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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05
GALLANT SOLDIER DROWNED
Man Who Hoisted Flag in Cuba Meet:
Death in Foreign Waters.

LONDON, Aug. 5.-Thomas Myler,
a Spanish American soldier, said to be
the man who hoisted the stars and
stripes over Santiago de Cuba, was
drowned today near Courtown, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. 1t is reported
that Myler was practiceing for an at
tempt to swim the English channel.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05
Land Fraud Cases DeIyaed.

SAN FRANCISCO. aug. 5. The
trial Of John A. Benson and DR.. Per-
rim, in the Tehana county land fraud
cases in the federal court was delayed
this morning on account of a demand
by the defense for a bill of particu-
lars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05

The county commissioners met this
morning as a board of equalization.
A number of applications for reduc-
ton in assessment We're filed among
them being a petition of the o. r. &
\. company. Mr. Morrow is repre-
senting the company but no action
was taken regarding their taxes.
INV The Statesman for advertiSino
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05

the carnival are to come up at this
meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05
You Will Be
Pressed for Money
Oftener Because You Have No Advertising
Bills to Pay than Because You Have!


his biggest advertising bills the easiest pay
This is always true, assuming that they
raced in buying advertising space the best newspaper
medium in his field. 1t would of course be true if
poor judgment used in the planning and executing
of the advertising campaign
In the cases of prosperous merchants it always hap
pens that big advertising bills and big bank balances
grow, together, out of the same publicity campaigns.
Nonprosperous merchants and half prosperous ones
may prove the truth of this matter in practical way and
in their experiences
We accustomed to seeing BIG STORE filled with
customers all the tme-the direct result of BIG ADVER-
TISlNG EXPENDITURES. But do not often see
the small stores and shops crowded Too many of them
content to get the Overflow patronage, the hap
penedin people, the people who go to 1.-the nearest
place.
Any little store whose Advertising expenditures
for newspaper space doubled this year will find it's
sales and profits correspondingly increased Even a
small increase Of expenditure in the right direction for
publicity will bring notable quekenng of store acv-
ity, store profits.
Effective adequate advertising moi only pays
tseif-t for hat
with bigger store and growing
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05

When you advertise in The States
man you always get results.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05

In the rooms of the Commercial
club next Thursday night the regular
meeting of the Commercial club will
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05
FOR SALE

Old papers for sale at The Statesman
office. Is cents per 100.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-05

Henry Baldwin and wife left last
night for Portland to visit with rela-
tives.
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MAY SEND EXHIBIT.

Commercial Club Will Consider Cues
ton Thursday Night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

Lady Ruth's> maid stepped back and
surveyed her mistress ecstatlcally.
-"Mllady." she declared has never. no
never, appeared more charming. The
gown, it is divine-and the coiffurei
Milady will have no rivals.
Lady Ruth looked at herself long and
earnestly In the glass. Her face reflect
~d-none of the pleased interest with
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which her maid was still regarding her.
The latter grew little anxious.
"Milady thinks herself tribe pale,
perhaps-a little more color?
Lady Ruth set down the glass.
No. thank you, Annette" she answered.
Il shall do very well. 1 suppose. Ger
tainly. l won't have any rouge"
Milady knows very well what becomes
her, the woman answered discreetly.
The pallor, it is the more distinguished.
Milady cannot fail to have all the sue
cess she desires
Lady Ruth smiled little YEARLY. And
at that moment there came a knock at
the door. servant entered.
Some one wishes to speak to your
ladyship on the telephone" the girl an
nounced
ION the telephone, at this tine of
night" Lady Ruth exclaimed. Pidicu-
lous, They must send a message, who
ever they are
'Parkins told them so, your ladyship,"
the girl answered. but they insisted
that the matter was important They
would give no name. but said that they
were speaking from Mr., Winsrave's
rooms
Lady Ruth raised her eyebrows.
1T is very extraordinary" she said
colby, but 1 will come to the tele-
phone.
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THE MALEFACTOR 5:::5::::
BY
E. Phillips Oppenheinl,

rubbed them with his handkerchief He
was thoroughly bewildered.
Il might succeed Wingrave repeated,
leaning back in his chair, IF only
His face darkened. 1t seemed to Mr..
Pengarth as he slipped his tea under the
cool cedars, drawing in all their wonderful
perfume with every pun of the breeze, that
he saw two men in the low invalid's chair
before him. He saw the breath and desire
of evil things struggling with some wonder
full dream vainly seeking to realize itself.
Some of u.s." the lawyer said timidly,
build our ideals too high up in the clouds.
so that to reach them is very difficult.
Nevertheless. the effort counts"
,Wingrave laughed mockingly.
Z III is not like that with me- he declared.
My plans were made down in hell
God bless my SOUL" the lawyer muir
INJURED. But you are not serious, Sir
Wingrave?'
"Ay! I'm serious enough" Wngrave an
swered. do you suppose a man, with the
best pages of his life rooted out is likely to
.look out upon his fellows from the point of
view of a philanthropist? Do you suppose
that the man into whose soul the irons of
bitterness have gnawed and eaten their
way is likely to come out with smirk and
look around him for the opportunity of
doing good? Rubbish! My aim is to en-
courage suffering wherever l see it, to ere
ate it where I can, to make sinners and
thieves OF honest people"
God bless my soul!' the lawyer gasped
again. Il don't think you can be-as bad
as you think you are. What about Juliet
Lundy?'
Fire flashed in Wingraves eyes Again,
at the mention of her name he seemed al
most to lose control of himself. Twas
several moments before he spoke. He
looked Mr. Pengarth in the face, and his
tone was unusually deliberate.
Gifts, he said, ARE not always given in
friendship Life may easily become a more
complicated affair for that child, with the
.Tredowen estates hanging around her neck.
And anyhow, l disapoint my next of kin"
Morrison smooth-footed and silent ap-
peared upon the lawn. He addressed Win
grave.
"A lady has arrived in cab from Truro,
SIR he announced She wishes to see
you soon as convenient
A sudden light flashed across Wingrave's
face, dying out again almost Immediately.
who is she, Morrison?' lie asked.
The man glanced at Mr.. Pengarth.
She did not give her name, sir
Mr.. Pengarth and Wingrave both rose.
The former at once made his adeux and
took short cut to the stables. Wingrave,
who leaned heavily upon his stick, clutched
Morrison by the arm.
who is it. Morrison?" he demanded
1T is Lady Ruth Darlington. SIR the
man answered.
"Alone?"
quite alone, SIR
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impatient exclamation. A small notice IN
an obscure corner had attracted his atten-
ton: the young man. Richardson, had been
f1shed out of the river half drowned, and in
view of his fearful and abject penitence had
magistrate. He had been ill., he pleaded.
and disappointed. His former employer. in
an Islington emporium, gave him a good
character. and offered to take him back
So that was end of Mr.. Richardson, and
the romance of his days
A worm like that to have brought him,
the strong man, lowl Winsrave thought
with suflen anger; as he leaned BACK in his
chair with half-closed eyes. Here was an
undignified hiatus if not finale. to all his
schemes, to the even tenor of his self-re-
strained. purposeful life! The west wind
was rip ping through the orchards which
bordered the garden. The muffied roar or
the Atlantic was in his ears, a strange,
everlasting background to all the slighter
summer sounds. the murmuring of insects,
the calling of BIRDS the InelodiOus swish OF
the whirling knives in the distant hay field,
Wingrave was alone with his thoughts. and
he hated them,
Even Mr.. Pengarth was welcome Mr..
Pengarth very warm from his ride carrying
his hat and small black bag in his hand.
AS he became nearer, he became hotter,
and was obliged to rest his bag upon the
path and mop his forehead. He was more
afraid of his client than of anything else
in the world
Good afternoon. Sir Wingrave," he said.
II trust that you are feeling Eetter to-
day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

1t is wholly against my principles to give
money away to people of this class I
look upon all charity as mischievous at
am convinced that If every one shared my
views. society would long ago have been
re-established on a sounder and more logi-
I might add that the gift of sympathy
ent whether the family you allude to starve
or prosper
$50 far you yourself are concerned
however. the matter is entirely different
1t it gives you pleasure to assist in pau
perizing any number of your fellow crea-
lures, pray do so. l inclose a cheque for
9100. 1t is a present to you. Use 1t en-
tirely as you please-only, If you use 1t
for the purpose suggested in your letter to
me. remember that the responsibility is
yours, and yours alone-I remain. sincere
ly yours, W1NGRAVE SETON"
Juliet walked straight to her writing
table. Her cheeks were flushed, and her
eyes We're wet with tears. She drew out a
sheet ST note paper and wrote rapidly:
My Dear Guardian: l return you the
cheque. I cannot accept such presents,
after all your goodness to me. / am sorry
that you feel as you do about giving money
away. You much older and wiser
than I am that ! dare not attempt to ar
que with you. Only it seems to me that
life would be a cruelty selfish thing If we
VINO are so much more fortunate than
many of our fellow lures did not some
times try to help them a little through
their misery. Perhaps I feel this little
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although a little pale, he was obviously not
seriously hurt.
IF there is nothing else that / can do, -
she said. Il will go now
by all MEANS Wingrave answered. 81
am exceedingly obliged to you for your
Kindness he added little stiffly. Nor
rson. show Lady Darlington to her car
rage
She spoke a few conventional words of
farewell and departed. Outside, on the
pavement. she stood for moment looking
carefully around. There was no sign of
Richardson anywhere, She stepped into the
carriage and leaned back in the corner.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Aynesworth Plans a Love Story.

AynesWorth Plans a Love story.
Wingrave disappeared suddenly from Lon
don. Aynesworth alone knew where he was
gone, and he was pledged to secrecy, Two
people received letters from him. Lady
Ruth was one ofthem
This she remarked quietly handing it
over to her husband. may interest YOU.
He adjusted his eyeglasses and read it
aloud:
Thursday Morning.
Dear Lady Ruth: I am leaving London
today for several weeks With the usual in
consistency of the person to whom life is
by no means valuable asset, l am obeying
the orders of my physician. l regret, there
fore. that ! cannot have the pleasure of
enter aiming; your husband and yourself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
CHAPTER XVI.
A Deed Of Gift.

wingrave threw the paper aside with an
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
s9D assaeaps .s@ss
WEDDING AT BEDSIDE 5.il
OF. SICK BRlD GR0c IN
y. c. Temple and Miss johnson Mar
rted asgthe st. James
g Hospital. gs

III and unable to- raise his head. but
smiling at his bride. Mr.. J. G. Temple
was married to Miss Rloise Johnson
at the st. Iames hospital yesterday
afternoon at O'clock, Rev. j. w
Porter, ID. D., performed the simple
ceremony, with only the members; of
the families of the young people press
emit IS +;
Mr., Temple was operated upon for
appendicitis Sunday and 1t was
thought that his wedding, which was
to have taken. place Mt. the Newport
News Baptist church yesterday, would
have to be postponed. The patient
rallied rapidly, however, ind Tues.
day It was decided that the ceremony
should take place ct the hospital.
The bride, attired In her pretty
wedding gown, stood at tile head of {
thu bed; clasping the groom's weak
hand ms Dir. Porter performed the
ceremony. "a
Mr. Temple will be confined to the
hospital for several weeks. He Is a
well known young hipyard craftsman.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Temple are popu.
lar II. church circles.
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MEMORIAL DhY WILL BE
4 APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED.
Banks, Schools, PostoffIce and cus.
tom House to close---ESercIses
on Waterfront.

Memorial Day will be observed ap-
proprlately in this city. Banks, the
customs house and the public schools
VIII be closed. and Sunday hours will
be observed at the postoffice.
One of the features OF the day will
BIO exercises In memory of dead sail.
ors, to be conducted Oh the wator-
front by the Sailors Help Guild this
afternoon ut o'clock. Rev. w. II.
Motley will deliver an address and n
musical program will be rendered
under the direction of Mrs. A. IL.
Morrlssette. Following the address.
the ladies' will so out upon the river
IN poats and strew the surface of the
water with flowers.
The graves of the Confederate sol.
diers al Greenlawn cemetery Will be
decorated by Daughters of the Con.
iederacy.. and the ladies OF the Sail:
ors Help Guild Will decorate the
graves of several sailors buried in the
cemetery. =.
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hangers, sheet Iron workers and yard

hangers, sheet iron workers and yard
riggers. ass
The old pump house at the gate
of dry dock No. 1. which was put out
of commission when dry dock No. 9
was completed, is being enlarged and
VIII be used as n store room for the
outside machinists. The old pumps
have been taken out of the building
and 1t is being so enlarged as to take
In the site formerly occupied by the
wooden bolt room, located near 1t.
Progress on improvements.
Satisfactory progress is being made
on the2improvements started at the
shipyard about a year ago. The work
of excavatins for dry dock No. 3 is
being rushed as rapidly rs possible
and 1t is expected that the basin will
be completed this winter.
More than half of the new steel
ship trestle has been put up on the
extreme north side of the yard and
1t is thought that the trestle will be
completed within few weeas. Work
on the ship stocks, to be located on
each side of the trestle, will begin in
the near future and everything win
be ready for laying the keela of ships
on tho stocks within three or four
80 Hfn...sg
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REV. Or. PORTER WILL
DELIVER THE MEDALS
w. E: Barrett Presents Diplomas to
High School araduates-com.
nhencement ARRANGEMENTS.

Rev. j. w Porter, d. d., pastor Of
. (. Newport News Baptist church,
mas accepted the invitation of the
,.. of school tristees to present
The medals to the winners In the an.
ntai contests of the High School
student Three medals will be ward
go, one each to the authors of tina
pest poem.s best essay and best ficti6n
slory appearing In the Student this
session. The winners Will be am
honnced commencement night.
/. Z, Hon. w Il. Barrett, chairman Of
the rules and regulations COMMITTEES.
has been elected to present the di.
Iao1nas and certificates OF graduatioa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
LOCAL SCHOOL EXHIBIT
INSTALLED AIT EXPOSITION
Work OF Pupils Occupies Prominent
Place IN the Education
Building.

Superintendent OF Schools Morton.
Or. w. f. Cooper, chairman OF the
exhibit committee, and Miss I,iiln
Jones, instructor in manual training,
yesterday completed the, work of. in,
stnlling the exhibit of the local public
schools In the Educational building
IN the Jamestown Exposition. The
exhibit. the only one Of Its kind com.
pieted. occupies a prominent place In
the Educational building and will at.
tract a great deal of attention.
Snperintendent Morton saws tbat
the board Will not attempt to carry
out the idea OF having some of the
boys OF the manual training depart.
ment at work Mt n bench with tho
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
REAR ADMIRAL DAVIS
SQUADRON PUTS. TO SEA
Vessels viii I'D Put THROUGH Ma.
noeuVers on Southern Drill
Grounds.

Rear Admiral Davis squadron Of
the North Atlantic fleet weighed nm.
efol. yesterday and left HAMPTON
Roads for the Southern drill grounds.
Just outside the Virginia Capes. This
leaves the Roads with only two or
three ships off the Exposition.
The entire Atlantic fleet and many
foreign ships will assemble in the
,Rouds before another week bos
passed, The naval display on June
10, Georgia Day. promises TO excel
even that incident to the opening OF
the Tnrcentennial
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TosSso6 8 80 : 9 : rssssSs7
" THEATRICAL "
6666fe.C6666-0G-6ft65l66 6-G66661d,

Another large audience gathered at
the Bueltroe Beach casino last night
TO witness the production of the 1.-Two
Old Cronies," by the John B. wills
Musical Comedy Company. The per.
formance passed off much more
smoothly than on Monday evening.
& 1t has been the claim Of the casino
patrons for sometime that musical
shows were needed here and Mr..
wis seems to have brought tile thing
to- please. 2
Tho work of two little girls be-.
tween and 10 years old, is among
the most pleasing on the program.
5Ihey sing we'll, dance well and have
graceful stage presence.
Mr.. Wits and his company will be
seen all this week In 1.-THE Two Old
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He Fouaht at aettxssnure.

David Parker. OF Fayette, ". Y, who
lost foot at GettysburgS writes:
Electric Bitters have done me more
good than my medicine I ever took.
For several years had stomach trou.
bic and paid out much money for
medicine to little purpose, NJ III / he
gan taking Electric Ritters II would
not take $500 for what they havesdone
for me- Grand tonic for the aged
and for female weaknesses. Great
Alternative and body builder; sure
cure; for lame back aud weak Kidneys.
Guaranteed by Ideal Pharmack, 6Oc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
HIGH SCHOOL COOKING
3 CLASS ENTERTAINS

rf,t- ~ 4 C. ~
The cooking class of the second
grade b of the local High school ten.
dered delightful luncheon to the
members os.sthe board OF trustees In
inc cooking room in the High school
building Yesterday afternoon. Messrs.
~ " ~ =; barrett, William +. Cooper.
Y. g. Smith, g. l.. Silly and
y. w, Allen, of the board, vera pras.
ent and after partaking of the credit.
able and ENJOYABLE spread. prepared
by me pupils. tho guests Responded
TO impromptu toasts. :.
The menu:
(Aftor "Thc Jungle who would ont
ment2) -" :
Tomato Bisdue, Croutons.
." BANS Glscnit omlat,
holis, Ginger Bread, Sauce,
Coiiee, Cheese Straws,
Cigars.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30

April by the Old Dominion Steamship
Company for service between Norfolk
and the Jamestown Exposition, but
the company released the vessel last
week and she went to the shipyard
for repairs. The ferry boat Callahan,
now In the service of the Chesapeake
Y Ohio railroad between this city and
Sewell's Point. has also been bought
by the Lackawanna Railway and she
VIII go to New York after the close
of tho EXnOsition.
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Schooner Lost Anchor.

II was learned yesterday that while
anchored off the Cape Charles light
Sunday, the schooner George y. Wal
colt, which arrived here Monday
from Bangor, lost her starboard an-
chor and about 80 fathoms of chain.
a vain search WAS made for the miss
ING anchor and cable yesterday by
the Clarke Towing Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30

to the graduates, who Will be seated
on the Academy stage with the High
ssshool faculty and tho members OF
Rev. ID. A. Shenk, pastor of tho
Trinity Lutheran church. will open
the exercises with prayer. and Pro.
lessor j. b. Coffey, of William. and
Mary Colleg9Will deliver the address
to tho graduates. !.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
Schooner Leaves Yard.

Having had her hull below the wa
terline cleaned and painted ut the
shipyard, the schooner Jacob NJ. Has.
kell. which arrived here from Port
land, Sunday afternoon. was towed to
Chesapeake & Ohio pier No. 3, where
she Is loading a cargo of coal. The
schooner Is consigned to G. II. Arnai.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
Offices , {, for rent in silaby building.
Appendicitis

is due In large measure to abuse of
the bowels, by employing drastic pur.
gatives. TO avoid ala danger, use
only DIR. Kings New Life pills. the
safe gentle cleansers and invigorat.
ors. Guaranteed to cure headache
b!i usness, malaria and jaundice. at
Ideal Pharmacy. 25c. II
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MORE IMPROVEMENTS
!. STARTED At sHIPYARD|
Foundations Being Laid For Two
Large FIPeproOI Brick
Buildings.
BETTER FACILITIES FOR PLANT
BETTER FACILITIES FOR PLANT
Construction and Repair Work Can Be
Done With Greater Dispatch Than
Ever Extraordinarily Progress
Being Made on New Dry Dock and
iTrestle.

Many improvements, including the
erection OF two large new brick fire
proof buildings, are being started at
the plant of the Newport News Ship
Building e Dry Dock Company, and
when they are completed several
months hence the plant will be bet
ter equipped for carrying on both con-
struction and repair work than ever
before. Several of the departments
are to be housed closer to the ship
yard piers than heretofore, thereby
saving considerable time and labor in
transporting material from the shops
occupied by those departments to the
vessels repairing and building at the
piers. M: b d h ( 4 81
One of the new brick buildings will
replace the old Smetal-covered wooden
ship carpenters shop which was de-
stroyed 4 by fire last Christmas Day
and Will be built on the site occIl-
pied by the old shop between dry
docks Nos / and 2. This structure
s Will be two stories high, 1870 feet long
and 40 feet wide, 1t will be built. OF
brick throughout, will have concrete
floors and metal roof. The contract
I for constructing the shop was award
ed to Mr.. J..lW. Davis, OF. this city,
and the foundation Is now being laid.
The first floor of this shop will be
occupied by the ship carpenters and
Tstiien second floor by the si.s~< makers
and riggers. New and Improved ma
chinery will be Installed in the build
sng! Is
Another New shop.
3 The other new brick shop will be
located at the head OF pier No. and
on the south side Of dry dock No. L.
J IT. will be two stries high about 200
feet broad and will be built of the
same material as the ship carpenters
shop This structure will be occupied
by the plumbers, electricians, bell
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-30
WoobeuaY aoEs 10 Ngw YORK:
dig Ferry VIII Enter Service OF
sos .LackaWanna Railway.

Tho big ferry steamer Woodbury.,
recently purchased by the Delaware,
Company from the Norfolk & Wash
ington Steamboat Co., left this port
Yesterday morning for New York in
tow of The tug Scranton. which ar
rived here Sunday morning.
The Woodbury. was chartered In
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