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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
ORPHANS COURT.
Judicial Disposition of Affairs Of
Orphans and Widows.

Court met today in regular scs-
sion with Chief Judge Tydings and
Associate Judges Cusack and Abbott
on the bench. and Register OF Wills
Davidson and Deputy Register Clay
ton and sheriff Linihicum present.
The following business was disposed
of by the Court:
Administrator bond c. {. a. OF
Francis u. Watson, administrators Of
sarah X. Watson. deceased, was filed
and approved by the Court.
Statement OF assets Of Evaiine John
son, deceased, by Joseph -. Johnson,
administrator, was filed and passed
by the Court.
The last will aud testament OF the
late George A. Culver was filed and
admitted TO probate. After the usual
preamble, be disposes or his proper
~ as follows: u give and bfqusatli
unto my dear sister, Corinda Ill.
Culver. Of Palmrya, state Of New
York, all my property. real, personal
and mixed, Of which I may die seized
aud possessed. with full power 10 sell
or dispose Of any or al Of IL IN any
way or manner she may see lit, com.
mending To- her the loving and tender
care Of our beloved and aged mother.
The will was executed the twenty.
fourth Of March, nineteen hundred
and three, and was Witnessed by l..
dorsey Gassaway. J..Clayton Brewer
aud J. A. Walton, and appoints T..
Dorsey Gassaway executor. a codi.
ell to the will dated August 4, 1904,
requests that his executor turn over
10 the children VI the late Rebecca q.
Sproglo the furniture and household
effects, formerly belonging 10 her and
now i'm his possession share and share
alike. The will is in the handwriting
of the deceased.
The last will and testament of SUI
sannah *. Watson was fled, examined
and admitted 10 probate. She leaves
all OF her property 10 her husband,
George w. Watson during his life.
time. and after bis death IL Is to 20
to her three daughters, Katherine H.,
Sarah Agnes and Frances ID. Watson,
TO be- equally divided, share and
share alike.
Letters Of administration were grant
ed TO Francis u. Watson, executor on
the estate OF Susannab X. Watson, de-
ceased. and notice to creditors given.
Application Of l.. ID. Gasasway, ex-
ecutor Of the estate OF George A. Cul.
YER, deceased, was fled and granted
and notice TO creditors given.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Before the Squire

The following cases were tried be.
fore Justice ohm n. Davis:
Upton Hodges, white, arrested foi
drunk and disorderly conduct, was
fined s. and costs and committed to
Jail in default. The arrest was made
by officer Jackson.
Officer Jackson arrested Mary Hep
burn for violation OF the market
house ordinance aud for creating dis
order in the market. Justice Davis
fined her 81 and costs, amounting TO
S3.75, which she paid and was dis
missed.
Moses Hunt, colored, was arrested
by officer Lowman, charged with
drunk and disorderiy conduct He
was fined s. and costs by Justice
Davis, which he paid and was dis
missed.
The following case was tried this
morning before Justice Charles q.
Feldmeyer: Andrew Stewart, arrested
by officer Lowman for drunk and dis
orderly conduct fined s. and costs
paid and dismissed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
IN THE SOCIAL WHIRL
The Seasan's Society Events of
Local Interest

There will be six large balls given
In Baltimore early this season in honor
of young debutantos. Among the six
balls 10 be given Is one by Governor
and Mrs. Edwin Warfield ut the Bel
vedeTc In honor OF their debntante
daughter, Miss Louise War1eId, who
has recently returned from school In
Paris, and tour of the continent.
The marriage Of Miss Katherine
Murray Spencer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jervis Spencer, to Mr.. w. Ir-
win Brown, son of Mrs. George
Brown, will take place OIL November
6 ut the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer, at Garrison. The wedding
will be quiet one, and only the
members Of the two immediate fami-
lies will be present.
Rev. Joseph Fletcher, Of Reisters-
town, will perform this ceremony, and
MIR. George Brown, Jr., will be his
brothers. best man. The prospective
bride has relatives in Annapolis.
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Democratic Rally

Preparations are being made for the
grand Democratic rally of Anne Arun-
del county at the Colonial Theatre on
Thursday next, October "a. The meet
ing will be held at o'clock, and the
speakers will be DIR. Josha w. Herring,
candidate for Comptroller; Hor. Isaac
Lobe Lobe Straus, candidate for Attor-
ney General Hon. G. &. Magruder,
candidate for Clerk of Court of APP
peals Hon. Isidor Rayner. Boxes and
front seats will be reserved for the
ladies, who are especially invited.
Professor Zimmerman's Naval Acad-
emy Band will furnish music. DIR.
George Wells, chairman of the State
Central Committee for Anne Arundel
county. extends a cordial invitation
to all to be present at this great rally
OF Democracy on Thursday night in
the Colonial Theatre
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Naval Judge Advocate General

Capt. S. W. u. Diehl, judge adyo-
cate general of the navy, Will prob
ably be assigned TO command the bat
tleship Mississippi or Idaho, now APP
preaching completion at the Cramr
sh ipyard, Philadelphia. His present
term as judge advocate general will
not expire until June, 1908, but he
wishes to assume purely naval duties
prior.to that time.
Already there are a number of ac-
tive candidates for the position of
Judge advocate general, which position
carries with it the rank of captain OF
colonel. as the appointee is from the
navy or Marine Corps. Among those
who have been mentioned as possible
appointees are Lieut.. Commander
Harry Phelps, Lieut.. Commander
Robert l.. Russell and Lieutenant X.
w. Pressey, of the navy, and First
Lieutenant Elisha Tbeall, United
States Marine Corps, retired.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
At COLONIAL THEATRE.
The Lightning Conductor for Wed
nesday Night.

In The Lightning Conductor,
which comes 10 the Colonial Theatre
tomorrow night, Mr.. T.. A. We'll will
present Mr.. Oscar Figman in the
leading comedy role, that Of the
Hon. John Winston. The comedy Is
a dramatization of that very popular
book Of the same name, and is the
work o. Harry B. Smith, the play
wright.
Briefly told the plot deals with a
young American heiress who Is tour
ing France with her prim old maiden
aunt, and meets with the usual mis-
haps. incidental to motoring. Her
distress, however, comes 10 a climax
when the crank Of her car breaks and
her chauffeur runs away with 600
francs given him for repairs.S Strand
ed thus on the high road between
Dieppe and Paris, Molly is al her
wits end when the Hon. John Wins
ton flies by her IN a magnificent tour
ing car. Seeing her distress he waits
and offers aid, which Is refused, but
finding Molly 10 be an exceedingly
pretty woman, Mr.. Winston con seiyes
the idea OF passing himself of a. a
chau ifeuT, and pretending that his mas
ter had suddenly been called TO Eng
land and has empowered him to rent
the magnificent machine.
Molly IL forced to accept and from
This point begins the most dainty
love situation, winston, OF course,
keeping his place rs her supposed
servant, bat In the meanwhile show
ing plainly his affection for the young
heiress. Molly, on her side coy
but still democratic, treats him As
she would her equal, and so the
pair drift through the three acts. The
cast includes such well known play
ers as Jnstina Wayne, Edith Berwyn,
y. Fernandez, Dudley Clinton, Amy
willard, Madeline Lack, Morgia
Lytton, Evelyn Watson, j. u. Toole,
Frank Lyman and j. A. Curtis.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
WELSH COAL WANTED.
For the Battleships Of the U. s.
Atlantic Fleet

The following appeared in the Norin-
Eastern Gazette. Of Middlesncro.
Yorkshire. England, Of October
inst.
The Washington correspondent 81
the Evening STANDARD telegrapas -
The United States viii ask Wales 20
tender for e20O. 600 worth Of coal, -
be delivered az ports from Trinidad
OF the coast of Nortb Venezuela, 70
Mare Island. Ne Val station. At ian
Francisco. The coal viii ne used
by the haitleships Of the Atlantic
Fleet on a cruise 10 the Pacific The
Government j. not going 10 run the
risk Of having prices run up BY ths
American Bituminrus Coal com
bine.'
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Notice TO Creditor.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIvES. Tfsf me sus
~ scsIber Of Anne Arundel county aes Or
tanned from me Orphans Court OF Az-e Arurdt I
county. In Maryland. Letters Testarn eutary
on the personal estate OF
GEORGE A CULVER,
late OF Anne Arundel Coznty. deceased A. PEI
Sole hasing claims against the deceased are here
by warned 70 exhibit the with tie vozf hers
thereof, TO the Subscriber. OF CT before the 18th
day Of April, 1908. They may otherwise. -
law be excluded from all benefit offht said estate.
AL persoas indebted TO said estate are reczes1es
70 make immediate payment.
Given under my GaDd this Zznd daE Of Octo-
Der, 1907.
l.. y. GASsAWAT.
OF Executor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Social Directory

Mrs. Hathaway. wife of DR.. Charles
NJ. Hathaway, Jr., Of the Depart
nent of English at the Naval Acad-
envy, will be '.at home" on the last
Thursday OF October, and on the sec
ond and fourth Thursdays thereafter,
at 1873 King George street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Presbyterian Supper

The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold an oyster supper
on next Tuesday. October 20, in
the lecture room. Oyster stew will
be a speciality. A delicious supper
will be served for % cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22

For Sale -Farms on navi-
gable water, Severn and
South Rivers. Apply to DIR.
]. M. Worthingtcn, Office,
1877 Church Street. oSm
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22

Mrs. Warfeld, wife of Governor
Edwin WarfeId, will be lat home
at the Executive Mansion on Novem-
Der and on Thursdays thereafter.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
AUCTION S ALE.

J. J.. HARRIS. who is leaving this county,
Ofier- f~r sal ~ Public Auction. on tn q Rs
DAY, october 1lth. Al ~ = -O-k a. m, On hf<
Farm al anbSr o : seek. tbg following -
Horses. ssrn - 3gCu. ina !. - tssenrs. Tools
Poultry. Dairy q ie1seIs ORR q q g Orn Fofi-
der, 50 a few Vegetables. Terms Eas1
oIsfsm THOs. BASIL. Aucftoueer-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Moving Pictures tonight
at the Colonial Theatre, start
ing at ? o'clock sharp.

For Sale-House, No. 1877
Church ST Apply TO Or.
M. Worthington, Office. IS7
Church Street. osn
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
WOOLLEY &FELDMEYER
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

No. 8 West Street. Phone 33e-y
Night Csif-Phone iI3-m
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
w AN r + ID .

NTED-FURNisHED HOUSE I y
w good neighborhOod. IN answering state
price. Address Box Jg7 ois-iW.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Open Evenings M $ O'Clock.

Linens, Fancy Goods, White
Goods and Braids.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-10-22
Wants For Sale, Lost, &c.
LoST

4 OSF-sunday night, between Green street
IL and kastpoFt bridge, LADY SIDE
COME with Gold Band Reward u ieit az
Capital office. 81 -
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
SEVERELY BURNED BY
ESCAPING GAS.

BELLLINGHAM, July 31-To be
crowded in a narrow space beeLath
a floor while gas-fed flames burst into
his face, scorching him severely is the
experience which befell c. Tagenfe1dt,
an employee of the Whatcom County
Railway and Light company, about 8
o'clock yesterday morning.
Tagenfeldt was assisting in the re-
moval of a gas meter at the conn
pany's head office and carried a
lighted candle to- enable him to see
under the floor. Just before the gas
pipe was disconnected by his assistant,
he was told to- extingufsh the light.
This he failed to- do, and the escaping
gas burst into flames and enveloped
him, almost suffoeatfng him and bad
ly burning his face.
The gas could lot be shut off ow-
ing to the location of the pipe and
the fire department was called to ex-
tinguish the fire. which was eating into
the building BY using an AK and
much water, a conf1agrat ton was pre-
vented Little damage was done
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
THIS RANMAKER
MAKES It RAIN
WAScO FARMERS PLEASED WITH
RESULTS-GivE HATFIELD
ANOTHER JOB.

If Sherman county. Ore, does not
have enough rain next year it will not
be because the farmers are not trying.
Cnas. NJ. Hatfield, a new rainmaker,
has been in the DesChutes country
experimenting this year. The result
was SO fgratifying to the farmers
that he mas been hired to make their
crops grow again next year.
1t is not by the old method of bonn
harding the sky until rain falls that
the precipitation is produced. but by
a combination of chemical and cleo
trical influences. 1t is an infallible
method, it's inventor claims. He made
five demonstrations in Sherman cOun-
ty which makes the entire number of
his experiments AS. Not one has failed
to produce rain, says Mr.. Hatfield.
He operated in Sherman county from
May % to July % this year. Normal
ly. the rainfall in that section is lit
tie more than half an inch during that
period. Hatfield claims to be respon-
sible for the increase this year, which
raised the Idll 10 III lIICIlcS, al III
crease of $50 per cent.
t Next year he will begin his work in
| ills country Oh May l and continue
until July 10. The usual rainfall for
this time of year is one inch. If he
Increases this one inch he gets $1,000.
and if another half inch or more, lite
gets $500.
Money is no. the object of Mr.. Hat
fields opera tons. He wants govern
ment recognition. He believes his SYST
tenn would be of vast service in the
semi arid sections of the country.
1t is not in the extremely dry Sec
lions that he claims results, but only
in those places where there is some
rainfall Here he thinks he can in
crease the rainfall from 100 to 300
yer cent. He says his method has
never failed him and he believes that
III the semi-arid countries in the
! United States. his invention will be
the solution of the rain problem.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
bLAL0CK IDEA
GAINING GROUND
GOVERNOR COOLING FAvoRs ONE
TRAIN TO CARRY DELEGATES
TO SACRAMENTO.

DR.. N G. BlalocK who is arranging
for Sacramento just prior to the open
ing of the irrigation congress to be
held there in. September, announced
this morning that special round trip
rate of SAB would be. made to all who
went in this car This rate, the doctor
says, was promised by Assistant Gen
eral Passenger Agent Scott during his
recent visit here.
This car will be Pullman and while
those who go in the car will have to
go straight through in body, they
may return separately and will he
entitled to stop over privileges. To
charter the car it will be necessary to
secure SO delegates, but this number
DR.. Blalock says, is practically Sc
cured and their appointments are ex-
pected this week
The doctors plan of running a spe-
cial train to Sacramento carrying dele
gates from Washington, Oregon and
Idaho. is heartily endorsed by Cover
nor Gooding of Idaho.
In a letter written to DR.. BlalOck
from Boise on the 29th inst, the gov
ernor says:
Il am in receipt of your favor of
the 18th, inst, and in reply will say
that 1 will be very glad to do my
best to see that the delegation from
Idaho works in harmony with you in
going to the congress at Sacramento.
Il think the idea of specia. train
for delegates from Idaho, Washington
and Oregon a good one and shall be
glad to work with you to that end
Judge Stephen Lowell of Pendleton
who is working to secure a car Of
delegates to leave PendletOn and w. T.
Wright, executive committee of Ore
gon who lives at Union. Ore, also
wrote DR.. Blalock assuring him of their
cooperation in this matter
L. P. Mulchay and NJ M. Williams
have been appointed delegates from
the Commercial club.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
TRY FOR STATE
CERTIFICATES
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD
IN WAALA WALLA ON
AUGtST 5-6-7.

Under the recent act of the state
legislature examinations for teachers
applying for state certificates or life
CT tomas may be held in not less ;han
u:-ee or more than six. COUNT. ,i
Tie. state, inst.2o of being held cx-
llusive1y at Olympia, as formerly
Accordingly, beginning August ard
G.: tirtuing thre: days, examinations
viii he held ,. Wala W:iia. urG.r
~ supervision of County Superintend.
ca G. s. Bond. The examination will
be held in the courthouse, beginnin.:
at 1 O'Clock, August 5. and continuing
for two days following.
The subjects required will be history
of education, geometry general his =
tory, civics. bookkeeping, geology,
zoology, botany, PSYCHOLOGY and rh t
ORIG.
On the three days next following
the examination for state papers will
be held at the same place. In these
examinations, for the first time. phvsI-
cal geography will be required for a
first grade certificate. making a total
of IA subjects the applicant will ha1 G
to write
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
THOUGH NOW 81.
George Popham Takes to the Hills as
Spry as Boy.

LEWISTON, Idaho July 31.-Though
now 81 years old, George Popham, a
pioneer in the mining camps of Mon
tana and Idaho left Sunday on pros
pecting trip into the Elk City district.
With him on the trip are Conrad Ho-
heluchter and Harry DObner.
Mr. Popham has been enthusiastic
over prospecting ever since he was Z
boy and when he came to this country
As years ago, was one of the first to
rush into the mining camps of Alder
Gulch, Mont, Florence and Warrens,
and later, in the Elk City district, in
Idaho.
During the Nez Perez war one of Mr..
POpham's daughters was killed by the
Indians, near Whitebtrd, and Mr.. Pop
ham has never forgotten the fact. AL
most four score and ten Grandpa"
POpham is still in the most rugged
health and can take the long. siren
uous trips into the mountains in
quest of gold as we'll as the younger
ones. He is known all over the min
ing territory of the northwest and is
a welcome visitor in the many noun
tain camps.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
TICKET SELLING
ON THE SQUARE
SECRETARY MOORE FINDS WAL
IA WALLA IS NOT BEING
Disseminated AGAINST.

It seems that Walla Walla has not
such a kick coming along the line of
ticket selling discr minat.OI. IN the
east as first thought.
At meeting of the Commercial club
some weeks ago the matter was first
brought up. Several members of the
club made complaint that when people
in the east wanted to buy tickets to
this city they were told they couldn't
be sold tickets to this place. Kick afL
ter kick was registered and the sec
rotary was instructed to look into the
matter and write to the proper Off
Gals of the various railroads and see
if Walla Walla could not be printed
on the coupon tickets i'll the same
manner that other cities in the west
are.
This Secretary Moore did F'rorl
some railroads he received the infOr
ma ion that the companies were no
longer printing any names on the
tickets but that in all cases they wer>
beng filled out with pen and ink.
From others he learned that Wal.a
Walla was already on the coupon
tickets. From very few did he learn
that there is any discrimination
against this city
Further. Secretary Moore finds that
the complaints are all of old stanu-
ing. None of them have happened IN
the last year. Complains of three or
four years standing are all s,e3ainst
things which have been corrected since
by the railroads.
The only trouble that really seems
to exist is with the ticket sellers in
the eastern states who do not know
where Walla Walla is. They can sell
a ticket to Spokane for the Same price
and they can sell one to- Portland for
only $3.50 more. They have perhaps.
already sold tickets to these larger
places and they would rather sell again
to places where they are sure of MAXI
irg no mistakes rather than to take
chances in making out new tickets.
Just what remedy can be adopted
to cure this trouble is hard to say.
The only one suggested is that the
secretary of the Commercial club
write a personal letter to every ticket
seller in the United States, expTa ining
Walla Walla and it's advantages fully
to each and every one.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
BONES OF MAMMOTH
FOUND NEAR LEWISTON.

LEWISTON. Ida, July 31.-In the
uneartling of the bones of a man.
moth, within two and a half miles of
The city of Lewiston, Idaho. j. Victor
Anderson has made a discovery that
has caused a ripple OF excitement IN
The conservative circles of scientific re-
search in one of the richest sections of
the country for the pursuit of esuch
Investigations.
Mr.. Andersons find, like many others
of a similar nature, was the result
of accident, pure and simple. Work on
long irrigation bitches has been in
tile plain near Lewiston, and it was
while inspecting the work that had
been done that Mr.. Anderson stumbled
upon the skeleton of the ancient mor.-
arch.
One of the fragments of bone found
measures 11x14 inches and in bnc
solid chunk, showing clearly socket
a. one end. This bone, according to
men who have made this a subject of
life study. must be a portion of the
pelvic bone of an enormous pre-his-
toric animal which,, from estimates
made from these bits of bone, stood
wo,l above 10 feet in height
Two other sections of bone were
also found. these measuring IA aid
Is IL inches, respectively, they being,
il is believed, parts of the thigh
bones. All of the three sections are
yellowed by long lying in the earth,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
Nice Occupations for Women.

man thinks so much of are made for
the most part, by women, whose deli
Cacy of tOuth makes them experts in
the manufacture Of them. 1t is a
very nice occupation, and only few
tools are necessary. A good plan is to
begin by making flies to the order OF
friends if possible. End it is ther. easy
to branch out. Millions of flies are
made every year, and a fisherman finds
it hard to resist an attractive fly book.
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HOW DIXIE. GOT IRIS NAME
INTERESTING ANEcDoTE OF LIT
TILE TOWN COMES TO LIGHT
IN PECULIAR WAY.
HACKS
ard
LIVERY
RIGS

Have you ever thought when speak
which is known as Dixie, how it hap
pened to be so named?
If anyone ever did. he kept his
thoughts ard the result of his curios-
ity to himself and it was not until Hy-
men H. Cohen, commercial editor of
the Journal. was up in that country
last week gathering data for his pa
per that the how" of the matter came
to light
1t seems that in 1865 an OK train
of the company were three young men
named Kershaw,-William. John and
James. In the evenings the boys used
to while away the time by fiddling. All
were musicians and among the pio-
neers they became famous for their
ability along this line.
Their favorite tune was Dixie"
Every evening this tune was sure to
be played whatever other pieces the
repertoire contained. They became
NnONl; as the IiNle boyS oH account
OF the frequency with which the air
was played and the promise of I'm
gwine back to Dixie often floated out
upon the dusky twilight to mock the
weary travellers who were hundreds
OF miles from home and the only
means of conveyance the slow moving
oxen.
The name stuck to the boys and
when they finally settled on the pres
ent site of Dixie the town was named
in honor of them AMI the old southern
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-07-31
NAMED ON
REFORMATORY BOARD

OLYMPIA, July Ex-Governor Mead
has appointed Maurice A. Langthorne
as the fifth member of the board of
managers of the Washington state re-
formatory, the appointment dating
from the 25th of this month for a
term of one year.
Mr.. Langthorne is the second demo =
cratic member of that board. He is the
present prosecuting attorney of Lewis
county, is an able young lawyer. rank
ing among the foremost members of
the bar of Lewis county