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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS
PAUL GILMORE IN "AT YALE
Delightful Story Of College Life Told
on Stage.

Theater goers are looking forward to
February q when Paul Gilmore ap-
pears at the keylor Grand in that pic
ture of college life, "At Yale" In COM
menting on this play the Charlotte
Daily Observer has the following:
I With a carefully selected company,
elaborate scenic effects and the best
college play that has yet come south.
Paul ilmore more than fulfilled the
expectations of his many Charlotte
admirers at the academy of music last
night in AT Yale" He was greeted
by a flattering house, which quickly
entered into the spirit of the play and
joyed it thoroughly from beginning to
end.
"At Yale written by Owen Davis
especially for Mr.. Gilmore, with many
lines and features suggested by the
actor himself, as a college play is the
genuine article. The atmosphere is
there and one, especially if he has
been on a college campus even a
week, just can't help catch the spirit.
The scenery was exactly appropriate
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

organization and a ninecomposed of
guests at the hotels. These games
grew in interest as the week preceded
and afforded amusement in plenty for
Los Angelites. The athletic and good
looking coterie of chorus girls which
composes the two teams in the nightly
football game in the last act of 1.-The
Umpire" held an actual contest over the
pig skin also during the week and made
a big hit by the appearing on the grid
iron in full football uniform and en-
gaging in a hard fought contest for
supremacy. Although disarranged
coiffures and some slight bruised were
resultant, the girls did not mind as they
had fun enough out of the contest to
more than atone for any physical dis
comforts. The public interest in these
contests had it's effect upon the attend
ance at the show and in consequence
ance. The great popularity enjoyed
by this clever piece on the Pacific coast
has been heralded toward the rising sun
and Manager Askinm announces that
the piece will open up next season at
one of the big Broadway playhouses.
Fred Mace in the title role is proving
himself a comic genius and his base
ball conversation grows funnier night
ly. The music of 1.-The Umpire" which
set all Chicago to whistling year ago
is having the same effect everywhere
and as soon as the piece has played in a
city you can hear the newsboys whist
ling you Look Good to Father and
Gross Your Heart You Love Me-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
GOOD PLAY COMING

THE Umpire" the scintilating music
al comedy of politics, baseball and foot
ball. which is soon to appear in this
city. has just finished a remarkable
weeks business at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. The engagement of this breezy
play of song, dance and quip at Los
Angeles took on the nature Of a festival,
for the crowd Of pleasure seekers from
all portions of the United States which
is always to be found there during the
winter months. The members of the
organization Immediately became pop
ular with the people they had enter
tanned in the theatre and a series of
unique affairs were participated in by
the player folk. One of the most inter-
esting of these was a daily baseball be-
tween the Umpire" team which has
become justly famous as an amateur
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

eyes can be UNNECESSARILY enhanced
by a really artistic and expressive
wink. Half the beauty Of Spanish
women's eyes lies in their peculiar gift
of half closing them, conveying at will
by fine gradations Of the same act
either languorous love, fascinating in
vitation or whitening fury. Without
their hereditary genius for utilizing
their eyelids Spanish women would
lose half their charm. 1t is a sixth
sense to them.
"Our ancestresses relied upon tears
in various sentimental emergencies
but it didn't catch on, and now women
cry as rarely as men. If they de-
voted some Of their time to the manage
ment of their eyelids that they waste
on the Swedish drill and stunning
the piano they would be far better
employed for their matrimonial pros
pects"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
City Water Department viii Try
to Explain Absence
SHORTAGE DISCOVERED BY ExpE. 7
LAX HANDLING OF MATERIAL &C
COUNT SAID TO HAVE BEEN
THE CAUSE.

1t will be several days before the
water department of Walla Walla will
attempt to tell the city council why it
was short $9,426.O7 on February 1 of
last year on it's material account
City Clerk Hart has sent to the de-
partment of the resolution passed by
the council last Thursday night asking
for written report which would cast
light on the subject. An official of
the department when asked this after
noon when the report would be ready
said, "Oh, it will be several days. 1t
will take time to make such a report.
It can't be done in a minute
The $4,000 shortage discovered BY
E.. G. Shorrock, the expert accountant,
has been great mystery in the book
keeping department of the water de-
partment since it was found.
It's in the material department and
probably represents pipe in the old
water system which still lies in the
ground and has been forgotten, and
was due to faulty methods of keeping
the material account OF handling stock
belonging to the city.
1t is hoped that the investigation
which the department itself will be
obliged to make now will clear up the
mystery and determine just where this
discrepancy lies.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
10 Letter to Dayton Paper He
Tells Why Money Is Missing
OFFERS TO ARB|TRATE The MATTER
IF FAIR-MlNDED COMMITTEES DE
CIDES HE WASN'T RIGHT
HE'LL REFUND.

DAYTON, Wash, Feb. 23.-Mr. Ed
itOr:-1 wish to have a word to saw
in regard to the shortage of s5O3 Ok
that was found in my account as conn.
ty treasurer by the parties who ey.
ported the county books $4,000 of the
shortage was due to errors in issuing
receipts for taxes; that is | collected
less from number of taxpayers than
was assessed against them, but the
county has received part of this and
will finally get all of it. Another item
in my shortage was $6O25 which the
experts found had failed to give the
county credit for But the amount
they have since found to be consider
ably less than that amount. The big
gest item in my alleged shortage is
5000 which held out of the funds be-
cause l believed and yet believe that
amount is due me for deputy hire
and overtime put in at the Office.
In the matter Of deputy and the
premium bonds which the treasurer
had to give, l contend that l should
have received as fair treatment as my
predecessor in office. During his last
term Mr.. Guernsey received 500 for
deputy hire and the county paid the
premium on his bond of $187.50 max
ing $287.5O. At the same rate l would
be entitled during my first term to
500 more for deputy hire and cost
of bonds.
The only reason the commissioners
gave for not allowing this 500 was
that they wanted me to employ dep
uty and let him put in his bill for
the work instead of putting it in my
self With this promise before me for
deputy l accepted the office for the
second term and they allowed all bills
for deputy hire until the June bill of
1906 was put in for 20 days by J. Hub
bard. This they held up until De-
cember thus cutting off four or five
months help that l needed in going
over the books and checking up to
avoid errors.
l wish to show what this same work
cost in other counties of the same
class as Columbia; that is Adams and
Cowlitz. According to the auditors
report for the year ending June 80,
1906 Adams county allowed for treas
urer's salary and deputy hire $2274.44;
Cowlitz county allowed for salary, dep
uty hire and bonds, $2714.25; Colum-
bia county allowed $1594.75 Now
would my claim for $500 more for
deputy hire during by last two years
service look unreasonable compared
with the above figures?
There are many details of the affair
that can not explain here but have
made the commissioners a proposition
to leave the matter with three or five
disinterested men and if they decide
I owe the county anything am willing
and anxious to settle it up.
E. w. ALCORN.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
AMERICAN GIRL IS HoNoREp
Appointed Tutor to Maharajah's Wife
Miss Mclean Occupies Unique
Position.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Pa, Feb. est
is safe to say that every woman of ar
tistic taste and love for the beauties
of the arts of an ancient civilization,
will be pleased at, and perhaps envious
of, the distinction which has come to
Miss Mary E. Mclean, who has been
appointed tutor and companion to the
wife of the Maharaja Gaikwar of Ba-
roda, India.
Miss Mclean is the daughter of the
late George MsLean, of Lawrencevile,
and is charming young woman deep
ly interested in the study of the occult
and the mysterious phantasmagOria of
the Indian rites, as practised thousands
of years ago.
When the Maharajah and the Maha-
rani-which means the little princess
were in this country year ago, they
decided to engage an American COL
lege woman who would be fitted to re-
lieveS Her Highness'' of the fatigue of
social duties when occasion required
ana to aid her in such duties. 1t was
somewhat of q task to select one ca
pable of performing such work of
delicate diplomacy, which meant
thorough familiarity of social customs
and wide familiarity with the his
tory of India. The Maharajah con-
suited a friend in New York and after
an exhaustive. inquiry Miss Mclean
was decided upon as possessing all the
necessary qualifications, with her love-
ly personality as kind of bonus.
There are few young women in
America possessing better education
al equipment fo-' the novel position
she is to occupy. She went from here
to Oakland, Cal, where she was grad
uated from the Girls high school.
She next entered the University of
California, from which she was grad
uated with the degree Of bachelor of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
BLAST REVEALS GREAT CAVE.
EIkhorn River Flows Above Long Pas
sage Of Hidden Hole.

sage Of Hidden Hole.
GEORGETOWN, KY, Feb. 23.-
Eleven men braved death from gases
to explore a big cave discovered near
Georgetown. Two of the party were
almost overcome In trying to get
through a passageway leading under
Elkhorn river Without knowledge OF
their route, the party made only
partial examination of the cave and
cannot say how large it is, but the
indications are that one passage ex-
tends to great length, with a roof
20 feet high in many places.
The cave was discovered at the
Indian Hill refinery, near Georgetown,
when a. blast was set of in a rock
quarry.
Eight passages were explored for 200
feet One which leads under Elkhorn
river was entered by two men.
Accompanied by small boy, one OF
the men fingered after the party had
departed and, following the western
passage beyond the gaseous tunnel
squeezed under a large boulder, COM
ing out in an immense passage 20 feet
high. This led seemingly straight
across the refinery plants grounds to-
ward town. The two followed the pas
sage for 500 feet without reaching
the end They turned back because OF
failing lights. There was but little
sign of animal life in the cave.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
Mrs. b!emmer Earns Another Sob.
riquet at City Jail
SPENDS SAD AcARYmosE M|eHT
FAR FROM THAT DEAR Mr.. KEITH
MELANCHOLlLY.

Still Mrs. Lena Bremmer and H. W.
Keith are confined to cells in the coun,
ty Jail on charge of adultery preferred
by Henry Bremmer, the woman's hus-
band.
Efforts are being made by the pair
to furnish bonds. So far they have
not been successful.
Keith's four children the oldest of
which is Is, are being cared for by
persons in Wallula
An effort will be made to have the
county commissioners provide for their
support until keith is released from
Jail. No date has been set for the
preliminary hearing
Mrs. Bremmer cried during the
greater part of last night.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
SMALLPOX At MEDICAL LAKE.

Patient Contracts Disease While Out
on Paroie-Hundreds vaccinated.
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash, Feb. 23.-
A mild case of smallpox was discov.
cred today in the Eastern Washington
asylum for the insane. The patients
were Immediately isolated. Between
200 and 300 patients and officers were
vaccinated and the halls and rooms
were fumigated. A week ago, scare
took place at the asylum, bu the
patient proved to be suffering from
chickenpox. Yesterday another alarm
was raised and this time DR.. Morrison
county health officer, pronounced it
a genuine case of smallpox. The pa
tient is young man named Hammer,
who had been out on parole for short
time in the care of his father. He was
infected while out of the institution.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

erty it would undoubtedly have en-
abled the road to perfect its opera
ton and increase it's facilities mate
rally.
On the other hand the payment of
five per cent on the preferred kept the
stock market value at par and above
for a long time, and gave even the
comon stock fair market value, very
profitable to those who got it practi-
cally for nothing by virture of increases
in capitalizat ton at time of reorgani-
zation And this stock market effect
is the main consideration in many a
railroad financial office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
NEWSPAPER MAN DRUMMED OUT
Writer Who Wrote Up Earthquake
Which Wasn't Gets Big Run.

GALVESTON, Feb. 23.-FOr having
written and sent out false reports of
an earthquake in this city James Whit
tenton was placarded and run out Of
town.
This city suffered so much by the
storm of six years ago that Galveston
citizens became incensed at the libel
lous publication of an earthquake and
after hanging a sign on Whittenton
drummed him across the bay bridge
with the warning that if he ever re-
turned to Galveston he would be pub
licly tarred and feathered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

An international theory that the
prince consort of the queen of Hol-
land was a nonenity and merely the
husband of his wife. was exploded fol-
lowing the Berlin disaster. when the
prince bravely took his place as a
member of the life saving crew-and
actually saved several lives. 1t may
have been grandstand, but it was the
real play.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
1.-THE WOMAN IN THE CASE"

Eugenic Blair is to be seen here soon
in Clyde Fitchs THE Woman in the
Case" Miss Blair's success this sea-
son has been far above the ordinary
and her Interpretation Of the character
of Margaret Rolf is looked upon as
most artistic. The critics say that she
brings out original touches at every
turn and that her Interpretation pleas
es by its artistic simulicity
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
IN NEW CLYDE FITCH PLAY

Blanche Walsh and her entire AS
tor theater company will be seen here
soon, coming direct from her great
triumph in New York, where the New
Clyde Fitch play, 1.-THE Straight Road"
had such a pronounced success. Miss
Walsh has added to her long list of
triumphs by presenting characterize
ton that is said to be new to the stage.
In the hands of Miss Walsh it has
gripped metropolitan, theater-goers CAL
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
Japs Hold BIG Meeting.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 49, The
Japanese tonight will hold mass
meeting to protest against the exclu-
sion bill. They will adopt resolutions
and wire to Toxic and Washington.
Look, the Japanese paper, proclaims,
though We should waste our own
blood We should fight. against wrong
and sacrifice ourselves for Justice"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
Flora Still Unconscious.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Flora McDon-
aid accused of killing Webster Guer-
in is unconscious in the police sta
ton and physicians say her condition
Is critical. The police physician who
was with the woman all night SAID
she was suffering from acute hysterla'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
Frisco Tax Rate Hiqher.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23-The gen
eral appropriation bill introduced in
the assembly yesterday shows an in
crease of 100000 over two years age
the total being $8,OOO,OOO. The tax
rate will be Sc cents against 40, the
increase being due to the loss of as
sessable property in the San Francis.
co fire.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
UNCLE SAM A CEMENTMAkER.

The government has gone into the
cement manufacturing business in Ari-
iona under peculiar and interesting
circumstances. The great RooseFel'
irrigation DAM which is to make the
largest artificial lake in the world ana
| to make fertile great stretches of des-
| ert country, could not otherwise have
been built without an expenditure OF
money that would have made it I'M
profitable.
The cementmakers made bids that
Practically negatived the enterprise
SO a barrel including a sixty-two-m mile
haul by wagon from the nearest rail-
road station When they learned that
The government was figuring on max
ing it's own cement, they reduced their
bids to $4S9 a barrel. Even this meant
an autIay for cement alone, of about
81 for every acre of land benefited by
the project. Yet the cementmakers
did the best they could. for this price
left them only SO cents a barrel for
their product at the mill.
About this time the government en-
gineers found fine ledge of limestone
near the damsite and excellent clay
within reach. So the government
bought the machinery and put up its
own cement mill. This is turning out
cement at a cost of $2.13 a barrel. and
the building of the dam goes on apace.
That is one instance of beneficent
government ownership. But the cir
cumstances were peculiar and unusual.
1t wouldn't do to draw too many infer
ences from it.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

There are several Walla Walla men
who would like to learn the brand used
by that Minnesota farmer who had a
terrible battle with fifty rats in his
barn the other day. That's a new
thrill not yet enjoyed here.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

The next time Councilman Bill Glas-
open meeting. Jerry should resolve to
lay for the ancient one until he takes
up his duties as building inspector and
then arrest him for eXpectorating on
the sidewalk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Oregon is tickled to death over the
disc overy that she is not going to be
entirely forgotten since the land
fraud trials closed. The state is BEAM
ingly displaying one lone road agent
who held up nine passengers in stage
coach Yesterday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
~|Nk'NG IS A FINE ART
Learned Professor Says Women Who
Use the EyeIid Are Most
Fascinating.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-Prof. Sterling
has aroused some criticism in staid so
ciety by clarifying "the art of wink
ing in a lecture on Eyes" at the Lon
don institution
ucation to wink, although blinking is
very simple The effectiveness of fine
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

The closed season for sidewalks, ac-
cOrding to Councilman Glasford, will
be from June to October. During that
period any bicyclist caught slaughter
ing sidewalks will be arrested.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

1t is a good thing the taking of the
census in Walla Walla is slated fol
after all those Walla Walla people
stranded in Pendleton and other
suburbs arrive home
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

The low blow which the Turk pugi-
list, Abdul Maglan, landed on "Phila-
delphia Jack" O'Brien, in Los Angeles
last night gave Jack" the tummy-
ache"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Gov Higgins of Rhode, Island oe-
clared in a speech yesterday, that
George Washington was not so much
as a general and strateglst. lhls ell
fectually squelches such judges as
Frederick the Great, Won Moltke ana
Lieutenant T. D. S. Hart
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Now that war has been declared be-
tween Honduras and Nicaragua, it is
seasonable for the buggy "Bunc" to ex-
ert its wonderful influence in securing
the release of it's former war corre-
spondent, DIR" Howard Mantell, in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

The Father of His Country" must
have been well pleased with the re-
spect shown his memory by his child
rem in Walla Walla yesterday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Grover Cleveland's proposition to
disfranIhise all unmarried men and
women and allow married women to
vote will probably be amended by
President Roosevelt to include in the
Acknowledgement all childless couples.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

That buggy "Bunc" has not yet re-
covered from the shock of learning
there was no strike and that drunken
pressman had not met with foul play
after sustaining vicious and brutal
relations"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

There is nothing in the dispatches
to indicate that the Thaw testimony
was put on ice over the present adj
journment to keep it from spelling.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
Indict Asylum Attendants

ATHENS Ohio, Feb 23.-The grand
jury today indicted I. Woobe, Henry
Harkins. Hobart Reader, former at
tendants at the Athens hospital for
the insane, charged with second degree
murder in killing of w. ]. Barnes, in
mate. 80
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
James Starr EckeIs Dead.

PRINCETON, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-James
Starr Eckels, aged 80. father Of James
H. Eckels the former comptroller of the
currency died here today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Have you seen City Clerk Tommy D..
S Hart in his new suit, his new derby,
his new shoes and his new-ahem!
My, but Tommy looks cute.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23
Chicago Democrats PLEDGED.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The democratic
platform which the city convention
adopted says the democratic party is
unalterably pledged to the municipal
ownership of all public utilities.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Foul Play" was written by Charles
Reade. But foul play and vicious and
brutal relations were discovered by
the buggy "Bunc."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

100000 Fire at Rome, N. Y.
ROME, N. Y, Feb. 2o.-The plant OF
the Wire and Telephone company OF
America was destroyed by fire to-
day. The loss was 100000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

iail at Spokane. on a charge of forgery,
and send him forthwith to the mo-
countries to cover the battlehelds.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

led forth nightly applause of auditors,
and remarkable comments from the
dramatic critics. Miss Walsh insisted
that her managers present her in the
ment
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-23

Since the advent of DR.. Breeder a
number of Walla Walla people have
cultivated the early to-bed habit.