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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
FRIGHTENED SERVANT
AROUSED NEiGHB0RED
Imagination of Young Negress caus.
cd Fire Department to be
Called.

Imagining that someone was break
ing into the house. Florence Mills. a
negro servant girl employed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. X, j. Jennings.
115 Thirtythird street. aroused the
neighborhood about III: 90 o'clock last
night by her screams of fire. help,
police" In her excitement ana fear,
the girl telophoned to Jennings bak-
cry, Washington avenue and Thirty.
first street. and reported that the
house was afire
y telephone message was hurriedly
sent from the bakery To the Central
fire house and Fire Chief w. *. Stow
and the Central company responded.
In the meantime a number of peo-
pie had hurried to the house in re.
spouse to the girls cries aud when
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
FIVE BEARS COME DOWN
TO MT. ELLIOTT SPRINGS
Great Excitement Sunday Over the
Unexpected Appearance of Bruln
And His Family

MT. ELLIOTr SPRINGS, VA, July
S.-Grcat excitement was caused hcrc
Sunday by the appearance of live
bears within short distance of the
motel. In fact, they were feeding III
mo cornlicld used as II truck garden
Tor the Mt. Elliott Hotel. There were
Two old bears and three cubs.
rho animals were first sighted by
Two young ladies employed in the Mt.
Elliott orchcstra-Miss Caroline S.
Barnes. pianist, of Watkins, n. Y,
aud Miss Isabel NJ Chandler of TN
aca n. Y. The ladies had gone out
Tor walk down the mountain road,
when quito unexpectedly they espicd
the animals. Not knowing what tncy
were, they continued their walk UNI
I'll close enough to ascertain that the
OBJECTS were not mere pigs, as they
had supposed rho grown bears
weighed possibly 800 pounds
Tic young ladies' became very
much frightened. and ran. screaming.
back to tho hotel. Miss Barnes, be-
ing oil Il more nervous temperament,
was completely overcome, but was re.
stored, ana her nerves stcadied by
taking n light stimulant.
The excitement brought out the
guests of tic hotel In full force. and
everybody made for the locality to
get Il glimpse of the wild marauders,
so seldom seen this near the hotel,
though very plentiful higher up In
the mountains, ncars Elliott's Knob.
One of the employees of the hotel,
Lewis Woods, n native mountaineer,
followed the hears and tried to catch
one OF The cubs. Being il swift run
ner, he got within ten feet of a lit.
tie fellow and would have overtaken
1t, had not the old mother bear, which
was running some distance ahead,
turned on him and showed fight, TO
protect her young.
Mr.. Woods abandoned the chase
and fled. lIe later( however. fol
lowed the bears couple of miles in
TO the mountains In an attempt to
bag ono of The cubs, but never caught
sigh, of them.
This Is the first time in years that
bears have come down so near but
they have been known to feed In the
mig lots on refuse from the at Elliott
Hotel. Hardly fall passes that
bears are not killed here. They are
Il very wary animal. and hard to cap
turc. They are harmless nnes dis.
turbed or wounded. A party will be
organized to hunt them this fall.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
SCRlBES ENTERTAINED
BY CAPT. BOUTWELL,
Members of jamestown Press Club
Spend Delightful Day Aboard
Pilots Yacht Graves.

Captain w. II. Boutwell, viccpres.
idcnt of the Virginia Pilots Associa,
ton. entertained the members of the
jamestown Press Club on n cruise
aboard tho associations schooner
yacht William "A. Graves Sunday.
The year around. Tidcwatcr ncwspa-
per men look forward to Il cruise with
Captain Boutwell,, and the memory of
Sunday is oycrshadUwed only bv the
thought that the captain has promis-
ed to play the host Il second time this
summer.
About thirty scrbes, members of
the STATS uf newspapers In ridowater
virginia, special correspondents of
outside papers and members of the
Exposition press bureau. boarded the
Graves at Old Point Sunday morning
at 10 O'Clock. Captain Cunningham.
the joviai skipper of the yacht. work
ed his way. with light breeze ont to
point off Cape Henry and then
dropped anchor. as the breeze had
played out. III the afternoon the yes
sci drifted in with the tide until Old
Point was in sight. then a good breeze
came along ana finished up the trip
in short order The anchor was drop.
ped about $50 O'Clock in the even
ing.
With congenial company anu every
thing to eat and drink one could
want, aboard a delightful bout. no
body cared whether the wind blew or
not A most enjoyable day was spent
and the guests reluctantly started for
shore after hearing n farewell speech
Wy William Anderson, alRs billy"
who. In every day life is thJ president
OF the Norfolk Board of Trade
Among those on board was Judge
Wltte, Of the Hastings Court of Rich
mona. who is according to his annual
custom, spending a week with the
pilots aboard the Graves.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
New American Batt|eshIps VIII be
Heavier and Carry Thick
or ArmOr.
ARRANGEMENT OF THE ARMAMENT
Ten TweIvc-lnch Guns viii be Mount
ed In Five Turrots. All On Center
Line OF Vessel, So THAT Entire
Main Battery May be Brought to
Bear At One Time.

According to some Of Uncle Sans
naval experts, Amcrica's two great
10000 ton battleships of the "Dcla
ware class will resemble but slight
~ the British battlcship Droadnought
and VIII he much more powerful than
that ship. They declare that the
American ships will have many i'm
proycmcnts over the Drcadnought
not the least of which will he the diff
ference In the arrangement of the
armament
Tho i2inch guns of tho British ship
are carried in two turrcls on the cen.
ter line from stem to stern and in
two waists" or side turrcts. while
the guns of the "Dclawnrc class" Will
be placed in five tnrrcts along tho
center limo, or on the line of the keel.
The advantage of the latter arrange
ment Is the ABILITY to bring every
ono of the guns of the main batteries
of the ship to bear upon an opponent
on either side, while % per cent. of
the British fire would be masked I'M
der like circumstances
Carry Heavier Armor.
The American ships will also carry
heavier nrinOr than the Drcalnought
tho watcrbclt limo of armor of the
Delaware class" being II inches In
thickness while that of the Dread
noueht Is only nine inches thick. The
American vessels will also he of 1 500
more tonnage than the Drcadnought
and will have the Same speed, u
knots IN hour
After careful consideration the ma
val construction board has unani.
Inousiy approved the original plan for
tho dispositions of the armor of the
two big ships, Notwithstanding all the
clamor that has been raised about the
submcrSencc of the principal armor
belt when the ship is fully loaded.
Margin Not Excessive.
AS matter of fact, 1t Is said that
the condition referred To does not
exist for more than ~ hours after
the ship leaves the navy yard fully
loaded. and when the battlcshlp Is In
It's normal trim the lower edge of tho
wnterlinc belt of armor will he two
feet below the surface of The water
margin not excessive In view of the
rolling of the ship aud the conse.
qucnt exposure To destructive shell
fire of the unprotected hull beneath.
AS has been stated In these col.
umns before, both of the ships of the
Delaware class" will be equipped
with turbines. the one TO be con
structcd here having tho Parsons
type. the same ms that In the Dread
nought. Tho other ship will have the
Curtis, or American tvpc The tur-
bincs for the local built ship will be
constructed and Installed Mt the local
shpyard, anu will. II Is said he the
first Parsons turbine over construct
cd in America.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
TO AWARD MEDALS FOR
CONFEDERATE ESSAYS
Public Entertainment Under Auspices
of John w. Daniel Chapter.
Daughters of Confederacy.

At an entertainment to be given by
John w. Daniel Chapter, Daughters
of the Confcdcracy, at the Young
Mems Christian Association hall
Thursday night Mt o'clock Mr.. G..
Aylett Ashby will award the medals
offered by the chapter for the best
Confederate ESSAYS written by the pu-
pills of the High school and the sixth
and seventh grades of the Central
grammar school. An excellent liter
airy and musical program has been
arranged and the affair gives prom
Use of being worry enjoyable one.
All veterans, daughters and sons of
veterans, the contestants for the
medals, and the public are invited to
attend the entertainment
The medals were presented TO the
chapter by j. j. Palmcr's Sons. w.
c. Lauck and the I. H. IIalcs Com
pany. The medal offered for the
best essay in the High school is os-
pecially beautiful, the design showing
the Confederate battle flag in enamel
This medal. which was offered by
the Hales Company. viii he given for
the hest essay on "John w. Daniel
MS Il Soldier and Il Statesman The
subject of the ESSAYS of the sixth and
seventh grades was Lee as Chris
tlan Soldier" The names of the win
ners of the przes will not be an
nounced until Thursday night
The Judges who made the awards
we're: aiessrs c. Aylett Ashhy. S
Otis Bland and L. C. Phillips.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
Inferred 1T Grafton

The body of little Roscoe Burcher.
the infant son of Mr. and hrs. C. Il.
Burcher who died Saturday evening
ing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
MR.. STONE RESIGNS;
MR.. ENOS SUCCEEDS HIM
Jefferson Bank Directors Appoint C.
& M. Teller as Their
Cashier.

Mr.. John b. stone, who has been
cashier of the Jefferson Bank since
that institution was founded several
years ago, has rendered his resgna-
ton to take effect at once. and the
directors of the bank have appointed
MIR. W. II. f. IInos cashier
MIR. Enos has for number of years
been teller of the Citizens Il Marine
Bank and enjoys II reputation for be
ing an expert in his line.
II Is understood that Mr.. Stone
will continue To make his homo here
and Will entcr Other business.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
No Licenses for East End.

Judge Tyler, of the Circuit Court,
opened court for tho July term ut
Warwick Court House yesterday. A
delegation representing the East End
Protective Association. of this city,
appeared in court to protest against
the granting of a liquor license for a
saloon TO nc conducted in the coum-
~, just outside the city limits. The
judge made the protest unnecessary
by announcing that there will be no
saloons in the section referred to as
long as he is on the bench.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
NOtEaiIlCgl

II lis near nothing to DO without
n house of your own, be it ever so
humble. True it is cheaper In most
cases to rent. but Ivy no means salts.
factory. There Is pleasure In looking
after tho shrubbcry and Keeping in
good order your own place.
No dread of rent being raised.
No cussin of the owner when repairs
arc neglected.
No hurting of your conscience be.
cause you allowed the pipes to burst.
Instead of burning tho fences or
boards Of the outhouscs, you repair 1t
in timo, fix one hinge on the blind or
gate before both are broken. many
littlc things can be done TO save the
owner money which cost the landlord
dearly If neglected and which the ton
ant must pay for In the end either In
worry or money.
We have hundreds of houses for sale
ut less than you can now build one for,
why not see what you can do with
us. It's little trouble to see us ut
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09

the firemcn arrived they found that
there was no blaze. When asked by
Chief, Stow the girl denied that she
had telcphoned in any alarm. but 1t
developed afterwards that She had
'phoncd the bakery telling the clerk
ON duty that the house was afirc.
MIR. and Mrs. Jennings are visiting
i'll Baltimore and the girl is taking
caro- of the two children during their
absence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
A Memorable pax.

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as well as with profit to
our health is the one on which VIC
became acquainted with DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. the painless purifiers
that cure headache and biliousness,
and keep the bowels right CSC at
The Ideal Pharmacy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09

state Senator and Mrs. Saxon w
liult nave returned from visit Il
their old home In Surry county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09

Mr. V, O. Andrews, 81 years old.
dicdat the General hospital early
Sunday morning after Il brief illness.
Tho body was taken To Richmond for
intcrmcni The deceased is survived
by Il widow and two children. Mrs.
Il. j. Charles, df this city. and Mr..
Il. "A. Andrews, of Port Richmond,
Cal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
July Term Begins.

The Corporation Court convened
Yesterday morning for the July term.
Judge Barham called his docket for
the term, which does not promise TO
be an especially busy one.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
San Francisco Dispositions Read 10
Haywood Trial.
NO INTEREST FOR THE CROWD
Crowd in Court Room Yesterday Was
Smallest Since Case Was Taken
Up-Much Material for Directly
oppoecd Contention.
tpy Associated Press.l


BOISE. IDAHO. July S.-part of
the San Francisco dcpositions dealing
with the Bradley explosion were read
today To the jury that is trying VIII
liam ID. Haywood Tor his life OH the
charge that he murdered Frank
Stcuncnberg. The rest of the dcposi-
tions will be presented tomorrow
The reading began directly after
court opened with Clarence barrow
and Senator Borah alternating for
their respective sides. and although
they pressed ahead as fast rs they
could, ii calculation ut adjournment
this evening showed that much OF to-
morrow will be consumed by the ALI
dayits.
The dispositions have an important
bearing on the case, but they con
tanned no interest for the crowd and
the attendance was the lightcst since
the trial began.
Both Sides Satisfied.
Both sides seemed to be satisfied
with the showing made by the dcposi-
lions, and their contents will proba
bly, furnish much material for direct
~ opposed contention when the trial
reaches the argument stage. one
objection from the state constituted
the sole interruption for the day
During ali the rest of the time cOun-
sci FOR both sides seemed united in
getting all tho matter in the sworn
statements before the jury.
The state counted II victory that
Bradley had rcccdcd from his first
and positive statement that ii was II
gas explosion and was prepared to
used Bradley's first statement was
believe that bomb might have been
made before he knew of Harry Or
chard's confession, or any of the evil
dcnce.
Prosecution Is Pleased
The prosecution was also pleased To
have il shown that Wytc bradley was
still inside the door when the cXplo-
sion occurred and that PARTICLES OF
glass from the door flew on the rug
and pieces of stone and cement from
the mosaic floor of tho vestibulc were
blown into his face and body. 1t will
be contcndcd that this shows con
! cluslvcly that the explosion was from
the outside and could not have been
caused by gas inside the house.
| The defense is satisfied that tho
dcpositions show that it would have
been impossible for Orchard to reach
= the vostibulc ana place the bomb In
the manner and time described ~
him: that the evidence shows that Il
gas leak was the cause Of an cXplo-
sion ana that Orchards testimony as
To his movements in the rear of the
building when he says he poisoned
/ the milk is shown to be unlikely.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Those Naval Exposures.

The Navy, the strident monthly organ
of the Navy League, Of which the two
honorary members are the President of
the United States and the Secretary of
the Navy, with the Admiral of the Navy
backing the publication in a special type
written Endorsement. has continued in its
current issue the disclosure Of the vUlner-
able defects of American battle ships.
It takes to task those papers which de-
plore any such agitation on the part of
naval officers-for this exposure in Tho
Navy emanates. Of course. from officers,
presumably from members. Of the naval
general board. They are easily Tecog-
nized as having for their purpose the
lessening of the influence and usefulness
of those bureaus of the Navy De-
partment which have TO do with the de-
sign. construction. and equipment of our
ships Of war The exposure seems
to be part OF a scheme 10 enlarge the
importance and increase the functions Of
the naval general board, probably to
the extent of fastening upon the service
a so-ealled naval general staff. which
shall have TO DO with strategy and con-
struction, personnel and administration,
and which shall be. in all respects, the
whole thing," leaving the bureau chiefs
and their assistants as nonentities under
a flaccid hgurehead of a Secretary of the
Navy.
The navy cannot escape the injury
which such confessions Of naval officers
ne those r,I1hTishad nv The NAVY AFRO
bound 10 produce in Congress. They
create animosity within the service it.
self and discourage that professional CO.
operation Of experts which is essential
TO naval development. Naval legislation
last year was rendered impossible by
this same sort of tactics. and if the navy,
in its quest for personnel relief and in
crease OF ships, survives this kind Of war
fare, it will be amazing.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
Municipal Ownership.

IF you believe in it, It's all right; if
you don't. it's all wrong" That is about
the substance Of the conclusions reached
by the experts Of the Civic Federation
commission who investigated municipal
ownership of gas and electric lighting
plants. Their opinions appear to have
been formed in accordance with their
predictions. and the points of view
from. which they regard the same sets
of facts are irreconcilable. This result,
perhaps. was inevitable, though the in
vestigation would have been more useful
if the inqulrers had been able TO agree
upon the facts; but even that seems to
have been impossible. for one of the most
serious disagreements is as to the actual
cost of operating the plants which were
examined.
The private ownership faction of tho
commission declares that where munich
psi ownership has been removed from
the realm of philosophic discussion and
put TO the test of actual experience, it
has failed ingloriously" It has proved.
they assert, more costly and less eff
Client. To this the advocates of munich
pal ownership reply that something more
than dollars and cents should be con-
sidered in judging municipal ownership
namely, the social effects Of it; and that
the failures of municipal ownership are
insignificant, both In number and impor-
lance. compared with the failures of pri-
vate ownership. They claim that munich
pal plants tend 10 make lower rates to
consumers, that they do not grant see
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

eial favors, and that the public gets the
benefits that. under private ownership.
go TO stockholders.
On one point, however the investi-
gators appear to agree, and that is as to
the baneful effect Of politics on both pri-
vately owned and publicly owned utill-
ties. Wherever focal government Is cor
rupt, there is corruption In the operation
OF municipal plants and corruption in
the relations Of private plants with the
local authorities. The advocates of mu-
nicipal ownership expect that local poll
tics will be purified by the divorce OF
public and private interests in utility
corporations, but actual experience has
not altogether justified this hope. What
we know Of governmental methods of
doing business lends the color of truth TO
the assertions Of the opponents Of munich
pal ownership that those in control OF
public utilities are submitted to contin-
uous temptations; first, through the op-
portunity to build up a political machine.
with the city employee as a basis, and
second, through the opportunity to unduiy
favor contractors. with the expectation
Of either financial or political benefit TO
themselves"
That these temptations can be removed
IS the belief Of those who favor munich
pol ownership; but that they still exist.
and that politicians have succumbed to
them in several conspicuous instances
where they have tried 10 operate public
utilities, is a melancholy fact. When
Philadelphia attempted TO run its gas
works. there was. as might have been
expected in that dark region of American
politics, graft in the purchase of sup
plies and fav0ritism in the hiring of en-
ployes. But. say the advocates Of public
ownership, as represented by Prof. Frank
Parsons, Of Boston. Philadelphia did
not have real public ownership of gas.
bur one of the worst forms of private
wnership-ownership by political graft
ers, in the pay Of corporations. but mas
querading as public servants" To mag
inc that political conditions in city like
Philadelphia can be bettered by munich
pal ownership is TO place too much con-
fidence in human nature as at present
constituted.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-16

A contributor to the New York Times
writes letter complaining Of the misuse
by Richard Harding Davis of the term
''bar sinister" and says: MIR. Davis
should bear in mind that he is no longer
a newspaper man. and, therefore, cannot
be excused on the grounds Of journalistic
haste and carelessness' This protest
voices a feeling that IS, for some inscru-
table reason, pretty firmly fixed in the
public mind-a feeling that writer's on
newspapers are careless simply because
they write for newspapers.
With full knowledge Of the errors. of
grammar and otherwise which are inev-
liable in the hasty preparation and han
ding Of the large amount of matter
which appears in the average newspaper
each day. we venture to say that as much
care is exercised in the making Of a we'll
regulated daily newspaper as in the keep
ing of the accounts of many commercial
houses. The one objectionable sin in a
writer for a newspaper is carelessness.
Never before has the better element Of
the press felt so keenIy its responsibility
TO the public. There are certain irrespon-
sible journals which live by exaggeration
and by the daily cry Of Wolf wolfr'
when there is no wolf; but their character
is so well-known that. though they are
Yead-too widely for the public good
their influence on the public mind is
practically nil
More and more it is coming to be that
a newspaper depends for its very life on
its accuracy. its good faith, its power to
resist temptation. Primarily, the news
paper IS the servant Of the people, and
as It serves faithfully and honestly and
efficiently it is rewarded. It is the bust
ness OF the newspaper TO discover the
truth and present it clearly neither ex-
tenuating nor setting down aught in
malice. Anything less than this means
death 10 the journal that attempts IT,
The recent failure of the Topeka Herald
IS an example. Other Western news
papers say It was bright and we'll
edited newspaper. but it was supposed
rightly or not, we do not pretend TO
know-to be allied with railroad interests
and so the public persistently refused II
support. It is now in the hands Of a re-
ceiver. If another instance Is desired
there is the Chicago Chronicle, which.
literally backed and strongly doomed.
could not overcome the general feeling
that it was on the side Of the corpora
tons, against the people. and that its
functions as newspaper were prosti-
tuted.
The general public is not easily de-
ceived. Newspapers that have special in
terests which are Numerically opposed
TO the interests OF the people may not
hope for that large and substantial per-
manent success which comes with fair
dealing and rigid honesty. We heartily
agree with the Nebraska State Journal
IN its declaration that the most en-