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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-07

Mr.. a. Morgan Mr.. John Manning.
Miss Ella Morgan and Miss Grace
Bui'kedresscr, who have hccn visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank a. Kearncy. in
Willard avenue, Phoebus, left las;
evening for their home in Mt. Camel,
n. ]. Mr. Morgan is the chief of no
lice OF Mt. Camel.
Mr.. L. Steiner ana Miss Fannie
Steiner returned yesterday flom a
stay of three weeks in New York
Philadelphia and Atlantic city.
Mrs. Edward Snuff and Miss Olive
Parker. of Staunton, are the guests on
Mrs. w =. Hall. m East Hampton.
Mr.. NJ. Rcinor ana The Misses
Rcincr. of Baltimore. are tho guests;
OF slr. !. Sielnc., in Armistoad ave
nue..
The Misses Schrandt. of Richmond.
are visiting their brother. Councilman
Edward II. Schraudt. mt the homo of
Mrs. Thomas w. Kcaton. in North
King street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-07

FOR sALE-GOOD SECOND HAND
soda fountain. in excellent condi
ton. Apply KIMBERLY'S STORE
Old Point Comfort. Va. s-fi.tf.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

It is declared that the action of the radical temperance people as to Vice President Fairbanks will awaken the condemnation and antagonism of the liberal element all over the country and will bring these people to the front more prominently than hereto fore in the fights of the prohibition fists to enlarge their territory. In ad- ditiOn to this. friends of Vice-Presi- dent Fairbanks in congress will re- sent this attack upon him and will show their resentment by privately and publicly knifing all efforts of the cold water people to secure federal legislation at the coming session of congress. MT Fairbanks, it is pointed out by strong friends. Is a practical temperance man, inasmuch as per sonally he either abstains altogether or uses alcohol in the greatest mod eration. As presiding officer of the senate he exercises tremendous in- fiuence in legislation and it is entire ly unlikely that he will feel friendly to various measures after such severe treatment as he has received.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

Our morning g D organ springs Commissioner Andrews moss covered charges and ghost stories about the members of the board of safety, and of the police and fire departments once more. These stories have all been dished up in various forms the past year or two until the people are tired of them. It is a great wonder that if a signed resignation is in Mayor Thoms possession, that he has not pulled it on this minority commissioner who criticizes demo- crats whether they deserve it or not
 just to make story as it were. It is too bad indeed that the democrats of the board of safety do not let the re- publicans run 1t. Everything would be lovely. then. of course, from a republican standpoint. When there is democratic administration at the helm the people. republicans as wei
 as democrats expect that they arc going to run the ship. Mayor Thoms was not elected on a citizens ticket.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
BIENNIAL CITY MEETING

The legal voters of the city Of Wa- terbury are hereby warned ana notl- fled to meet on Monday, october h 1907. at 8 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of electlng the TOT lowing named officers, to hold once for two years from the first Monday of January, 1908, viz: Mayor, Citv Clerk. Treasurer, Comptroller, City Sheriff. two Agents of the Bronson Library Fund, Collector of Iaxes' three members of the Board or Re. lief, seven members of the Board or Education and three Aldermen ln each ward of said city.
 The polls will be open and young machines in readiness for the recep- tion of votes for such officers at $ o'clock in the forenoon of said day and remain open and in readiness until o'clock in the afternoon Of said day at the following named places in the several wards of said city, viz: f~ r..
 First ward-State Armory.
 Second Ward-Temporary struc- ture on the Green"
 Third ward-City hall. l Fourth ward-Auditorium, South Main street.
 Fifth ward-Temporary structure on Union square. / Second ward, formerly sixth vot, ing district-Pythian hall, Water vile.
 Dated at Waterbury, this SOth da! of September, 1907.
 WILLIAM E. THOMS, Mayor.
 Attest:
 WILLIAM H. SANDLAND, | 9-30-ia City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
c. T. A. U. CONFER.
Session in Hartford Yesterday Shows
 Society Is FlOurishing.

Hartford. Oct 3--TLe board or governors of the Catholic Total Ab- stinence union in Connecticut met Monday afternoon in the rooms or the local organization, Rev M. A. Sullivan of this city presiding. Other members present were First Vice-President James A. Connolly or Norwich. Second Vice-President Nellie Tenders of Meriden, Secretary w. ]. Cronin of New Haven and the following county directors: Hon Frank ]. Kinney of Branford, w. F. Guilfoile of Waterbury, P. A. King of New Britain, E. J. Murphy of Manchester, c. J. Blum of Terryville. Joseph C. Barry of Portland. w. J. Jackson of Rockville, J. M. Cosgrove of Stamford. John T. Mcclure of Putnam and NJ. P. Fitzgerald of New London.
 A proposition from the Aetna Life Insurance Co giving reduced rates to the members of the oTganlzation was considered. but final acton was deferred until a meeting to be held in Meriden on October 20. At the same time action will be taken on the matter of accepting to state membership the organization in Meriden which has roll of 5OO. Details were left with Father. Sulli- van. the president, and Miss Nellie Tenders. the second vice-president.
 It was arranged that the rational per caDita tax heretofore paid direct. ly to the national treasurer of the order shall be paid in the future to 1 the state treasurer, who will trans init it. Father Sullivan reported that he had been successful in ar ranging for a lecture bureau for tho coming winter, having secured the services of Rev w. ]. Shanley ol 1 Danbury. Rev Eugene Sullivan oi Stamford. Rev J. T. Winters of New Britain, Rev Farrell Martin of Wa terbury. Rev John J. Fitzgerald oi Chester and Rev J. J. Eity of Strat . ford. aas we'll as others whose Ramei will be announced later.
 It was decided to compile a new set of bylaws for the state organ ! izstion and a committee consistins of E. J. Murphy of Manchester. P A. King of New Britain and w. J . Crnnin of New Haven were n4met to frame them for presentation t the board of governors The mattei 2 of organizing a branch of the soeietl in wiIlfmzntie was left to James A { Connolly of New London, the count. directors nearest the city In ques tim IL vss announced that tn state organization has now mem i bershfp of 5000 and Is grUwins The week beginning October $ Eil
 be known as Father Msthew wee
 and open meetings will De heid the
 by the various societies h the stat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

Under the impulse of a great in- crease of the precious metal from which money is coined. and of the bank notes issues based upon it, and the check. clearing house, telegrapnlc, and telephone systems and other agencies and arrangements which have been established to expedite the velocity and efficiency of money, there has occurred rise of prices, which everybody perce;ves, but no- body has yet resolved into order, says a writer in the Engineering magazine. From very careful obser- vations which have been made in the | United States, it appears that fol- lowing given increase of money, and taking no account of time in volved in geographically distributing the increase, it nevertheless requires d period of some years for all prices to conform to such increase. During this time, the prices of certain few classes of commodities or services will double; and so on successively, until the doubling of all classes is completed. In other words, the doubling of prices will not be simul- taneous, but will take the form Of q procession, the order of which will be somewhat as follows: 1. stocks or shares of incorporated companies. ?, staples, or crude and imperishable commodities. 3, Merchandise, such as perishable commodities, crude ar' ticles of subsistence, etc. 1, fabrics, such as machinery, manufactured food dry goods, etc 5, landed property, or real estate 6, skilled labor, or ar tisans wages, etc. ', professional services, or the emolument of authors, inventors, and other professional and clerical classes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

The American plans at The Hague for a permanent. court of arbitration has failed by the vote of 9 to 5, Eng land and Germany voting against the proposition. A compromise, or make shift, proposed by England, that the various governments should consider the matter and how best to overcome the difficulties that had baffied the peace conference, was carried by 8 to 5. So the peace conference has been failure as every one with grain of sense knew it would be in advance of the meeting. What is the use of trying to agree on arbitration instead of war when every country is strain ing it's resources to build larger navies and keep up standing armies The only chance for peace is to lick the fellow into submission that de- clares for war.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

Meanwhile the lock city is wondering where the busted water power canal IS to be. fixed up.-Marquette. Mining Journal.
 All through the decline the country, feeling prosperous, has said Wall street was doing penance for sins ct us own commission. Served it right, was its verdict. By and by, when general trade contracts, and when, Wall street having recovered from its own depression, the prices of se- curities begin to rise. perhaps the west will say, Wall street is crazy. Wall Street Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

When the president goes south on
 his pOst-holiday trip he will address the waterways convention at Mem phis. Whatever he says to the con- yention in a general political way will be interesting of course. but the matter to which he will have to ad- dress himself in part at any rate is one that vitalIy interests all of the immense population of the Mississippi valley and to a less intimate degree all the people of the United States, says a Washington writer. It is the old question. now brought more prOuinsutly to the fo-s. Of 6 shipssy
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03

from the lakes to the gulf. This Is big undertaking, but with the com- pletion of the Panama canal 1t will become increasingly important. It will mean an all-water outlet for the product of the mines of the lake re- zion and the farm products of the central states direct to the Orient. It will give the same sort of ,a' route for the cotton and the mill products of the south. It will give this coun- try the shortest and cheapest freight line to the Orient and the Occident for the greatest producing region Of the whole world. It is not an eng1n- eering feat presenting any particular difficulties and when completed in conjunction with the Panama canal
 1t will place this country ahead ol
 every rival in the race for the com
 mercial supremacy of the world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Mayor WILLIAM E. THOMS.
 For City Clerk WILLIAM F. MOHER.
 For Comptroller MICHAEL D. RUSSELL.
 For City Sheriff MATTHEW J. SMITH. For Collector of Taxes FRANCIS T. REEVES. For Board of Relief
 JOHN r. GARREN. WILLIAM H. BONES. For Library Fund Agent FRANCIS P. GUlLFOlLE. For Board of Education JOHN J. MCDONALD. EDWARD B. KELLEY, JR. ACLY w. CASTLE. WALTER E. MONAGHAN. For Town Clerk FRANK P. BRETT.
 For Constables MAURICE F. CARMODY. WALTER B. LANNEN. THOMAS O'GORMAN. JOSEPH BEGNAL.
 For Selectmen
 FRANK A. WELLS. THOMAS J. WAGNER. For Registrar of Voters HENRY O'CONNOR.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-03
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.

W A4@ ~<~s@>s = &@sA <4<<~A&s<As
 4-Cor South Main and Grand sts-
 5-Scovill Manufacturing Co. (P)
 6-Cor Bridge and Magill sts.
 7-Exchange Place.
 S-Euclid and Roselard avenues. 12-Rogers & Bro. (P) 13-Cor East Main and Niagara sts. 14-Cor East Main and Wolcott sts. 15-Cor High and Walnu. streets. l6-Cor East Main and Cherry sts. 17-Cor East Main and Cole sts. 21-Cor North Elm. Kingsbury sts. .23-Burton street engine house. 24-Waterbury Mfg Co. (P) 25-Cor North Main and North sts. 26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke sts. 27-Cor Grove and Prospect sts. 2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine sts. 29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow sts. 31-Cor Bank and Grand sts. 32-Cor Riverside and Bank sts. 34-Cor w. Main and Watertown I'd. 35-Conn. R, & l.. Co car house (P) 36-Waterbury Brass Co. tP) 37-Cor Cedar and Meadow sts. 3S-Cor Grand and Field sts. 42-Cor South Main and Clay sts. 43-New England Watch Go. (P)/ 45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co (PD 46-Waterbury Buckle Go. (P) 47-Cor s. Main and Washington sts. 5l-Cor Baldwin and River sts. 52-Cor Franklin and Union sts. 53-W'bury Clock Co. case fty. lP) 54-Rose Hill house.
 56-Cor Liberty and River sts. N1- and Ctnna afa 5S-Cor Luke street and Sylan ave. 62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin st 72-Cor West Main and Willow sts. 73-Cor N Willow st and Hillside av. 74--Cor Johnson and Waterville sta 142-Wolcott st above Howard. I53-Cor Walnut and Wood sts. I62-Cor East Main and Welton sta 173-Poli's theater.
 212-The Platt Dros. & Co. (P) 2I3-Shoe Hardware Go. (P) 214-W'bury Clock mvt factory. (P) 2I6-Ccr Cherry and North Elm sts 25I--Cor Round Hill and Ward sta ! 253-Farm street. cor St Paul. | 254-Cor Etna and North Main sts 261-June Cooke and N. Main sts. ! 263-Cor Abbott and Phoenix ayes. 272-Grove- Central and Holmes av. 3I1-S. \. E. Tel Co building (Pl s12-Cor Bank and Meadow sts. ! I313-Randolph & Cloves. (P)
 s14-Plume & Atwood lP) ' s15-American Ring Co. (P) ' sI6-Electric Light Station. (P sIs-Holmes. Booth 6 Haydens. fPl| 1 32l-Ccr Bank and Washington av. 322-Cor Green and V. Leonard stsl Isa3-Cor- wash'ton ave Portland stI 324-Cor Charles and Porter sts. sz5-Cor Lafayette. Washington avI 's27-Riverside Park. near brewery. s7i-Cfty Lumber and Coal Co. lPl ltIa-Tracy Bros lP1
 tss-Cor Clay and Mil sts.
 4s2-Cor Liberty and s. Main sts 451-stssle C Johnson Mfg Co. fP 572-Cor Baldwin and Wilmington st ss2-Cor Baldwin and Rye sts lT4z-Cor Ridgewood and W'EiIIs sd
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30

of ennui. At any rate and whatever the cause, he started for the far east.
 It was at Yokohama that the blow fell. His allowance failed and he wired his father for funds. Four days went by and then came a cable reading as follows: "Carhart senior died eighteenth May Estate involved. Letter follows. Mat thews, Yeoman & Matthews"
 It is distasteful to record that Will Hams first thought was not of his de- ceased parent but of the involved estate Yet such is the fact, signal commen- tary upon Williams character.
 The situation was desperate enough, however, to warrant thought. William spent d bad afternoon, a painful evening and sleepless night, and at the end Of 1t all sent this cable to the lawyers: Must have funds immediately" He even un- derscored the last word on the blank form, not realizing that all words arrive with equal emphasis at the end of the ten thousand miles of wire.
 That really ought to bring em to time, you know, said William confidently Therefore he was shocked exceedingly next day to get the laconic reply: NO funds"
 It was a full month before the letter came, and with it's perusal William Mont gomery Ormison Carthart descended into the depths.
 Matthews, Yeoman S Matthews regret ted exceedingly their inability to cable a draft They also regretted the neces- sity of informing him that his father had become involved in very unfortunate spec ulations prior to his death. William gath cred hazly that from present indications 1t seemed certain the liabilities would more than swallow all available assets. Under the circumstances Matthews, Yeo- man & Matthews found themselves so placed as to be unable to forward him anything at the present time, and begged to remain his most sincerely
 William struggled bravely through the legal hraseology and when the truth came plunging home to his long-coddled sensbilities broke down and wept. One could find it in his heart to pity even William. It was a situation to shake a nerve of firmer fibre than his YoiAoha- ma is not an encouraging place to go broke in. There are so many little Asi- atic gentlemen ready to do anything for next door to nothing that white man and his abilities are at a discount.
 By the time William had parted with his watch and most of his wardrobe, he had found this out, and, quickened by imminent starvation, his mind evolved a plan He recalled that the Philippines were now American. He would go to Manila. There, no doubt, he could find some friend of his fathers, who would help him out He remembered hearing that American capital was pouring into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30

YN HE United States regular army is
 the most highly efficient little body 4 of troops this planet can boast at the present day. Man for man and regi- ment for regiment it would waltz through the cohorts of the belicose Kaiser exactly as it waltzed through the veterans of Spain In numbers 1t is almost contempti- ble, but in efficiency it is without peer
 This result is brought about partly through the material out of which 1t Is made partly through the method used in the making and partly through the cali bre and training of its officers. But it follows that the United States army is hard school for one unaccustomed to dis ciplne.
 That brings us to Willie Carhart-Wil- liam Montgomery Ormison Carhart, to give him his due. Willie was the pam pered only son of a wealthy father, sc he started life with a ball and chain. Private tutors of varied nationality formed an unhealthy environment for his early youth, and to Harvard was intrust- ed the discouraging task of making man of him.
 No doubt Harvard was doing its best, but along in the spring of sophomore year Willie grew tired. Finally just before the term examinations a physician was 
 trip to Europe was prescribed as the only remedy for Willes shattered health.
 So he went to Europe and spent several years and many thousands trying to re- move from his person the stigma of hay ing seen born in America. He succeeded so well that his eompatrots would have been ashamed to admit his original na- tionalty. He came home for a month when his mother died, but was unable to stand the ''degraded commerciaism use his own term-of his native land, and returned to Paris at the earliest possible moment At this time he was well set up young man, tall, broad-shouldered, fairly good Joking, and with quite ef- feminate manners. In a rough way it might be said that so much of him as came by blood was good, while so much of him as came by training was almost hopelessly bad
 I suppose there was not a more con- ceited snob in the two hemispheres. He seemed to feel himself in all sincerity the Nadir of the universe. At 25 his ideas were as brash and raw as those of the average schoolboy, and were asserted with the steel-clad assurance of first class battleship. He was as utterly worthless a parasite as modern civiliza- tion in it's most effete mood has ever de- veloped. But William Montgomery Ar mison Carhart never dreamed of such thing.
 What turned him toward the east can not be determined. Possibly he yearned to place a still wider Separation between himself and the land of his nativity Pos sibly the mood struck him in a moment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
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strapping six-footer He was only two generations removed from a country gro- cer who had rolled his own barrels of flour and sugar and with the least ex- ertion on his part might always have been a muscular man. Now he was made to stand straight till in time he got q healthy forty-inch chest; he was driven to exercise until his legs and arms were full-muscled and hard.
 But his spirit sickened as his body grew There came time then when the coarse, monotonous food nauseated him, when constant contact with brutal prl- yates was nothing short of hell, when the soul of William Montgomery Ormison Carhart, tormented beyond endurance, cried to high heaven for aid.
 In this meekly receptive condition the spirit of the army, embodied for the time being in the person of Sergeant Jarvey Hook laid hands upon him and pointed out the way. Jaryey, being orderly ser geant, had the efficiency of D company close to his heart 1t was inevitable there fore that Private Carhart should draw his attention, for a more colossal exam pie of military inefficency in the mat ter of morals were hard to find
 "Eleazar," he said to Corporal Top latch, what the devil will I do with the pup?'
 Drown him." advised Eleazar.
 "I reckon you're about right" said Jar vey. "The trouble is his spirits broke, same as an overworked horse."
 Never had any to break, you mean" said the corporal with contempt.
 He's so big he could lick most any of the boys if he only thought so.' unused Jarvey, "an' Chislett says he's got to be made to think so. But I'm a Cochin China coolie if I know how it's goin' to be done."
 Did the cap'n tell you tnat?" asked Eleazar.
 "On the side" returned Jarvey.
 Say by thunderation, the cap'ns all right, ain't he?" exclaimed the corporal with admiration. Its again the regula- tions, but it's the dose for what ails him. It's up to you, Jarvey."
 "No. sir" said Jarvey with sudden in- spiration. "Its up to you, Eleazar," and he outlined a plan.
 That afternoon the corporal approached William where he sat apart in dejected solitude.
 willie" he said, for so had the com pany named him, q have been detailed to learn you the manly art of self-de- fense. Come on.'
 "Sir2" said William meekly.
 Don't you sir me, you cub. How many times you been told that? You save 'sirs' for the officers Come on.'
 Eleazar led away into the jungle be- yond the lines and William followed with apprehension. The corporal chose a level spot, adjusted the gloves on Williams hands and his own and proceeded with the instruction. It soon transpired that what William didn't know about the