long convalescence, so they are leaving Vancouver and going into the interior 
of British Columbia for some time. He wants to straighten up the shrimps before 
he goes. It is very peculiar. He wrote to Mr. Shoemaicer that he must have all 
the shrimps back before he leaves Vancouver or he will get into trouble. It 
seems to be a great mysterj^. 
A letter came fi'om Degener the other day enclosing a clipping from 
a Honolulu paper of a review of a book by Edmondson called "Reef and Shore 
Fauna of Hawaii." Degener says, "From the enclosed clipping I fear our hermit 
monograph is nov/ worthless. Dr. Edmondson knew of our work, had my key and 
also duplicate specimens. Have you this book in V/ashington? Viihat should we do 
now?" I sent to the L.C. for the book but it hasn't come yet. I wrote Degener 
that you were away, 
Howard and Eippey have just come in. They are going to finish sorting 
the cards that are done. I told them all I could give them for it was gratitude. 
Gates sent in his MS. on the Chinese earthworms some time ago. 
I am sending <d5 copies of Dr. Fraser's paper to Capt. Bartlett, and 
10 copies of yours. You have 100 copies, but if you want to spare him more 
later, you can. 
Mr. Shamel's raother died last week and he went home to Kanssas. She 
died very suddenly, I believe. Mr. Clark just came in and told me that the 
guard 7 *'lth the big white beard who has been on the front door of the Smith- 
sonian for a long time died very suddenly and unexpectedly last night. 
It's too bad about John Garth. I hope he doesii't pull any dirty 
tricxs on you. 
I wonder how Miss iMcCulloch feels about you now. I think I will 
send this letter in her care, for I am sure you will see her. 
Fred sent Miss Rathbiin a postcard from Guayaquil which she appreciated 
very much. He sent his regards to the rest of us. It was very nice and thought- 
ful of him. 
I am enclosing copies of four pamphlets that have come out under 
the JohnsonOSraithsonian fund. Mr. Bryant thought you might want to show them 
to Captain Hancock as a sample of the kind of thing you would like to do for 
his collections. 
VJhile he hs-d his C.W.A, man, Mr. Clark got his room all cleared out. 
He was to have had it painted, but I don't know about it now. We had many 
C.Vif.A. painters here, and maybe so much painting won't be done now that they 
are gone. Anyway, you won't know Mr. Clark's room. Mr. Clark never did ask 
for Rippey to maice up for the time we had Doimelly, and I never made any offer. 
¥/e haven't heard the last of Mumford yet. There has been an avalanche 
of letters the last week, and I think I will just let then sit imtil you return. 
In one he asks for the types of the ostracods, saying that we must have misunder- 
stood about the types. Vile have his letter which states as plain as day that 
the various worxers vvould be entitled to the material. With another letter 
