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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Cincinnati's New Water Works.

Nowhere in the United States is there
another such modern water supply system
as In Cincinnati. 1t is said to be the most
expensive plant ever built. It has a
pumping capacity Of 12oO00o00 gallons
per day. and the pumps are the largest
ever built. The raw water is all filtered
by means OF chemicals and gravel beds
before 1t is directed into an immense grav-
ity tunnel through which il flows beneath
the Ohio river bed TO the city, twelve
miles away. 1t took four years to build
this gravity tunnel and about eleven years
to get the whole system in working order.
The plant is yet far from being completed
in detail and il is said the waterworks
when 1t finally will be finished will be the
model water system Of the world. No ex-
pense has been spared in its construction
and the engineering fraternity at large
has been travelling to Cincinnati from far
and near to get glimpse at this modern
work.
A town has already sprung up around
the new waterworks and has been named
California after the state on the Pacific
coast. The city, whose chief product will
be pure sparkling water manufactured
from the murky water of the Ohio. al
ready boasts of several thousand inhab-
itants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
GERMAN SINGERS STOP OVER.
Arrival in Washington on Way to
European funniest.

Over two hundred members of German
singing societies, located in various parts
Of the country. arrived in the city this
morning. to be the guests of local Ger
man societies today and tomorrow.
A delegation Of about forty-five men,
bers of the Young Mannerchor of Phila-
delphia arrived at 10 o'clock and was at
once taken in charge by members Of the
Washington Saengerbund and other Ger
man organizations and shown the sights
Of the city.
They will be the guests of the Wash
ington Saengerbund at the clubhouse in
street northwest tonight. Speeches will
be made by prominent members of the
bund and the visitors are expected to re-
ply.
A musical program in which some of
the best soloists of the Capital city will
be heard has been prepared. The Phila-
delphia singers who a few years ago cap
,Saengerfest, and who are regarded as be-
longing to the first class of vocalistS, will
give several numbers.
Miss Anita Dieterich. who is regarded
as one of the promising young soloists Of
the local bund, will be heard in several
solos.
The Philadelphia delegation was hardly
out of the Union station before several
other delegations representing the San
Francisco, Detroit. Oklahoma and Lake
Erie turnvereins arrived. The combined
delegations numbered about 100 persons
IA committee from the Colum bia
Turnverein of this city. under the leader
ship of Dr. A. Werner Spanhoofd, greeted
the newcomers and conducted them to
the Metropolitan Hotel.
After luncheon the party was taken in
automobiles and shown the sights of the
city.
A "kommers'' will be held in their hon.
or this evening at the turnvorein hall.
7th and l. streets northwest President
F. A. Rockar of the Arion Singing So
ciety, DR.. Spanhoofd and others promi-
OF the city will be in attendance and de-
liver short addresses.
The visiting turner's, 1t is stated, are
on their way to Frankfort. Germany.
where they will attend the International
funniest to be held In that city later in
a summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
TELLS KIDNAPPING STORY.
Mrs. g. F. ormsby Seeks Indictment
Against Former Husband.

The grand jury today heard the testi-
mony of Mrs. George F. Ormsby and her
sister, Mrs. Byram showing that George
F. Ormsby. local attorney. had abducted
his two-year-old son last Tuesday. The
grand jury will be asked to return an in
dictment charging abduction.
Mrs. Ormsby secured a divorce and was
awarded the custody of the child. She is
understood to have told the grand jury
that Mr.. Ormsby visited her home in this
city last Tuesday and requested that he
be allowed to take the boy for a car ride
Having no fear. she let the child go. but
has not since seen or heard from him.
Assistant United States Attorney Harvey
Given heard Thursday last that a man
and small child were seen to leave a
hotel in Greenwich. Conn.,. about o clock
in the morning and take trolley car out
OF that city. He wired the police of
Greenwich to apprehend the man. AS he
had a good start toward Boston the Do
lice could not locate him.
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Events at Warrenton, Va.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

WARRENTON. Va, June 90 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Holtzciaw of
Warrenton. Va. have issued cards for the
marriage Of their daughter. Miss Lucy NJ.
Holtzclaw. and Lindsay Crawley next
Thursday at o'clock pm. at Carter S
Run Baptist Church.
Dr. Rozier c. Bayly. son Of Mr. S. p.
Bayly OF Markham. Fauquier county re-
Gently passed an examination for appoint
ment as surgeon in the United States
Army; and will be assigned to active duty
in July.
John Mosby Campbell took the degree
Of electrical engineering. Mr.. Spottswood
Campbell received the B. L. degree and
Mr.. Walter H. Robertson his B. A. degree
at the recent commencement of the Uni
yersity Of Virginia. They all reside in
Warrenton.
Rev. z. V. Register. presiding elder of
Washington, d. c.. filled the pulpit Of the
NJ. f. Church at Warrenton last evening.
The orator:o OF the Holy City was rem
dered for the first time in Warrenton
Thursday The warrenton Chorus Club
was assisted by number of singers Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22

1ncendiary Circular Issued
Manila-Urges Assassination.

MANILA. June 22.-An infiammatory
anti-American circular has been issued
here anonymously and distributed. II
bears the cabalistic signs Of the old Kati-
punan Society and denounces the Ameri-
cans. saying they have brought tyranny
instead OF liberty and that their purpose
Is to rob and enslave the Fflipinos It
calls them shameless. dishonest drunken
thieves. attacks morality Of American
women and accuses the government of
graft.
Pending open revolution, it urges a cam.
paign involving the assassination of in
vading Americans, burning their homes
and killing their animals. It concludes
with the wish for Long life to the Fill
pinos" and death to the Americans It
Is doubted II the circular will be produc-
tive Of serious results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
A Vegas Feat.
- the Strand Magazine.

Ff00 the Sudnu MdRdzlhe.
For fourteen years Bava Luchman Dass
received from the priests Of the Black
Caves OF central India the necessary ed
ucation In order to become q yoga. as a
yoga must be capable of taking the forty
eight pastures Of the Hindoo idols.
Perhaps the greatest trek consists in
balancing himself on the ends OF his fin
gers while the whole of his body is in the
air. Bava stated that in order to obtain
the rank Of yoga in the Black Caves OF
India he had to continue in this position
on the ends OF his fingers. under the eyes
of the judges. without a seconds interval
for seven days and nightsi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
FELL THROUGH sKY11aHT.
Citizens Plight in Effort to Al,
Locked Out Nei1hbor.

Bennett s. Jones. patent attorney. Of
81 It'll street northwest climbed over a
skylisht. next door to his ONCE last night
shortly after o'clock in an effort to
open the door in the house Of Mrs wefer,
who resides at 613 It'll street and who had
left her key inside her apartment. He
lost hts footing and crashed through the
glass. falling a distance Of thirty feet.
His left wrist was fractured by the fall
and he v as also severely bruised
Mr.. Jones resides at III 9th street
northwest. He was standing in front OF
his home last night when Mrs. Wefers
came along in search OF a locksmith to
aid her In gaining admission to her apart
nlent.
Being aware that Mr.. Jones had an Of
ice next door to her home, she aban-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
A Manipulating Mint.
the Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
These are busy days at the mint. There
are no signs OF industrial depression in
the big government building at 18th and
Spring Garden streets. The activity in
that magnificent structure is due TO the
unusual coinage of gold. Since the panic
the New York assay Office has sent over
$4,000 600 in gold bullion to the Philadel-
p hia mint to be coined
Since the first of the current year the
inflow Of the glittering metal has been SO
great that IT forced the officials of the
mint to add more than forty women ad-
justers to that department. The mint
within the hast four months more than
SO 00O. 600 has been coined. which exceeds
the amount coined all last year by $780,
0O0 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22

doned the search for a locksmith and
asked him to aid her. Upon their arrival
at the house Mr.. Jones climbed along the
second story. as stated. and after asking
Mrs Wefers II the skylight was safe and
being assured that 1t was he climbed out
over 1t.
In a moment there was a crash and
Mr.. Jones fell. He was dazed for several
moments, but as he recovered he ascer-
tanned that his wrist was fractured.
BY this time assistance had been sum-
moned and the injured man was taken
to his home, where he was attended by
physician.
At the Jones residence today it was
stated that the injured man vas resting
comfortably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Washington. D. c.

Washington. D. c.
Work on the new depot at Warrenton is
being expedited and the laying of new
tracks will soon begin, as the roadbed 10
about completed
A portrait Of the late Gov. William
Smith was placed in the Warrenton court
house Saturday. Maj r. A. Mcintyre
made the presentation speech.
Rev. Hugh McIlhany Of Charlottesville
Va. preached in the Warrenton Episco.
pal Church yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. Wise have returned to
Warrenton and are occupying their sum-
mer home. They spent the winter in
Washington.
Miss Lula Markell OF Washington, D. c..
Is spending the summer in Warrenton
with her mother.
Misses Helen and Jessie Walbraven are
going to New York city. where they will
be the guests Of their uncle. Charles Cald-
we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
RESTORED TO DUTY.
Acquittal Of Pay Inspector Ryan
Charged With Drunkenness.

The case Of Pay Inspector Eugene D.
Ryan, fleet paymaster Of the Pacific feet.
attached to the cruiser West Virginia,
flagship of Rear Admiral James H. Day
ton, commanding the Pacific fleet, has
been finally acted upon by the Navy De-
partment. That officer was tried by court
martial on the Pacific coast on the charge
Of drunkenness on duty preferred by Ad-
miral Dayton. The court found him not
guilty and acquitted him Of the charge.
Rear Admiral Dayton disapproved the
findings of the court on the ground that
1t was not according to the evidence.
The Secretary of the Navy also disap-
proved the findings Of the count on the
same ground. The action of the court is
final. however. and was not affected by
the disapproval Of the reviewing authori-
ties, so the officer was released from ar
rest and restored to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Long Sentence for Assault.

Murdoch MCGOWAN. who says he is a
subject of Great Britain, was declared
guilty this morning following a hearing
before Judge Kimball Of the Police Court
of attempting An assault upon a blind girl.
Grace Voorhees,. at the home OF her
mother, All Missouri avenue. and was
given a sentence Of eleven months and
twenty-nine days in Jail. Several wit
nesses, including the child and Policeman
Scriven Of the sixth precinct. who made
the arrest. testified to the circumstances
surrounding the crime and the defen-
dant's consequent statements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
REPORT REALTY TRANSFERS.
Local Brokers Announce Sales of
Property.

Francis A. Blundon has sold in connec-
ton with the SimpsonSullivan Company.
all that square of ground owned by Ed
ward L. Snyder and bounded by New
York avenue, Florida avenue and LIST
street northeast. to Jacob Belt, who will
soon improve it. The price said to have
been paid was $25,9OO.
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel. real estate
brokers, have sold for William G. Carter.
the business property, No. LOT Florida
avenue. between LIST and I'd streets It is
understood that $500 was paid. 1t is
the purpose of the purchaser Mrs. Eliza
beth s. Simms. to hold the premises as
building in the row sold by Willige. Gibbs
& Daniel within the past three months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22

Of the progeny alone are blue and the rest
black or black and white In the light
thrown out by Menders formula, IL was
suggested that the blue fowl might be.
the hybrid offspring. OF a black crossed
with black and white. This actually
proved to be the case. On crossing a
black fowl with a black and white all the
progeny proved to be blue. and II was not
until these all-blue descendants were in
bred that the black and black and white
reappeared in the Mendelian proportions
So today the up-to-date breeder of blue
Andalusians does not mate two blue
fowls. but black with black and white
and all the progeny are blue!
In short. breeding, which has been con-
sidered the industry that foretolu the
least certain results. is being reduced to
an exact science. The breeder of plants
or animals. who formerly discarded his
hybrids as valueless. knows now that in
the next generation all possible forms
must appear, and that half will breed
true to their own exterior form forever
while half will throw off different FORMS
In the proportion Of 3 to /. Again. the
pure bred" horse. dog, or cattle. no
longer consists of the progeny of a long
line Of pure bred ancestors. but can Spe
calculated with certainty by the Men,
delian formula.
The Question Of Man.
And man? That is the question that
rushes In on US. Experiments so far
made would seem. naturally. to include
him. For instance. eye coloratien has
beea divided into clear blue. or simplex
and duplex. or brown. ringed. spotted.
etc. The duplex eye is the dominant:
and whereas children of two blue-eyed
parents are shown to be invariably blue
eyed children Of parents one or both OF
whom are duplex-eyed follow the Mende-
han law.
The duration of human life obviously
initiates against observation through the
cCpired number Of generations. while the
emal! progeny of the human family pre-
, ents accurate calculation, but Farabee
has traced through four generations The
children OF a family that possessed 4
certain deformity of the fingers. In this
case the defornlty was the dominant
character-not the normal condition-ini
IL Vas shown that All who did not in
her:t ii could not transmit it, even when
two normal members :ntermarr' ri. any
more than the dwarf pease could produce
tall progeny. On the ether hand. when
q deformed member married normal the
possessed the dominant char
8 cteriStic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
Wants q Jury Trial:

In Police Court this morning the case OF
Arthur A. Hughes. charged with carrying
concealed weapons. was continued for a
trial by jury at the instance of the de-
PENDANT 1t Is charged that Hughes was
carrying a razor in his hip pocket Satur-
day night last. Policemen Bobo and
Dolly" Gray appear as compartments In
the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
NO "BARMAIO" SYSTEM HERE
EXCISE BOARD so INFORMS
THE COMMISSIONERS
Legislation Suggested to Prevent
Employment Of Women in
Liquor Houses.

Information was furnished the Com
that the laws of the District prohibit
women from selling liquor or serving
drinks in retail places or places where
liquor is drunk upon the premises, but
do not prohibit them acting as sales
clerks in wholesale establishments
where liquor is sold in original pack
ages.
The information was based on a re-
cent hearing relative to 5 and 10 cent
theaters and the so-called "barmaid"
system in this city. Alex. Mckenzie,
acting chairman Of the excise board.
speaking with respect to woman clerks
in wholesale liquor stores says he does
not see how the practice can be de-
scribed as the Introduction of barmaids.
adding that the genuine barmaid sys-
tenn could not prevail in this jursdic-
ton without an express provision Of
law authorizing it.
Commissioner mcfarland has made a
motion since reading the information
from the excise board that the Commits
sioners recommend to Congress that the
employment OF women IN a liquor es-
Establishment Of any sort in any work
connected with the selling of liquor be
forbidden.
Described as Entering Wedge.
At the public hearing before the Com
missoners, when members Of certain re-
ligious and temperance organizations
called attention to the employment of
women as clerks in wholesale liquor
store. they declared the practice is Inn
proper and stepping stone to the bar
maid system.
1T is the entering wedge one of the
temperance leaders said.
Mr.. Mckenzie says the law prohibiting
women from seIiing or serving drinks in
retail places or places where liquor Is
drunk on the premises is not being vio-
lated. so far as the excise board is in
| formed IF 1t u.s." he adds. 1.-The fact
has never been brought to the attention of
the excise board either through the police
| Of by court proceedings. There is only
one place in the city 1 know of where
lady clerks are employed in the sale OF
intoxicating liquors. 1t is a wholesale
establishment, and in this place the
liquors are not drunk on the premises
Our observation of the conduct of the
place convinces us that the liquor business
could not be conducted more orderly or
| with less objectionable surroundings. The
proprietor informed our board that IS per
cent of his sales are made to ladies'
Commissioners West and Morrow have
not yet acted on Commissioner Macfhr-
lands motion.
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Five Injured in scatfold Collapse.

P1TTSBCRG. June 22.-Five men were
seriously injured today by q scaffold COL
lapsing at the national tube works. The
men fell fifty feet.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-22
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS
POWER TO EXPEL MEMBERS

AS soon as the convention was organ
lied by the formal adoption of the re-
port of the committee on organization
and order Of business it went speedily
through its work.
This report, prepared by the commit
tee, of which Albert M. Norton was
chairman, read as follows:
1--WE recommend that Hon. d. K.
Trask be made permanent chairman of
the conventions; that Walter Dunn be
made permanent secretary, and that
H. Fl. Cotton be made assistant secre-
tary.. That the secretary receive $iu
for his services rendered during the
whole session of the convention, and
that the assistant secretary receive So.
"That w. T. Harris be made chief
sergeant-at-arms and that d. j. Kelley.
Lon Haydock, Tom Barley, ]. B. Irvine,
j. e. Wilson, John Thrill, A. S. Koyer
and N. H. Sutton be made assistants,
and that the chairman be empowered
to appoint all; and that So be paid to
each sergeant-at-arms for the whole
session for his services.
''That the order of business be as
follows:
Il. Report of committee on platform
and resolutions.
%. Election of chairman of county
central committee.
49, Collection of assessment of 30
cents from each delegate to pay the
expenses of convention, members of the
military home to be exempted; said
assessment to be collected by the chair
man of each delegation and turned over
to the secretary of this convention.
"A. Election of members of the coun-
ty central committee from various pre-
cincts of city and county, and report
ing same to convention.
20. Assembly district conventions.
IS. Senatorial district conventions
~. Supervisoral district conventions.
"S. Appointment of auditing commit
tee of FIVE
80. Receiving reports of sub-conven-
tions and ratification of same by this
convention.
10. Nomination of one judge of the
superior court.
1--WE recommend that majority of
votes be necessary to nominate in all
instances.
1--WE further recommend that the ex-
ecutive committee of the county CEN
trail committee be authorized and en-
powered to fill all vacancies which may
occur in nominations of candidates
from any cause arising whatsoever;
also, to fill all vacancies which may be
occasioned by the failure of this con-
vention or the ub-conventions there
of to make nominations; also, all va
cancies which may occur in the audit
ing committee of five to be appointed
by this convention to receive and dis
burse moneys under the purity of cleo
tons law
I'VE further recommend that the ex-
ecutive committee of the county CEN
trail committee be given full plenary
power to remove any member of the
county central committee who may be
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-22
BRICK COMPANY AGREES
TO MINIMIZE BLASTING

The blasting case that has occupied
the attention of the police commission
for three or four weeks is settled, as
long as the Los Angeles Brick COM
pany lives up to agreements made at
the special session of the commission
yesterday
These agreements are chat the COM
pany shall fire blasts of not more than
one key of powder and fire them about
o'clock each morning, and also build
wing wall on precipitous cliff that
is menace to the community. With
these agreements the brick coAipany
was granted a permit to continue its
blasting. 1t now has two permits. 1t
was granted a blasting permit by
previous commission, and the original
cause of the action that has been
pending before the police commission
was a petition from property owners
and residents in the neighborhood of
Chaves ravine to revoke the permit
of the brick company Instead of this
permit being revoked, the brick COM
pany was given another one. This per-
NIT is revokable at will, and the police
commission has promised the protest.
ing property owners that If the condi-
tion are violated it will be revoked.
The property owners on the hill IN
the section Of the city known as Vic
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-22
CITY HALL NOTES

Some one has fixed up a little joke
Wallace. Councilman Lyon received a
package yesterday in the mail in which
was lemon, nicely done up, and a
card, which read: "Please hand this
to the councilman from the Fifth as a
reminder, when he has further politi-
cal aspirations" The card is signed
"by a church member"
Councilman Wren, chairman of the
supply committee, is planning to place
bulletin boards in the committee room,
so that acquisitions and specifications
can be tackled up for the benefit of all
merchants desiring to bid on city sup
plies. Under the recent system notices
are sent out to three or four possible
bidders, and only these few even know
that the city contemplates buying
things in their line. Under the new
system all merchants will have an
equal chance.
The board of public works yesterday
let the contract for about 500, 900 worth
of pipe for the aqueduct. The pipe is
to be used at Division Creek, power
plant No. 2, near Black Rock Springs.
The Lacy Manufacturing company and
the Pacific Coast Manufacturing COM
pany were the successful bidders.
Mayor Harper was bumped a little
by an automobile yesterday, but was
not hurt. He was crossing Spring
street, on his way to his lunch, and
had almost reached the curb when an
auto pulled up with sharp turn in
front of him. He quickly side-stepped
and the machine just grazed his leg.