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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
VEDR|NES IN THE LEAD
IN BIG AVIATION RACE
French Altman in England
Covers 343 Miles in Less
Than Six Hours.

EDINBURGH. Scotland, July 24.-J.
Vedrines. the French aviator, in
Morane-Borel monoplane, maintains the
lead in the circuit of Great Britain
aviation race for the Daily Mails
prize. He covered the distance of 343
miles from Hendon to Edinburgh this
morning in less than six hours actual
flying time.
Beaumont followed Vedrines closely.
Weymann, still experiencing bad luck
was held up at Hendon awaiting the
arrival of new propeller.
1t was noon before Weymann had
equipped his machine with a new pro-
peller. Then he started ON trial
flight in a tickle wind. His biplane
bucked like a broncho, but he made a
safe landing Later word was received
here that the American again had
headed for this city, going with the
speed of a pigeon.
A great crowd assembled at the aero
drome at Hendon at o'clock this morn
ing to witness the getaway on the sec
ond stage from Hendon to Edinburgh,
with intermediate stops at Harrowgate
and Newcastle. Through a mistake of
the timekeeper, Beaumont, who should
have started second, got away first.
Vedrines. after few excited gestures,
sailed away a few seconds later Thou
sands witnessed splendid spectacle as
the two airmen sped across the aero
drome at such a pace that they were
soon lost to sight. Beaumont who was
flying higher, was quickly overtaken,
and when Harrowgate. 1872 miles from
Hendon, was reached, Vedrines had
gained another few minutes.
This was repeated in the stages from
Harrowgate to Newcastle. sixty-eight
miles, and from Newcastle to Edinburgh.
ninety three miles.
Valentine, the Englishman, was third to
arrive at Harrowgate. He won the prize
OF silver plate offered for. the first Eng
lishman to complete this stage. He was
delayed for an hour at Harrowgate and
made slow trip to Newcastle, having by
| mistake landed outside the town, instead
Of at Gosforth Park.
The official times between Hendon and
| Harrowgate were: Vedrines, 3:03:04
Beaumont, 3:25:54; Valentine 3:39:2S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
TEMPORARY CLERKS DROPPED.
Census Office Ak Decapitates 176 Of
fetal Heads.

The ak fell at the census Office Satur-
day and the official heads of 116 of the
temporary clerks were Topped off. many
of them appointees from the District Of
Columbia and Maryland and Virginia.
Notifications were sent to each of the
clerk slated to go that their services
would no longer be required after July 81.
The last reduction in the force of the
census Office was made June 30, and the
further reduction which will take place
at the end of July is in accordance with
the plan for reducing the force as rapidly
as the work of the thirteenth census is
completed. 1t is expected reductions
will be made every month from now on
until the temporary force is disposed Of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Coroner Decides Charles Guinand
Victim of Cerebral Hemorrhage.

Funeral services for Charles Gui-
nand. who was found dead in bed in
his room at 600 18th street southwest,
will be conducted tomorrow afternoon.
Unmarried, Mr.. Guinand was a ma
tive of this city. His. mother dwells
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Alexander Mckenzie. 1446 Harvard
street.
Guinand was called yesterday morn
ing about o'clock. He responded to
the call, but said he thought he would
not get up so early. Two hours later,
when again called, he said he thought
he would remain in bed during the
day.
Shortly after o'clock last evening,
when he had not been seen during the
day, he was found dead. His DEATH the
coroner found, resulted from a cerebral
hemorrhage. His body will be inferred
in Congressional cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
Defends Mayors Attitude.

mayor Witkowski deserves only creuit
Glen Echo, for what is home without
water?" declared A. j. Houghton, citi-
,en of Glen Echo. Under present con-
ditions it will not be long before sickness
will ensue. as our sewers will be cesspools
and epidemics Of disease are sure to fol-
low. ~
~ trust the officials OF the park will
see their error and put a stop to the ex-
travagant use of water during this ex-
IRENE dry spell. and l also trust the state
officials will see that the park is proper
Iy conducted on Sundays and that citizens
not employed by the railroad company
will be protected"
Mr. Houghton said today he had been
compelled to carry water for his house
hold use from springs in the vicinity,
and had been unable to have any laundry
work done at his home for two weeks,
owing to the shortage in the supply
caused by the quantity used at the park.
At the request of several citizens of the
town Mayor Witkowski interviewed the
management OF the park In an effort to
have the waste checked, Mr.. Houghton
said, but he got no satisfaction. SO he
attempted to turn off the water himself
in order that an accumulation might be
stored in the reservoir.
According to Mr.. Houghton, the mayor
was stopped. not by citizens OF the town,
but by men in the employ Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
John A. Garrett, attorney for the park;
Thomas Weaver. employed at the park;
Thomas Collins, motorman on the rail-
way, and Laurie Garrett, an emplOye of
the electric light company, and also
owner Of the cigar stand at the park.
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Ordered to Stop Sunday Amusements
Water Key Taken From Mayor.

The attempt yesterday afternoon of
Mayor Witkowski to husband the wa
ter resources of Glen Echo by turning
off the water cock to the main that
furnishes the supply to the town houses
and to the amusement park started the
trouble
The mayor succeeded in turning off
the water, and, with a revolver, de-
Tended the key against two town coun-
cilmen, Thomas Collins and Thomas
Weaver and Town Clerk and Treasu-
rer John A. Garrett, all employees or
the park amusement company The
drawing Of the gun intimidated the
park employees not at all. and the key
was taken away from Witkowski and
turned over to the park officials after
the water had again been turned on.
Mayor Witkowski then walked to the
park for the purpose Of issuing notice
to the concession owners to close Sun
day, in accordance with the laws of
the state.
He was met at one gate by John A.
Garrett, who refused him admittance, and
instructed Alderman Thomas Weaver to
prevent his entrance at the other gate.
The mayor managed to get inside the
park Enclosure, however, and was prompt
ly surrounded by Weaver, Garrett and
Laurie Garrett, brother of John "A.
Garrett. The town executive was knocked
down three times by blows from the trio.
1t is alleged, before number OF patrons
or the park interfered and carried the
mayor into the dining room.
After the excitement had subsidized
Mayor Witkowski walked to his home.
Town Constable Frank Werner had re-
fused to carry out the executives orders
| in regard to turning Off the water. leaving
him without any support from the town
officials and with no one to enforce his
orders. 1t was in face of these conditions
| that the mayor penned his appeal to Gov.
Crothers.
Glen Echo's water problem is said to be
more or less serious. The mayor thinks
| that the amusement park, when the water
supply is at low ebb with the condition
of summer drought existing, has had more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
LIBERTY NEEDS NEW GOWN.
Holes Are Found in Sheathing of the
Big Statue.

NEW YORK, July 24-The Goddess or
Liberty, after a quarter Of a century
spent buffeting the winds OF New York
harbor from her pedestal on Bedloes Is
land. is badly In need of a new gown.
report by War Department engineers
shows that the bronze sheathing OF the
statue Is disintegrating through action
OF water and air. and that already the
metal is eaten through in some places.
In fact, there are about seventy-five
small holes II the gown of the goddess.
varying in size from pin points to open
ings as large as a quarter of a dollar.
1t is believed that the perforated plates
can be removed separately and replaced
by duplicates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
NOT TO BE PROSECUTED.
Justice Wright Consents to Nolle
Proseuui in Harry =, HAYS Case.

The threatened prosecution of Harry E.
Hay. the government clerk who in fit
of frenzy. March 10 last, attacked his lit
tie son with a Ratchet and attempted
suicide. has been dropped. Assistant
United States Attorney Turner today OBJ
tanned permission OF Justice Wright to
enter nolle pros in the case.
Hay had been held under bond of 81 600
in the Police Court to await action by the
grand jury following a verdict by a
.lunacy jury that Hay had recovered his
mental balance after several weeks
treatment at the government Hospital for
the Insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
Forfeits His Collateral.

Joseph Kennedy. vice president of the
Malleable Iron and Steel Casting Com
pany of Baltimore, was the only Mary
land autoist arrested yesterday He rode
into Washington without the necessary
District license. He was allowed to for
felt s. collateral, in Police Court, this
morning, by Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Gus A. Schuldt.
The forfeiture was made low for the
reason that Mr.. Kennedy filed an appli-
cation for d District license several days
ago. He believed he had a right to enter
the District while the application was
pending" explaining Mr.. Schuldt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
Razing Historic Yale Hall.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, July A-Work
on the demolition Of Alumni Hall at Yale
University was begun today. The bis
toric building will be replaced by the
Wright Memorial dorInitory, the money
for which was raised by thousands of
small subscriptions from former pupils
Of Dean Wright. The new dormitory
will be occupied by members of the
freshman class each year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
BODY Recovered From the Alps.

GENEVA. Switzerland. July 24.-The
body of Homer Diman, the eighteen
year-old youth of Arlington. Mass. who
was lost on the Dent du Midi in the Alps
July 8. was found today Embedded in the
Ice in a crevice Of & glacier on the side
of Dent du Midi. 1t was brought TO
Silvan, where the young man had been
living with his mother
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

court today, Mitchell being out or the
city Judge Alton B. Parker assisted in
the presentation Of the arguments.
Mr.. Darlington Answers Labor Men.
Attorney Joseph j. Darlington, in an
swer to the claim or the labor leaders that
he is 'prejudiced and biased and should
not have accepted the designation to sit
in judgment on the question of the al
legged contempt of court by them, today
filed an affidavit. He states be was re-
QueSted to enter tine original prosecution
for Injunction by Attorney James NJ.
Beck, counsel, as he supposed, for the
Bucks Stove and Range Company. 1t was
several months afterward, affiant says,
that he first learned of the existence Of
the American Anti-boycott Association, or
the National Manufacturers Association.
He admits receiving checks later from
the treasurer Of the anti-boycott associa-
ton, but says this was under an agree
ment by which the treasurer paid the ex-
penses of one of the members Of that as
ISOLATION, the Bucks Sto. e and Range
Company, which had become involved in
litigation.
Mr.. Darlington says he received no in
struction except from the president OF the
Bucks Stove and Range Company. He
declares his employment by that concern
ceased with the arguments before the
United States Supreme Court last fall and
he has not since been in its employ.
Disc1aims Any Bias.
He denies any prejudice or bias as
claimed by Gompers and his associates,
and declares that this is disproved by the
fact that he cordially united in the sug-
gestion of the committee that the labor
leaders be permitted to apologize to the
court and thereby render any further
prosecution unnecessary
Mr.. Darlington says he never sought a
position on the contempt investigating
committee, and has always been more
than willing that some other member OF
the bar had been designated to prosecute
the charge Of contempt.
Mr.. Davenport Also Speaks.
In the course of similar affidavit
Daniel Davenport Of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
the other member of the committee now
in the city, ayers that he is not pos
sessed of any hostile bias or prejudice
against the labor leaders
Mr.. Davenport says: $50 far from
maintaining any hostile bias or prejudice
against them, / shall be more than
pleased by such acknowledgment by them
Of their error in disobeying the injunc-
tions of the court. and by such assurance
Of their submission to the orders and
DEGREES of the court in the future as In
the judgment of the court may be a suf-
ficient vindication Of its authority and
majesty of the law, and may render I'M
necessary the further prosecution OF them
because of their disobedience."
Mr.. Davenport declares his willingness
to be relieved of the duty of further
prosecuting the contempt charges. and
that some other member of the bar be
substituted If agreeable to the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

Rev. Wayland F. Dunaway, for the
last twelve years pastor of the four
Baptist churches in the upper part of
Lancaster, Va. has rendered his resigna-
nation. to take effect at the end of the
current year.
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Says Retailer Benefited.

Mr.. Spreckels said the sale broke the
market from $50 to 40 per hundred
pounds, and the reailer benefited during
the three months the selling was going
on.
Mr.. Malby wanted to know who finally
obtained possession of the stock of the
Philadelphia Spreckels concern.
Mr.. Spreckels thought it was the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Company, and he
believed 1t still holds possession, though
it may have sold.
Mr.. Malby having taken up the matter
of the malicious breaking up of ma
chinery and the fouling of the product
of Mr.. Spreckels' Philadelphia factory,
Mr.. Spreckels said that the trouble be-
gan few days after the factory started
operations. He had employed several
men who had worked for the American
Sugar Refining Company He knew of
no men in the building who were not his
employees Mr.. Spreckels said among
the difficulties he had to conSend with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

The next annual session OF the Pied
mont Baptist Association will he held at
Oak Hill Baptist Church, Nelson county,
Va. beginning August 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

than it's share of the contents of the res
ervoir. Citizens of the town have had to
buy water extensively. The recent rains,
it was supposed, had filled the reservoir,
and relieved the situation for the time.
Mayor Wftkowski thought otherwise
and that a time to conserve the water
supply was right now, when there was
water to conserve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

The Davis Coal and Coke Company has
sunk two more shafts between, Thomas
and Williams w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

Capt. Calvin r. Gladding, a well known
citizen of Upper Accomac. Va, died at
his home. near Mearsviile. aged eighty
five yeaE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
Bad Condition Of Conduit Road.

Col. Langftt lays special stress on the
necessity for increased appropriations
for the improvement and maintenance
of the Conduit road. That road. he says,
is an essential part of the aqueduct sys
tenn, and it's condition is now so sefi
Gus as to require special recognition in
the ANNUAL appropriations. The section
of the road between the Anglers Club
and the Great Falls, he says. becomes
at times almost impossible. The road
way between culvert No. 10 and the
Dalecaria reservoir also is reported to
be In very poor condition. 1T is very
evident" says Col Langfitt, that very
little of the available appropriations can
be devoted to the road, and that I'M
less special provision is made therefor
it's condition will become poor that
it may be necessary to restrict the use
that it may be maintained in a passable
condition. for use in operation and main
tenance of the aqueduct system There
is nothing in the report to justify the
statement that the road is to be closed
to the public.
Special references are made in the re-
port to the lining of defective parts of
the conduit, the metal lining of the
conduit over Cabin John bridge, the es
adjustment of the coagulating plant near
the Dalecarlia reservoir and the i'm
of the Georgetown reservoir and the i'm
provement Of Mcmillan Park IT is stated
also that a special report will be made
later on the possible use of the PatuXent
river for increasing the water supply of
the District to meet the growing needs Of
the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
TWENTY AUTO|STS TAKEN
BY MARYLAND OFFICERS
Charged With 0verspeeding or
Failing to Display Their
Licenses.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. July 24-Of nine
teen District of Columbia automobilists
and one resident of Garrett Park, Md,
arrested by Maryland authorities yester-
day on carges of overspeeding near Chevy
Chase or failing to show the Maryland
license on the front of their machines,
four appeared at Rockville today. All had
deposited collateral. This will not he
forfeited Immediately by those who failed
to appear, it is said. as they will have a
reasonable time, probably until Wednes-
day afternoon, in which to answer the
charges.
Henry E. Weaver of os16 Wisconsin ave-
nue. was charged with overspeeding 1t
was shown in the court today that the
section of Chevy Chase in which he was
driving was not thickly settled. AS the
speed limit which he was said to have
broken applies only to "thickly settled
places his case was dismissed. The case
of Frank Bailey. chauffeur for Mrs. c. F.
Schaeffer of Garrett Park, Nd, who was
also arrested on an overspeeding charge,
was dismissed on the same grounds.
A. g. Kent of ~ T street northwest
and II. r. Howenstein of 1872 Grard
street northwest appeared to answer
charges that they did not display the
MARYLAND license on the fronts of their
machines. Mr.. Howenstein's offense was
found TO he merely d technical one, as
the license tag had dropped off, been
picked up and was in his machine at
the time OF his arrest. His case was
dismissed upon the payment of the court
costs. amounting to SJ.25 Mr.. Kent
was fined 81 and the court costs as it
was shown that his license had not been
In place for a week
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Others Who Were Arrested.

Others who were arrested near Chevy
Chase yesterday were Senator Owen Of
Oklahoma, 5. T.. Barber Chevy Chase;
r. H. Brooks and DIR. ]. r. Wellington,
1923 Connecticut avenue; Henry p
Parker, 1918 Connecticut avenue; W. E
Van Deusen. 1860 o street northwest:
Robert Scott Thoms. 23l6 18th street
northwest; Henry T. Carpenter, 1927
18th street northwest: +. H. Geyer, 1927
18th street northwest; III. S. Sears, 147l
Monroe street northwest; Howard E.
Dyer. 3S1S Huntington street northwest;
q. b Mullin, 18th and Crittenden
streets; S. J. Venable. Chevy Chase, and
l.. s. Barker.
Those arrested at Rockville were w.
n. Richie, 1898 Monroe street north
west. and f. Il. Marden, 1916 l. street
northwest
Sheriff Viett was assisted in making
the arrests near Chevy Chase by Depu-
ty Sheriff Walter Shaw, who. on a
motor cycle paced the motorists several
hundred yards. Sheriff Welt was sig
nailed by his assistant as to what au-
tomobiles were exceeding the speed
dimit.
Justice of the Peace E. O. Edmons ton
was in an automobile with the sheriff
and as the motorists were arrested
fixed collateral for each. In almos,
every instance ii was fixed at S25
Deputy Sheriff Ramey was In Rockville
on the lookout for law-breakine
motorists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

was the filling OF barrels so that they
would be from twenty to thirty pounds
light. He caught the man responsible and
discharged him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
SAVE WATER SUPPLY
Meters on All Government
Buildings Recommended.
REPORT OF COL. LANGFITT
Conservation May Avert Necessity
for Another Aqueduct- Repair of
Conduit Road Needed.

The metering Of the water supply of the
United States buildings and grounds in
the District and the macadamization Of
the Conduit road at it's upper section are
the principal recommendations contained
in the annual report of Lieut.. Col. W. c.
Langftt, the engineer officer in charge
of the District water supply system, sub
mitted to the War Department today. The
report contains mass of details re-
garding the operation of the system. in
Guiding the means adopted for purifying
the water served to the District.
Installation of Meters.
During the year meters were installed
on the mains which furnish the water
supply for the government printing office,
the United States navy yard and the
Municipal building. THE necessity for
the prompt installation of meters" says
Col Lansf1tt, lis explained in the report
on increasing the water supply of the
District of Columbia 6ixty-1rst Con-
gress. second session. The finding IN
that report that new aQueduct was
ton. among others, that metering OF all
services in the District of Columbia
would be Immediately provided for:
"In the appropriation bill for the ex-
penses of the District of Columbia for
the fiscal year 1911 an appropriation was
made to meter the supply to certain pub
lie buildings. An estimate is now sub
mitted to complete the installation of
meters on all federal services. 1t is UNI
derstood that the District engineer de-
partment proposes to carry on vigorously
the work or installation of meters on all
private services. It would appear that
the general government should lead in
this matter. SO far but three public
buildings have been metered. The sum
asked for will probably complete the
work
This is the only reference Col. Lang
fit makes to the alleged purpose of the
District Commissioners to install meters
on private services by a method of in
creasing the rates for water.
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Had Surplus Last Year.

1--WE had surplus product last year.
and the price in San Francisco was sixty
to seventy points higher than in New
York. l shipped the sugar by steamer
around the Horn, and on its arrival there
was approached by William Haas of a
firm Of wholesale grocers, who wanted to
purchase the entire shipment, but l. re-
fused. The shipment consisted of from
81, 600 to $1,000 barrels, and when offered
to sell it at twelve to fifteen points under
the market the grocers refused to buy it,
as they were afraid they couldn't get any
future goods from the interests on the
coast.
II was approached by Mr.. Sussman of
another wholesale grocery company, who
took an option for forty eight hours. He
came to me the next day and said that
my brother John D. Spreckels, president of
the Western Refining Company, wanted
to know if I would agree that this would
be the only shipment sent by me. I re-
fused to make such an agreement and
finally sold my sugar direct to the re-
tailers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
Increase in Consumption.

Col. Langfitt says that the practice of
closing the inlet gates at Great Falls
whenever the turbidity of the Potomac
water reaches 500 or more was continued
during the past year with gratifying re-
suits. 1t appears that the gates were
closed 1925 per cent of the time and
thereby excluded 1923 per cent Of the
total suspended matter that otherwise
would have entered the system. During
the past year the average consumption of
water in twenty-four hours was 6O,3SD.-
900 gallons. as against a daily average
of So 10000 gallons for the previous fis-
cal year The per capita consumption
for 1911, based on population of 34S,-
AGO, was 173 gallons The maximum daily
amount of water pumped to the filters
during the year was 7S,32O,00O gallons.