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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
DROPS DEAD At FATAL WORD
When Priest Says "Dust Thou Art
Aged Prisoner Affords Sad
Illustration.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.--In the crow(
of worshippers at the Ash Wednesda!
services in ST. Marys Roman Catholic
church. at High and William streets
Newark, on Tuesday night, was Wilt
am Effnger a wealthy shoe merchant
and a parishioner of long standing
With Mr.. Effinger, who was 60 years
old, was his young daughter. and the
pair settled themselves in their seats
to listen to Rev. Polycarp Scherer's
first sermon on Death" j:
Prefacing it with a list of church
members who had passed away within
the last year. the priest had just ut
tered his text: Dust thou art, to dust
thou shalt return" when Mr.. Effinger
fell back in his pew.
He was quickly carried into the prio-
ry and preparations made to admins
ter the last rites of the church, but the
physician, hastily summoned, annOuhc-
ed that death from apoplexy had been
instantaneous. Mr.. Etfinger's body was
taken to his home, No. 800 Broad
street p
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
PUT LOVE" INTO VALENTINE
But Little Elizabeth Had ia. Copy Sun
day scheeIo Motto. :" =

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Three little
girl New Workers, having determined to
write some valentines, dragged forth
pen and ink yesterday and invoked
their 9-year-old muses..
1T has to be something about love,
you know" said. 4Cybele. 1T isn't
valentine if it doesn't say love-
Eugenia poised her pen. but did not
write. Cybele herself seemed lacking
in inspiration as she gazed at the ink
bottle thoughtfully but unproductively.
Little Elizabeth alone wrote anything,
and she plunged in without hesitation
and soon had all her best friends pro-
vided for.
"Is it. something about love-: IN
quired Cybele. And the mother OF
them all, glancing covertly at Eliza
beths last valentine, read:
IF we love me, keep my command
ments."
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS
Continued from Page One.)

orators. of which there were eight.
Elmer Brunton was leader of the at
firmative side While Berkeley Schorr
led the quartette who fought for fire
Among the most complete and well
worked out exercises of the day were
those given in the various rooms a,
Washington school. I The gramme1
grades. the third grade and the frs,
and second grades acid exercises in
the different parts of the building A
large number of proud parents wit
nesses the exercises.
Washington School Program.
Following is the complete program:
Song. Hail Columbia. -. By School,
Recitation The Good Old Times. :.
.:............ Cecil Ferguson
instrumental Solo. 80. Edith Melche,
An Estimate of Washington. Ben. Hunt
Song, Birthday of Washington, Schoo
Recitation, When Lincoln Died.. -.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Margaret Howard
Instrumental Dnet. Ida & Annd Bach
told.
Recitation. A Jealous Patriot.
........ Edwin Driftmeye,
Song. Columbus. ...... Fourth Grade
Glass Reading, Quotations from Lin
coin, Fifth Grade
Instrumental Duet Grace F,innell an6
Amelia Dietrich. $50.
Reading. Justice Tempered with Mer-
cy, Observation-Disclosures. Walter Wright
Instrumental Solo. -. Maude Donley
Recitation, Battle Flags. Herbert Ring
hoffer 'f
Song, Our Flag, Fifth & Sixth Grade
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Alfred
LANCE r..
instrumental Duet Gilberta Konizes
XII and Lille Anderson.
Recitation, Which General. ...
Claude LoehI
Vocal Solo. Stars and Stripes. .,..
.............. Ethel Dean
Song. Mount Vernon Bells. School
Third Grade.
Song. Salute to the Flag. -. School
Recitation, The Flag Goes By...
Albert Thornton
Recitation. 22nd, of February. -.
Mamie McFall
Recitation, Washington. Tommy Clark
Concert Exercise. THE Nations Col
ors. -............. Fourth Grade
Recitation, The Story of Washington.
Observation-Disclosures. Blanche Barrett
Recitation. Lincoln's Grave, .....f,s
Trevor Kincaid
Recitation. Our Flag, :. Pearl Stewart
Song Columbus. ........... School
Recitation. Be True, :. 4. James Peoples
Recitation, Selected, :. Cecil Young
Recitation. When Washington was
Little. Kenneth Shockey and Mark
Stephens.
Concert Exercise. The Union, -. =
................. Third Grade
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
HOUSE NO. 10 IS UNcANNY
Champion Ghost Story Comes From
Tight Little Isle.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Thrilling and
story, associated with an untenante(
! house at Brighton, have been forward
ed by a correspondent. His description
of these special happenings. which
have taken place during the last few
weeks, are best given in his own words
THE house has gained such an uncan-
ny reputation for ghostly visitations
that no one could be found to occupy
it. Curiously enough, it is No. Is ir
the road, and has thirteen rooms.
visited the caretaker, and she gave me
the following account of her expert
enceS:
"'AbOut 3 o'clock in the morning
we were awakened by what seemed
to be the firing of pistols and flashes
of fire through the fanlight of our bed
room. Amid a blaze of light we saw
the form of an animal resembling a
unicorn. Near it was an elderly gentle
man with gray whiskers. He had a
gray suit on. The unicorn, it's horrible
eyes Offering with rage. caught him
around the body with it's fore feet and
bore him away, whilst the old man
screamed in agony. I think it must
have been the evil one,' she concluded.
"A night or two later l visited the
place myself at night. For a time all
was silent. Suddenly, from one of the
top rooms there came a sound as of the
soft sobbing, a scurrying of feet and
the slamming of door. l rushed to
the landing Still there was a noise
Of scurrying feet and the slamming of
door. l at once opened this, and
entering the room found a patch of
blood in the corner and red spots
scattered over the floor. That is the
plain story. What is the explanation?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
N. S ELL
20 MAIN STREET.
HACKENSACk HATH CHARMS
Therefore Mrs. Wales Can't Go Back to
Husband Whose Sister Laughs
at Wife.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Unabe to di-
vorce herself from the charms of HaC-
kensack. N j., Mrs. Sarah l.. Wales
prefers to dispense with her husband
His one offense is that he lives in
Brooklyn. where he has provided bed
and board for her that she refuses to
share. She. tried it once 10 years ago
but Hackensack lured her back With
d baby as a souvenir son. she returned
to its embrace and the married Mr..
Wales has been wifeless ever since.
Both the Waleses are bOOkkeepers,
Richard C. being employed in the Myr-
tie Avenue bank. On the occasion
of her flight Mrs. Wales said that the
complaints of her sister-inlaw, who
lived with them and objected to the
crying of the baby, hurt her feelings
and that she must go home to mother.
After repeated efforts to coax he.
back, Mr.. Wales. in desperation. hied
him. to South Dakota, to have the knot
united. Mrs. Wales insisted that she
had never been properly served with
the papers and Wales went to talk 1t
ovea with her. Her brown hair and
peachy complexion did the rest. He
asked her to marry him all over again.
He swOre he loved her more than ever
She replied that she always was and
always would be his, but as she did
not recognize the divorce she could not
marry him and as he was divorced she
could not live with hint would be a
scandal.
Wales took the matter to the Jersey
City chancery chambers yesterday. He
repudiated the insinuation that he
wanted to marry Miss Gertrude E.
Kelly, of Brooklyn. He said he wanted
his wife and his wife only. but she
would not have him-she was welded
to Hackensack. Mrs. Wales responded
that she loved him devo:edly, but did
not love Brooklyn.
The vice. chancellor ordered her to
so with her husband. Mrs. Wales only
smiled sadly and shook her head. Then
the court suggested that both Hack
ensack and Brooklyn be abandoned and
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was not prosecuted? But you should
! know-it is your business TO know"
were some of the sharp questions
which Councilman Glasford asked AL
yah Brown, chief of police, at the cOun-
Gil meeting.
The incident was brought up by the
presentation of the bill of the Walla
Walla hospital for s95.4o for care of w.
j. Guilford. The veteran councilman
was primed for the occasion and grew
quite excited as he spoke on what he
thought was neglect of official duty
on the part of the chief of police.
Guilford was injured by blow in
the face from N. Schneidsch and was
afterwards taken to the Walla Walla
hospital under the order of Dr. Nelms.
Officer SandersOn accompanied him
but Chief Brown insisted last night
that he had not authorized his trans
portation to the hospital and did not
know that the city was bound in any
way to pay the blu.
Il want it understood that I am not
responsible in any degree said
Brown.
But you ought to be-" said Glasford.
why didn't you prosecute Scnnei-
disch? When a big stiff like him hits
a. man so that he has to De put in the
hospital. someone is responsible. The
city ought not to pay those bills they
ought to be paid by the council"
Chief of Police Brown fastened to
inform the councilman from the first
ward that Mr.. Schneidish had been ar
rested, but was later released on bonds,
which were forfeited. He disclaimed
been sent to the hospital for treatment,
as one of the local physicians had
come to the city Jail and removed him
as his own patient. If Mr.. GlasfOrd
had been informed that Schneidish had
not been arrested, his informants "did
not know what they were talking
about" for he was arrested a short
time after the assault was committed.
Mr.. Brown brought out the fact that
Guilford was known to have had an open
knife in his pocket, supposedly for use
upon the person of Mr.. Schneidish, but
Mr.. Glasford argued that, as the victim
was walking away from Schneidish
when assaulted, the latter was In no
danger.
Brown. explained that jSchneidisch
had forfeited his bond but Glasford
thought this no reason why he should
not be prosecuted.
The matter was finally settled by or
dering the bill paid, but the city clerk
was instructed to notify N. Schneidisch
that he must pay into the city treasury
the $94.5O which it had expended for
the Guilford hospital bill.
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AUTO MURDER CLEARED. UP
Three Men Confess to The kiIinQ
Of an Old ken0sha Man.
LEFT THEIR VICTIM IN THE ROAD
EDWARD COLLIER, BICYCLE RAG
Err, AND BUBBLE" EXPERT
...s
ARREsTFD FOR DEED.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-The mystery
surrounding the killing of William
Dreyer, who was run down by a speed
ing automobile three miles north Of
Kenosha at midnight July "a last, was
suddenly cleared yesterday when two
of the three men who were in the cal
which struck and mangled the man
told the story of the affair in the court
room at Kenosha
AS a result Of their testimony Ed
ward Collier, a former bicycle racer
and later noted as an automobile ex
pert, was arrested charged with man
slaughter. He gave bond and was re
leased
The result Of five months persistent
work by District Attorney Baker was
achieved when Frank L. Jackson, son
of the late Johnson A. Jackson, mem
Der of one of the prominent families
of KenOsha, and Shelley Montgomery
son of E. w. Montgomery, a wealthy
Galena, ILL.,, lumberman, broke down
and confessed.
Left Victim Dying in Road.
Jackson and Montgomery told prac.
tically the same story. They said they
left Kenosha late on. the night Dreyer
was killed, and that Collier was driv-
ing the machine. the speed at the time
of the tragedy being about Is miles an
hour. Jackson said the old man ap-
peared to be in crOuching position
by the roadside, as if about to rise,
when suddenly Collier shouted We've
hit a man." The automobile was not
stopped, but, on the contrary, the
speed of the car was increased and
the party hurried away without stop
ping to learn the extent of their vic
TINS injury.
Jackson said the accident occurred
at time when his father, who died
q month ago, was about to undergo
surgical operation, and he feared the
shock, if the matter became known,
would kill the sick man.
Montgomery corroborated the state
ments of Jackson, and added that
while the trio were hurrying away they
agreed not to disclose to any one the
facts with regard I'd the striking of the
man. They travelled about all that
night and did not know of Dryers
death until his body was found the
next day.
Trio Keep Secret Pact.
, A day or two after the body was
Capt. William M. Lewis,
automobile manufacturer of
Racine, was taken to Kenosha, to give
an account of his travels of the night
before, as it was known he had been
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ROADS CLEAR ONCE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

the Spokane flyer, No. 3. 1t will also
make connections with the Northern
Pacific at Wallula for Seattle.
1t also looks as if the o. r. & N
track to Dayton would be. repaired by
Sunday The work train approaching
the city from Prescott has gotten to
within one mile of Hadley station.
The w. & c. R. track is now clear
to Pasco with the exception of the
washout at the big culvert east of La.
mar. A train was sent out from Pasco
today which went as far as the dam.
aged culvert. A cabOOse special left
Walla Walla this afternoon to Lamar
Passengers on the train from PascO
will be transferred around the wash
out and brought here tonight on the
caboose special which is expected here
about Z o'clock this evening.
w. & c. R. officials expect trains
will be run through to Pasco from here
tomorrow evening, but this cannot be
promised with certainty.
Connections will be made with the
o. R. & N. evening train which goes
to Wallula until the break at Lamar
is repaired.
big accumulation of mail arrived
here last night from Pendleton and
the west and partially swamped the
post office clerks but most of it was
distributed by this afternoon.
Reports from the washouts between
Adams and Pendleton given by those
who walked over the track yesterday
afternoon say that nearly half of the
entire track is washed out and that
miles of it will have to be replaced.
Railroad officials hope to be able to
run from Spokane to Pendelton direct
by the middle of next week in spite
of the mountain of work yet ahead of
them.
The first registered mail to leave
Walla in two weeks was taken out
yesterday. Although previous to the
last thaw the roads were open for two
days no registered mail was sent out
as this can only be sent on certain
specially designated trains.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
CHINESE DIVIDE THE HoNoRs
~ -! g
CeIesdaE Weren't Alone in Fire.
works Display
COUNCIL TREATED TO A DE1oNAI|oN
BILL eLAsFoRD AND i. A. RUN.
r,.HAM- SUDDENLY FIND OUT
{, THEY'RE AWAKE.
{; K ii y

Expulsion of Conrad Schiffner, as
sewer Inspector and Councilman Glas-
fofd's heated colloquy with Chief eJrry
Brown Furnished the pyrotechnic part
of the program at the otherwise placid
session of the city council yesterday
evening.
Mr. Mayor, l move that Conrad
Schiffner be discharged and a more
competent man be put in his place.
were the blunt words of Councilman
Durham. He explained to the council
that Schiffner was not only incompe-
tent but had lied to him concerning
the cleaning out of sewer near the
Walla Walla creamery.
After some discussion as to the adj
visibility of throwing Schiffner out
without investigation by a committee,
the motion was carried, Bachtold alone
voting no.
Kirkman nominated James Casey for
the vacant place and he was elected.
The change will take place March 1.
Durham explained that the sewer
had been overlooking for some time.
He had spoken. to Knight and Schiff-
ner about it and the latter had in
formed him he had cleaned the sewer
out. Later he learned it had not been
done, on the testimony of two respon-
sible citizens. It, was high time to get
rid of officials who could not be relied
upon.
Thought Knight to Blame: .
Durham also thought Water Super
intendent knight. was deserving of
Censure for not knowing whether q
not the sewer had been cleaned by the
inspector. The idea was also ex-
pressed that theGcity was lucky be-
cause it had not been involved in
law suit from property owners on ac-
count of damage from water flowing
out of sewers.
I What About Sehneidish.
Can you tell me why Schneidisch
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
( Must Serve 20 Years.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Feb. 22.-The
supreme court this morning decided
killing County Commissioner John V.
Kopf, at the republican club selection
last spring, must serve 20 years sea-
tence,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22
recitation, Visions of Lincoln.

Recitation, Visions of Lincoln. -.
Recitation Cherry Pies, joe Schuler
Recitation, The Good Old Times. >.,;-
..... Irene Van Tess
Recitation. February. -. Elsie Miller
Rag oaiute :; =. - =
Song, America, ..:........s .. Seaool
First and Second Grades. x4t,-,
Song, An7erfca, Robert Jesse, Arthur
Hammer, .!u
Recitation. ...... Lester Goodman
Recitation The First Flag, ......
Hattie Jones
Recitation, Lincoln's Story, Grace Nath
Annie Priest, Lucille Ferguson, Lulu
/ Wynans. Helen Wake.
Song. Little February
Why We Love Loncoln, Nellie Lar
CORN. Vesta Loney, Madaline Fair
weather, Mary Gordon, Grace Keller,
Cassie Land.
Recitation, Our Flag, Dave Wright,
Elby Jones, Daisy Darrell
Song. See My Soldiers.
Recitation Pearl Dew, Mildred How
ard, Eva Howard, Orville Comstock,
Bonnie Cambern, David Wells.
Like Lincoln, :. Marguerite Schubert
Song, The School Room Army.
1890 oIA'o'
Recitation, Trying to Be Thieves
Charles Hilton, Harry Donby, Eddie
Clark.
Song, Red, White and Blue, Cohen
Palmer, Helen Wells, Mary Gordon
Winifred Paul, Alice Wells, Mar
guerite Hergitt.
Teaching Dolly" ...... Anita HOugh
Song, The Flag.
Something Better -. Zulu Dun,
lap,
Flag Salute.
Colonial Party Tonight.
A big colonial party will be given
in the parlors of Reynolds hall to-
night by the Whitman girls. The boys
at Billings are securing the city today
for wigs, powder and rouge with
which to bedeck themselves in 18th
century ldSIllOL lie COiIS6c loCuitS
usually gives this party but it had
been given up on account of the de-
bate which was to have taken place
today but was postponed on account
Of washOuts.
The Salvation army will celebrate
Washington's birthday this evening by
big supper and social at the army
barracks. Old Glory waves above the
barracks door today and is draped
about the hall among the decorations
which have been fixed up for the
event
Baker school had the unique exer-
else of the day. 1t was what is called
a revolving program. The eight
grades assembled in four rooms, first
and second. third and fourth, etc,
grouping.
Then each program was given in
every one Of the four rooms thus as
sembed First the program was rem
dered in the pupils own room and at
forwards the youngsters went to the
next room and repeated it 50 that
every pupil in the building heard
every program.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-22

To Cure q Cold m One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinins
Tablets Druggists refund money X IL
fails to cure. e. w. GROVES sigma
ture Is on each box: &c.
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some other home agreed upon. Mrs.
Wales could not think of suchsa tnihe.
Finally the vice-chancellor announced
that he would recommend a decree Tor
the husband. --i
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Can you. tell me why Schneidisch
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SAVE 10 FROM BERLIN.

? ROTTERDAM, Feb. 22.-Ten Z
? persons who passed the night on Z
? wreckage Of the Berlin, have Z
? been saved. 4
Henry, prince consort. Joined Z
the life savers twice, and went in Z
= tug in the raging sea to the =
= rescue. inspiring the seamen 10 4
= greater efforts 4
= :.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-16

VIRGINIA:-At Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court
for the County of Accomack, on the
Third Monday in October, A. ID .
1907, same being the 21st day of said
month.
Alvin G. Lewis, Plaintiff.
against
Mary O. Lewis, Defendant.
In Chancery.
The object of this suit is to obtain
for the plaintiff a divorce a mensa e'
thoro from the defendant.
Affidavit having been made before
the Clerk of the said Court that Mary
G. Lewis, the defendant in the above
entitled cause, is a non-resideDJo OF the
State of Virginia, on motion of the
plaintiff, by his attorneys, it is or
/ dered that she, the said nonresident
defendant, do appear here within fl
teen days after due publication OF this
order and do what is necessary to pro
tect her interests; and that this "rde
he published once a week for four sue
cessive weeks. in the Peninsula En-
terprise," newspaper published a
Accon.ack G. H., Virginia, and als'
posted at the front door of the Cour
House of the said County on the las
Monday in October, A. D., 1907.
John ID. Grant, Z.
Teste: John d. Grant, { {
Fletcher g. Powell, p. q.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-16
Matchmakers In China.

A Shanghai correspondent OF Ger
man paper writes: "rhe custom of-ar-
ranging matrimonial contracts through
agents or matchmakers has been prac-
ticed in China for ages. This business
received support from all classes, for'
although the high caste men in some
instances select their first wives them
selves. the additional wives are all Sc
cured through the agents. This being
so. 1t was only natural that a recent
ly distributed proclamation, written by
an unknown person, urging the wom-
en- to rebel against the old established
custom should have created more than
little excitement. The officials or
dered the immediate destruction OF the
handbils on which the revolutionary
screed was printed and the arrest OF
those who took part In their distribu-
ton. The empress dowager directed
! that further efforts in that direction
should be punished severely, and we
know what that means. She said also
that from what she had heard the
French marriages we're for the most
part happy and that these were usual
| ly arranged by the parents"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-16
Eesdino Infants with Liquor.

According to recent French writer's,
infants in arms are fed with alcoholic
liquors in Normandy with the most
disastrous effects. Dr. Brcnon writes:
"In Normandy it is not unusual to see
women mix coffee and cognac in nurs-
ing bottles. These women are en-
ployed outside their homes; therefore
some means must be devised to keep
their babies quiet In the cradles dur
hg their absence. The ingenuity takes
this form: A bottle containing the mix
ture is placed under the pillow to keep
It warm. and attached thereto Is a
long rubber tube, which the child,
once the nipple is placed between Its
lips. reluctantly gives up. Automat-
ically it gets drunk and, thanks to
its heavy sidmbers, the neighbors are
not disturbed"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-11-16
Finders Rewarded.

The following unique notice was nx'
ed to church door recently:
"Alissing.-Last Sunday some fam
lilies from church.
"Stolen. - Several hours from the
Lords day by a number Of people OF
different ages dressed in their Sunday
clothes.
"Strayed.-Half a score OF lambs, be-
lieved to have gone in the direction OF
No Sunday School,
"Mislaid.-A quantity Of silver and
copper coins on the counter of pub
lie house, the owner being In a state or
great excitement at the time.
"Wanted. - Several young people.
When last seen were walking in pairs
I'D Sabbath Breakers Lane which
leads to the city Of NO Good
"I.ost.-A lad, carefully reared, not
long from home and for time prom
Using, supposed to have gone with one
or two older companions to 'Prodigal
Town, Hark Lane
! ANY person assisting In the recov'
ery of the above shall in nowioe lose
his reward" d."-London Answers.