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The Delta independent., 1906-05-18
SUCCESSFUL sCULpTRESS.
Miss Evelyn Loneman of Chicago
Awarded Fifteen Thousand
Dollar Prize.
To Casvo Bronze Doors at Annapolis
NavalAeademy-fias Attained PANE
Thrsugh Her Figure Of "Vietory"
at St. Louis Fair.


When the new bronze entrance doors
Of the Annapolis Naval Academy are
completed and hung in place there will
exist another monument to the skill
OF American women. Colonel Robert
NJ. Thompson. who presented these
doors to the academy as a memorial
Of the class OF '6s. stipulated in making
the offer that the design selected for
the doors should be awarded by compe-
tition. the winner to receive a prize of
$4,000. There were thirty-three COM
petitors for this prize, an unusually
large number. and the designs submit
ted are said to have been OF q high
degree OF excellence. The votes Of all
five jurors were cast for the model pre-
sented by Miss Evelyn b. Longman. of
Chicago.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

of the House and Senate office
buildings.
Senate cersmony Next Fail.
The House annex was started first
and is in more advanced stage of
construction than the Senate building.
though the cornerstone of the latter
may be ready to put in place next Fall.
1t is estimated that the two buildings
together will involve an outlay of
about ten million dollars. In size ana
design they are identical; they occupy
positions balanced In their relation to
the Capitol and are planned to fit into
a general architectural scheme. The
height of the buildings has been re-
stricted that they may not overpower
the Capitol, and they have been kept
simple In design. without pediments,
domes or other Accumulated -noints e
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

China OF q place In one OF the corps OF
engineers organized by that country
for the development of its railroad
system. The offer came. too. from a
young Chinaman who was taking q
graduate course at Cornell while she
was there. The graduate student was
sent here. 1t is said. not only to In.
crease his technical knowledge Of en-.
gineering. but to obtain for his coun-
try the best engineers to be had. He
watched Miss Blatch's work closely
and offered her q place.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18
WOMAN CIVIL ENGINEER.
Granddaughter Of Mrs. Stanton has
Offer to % to China.

Miss Nora Stanton Blatch, grand
daughter Of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton. is now a member OF the American
Society Of Civil Engineers. She is the
FIRST woman admitted to membership.
and, It is said. there was not a dissent
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

Taft. She is rather proud Of the fact
that she has never studied abroad, and
also that she has been able to meet
all the expenses Of her artistic edu-
cation herself.
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

An ostrich egg weighs about three
and half pounds. It IL less delicate
In flavor than q hens egg, although
perfectly eatablc. It 10 . curious fact
that ostrich sggs will keep fresh for
two or three months. Tho nesh Of the
ostrich itself 10 edible. being not unlike
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18

ing opinion offered when she was pro-
posed for membership.
Miss Blatch was the first woman to
get degree Of Bachelor of Science in
civil engineering at Cornell University.
She took four years course, finish.
ing among the first FIVE Of the class.
Since her graduation she has been
draughtsman in a big bridge concern.
She is now considering an offer from
The Delta independent., 1906-05-18
Let this 1900" Gravity
Washini Machine do
YOUR WaShini Free.

An unseen power. ,called Gravity. helDs run this
By sarns..,nS this power. We make It work for
hSa ase. ss
And Il makes this machine turn almost - sasy e
Gravity, yos know, il what makes . stone roll
'Thi. msehlne has tn-s been invented and ~ call
to ns tub in
the same diree;,on y9p 5evslye the tn6; ~ .,s a.,
Then you throw enough water over tho eloshes to
NEXT you put the heavy wooden cover on top Of the
eohss 70 .nShS. them and s .s ssp % down tn.
clothes and hold them from turning around when
Now We are all ready for quick and easy washins.
You grasp the uprishs hanals on the sias % 9f The
rosnd. thsn srsylsy ps. il The other way round.
S aoss al
. ea 'e ess Dc sss al e:: % 81;
eull OF clothes.
when you revolre the tub the clo.hes don. smo~e.
But The water mores like = mill faee through the
The paddles on the tub bottom drive the so.py
ss IL a sd .n {.
fs sna sSSsh 1 ne sSs sss as:
away all the dirt from the clothes. In from q. 70 ten
ninntes by the clock.
rs CT sAisSfa iss S .s; III;
sna as Az fss sses sssou,
thread. or a hutten, and it will wash heavy dirty
ss;ss ss ssss, sass "a
child can do this In six to twenty minutes betfer
than any able wnsher-woman could do the same
clothes In TWICE the time, with three times the
wear and tear from the uasheoard
send aay rsliaSs psS.sa ss. Ss our o ls sssvis
washer free OF charge, u fell months trial. and
we pay the freight out of our own pockets.
No eash deposit 10 askeds no notes. no contract
You may use the washer four wseksAt our o..
peu-e. Ifyou B4d IL won't wash ~ many clothes In
hours, you send iS back 70 the railway ssaiion.-
But, it from months scsnal use. you are con-
work better. and does It twice easily ~ could BE-
done by hand you keep the machlpct
Rsmember that 30 cents is part OF VINO Iha ms:
chine .axes you every wcek on your own. of On :
"arav,y. Washer shAii pay for is.ss nod thus coss
You don'trisk cen. frprn arss 10 iasA and yoa
don buy 1t until you have bad full months trial
we have sold approachins bali million ''ieoe'
washers on month free trial and the Only rouhas
Could We afford 70 pay freight on thoaaanAu ol
lncse machlnes every month. u We did nof poGtyply
MON they would lido! 90 Al .s cisim Tor shs4S c.
Eashns i9 HALF THE TINE vtth hatf - W.
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Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-08-04
TEMPERATURES

\ climate is no hotter than people
Imagine. Groves, water, aud comforts-
ne houses reduce the temperature.
Judgc Beal, our local weather author
Ivy. say the highest temperature ever
recorded at government station was
l!e at Yuma, lli AZ Red Bluff; tls at
Fl Paso
Last year at Las Vegas Judge Bes ;
thermometer recorded ll2 July Fourth.
ihe highest this year was l07 on July
iNh, IN the shade, protected
IN tine Beatty Miners adobe the ther-
"iohieter went 10 l06 recently
IN Death Valley, at the borax ranch,
''nh Ryan reports as high as 1856 in the
r'f'ae, on the north side of the adobe
''se oi pur friend have heeu alte "a
's.s''l ,he tenbcra,ure from tbs other
psls Il is warm, howe, eI.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-08-04
TOWN GOVERNMENT

La NrsgaS med = ravu u government
in~ many rt.asurs Certain ruiz should
l.. enforced i"r yaihlir protection. We
nr,pl iirc, l'"licr. ,ani,arr and street
regulations. T., -own government only
,'au ih"-,. ihin.- @H DOM. The streets
need pilin. b"iprc rhe vino ll1N, hob.
~ them. and .id,~ealk- -bpuli Ice huil,
bctorr the rain, cume. ME-' ih" ha'
]Dc passed AMONG tkc rs~ideat-" WuulS
il not hc we'll I" have lev oinpte lan>
fur town government. whhal wri hN 4
r;tir -rStcm oi taNaciua c'as9s+ he non
s7esi1"nt ,snd "svtrr- 10 h"ar their share
ii the general ~Nrens""
town government can I've ~ecured
bv majority of residents representing
thnae- fths 81 th. taxable property 81
the town, -ignin" petition Ia thu cntn-
misSInncr~
The bonudaric> oi town aBd school
district should be Identical
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-08-04
REPUBLICANS
Central Committee Neetang
at De Lamar

Several .n,ril,er~ 80! The Erl,uhlican
reUnlv central .com0li:tee m~ a, p
Lamar Nionlay V l.. stewart rva,
sresrnt from ll- Ncss.
Tl"rommilt"c r''arportinued its meIn-
s,ership lrom the prccJurt~, apreintpd -ba
additiVnai men,hrr- ~ participate in its
future nrrtiu.~ lud ircidel 3" rclir,c
the RepnhIIrau party "j 'hr r'-r,nsihil-
ity nf ciectiug delegate, ~ the ~tt'"
convention.
The committee e4ll meet - S'aliler
Aug. Is when II will appoint delcuas..-
70 the etatr convention al,'i coium.ncr.
PREPARATION ipr ihs c.rnpsirrr
] u. Kramer. F w Manuel !. -.
Mcintosh auj Walker H. ];racl,pn ere
appointed member, oi llc committee
from Ins NrgSS
The appnrti@nncis uf uurmb,1s w-ts
made ON ia, iu-i- oi ihp last v-rr Tor
Congrs rsSs,nou. allowing one meml-er for
each ~ ,"tt.~ nr 1raCtis,u 'h,,rru, with
the following result
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1906-08-04
WIFE BEATER
Navntia Law Provides Interesting
Punishment

At,;uidheld vile heaters are sentenced
10 he pllory With mouth gagged,
lan,is IN stock above head, and wearing
8 large placard. they ara lett for two
hours each dav TO the Inercv OF the ele-
inents and the jeers and taunts OF
the popaiace \ guard keeps the peo-
,.le from distigu.ing the exhibition
An old Nevada >tacnte provides Tor
eneh pnnish nlent As coon a 1t be-
comes generally known. the experiment
will no doubt he tried in other com
,uunities.