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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
THE MISSOURI GIRL.
Clever Little Comedy At The Colon
ial Theatre.

The Missouri Girl, " good do.
nestle comedy, was produced here
last night at the Colonial Theatre by
company of unusually clever plav.
ers. 1t made decided hit and pleas
cd an audience of good size. As a
laugh producer it has few superiors.
The fun is good. clean, wholesome
comedy that is really funny, and il
in its entirety is without ooarseness
and vulgarity
The character of "Zeke Dobson"
is a unique conception of the rural
typo and was cleverly impersonated
We regret we cannot say by whom as
there were no programs at last nights
performance. Zeke portrayed his
character in mastery fashion. He
represents an honest, bright, iuteli-
gent country boy. His dialect is droll
and his actions are peculiar. When
ne goes to the city he makes some ludi-
crous mistakes.
The young lady who impersonated
the Misso. girl is very clever
actress. She is very natural and fits
the character perfectly and acted the
part croditably. The plot of the play
is woven about the prodigal son and
carries with it moral lesson empha-
sizing that 1.-THE wages of sin is
death.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
HONORING FORESTS MEMORY
One Hundredth Anniversary Cele
brated In Appropriate Way.

Philadelphia, Pa, March g.-Today
Is the one hundTedth anniversary N
the birth of Edwin Forrest. the great
American tragedian and the anniyer.
sary will.be observed with appropriafe
exercises at the Edwin Forrest Home
at Holmesburg.
EDWIN Forrest was born in this city
and died here and nowhere is MS
memory honored with greater deyo.
tlon than here. Tue Home at Holmes.
burg was formerly Edwin Forrest s
country residence sand was called Nv
him Springbrook, by which name
1t is still known The home. has now
only nine inmates. The Home. which
now bears his name. was founded bv
the will of Edwin Forrest. executed
April 0, Sl66 He provided that fhe
nome or institution was to be for the
support and maintenance of actors and
actresses decayed by age or disabled
by infrmity.
Forrest also provided that tile par.
poses OF the Home were intended TO
be partly educational and self-su u
ing, as well as eleemosynary, and never
to encourage idleness or thriftlesspess
IN any who are capable Of any useful
exertion. He directed that his library
be placed in tie Home exactly as il
was in his old house on Broad and
Master streets, and also that there
should be erected a neat and pleasant
theatre for private exhibitions, both
OF watch conditions were carried out.
The library, which is beau tifuIly
housed, is today considered one of the
finest of its kind in the country.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
ConYictS Dauohter.

\ powerful melodrama Astounding
with startling sensations, beautiful
scenery, electrical appliances and won
derful mechanical effects and devices,
with a strong acting company, consti-
tute the main characteristics of 1.-The
CouviCt's Daughter. - The author
has made the central figure that of a
tramp-au escaped oonvict-innooent
as far rs crime goes, but unjustly SEN
tenced for another mans crime, that
Of murder. He finally escapes from
prison and becomes a tramp, or
Weary Willie, as he is now termed.
Col. Gould's confidential book. keeper,
who is villain at heart, discovers
his identity and by threatening TO
send him back to prison, compsls him
To become an unwilling acoomplice TO
his villainous schsme of winning the
hand, or running Col. Gould's beauti-
full adopted daughter The Convict s
Daughter wIl be produced at the
Colonial Theatre on next Monday
night March l2
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
Progressive Alaska.

The Capital is ia receipt of a copy
of The Daily Alaskan. published
at Skagway, Alaska, Monday, Febru
AIRY 10, 1906 The sender of the paper
is Lieut.. E. Berkeley Iglehart, u. s.
A, who is stationed at Fort Seward,
Alaska. The entire character and
makeup of the paper, the news col
umns and number of ads. show what
live, up to-date. progressive place
Alaska is. The Alaska daily contains
not only local news. but important
news from all parts of the world
60 I'D an .,aa,aa
lis The maximum temperature is a
degrees, the minimum, 30 degrees.
There is a little difference in the
price of daily PAPER published in
far away ALASKA, where the Yukon
river flows, and daily published in
Annapolis, where the Severn river
flows. In Alaska daily paper is
cents day or % cents week, deliv.
cred by the carrier In Annapolis the
daily paper is l cent day or 6 cents
a week. delivered by the carrier. In
Alaska it is more than four times as
much. In Alaska the monthly sub.
scriptiou is 81 20, the yearly, 81. Here
the monthly subscription is 81, thC
yearly SO.
The Capital is indebted to Bieuten
ant Iglehart for n copy Of the interest
ing Alaskan paper.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09

Douglass Legate Howard, notable
fealhhha fact that be captained the Navy
season, the first game for several years
in which Annapolis did not meet
with defeat, is the son of Commander
T. b. Howard, now stationed here.
Through his mother he is the grandson
of the late DR.. Abram Claude who
was Mayor of Annapolis for a number
of terms and in many other ways hon
ored by the citizens of Annapolis.
He is consequently closely related to
the members of that family.
Midshipmau Howard has lived in
Annapolis all his life and is very
we'll known here From his early
boyhood he gave promise Of develop
ing into fine athlete and was partic-
ularly devoted to sports on the water.
AS q boy he frequented the Severn
Boat Club of this city and developed
into a splendid swimmer and partic'
ularly fire diver He also rowed to
some extent. but has not followed this
line of sport at the Naval AGA 1emy.
AS a member of the football team for
four years Howard has attracted gen
eral attention. He PLAYED the game
for two years at ST. Johns College
and Immediately made the position Of
III
He played this position during all the
four wears he was in the Academy anC
besides doing splendid work in his pc
sition, lie developed into one of the
longest aud surest punters on the col
Ieee field and in many game saved
the day for the Navy team.
As cadet lieutenant or three
striper'' he has commanded the first
company during the Academic year
He has also done excellent work IL
his studies and graduated something
better than No % in the class of ovel
200 members. In sesmanship naviga
ton and physics his standing has beer
particularly good and in efficiency
which represents the sum of military
and officerliBe qualities. MidshipmaI
Howard has had standing of two II
his large class.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
A SHORT, CROWDED SESSION.
House And Senate Rush Business
Adjourn Until Monday.

Ihe Senate session this mornius
was free from discussions, but il was
q most busy sitting. More routine
ME clearing and bill showing was in
duleed in between ten O'Clock and
| n1teen minutes after IL, when on mo.
ton OF Mr.. Lee, it went into executive
session than In any similar previous
length OF time this session.
Colonel Gadd introduced a bill
whose salient feature is contained in
this clause: THAT should the Board
of Public Works. in their discretion
deem IT advisable to sell the State :
stock in the Annapolis Water Com.
pany, as provided for in Section
Chapter u, sof the Acts of 1896. thew
shall offer the Mayor, Counsellor and
Aldermen of the City of Annapolis an
option on said stock at the highest
bid made. provided said bid is consid.
cred adequate by said Board of Public
Works. -
Mr.. German introduced his bill to
tax railway bridges and tunnels at
their full real estate value; also the
Dill TO do away with trick ballots.
providing uniform printing of the
same throughout the State.
Mr.. Sherman's nti-discrimination
bill. repeating the charter of the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail
road Company unless discrimination
in that section ceases, was favorably
reported by the Committee on Corpo-
rations.
The Goldsborough anti cigarette bill.
No. 2, went to its third reading with.
out opposition.
MI. BIeTington introduced bill
to provide that the Governor shall
appoint member on the boards of all
Institutions which receive State ap.
preparations
The Senate adjourned at IL. 30 until
Monday night at O'Clock.
The House met at 9 30 a. M. and
after the transaction of a great amount
OF routine work, adjourned before
noon to Monday night The attend.
auce was not large
In the absence Of the chaplain. Del.
egate Dawkins, of Baltimore city.
offered the opening prayer
Mr.. Murdoch introduced a bill to
require the Annapolis, Washington &
Baltimore railroad to construct an
undergrade crossing at MilIersvilIe.
Mr.. Duvall introduced an amend
ment to the charter of Annapolis
which authorizes the city authorities
to issue bonds to borrow more money
for public improvements.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
Quarantine Lifted.

The City Health Department today
raised the quarantine from the Butler
house on Duke of Gloucester street,
where the smallpox patient was taken
ill., The house has been in quarantine
for two weeks 1t was first guarded
by four police officers. two back of
the house aud two at the front and
after three days the number of the
guard was diminished until but one
officer as day guard and one as night
guard has beer. kept on duty until to-
day The house was fumigated two
weeks ago Monday, after the removal
of the patient to the pest house. the
night previous.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09

Owen Bartlett was born in the Isle
of Wight, England, in 1884, and re-
ceived some Of his early education
abroad. He also attended the high
schools at Detroit, Mich, and Annap-
oils, and spent a short time at st.
Johns College, just previous to enter
ing the Academy. During his first
year at the Naval Academy he did
not take active part in athletics, but
in the second year he made place on
the second footall team and the crew.
While q second and irst classman he
roWed on either the second or first crew
in every race rowed by the midship-
men, that period being one of the
greatest successes in aquatics for the
midshipmen.
Midshipman Bartlett graduated with
credit and his standing was much
above the middle of the class. He has
well balanced mind and has done
well in every branch of worn, but
appears to have a special aptitude for
the branch of ordnance. In the mid
shipman brigade he was cadet Junior
lieutenant of the second company.
His standing in his own class was in
dictated by his appointment on import
ant committees during the course. An
| incident in which Midshipman Bart
let's friends took particular pride
occurred just prior to commencement.
The fourth classmen who sat at the
table over which Midshipman Bartlett
| presided, presented him with a suit.
ably engraved silver match box in
| token of "his consideration" of them
| during the year. This was complete
ly unexpected and unusual az the in
| stitution.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
ANNAPOLIS MIDSHIPMEN.
THE THREE GRADUATES OF
1000 CLASS.
Barnett, Brainard And Howard
Made Creditable Record At
Naval Academy
THEIR WORK IN ATHLETICS
DURING FOUR YEARS
COURSE

Although there were no midshipmen
accredited TO Annapolis among the
memb ers of the class that graduated
from the Naval Academy last month,
there were three fine young Americans
among those who completed their
course, who received their appoint.
ments from other places. vet were truly
Annapolitans, two not only by birth
aud ancestry at least on one side and
all by residence aud education. These
were Owen Bartlett. the son of Com
mander Frank w. Bartlett; Roland
NJ. Brainard, son of the late Lieuten-
ant +. Il. Brainard, aud Douglass l..
Howard, the son of Commander Thos.
b. Howard, now chief of the Depart
ment of Ordnance and Gunnery at the
Naval Academy.
Midshipmen Howard aud Brainard
were appointed from Illinois, and
Midshipmau Bartlett from Michigan
All three of these young men had very
creditable records at the Naval Acad-
envy, the incidents of their careers
there showing that their standing
was equally good with their superior
officers and instructors and their
schoolmates. and a most remaI kable
circumstance was that all Of the three
won special honors in athletics Pos
sibly this was coincidental but the
fact remains that all three OF these
young men were specially distinguish.
ed in one or more line of sports and
that no other section is represented
by such proportion of athletes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
A TENNIS CLUB FORMED.
St. Johns College To Hold Tourna-
ment Each Spring.

A tennis club at ST Jchn's College
was formed yesterday consisting ol
about 80 students and several member,
of the faculty. Prof. Stryker was
elected president. Mr.. Carpenter, o..
secretary, and Mr.. Laney, treasurer.
Besides these officers sn executive
committee consisting of the follow ing
men .wss elected Mr.. Harrison, Mr.
Caulk and Mr.. Swami.
A constitution which had been
drawn up previously 10y an appointed
committee was adopted 10y the club
and the club was called the TeDnis
Club of St Johns College All stu.
dents of the college being eligible for
membership but the students of the
Preparatory School were excluded IL
was decided that about four or five
courts would be put in order for the
use of the club aud no other students
of the college except the members Of
the club will bc allowed TO play on
them. 1t was furthermore decided to
hold a tournament each spriug, in
which the champion player would be
decided on. and If things go as are OK.
pected a team may be selected 60 rep
resent the college against other col
leges.
This is branch OF athletics in which
not much interest has been shown for
some years and no tennis team has
been sent away to represent St Johns
for six or seven years. Nevertheless
there is some very good material for
q team in college at the present time.
Mr. John Harrison, who holds the
championship of the college in tennis
at the present time, has proven him
self to DO a very good player, while
several other players who have not
shown up quite so we'll could become
very good players if they spend some
time in practice.
This is very popular move with the
faculty as we'll as with the students,
as several members OF the faculty
have already shown a considerable in.
terest in it aud viii very likely Join
the club. Prof Stryker. Prof. CHS
sci. Prof WoodcOck aud Prof. Rippere
were frequently seen ON the tennis
courts last wear
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
SPRING ATHLETICS At COLLEGE
Base Ball Squad Is Beginning to
Shape Up Well.

The. spring athletics at st. John s
College are progressingsvery well aud
are beginning to get in some kind CT
shape. especially the has eball team.
Practice has been held outdoors for
two weeks, now, mostly preliminary
work-battiDg practice and developing
pitchers. Several new candidates are
making a coed showing for pitching
honors beside last years Wrightson
and Captain McCarden.
Also several new men are showing
up well behind the bat Austin and
Halbert. The latter was a second
team man last year Rouse, the regu
ler catcher, is expected to improve
some this year also. Several Candi-
dates for infield are CLARK, SheaIer,
Hoover, Wrightson, D., Carroll, Nc
KinIev, p. Harrison, Briooe and
others. Hutchers, Duyall, two Of
last years outfelders, are again OF
the field this year
The first line up against the second
team was held on Tuesday and some
very satisfactory playing resulted
Captain McCardell is training th'
candidates hard and expects to have
very creditable team in the field 70
the first game on March 80, with
George Washington University.
The track team is again going int
training TO prepare for the ANNA
race at tie University of PennsyI
vania on April u, followed by the fell
meet on May II. The team will TAX
part in several other meets befor
, the Pennsylvania meet, but they hay
not as yet been definitely decided upon
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
BILLS or LOCAL INREREST
Introduced In The House By Dele
gates Murdoch And Duvau

| Delegate Murdoch introduced bill
| IN the House this morning entitled au
! act 60 require the Annapolis. Wash
/ ingtOD 4 Baltimore Railroad Company
I 10 construct and maintain an under
I grade crossing near MillersVilie ia
/ Anne Arundel county, about two
| hundred yards northwest Of Millere.
vile, where the present county road
crosses at grade; that the form. char
acler aud dimensions of the tressel.
arch or bridge made necessary shall
be first approved by the County Oon.
missiOueTS OF Anne Arundel county.
Mr.. DuvaN introduced bin this
morning TO amond Section Sc of Arti-
Gle > az the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title Anne A I'M
dClsCOuuty, subtitle Charter of Annap-
oils, giving power TO the Mayor
Counsellor and Aldermen to enact all
laws and ordinances necessary TO pre-
serve the health of thelcity; to prevent
and remove all nuisanoes; 20 prevent
the Introduction of contagious diseas.
es; 20 establish night watches and pa
trolls 10 light the city; to establish
new streets, 10 widen, straighton,
extend, stop mp or discontinue any
streets, lanes or alleys, the same TO bn
assessed by a jury Of twelve citizens
The barber bill was killed. in tho
House Yesterday
Mr.. Duval, of Anne Arundel. IN
PRODUCED n bill entitled Revenues
aud Taxes, cub. title Exemptions. -
The text of the bill is TO repeal tho
exempt of $500 worth Of farming i'm
plemcnts from assessment and taxa.
ton, ana TO exempt only 500. as far
relates to Anne Arundel county.
Mr.. Duvall also introduced bill
requiring the Penusy lvania Railroad
Company to keep watchman day and
night Ut the railroad crossing at Sew.
crn, Anne Arundel county. Also "a
bill requiring the County Commits.
sloners 20 lev@a sum of money In tho
annual levy in May 1906. aud eaoh
year thereafter, for the killing OF
hawks and fowls and shalt he paid tho
sum of 90 cents each. Also "a bill pro-
yidiug the catching cor killing any
partridge. quail. English, Mon golian,
American pheasants or rabbit be-
tween the Goth day of December aud
the 9Th day Of November Tho bill
also includes cher game birds.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
Evangelist Drew Here.

4 large congregation greeted Evan.
gelist Simon p. W. Drew. ID. d. az
Washington. d. c., and his assistants
last night at the opening of tho great
union revival at Asbury NJ K. Church
Oh West street. Fully 200 prcsons
stood up for prayer that they may bo
saved several were converted Evan.
Wall Wall Pr"EH 50 nr&WeffIRlod very goYerfnl
night, his subject being THE Pen
Dipped Iuto Blood There will bN
services on Sunday at II m. and s
D. m Morning subject, Fighting
Against God " evening, Prayer
Meeting Ia He'll " These meetings
will be conducted every night and
afternoon for the coloTed people He
was assisted last night by Rev. Hor.
acelMinor, the great reviyslist song
ster.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
No Coat of Arms Trademark.

That the coat Of arms of the State
Of Maryland cannot be simulated on n
trade. mark for whiskey is tho effect
of a decision handed down yesterday
bv the District Court Of Appeals.
Washington, in case taken TO the
higher court on an appeal from a de-
oision Of the Commissioner Of the Pat
ent Office The opinion was signed
by Justice Louis L. McComas. former
~ United States Senator from Mary
land, and is based upon the refusal OF
by the Commissioner Of Patents OF
the application Of Calm. Belt g. o..
of Baltimore, for the registration ot
trademark consisting in part of -
pictorial representation Of the coat %
arms Of Maryland.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09

er, Mrs Mary RraiDard being the
daughter of the late James Munroe.
several times Mayor Of Annapolis.
and one of its most honoTed citizens
His uncles are James Nj. Munroe, of
the Annapolis bar, and Frank a. Nun
roe, Alderman and leading mel ohant
of the city
Midshipman Brainard received most
of his preparatory education in the
public schools of Annapolis. He was
barely 20 years of age at the date of
his graduation. being one of the young.
est members of the class Midshipmgn
Brainard has also won nonors in ath-
letios aud other phases of academic
activity In the midshipman brigade
he was cadet junior lieutenant of the
fifth company, and lie was placed by
the members of the class on the Lucky
Bag committee and the Glass Ring
committee, two of the most important
committees selected during the course
Brainard was particularly active in
his work for the Lucky Bag and the
securing and arranging of the photo.
graphs illustrating that interesting
Volume were placed in his hands. This
work was doneIwith energy and disore-
ton and resulted in one of the most
pleasing features of the book.
10 athletics Midshipman Brainard
won his chief distinction as a member
of the a Academy crew, though he was
also captain of his class football team
in his second class year. He has been
Que of the most reliable members of
the first crew for three seasons and
has developed into as good an oar as
the Academy ever produced. AS
fitting end to his work on the water,
he was a member of last season S
crew which accomplished one of the
great feats in aquatic history in this
country, winning all four OF its races
from Yale, University of Pennsyl,4
vania, Georgetown and Columbia. "a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
What Little Things Will Do.

BY tie transposition of a comma aud
the interposition of period. the
value of John Franks pound nets,
which suffered destruction at the
hands of tie Game Warden, was made
to read in last nights paper $ll.7S,
when it should have been 81, lis This
is conclusive proof what little things
like a comua aud a period will some
times do.
Senator Gadd introduced bill 10
the Senate yesterday TO reimburse Mr..
John Frank, Jr for the destruction
by the State Game Warden of his pound
nets, which the bill values at one
thousand one hundred and seventy.
eight dollars. (SI, lis, not SlI.7S, a.
printed in last nights edition.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-09
Communicated.
PROPOSED NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Some Facts For The People TO
Consider.

Mr. Editor There are at present
s5s, 500 bonds of the countysfor school
purposes endorsed by the county, aud
to be paid from the funds of the
School Board, but the county being
responsible as endorsed is still held
fer THIS debt A bill is now pend ug
before the Legislature asking for an
additional endorsement of bonds to
the amount of $40, 900, for which to
build high school aud install new
heating plant.
This makes a total bonded indebted.
ness for public school purposes of
SIS. 300 The interest on tais amount
alone is 50. 100 a year. sinking fund for
twenty five years, SO, 600 mere, wb ich
makes Sc. $50 further increase of the
schools This increase is derived,
first, from the county; second, from
tho st@toi third from oyster longing
Licenses. There are at present iff iiIe
county li6 white and as oolored teach
ers. The salary of the white teachers
in the county is $3.50 per year, and
that of the colored teacher $3.50
mathematical calculation " i'll
show that the county can't afford to
give $50, 900 for proposed new high
school building for Annapolis at
the expense of the county schools.
Anne Arundel is now saddled with a
debt of $40 600 net, and a new loan
asked for with which to rebuild
bridges and take mp outstanding GER
ticfiates, would make total indebted
ness of the county $3.50. 600. The school
officials say they need a new heating
plant that will cost s$3, COO. If IS, 900
will give them new heating plant,
why bond the county for $40, coo ?
SO, 900 fer the heating plant than to
debts and jeopardise the-schools
J. ~.