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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
Widow Pfosecufes 50 Kentuchlans
on Lynchlng Charge.
HER HUSBAND A MOB VI. TIM
Mrs. Mary Thacker Worked for Two
Years Procuring Evidence for a
Civil Acknowledgements $4,000 from
Alleged siayers of Her Husband
Special to the Daily Press,

Especial to the Daily Press)
OWINGSVILLE, KY, Nov. 2.-Mrs.
Mary Jane Thacker. OF Fleming coun.
~, who lives twenty miles from here.
has instituted suit against George
and Perry Gordon and forty-eight
other Fleming county citizens for $40
900 for the 'lynching of her husband.
William Thacker whom n mob took
from the Flemingsburg Jail and hanr.
ed on telephone pole.
The lynching occurred in July, 1909.
Since then Mrs. Thaclier has been
acting as = detective until she dis
covered what she considered to he
sufficient evidence for a suit.
The case will he tried at the next
term of the United States Court 1t
CovingtOn, Ky.
Thacker had quarrelled with the
siXteen-yearold son of George Cor.
don, and shot and killed him with q
rife
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
NAVY NEEDS ENGINEERS.
Admiral Rae Tells Where the United
States il at Fault
(By Associated Dress.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. q
Rear Admiral Charles w. Rae. en-
einccr-in.chief of the United States
navy. in his annual report. calls at
tention to the critical condition of
engineering in the navy. and poinls
10 the explosion on the gunboat Ben
ninGtcn in San Diego harbor. which
he says, most forcibly emphasizes the
necessity Of serious and immediate
attention.
The report says: Were the country
suddenly plunged in war the navy
would find itself in no condition to
win battles. AS necessary as good
craftsmanship is the ability 70 carry
our guns 10 the firing line and to keep
them there amidst the havoc created
by modern ordnance and this will
never be done with amateurs in
charge of the machinery"
For the navy yard at Norfolk esti-
mates ere requested to be included
by the bureau of yards and docks for
me completion OF changes i'll existing
buildings and for the construction of
a storage building. An estimate of
$4,000 is made for new tools for the
engineer buildings at that yard
For the navy yard at Charleston. S.
c., the bureau of yards and docks
have been requested to include esti-
mates for boiler shop. pattern shop
and administration building for the
engine. No appropriation has been
made as yet for tools or machinery
for that yard, which it is estimated
will cost $250.0O0. An estimate of
100000 has been submitted for this
year to equip the shops with neces.
sary tools.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
Music Hath Charms for Burglar.

The tenant of n villa near Hamburg
was aroused from his sleep by Tho
sounds of an extraordinarily good nj
ano playing issuing from an adjoining
sitting room. He went to the door ana
saw ragged disreputable looking fcl-
low seated before the piano and MAY
ing Handel's Messiah" with remark,
able skill. Suddenly the mai broke
OFF with shril discord, and throwing
himself across the piano, burst into
tears. When the owner entered The
room the musician started IN in alarm
and atimptcd 10 escape. He finally
confessed that music had been his pro
'ession. but thar, led away ny bad
company, he had eventually yurnad Ia
burglary The sight OF ,.iaro In /,
made him neglect his more recent
husincss.-New York Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
NOTICE.

Newport News, Va, Oct. IS, 1905.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders OF the Old Dominion Land
Company. for the election OF. Il Prasi.
dent and II Board of Directors, consist
ing of said president and five other
persons. and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting, will be held
ut the office of the company. Hotel
Warwick building. Newport News. Va.
on Tuesday, November 21st, 1905, Mt
10 o'clock noon.
c. b. CIRCUIT, President.
Chas. BabbidSe, Secretary.
11-2-1St
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

Georgia. attracting wondering multi
uldes of people who came % gaze on
the real live wild man" captured n
the recesses of Africa.
As the negro said the plate had
been hurting him for some Tine DR.
Ryan TOOK the man To ST. Johns hos.
pital and removed II.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

FOR SALE-l1O NEW VICTOR. 90
Zonophone and 2lS Edison records
just received for your selection. One
slightly used upright mahogany
piano at a bargain. Stool and SCARF
TO match THE GEO. d. HAMPTON
PIANO co. 2l0 Twcnty.cighth
street tl1.tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
Winter Tourist and AII-Year Excur
sion Tickets via Norfolk and

To Arizona. California, Utah, Texas
and Denver. Colorado Springs, Pueblo
and Trinidad, Colorado
Pullman sleepers TO Cincinnati. Col
'imbns and Chicago. Cafe, dining
cars. Union depot connections.
w. b. BEyILL,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

FOR SALE-TWO DESIRARI.,,
lots. in The heart of Riverview. on
electric car line. Price $3.50 cash.
These lots are Nos. > aud e. in block
NO. ,, rs shown on map uf River.
view. made by G. w. f'itchett. civ!l
engineer They have a frontaca nj
30 feet each on Electric avannH ami
run back 100 feet. Address "RlVER.
VIEW" care Daily Press. Hit
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Daily Press Company
will be held in the office of the com.
pany. 2ll Twenty-flfth street, Newport
News, Va. November p, 1905. at
noon. Directors will be elected AMI
such o,hcr business as may properly
come before the meeting will be dis.
posed OF.
WIN. F. LEATH,
io'z4-lm Secretary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

FOR SALE-SIX-ROOM DWELLING
i'll North End, with lot, reduced to
Sl,5o0; 500 cash, assume Il per
cent. 81 900 loan: balance. $50
monthly. Bath. sewer and station.
ary waShstdnd. Very cheap rrYr-
erty. Apply your rent monc,- On
this. SCMMERNlI.LE e co.
il.2Gt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
FOR SALE.


Fer SALE-AN EXTRA NICE Ii
room and ba;h dwelling on West
avenue near Thirty-fourth street.
For quick sale, only $500, pio
viously held at $1,000. Terms. very
reasonable. See w. r. Chaplin. Treas
urer Nclms. Marye. Doyentor <
Chaplin. 25l1 Washington avenue.
Lett
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

WANTED = FIRST CLASS BARBER
in city; steady work; $l2 peg. week
guaranteed. Address X V. care
Daily Press. It.a.,,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
Is Your Money
Earning S Per Cent +?

If NOT, you have failed to secure
alT OF the Glass &C" Preferred Stocks
OF the Observation-Disclosures Savings
Association. This latest issue OF
stocks by this conservative savings
institution pays to the holder ) por
cent. annual dividends, payable SEMI
annually, guaranteed by the entire as.
sets OF the association and is n most
desirable and safe form of investing
your money. Certificates for this
stock may be presented for payment
at any time by the holders. Only n
united amount of this stock will lie
issued. Put in your application and let
your savings earn . per cent. instead
of > and per cent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
HELP MANTED-,hALE.

EARN BIG MONEY BET WEEN NOW
ana January list, agents can make
between $500 and $1,000 day sell
ing our line of FOUNTAIN PENS
one agent is now clearing between
$1,000 and $4,000 a week. For
terms, catalogue, etc, address The
Selden Pen Mfg. Co, 40 Nassau
street. New York. I0-14.20t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
WANTED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT THE
Hub. Apply at once. 32i3 Washing
Ton avenue II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

WANTED-B0ARDERS AND ROOM
ers for two nice, heated and f;ir-
nished rooms. 29l0 Nest avenue.
1..2.3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE IN ALI
parts of the city. Call and get
prices. OLD DOMINION LAND
CO, Hotel Warwick Bldg. 10.1l.lm
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

WANTED-BOARD IN a PRIVATE
family. Gentleman wishes board in
Il private family. centrally located
Address S. f.. care Daily Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03

WANTED-IOUNG LADY GRADU.
ate desires position as stenographer,
typewriter and hookkeeper. Refer.
enccs exchanged. Address Box e..
City. lO.29.6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-03
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A FINE LOT OF MAG.
nolia trees; two feet to six feet in
height. FRANK lMBACH. Green
lawn cemetery. i0.99-6t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Jove! am not one to sit quietly by
and see it attempted
Mr.. Cannon is a "standpatter" and
he is not backward about saying So
His theory is that it is unwise to tam
Ger with conditions that are highly
satisfactory 1t is not that he has a
reverence for the existing tariff sched-
ules, but that he has desire to con-
tinue existing good times. When con-
iditions are better than they have ever
been before. when the people have
more money than they ever had before
when everyone is employed who wants
to work, and when wages are hight is
a bad time to start tinkering with
those conditions. A pat" hand can
be ruined by throwing out one card,
and it is almost impossible to draw
another that will make the hand bet
ter than before the discard, This is on
the authority of old students of great
American game from which the oppon-
ents of tariff revision have taken their
name, and the application is truly a
fitting one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23
WHAT CANNON MEANS.

Sometime ago "Uncle Joe" Cannon
whose language is as full OF meaning
as it is of colloquialisms, said that he
hated to see any group of Americans
Hanging UP the country by the tail"
The observation was made in the
course of some remarks on the work
of would-be tariff revisers in Massa-
chusetts and other states. A few days
ago at Washington, a reporter who
wanted to make Mr. Cannon explain
just what he meant to convey by the
expression, hanging up the country
by the TAIL" preached the subject to
the. speaker. And he got an answer,
sharp and to the point.
1--WE have mighty prosperous and
contented country these days, young
man." said Mr.. Cannon. eff we were
going to revise the tariff we would
have to build from the base up. Store
keepers would let their stocks run
down; that would affect the factories
The mills would quit running on such
full time; that would affect the wage
earners. In a very short time there
would be great unrest in the business
world Men would become cautious
about embarking on new enterprises
! The tremendous squirt we are having
in the erection of new buildings, ir
the planning of new enterprises, in the
building of new railroads and in the
rebuilding Of old ones-all this would
be checked and perhaps stopped.
"Importations would drop off;
the speaker continued, 'stocks would
become low on the shelves of jobbers
the revenues of the government would
fall off, and the first thing we knew
the country would be in condition
of depression similar to what we know
nine or ten years ago. That is wha
mean when speak of hanging thu
country up by the tail. We used tt
swing dogs by the tail when we wer.
boys. 1t must have been very un
comfortable sensation for the dog. l
would be just as uncomfortable sen
sation for this great. country, and, b,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

world has grown to regard country edl-
tors as a living walking, personified
joke. No one seems to take him seri-
ously. Everyone laughs at his serious
writings and grins over the mind pic
ture of his daily toll. When S. e.
Kiser appeased the wrath of an Iowa
country editor by saying that his own
highest ambition was to become a
country editor, people read his letter
and said: Just another Kiser joke"
In brief, the country editor, though he
does not create as much of sensation
as he thinks, gets a good deal of notice.
The st. Louis GlobeDemocrat, COM
menting on the happenings at recent
editorial meeting, says that aside from
political bearings the organization and
meeting of editorial associations sug-
gest many thoughts of public interest.
No business is closer or more respon-
sive, to the people themselves or repre-
sents their intellectual qualities and
life more faithfully" says the st. Louis
paper, continuing:
In any state association of the kind
the country editors are largely in the
majority 1t is not a vocation that
promises large pecuniary returns. In
editor may be said to be moved by the
than that of a Napoleon of finance.
NEARLY all the country papers are
poor in purse, but rich in the standard
of manhood, and industriously devoted
to the things OF good report. No octo-
pus turks in the neighborhood of the
rural printing Office; no promoter
steps in to enlarge seductively on syn
dicates, big consultations and billions.
'tIf the books for the year show a
surplus the editor treats himself to the
/ Christmas gift of new press, in order
that he may m ore acceptably serve the
community.
eff, which is quite probable, the bal
ance sheet reads on one side, Re-
ceived SO much and on the other side
Spent it ALL the editor writes a play
full paragraph on the attenuated condi-
ton of his wood pile, and then COM
poses an optimistic leader on the pros
poets of the new year.
/ "a newspaper is the reflex of the
/ people themselves, or at least of a
considerable section who have sub.
stantially a common point of view.
}. GAS soon think to raise a crop by re
moving the surface soil as to run a
newspaper not rooted somewhere In
the appreciation of the many.
i "An editor is sort of a barometer
and realizes the difference between
bright skies and thickening weather
for popular opinion has many ways OF
making itself instantly felt. Yet certain
principles are eternal. and as free from
deviation as the north star. Truth
courage and perseverance are carolina
necessities, and the cheerful tempera
ment one of the foundation stones.
Preaching the simple life is not es
sential in dealing with country editors
Most of them are Familiarity acquainted
:. with it. A few conventions and excur
sions, where they work while Others
sleep, are their annual recreation.
/ ct is true that they learn to like
! the perpetual toll. recurring as the
swing of pendulum; and the labor We
, delight in is high reward"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23
BETTING ON HIGH SCHOOL FOOT
BALL.

Marshalltown Times Republican,:
Answering the question. Whats the
matter with football?" how would the
following statement from the local
columns of the Des Moines Capital do?
Fired Carr, of Des Moines, sent a
commission Of s110 to Frank p. Clark
son today to bet on West High at even
bet was promptly covered, and Ida
Grove supporters are clamoring for
more.
This is one of the things that are
"the matter with football and other
school and amateur athletics that
should be kept clean from the faint
of gambling. The LIST of the contest
and the hope of victory are sufficient
! incentive for the high school 10y to do
his best. He should be permitted to
make his fight for the honor of his
school and not forced to carry a
gamblers money When the support
ers Of a high school team degrade it
by publicly putin it on the level Of q
pugilist or a selling platter, it would
seem time for the school authorities to
ell down the betters or call off the
game. No high school boy will forget
| that he lost or won the money of his
packers Tin horn bets on the side
lines are different thing from large
sums wagered by men of prominence
| anu ledueTSIlp. Inc one 10 Oil uillot-
tunate incident of the game: tn. other
deg-ades it and Is an agent Of demor-
4 alization to the boys who play 1t. When
leading men Of one town send large
sums to be wagered on a high school
team and these are snapped up" by
prominent citizens of another. they
place the team, ut any rate so far as
themselves are concerned, in the cate
CORY of the professional foot racer.
4 1t won't do. Quit 1t. The high
school and college spirit Is too valuable
to be thus destroyed and degraded
II High school football Is not a racing
meet nor a f1fteen-round go. 1t be-
longs with sport not with Sporting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Congress for the last several years
has appropriated s2s0,oOO for this pur-
pose, but a portion of the amount is
used for foreign experiment work and
other kindred matters. The bulk of
the 3S,000,000 packages is subject to
the order of senators and representa-
tives for distribution among their
constituents, the secretary of
agriculture reserving one-fifth Of
the entire amount to supply
the statistical corps, cores. .ondents,
the weather bureau and for other
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

There is no one in public life better
fitted to know conditions in the Philip
pines than is Secretary of War Taft.
In a speech at Kansas City last night
he said: "The Philippine islands are
ours and must be ours for more than
a generation 1t is quite probable
those called upon to act as legislators
will not live to see the day when sep
aration consistent with the welfare of
the Philippines can be made" That
ought to settle the squabble about the
islands for while.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

purposes. The country has been di-
vided into six sections with especial
regard to climate and soils. and the
seeds will be sent only to those local
tiles in which their propagation and
growth is believed to be especially
adapted. In addition to these vege-
table and flower varieties, the d part
ment sends out quantities of cotton,
forage and field seeds to localities to
which they are best suited and from
which it is thought good results may
be obtained $S
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Lieutenant General Chaffee says
there are not enough officers in the
army Judging from the evidence in
the Taggart case there are a few who
might well be retired to private life,
along with Lieutenant Fortescue with
out iniuring the service one whit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

author finds that he must be married
outside of Illinois because of the trou-
blesome law there. Iowa hasn't any
such law and as Jack haG arranged to
be married at Newton on Nov. IS he
should treat the town square.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23
DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS.

Oskaloosa Herald.-The annual dis
tribution of vegetable and flower
seeds by the department of agriculture
will begin on Dec. /, and before plant
ing time it is expected the entire
amount. aggregating 3s,ooo,0O0 pack
ages, will be in the hands of the peo-
pie in all sections Of the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

The sea level canal will cost $780,
100000, the engineers say, and the
time required to build it is placed at
/ fifteen years. Let's get to work right
away. ,5
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Senator Morgan still wants a Mica
rauguan canal Why not build one on
his own hook If he can't be satisfied
without it?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Jack London's wife secured a di
vorce Saturday and the author of "The
Call of the Wild" was married again
Sunday night. Another wife? Oh yes
You can't lose Jack.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Susan B. Anthony will soon make
her customary plea in Washington for
woman's suffrage Here's wishing her
her customary success.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

Newton may yet become famous as
don and the second Mrs. Jack. The
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.

The jokes about the editor of the
small town weekly paper-the country
editor-are SO numerous that the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

There's one thing you miss now that
the biennial election amendment is in
force-getting over the election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23

The Hampton Recorder suggests
that in the general condemnation Of
the boss the fact that there are good
as well as bad bosses is lost sight Of
ANY undertaking where executive
ability IN requisite to success must
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-23
RAILROAD RATES.

Judge Bethea in the federal court
at Chicago yesterday rendered de-
cision on point that is important to
Iowans and one that has been dis
cussed until it is almost threadbare.
Several railroads which run through
Iowa were made the defendants in
two suits begun by the interstate COM
merce commission.
In the first case the commission had
already held that the rate on live
stock was a preference in favor of
some cities as live stock markets. and
ordered the defendant railroads to
lower the rate.
In the second case a suit was be-
gun praying for an injunction restrain
ing the railroads from refusing to
lower the rate. Several weeks were
consumed in production of expert tes-
timony before Judge Bethea and he
deliberated over his decision fer two
weeks.
Judge Bethea decided that the ruling
| by the interstate commerce commits
| sion has no strength in law and he de-
cided also that the railroads ere right
in charging more for the transporta-
! ton of live stock than that of dressed
meat. 1t stands to reason that the
cost to the railroads of carrying live
stock, which must be fed, watered and
attended to enroute, must be greater
than is the cost of hauling a car, al
ready loaded at packing house,
sealed and needing no attention. The
railroads keep stock yards in repair
for shippers at every little country
cfo f1oi. rofoS RI
get some return from this investment
The interstate commerce commits
sion. listening to the appeals of Iowa
stock shippers. decided that the rail
roads should charge no more for live
stock trans 1ortation than for carrying
ing dressed meat. If the decision had
been upheld in the courts the cost Of
shipping stock to Chicago would have
been lowered and the stock raisers
would have had no reason for shipping
to the smaller Iowa packing houses
4 instead of to the trust controlled
houses in Chicago. The result, as fal
/ as the Iowa packers are concerned
would obviously have been to put al
end to their business or at least t.
, lessen it to a marked degree. Appar
emily, to Judge from the position takel
, by many of the shippers, backed b!
; some few politicians, they desired t
build up the beef trust, tear down tn,
Iowa packers business and hurt thei
own interests at the same time.
, The decision is an important one
!, IL means continued prosperity for TIL
Iowa packers and it makes 1t posi-
!, Bile for other packing houses to b.
, established in Iowa centers. Mis-
guided zeal came near doing consider
able damage and Iowa packers hav
reason to feel glad that the iLterstat
! commerce commission was unable t
, make it's decision in this case Law
While this does not prove that tn
! commission should not be given tn
). power to enforce it's findings but
, does prove that the commission shout
: make only such decisions as are bes
!, for the general good.