Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07

OF tie DlStFft OF NOiuHlBid, ldH.
warmer tonight. Friday increasing cIoudi
ness; light to moderate winds. mostly
southerly.
A moderate disturbance over eastern
Texas. with the high area to the north
eastward, has resulted in rains In the
gulf states and Arkansas but there was
no other preCi pita ton of consequence east
of the Rocky mountains The plateau
disturbance has reached northeastern
Arizona. and there were general rains in
the Pacific states and Nevada, accom-
panied by rapidly rising pressure.
Temperatures have continued to rise
over the eastern half of the country. ex-
cept in the northeast, and have fallen
| considerably in Minnesota and the Da-
kotas.
There will be rain tonight and Friday
in the southern states, and tonight or
Friday in the Ohio valley. The weather
will also be unsettled in the western
lower lake region with some probability
of rains or SHOWS. In New England. the
middle Atlantic states and the upper lake
region the weather will be generally fair
1t will be somewhat warmer tonight in
the Atlantic states and colder In tho
upper lake region. 1t will be colder Fri
day In the lower lake region and the
upper Ohio valley.
The winds along the New England coast
viii be moderate variable; on the middle
Atlantic coast light to moderate variable.
mostly southwest and south: on the south
Atlantic coast moderate northeasterly: OH
the east gulf coast moderate northeast
and east
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to moderate variable
with fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Ihe following heavy precipitation TN
inches) has been reported during the last
twenty-four hours: Fort Worth 1.52;
Palestine, 1.1O; San Luis Obispo. 1.2O.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometers and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Ihermometer-Yesterda 1 pm 80: 8
pm. Al: II midnight 3D. today, 4 M.
20; am. 30: II noon, 49, . pm, 10
Maximum. 60, at } pm yesterday; mini
mum, -, at { am. today.
temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, 30; minimum, %.
misunderstanding. 4 pm, 1896; 8
pm, 3O3s: II midnight, 30.40; today, 4
am, 30 4O am, 30. IL: - noon, 30. 40; =
pm, 3U.39.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
5 am: Great lls-Temperature. 36;
condition. S. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, %; condition at north connec-
ton, IL; condition at south connection,
10 Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature 80; condition at influent
gatehouse. IA; condition at effiuent gate
house, u.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 3:O1 am and 2:5S
pm; high tide, S:4S am. and 9:07 pm.
Tom0row-Low tide 3.d a M and 3:j4
PM; high tide, 9.42 am and 1901 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1908 am; sun sets,
ABS pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:O6 am
Moon rises, 600 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. December
I.-Potomac and Shenandoah both clear
this morning.