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CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.
Suicide Of Miss Mamie Hawxhurst
of Fairfax COUNTY Va

Miss Mamie Hawxhurst, adopted daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hawxhurst, both de-
ceased, of Fairfax, Va, died yesterday
from the effects of poison taken about IL
o'clock the. night before. While ordinarily
of happy disposition, she had been de-
spondent of late, although there was no
apparent reason for it. The coroner did
not summon a jury. deemfng an inquest
unnecessary. Drs. Howard Fletcher and W.
P. Moncure attended Miss Hawxhurst dur
ing her brief illness.
Miss Hawxhurst was prepossessing
young lady, twenty-seven years of age and
had a host of friends, particularly in and
around Fairfax. She was formerly in the
post office at Fairfax, later going to Falls
Church., where she remained several
months. She then returned to Fairfax and
made that place her home.
The death of Miss Hawxhurst was a
great shock to her host Of friends, particu-
larly as no reason can be assigned why she
should have taken her life. Just before her
death she wrote several letters to her near
est friends. but the contents have not been
made public 1t is understood that she left
a will, leaving her personal property and
savings to be divided equally among her
relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
CONVENTIONS IN SESSION
TRAIN DISPATCHERs' ASSoCIA-
TON OF AMERICA IN BOSTON.
Annual Meeting Of the National Hard
ware Observation-Disclosures Order Of
United American Mechanics.

BOSTON, June 1S.-A delegate from every
at the opening Of the twentieth annual
convention of the Train Dispatchers' As
ISOLATION Of America.
Matters of interest to the travelling pub
lie, as regards the speedy and safe move
ment Of trains. will come up for discus
sion at the sessions, which continue tomor-
row and Thursday at the Hotel Brunswick.
An address Of welcome to the delegates
was made by President Lucius futile Of
the Boston and Maine railroad, to which
James E. Holloren and John F. Mackie. re-
spectively, president and secretary of the
association, responded.
The afternoon will be taken up with visits
to the state house, the museum of fine arts
and the public library.
Joint annual conventions Of the National
Retail Hardware Association and the New
England Hardware Dealers Association
brought large number of those tradesmen
gan this morning at the American House
will continue until Friday.
The opening today Of the thirty-ninth ma
tional convention Of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics, in fremont Temple,
found more than $50 delegates responding
to the roll-call. The convention was called
to order by National Councillor w. L. S.
Gilcreast of Methuen. After a short bust
ness session the delegates took q trip down
Massachusetts bay to Nantasket. The con-
vention will be in session through Thurs
day.
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The Evening Star Is the official
organ of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia In bankruptcy
matters.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

E STREET SOUTHEAST between 1st and
I'd streets-Thomas H. Pickford ct ux.
to Louie B. Woodward. lots lib and ia.
square 1875: SO.
DENT PLACE NORTHWEST between Both
and 31st Subsidiary Wardman to
Anna s. oliver, lot 224, square 1872; So
KENILWORTH-Lulu P. Mallory to George
NJ Beurrier, lots II and IL. block ); So
BARNABY AND NEW SEAT-Archibald
M. McLachlen ct ux. to Edythe Patten
Corbin, part; 500.
BARRY FARM-Harry ]. Williams to Levi
G. and Mary Z. Brown, lot 81. section
4: $40.
DOBBINS' ADDITION-Olive S. McGrew
ct vir John L., to Marcus w. Lyon, jr..
and Martha NJ. B. Lyon, lot "a, block
81: SO.
ward D. Williston, lot 8; $40.
I STREET SOUTHWEST between 9th and
7th streets-George c. Humphrey ct ux.
to John C. Parker, lot SO. square 40; $40.
sAUL'S ADDITION-B. Francis Saul. ct al.
to Margaret ]. Butler, lot II, square
2SO7; $1,000.
G. STREET NORTHEAST between It'll and
Sth Observation-Disclosures Loan and Trust
Company, trustee, to Essie NJ and Ade-
laide T. Kanouse lot 50, square $50; $40.
SEVENTH Strict SOUTHEAST between
East Capitol and A streets-L Cabell
Williamson, trustee, to Francis a. Blum
don, original lot I and part original lot
s, square s9s; s., 800.
CONNECTICUT AVENUE HE1GHTS-Ful-
ton R. Gordon ct ux to John s.
Clemence lots and g. square 1741; So
f STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th and
14th streets-Thomas T. Luckett ct al to
Killian Seyfried and Christina Seyfried,
lots 1902 and 1903, square 1912; so. KHAN
Seyfried ct ux. to Joseph A. Roth, lots
100 and 101, square 1912: SO. Joseph A.
Roth conveys same property to kilfan
Seyfried and Christina Seyfried; so.
CHICHESTER-Thoma J. Putnam ct TX
to Julia A. Dony, parts lots 265, 1885, 267 ;
$40.
NO 727 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
RTHEAST-Marietta Simms to Julia
A. Dony, lot TO- square S96; $40.
GRANT PARK-John P. F. White ct ux
to Lillabell Smith, lots &c. 81 and west
one-half lot 49, block s. So
NO. 1919 NORTH CAPITOL STREET.
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Carl G. Crawford ct ux. to George Stoll.
lot AZ, square go: $40
NO. 1l9 9TH STREET SOCTHEAST-Adol-
plus +. Powell ct ux. 10 Christine b.
Trudewind. lot ~. square 1Ss; So
PARK FlEW-Middaugh d Shannon. Inc.
to Charles A Atkins. lot So square 30i4:
$40 Same TO Nellie w. Goodrich lot
IS. square S0i4; SO.
CLEVELAND PARK-H Rozier Duany,
trustee. to William J. Lawder, lots / to
q, block II; 5000. William J LAWYER ct
ux convey same property to Frank II.
and Lily Larned. trustees: SI.N0.
F STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
Frank p and Minnie L. Blatt, lot 80.
square 1907: $40
LIE DROIT PARK-Theodosla G. Robinson
ct vir, John, to Eloisc j.. Saunders. half
interest In lot "a, block H. 81 400.
LONG MEADOWS-Harry q. Kimball.
5000 Garfield A. Street conveys same
property to William q. Bennett, W. +.
Morrison John Adams, c. +. Lynch, ].
NJ. Place and II. ID, Parham: $40.
ARGYLE PARK-Ernest Steiger ct Tx. to
Guy S. and Carroll +. Zepp. lots - to
20, square 2SaJ; SO
PARK Middaugh & Shannon. Inc.
to Anne NJ. Reed. lot CA. square 2o44 $40
HOLMEAD MANOR-Percy II. Russell ct
ux. to Miles Taylor and Fannie Taylor.
lot 50. block 10; $40.
CHEVY CHASE AND NEW SEAT-Chevy
Chase Land Company to Egbert A.
Clark, part: S.5S2
NO. Alb r STREET NORTHW EST-Kath-
crime NJ. Phillips to Rose Saks, lot Z,
square 507; $40.
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between and o streets-Lucius NJ.
Cuthbert ct TX. to Middleton +. Cuth-
bert, lot "a square 211; SO.
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MOTORISTS AND EEATHEN.
Relation of Gasoline and Advance of
Christianity.

Motorists fear that any further aid ex-
tended to the heather in Africa by Mr..
Rockefeller may put them out of BUSH
ness. The price of petrol. motor spirit or
gasoline, as IT is variously called. is adj
vancing more rapidly than seems to be
warranted by the increasing use of
motors. This is especially true in Eng
land, which. so far as the oil business is
concerned, is up against the octopus about
as badly these old United States There
have been experiments with all sorts of
substitutes for gasoline as a motor fuel,
and while none of them have been en-
tirely successful, there is hope that some
thing may be found that is not entirely
tentacled A report from Consul Albert
Halstead to the Department OF Commerce
and Labor says that as possible alterna-
tives or substitutes, crude petroleum.
kerosene, shale oil, benzol, alcohol and
acetylene are mentioned. Some OF these,
though unsuitable for use alone, are said
to give better results when combined with
another hydrocarbon. Crude petroleum is
regarded as unsatisfactory because of Its
heaviness, except in specially designed en-
gfnes, such as are not now generally In
use Paraffin. though efficient and power
full, is held to be Objectionable because OF
the difficulty Of starting up an engine from
the cold, and because the oil has a ten
dency to creep over the motor and inture
it's contents. 1t appears. however that
the use of a small amount of petrol makes
paraffin more adaptable, but this can be
advanced in price as easily as petrol IL 1t
should come into use as motor fuel.
Shale oil is obtained from a bituminous
shale found in the coal of the Midlothian
district. Though it is said to have good
results. the supply is comparatively small.
Acetylene has been used successfully when
combined with paraffin with alcohol.
and when water is injected into the cylin-
der of the engine during the firing stroke.
1t is feared it will be found too costly
under present conditions of manufacture,
but 1t is argued that a tendency to use
acetylene might easily result in reducing
the cost of manufacture. Used by itself it
is thought to be likely to strain and dam
age n motor engine through the great
force of it's explosion.
Alcohol and acetylene have been COM
bined eXperimentally for motor-fuel pur-
poses with some degree of success, but the
difficulty IS in ascertaining what should
be the relative proportions of the two in
gradients. This combination cannot, II
is felt, become commercially useful in the
United Kingdom for motor purposes until
alcohol can be produced much more cheap
ly If alcohol alone were used for in
ternal combustion engines the design Of
such engines, it is said. would have to be
changed to insure complete combustion.
The difficulty in starting an engine from
alcohol because of the cold cam IT is as
serted. be overcome by using either a
vaporiZer or n burner a small quantity
of petrol in the initial stages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM.
Report by Maj. Cosby in Regard to
Recent Operations.

Maj Cosby the engineer officer in charge
Of the water supply system of the District,
has made a report to Gen. Mackenzie.
chief of engineers. in regard to recent ope-
rations for the preliminary treatment of
the water before its admission to the gen.
eral filtration system near the Soldiers
Home. 1.-THE experimental filtration plant"
he says was operated continuously during
the month of May, except that the slow
sand filter, which is supplied from the CO.
agulatng basin, was shut down and clean
ed and for that reason was out of service
for three days.
THE water applied to this plant was uni
formly of such good a quality that the effiu-
ent from each group of experimental filters
was entirely satisfactory. The character OF
the applied water, however. brought out
some of the characteristic points OF each
system. 1t showed that an ordinary sand
filter operated at fifty million gallons per
acre day will do nearly all the work OF
publication and Qualification when the APP
piled water is of reasonably good quality.
ard that a second filtration amounts TO
nothing When the water is more turbid
however. some work is done by the second
filtration. The small amount of clay re-
moved by the second filter is shown by the
fact that it has not been sufficient to cause
any loss OF head in period of about four
months OF continuous operation at rate
of 1900, 900 gallons per acre day.
THE characteristics brought out In the
Maignen group were similar to the forego-
ing but not marked. Less work was done
by the preliminary filter and more by the
second filter No coagulant was used in
the coaguating basin during the month,
and, in fact none has been used since April
10. The turbidity results from this system
were excellent, the clarified ton having been
more complete than By either OF the other
systems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford Issued the following
building permits today:
To Martha Goddard, one one-story brick
store at 1855 Calvert street northwest, esti-
mated to cost $4,000; architect, Martha
Goddard; builder Louis H. Emmert
To Kennedy & Davis Company, six two
story brick dwellings at 1O1 to Ill 18th
street northeast, estimated to cost $4,000;
architect, A. H. Sonnemann; builders, Ken
nedy & Davis Company.
To District of Columbia Paper Manufac-
turing Company one five-story brick stor-
age building at 1O17 Potomac street, esti-
mated to cost $1,000; architect and builder,
B. Williamson.
To Kennedy & Davis Company, six two
story brick dwellings at 100 to ITO 10Th
street northeast. estimated to cost SIS, 600:
architect. A. H. Sonnermann; builders,
Kennedy & Davis Company.
To Kennedy & Davis Company, eight
two-story brick dwellings at 14O7 to 1921
Ames place northeast, estimated to cost
$4,000; architect, A. H. Sonnermann:
builders. Kennedy & Davis Company.
To c. H. Cecil. one two-story brick dwell
ing at 516 10th street southeast, estimated
to cost $780, architect, William l.. Web
ster & Co.; builder, ]. c. Yost.
To H. Wardman, fifteen two-story brick
dwellings at 2400 to 2423 North Capitol
street northwest, estimated to cost S45 600;
architect, A. H. Beers; builder, H. Ward
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Painting the White House

large force of painters are working on
the White House. The walls Of a portion
OF the building are being burned and
scraped, the first step toward getting ready
for coats of fresh white. Last year the
home of the President was not painted but
trial was made Of the plan Of washing off
the dust-accumulated walls with a well-ad
vertised washing preparation The result
was that the paint in many places has
cracked since that time leaving the walls
in bad shape. No wash powder will be
used this year, and the cracked and broken
places will be burned off so that fresh
coats of paint may be applied. The work
will take a number of months. and the
painters have started early SO as complete
their work before the Presidents -eturn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Retirements Too Slow.

With the approach of the new fiscal
year. when, according to the terms of the
naval personnel act, there must be some
heavy pruning in the various commissioned
grades in the navy much concern is being
expressed among the officers on duty at the
department over the fact that up to this
late moment not nearly enough officers
have applied for retirement to meet the
needs of the scheme upon which the law
was based. With less than two weeks re-
naming in which such applications for
voluntary retirements may be submitted
1t appears that twenty-four vacancies still
remain to be made above the grade of
junior lieutenant instead of sixteen. which
was the number it was originally thought
was required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Hotel Arrivals,

Ebbitt-G. Jacobs, Philadelphia: r +
Norman. Harrisburg, Del; c. H. Troyer.
Duluth. Mimi; ]. B. Foster and Mrs. Foster.
Jackson Mich; A. Greene. New York.
Arlington-F "A. Bradlaye, San Franeis-
CO; w. A. Carroll. Baltimore; C. H. Noll.
San Francisco; Detroit American League
Baseball Cub; T. c. r. Newcomb, New
York.
Raleigh-G. r. Swart, New York; H. s.
Strauss. New York; F. L. Avery, New
York; s. Hickling, England.
New Willard-Charles Way, Chicago; Miss
Williams, Fort Smith; r. Marshall, At
lanta. Ga: H. w. Spalding and Mrs. Spald-
ing, Detroit; J. H. Johnson, Panama
Riggs House-Charles E. Crowell New
York; John F. Moffett, Watertown, N. Y:
w. ]. Mayer, New York; ]. D. Sullivan,
st. Louis, Mo-; John c. Quinn, New York;
H. P. Robinson and wife, Chicago; c. E.
Enterman, Newark, N. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Wednes-
day Is Prediction,

Forecast till pm. Wednesday:
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday,;
light to fresh westerly winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Wednesday;
light westerly winds
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, so; year ago, 49,
Weather conditions and general forecast:
An area of high pressure of considerable
magnitude has developed over the British
northwest, and is moving southeastward
over the Dakotas. Pressure is also high
over the middle Atlantic states. The prin-
cipal low occupies the. lower st. Lawrence
valley.
The present outlook is for fair weather
tonight and Wednesday in this forecast dis
trct.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be light to fresh westerly; on the south
Atlantic coast light to fresh easterly, and
on the east gulf coast light and variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwesterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Amarillo, 1872; Dodge,
2.14
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 7:25 am. and 7:4S pm: ;
high tide. 1884 am. and 40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, s:22 am. and s:37
pun 4H94i liuc' LII S'-iii- anu --oo pill
The Sun and Moon.
Today.Sun rose 4:3f am; sun sets, 1927
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:34 am.
Moon sets II pm today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushng begun one hour before sunrise.
All and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingushed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls-Temperatur Ga: condi-
ton, 81. Dalecarlia reServoir-Temperature
&c; condition at north connection, 100; con-
ditiOn at south connection, 30. Georgetown
distributing neutrality-suspicious. 81; con-
dition at influent gate house, -; condition
at effiuent gate house 10. Washington
city ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81; condition at
infiuent. II; condition at effiuent, g.
Elevation at Great Falls, 152.30-1. so over
dam.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: June III pm, Sc: 8 PM.
73: II midnight, 6S. June 1S-4 am, 81; 8
am, SO: u noon, II; pm, So Maximum
so at . pm. June II. Minimum-56 at
am. June Is.
Barometer: June IA pm, 30 %: 8 pm,
BOP; IL midnight 1922. June 1S4 am,
3022; am. 1922; noon, 1920; pm, 80 16.
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BAPTIST Ministers Union Meeting.

At a largely attended meeting of the Col
ored Baptist Ministers Union. at the Third
Baptist Church, 9th and Q streets, yester-
day Rev w. d. Jarvis presided. In add
ton to a discussion of the logical questions
growing out OF the sermon plan routine
business was transacted Rev. w. ]. How
ard, who has just returned from Europe,
was extended a welcome. He made re-
port of his work as a delegate to the world
International Sunday school convention
The union received an invitation to attend
the installation ceremonies at Shiloh Bap-
fist Church. of which Rev. J. N. Waldron
Is the pastor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Japanese Jurist DEPARTS

After spending several days in Washing
ton investigating the American judicial
system with the view of Introducing the
jury system of this country in Japan, NJ
Takagi. a prominent Toxic lawyer. has
gone to New York and today will sail for
London. While in Washington Mr. Ia
kagi conferred with Chief Justice Fuller OF
the Supreme Court of the United States and
Attorney General Bonaparte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Such a Lucky Man!

Medical Inspector H. G. Boyer has been
appointed delegate to represent the med
ical corps of the navy at the congress to
be held at Stockholm. Sweden; Amsterdam,
Holland, and Berlin, Germany. He Is now
fleet surgeon of the Pacific fleet on board
the West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
so SIMPLE, AFTER ALL.
No Names Mentioned and Nobody
Meant Anv Harm

Acting Secretary Reynolds of the Treas
ury Department today received a telegram
from the collector of customs at San Diego
Cal, stating that he had made an inves-
tigation in connection with the landing of
several cases of wines and a number Of
curios from the United States ship Charles
ton which We're seized by the collector on
the 18th instant. and finding that no fraud
had been attempted by the officers of the
Charleston he had released the articles on
payment of the regular duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18

Consul G. H. Scidmore reports that he is
informed by the general manager of the
Mitsu Bishi dockyard and engine works,
at Nagasaki, Japan, that his company has
received an order to build three steamships
Of about 5000 tons each for the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18

Forecast till pm Wednesday:
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
light to fresh westerly winds
For Virginia, fair tonight and Wednesday;
light westerly winds.
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NOTICE.


WASHINGTON. ID. c., June Is. 1907
To the Master Bricklayers Association the
Master Builders Association, contracting build
ers, Bricklayers' Union, No /, and the public:
tn" New Washington Brick Company solicits
your business, and will sell their brick at their
old office, l42O New York avenue NV, and
after July l. 1907. tThe Standard Brick Com
pany, organized eight years ago to sell
bricA on commission, having ceased TO do
business
j have been engaged in the brick business in
this city some thirty Years. and for more than
twenty i've years have manufactured and fur
rlshfd annually more than - per cent of all the
brick used In this market. The capacity OF our
plant as at present organized is 80, 900 900 brick
per Hnnum. We shall continue to make prompt
deliveries OF brick a specially, and those dealing
with us can be assured OF receiving just what
they buy without delay provided we are notified
by phone or otherwise evening Of the wants
OF the next succeeding day.
Our process will be low good brick ca a
he made and supplied.
We Will also sell our customers all grades
OF brick manufactured by the Hydraulic Press
Brick Company. T. l.. HOLBROOK
President and General Manager.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-02-26
y REPORTERS PAY

CARSON, New, Feb. 23.-District
court reporters in Nevada in the past
have made more money each year than
the judges. Assembiyman Huskey
has a bill before the lower house
which would limit the pay of these
stenographers.
1t is said that Lozana, who acts as
reporter of Washoe county, makes
about $4,000 a year, while the salaries
of Judges Pike and Orr are $4,000.
Corresponding differences between the
pay OF jurists and reporters exist in
other districts.
For reporting testimony and pro
ceedings, the Huskey bill provides
the stenographer shall receive $40 a
day. For transcription the reporter
shall receive 20 cents per 100 words Of
copy and a graduated scale decreasing
for manifolds.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-02-26
100000 FOE LUCKY JACK
Big Mining Sale in Bullfrog District
james Common Takes Over Con
trolling Interest in a Rich
Property

GOLDFIL--, New, Feb. 23.-One
OF the most important mining deals
made in the Bullfrog district within
a year was consummated this week in
Goldfield when James Conner, one
of the owners of the Montgomery
Shoshone mine, paid 100000 for a
controlling interest in the Lucky Jack
Shoshone. The property adjoins the
Schwab merger on the north and is
thought ~ many to contain an extern
sion of the Montgomery-Shoshone
K edge, ana on the assertion
of Mr.. Conner and Edward j. Nc
Cutchen of San Francisco, the new
owners, the world-famous vein will be
found if it exists in the Lucky Jack
ground.
The sellers of the property are DIR.
Shoemaker of Oakland, w. F. Wilkie
of San Francisco, H. G.. Humphrey of
Reno, J. J. White and H. l.. Moody of
Beatty. The purchasers take posses
sion at once, and state that their gen.
eral manager will be one of the best
known mining men in the state.
Considerable development has been
done in the form Of a shaft and cross
cuts from the 100 and 200 foot levels.
Mr.. Moody was former general mana
ger and superintendent, and originally
purchased the ground.