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The Washington times., 1907-07-15
DISFIGURING
HumorS, EcZemaS, and itchingS
Cured by CutiCura.

The agOnizing itching and burning Of
the skin, as in eczema; the frightful
scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss Of hair
and crusting Of scalp, as in scaled head,
ell demand a remedy Of extraordinary
virtues 70 successfully cope with them
That Cuticura Soap, Cuticlrs Ointment.
and Cuticura Pills are such stands
proven by testimonials Of remarkable
cures when all else has failed.
single Set often Cures. Sold throughout the
world. Depots London 27. Charterhouse So. Paria
q Rue de d Paix Australia r Towns & Co sycney;
Boston
9g- Nailed tree. Cuticura BOOK on shin DISEASES
The Washington times., 1907-07-15
LESS DANGEROUS SPORT.

Miss Waneta Toskatomba. a full
blooded Choctaw maiden with q good
education and 100000 in her own right,
announces that she would rather devote
herself to charity than matrimony.
The Washington times., 1907-07-15
HARTMAN MEN
WILL BE TRIED,
PRESENT PROSPECT
Those Who See Beneath
Surface Said to Be Spec
ulating on Date.
Railway King May Be
Entitled to Immunity,
Personally.

Failure of the Interstate Commerce
Commission 10 recommend prosecution
against Hartman and his railway sys-
TEN. may nave misled some people, but
those who see beneath the surface are
today endeavoring to ascertain when.
and not whether, prosecution will be
begun
Although Hartman Is held response
BILE IN the report for the maintenance
Of the combinations and other bad prac-
tees, there Is still a radical difference
of opinion in certain circles as 70
whether criminal prosecution can be
begun against him.
This question will be decided upon
whether his appearance upon the wit
ness stand In certain hearings held by
the commission has granted him immu-
nifty. High officials of the Government
believe that the violation of the act Of
June 20. 1874. in which the Central Pa
ciilc was gobbled up. can be legally fas-
tened upon him.
Mild-Mannered Expressions.
A careful analysis Of the miid-man-
nered style of expression in the report
OF the commission, on the results OF its
eight months investigation, shows Har-
rinIan charged with these ofrenses:
Elimination OF competition in trans
continental and Oriental trade between
The Union and Southern Pacific.
Controls directly II per cent of the
stock of the Santa re system, and d.
Yided traffic.
Restraints combinations between his
system and the San Pedro route.
That the Illinois Central is a com
peting line with the Chicago and Alton.
which is jointly controlled through
stock ownership by the Union Pacific
and Rock Island and is manifestly a
competing line with the Rock Island.
Elimination of Competition.
That Hartman dominates the Illinois
Central; and that the joint control of
the Alton by the Union Pacific and Rock
Island has undoubtedly eliminated COM
petition between the Alton and Rock
Island between Chicago. St. Louis, and
Kansas City"
That officers or agents OF the Union
Pacific. Central Pacific. and Western Pa
cihc are guilty OF a misdemeanOr. pun
ishable by fine Of $1,000. and not less
than six months in prison. for falling TO
operate them as independent Hhes and
free from any discrimination.
That the purposes and policy OF the
Union Pacific have been those of Harri-
man. who exercises powers that are
well-nigh absolute"
That the Hartman policy has been
10 gather under one head all existing
trans-continental lines so as 70 ex-
Clude competitors.
That If the policy is permitted TO con-
tinue IT must mean suppression of COM
petition.
The Washington times., 1907-07-15
RECOVER GEMS STOLEN
FROM ATLANTA LAWYER

NEW YORK, July 15.-Lucius L.
Brown. lawyer Of Atlanta. Ga. who
is son OF the late Governor Brown,
and who was robbed in the Tenderloin
OF a wallet containing twenty-five stick
pins, which he values at $1,000. AMI
$50 in cash. will push the case against
three persons the police has arrested.
These gave their names as Lottie
Brown. Rose Edwards, and her husband.
John Edwards.
The three other prisoners were held
in 5000 each for hearing. Mr. Brown
Identified Rose Edwards. She might
pass for Spaniard. Her husband Is a
negro, black as night. He took the off,
GERS up to his restaurant where the
jewel case was found secreied over a
raft Only twelve pins were left In the
case.
The Washington times., 1907-07-15
FIRST JAPANESE WARSHIP
WAS BUILT BY AMERICAN

MINEOLA. l.. T., July 15.-Through
the will Of the late Ebert Standard, a
well known sea captain OF Port Wash
ington, which vas filed today In the
Nash county surrCRates court. ii wa Is
learned that the first warship owned by
the Japanese government was built and
sold TO them by an American. The OLD
CaTtain, in his will, gives to his daugn-
ter. Mrs. Harriet NJ. Peck, Of Pittsburg.
the model Of what he claims was the
first man-o-war the japanese ever had.
The Washington times., 1907-07-15
KEMON'S FUNERAL TODAY;
INTERMENT At GLENW00r

p s. KeInon, fifty-one years old. for
many years a resident OF Washington,
died In Brunswick. Ga. Thursday after
a long illness. His body was brought
10 the family home. 1909 Columbia road.
in Washington. where the funeral ser
vices were held this afternoon at 2
o'clock. the Rev. Mr.. Mott officiating
Burial was in GlenWoOd Cemetery. Mr.
Kemon Is survived by a wt-e. Mrs
Clara J. Kemon, and two brothers.
The Washington times., 1907-07-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
HOLD OPEN AIR MEETING

A unique meeting was held last even
Ing by the Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor OF the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church. The members
assembled at the church at D. m. and
found the chairs on the lawn. The
meeting was an innovation. James NJ.
r. Adams led the services
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
Fort Team Walked Away with
First Game Of '. n. c. A.
League Season
R|LLETT KEPT VISITORS GUESSING
Soldier Pitcher Allowed Only Four
Hits and Struck Out Twelve Men
Carson Put Out of Game for strik.
Ing Visiting Player With Bat After
Collision.

The Peninsula Y. NJ. C. A. baseball
league opened yesterday afternoon on
the Fort Monroe diamond with n game
between Newport News. and Fort
Monroe.
Although the Shipbuilders put up
hard contest the armyites complete
ly walked away with them, winning
the game by the score of . to 2. New.
port News made two runs in the first
inning, but after that the visitors
never had ghost of chance to win
Millett was in the box for the sol
diers. and his excellent pitching kept
the visitors guessing. He allowed but
one man to walk to first and four
hits were secured off OF him.
During the fourth inning Newport
News went to pieces and from that
time on 1t was Fort Monroe's game
In this inning Ellsworth ran into
Carson. Carson became angry and
threw bat at the Newport News
man, striking Ellsworth on the legs.
Carson was Immediately ordered to
the bench.
Monfalcone started the pitching for
Newport News, but was relieved in
the sixth's mining by Reynolds. Sew.
Ell hits We're made off Monfalcone and
three off Reynolds. The two pitcher.
struck out three men. whilo Millett
sentStwelve OF the Shipbuilders to the
bench.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
COMMENCEMENT OF The
WEST END HIGH SCHOOL
Hon. Harry st. George Tucker De-
llvers Address at Pythian Hall
Next Thursday.

The commencement exercises or
West End High school will take place
in the Pythian Castle hall Thursday
night. Arrangements for the exercis-
es and the program were completed
yesterday.
Prof. George w. Guy. principal,
stated that admission to the hall Will
be strictly by card, owing to tie linz
tied seating capacity of the castle au-
ditorium. Invitations will be Issued
and no one will he admitted who does
not possess one of the cards.
The program will be as follows:
Invocation by Rev. j. w. StiR, pas.
tor OF First Methodist church.
Music by orchestra, under direction
of Prof. Nose Stein.
Salutatory. Itch KAN lch Will,"-
Miss Mary Susanna Shelton.
Address-IIon. ii. ST. George Tuck
er. l.. l.. D.. president jamestown
Exposition Company. Introduced by
Hon. j. NJ. Willis, county superinten-
dent.
Music.
Glass essay, jamestown, '.-Miss
Marion Cabiness Wilson.
Music.
Presentation of diplomas-Rev. r..
Pcndleton Jones, u. d., pastor Hap.
fist church.
Music.
Awarding OF certificates.
Presentation of ID. A. Il. prizes
Rev. Reverdy Estill. ID. d.. rector OF
Old st, Johns.
Music.
Valedictory. Dream and Realty
Mr.. Albert |. Aansone.
Benediction-Rey. A. q. Hopkins,
pastor of Presbyterian church.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
PENINSULA GUARDS.
Hampton Company to go Into Camp
at the jamestown Exposition,

The Peninsula Guards, Capt. Thorn.
ton +. Jones, will leave this morning
for jamestown Exposition grounds,
where the encampment OF the Seven
ty-first regiment will be held next
week. Captain Jones expects to take
4 large company.
Last night the company met in the
armory and finished arrangements
for the trip. Several guards were
out rounding up the soldiers so that
all will be on hand today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09

roe, 1. Two base hits-Cox. First
base on halls-Off Millett, L; Monfal-
cone, 2; Reynolds, 1. Struck out-By
Millett, 12; Monfalcone, Q; Reynolds
2. Left on bases Newport News, 3
Fort Monroe, S. Double plays-An.
drews to Carson to Pitts. Passed
balls-Ellsworth, /. First base OH
errors-Newport News, /; Fort Mon
roe. S. Hit by pitched ball-Nexsen
Umpire-Lieutenant Stayton, u. s. A.
Time of game hours, so minutes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
Phoebus Real Estate Deals.

Mr.. H. Morgan & Company report
ed the following real>estate deals in
Phoebus last week:
House and lot in Mallory street, to
John Sherman, $1,000; house and lot
in Curry street, to William Newton,
5000; house and lot in Howard street,
to Y. II. Penny, $1,000; house and lot
In Curry street, to Mr.. Cowan, $1,250.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
MISS ALICE ROWE TO GRADUATE
Daughter of MIR. and Mrs. j. e. Rowe
VIII Receive Dearee at Cornell

Mrs. j. +. Rowe, accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Edna Rowe, Will
leave tomorrow for Ithaca, N. ",
where they will spend senior week Mt
Cornell University and witness the
graduation of Miss Allie ~ Rove,
who will receive the degree of A. IS.
After leaving Ithaca Mrs. Rowe and
her daughters will visit in Philadel-
phia and New York and they expect
to return to Hampton about the last
OF June.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
DEATH OF Mr.. JENKINS.

Bible Class viii Attend the Funeral
In a Body.
Mr.. John w. Jenkins, 6G years old,
died In his residene in West Queen
street yesterday morning after an i'll
ness OF week.
Mr., Jenkins was employed in the
Newport News shipyard and Is sur
ylved by his wife and one son. He
was o member of the Mems bible
class of the Memorial baptist church,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
WEDNESDAY VIRGIN, DAY.
5uclness Men in Hampton VIII be
asked to Close Their Stores.

A movement will be started tomor-
row looking to the observance or vir-
sinia Day at the jamestown Exposi-
ton on Wednesday by the people of
the lower Peninsula.
The business men and merchants
will be asked to close their places or
business for THE day in order that
the clerks may assist in making the
homecoming day n perfect success.
Governor Swanson has declared the
day legal holiday and 1t Is thought
probably that the banks of the town
will close.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
An .Insjnuatlon.

Tell me- Fanny how much would
you give to have blonde hair like
mine?"
Il do not know. How much lid you
giye?-II Motto per Ridere.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09

Goods Leading Through Mexico"
Rev. Richard Walsh, of Washing
ton, will address the mems meeting
at the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation this afternoon on the subject,
Goods Leading Through Mexico"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
One Consolation.

Alice-And she refused him after
all the encouragement she gave him?
MAXWELL, 1t is fortunate that we
do not have 30 marry every one to
whom we give encouragement.-
Brooklyn Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09

and that organization will attend the
funeral services in body.
The funeral Will he held from the
residence at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Rev. II. II. Sanford, pastor of the Me-
mortal church. will conduct the scr,
vices. lnterment will he made In st.
Johns Episcopal church.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09

Try Hull's Little Liver Pills for BIZ.
liousness. constipation and torpid
liver. 40 doses. loo. A splendid after
Dinner pill. s.s-au.tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
q Sure Method.

Yabsley--I wish could breal, my
wife of the habit OF presenting me
with cigars every opportunity she
gets" ~rsxszSas
Jollyboy-Do MS do. Smoke them
In the house.-Towp and County.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
Sensation.

More trouble in high life"
"What now?"
"a New York millionaire deserts
his club for his home" Washington
Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
Order from West indies.

The Hull Medicine Company has
received an order from the West In
dies for several OF the remedies or
DR.. Hull.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
MR.. SANFORD CAPTAIN,
He is Chosen to Head the Y. M. C. A.
Baseball Nine

Rev. T. Ryland Sanford has been
elected captain and field manager OF
the baseball team of the Hampton
Young Mems Christian Association.
The teams first game of the season
will occur next Saturday afternoon
with the Fort Monroe team on the
Darlings diamond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
Elected Masonic rrus;ees.

Messrs. l.. o. Pulley, b. II. johnson
and II. III. Kimberly have been elect
ed trustees of st Tammany Lodge
No. 8, A. F. and a. NJ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-09
LOST.

LOST OR sTRAYRD-GREAT DANE
puppy, four months old. Black,
with whltespotted lToast. Reward
Ii returned to REACHES BAKERY.
COLT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
A Presidents Prejudice

nAVIS himself never felt the resentment Of some
- of his friends for he understood. The man who
had succeeded to the presidential chair had petty
personal grievance against him, dating back from
the time when they both Senators OF the United
States. Mr.. Davis was stranger TO most of his
their former occupations. In an argument IN favor
of military education he asked who thought that
the results at Matamoras could have been attained
by a tailor a blacksmith. Without reason, An
drew Johnson regarded the query a personal
insult and he had excellent memory for affronts
He himself at least, never forgot that by profession
he a tailor.
Mr.. Davis loved children. When the delegation
to him to the Capital of the Conederacy
to take the presidential oath he mending a toy
for a child whom he held on his lap. He finished the
work. put the child down and said, Here is Your
toy, my dear, good new Then he rose and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
By J. G.. O'MAHONEY

dIctlons OF the lmpoStor. One of the most accom-
pllshed diplomats OF England excluded from the
Russian court, as 1t afterward found out merely
because the American had declared that he had the
EVIL eye
The father of Nicholas III. was also an adherent
OF the occult sciences, and once sent his head as
trooger OH on the weary journey to Siberia because
the tram on which he was travelling wrecked by
Nlhllsts on the very day that the unfortunate man
had proclaimed to be the most propitious in the
whole year.
The late King Humbert of Italy lived in constant
dread of the evil eye, and as a precaution always
wore bracelet studded with bezoar stones, which
ne believed to be sort of antidote. Whenever he
wished to make recognition of any exceptional
service on the part OF subject, he would always
present HIM with one of these stones
Most OF the Eastern pOtentateS are victims of one
or another form of Superstition The Shah of
Persia not only has court aStrologer but also car
teS with nm when travelling ring of amber, which
tradition says fell from heaven during the lifetime
OF Mohammed, and which the Shah believes renders
It's Wearer lnvulnerabe. In addition to this he has
Jeweled star the particular virtue of which is to
make conSpiratorS confess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
President Grant and Dreams

OUR own great General and President, UlysSeS ,
~ Grant placed much confidence in dreams he
believed that it was sure precursor of good luck to
dream of CrOckerv On one occasion Just before Ms
appointment to the COlonecy OF an Illinois reSlielt'
he dreamed that he in field filled with the most
dainty china, and in the morning informed ms Mle
that prosperity finally coming for him. IAeh
there was Admiral Farragut, who declared ina.
while he was at the masthead of his flagship at
Mobile Bay just before he the gauntlet OF Jlie
Confederate forts, he distinctly heard voice at ~!
ear saving. Keep onl Keep on The EnShsn
naval hero Nelson who broke the power OF Napoleon
ALWAYS carried horseshoe his flagship
Not long before his assassination, Abraham In
coin deeply moved by vivid dream III Wllloi
he saw his own body lying in state HIS con TI
porary, old Thaddeus Stevens, the tyrant ol 80 -
press during the Reconstruction believed it unlucky
to pass pins, and he always stopped to PICK up 'y
that might be in his road James g. Blame ue
feated for the presidency by Cleveland would never
turn back to enter his home after leaving IT, even
though he had forgotten something. oecI r
Carlisle believed Friday to be unlucky, ana oeCLe
tary Foger was under the impression that the mum
Der three governed his lie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
Napoleon Trusted His Omens

NAPOLEON always had an unlimited trust in
~ his presentments. When the news came to him
that one of the Nile River boats the name of which
was LItalie, had been wrecked and the put to
death, he gave up all hope of completing his
conquest OF Italy by annexation. Napoleon be-
HeVed that the stars exercised occult influence
over human destinieS. When General Rapp at one
time his aide de camp, returned from the siege of
Dantzc, he found the Emperor gazing with concen-
trated attention at the heavens. Look therel"
shoue the Emperor. 1T is my star? The fiery
red one almost as large the moon? 1t is before
you now, and ah! how Brilliant 1t has aban-
doned me for single instant | see it all great
occasions. 1t commands to go forward; it is
my sign of good fortune; and where it leads / will
fellow"
That shOddy adventurer and charlatan the third
Napoleon, inherited his uncles superstition if
nothing else He was for long time the dupe of
an American sprituel's; who affected to foreeil the
future, and his unwllingness to withdraw the
French troops from Mexico was due in great meas
ure to the fact that this prophet had displayed to
HIM whole panorama of glory conferred about the
Inquire of the unfortunate Maximian.
Another victim of this American seer according
to Lord Odo Russell, the contemporary Car of
Russia, who used to guide the most important
actions OF his official and private life by the pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

received the delegation saying: This Is nv last
day of freedom. Tomorrow l shall belong 70 the
people
After the war Colonel Parsons who had belonged
to the Federal army came 10 Richmond with his
family. His children had some toy soldiers with
which they and my two little BOYS would night great
battles the Confederates being permitted 10 win
day and the Federals the next. Mr. Davis
came in day when the star of victory -L0ne on
the Southern side
Il glad | came to-day" he said. / Ike 10
see the COnfederates win"
There is one memory of jefferson DAVIS that
fingers with and dearer than all the rest.
1t long after the war. We still living IN
Richmond. Our little boy lay his deatlbed II
the last time that Mr.. Davis came to us drew
up chair for him; but he said, No; may l not SIT
on the bed beside hirn:
| do not think the child took his ewes trou Mr.
Davis's face in all the time he sat there talking with
him. Oh, but that face awfully. le-lcaly
changed! Every expression, the sound OF his voice,
the look in his ewes, was the echo of broken heart
Only the harmony OF motion and the melody of tone
remained. They were part OF HIM. IL was after
he was gone that Corben asked what It Was IN his
throat that made his voice sound so "Iuu>-csE-
Corbeu was always interested in stones OF
his fathers fighting in Mexico. and N- DAVIS
told him of those battles. He far Outr-nEei zen
eral Pickett in that war, but when Cor bell asked
Were YOU in papa's company. Mr. Davis. or was
he in vours'" rather than hold any Precedence
over his father in the boys thoughts. l.- DAVIS
replied;
We were both in each others cOrnpauy
General Robert E. Lee had recently calls B. md.
speaking of the visit, Corbell said,
Mr. Davis Ceuera' -- Nucl-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06
Official Astrologers Maintained

T'HE Empress of China, King Menelik of Abvs-
L sinia, the Ameer of Afghanistan. the SultanS of
Morocco and Zanzibar, the Khedive of Egypt, and
the Prince of Montenegro all maintain official
astroogers. Even Isabella, ex-QueeE of Spain,
IS said to believe in the potency of the heavenly
bodies
As more astonishing instance than any of these
must be mentioned the hard headed German Chan
cellor of blood and IRON Prince Bismarck. Count
bismarck Bohen Is the authority for the statement
that one day IN 1870, when the Prince gave a dinner
at Rheims, of the invitations had to be can
celed because Bismark would not be one OF a party
OF thirteen gathered at table, On another occasion
IN the same year. Friday, October I. Bismarck
fused to receive the envoy of Marshal Bazaine with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

propositions for the capitalization o- l-e-- Use,
as he himself declared, he would do not li-- -. -i-
portance a Friday, much less on Fr-t-- .'- N
niversary of HoChkrch, Jena. and A.as ~
another time he called the attention OF his -'-'eTalS
TO the fact that one of the few German ---,ilS ol
that sustained a Friday la' there
is no evidence to show that Bismarck had any con,
hdence in aStrology. it IS known that he teileIed
that his life was governed by mystic nunber.
lieve in a God but he had most intense fear % the
devil Byron believed in supernatural apparI!onS
and ghosts. and regarded Friday an unluckv daE-
Even the ponderouS DIR. Johnson was not Tree rom
superstition He would go TO the greatest neon
venence while walking in order TO touch every post
he passed, in the fear that misfortune would follow
if he missed one. When enering door or a gate
he always so nane11vered that his right foot would
precede his left.