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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
NINE. STEIN SENTENCED.
Russian Adventures Given Sixteen
Months Imprisonment.

ST. PETERSBURG, December -.
Nine. Olga Stein. who was arrested i'll
New York last March and extradicted to
Russia. and whose trial on charges of
forgery and embezzlement began here
week ago. has been sentenced to sixteen
months Imprisonment and the loss of
civil rights Nine. STEMS victims are
said to have lost more than SljOen.
The ltghtneSs of the sentence was due
to the fact that it was possible 10 try
her on only minor charges on account OF
the extraditon proceedings.
Nine. Olga Stein was arrested March .
at the Hotel Shoreham. New York. The
complainant was John p. Murray of Cou
dert brothers. who represented Count
Nicholas de Lodygensky, the Russian
consul general.
In his affidavit the consul general said
that i'm 1905 Nine. Stein succeeded in pass
ing q certificate of deposit issued by the
State Bank of ST. Petersburg for IL"
rubles labout $50 which was raised -
100000 rubles: and also that between May
II. 1904, and January 81. 1906. she had
appropriated to her own use certain goods
valued at 5000 rubles
Last December Nine. Stein caused a
sensation in st. Petersburg by jumpin@
her bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
HIS BLOOD FAILED TO SAVE
AUTO1ST'S HEROIC EFFORT FOR
HIS LITTLE VICTIM.
Bound to Dying Boy on Operating
Table He Yields Life Stream
in Vain.

ATLANTA. Ga, December 25.-While
David Schane, manager of an Atlanta
automobile agency, was lying on an oper-
ating table at Grady Hospital last night
giving up his blood In a supreme effort to
save the life of Alfred Smart Grandy.
eleven years old whom he had injured
earlier in the evening by running over
him in his automobile, the little victim
died Of his injuries.
Mr.. Schane ran over the child late in
the afternoon at the intersection Of
Mitchell and Washington streets. The
boys right leg was cut off. his left badly
fractured and he sustained internal in
juries. The little fellow was hurried to
the hospital, followed by Mr.. Schane, who
volunteered to give up his blood in the
effort to save the boys life, and it was
while MIR. Schane was on an operating
table opposite that on which lay the boy
with the blood passing from his left arm
into the childs body that the little fellow
died.
DR.. Grandy. father Of the child died
In the Philippines several years ago.
where he occupied a position in the regu-
lar army, and while returning to America
with his body his wife and the mother
of Alfred Smart was taken sick and died
two weeks after landing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
THE ROLLER SKATE WALK.
st. Louis Society Girls Take UP the
New Style

ST. LOUIS, December o5.--The roller
skate walk" is the very latest style
among society girls of ST. Louis. 1t is a
cross between the military tread of the
chorus girl in the comic opera and the
glide of the premier toe dancer. 1t is
the ideal walk.
1t is the kind of walk the drill SER
geants in the army take three years to
teach the soldiers. The ball of the foot
is planted first. the legs are kept straight
with no wobbling of the knees. the body
is kept erect on the hips. and as far as
possible the walker .glides along.
The only marked difference between the
walk Of the soldier and the roller skate
girl is that the soldiers shoulders are
kept erect. and well back the girl throws
her shoulders forward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
SHOPLIFTER SWIPES A BIBLE.
Woman Caught in Act, Calmly Sits
Down and Reads Book.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DIES MONIES. Iowa, December D.
Caught by Officer Skinner in the act Of
secreting a Bible under her dress. an I'M
known woman at the Harris Emery Com
pany store became aware yesterday aft
ernoon that she had been detected, and
nonchalantly drew a chair to one side,
seated herself and. drawing the book
from her dress. began to read.
She was not an instant too soon. for
&c officer was just on the point of plac-
ing his hand on her shoulder and inform
ing her that she was under arrest.
Drawing to one side and cycling the
woman closely. Officer Skinner watched
her until she had finished reading. After
several moments she arose replaced the
Bible on the table and left the store
That she intended to steal the book the
officer is certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
DUCHESS UNDER KNIFE.
Former Miss Zimmerman Of Cincin.
natl Improving From Operation.

LONDON, December 25-The Duchess
OF Manchester. formerly Miss Helen Zim-
norman OF Cincinnati. was successfully
operated upon for appendicitis Monday by
Sir Alfred Fripp.
She has been suffering from that all
ment for some time. She was told MANY
weeks ago by King Edwards surgeon
that an operation was necessary and
that she must he prepared to undergo il
al any time. perhaps on short notice. The
duchess kept II secret and went on enter
tanning friends and paying visits as If
nothing was the matter. Monday night
was the last night she was out. She was
operated on at nursing home and Is re-
ported 10 be improving
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TO SEE HUBBIES AT SUEZ.
Officers Wives Journey From Co.
lombo to Meet the Fleet.

ALDEN, Arabia. December 25-The
North German Lloyd steamer Bremen
has arrived here from Colombo with the
following wives Of officers Of the Amer
can fleet. who embarked at Colombo:
Mrs. o. P. Jackson, Mrs Merriam. Mrs.
McKelvey, Mrs. X. G. Castleman. Mrs.
F.. F. Qualtrough. Mrs. Ryland, Mrs. r.
F.. Nicholson, Mrs. B. F. Hutchinson.
Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. ]. E. Glenn. Mrs. Brit
tain. Mrs. Lowe. Mrs. Williams. Mrs. W.
II. II. Sutherland and Mrs. Lang
With them were several friends. All are
we'll They will disembark at Port Said
and proceed to Cairo for three days, re-
turning to Port Said to await the fleets
arrival there. The Bremen reports good
weather. although it was slightly delayed
through strong currents. which will prob
ably affect the fleets passage likewise.
Efforts to communicate with the fleet
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and cheapest methods. Their experience
has led to a large call on this department
for advice as to the practicability Of ir-
rigation at places throughout the east
ern states. and we employing one
man TO devote his entire time to this
field.
- here is nothing spectacular about
our work. Like other great educational
enterprises for the Improvement OF agri-
culture. it is proceeding quietly and
steadily. AS fast as useful facts are
gathered they are published and spread
broadcast among the people. In this way
we are reaching all parts of our irri-
gated region
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users to use every available means in

users to use every available means in
checking losses and to avoid waste We
must have laws and regulations which
will make it of interest to the farmers to
use only so much water as is necessary.
Summing up all our measurements and
Investigations We have concluded that at
least one-third OF the water now diverted
Or half of. that now lost can be saved
without great expenditure of money and
labor. On the basis Of 13.0O,O 600 acres
now irrigated this saving will make posi-
BILE the irrigation of an additional area Of
between four and five million acres.
Irrigated Lands to Be Settled.
'1n recent years there has been great
activity In building irrigation works. The
government has done a great work in this
line. but private parties have done much
more. There is at present an area Of four
or five million acres under ditch awaiting
settlement. These lands must be set
tied by men from humid sections who
are unfamiliar with irrigation practice. A
large part OF these lands can be home
steaded. requiring only the payment Of
years to secure title. Another large part
can be secured under the Carey act for 30
cents an acre, but in all cases the settler
must pay his part OF the cost of the
water supply, fair average of this cost
being $50 an acre In addition TO this he
must clear his fields of native vegeta-
ton, usually sagebrush level his land.
build bitches and fences and provide
himself some sort OF a habitation. To
aid those settlers in accomplishing all
this We have prepared series OF practi-
cal bulletins describing the methods of
performing all the operations connected
with bringing raw land under irriga
ton. In addition to this we are maintain
ing few farms where these methods are
demonstrated and all of our field men
spend a good deal OF their time in advfs-
ing settlers how to do their work
Attention Given Arid Farms.
We have felt that in the dry farming
movement. which has been SO pronounced
in the last few years, there was danger
of a repetition Of the experiences of the
sos. when an attempt was made to settle
these same lands, and the immigrants
were driven out by drought. To decrease
this danger as much as possible We have
established stations in the semi Laird
region to determine the possibilities of ir-
rfgating a small part OF each farm with
water pumped from wells or with stored
storm waters. that in dry years the
settler shall not be entirely without food
for himself and family and feed for his
domestic animals. The adoption of such
a system would raise the value of every
acre of range land east of the Rocky
mountains and take away from the set
Element Of that section its greatest dan
ger.
I'VE have not confined our work en-
tirely to the arid and semi-arid regions:
states have found that with irrigation they
can raise crops which rival those of the
fruit growers of the Pacific states, and
We are helping them to develop the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
CAT A HEROINE AT FIRE.
Five Times Enters Burning Barn ia
Save Kittens and Loses Life.

TAUNTON, Mass December o5-A "a.
attempted TO rescue her kittens from the
burning barn OF William Mccall yester-
day. She entered FIVE times in spite Of
the firemen. and finally brought one kit
ten out dead
All the mother cats hair was burned
from her body and the fire chief shot her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
Work of Experiment Stations.

Economy in the use of water being of
as much Importance as the construction
Of irrigation works. the Department of
Agriculture, under the administration of
Secretary Wilson and by the authority
of Congress. has developed an extensive
Investigation of irrigation methods
through the Office of experiment stations.
There is, of course, no economy in
spreading our limited supply over so great
an area that none will secure enough
to raise good crops. This study, there
fore, involves more than how to decrease
the quantity of water used per acre. 1t
involves the determination of the mar
gin, as the economist calls It, wher
further decrease would prove Improbable.
The work, however, involves much more
than this. We must not only determine
the amount of water which it is best to
use on various soils and crops, but also
ascertain the means of bringing practice
to this standard. This requires not only
the study of canals, water, soils and
plants, but Of human nature as we'll Our
work has, therefore, been divided into two
general classes: One, study of the laws
and institutions effecting irrigation, and
two, the use Of water in irrigation.
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quantities to the water users, indicating
large losses in transit. The measure
ments showed. also, that some farmers
used more than twice as much water as
others under apparently similar condl-
tions, indicating very wasteful use by
some irrigators. From all these measure
ments we arrived at the conclusion that
certainly not more than hall the water
diverted from streams served a usefui
purpose. and this pointed out our great
est field for usefulness-the checking or
losses Of water in transit and III use.
ITO determine the losses of water In
transit more accurately We have meas
ured a great many canals. dividing tnem
Into sections and measuring the nnoN
and outflow, in this way not only deter
mining the amount of loss but locating the
points where the largest quantities are
lost. This gives the canal owner Inc ex-
tent of his losses, the amount he can ar
ford to expend in checking them ana
slows him where the work should be
done As general average the main
canals lose about one-third Of the water
taken into them. This loss Is pfacticahS
ali due to the percolation OF the wafer
into the bottoms and sides or the cahais'
and We have carried on experiments IN
lining the channels and treating them In
other WAYS to make them more impervl-
Gus.
Lining Canals Lessons Losses.
freezes. canals are lined with concrete.
and in some cases with only thin plaster
and this practically eliminates percolation
losses but this system cannot be aoopteo
In colder climates where the ground
freezes and heaves, as the Innings Wouid
no cracked. There various methods Of
nuddline have been tried to good advan-
faee. The result of all these experiments
are contained in our published bulletins.
I'm southern California, where water IS
scarce and of very high value. careless
use is extremely rare. The water Is car
ried i'm lined canals and is distributed to
the fields in underground pipes. but II
was found that there was still a large loss
bv evaporation when the water was
spread over the fields. There We have
made experiments to measure these losses
by evaporation and to determine the ef-
ficiency of different methods OF cultiVatlng
In checking these losses.
Evaporation Can Be Checked.
ut has been found by applying the water
In burrows, so that only small part OF
the surface is wet, and by following the
application of water by thorough cultiva-
ton, that most Of the loss by evaporation
can be stopped.
I'VE have, Of course" said DR.. True, mo
control over either the water supply or
the water user, and therefore cannot en-
force economy. Our authority Is limited
to pointing out the possibilities and
to the self-interest of the irrigators TO
adopt such methods. Probably as much
water is wasted as is lost in the ways just
described. In dealing with waste We come
again to our study of laws and ditch reg
ulations. In order to encourage water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25
Canal Contracts Need Attention.

The individual farmer usually secures
water from q large canal under some form
OF contract or under certain bylaws and
regulations if it happens to be a mutual
canal He is. therefore,, subject to a
great many conditions in addition to. those
contained in the laws OF his state. These
contracts and regulations are of three
general classes: Those which grant to
the water user sufficient water for a de-
scribed tract Of land; those which grant
a definite quantity of water without lfmi-
tations as to the land on which 1t is to
be used and those under which the water
user pays for the quantity he uses, with
or without limitations as TO the place
Of use. Under the first he will naturally
| use az much as possible, since he has no
incentive to economy; under the second he
will make his supply cover as large an
| area as possible. since In that way he
will secure the largest return. and under
| the last he will use as small quantity
| as possible, since In that way he will
reduce his water bill to its lowest terms.
The records Of one canal company
which was changing from the first form
to the\last form and had both forms OF
| agreements in effect at the same time
| showed that the farmers under the first
| form used over 30 per cent more water
| than those who paid for the quantity re-
ceived. Both states and canal companies
| nay,. regulations prohibiting waste, but
! to secure the greatest economy they must
| ad,,pt systems which will make II to the
interest Of the farmer to economize, In
stead of adopting systems which give
every incentive for wasteful use and then
| try to curb this waste by regulations.
| Check Loss in Transit and Use.
| ION the physical SIDE" continued DR..
True, I'VE began by measuring the guam
titles of water used in general practice as
q basis for more careful studies of the
quantities Of water needed. We measured
| the water taken in at the heads OF large
canals, the water delivered by these
| canals to their branches or laterals. and
the water delivered from the laterals to
the fields to be irrigated. These meas
urements covered typical canals in every
arid state and territory. They showed
| that canals delivered much less water
than they diverted from the streams and
that the laterals delivered still smaller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-25

Only One "BROMO QUININEo
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature Of f. ". GROVE. Used .he
World over to Cure . Cold In One Day. 25c.
OC0.f-tf
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by wireless from the steamship Bremen
here were unsuccessful. No messages
have been exchanged since the fleet left
Colombo.
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LAWS Are Defective.

Under the first class we have studied
the laws of the arid states. to determine
their effect upon the use of water. Then
we have taken up the organization Of
canal companies, the forms of their agree
ments with those to whom they supply
water, and the regulations under which
they actually distribute the water TO
users. 1t is found that all these things
have large influence upon the quantity
Of water used. For instance, there Is
general principle running through the
laws and decisions OF the arid region that
beneficial use is the measure of right
to water-that is, a canal owner Is en-
titled to continue to use the quantity OF
water which he has put to a beneficial
use Now. the whole tendency of such
laws is to make the canal owner use as
much as possible. In order that his right
for the future may be large. The laws
of some states limit right to the neces-
sites Of a particular parcel of land. with
fixed maximum limit on the quantity
OF water which may be used. Here again
the inevitable tendency is for the land
owner to use the maximum quantity In
order that his necessities may not fall
below his desires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-03
C4PPS REVIEUS DISPUTE.
Estimates S14,54O,79O for Ne1c YES
sells an Coming Fiscal Year.

Washington. Dec. 2-The annual report Of Pear
Admiral ". /. Caps. chief constructor Of the
navy is very largely devoted a review Of he
controversy the plans of the battleships North
Dakota and Delaware. Admiral Caps declares that
the recommendations for changes made by the
Newport conference related only TO minor details
over which there would naturally be differences OF
opinion
sells at navy yards and foreign stations amount
10 IS 713 which is increase OF SS40Tl3 over
the appropriation of the current fiscal year. The
amount estimated for increase Of the navy con-
struction and machinery for work for new yes
authorized by Congress is I4 5o 100 the amount
appropriated for the current fiscal year being sl2.-
s32 ST.. For continuing work submarine torpedo
boats already authorized by Congress, an estimate
is made of 81 $4,000 the amount appropriated for
the current year being 100000. For work on two
fleet GOLFERS heretofore authorized. the estimate
g IG0000 the appropriation for the current fiscal
year being $l5o0,G9.
Admiral Caps says the lack Of adequate repair
ing facilities many of the navy yards continues
To embarr2ss the bureau. strong recommended
tion is made in favor OF limiting thc extent T.
which old vessels may he moderuized. Admiral
Capps says II is believed it would he advan-
tageous to expend money in the construction Of YES
sells Of the latest design.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-03
YOUNG MEN FOR BOARD.
Ne,cbcrry Plans Larger and More
Energetic NaUaL Body.


Washington. Dec. 2.-The Secretary Of the
character of the changes he purposes to make in
the navy General Board, with a view to fitting 1t
to perform for the navy the functions performed
for the army by the General staff. Secretary
Newberry indicated that it his purpose TO
appoint TO the General Board comparatively
young men, whose other duties were not 50 oner-
Gus as to preclude their devoting ample time to
the problems which have already been outlined
as the chief work of the General Board but TO
which its present members have had too little
time to devote.
The rapid growth Of the navy has resulted in
so greatly increasing the work of the bureau
chiefs that 1t is with considerable difficulty they
find time TO sit with the General Board, and their
quite impossible for them to devote to the
broader policies Of construction, etc, the time
they require. To a considerable extent this is
also true Of the board construction. By en-
largng both boards, appointing a number OF
officers TO both boards. and infusing the
ganization with that spirit Of enterprise and en-
ergy which are the dominant characteristics of
the Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Newberry
expects TO obtain a radically different and
wholly efficient organization, which will be able
adequately to deal with all Of the important
problems the navy has to solve. Such organ
ization as Secretary Newberry contempIa ties will
materially relieve the Secretary of the Navy
and will provide him with the consensus of ex-
pert opinion whenever he is called upon 10 de-
eide important questions of policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-03
HERRING IN WATER CASE.
american Sugar Refining Company
Denies 1t O7ces 1925 500.

After efforts covering more than five years, Ec-
ward Manson Assistant Cooperation Counsei. mas
brought the claim of the Water Department against
the American Sugar Refining Company for S9Z9'eo
for water alleged to have been taken through IN
metered pipes from 1897 to 1893 to the point Where
the taking of testimony has begun. The hrst near
ing Of series which may last for months was held
yesterday morning I'm the office of eX-Justlce MOT
gan =. o Brien. the referee.
The company represented yesterday by John
McIlvaine. of Parsons. Closson & MCifVaine, WHO
entered general denial Of the city's charges tie
that all bills rendered by the CITY had oee''
paid prou1ptiv The frontage tax imposed by the
city. lie argued. had always been paid and had no
reference TO the meter supply He said that the
case was identical with that OF 2 household where
the frontage rate was charged for the unreterep
water consumed He denied the allegations Of fraud
made by the city and called James = Bendernagei'
cashier the company TO show that All water p'i'S
had been paid. Mr. BendernaEel was tesulSihS
when the hearing was adjourned until to-morro"
morning
Robert Van Iderstine- when 4 Deputy Water
Commissioner investigated a daily leakage 81 Al
most a million gallons In the Eastern bs'rlc''
and he reported that most Of the leakage was IN
the neisbborhood OF the sugar refinery IN South
9Th and South 5th streets. and. it is alleged
found four big unretered pipes running into the
refinery. The plant also had seven netered mains
hut in all IL is alleged. seventeen outside taps
were found connected with the mains at the
refinery when the streets were torn up 10 trace
the pipes. It charged at the time that Two
per cent Of Rrooklyn's water supply had gone into
the refinery for years. and specific charge that
64syoo gallons day had been used was made
The CITY was allowed Unden the law TO charge for
only six years.
The case was taken before the grand jury in
November 1906 but indictments resulted. The
alleged unnetered supply was shut off, which re-
suited II is charged. in the water consumption
OF the refinery climbing UP about million gallons
2 day for which the city has been paid COM
missioner O'Bren threatened in March To shut off
the cornpany's water supply unless the sum alleged
10 be due was paid. but the company got an IN
junction restraining the city from taxing mat
course.