
And now mid the clamor the noise and the din,
No longer could wait but just had to push IN;
Many thousands of gifts there were yet. to be
bought,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

clarence Hardesty. aged twenty-five
years, Baltimore and Ohio railroad fraS
man on the Deer Park helping engine
was struck and Instantly killed by pas
senger train at the Deer Park Hotel
station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

The division of plants of the National
Museum officially known as the nationai
herbarum, differs from all of the other
divisions of the institution in that no
part of its collection is placed on exhi-
bition. 1t is estimated that there are
approximately million specimens In the
collection and it is known to be growing
more rapidly than any other similar col
lection in the world Each year about
10000 specimens are added to 1t.
With this one division dealing with the
entire floral kingdom. while the animal
kingdom is divided among seven divi-
sions. it is natural that large amount
of work must be done In connection with
the divisions studies Of the plant world.
The results of these studies are publish
ed in series of volumes called "Contri-
buttons to the National Herbarium. "
This publication was started twenty
years ago, and has run through sixteen
volumes.
The number Of species of plants in the
world is variously estimated. Some
authorities say there are as many species
this would place the number at more than
million. Other estimates place the
number of species as low as a quarter of
q million. These estimates, however, are
based upon the species already described,
and not upon the possibilities of finding
remote regions to find new species OF
plants, for not a single year passes with
out the finding of new species within ten
miles of the home of the national her.
barium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

The botanist has followed the plant
creation back to its beginnings, and II
engaged in the
Plant Creation great work Of
cons ructing
0acA W o0S the family tree
Of the worlds fora A dimculty con-
fronting him in making a complete
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Wild Cress and
Sheep .Sorrel.

is more often than not victor over the
farmer in it's battle for existence, while
oats might disappear from the land but
for the kindly support given it by the
farmer.
In his work of studying the plant life
Of the world the botanist has found new
species which have proved of great eco
nomic importance to man. Likewise he
has so modified other species SO as to
make them produce benefits a thousand
fold greater than in their natural condi-
ton. The patient man who makes these
researches seldom receives the smallest
portion Of the credit that is due him for
the benefits of applied botanical science.
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Methods Adopted
by the Division

~ ~ Gus portions Oh IL
and mounting them upon large cards, the
dimensions of which are about twelve by
sixteen inches A little envelope is pasted
to each card, into which specimens of
the seeds and other delicate parts are
placed. The flowers and other parts OF
the plant are attached to the cardboard
by small pieces of adhesive tape. a
number of these cards are grouped to-
gether and placed in a back of stiff paper
after which they are filed away in heavy
fireproof cases. There are upward OF
12OOO pigeon holes in the series of cases
Occasionally specimens are preserved In
alcohol. but these instances are few.
One of the recent important additions
to the national herbarium was made by
the associate curator, DR.. ]. n. Rose He
headed an exploring expedition along the
Mexican frontier and gathered more than
ten thousand valuable specimens. He Is
just now studying the North American
cacti, the results Of which study are ex-
pected to constitute a most important
contribution to botanical knowledge.
The work of the national herbarium
| is of great Importance. This sort of work
is fundamental to such applied science
as that of using botanical preparat. ons
| in medicine, and that of economic DO: any.
Some one has estimated that the activities
of such economic bOtanists as Burbank
and those Of the Department of Agricul-
ture, are worth $1OO,O0O.OOO a year to
the American people. Yet the super
structure which they have reared rests
upon the foundation prepared by the
workers who are responsible for the ma
tional herbarium.
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Largest Of All
Subkingdoms.

bees and butterflies. AS the insect life is
the most numerous Of all of the forms Of
animal life, so the angiosperms are the
most numerous Of all the kinds of plants
Their INTERPRETATIONS form a striking ex-
ample of the neutrality-suspicious. of plants
and animals. Many Of these plants pos
sess unique facilities for making the bees
and the butterflies the carriers OF their
pollen. Some Of them have very sensi-
tive parts in their blooms, and when
touched. these snap like minute triggers,
scattering the pollen all over the insect
visitor.
A thousand ingenious contrivances have
, been invented by the flowers to enable
them successfully to cope with all Of the
other Plants OF the world in the great
struggle for existence. An example Of
the effect of environment upon plant life
is afforded by corn and wild cress. The
former has been cultivated and it's bat
ties fought by the farmer so long that it
has practically lost the ability to prop
agate itself unaided