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AMALGAMATION DECLINED.
Fraternal Jonadabs Willing, How
ever, to Form Central Body.

r
ever, to Form Central Body.
At meeting held last night by Wash
ineton Council, No. 1, Fraternal Sons of
Jonadab, the proposed federation of the
temperance societies of the District of Co.
lumbia, left over from last meeting was
again considered and a committee consist
ing of Messrs. r. E. O'Brien, A. ]. Jones,
j. H. Schoefield and VIM. A. Hickey were
appointed to confer with committees from
other temperance organizations on the sub
ject of federation the proposition of Mr..
John C Moore of the Rechabite temper
ance workers for the amalgamation of the
Fraternal Sons of Jonadab with the Recha-
bites was voted down. vote Of thanks
was rendered Mr.. Moore for his efforts.
I'VE are willing to form a federation Of
temperance workers with a central body to
which delegates can be sent to represent
the various kindred lodges engaged In the
temperance cause, each organization to
hold it's own identity" said Mr.. O'Brien.
1.-The labor interests of the city are SO
combined and l believe with little effort
a similar temperance federation of local
bodies can be effected. Our organization Is
ready to meet representatives of kindred
bodies and discuss this proposed fedora
ton.
I'VE have the kindliest consideration :or
our Rechabite brethren in their efforts to
but we do not desire to lose our
identity as Fraternal Sons of Jonadab.
We shall send delegation to the mass
meeting to be held at Good Samaritan
Home early in October, at which this sub
ject will be reviewed; and with such men
as are to be found in the ranks of the
Sons of Jonadab Independent Order Sons
OF Jonadab, Independent Order of Recha-
bites International Order of Good Tenn
plars Fraternal Sons of Jonadab. Catholic
Total Abstinence Union, Anti-Saloon
League, the Woman's Christian Temper
arce Union and Sons of Temperance, and
other like organizations. some sort of a
union, 1 believe. can be formed"
Vice Chief Albert B. Scrivener presided,
and two candidates were given the initla-
tory degree after which Mr.. r. e. O'Brfen
was called to the chair in the good of the
order. and during the meeting addresses
were made by A. ]. Jones. J. H: Schoe-
field. A. B. Scrivener. John c. Browner,
Geo. e. Beller VIM. A. Hickey, John r.
Davis and many others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

TWENTY sEVENTH STREET NORTH
WEST between and G streets-Fred-
erick w. Pratt, surviving trustee. to
s. Dana Lincoln, part original lot 2,
square 8; $1,000.
DOBBINS' ADDITION-Harry Wardman
to Jeptha M. Israel, lot 49, block 3; $40.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS - Raymond J.
Cooley to Alexander H. Summers, lots
45 and 46, block 81 so.
NORTHWEST CORNER 18TH AND G
STREETS NORTHWESTERN P.
Barnard ct al. trustees to William w.
Miller, part original lot l, square 292;
WASHINGTON HIGHLANDs-Char G.
Taylor to julius c. Diehl. lots % and 20,
block 4; $40
NEW YORK AVENUE NORTHWEST be-
tween 4th and 9Th streets-Joseph A..
Hayden to Prophet VIM. s. Crowdy,
NO: is NEW YoRK~AV 1S ni North No;
WEsT-Thomas Judge ct ux. to Albert
H. Moler. lot 26, square 619; SO.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Harry Wardman to Catherine
Hessler. lot 62. block 49, $40.
STREET NORTHWEST between 2Sth
and 29th streets-Mary j. King to Alonzo
c. Barnett part lot 116. square 1910; SO.
BARRY FARM-Ida V. Darling ct vir,
Harry E.. to William Dickerson, lot 100,
DELLA w AXE AVENUE SOUTH w ESI De
tween l and X streets-Francis Leon
ard to John T. Kearney, part original
lot 3. square west of 645; $40.
MERIDIAN HILL-Wm. A. Kimmel ct ux.
to Alexander H. Bell. lot &c. block 20;
SO.
FIRST ADDITION TO LEDROIT PARK
Galen L. TAFT ct al, trustees, to Adah
A. Stout lots 81 and SIS, block %: 81 200.
Same to w. Frank Stout, lots 25 and 26,
block 10; $1,000.
MOORE & BARBoUR's SECOND ADDI-
TON TO WASHINGTON-Willia L.
Browning ct ux. to Appleton P. Clark.
jr, lot 3d. block s. SO.
NO. 123 18TH STREET NORTHEAST
Matte j. Fowler to Charles ]. Berner,
lot 20, square 1011; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
New Credit to China.
Few York Commercial.

From the New York Commercial.
Trial by jury did not have its origin In
England the principle is many, many years
older than the Magma Charta. According
10 a translation from the Pei Yang Kuan
Pae. which the United States minister to
China has sent to the State Department
containing a memorial OF the commission
ers charged with a revision of the Chinese
code. II originated way back in the good
old DAYS Of the Chou dynasty centuries
before the historic little incident at Run
nymede, but 1t has not yet been put into
practical operation in the celestial empire.
The Chinese didn't want to be in hurry
about the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Row Fined for Theft Of Wheel.

Jeffry Wilkerson, fifteen years of age,
appeared in the Police Court today, Judge
Mills presiding. to answer to an infosma-
ton alleging the larceny April "a OF a
bicycle valued at $50. He entered plea
of guilty.
The wheel was the property of Brook
White, according to the testimony Of Detec-
tive Mullen, who made the arrest. and had
been taken from the front steps of the
Brunswick apartment house. street near
14th street northwest
The boys mother took the stand and told
Judge Mills of the hard time she had to
make living on account of the death OF
her husband which occurred several years
ago. and stated she hoped the court would
deal lightly with her boy She had depos-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
NEW TARIFF AGREEMENT.
Spanish Schedules Explained by Stat
Department

The State Department today made the
following statement concerning the new
tariff agreement with Spain:
The United States minister at Madrid,
having signed with the Spanish minister of
state on August l agreement giving to
the United States the minimum tariff rate
of Spain and the most favored nation treat
ment now or hereafter given by Spain to
any other country, Portugal excepted, in re-
turn for the favored reductions authorized
on the part of the United States by section
of the tariff act. champagne excepted,
the Presidents proclamation and the Span
fish decree making this agreement effective
will soon be issued. 1t is expected that the
arrangement will become effective on the
first Of September in both countries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Personal Mention.

Mr. William E. Harden of the folding
room in the government printing office has
been confined to his home, 1902 North
Broadway, Baltimore, Md, by illness for
three weeks
Mr. Thomas E. Petty of Chaplin street
is spending a week at Norfolk. Va.
Mr. Harry V. Lansdale has returned to
the city after a very pleasant weeks stay
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Harry Hempler, accompanied by
party Of friends, leaves his launch
Lorene L. tomorrow evening for a short
cruise on the lower Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Hidden Jewels.
From the Peoples Magazine


The quantity of turquoises that lie hidden
in jewelry, combined with other stones and
with gold, or by themselves, is SO extensive
in the cities Of eastern Europe that 1t is
believed that more Of them are bought by
gem merchants in this way than are at
present secured from the principal mines.
This Is not strange. however, for not only
turquoises but other precious stones are
known to exist in remarkably large collec-
tons in Constantinople, as well as in cities
In Turkestan, Persia and communities OF
southeastern Europe.
They are hidden away In ginger jars.
rugs. old boxes and other receptacles of the
household, where the owner believes there
is little prospect of search being made for
them. Gem collectors who have searched
for stones in this part of the world say
that no one can tell how many and what
valuable specimens are thus hidden away,
only to be brought to light when the owner
ID absolutely forced to part with them
through dire necessity.
Undoubtedly many gem brought from
the famous mines OF India, Egypt and
Persia has been thus secreted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Language Of Airships.
From the Boston ADVERTISER.

From the Boston Advertiser.
There is a squabble as to the correct
name for various flying machines. air
ships and balloons, and the Aero Club of
France attempts to set the matter straight.
"Aeronef' describes flying machine heav-
Ter than air-that is. an apparatus having
no gas bag. "Aeronefs'' are divided into
several classes: "Helicoptera,' machines
depending on screws for flight; aero
planes" machines in which equilibrium de-
Ponds on plane surfaces. and 'orthoptera,"
mechanical birds and machines propelled
by the tapping of wings. The expression
aviator" very often incorrectly employed,
should be applied only to the pilot of an
"aeronef." as ''aeronaut" is applied to the
pilot of the gas balloon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. IS; a year ago, So.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
An area of high barometer and cool
weather extends from Manitoba over New
England. Under the influence of this high
area fresh northeasterly winds and rain
have set in on the New England coast. A
barometric depression has moved slowly
eastward over Kansas. attended by heavy
rains In parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Okla
hona and Indian Territory, western Arkan-
SaS and western Missouri.
Rain and cooler weather are indicated
for the next thirty-six hours in the middle
eastern states and upper Ohio valley, and
showers will continue in the south Atlantic
and east gulf states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh to brisk easterly, shifting to
northeastery; on the south Atlantic coast
fresh east to northeast, becoming variable;
on the east gulf coast fresh westerly, shift
ing to southwesterly, and on the lower
lakes fresh easterly.
The following heavy precipitations Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Concord. LOO; Detroit,
2.Oj: Thomasville, 2.10; Concordia, 104;
Oklahoma, 2C3; Block Island LOO; Gaines
vile, Ga. lisa.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh to brisk northeasterly
winds and showers to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer al the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures %, pm, "a; 8
Pm, 70; II midnight IS. August "a, 4
am, "A; am, 76: II noon. SO; 2 pm. i6
Maximum. 20, at 1 pm. August "a; mini
mum, "A, at e am. August "a.
Barometer-August %, PM, 1882; 8
pm. 1884; II midnight. 29.S5. August "a
4 am @.S6; am, 1898; noon, 1894;
pm, 1896.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today at At
feck's pharmacy was as follows: am,
So; II noon 90; pm, 50.
Tide Table
Today-Low tide, 5:13 am. and SO pm;
high tide, II 100 am. and 1:2S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide sos am. and GIG
pm; high tide, 11:49 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:21 am; sun sets, $40
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 5:22 am.
Moon sets, 9:41 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted if
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-fve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, August "a.
Both rivers are muddy.
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Outdoor Sleeping Fad in Chicago.


Following an example set by James A..
Patten. former mayor of Evanston, the
suburb is on the verge of a craze for out
OF door sleeping. Mr.. Patten has strong
ly recommended the practice to his friends
and already a number of tents have ap-
peared on the lawns of, the north shore
town. Walter Dean, student custodian Of
Northwestern University athletic field. is
considering the feasibility of establishing a
tent city," with the advantages of shower
bath and a running track.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Patten experimental
with sleeping on the porch Of his mansion
on Ridge avenue. Satisfied that the fresh
air was bringing him better health, he Sc
cured a small tent which was set up in his
yard and he now spends each night there
with his two sons, Thomas and Jack, twelve
and ten years old.
II find myself much more refreshed after
my nights sleep now he said Monday,
than l did when l spent the nights in
a bedroom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
War Costly to Germany.
IN the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Germany is still fighting the rebellious
negroes in her southwest African possess
sions. OF the 1900 soldiers sent there to
subdue the negroes 2.120 have been killed,
1000 have returned to Germany as in
valids and 1000 more are in the field hos
pital The war has cost Germany to date
500 COO 600. Perhaps this is why England,
France and Italy have decided to reduce
their standing armies and relieve the tax
payers a bit. The kaiser isn't half as
fierce as his mustache.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
The Doomed Tramp.
From the London Speaker.

From the London Speaker.
The casual ward has been the fruitful
breeder of vaRrancy. 1t has broken in It's
clumsy cruelties the honest seeker after
work: It has allowed q liberation for those
who have adopted an eastern apathy, free
alike from hope and despair. The report
asks for wise discrimination between these
two classes. Honest work seekers arc to
receive tickets from the police, giving them
the route to be followed. emitting them to
decent treatment and frugal far3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24

iteo *5o collateral at the station house for
MS release at the time of his arrest and
a. tne conclusion of her statement the court
fixed the fine in the case at s25 with the
alternative Of spending three months In the
custody of the board of children's guard
Inc case was not taken to the Juvenile
court because the offense was Committed
prior to the establishment Of that tribunal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
Base Ball Plant Burned.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., August pa The
base ball plant of the Providence Eastern
League team at Rocky Point and a large
laundry and bake house near by were
burned today.
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THE WEATHER.
Showers and Cooler Weather Promised
for Tomorrow

Forecast till pm. Saturday: For the
District of Columbia, Delaware. Maryland
and Virginia, showers tonight and Satur-
day. cooler tonight; winds shifting to fresh
east and northeast
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Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours. IS; year ago, SO.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17
LONDON THE CINDERELLA
OF THE CITIES
Story Of the Hall for the County Council and the
New Embankment.

For Is years the greatest, the
healthiest and the wealthiest city In
the world has been without a civic
habitation worthy Of its ancient set.
Element and honored name. The size
of London. its power. utility and dig
nifty. have not yet secured adequate
expression in embodied brick, chiseled
stone. or fashioned bronze.
London has been too long the Gin.
derella Of the cities il the matter OF
municipal recognition. Like poor Gin.
derella. her county council had to
work and live In the basement dwell
ings OF Spring Gardens. Her sisters,
the borough councils and the city cor.
poration, feast or junket In the Guild
hall and Mansion house. or disport
themselves In the numerous town
halls and other buildings that have
been granted to them by the grace OF
parliament or the cheerful consent of
their constituent ratepayers. The
metropolitan ssylums board and
Thames conservancy without comment
have installed themselves in riparian
palaces. 30 that with greater ease they
can do lesser work. Only the council
IL without home and exist In lodg.
ings.
The bold policy Of banks, Insurance
ofaces and large commercial houses
having prominent sites. adequate
space. handsome exteriors and inter
nal attractiveness. stimulates & Joy
Of work In stan. an order in business,
and q supreme command Of organixa.
ton impossible In low. mean and
disorderly habitatious. which but for
high ideals Of public duty would drag
down the average public man charged
BY popular vote with = city's govern.
ment.
This has been recognized and prac.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17

cotland Yard, and forming In the
new structural approaches. changed
amenities and nobler environment, q
great riverside establishment useful,
yet ornamental. Ranking appropriate
ly. yet modestly. with Greenwich has
pi:al. Lambeth palace. the houses Of
parliament. custom house. Chelsea
hospital, Hampton court-buildinss
that survive to US A. worthy and
monumental reminders Of the days
when the River Thames was the chief,
as 1t was. and as It must again be. the
widest. cleanest. prettiest, quietest
thoroughfare in this great metropo-
lis.
Looked at from the point of view Of
great and beautiful riverside I'm
provement, the embankment of the
south side OF the River Thames offer
ed opportunity for a fine and bold
treatment OF this present squalid
spot. The best embankment In tho
world runs from Blackfriars to West,
minister bridge and the houses OF par
lament. This noble roadway has re.
ceived handsome lengthening OF its
Victoria Tower gardens. fronting as
far as a new Lambeth bridge by y
new embankment wall and . riverside
promenade backed with nne omces
overlooking garden that will occupy
the land where the old houses and
wharves now stand facing Lambeth
palace on the north side. From this
garden there will be. when the county
hall Is finished. q finer view Of houses
OF parliament. Hospital. Lambeth pal.
ace and council ofnces than that
which Toasted the eye Of Canaletto
when he painted the Stangate shore
In the years that arc gone: . better
view. even. than that which caught
the artistic eye Of Sir Thomas More.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17
Scar Stop, Mans TRAVELLING.

st Paul. Minn.-Peter MArtinson. q
homesteader living near Soiway. took
big gunnysack full Of provisions and
started to leave home. A. evening
came on. he sat down to eat his sup.
per. and rest. but . big bear invited
himself to join the feast. Martinson
climbed tree and the bear. after eat.
Ing the lunch. started TO climb after
him. Martinson. thinking he vas TO
finish Oh the meal. cried for help and
heard = response. Soon two charges
OF buckshot were fred into the bear,
which fell dead. Martinson slid down
from the tree and vas surprised TO
find the rcscuer was his wife.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17

oficer OF the French navy. writing In
La Nature. and translated for Literary
Digest. calls with some justification.
the eye OF the submarine" Writes
Mr.. Jourdan:
In principle. the periscope is com
posed OF n tube OF small diameter
placed vertically on the upper part
Of the submarine. Its lower end pen.
etrates into the boat. while its up
per end rises above the water by .
few inches.
1T works by one of the simplest op-
tical devices-the use OF mirrors. A
mirror in the upper end Of the tube.
tai. receives the images OF objects on
the water and sends them vertically
downward to = second parallel mirror
at the lower end OF the tube. within
tbs submarine.
Though every maritime nation has
adopted for Its submarines an ins,ru.
ment based on this theory. some. as In
our own case. have an excellent one,
while others have been retarded In the
utilization OF submarines BY the In.
suf'iciency and inefYcctiveness OF their
optical devices.
without betrayinE military So
erets, we may give u few details re-
garding the installation Of the peri.
scope on French submarines. which
will make their working little
clearer.
In the frst place. the mirrors.
spoken OF above. are replaced by
prisms. The arc OF the horizon GOV.
cred by the upper prism 10 about 80
degrees. The periscope has two
tubes. short one. fixed In the hull
and a movable one which slides
In It. The latter In pushed up above
the surface. or withdrawn below II.
at will.
The tube is moved up and down By
= screw. u counter~c!ght. or even by
. little electric motor. as in our
latest models. The upper prism Is
fixed In the movable tube. the lower
one In the stationary tube. Certain
imaginary pictures that have recently
pcch puplshcd snow tho Images .
thrown on \ horizontal table under
the eyes Of the commanding officer.
This !s an error. The observer places
his eye At = single or double eye
piece. through which he sees the
ocean and objects upon II exactly As
his comrnde does with his neld glass
on the deck Of . bAttlexhip.
when II In necessary to examine
the horizon In another than the for.
ward direction the observer
Erasps two handles on the movable
tube and turns Il In the desired d.
rection. The quality OF the vision
IL pronounced excellent by the com
msndins officers OF all our submarines
The images are sharp and clear. and
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17

In these days, when families are
moving from one place TO another In
the hope Of lettering themselves. II Is
Interesting TO read OF an aged woman
who died In New England town In
the same house and In the same room
in which she was born. For the better
part Of = century she had been active
in the kindly Christian work Of the VII.
lzxc. and had come to be looked upon
rs one Of its institutions. Families
which have an old homestead that has
been In the family for generation after
generation have n possession worth
more than dollars and cents. as every
member Of an itincrant family will
testify.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17

According TO the oficial figures pre-
pared by the San Francisco depart
mcnt Of health. Is. persons lost their
lives a. . result Of the earthquake and
the nrc which followed IT, More than
onchaf OF the deaths were caused by
fire. seven persons were shot by the
police or soldiers. and two died from
the effect OF poisonous food dealt out
to the hungry. The nrst reports
which came from the stricken city.
that thousands had been killed. were
exaggerated. as Is commonly the case
in such calamitics.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-11-17

decd by private enterprise. and every.
where but In London municipal admin.
istration has built = suitable habita.
ton. and 10 70 doing founded . public.
spirited name.
But nov London. through Its county
council. 10 to have q civic building. =
municipal home. m administrative Of.
nee In which TO strenuously carry on
the multiplex duties that are intrust.
ed TO Il for the good government OF
mighty London.
pressed It's claim: for all that period
the health. time. and fruitful energy
II Its councillors and staa were
'cdbbed. eabined. confined" and to
eome extent It's work has suffered by
the lack Of centralized. spacious and
welleouipped omces.
Patient. submissive. tolerant 70 an
intoierabie degree. the council prae-
ticaiiy unanimously. irrespective Of
party. Decided . year ago. for the
good government Of London. TO ~
cure . new home away from the old
site. which has been neither suitable.
sufhcicnt. nor available. for its ever.
Increasing work and its multiplying
responsibilities
And. - the couneil was being ,evict
ed from Spring Gardens. pariiamsn;
would not have Il y the Adelphi site.
and the umid refused TO have Il In
Parliament street. where bstter could
Il be placed than on the spacious plot
Of ground occupied BY dingy wharf.
none too pleasant factory.
The river On tho north. . pablo
terrace intervening between . nne
smbankment and the county hail
This structure 10 . solid. massive.
dignihed. useful building bounded on
the south By Bsivedere ruad. I'm.
proved ~ Q relief approach 70 ws.sr.
100 station from westminstes bridge
for the western tra@e that nov OBJ.
structs the southeast corner Of
Bridge. On the west a. fhomAs' hos.
pitai. opposite 10 the hsass Ct pasita.
neat. sahaacias the bsa3ty al v!sv
q that great pile.
u kssptss With IN stesy. New