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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
To Close Saloons Christmas pay

UHAITANUOGA. TENN, Dec. o.
All thu saloon rropric;ors III the city
have voluntarily signed an agreement
10 close tiicir places Of bus ness ON
Christmas DAY. The prohibition wavo
witch is sweeping over the South has
lett but three vet cities in this
state, lie saloon mep wish TO I'M
press he people VITA their desire for
law and order ana to a.d In the
obseryaace OF Christmas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
canIt 800 Ia, rtan. wltn.ss.
(py Associated prnss,

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Dec. 5 -
the trial CT Patrick Calhoun, presi.
dent of the United Railways, on tho
charge OF Offering bride" in con.
nection with obtain MS an overhead
trolley franchise. from The former
board Of supervisors. went over until
next Monday to give thG prosecution
tine To locate formar Supervisor Jas.
l.. Gallagher, who was last heard from
III New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
BARN Takahalra To Succeed AokI.
(By Associated pressl

TOXIC, Dec. 5-The government has
chosen Baron .Kosoro Takahira to
succeed Y!scount Aoh as ambassador
to Washington. Baron Takahira is
at present Japanese Ambassador to
Italy. and formerly was japanese min
lister 20 Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Killed BY caye.In.

ROANOKE, VA. Dec. 5.-Dy the
cave-in OF an emtankmcnt in tn,
West End yard, ono Italian, Nlichelans
pavolio, was crushed to death am
four Italians badly injured The men
were wording for .. W. F'Iickwlr on
tho eStsnsftn OF the Norfolk and
Western yards.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Presidential Nominations.
(By Assoc.atea Pross,

WASHINGTON, Il. G., Dec. =
The Pres dent sen; to the Senate The
following nominations: TO be United
States Attorneg, William IL. Arm
brecht OF Alabama Southern district
Of Alabama; to be United States Mar
siial, Gilbert b. Deans, Southern dis
tr.ct of Alabama.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
VIII Not Cripple state Banks.
fBy Associated Pfeaa)

Topeka. KAN, Dec. John
Royce. State bank examiner today
announced that the Safe banks would
not BIO seriously crippled by TIE fail
uro OF the National Bank OF ~orn.
MERGE at Kansas City. It Is stated
that the bulk OF the deposits Of; Kan,
sas banks In tho Bank Of Commences
have been Withdrawn or transferred.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Heart ereakIna FINISH.
nv Associated pressl

NEW ORLEANS. LA, Dec s-In a
heart breaking urlve today ut CITY
Park track, Ace High, at d.
won the fourth race from Avai Ger,
Who Duran bis field three ,jergt 10
the head OF the stretch. Ther 60
High caught him and forged - Ito
iront IN the last few strides. N5sasi,s
er clear track fast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Prof. James 3. Loyets ga.

WINCHESTER VA, Deo. s
Prof. James i. Lovett principal OF
Shenandoah Valley Military Atee my.
died late last n ght after hrisf ill.,.
ness. He was bern here al1at ~
years ago, and was . Maser Or Arts
Of the University OF virgin'a. MS
widow survives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
SLEMPS FRIENDS CONFIDENT
THAT HE WILL BE ELECTED
Claims Made That His Plurality Over
Colonel Bailey Will 30 eeveral
Thousand.
fRv A.soclafed prass.,

BRISTOL. VA. Dec. 5-Friends of
ipasoom Slenp. Republican nominee
for Congress in the Ninth Virginia
District at The special o.ect,on. cali.
ed By Governor Swanson for Decemi.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Fatally Wounds lablr leads' and
IWl others Who Wsrs 10
Massachusetts Capital.
SHOT WlTHlYT ANY paQv0GATIoN
Fac, that the Door to the office Of the
chief Executive Of the Bay State
Was All That Saved Hlo Llfe-lm.
aaIned He Had Grievance.

gsI.ss ~ -, ..sr,-Ia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06

THE DAILY PRESS Is tn.
1"'r newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
tuil news report OF the Aseo.
oiated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
THE WEATHER.

Fair Friday and Saturday.
with slowly rising temperature,
light to fresh Northwest winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31

extremely poisonous Once tins reptile strikes. the
victims life Is practically destroyed rs poison
So deadly that antdOteS useless and dca-l lv
follows the inciSiOn within an hour
Brandu began operations by lifting the cover tra,C
a basket filled with CObraS, revealing a SHINY mass
OF reptiles wound about one another IN Only coils
Seating himself by the side of the basket probably
eighteen inches distant, he purSed his lips and emitted
a low plaintlve whistle that sounded unlike -4c
note of a dying bird The whistle aim,
monotone varied only in few notes Slowly on. II
the SquIrmng basket there rose the head OF co. -
The fiery little tongue darrIng IN and out o.
mouth. like a tiny fork of lightning Brandt sh.L 81
from the whistle 10 a low Groom, Ike an old Negro
NANNY viii use after she has sung baby 20 sleep
and IS fearful to stop suddenly lest the unbroaen
silence may the child To wake
As the cobra uncOIled It's head II gradually attained
a height of eighteen inches. Then II stopped SSH
and while 1t fixed Brandu with It's ewes. the body
grew hard and tense simultaneously the -.t
Charmers fingers began 10 wriggle impaueutly ana
his hands slowly until they on level W-1
the REPTILE head His face bore not the slightest
indication of fear. with death just eighteen inches
from the tip of his nose When the cobraS neck
pulled on either side Brandu knew that II about
To strike. and with unbelievable speed his bare hand
flew through the air and caught the snake behind.
Just below its ugly head As helpless AS piece OF
wet Irvine the viper wound itself about Brandt
To an expert snake gives any number of warning
signals before It strikes \ captive reptile "'H no1
kill rabbit until II has played with II tor a
few minutes Contrary to common belief the
rabbit is not afraid and will stand still while the
snake tickleS its with a forked tongue When
the snake decides To kill. it gradually lunches up
poiSeS and strikes quickly that the rabbit never
knows what hit IL
Incredible as it may SEEM the hands and arms OF
the Burmese are quicker than the movements OF
snakes. and whenever a charmer grows So old that
his eyes and muscles lose their quCkneSS his poWeT
over the reptiles becomes less the day arrives when
the cobra is faster than he and they pack hum away
IN the tomb with his charming tOretathers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
S n A K E c. H A R Nj n G

TIIERE is no such thing as snake charming IL
Is misnomcr invented by Showmen 10 give
added interest 10 the peculiar occupation As
practised by native Americans II Is fake, disguised,
II Is true. by the CLEVER manipulation of CHASTITY
green spot lights and the creepy SuggeStIvencSS OF
Oriental music, but nevertheless a fake and the
snake which the bronze painted magician wraps
about her arm neck. or waist IS as harmless
much manila rope and almost lifeleSS.
In captivity harmless and harmful snakes alike
are the dopleSt creatures imaginable If left alone
they will lie in stupor for days at time. and it is
only when handled and thrown round by the SO
called magicians that the venomous vipers will
suggest the spark of life By writing their SHINY
bodies and shooting forth the little forked tongue
which IS frequently As dangerous the tongue of
an affectlOnate dog With captive snakes the great
est difficulty lies in keeping them alive BY nature
they SO lazy and stupid that they will not even
take the pains 10 eat. and to prevent slow starvation
1t Is usually necessary to give them milk baths. soak
them in starched water and force food down their
threats after prying open their mouths with stick
Probably the greatest manipulators of snakes
the Burmese. In Burma snake charming is a hered-
Itary procession of fathers and sons. As practsed
by the inhabitants of India and Burma snake charm
ing IS very dangerous profession, and it is only by
the lightning agility of these men that they avoid
death. To appreciate their speed it is necessary to
see them operate They handle the deadliest reptiles
in the world; but the claim of mesmerc or hypnotic
power over the snakes is all poppycock.
One of the best of the Burmese snake men who
have appeared in this country Kogoo Moolo
Brandu, old bundle of nerves and sinew who
played an engagement five or SIX years ago with
animal show at Coney Island. This fellow was the
real article brought to the United States by Bostock
lie handled the cobra de capello (the hooded snake
OF india), rattlers copperheads, anacondas. boa
constructors. and pythOns possibly as dangerous and
deadly collection of animals as one could men,
ton in five minutes conversation
In the hands of old Brandu however, they were
practically harmless, not because they were afraid
OF him, not because he had any mystic power over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 81, 1907

SkvsCraper this hideOus but daring; landmark seen
far out in New Jersey; a familiar beacon To ever
ship entering the harbOr. Tier above tier ri,r
twenty-nine Stories, embraced by twenty THOUSAND
tons of steelwOrk MANY acres of good timber hal
20 be cut furnish the thousands of great pine piles
many of them forty feet long that driven into
the sand of the site to support the monster. Each
one of them sunk by hammer weighing more
than a ton; and will bear twenty tons weight with
out sinking When driven down as far as possible
their tops were cut Off the sand cleared away toy
foot or round the upper ends, and then concrete
poured about these, forming a solid rock Of founda-
ton. On this base laid the great blocks 5f
granite, and above them the skyscrapers brick piers
which carry altogether maximum load Of sIxJv-one
thousand tons.
There are nearly a thousand rooms N this bg ding.
and if YOU four persons TO each. YOU have the
population of a As TO transient visitors est.-
mate only one person for each resident during the
business day. and there IS total population of
eight thousand people who give the flying elevators
a daily passenger tTahC OF more than fifty thousand
y sllyscraper of this magnitude VIII have It's own
electric light plant; a gas plant; waterwOrks svs-
tenn; artesIan wells; fre department. with hose
lines and chemical eXtinguishers; its police
department too, with detectives watching for petty
thieves, pickpockets beggars, and pedders / have
compared II 20 a great city, and It's superintenden-
acts mayor. with a big force of wOrknen undrr
him always busy cleaning the corridors and may
stairwayS of the giant structure. To continue the
metaphor, its elevators are complete system ot
electrical railroads, with wOndrOus automatic ar
rangementS for opening shutting doors, prevent
ing accidents. and indicating precisely where The
express and local cars are AT any gwen moment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31

definitely determined Usually wind pressure Of
pounds the square foot provided tor over
the entire area exposed.
1t is even possible to put in the walls of sky
scraper at the top a Chicago architect engineer
did this recently: building his walls downward and
last year New York builder, whose supply OF stone
for the lower stories delayed by the quarrymen,
closed in his upper floors rather than lose time IN
waiting.
Thus gradually was the skvscraper of to-day
evolved in response a set of conditions creating
an imperious demand And as a result the steel
cage method has reduced the cost OF construction
compared with the old solid masonry method,
from FIVE dollars little more than thirty-fve cents
4 cubic foot
How much higher commercial buildings can 60
is an interesting question Theoretically there IS
no reason why a skyscraper of one hundred stories,
thousands of feet high, should not be built.
Into the Earths Depth.
IN New York many of the greatest buildings as has
Il been seen. have to 90 down into the earth for
distance equal to the height of many ordinary
structures In Chicago. which practically floats
a bed of soft sand and mud. the constructor has
still greater ditfculty-whiCh ne meets with char
acteristc American ingenuity. Here are found the
great buildings resting on flat boats. These are
made of great timbers. driven straight down into
some trustworthy stratum; or else they consist of
steel rails or grders in squares filled in with
until they form a solid slab of stone and iron Now
and then they a little side, throwing the
towering building which rests upon them slightly
out of plumb, like Pisa's famous tower All of
them settle little; and IN New York where some
of the greatest SkySCrapeTS rest upon fine white
sand they have settled as much as half an inch
The st. Paul Building in New York and the
Marquette Building IN Chicago can both be raised
with powerful hydraulic presses should they settle
too much Their builders knew just how much
their skeletons would weigh almost TO the ounce,
precisely the designer of battleShIp knows how
much his floating fortress will dispace More than
this. the skyscrapers architect must know the
weight of each part of his fabric that its load
NAV be equally distributed over the foundation.
He must also compute live weight. such the per
sons, furniture, safes, and other contents of the
colossal hive.
Take amonster like New York S Park Row Building
the Times Building four hundred and thirty feet
high. measuring from its base, which ffty-hve feet
below the surface The Park Row Building Is three
hundred and eight ytwo feet high about seventy feet
less than the Great Pyramid of Cheops, A typical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31

hundred and fifty dollars and now thinking the
limit reached i'll this figure, the manager signed a
contract for a five years lease. To his disgust he
was forced to refuse offers rising gradually to forty
five hundred dollars. which he readily obtained at
the end of the agreement. And to-day see floors
at an altitude unthinkabe fathers, letting at
rents far higher than those of lesser elevation.
II seems comic 10 reflect the excitement
caused by a ten-storv building few years ago. In
the early seventies architects planned solid
masonry walls with beams and pillars MASSIVE
enough to carry all the floors and walls AND with
each additional story the big walls were. made
thicker and stronger still that the greater the
height the bulky and costly he lower structure
became And the material put into these sustaining
parts was not only enormous in quantity, but fast
grew prOhbitive in cost account of its quality. l
know of high building put up IN 1900 Whlch would
surely supply with mere masonry halt dozen
buildings of its size to-day. Another drawback
was that the immense thickness of the walls which
covered more and more space ate appreciably INTO
the rentable room-a very serious matter when
these buildings put up thoroughfares where
land was valuable that even rich men and great
corporations had 20 buy II by the square foot.
Thus there came a time when the beckoning ele-
vaor which had called halt at all, had TO be
disregarded; for TO 60 any higher with the solid
masonry method was 70 lose more income at the
bottom than won At the top. And SO gradually
il be that If commercial structures were
to go any higher the engineer was the man 10 he
looked to rather than the architect. Thus was
evolved the skyscraper designer OF to-day.
Little Use for Walls
LIE taught the architect blocked 10y the widen
Ii ing base of his brick walls that a slender pillar
of steel might carry much As his bulkieSt mound
more than this that brick and stone needed only
20 protect the iron framework from fire. In short
As engineer observed jokingly, walls We're neces
sary only TO keep out the wind At any rate, the
masonry did not need 10 be thicker than required
Ia give the framework true Rightly. And more
and more of the real work Of the structure put
ON the steel framework; and the upward march of
the skyscraper began faster than ever. Next the
steel beams made - carry the floors. and
finally two distinct structures were evolved-the
iron framework complete IN itself and its thin shell
OF masonry. The two fastened together. and
supported each other mutually; vet theoretically
either would stand alone. long there was no
wind or side pressure.
b., The way what effect forceful cyclone might
exert = skysegapevs Hanks has never vet been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-31
An Entire City Indoors

THE new forty-oue-Story skyscraper, The Singer
j. Building. VIII have its own telephone SYSTEM
with intricate and perfect arrangement of pne-
matte tubes and message delivery systems. II VIII
contain telegraph, cable. and district messeuger
offices, that the OF affairs seated hrs desk
may communicate with Timbuktu Central hluA
should his business require It.
There will be bath rooms and barber shops ~s-
taurants and newspaper stands. cigar and -1uiy
stores, reference libraries, safety deposit vaults an
banks. bicycle stOrageS. and social clubs Even
bed rooms will be provided that the tenant u the
skyScraper OF to-day may 1--we hermit-wise I'M s1ut
of troglOdyte nest of his own and have his every
want luXurIOusly supplied. without ever oa--,n-
beyond the revolving storm doors Jha- give assess
the roaring world outside.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
SON CONVICTED,
FATHER ACQUITTED
Result of the Trial of the lowmans.
Accused OF Killing Dunlap Phinney
In Levy County, Last Summer.

Gainesville. Fla. Nov. Gone Of
the most interesting murder trials in
this county for several years came II
a conclusion last night at 9:3o o'clock
when the jury in the case of 3. B.
Lowman and George Lowman. charged
with the murder Of Dunlap Phinney.
rendered & verdict Of guilty. with .
recommendation for mercy. in the case
# George Lowman. and not guilty fo-
his father. e. r. Lowman.
The killing Of Phinney occurred at
Raleigh. Levy county, on June 5. and
80 intense was the feeling against the
defendants that they were afraid they
would not receive justice al the hands
Of a jury in that county and hence
were granted change Of venue TO
AlachUa county.
The case was hard fought, both the
defense and prosecution being repre-
scented by the best talent. Immedi-
ately after reading the verdict, court
was adjourned until Monday after
noon. when counsel for the defense
viii move for new trial and in the
event the same i denied Will appeal
to the supreme court.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
FEDERAL COURT
AGAIN |NTERFERES
To Prevent a State from Compelling
Railroads TO Reduce the
EXorbjtant Rates

Montgomery. Ala. Nov. 29.-Judge
Thomas 8. Jones, II the United States
district court yesterday granted a re
straining order which has the effect Of
temporarily suspending all IF The rail-
road regulation legislation just passed
BY the Legislature a. it applies To the
Louisville ana Nashville, the South and
North Alabama, the Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis and the central
Il Georgia railroads.
The court suspenEs the law tenn
porarilE for an investigation Of the
-,aims made in the bills that they are
cpafsactory and unconstitutional.
In the case Of the Central Of Georgia
he order : made returnabIe Dec. Is.
The order in the case Of the other rail-
roads * made returnable Dec. ,.
These orders are directed to the
she~ircs. solicitors, clerks Of the coun-
Ties through which the roads pass and
10 all citizens. restraining them from
.ttemuting u force the laws until the
court disposes Of the litigation. Scores
4 deputy marshals started out last
night to serve the processes through
cut the state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
"Copy Reading" HoweI,s.

The London Atheneum says Of the
following Howells para graph that it is
the best sentence perhaps in any re-
cent English book. Describing a GER
tain ancient edifice, Mr. Howells writes
and the Atheneum quotes:
What, in the heart Of all this bios
sOming. was the great cathedral it.
self when we came in sight of it but
vast efiOtescence Of the age of
faith. mysticaliy beautiful in form and
gray rs some pale eXhalatiol from
the mold OF the ever clustered. the
deeply reforestel past
Very fine. all must admit. But
wouldn't that paragraph have been
meat and Griu'; to The man who used
70 mark UP Mr., Eowa,Is' newspaper
COPY back II Bacyrrs. q. IF H9welis
the reporter had written that for the
Euoyrcs Blade lie would have found
It in the paper next day about like
ills:
The cathedral. with covers all
around ii. looks fire II is 400 years
Oh and needs paint" News.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
AUTHORIZATION ARGUMENTS
Strong Statements From Former
Governor OF Kansas

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
SHIPS WILL SURELY SAIL
AGriraI Evans Hefutes reports thai
Departure OF Fleet VIII be
Delayed

Washington, Nov. 29.-'YoU can bet
your North American life that the bat
tleship fleet will sail from Hampton
Roads on its way to the Pacific on the
morning Of Dec. Is. The vessels will
get under way just a. soon as l re-
ceive the presidents orders 10 set sail"
In this characteristic manner Ad-
miral Robley .. Evans answered the
reports recently current that there
would be a delay in the assembling
ana consequent departure Of the fleet
from the date originally set. The 3D.
m.rals orders contemplated the as
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
ThouCht Nine ENOUGH.

Tie following amusing birth notice
appeared in the Dresden AnzeiGer:
1910 our seven hearty boys there came
tc'lr. IN Gods early morning not the
wished for little daughter. but in
ca,oreEsaticn, pair Of fine boys. We
judge by this elementary event that
thee strenuous times demand more
men than blossoms Of the gentIer sex.
and console ourselves with thoughts
Of oCr fa-lerIanG. II which We call:
"!-~rrah. tIurr1h, Now there are nine.
Firm s.Grd and true the watch on the
Rhine!
'To all dear friends and acquaint-
ancos AMI 20 whom else the joyous
tidings may he OF interest We give this
noticc-tue last Of is kind-Eduard
Rost and wife"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29

sembling Of the fleet in Hampton Roads
n that date.
At the Bureau II Navigation it is
said there may be possibly triaing
delay in the arrival at Hampton Roads
IF the battleships Minnesota, Kentucky
and Virginia, which yet have To be
locked and their sea valves overhauled
before they are ready. Tor the trip.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
Locked That Way.

II don't think she'll ever marry him"
said Mrs. Henpeck. she quarrels with
him so and IS so domineerinG that
she is" interrupted Henpeck. 'T'H
bet they've been secretly married al
ready "-Philadelph Press.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-29
If you KNEW

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