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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
THE SLEEP GIRAFFE
Mr. RooseyeIfs Adventures With PeevIsh
Animal In Africa

When | was within forty yards, in
Main sight. away from cover, she
ononed her eyes and looked drowslly
at me but / stood motionless and she
dozed off agan. This time / walked
nm 10 within ten feet of her. Nearer
I did not care to venture, as girafie
strike and kick very hard with their
booves. and. moreover, occasionally
strike with the head, the blow seem
inrly not being delivered with the
knobbv. skin-covered horns, but with
the front teeth of the lower Jaw,
She walked, looked at me, and then'
rearing slightly, struck at me with
her left fore leg, the blow, of course.
falling short. laughed and leaped
back, and the other men ran up shout
ing. But the giraffe would not run
away. She stood within twenty feet
of us, looking at US peevishy. and oc-
casionally moving her lips at US, as
if she were making a face. we
kept close to the tree. so as to dodge
around il, under the branches, if she
came at us, for we would have been
most reluctant to shoot her.
/ threw a stick at her, hitting her
| in the side, but she paid no attention
and when Bakhari came behind her
with stick she turned sharply on
him and he made prompt retreat.
We were laughing and talking all the
time. Then we pelted her with
sticks and clods of earth, and, after
having thus stood within twenty feet
of us for three or four minutes, she
cantered slowy off for fifty yards, and
then walked away with leisurely un-
concern She was apparently in the
best of health and in perfect condi-
ton. She did not get our wind, but
her utter Indifference TO the close
presence of four men is ineXplicable.
From african Game Trails, by
Theodore ROOSEVELT in the July Serb
ner.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
WEST RIVER EXCHANGE
Removed From Residence OF MIR. WEIGH
To Residence Of Mr.. Wayson

The Chesapeake and Patomac Tele
phone Company are removing THEN
switchboard and other apparatus from
the residence Of Mrs. WEIGH al
Owensville to the residence of Mr.. NJ.
b. Wayson. who will in the future be
the Exchange
In order to make the move it will
be necessary to build pole line &c
Mr.. Wayson's and run all lines to that
point, ending at cable box, where
they will be cut in and be ready for
he throw. The "cut-over, accord
ing to present calculations, will be
made Thursday night at . o'clock,
when traffic is lightest.
When everything is in readiness the
board will be cut out at Welch's,
placed on a wagon and carried &c
Wayson's, where it will be cut into
service Immediately. BY this method
the subscribers are out of service
only thirty minutes. Mr.. f. Il.
MoXham, district foreman, is il
charge of the work.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
WEATHER AND THE CROPS
Conditions Generally Favorable Through
out The Couutry

Fairly good crop growing weather
prevailed quite generally throughout
the country during the past week
according to the national weekly
weather bulletin of the Department
of Agriculture. 1t says;
Summarizing the weather OF the
week for the several important agri-
cultural districts. it appears that in
the great corn and winter-wheat
growing states warm weather pre-
vailed and conditions were general
IN favorable in Kansas, Iowa, and
Nebraska. In the Ohio Valley there
was generally too much rain. es-
pecially in the southern portions Of
Illinois and Indian and over much Of
Kentucky. Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia. In the more northern portion
Of Illinois, Indiana and generally over
Ohio the weather was more favor
able. In Southern Michigan, how
ever. it continues too dry and rain is
badly needed.
In the spring-wheat growing
states the abnormally high tempera-
ture and winds that prevailed during
most of the week were very trying to
growing vegetation Of all kinds. Sc
we're drouth still continues over much
of the district. Over the Atlantic
Coast State from North Carolina to
New England favorable weather con
tinued.
Gin the cotton growing states east
of the Mississippi. the weather was
somewhat more favorable than for
the past several weeks, although there
was somewhat too much rain and
cloudy weather in portions of several
| of the states especially in South Car
olina and Mississippi, and some dam
aging storms occurred in Alabama.
over the western portions of the
great plains the hot and dry weather
still further intensified the prevailing
drouth and the ranges are getting
very dry. in the districts west of
the mountains the weather was favor
able for the growth of vegetation
where irrigation was practiced, but in
the dry farming districts and over
the ranges the continued hot and dry
weather has been very trying, except
in the portions Of Arizona and the
| adjoining states, where the usual sum
mer trains set in about the 18th and
conditions have become more favor
| able.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
PLAN TO RAISE THE MAINE
John T. 0'Rourke DIN. Y. City Submits
II To The War Department

John F. O'Rouke. a New York con
tractor. had conference with acting
Secretary Of War Oliver yesterday
and Brig. Gen. William H. Bixby,
Chief of Engineers, in regard to rails.
ng the wreck of the battleship Maine
from Havana Harbor. Mr.. O'Rouke
laid before Gen. BiXby his plans fol
the raising of the wreck. He proposes
to raise the hull of the vessel by the
use of caissons until the wreck can be
placed in floating dry dock for tenn
porary repairs. After such preliminary
repairs have been made he proposes To
tow her to this country.
No action will be taken by the War
Department in the matter pending an
opinion by Attorney General Wicker
sham as to the Interpretation Of the
law apprpriating $500. 900 for raising
the Maine, passed at the lst session of
Congress.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
A Vacuous Explanation.

Bishop Sanford Olmsted, at a din
ner in Denver. said in the course of
an argument:
That explanation not only fails to
explain, but 1t reveals the common
tator's ignorance Thus 1t reminds
me of a talk in smoking car.
1.-TWO men in smoking car
wrangled over the working of the
vacuum brake.
The tubal initiation is what pulls
up the train, declared the first.
Rubbish! You're wrong, the
other insisted. It's the vent of the
exhaust that does the business
The brakeman just then passed.
The two men halted him. They laid
their argument before him for discus
sion The brakeman, at the end,
laughed heartily and shook his head.
Boys he said. you're wrong
about the working of the vacuum
brake. It's much simpler than you
think. To stop the train we just turn
the tap and that fills the pipe with
vacuum"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Movements OF Naval Vessels

The cruiser Buffalo and torpedo
boats Whipple, Hull and Stewart
have arrived at San Diego; the supply
ship Celtic and the supply ship
Culgoa at Tompkinsville; the cruiser
North Carolina, at Norfolk the tug
Standish, and submarines Viper, Cut
fetish and Tarantula at Solomon Is
lands; the yacht Mayhower, at Dark
II arbor; the Maine and the supply
ship Supply, at Guam.
The cruiser Tacoma has sailed from
Prinzapulca for Pearl Lagoon, the
gunboat Marietta, from Portsmouth,
N. H., for New York; the hospital
ship Solace, from Hampton Roads.
for Cape Cod Bay; the cruiser Wolve-
rine from EscanaMa, Mich, for Green
Bay, Wis. the torpedo boat Flusser
Lamson Reid and Smith from New
port for Gardiner Bay.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
False Alarm

About IL o'clock last night an
alarm of fire was sounded. The fire
was supposed to be at Murray Hill,
and the Independent No. volunteer
fire company and Rescue Hose and
Water Witch companies quickly re-
sponded When the firemen reached
the scene they were told it was false
alarm. Somebody yelled fire" and
the bell was rung, but the fremen
were told it was false alarm.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Purchased Property

Elmer NJ Beard president of the
Independent Ice Company, Baltimore,
has purchased tract of land of elev-
en- acres on the Severn river. The
land is on the north bank of the
stream near Winchester and is III
proximity to the Annapolis Short
Line railroad
Mr.. Beard will shortly erect large
frame cottage there, which he will
occupy with his family during the
early summer months. He is at pres.
ent living at 31S Woodlawn road
Roland Park, Baltimore. The purchase
was made through the office OF
Pierre C. Dugan & Nephew. The
tract is part of large parcel OF
land owned by Thomas O'Noill, oil
Baltimore.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Chlcken's Innn East.

Here is the story of the feat IN
the fasting line performed by Grand
Saline chicken. On Easter Sunday
w. NJ Loid placed a Rhode Island red
and black Minorca chicken in his hen
house. along with other chickens. The
next day these chickens were nowhere
TO be found, and It was believed they
had strayed off or had met death.
Twenty-eight days after the chickens
were placed in the hen house they
were found behind some nest boxes,
wedged tightly in crack, where they
had probably failed in an attempt to
fy out of the house.
The Rhode Island red was dead, but
the black Minorca was still alive
though very weak After being cared
for and fed it began to improve and
is still alive with every prospect of
becoming as spry as ever.-Grand Sa-
line Journal
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
IMMIGRATION FALLS OFF
Aliens Admitted During Past Year Mum.
bered I.O4I,s70.

A total of 223,453 Italians and
of l2S, 34s Poles, the two countries
furnishing the highest number Of
arrivals and of only 10 Koreans,
constituting the country least rep
resented, are among the factors in
the grand total of l,04l,570 immi-
grants admitted into this country
during the past fiscal year. This
is 2S9, 7S4 less than the previous year.
The final figures were made public by
Commissioner General Keefe yester-
day.
Besides this grand total, there were
Is. GAG non-immigrant aliens admit
ted, 24,270 aliens were debarred and
24S, 191 United States citizens ar
rived. The grand total of all this
inward immigration movement during
June only was 1877, 092. During the
fiscal wear the Chinese immigrants
numbered Ito, japanese, 2,79S
English, 5,49S; Irish, 3s,3S2: He
brews, S4,260, and Germans, II, $50
There were 27,302 Magyars. 81 Pa
cific islanders 1896 black Africans.
and /, 1852 East Indians.
Over the Canadian border in the
period between July, 1909, and
April, 1910. inclusive, 7,SSs immi-
grant aliens were admitted against
1850 emigrants departed, and S,4S6
non-immigrant aliens were admitted
against %, 799 non-emigrant liens
departed. During the same period
lis polygamists, anarchists, l56
idiots, imbecilees and feebleminded,
160 insane. 9 professional beggars,
ii paupers, 2,47l loathsome diseases.
1862 persons likely to become q
public charge and 1866 contract la
BORIS We're deharred from al naris.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
GRASS AND GRAIN FARM
Progressive Anne Arundel Farmer Az
Sandy Point Farm

DIR. Thomas William Spranklin has
Just received returns from his wheat
crop raised at Bay Side Stock Farm,
SANDY Point, which averaged so l 2
bushels per acre on corn land, field
containing AZ acres. The field was
planted in clover on the wheat in the
spring, which is showing an excellent
growth and will be harvested in Au-
gust.
The timothy hay crop being most
excellent, reaping about l IL tons
per acre, The outlook for a corn crop
this fall will excel all previous years
Anne Arundel county is blessed with
numerous grass and grain farms
and if developed would place this
county among the leading grass and
grain producing sections of Maryland.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Golf With an ESpert.

A story is told of two old antag-
onists who met on a Scotch golf course
every Saturday afternoon.
On one occasion. when they we're
all square" at the seventeenth and
the loser of the previous week had
just played his third in the shape of
a nice approach 10 the green, last
weeks winner came up to his ball
with grim purpose. He had an easy
pitch TO the green. but a number of
young sheep were unconcernedly
browsing along the edge.
Run forward, laddie," said last
weeks winner to his caddie. 'and
drive ava the lambsl"
Ma, ma" vigorously protested his
opponent "Bide where We be, laddie!
We Gamma move any CROWN thing!
That's the rule o gown! "-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Home From Hospital

Lieut.. Charles A. Zimmerman.
bandmaster at the Naval Academy.
who has been patient at the Naval
Hospital for a fortnight, has been dis
charged from the hospital and is again
at his home on Conduit street, near
Duke of Gloucester. Professor Tim
norman was operated upon for dis
abled knee, but is now able to walk
about his home.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
One OF Those Who HeIped

Among those who helped TO make
the first dance given by the Emmes
Society Club, at Boucher's Monday
night, the great success was
Miss Anna klawanas. who was n
member oft he committee in charge,
and whose name was unintentionaIly
omitted.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Marietta Off To West Indies

The gunboat Marietta cleared Ports
mouth. N. H., yesterday, bound for the
West Indies, by way of New York.
Her final destination is the east'coast of
Nicaragua. where she will probably
relieve the Dubuque.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
Awarded Scholarship

Howard Matthews, of Cambridge has
been awarded a scholarship at St
Johns College, The scholarship award
was the result of competitive cxami-
nation held by the Dorchester county
school Board.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
NJ OTICE
CONSUMERS OF ICE.

As announced by the Capital
several days ago, the Parlett &
Parlett Ice Co.'S demand is
greater than their capacity.
Having exhausted their Stor-
age Supply and determined to
take care of their friends and
patrons, they have made arrange
ments to get what additional
Ice they need from Baltimore.
The first consignment of Plate
Ice arrived this morning, and
will be followed as demand re-
quires.
Some people said some time
ago: 1.-TWO Ice Plants in Anna
polls would not Pay" We
shall see. 1t pays to advertise.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27

WANTED ONE ELECTRICAL AND
w MECHANICAL EXPERT AID AT s. 90
PER DIEM. A competitive examination viii
be held August 3 1910 for the purpose Of
filing the above position. For further in
formation address. superintendent, u. =
Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md" 3t-j25
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
FOR SALE.

An EsTEY ORGAN, in good condi-
ton. Also Organ Stool. Apply 288
First Street, Eastport, A. A. County.
Maryland. ile-m.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27

EOR PENTHOUSE or Eorr. f.E
particulars apply at Capita w
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27
r o II REM

EOR RENT HOUSE ON SFCu<H I.tIr
All modern improvements. N.l, tn 81,
Edgar Basil, Murray Hill
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-27

COR RENT-TWO FIGHT ROOM Uat-r.
Nos - a Calvert street t.r'y a.
Capital office. .HH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
MAY D|SAPPO|NT HOPES
FOREIGN CROPS LIKELY TO BE
BELOW EXPECTATIONS.
Results in Southern Europe May Be
Good, But in the North Condi-
tions Have Been Adverse.

Foreign crop condition reports, gam
cred by the Department of Agriculture
and published yesterday in the crop Re-
porter, indicate that the crops aproau
will not be so abundant as had beeh t"
pected. The government report says
The results of cereal harvests IN paris
Of the south and recent ciiinatc ois
turbances in the center and hor'h Vi
Europe indicate that the early prospec'
for an unprecedented abundant year vi
the continent as a whole is not likely ~
attain full realization. Cutting Is prao-
tically over in the latitude WITHIN WHICH
lie Spain, southern France, Buisdiia Id
Italy and Roumania. In Spain results
though not up to expectations III the case
of all crops are on the whole laif
average. The wheat crop OF Italy l.
above all previous records but one. Rou-
mania and Bulgaria have each apparently
harvested record crops of wheat
I'm central Europe. where harvest Is
now under full Roadway, and IN countries
farther north recent climatic coholtiohs
have generally been adverse; excessive
moisture and unseasonabiy low tenn
peratures have delayed maturity In many
localities and occasional violent storms
nave lald standing crops over extensive
areas. giving rise to much complaint OF
rust, rank growth Of weeds and, where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
TRIED TO CASH STOLEN
BONDS WORTH $4,000
Andrea Reullow, a Young Russian,
Held by the Federal Authori-
ties in Boston.

BOSTON, August 13.-Andreu Reullow.
apparently a highly educated music
teacher and writer, is held by the federal
authorities here tonight because he tried
to cash fifteen Russian government
bonds. which were identified as having
been stolen from the subtreasury at
Tifiis. Russia, In 1907. The number OF
notes stolen was 200 and their total value
was about $JO.OUO. Reullow was held
In $4,000 bail for a hearing August -,
after brief hearing today before United
States Commissioner c. X Darling. He
said that the bonds were sent him by
mail from Germany. and that he did not
steal them, and had no cause to believe
that they had been stolen.
IL was his attempt to convert the Sc
cnrities into cash through NJ A. Siobod-
kin. Salem street exchange broker, that
led to the discovery OF the bonds by
United States secret service officials, who
traced them. Slobodkin is under arrest
charged with receiving stolen goods.
Reullow, who is twenty-six years old,
says he is a native of Riga and received
his education in Paris, Zurich and Italy.
having left Russia in 1875. He claims
to have lived in New York and Chicago
before coming to Boston about a year
ago. Since coming here he has edited
a workingman's paper and has CORE
sponded for Russian papers. The In
spcctors, who searched his boarding
house at Squantum today. say that they
found documents which show that Reul-
low has anarchistic leanings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
Married in Warenton.

WARRENTON, Va, August 49, 1910.
Miss Belle G. Stone, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Stone, and
one of the most popular and attractive
girls In the younger set Of Warrenton,
an expert horsewoman and q belle OF
many Virginia summer resorts. and MIR.
George S. Wilmer, son Of Mrs. Roberta
Wilmer of 100 18th street northwest.
Washington. were married today at the
home Of the bride. on Culpeper street,
at i o'clock in the evening Rev. b. s.
Kinks of st. James Episcopal Church
officiated and Miss Mary Nelson played
the wedding march.
Owing to the sudden announcement of
the wedding. the celebration was very
quiet. only the immediate family of the
bride being present. The palatial home
was elaborately decorated with ferns,
palms and flowers. and the ceremony took
place in the drawing room. The bride
was given away in marriage by her
father, Mr. George Stone. There were
no attendants.
The bride wore a stunning gown OF
white lingerie with q Knox creation of
black to match, and carried a white
prayer book. Mr.. Wilmer is a recent
graduate In electrical engineering Of the
Boston Institute Of Technology and holds
q responsible position With the Isthmus
canal commission at Ancon, Panama
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer left for an auto
mobile tour through Virginia Of several
weeks before sailing for their home in
Panama September 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14

1.-THE seemingly continuous deterioration
of wheat in parts of France causes grave
anxiety. In Austria. Hungary and Ger
many more or less important declines in
agricultural prospects are confirmed by
official authority, and from Russia have
recently come numerous reports Of i'm
portant reductions in the wheat yield
because of drought and of probably serious
impairment of quality by rains during
harvest.
THE extent of the losses can, Of course,
not yet be measured. but there is little
doubt that the impaired situation in the
two important wheat producers, Russia
and France, will have a very perceptible
effect on the total wheat yield of Europe
notwithstanding the heavy increases of
production this season in some other
European countries, it is not generally
believed that the continental total will
exceed the excellent results Of last year.
Last year the European wheat crop
roundly 2O00,000OO0 Observation-Disclosures
record. exceeding the production of the
previous season by 215,OJOOOO bushels.
The increase was due almost entirely to
European Russia. whose 1l1COO O0o-
bushel yield surprising that of the year
before 252000.000 bushels was excep-
tional and not likely to be immedia tely
repeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
DIPLOMAT LAUDS POLICE
PRAISES PROMPTNESS IN CAR
ING FOR INJURED MAN.
Jose Sirvent of Argentine Legation
Appreciates Help Given Brother
in Street Car Accident.

Commissioner Johnston recently recelv-
ed letter from Jose Sirvent, chancellor
of the Argentine legation, expressing APP
probation of service given by police or
the eighth precinct several months ago
when his brother was knocked down ana
injured by a Capital Traction car, near
Vermont avenue and L street. The let
ter also contained a complaint about the
manner in which the street railway en-
ployes acted
The original letter was transmitted 10
Maj. Sylvester, chief of police. \ copy
was sent to the District electric railway
commission.
The writer of the letter states that MS
brother. who had lately come from spain
was with him near the crossing 10 BOARD
street car and that although he waved
his hand several times, the motorman olo
not stop the car.
His brother. he writes, fully expected
the car would stop. When II niu NOT
halt he found himself between TWO NOV
ing cars. If either car had stopped ms
brother would not have been knocked
down, asserts the diplomat.
"As men have failed to do justice ID
the case" he wrote in concluding MS
complaint against the car COMPANY,
leave it to God, who will never ran 10
do So
But / must not delay any longer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14

duty which 1 ought to have complied vita
before" the letter continued land that
is to satisfy the great feeling of graft
tude | had and ever will have in connec-
ton with that horrible mishap toward
the police officers who. having pressed
into service a passing automobile. in less
than no time had placed my brother on
it and rushed with wonderful direction to
the hospital
His brother, he wrote, was in the hospi-
tai about two minutes after the acciden.
happened. No words of his can tell, he
says of how he was impressed with the
Importance OF the expression first aid
and the word discipline.
In conclusion. he compliments the Off
Gals of the department upon the results
of discipline shown upon the occasion.
Commissioner Johnston sent the chan
cellor a reply. showing the appreciation
of the commissioners for his compliment
airy expressions about the police depart
ment and telling of their regret that the
accident happened and that they are glad
no serious injury was sustained by his
brother.