Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-24
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1T fails to the lot of every newspaper
to Kill man or two-in type-durirs
Its career, and to marry perhaps three
or four more.
Such things are never done inten-
tlonaily by newspaper: they are gen
orally due to Irrational individuals
With limited sense ana deformed and
crippled idea Of hunlor.
The case in point is that of Mr.. M.
Siverstone. proprietor of the Globe
Clothing House, on Washington ave
nue.
FRIDAY. some one thought it would be
q good joke on Mr.. Si:erstonc 10
spread the report that he was married.
50 the report spread. 1t was tele-
7,honed into the office Of the Daily
Press. which sent reporter to the
Globe to inquire into the rumor.
-Nt the time the reporter called.
there We're two people in the store.
One was Mr.. y. q. Moss, !, clerk Tie
other was Mr.. Si!vcrstone. himself.
The reporter did not know Mr.. Silver
stone from any other gentleman. never
having had the pleasure of meeting him
IN any of she walks of life.
He told the clerk. Mr.. Moss that ha
had been Informed that Mr.. Silverstone
was married and asked him if he knew
anything about it. Mr.. Moss said that
he had heard the same report and FAD
understood that the marriage had ak
en- place in Baltimore but had no pcs
tive knowledge of it. Mr.. Moss knew
mat he was talking to a reporter, ana
Furthermore. Mr. Silverstone was
standing six feet away when he said
that he did not know whether the re-
port Was true or false.
But it was q great joke--f you knew
how TO look at it that way-and Mr..
Moss thought it would be very funny
to let it so on. He promised to telc-
phone to the office if he got any intor-
ma ton.
The reporter then addressed Mr.. ST.
verstone. asking him the same Gues-
tons he had asked his clerk. Nlr. Sill
Eerstone states that he thought that
the questioner was trying to guy him
Inc qucstioner. by the way, was an on
tire stranger to Mr.. Silverstone. who.
however told him that he too had heart,
that Mr.. Silverstone was married, but
he knew nothing definite about it.
After the reporter left, Nj. Moss told
Mr.. Silverstone that his uueston.r
was reporter for the Daily Press
1t vas too funny for anything MIR.
Silverstone suggested that it really
would be a splendid idea TO telephone
down and give the paper some infor-
nation about the marriage.
Nj Moss states that he advised Mr..
Silverstone not TO Go that. 1t seeming
at,
funny gentlemen that it was their
duty to correct the error which they
had nurtured into a semblance Of truth
by their discrimination.
Later on during the evening some one
called the paper up over the telephone,
saying:
You wanted to know about that Sill
verstone marriage. We have just got
ten a telegram about it,
The man who answered the phone
supposed that he was talking to MI
Moss. He took the lie that was given
him over the Wire in good faith, pre-
suming that he was talking to a gentle
man. 1t happens that he was not
Yesterday the reporter was introduc-
cd TO Mr.. Silverstone and that gentle
man conlp!aisantly remarked that he
didn't know but what it would pe
Soou luea 70 correct that item. as it was
all a joke.
An effort was made yesterday to 10
cate the man Who sent the telephone
message. i was not successful
Nj. y. G. Moss (who The day before
Gid not Know whether his employer
was married or noD stated positively
that he tiia not do it,
Mr.. Silverstonc twhc. the day before.
did not know whether he was married
or noD stated with equal emphasis
that he cid not do it.
The statements are given for whs.
they are worth
so far as the Daily Press is connect-
cd ii dismisses the whole dirty business
With these reflections:
1t does not pay to trihe With the
truth.
The public need not expect a news
PAPER to be infallhble as long as there
are people in the world who can not
distinguish between a joke and i piece
OF business like the above.
There is a law in the lard to protect
newspapers from irresponsible beings
Who n,aiciously give Il newspaper an
item which is untrue. and which is cal
culatcd To injure some one else
This law will he invoked 10 its full
est extent to punish the man who tele-
rhoncd in that lie. if that man car b..
found, and it can be proven that ne
did it.