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Evening star., 1908-01-12

Do not understand me as saying that
the city would go dry l am not so op-
timistic as all that but l feel confident
that the returns would show two-hfthS OF
the voters on our side. OF course, we DO
not expect 10 make Maryland q prohibi-
ton state this year or next year, Dut
eventually it will come. There's a great
prohibition wave sweeping over the coun-
try, and especially In the soutn, ana
sooner or later Maryland will be In the
prohibition column as sure as gun s iron.
Smith for Senator.
Next week former Gov. John Walter
Smith will be formally elected to the
United States Senate. On the first joint
ballot former Gov. Warf1eld will receive
the votes of those counties and sena-
torial districts in Baltimore which ne
carried in the primaries. and then the
election of Col Smith will be made unan-
imous The whole affair will be cut and
dried and will attract very little atten-
ton.
The crowd around Gov. Crothers' pie
counter Is enlargng every day and they
make no bones of the fact that they are
very, very hungry and want the plum
tree shaken at the earliest possiole mo-
ment 1t is generally believed that Gov.
Crothers will make clean sweep ana
replace all the Warfield incumbents with
men who are known as dyed-in-t the-wool-
and-a-yard-wide Smith organization fol-
lowers and heelers. The boys" are all
hanpy because they profess to know that
IFS going to be a good old Ito the vic
tors belong the spoils" administration.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
NEW ITALIAN BOULEVARD.
Will Have Bicycle, Auto and Car,
riage Tracks.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

special Cablegram to The Star
MILAN. January 11-A commission
has been appointed to consider an impor-
tan' project now on foot to connect
Rome with the Mediterranean coast by
means of an avenue some sixteen miles
long and 260 feet broad, to extend from
the Basilica San Paolo to the sea front
near Castel Fusaino. 1t is proposed to
reserve breadth of thirty feet in the
center for double line of electric rail-
way. only express trains would be put
on TINS line, to run at a speed of fifty to
sixty miles an hour. and so cover the
whole distance in about twenty minutes.
To the right a second electric railway
with two pairs of rails, would occupy a
further thirty feet, and would be devoted
10 the local passenger and goods service
platform forty feet wide would serve
the two railways. Again TO the right
there would be road twenty-seven feet
wide and foot path seventeen feet wide
10 the left of the express line it is pro-
posed TO construct a motor car track
tnirty-six feet wide. with a dividing bar
rier in the center, each section To he re-
served Tor cars proceeding in one and the
same direction, so as to avoid collision.
Further to the left there would he a
horse and bicycle track twenty-seyen feet
wide and similarly divided, and the re-
manning width OF the road on this side
would provide a second carriage road and
1907 path. Suhways are proposed to con-
meet the foot paths, roadways and plat
form with one another, and no level
crossings are to be allowed Such sub
ways would provide accommodation for
the passage of vehicles. An electric plant
would be installed on the banks Of the
Iloer Which. In cooperation with existing
municipal plants. would supply the renui
site power to the two RAILWAYS
Evening star., 1908-01-12
AROUND THE CITY

Strange things happen once in while,
which is the only way of accounting for
an avenue car having but one passenger
at 10 o'clock at night.
Perhaps the icy rain, skirt dancing out
in the windy blackness, was keeping grip
threatened people indoors. Perhaps, again,
the people who didn't mind weather were
in the middle of their good times at
theaters and dances.
Anyhow, there was but one passenger
in the car, and she was bumped up in
corner seat, with the fur collar of her
storm coat even with her eyes, and her
eyes turned toward the window. And
while she stared through the rain-blurred
glass the conductor started. in mys-
terious way, some wonders to perform.
Staring out at the gusty downpour may
have lost it's fascination, for at the first
note of whistled waltz tune the woman
turned her head to see where it came
from.
1t came from the conductor, who was
dancing up the aisle to his own accom-
paniment. His back was toward her,
and as he was apparently enjoying his
festivity the woman gave an extra jerk
to the fur collar so that she could take cat
glances at the performance without at
tracing the attention of the star.
When he had reached the end of the
car the conductor revolved and then
glided back toward the other end. taking
long. stilted steps and springing on his
toes when his heels came together. Then
he reversed Then he changed his whistle
to husky hum of the Blue Danube, :
and. carried away by tropical imagi-
nation bowed before one of the empty
seats, extended his arm. if to a part
ner and circulated up the aisle as though
lodging other couples a ballroom
floor. He was a most attentive gallant,
but
He kept a constant look ahead for pas
sengers. AS the car neared each corner
he craned his neck over his make-believe
Evening star., 1908-01-12

was employed by the three defendants.
who constituted the Little Kanawha syn
dicate to acquire for the syndicate. by
purchase or otherwise. certain coal lands
in Ohio. Jones agreed to advance the
necessary money on condition that he
would be reimbursed later and allowed
large commissions and expenses. He did
advance $4,000 for the lands and de-
manded $4,000 in commissions and ex
penses. Then he Incorporated a company
to which all the lands were conveyed ac-
cording to the agreement with the syndi-
cate. but found that Gould. Ramsey and
Guy had changed their minds and de-
cided not to take over the lands.
Jones then brought suit for the money
he had expended and his commissions
and got a verdict for the full amount,
which, with the interest, made S47O,O16.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Fat Women and
HOuseWOrk

Housevork is harer on the stout woman +h.n .,
is on her leanef sister for very obvious reaso,u
Bending over brings that awful stutred-up
feeiing and causes her face to get red and coarse
looking. As result many fat women, naturally
good housekeepers, let their homes 10 rather
than permit the work to make their lives = mis-.
cry.
good many try exercising and dieting TO get
rid of the fat, but 1 want to say here that II
housework will not take on your extra flesh. ex.
ercising cannot. Housework Is tn. most strenu.
Gus kind of exercise.
i recommend every woman who reads this
Win interest because 1t deals with q problem OF
her own. to give up exercising and dieting AZ
being bad and injurious, and instead try the fol
lowing simple mixture Of household remedies.
guarantee that in reasonable length of tim<
they will have lost enough nesh in q natural
wholesome way 10 enable them TO go through
their bousework with pleasure and comfort "a
themselves. This home receipt is as follows
y ounce Msrmola. u ounce Fluid Cascara Arc
matte and 3ls ounces Syrup Simplex. and the
directions for taking are one teaspoonful sfte
meals and at bedtime.
Now, don't make the mistake OF thinking tina,
because these three things simple home RENE
dies the combination OF them cant be good f,u
reducing the nesh, for a matter of fact
don't believe there is better combination fo
taking OF fat quickly and safely than the one
have given you above. Ii does not disturb tb<
stomach or cause wrinkles. and II renders dietin,
and exercising entirely unnecessary. In addi
lion TO these advantages, which / am sure 20,
will admit are enough to recommend 1t to an,
woman, IL Is inexpensive aud easily obtainable a
any drug store.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
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A face covered with these disgusting things
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Evening star., 1908-01-12
sToRK WORKS OVERTIME.
Makes Twenty-Seventh Visit to
Long Island Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BABYLON, L. l., n. Y, January H.
Oscar l.. Daring, well-known inventor
and engineer, residing at Amityville. be-
came on Tuesday the father of his
twenty-seventh child. The latest mem
ber in the house of Darling is a boy,
but owing to the fact that his brothers
have possession of all the family names.
the little chap will not be chrstened until
a name can be found for him.
Mr.. Darling is a Suffork county man
by birth and it is understood is the father
of the largest family in the state. lie
has been twice married. His first wife
became the mother of fifteen children,
twelve of whom lived to maturity, and his
second wife is the mother of twelve. ten
of WHOM living.
Mr.. Darling. who is under sixty-four
years of age. is the inventor of the COM
pressed tank system OF water works now
in use in various parts OF the country.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
A Political Movement.


close the saloon and the brewery and the
distillery and that the man who wants a
drink will have to violate the law to get It,
MANY people who are disposed to sup
port local option do not realize its far
reaching consequences. They are opposed
to intemperance, but they recognize that
the decent saloon and the brewer and the
distiller and the man who wants his
drink are not outlaws. They believe in
personal liberty and the rights of the
minority; they are against sumptuary
and class legislation and they dislike to
see a political question made a religious
issue. And yet many people give this
cleverly concealed prohibition movement
their support because they do not see it's
Significance and because, rightly or wrong
ly, they believe the saloon has abused its
privileges.
The circular concludes with a warning
to the saloonkeepers TO obey the laws to
the letter and emphatically setting forth
that lawbreakers among the trade need
expect no assistance from any liquor or
ganization IL they fall into the clutches OF
the law. The sending out of this circular
letter shows plainly that there is genuine
apprehension among the trade.
Prohibition Sentiment Growing.
The sentiment in favor of prohibition
is growing throughout the city. A we'll
| known advocate of prohibition in discuss
ing the question with The Star corre-
spondent today said: While the .candi-
dates Of the prohibition party do not
poll any great vote at elections, 1 am
| confident that this vote does not at all
represent the real sentiments of some OF
the people who vote their straight party
tickets However. / am positive that IL
| the question of prohibition were put to a
| vote In Baltimore there would be a great
surprise when the votes were counted.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Doing Something to Menelik.

ROME, January 11.-Foreign Minister
Tittons recently sent a dispatch to tie
Italian minister at Adds Abeba, Abys-
sinia, regarding the troubles in Italian
somaliland. which resulted in pitched
battles between the Italian forces and the
Abyssinians and raid on the town of
Lugh by the tribesmen. What this mes
sage said is not known, but .oday an
answer was received from the minister
saying: Il have received your instructions
and am executing them.
Evening star., 1908-01-12

lady's shoulder, but the streets were al
ways deserted, except for casual tracks,
strings of electric lights and the icy rain
whirling down in the windy blackneSS.
Several times, also, he gave an invest-
eating glance at the lone paSsen niger, but
she might have been the sleeping beauty
except for looks-and the revels were re-
sumed.
AS the car turned into 18th street the
conductor escorted his make believe part
ner back to the empty seat; famed her
while he thanked her for the dance; bow
ed smiled and then vanished. like Gin
derella from that other ball room, as two
dripping men waiting at the junction got
aboard.
And, when at last the woman touched
a button and got out, not even the pud-
die she splashed into, nor the windy
blackness that blew her umbrella inside
out, nor the icy rain that drenched her
like a hose, could chill the warm friendli-
ness she felt for that conductor, be-
cause
Because he was oldish, and subdued and
stoop-shouldered. and. oh. because he was
SO hopelessly awkward and plain that 1T
didn't seem possible he could ever have
danced like that with girl on ball
room floor.
1t was a red automobile with horse
power enough to represent a cavalry
squad, and 1t was skimming down f
street with a goggle-eyed chauffeur at
the wheel.
1t takes something more than a bang
UP red automobile to astonish the natives
these days. and vet as this particular
machine buzzed along the asphalt people
on both sides of the street stopped to
look and grin.
What at?
Nothing in the world but goggle-eyed
brown plush Teddy bear. perched in
front of the car like tiGurehead on a
ship.
Which shows what little bit of a bit
1t takes to catch the public eye-when it s
something out of the common.
A WOMAN standing at a Second-Stnrv
Evening star., 1908-01-12
GOULD VERDICT UPSET.
J. s. Jones' Judgment for $3.50, 900
Reversed on Appeal.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE appel
late division of the supreme court revers-
ed yesterday the 100000 verdict obtained
some months ago by John S. Jones in his
litigation against George j. Gould, Joseph
Ramsey, jr., and William Z. Guy.
Jones, who is an Ohio coal operator,
Evening star., 1908-01-12

Massive American Quartered Oak
SideboardS. have carved canopy
tops, heavy supports, large French
plate glass mirrors. lined silver
drawers, two other drawers, two
cupboards, serpentine swell front,
claw feet and are nicely polished.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
s;d:So.2ds. siS:So 9dk $8.08

Made of solid cabinet oak, have
canopy tops. French plate glass
mirrors. three drawers, brass trim
mings, two cupboards and gloss fin
iSb
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24
MARYLAND FLOOD
BRINGS DISASTER
Several Are Drowned, and
Loss to Property Is
Heavy.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, May 2s.-George
Shank. owner OF the stage line plying
between Keyser and MoorefeId, states
mat the report last night that one OF
MS stage teams had been washed away
at ford near Williamsport. Va. and
several passengers wese drowned. IS in
correct although the Hood put the sauge
ia jeopardy.
Many bridges have been wished
away Another stage team coming from
NeW Creek to Keyser was caught by
the Hood and the driver and passen-
gers were obliged TO get out and wade
ap 70 their waists to clear the road Of
telegraph poles and tangled wires that
had been torn down
Three bridges were washed away be-
tween New Creek and Keyser. There
were cioudbursts at LaureldaIe and
CIaysYilie, above Keyser. Mil Run. at
burlington, ran completely over TIE
bridge. The food in Georges creek, at
ocean. this county, brought to the sur
face the body Of a male infant. Cor
oncr Martz Is investigating
Richard slime saved a small boy from
drowning In the flooded streets Of
Western Port last night. The boy was
being carried away BY the rush Of
waters. The tracks OF the Cumberland
ana Western Port Electric railway
were flooded Earl Sutton, son OF John
Sutton, was drowned In a swollen creek
al Robinson, W. Va. His body was
recovered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24

LONDON, May 23-Tlie Queens tact
again has averted a scandal. When
Queen AIexandra's secretary heard
that Maud Allan. who was invited to
dance before the King and Queen after
a dinner at the Earl OF Dudley's man
sion. intended to dance the famous
Vision OF SalOme," there vas con-
sternation in Buckingham Palace.
When the Queen learned the nature of
the dance she protested and Mss Allan
got a tip that the dance was dltogeth-
or too risque for her majesty.
In the dance Miss Allan wears the
fimiest Of costumes. Indeed, the COS
tune IS so slight It is the closest ap-
proach to absolute nudity that the
music hall censor ever permitted in
London. The Queen was hOrrifed when
she learned that Miss Allan intended
TO include the Salome dance IN her pro-
gram for the entertainment Of Earl
Dudleys royal and aristocratic guests,
whereupon the dansuese was compelled
to confine herself to classical dances,
with costumes becomingly modest
IF Miss Allan had danced Salome be-
fore the King and Queen it would have
created intense indignation among the
nonconforYnist masses OF England. who
stIu look askance upon royalty for pat
ronizing the theaters and music halls
Miss Allan admits the scantiness Of the
costume, but defends it, saying:
u have been asked whether it has
occurred to me that to wear nothing
but draperies Of a more or less trans
parent fabric is calculated to shock.
I reply frankly that in all nature there
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24
Risqne SaJon1e Dance for Royalty
Checked by Diplomacy Of Queen

is nothing more beautiful than the
human form, and I deny that TO a
healthy minded person there can be
the slightest cause Of ofense. Flesh
iugs or tights I regard as evidences Of
hypocrisy. They are the color Of the
flesh which, indeed they are made
closely TO resemble, and they are so
thin that they cling like the skin. If
here IS not vulgar pretense Of de-
cency, 1 should like to know where Il
is. Besides, the appearance Of IN
ancient Greek dancer in silk tights
would simply be farcical."
While London aristocracy is lioniZHg
the seminude danseuse. Anthony Com
stock would not permit her to appear
in her Salome costume IN New York,
while It is certain that American public
opinion would not stand for the
danseuse's idea of propriety.
The Earl OF Dudleys dinner was the
most brilliant function this season.
Miss Jean Reid, daughter Of the Amer
lean ambassador, and her fiance, Mr.
Ward. were the only unmarried people
hidden to the dinner. The King and
Queen were seated in the ban room
with tia other guests, about fifty. when
Miss Allan appeared. She danced on a
stone-cc Iored carpet before a back
ground Of treIliswOrk and pink roses
She wore Grecian draperies Of pink
and gray. except in Rubenstein's
..yalse CaOrice." when she changed 70
a costume OF all pink. All the dances
were heartily applauded, but the
ssValse Caprice'' was the TaVOrite. The
King ard Queen expressed themselves
as pleased with the performance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24
VALVE ON VESUVIUS
ITALIANS SCHEME

PARIS. May 23.-An italian scientist,
Signor CoartinO, proposes to supply a
safety valve for Vesuvius. When the
outlet of a volcano becomes choked with
solicited lava, IT IS always possible that
the next eruption may shatter the
mountain TO pieces. a fate which actual
" befeH the volcano Of Krakatoa some
years ago.
His idea is TO tap the mountain by
boring a tunnel in the base and letting
the lava escape into the sea, Nor need
the molten lava be wasted It could, he
points out, be run into molds and made
into blocks for use in the streets and
uuays Of Naples.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24
Suit Blocks Work
Planned by NeW Haven Road
Long and Bitter Fight the State and Federal Courts
Certain Outcome of Prosecution by the
Government.

The action Of the Del sent of JUS
tee in filing petition against the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road. charging a combination in re-
straint OF trade, has served to c0mpli-
cate the affairs of the railroad 10 such
an extent that final adjustment prob
ably viii lie delayed for many months.
A long-dra ven-out battle in the State and
Federal courts IS inevitable, and In the
meantime the railroad officials viii be
compelled ID hold in allegiance many Of
the projects which had been planned.
The New Haven road is now between
two fires. At the present time II is
practically tied hand and foot by the
laws Of Massachusetts,, President
Charles S Mellen obtained through
various channels considerable more than
Cne-thlrd OF the stock OF the Boston
and Maine railroad with the object OF
merging the two great systems.
Would Connect Systems,
His idea was to tunnel underneath the
city of Boston and bring the two roads
together in one mammoth station, there
by creating a direct line from norta-
eastern Maine to New York city, in
addition TO hundreds OF miles Of braroh
railroads, fifteen hundred miles OF troll
ley lines In Connecticut. Rhode Island
and Massachusetts. and feet OF steam
ships plying along Long Island Sound.
The effect of such a merger, once per-
fected, would be far-reaching. Because
bf the traffic arrangements between the
Pennsylvania railroad, and the proposed
construction Of tunnel at Long Island
City. traffic from the South and West
into New England and from the latter
State in the reverse direction would be
enormous. The possibility for direct
transportation would be such that COM
peting roads would have little chance
for a fair proportion of the business.
Plans Being Laid.
All Of these plans We're being worked
UP and some Of them being put into
erect when the extent OF the proposed
deal leaked out. 1t is probable that the
proposed merger would not have
aroused much opposition had It not
been for the unfortunate experience OF
the Boston and Albany railroad, which
had been leased by the New York Cen
trail, and which. since ft lost its iden-
tity, rapidly went down hin until the
Massachusetts Legislature threatened
to cancel the lease. The State author