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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
REFORM FOR SAN FRANCISCO
Republican League, Which is Fight
ing Graft, Wins Victory.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Aug. 10.
Tho primary election in this city
resulted in Il sweeping victory for the
Republican League, or Ryan ticket
which stood Tor support of tho brib-
cry ana graft prosecution and the
present Mayor ANA Board of Super
rlsors. The opposing faction. led by
Postmaster 'lskc. made poor show
ing clec,ing not more than nintccn
delegates to the party convention,
which will consist of li9 members
for the reform element I.angdon
probably will be nominated for Dis
trict Attorney.
The regular Democratic. or McNabc
ticket was victorious, ana will con
troll the nominating convention of the
Democratic party by Il large majari-
~. The representatives OF the bet
Ter element of the union labor party
cast IA majority of their votes in fav-
on Mccarthy and the Schmitz organ
izaiion. The element opposed To the
bribcry-Sraft prosecution will control
the labor convention, hut whether or
not former Mayor Schmitzs friends
will so SO far as to rcnominate him
is problematical.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Judge Montgomery Appointed by
Justice PrI.Chard Holds a Sess.
In In New York CITY.
j. N. BARR AS AN EXPERT WITNESS
Director General Of the jamestown
Exposition Tcatfics That 1t Costa
Three Times as Much to Operate
Through Trains as It Docs Local
Trains-Lowcr Rate Not Profitable.
INV Assoclatod prcss.j


NEW YORK, Aug. l5.-rhc dis
puic between the authorities of
North Carolina and the Federal
courts over the observance of IL "a
cent rate law, reached another stage
today when former Judge Montgom,
cry of North Carolina. who was mp
pointed hy Judge pritchard of the
Federal court MS special master to
take dcpositiony, sat here today and
heard the testimony of several wit
ncsscs. General Counsel a. i.
Thorn OF the Southern Railway Com
nany of Washington. represented the
compnnys interests at the session
Tho testimony was taken behind
closed doors at the Office of tho South
crn Hallway in this city. Counsel
rcprcscntating the North Carolina
Corporation Commission ut today's
hearing included former Judge James
H. Shepherd, Walter II. Daniel and
f. A. Woodland. Former Governor
Charles B. Aycock. of North Caro-
lima and Speaker H. j. Justice, OF
tile State House of Representatives
were also present. Vice President
II. u. Spencer of the Southern Rail-
way who is the son of former P:csi-
lNthN A'NNHt'is WINS ~ MlthtDS toNoJ
He was questioned Mt length us to
the Southern Railway, its cost, It's
equipment ana many minor details.
ington and in other cities after the
hearings here have concluded.
j. NJ. Bars Testimony.
j. NJ Barr, formerly president of
the Scabonrd Air Line. now n lumber
4 M r,f ~
SO director general of the jamestown
| Exposition, and who was called an
an expert on railway operations, tos-
tilicd that in his opinion the carry
ing of local freight In North Caro-
lima costs three times MS much as to
operate through trains and the local
trains were frequently only partly
| loaded.
Mr.. Barr said that higher rate
WAS charged by railroads in the State
for carrying local feight than for
through freight, but he did not be-
llcve the price was sufficient to equal
The increased cost of local freight
traffic. Mr.. Barr said that he did not
believe IA fair profit from passenger
traffic was possible at present in
that state and that possibly there
was no profit whatever.
1t was brought out that passenger
traffic within the State was some
what mixed and that a number of so
called through trains on the Southern
Hallway between Washington and
Atlanta made stops at towns and
way points III the State. so that as a
matter OF fact 1t was not possible to
calculate with eXactncss the cost of
carrying local passengers on these
trains as distinct and apart from
through passengers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. FRIDAY, AUGUST l6, 1907

they have had all that timc to con
slider it. That board Of directors has
met NJ least five times since the
strike WAS presented.
Whereas committee of live opcr-
ators first presented that scale Mir
Stone theoretically Kicked Thorn out
of his office and caused his board oi
directors TO rescind previous rcsolu
ton granting typewriters and yaca.
tons TO all its operators. 1t took the
union over year to force a rcst6ga-
ton Of those privileges
What do YOU expect to happen
when YOU reach Chicago ANA get in
touch with The situation?'
at does not do 10. tell what one
expects to.takc place.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Today's Exposition
Progrsd4N.l
National Real Estate Agents

National Real Estate Agents
Day.
Business College Day.
100 II. m.-Gates open.
S 10 . a. m.-Regimcntal Drill
Tweniy-ihird Infantry.
. TO 10 II. Rcgimental Pa
rade, knights of the Maccabces.
10 n. m.-And hourly thereafter.
exhibition of weather bureau
earthquake recorder. Government
Buiidmg a.
II a III. TO / y. m-Scssion of
the Children's School Farm.
II p. m.-Crgan Recital. S. Fred.
erick Smith, assisted by Miss Mol
Ter, auditorium.
ii - Preparations of large
weather map from reports from
all sections OF the country. Gov
crnmont Building a.
II 4. m. to II m.-Concert by
Eposition Band. Machinery build
ing.
1880 to 1890 p. Mexican
National Band Concert. Reviewing
stand.
- m. 10 p. m.-Session of the
Model School
l y. Geographic and Store
Opticon Exhibition, Scenes on In
dian Reservation with lecture. In
terror Department, Government
Building a.
1880 to $50 D. m.-Piano Recital
Joseph Macrg. ana Miss Mollcr. au-
ditorlum.
$50 to $50 p. m Concert by
Exposition Band Machinery build
building.
p. Geographic exhibition
and lecture scenes in Yosemite
Valley, Government building A.
ESQ to 1870 y. m.-Phinney's
United States Band. Auditorium.
$50 p. m.-unitcd States Life
Saving Service Drill at station.
3 u. Illustrated lecture. Re
claiming the Desert" by Mr. j. c.
Watts. o. s. Il. S, Interior De
partmcnt. Government building ~
, p. Daylight Fireworks.
p. m.-lllustraled lecture "Ycl-
lowstonc National Park by Mr.
u. c. Culver interior Department,
Government Building a.
1880 D. m.-Mllc. Bogerts Dou-
bic Somcrsaulting Automobile
On the War Path.
. p: m. Dress Parade. Twenty
third Infantry.
$50 TO G:30 u. m.-Mcxican Ma
tiunai Band Concert, Reviewing
Stand
$50 y. IN. review OF North
Carolina IIrigadcs.
& p. M Drill by Twelfth u. S.
Cavalry
to II p, Dancing, Convcn-
ton Hall
S p. m.-phinney's United States
Band Concert, Band Stand.
$50 TO :T30 y. m.-Conccrt, EN-
position Band. Raleigh Court.
$3.50 p. M Mile Bogcrts Dou-
bic Somorsaulting Automobile, on
the War Path.
Two airship flights between II
n. III. and p. M. by Lincoln
Bcachy. weather permitting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Mur,!erer rrles 10 ereak JniI.

FREDERICKSBURG. Aug H.
George Midgcis. colored, in Jail here
condemned to he hanged for the
murder of Charles smith in AlcNan-
dria last October. nearly succeeded
in making his escape. Midgcts had
cut hole in two.mch white oak
board eighteen lnchcsswido ana TWEEN
ty-oncs inches long. 8with which his
cen is celled, and had commenced to
cur into the two ann one.half.foot
wall OF the building.R lie had con
ccaled the work withShis clothes and
a blanket hung on the wall ana was
not suspected. He would have been
free 10y "Wednesday morning, but tho
work was detected.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Shoots Wronq Man.

WINCHESTER, VA. August 10
intending to shoot Charles Wan. Il
colored barber, James Jack. clerk nj
Hotel Evans, who had attacked Hall
missed his aim and Shot Policeman
Lewis Log. who had been talking TO
Hall. The shooting occurred shortly
before noon today in Halls SHOP. Jack
ran aud harr!cadcd himself in his room
AT the hotel, and ii required dozen
strong mon TO oyerpowcr him and
take him to jail. Lcgg was shot soy
oral times in the mouth and breast
and Ia in a dying condition at the
Memorial Hospital.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
OPENING DAY DAY AT FAIR
Good Crowd Gathers at Tasley-Fast
TWo-Year-OId Wins Race,

ONLEY, VA, August l5.-The Pc
ninsnla Fair Association began its
tenth annual celebration Yesterday at
Tnslcy, Va, the attendance being
good for the first day. The crowd
in the srandstand numbered about
5000.
Owing To n severe electrical storm
The races had to be called off when
only one heat of the two.ycarold race
had been completed in which O. j.
kellam. out-distanccd all the other
horses In the race This Is the fast
est two-year-old colt the Eastern
Shore has ever known The racing
this year promised To Le unusually
good as there have been cntcped
horses who have already made 1lir
record on New York tracks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Fugitive Bank Clerk Arrested.

OLDSToWN. ME-. Aug. 15.-Hav-
ing in his possession new dress.suit
case stuffed with new $40 gold
certificate and with treasury notes
amounting in all to S4,700. Winfield
Marson. aged lG, formerly clerk in
a/Chicopcc National bank at Spring
field, Mass, was arrested in the town
of Bradley. two miles from here, late
yesterday ON the charge of stealing
$4,000 from the bank on July 90.
Marson came to Bangor on the steam
or Camden. July 81. The authorities
at Oldtown were notified and il was
learned Marson was wanted by the
police of Springfield for the alleged
theft of $4,000 from the Chicopee Ma
tional bank.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
butcher cart Horse wIna eIa stakes

POuGIlKEEpSlE, n. Y. Aug To-
The bay selding licrico. winner of
the Queen City stake for 2:l5 horses
at the grand circuit track here, Is II
graduate from the shafts of Il butcher
cart. Bred by Frederick f. Olcott,
president of the Central Trust Com
pany of New York city, he was sold
for $lG5 Il few years ago and went to
work delivering roasts and porter
house steaks to summer residents of
the Jersey shore. The wel-bred
trottcr is by palatka out of the dam
OF Alar, 2:ll. He found himself one
day when somebody with would-bc
trctter tried To pass the butcher wag-
on. He was put in training then and
last year won 81 900 on the hali-milc
tracks. One of his heats in tho
Queen City stake was trotted III
2:09h, thus making Bcrico new
conner in the 2:l0 class.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Meeting Good for Peace Of Europe

PARIS. Aug. 15.-French opinion
generally regards The meeting be
twe6! King Edward and Emperor
William nj Wilhelmshohc yesterday
rs marking another stage in tie re-
taxation of European tensions Like
the Swinemund meeting and the ap-
preaching interview between King
Edward ana Emperor Francis Joseph
at lschi, the papers think it may prin-
cipally be important in calming the
sensibilities of Germany concerning
the series OF agreements Great Bri-
tain has been completing and that
from this standpoint il will strength.
en- the peace of Europe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Falls Heir to Fortune.

HARRISONBuRG. VA. August Is
DR.. John NJ. Klnger. Il practicing
physician of Harrisonburg and we'll
known in the county. has fallen heir
to snug fortune. left him by an
uncle in Germany. whose rAath oc.
CURED few weeks ago. The fortune
consists Of $1,000 marks ts22,500). !,
medical library worth several thous-
and dollars, and valuable collection
of curios.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Compulsory EducatiOnr fer AueuN;

MISUNDERSTANDING va. AUGUST 10.
The county school board of Augusta
county has taken action in favor of
compulsory education. a resolution To
that effect offered Icy John w Todd
and seconded by Samuel Furrcr, was
adopted Saturday by unanimous vote
as follows:
Resolved. That the senators and
delegates representing Augusta coun-
ty in the general assembly of Virginia
be. ana are hereby requested to in
troducc in their respective bodrs bills
allowing counties and cities of the
commonwealth. that desire doing so.
10 adopt compulsory education laws
as provided in section 13S of the con
stitution Of Virginia"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
MOrtoIN LoOlkinn for go Inc.

NORFOLK. VA, A,ig. lat is re-.
ported in Norfolk tlh.t Inc Cunard
Line is contemplating putting q
steamer into service brtwcen Norfolk
ANA England direct. While some say
this will be done in the near future
others aver 1t will be two years he
fore Norfolk will enjoy Il passenger
steamer service 10 England
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Nearo Arrested fOr .rwo murders.

GREENSBORO, S. c.. Aug. 10
here in some time was made by Dep
uiy sheriff Wciherly WHEN lic. In con.
ncction with Deputy Shaw. took into
custody Lawson Addison. alias Oscar
Walker. negro wanted AT Chester,
S. C.. for the murder of two women.
Matilda McMasters ana Mamie Hall
sell
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
GIVES SKIN FOB SISTER.
six-Year'old Led 5ravely Underooes
Painful Operation for Her Sake.

Painful Operation for Her Sake.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. I5.-
Giving strips of skin to save the life
of his little sister six years old ST
mon Kramer. of 10. $50 North Sixth
street. was the hero of successful
and difficult operation performed to-
day in the Hebrew Maternity Hospi.
tai by Or Loeb
Bessie Kramer, eight years old,
was so badly burned on July that
skin grating became necessary. The
boy begged to be given the chance To
save his sisters life and bravely sub
mitied 10 the slow ana painful opera
ton. The girl is doing well and, I'M
less unforeseen complications arise,
Will soon recover.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
State Farmers Eleot Officers

ROANOKE. Aug. l5.-At the meet
ing Yesterday of the State Farmers
institute the following officers were
elected: President, r. o. Sandy. of
Burkevillc: secretary, ]. NJ Williams,
of Roanoke. Ex-Governor j. Hoge
Tyler, who has been president four
years, was made honorary president.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Five Children Die Within Four veart

NUN TINFI1, NN., AUE. 15.-T1Ve
members of the Jordan family with
in four years have succumbed to tn
hcrcnlosis. The last victim, c. II.
lordant the eldest child of the fam
ily' died few days ago and his body
was buried Tuesday.
Mrs. Armenia Jordan, the mother.
is now alone in the world, having
seen her five children. one after an
other carried away.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
HOSPITAL MEETING TONIGHT
indications Are That Temporary
Quarters Will De Secured.

In response to q call issued by
Judge Barham. there will be meet
ing OF everyone interested IN a new
hospital for the city mt the city hall
This evening n o'clock
a plan for organization has been
formulated and the indications that
steps toward establishing new
hospital Will be taken inmediately.
Temporary quarters for the hospital
probably will he secured before any
effort TO erect building IS made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16
Eighth child Dies; onIv Ono LET

RADFOitD. VA, Aug. l5.-Miss Iva
Shclcr, the fonrtecn-ycar-old dauglI-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. c. s. Shclcr. of
East Hadford. died Tuesday of heart
trouble. Her death was particularly
sad. she being the eighth child me
couple have lost and the last, except
one daughter, Mrs. William Young,
of Baltimore.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16

THE WEATHER
Fair In cast, showers In west
portion, warmer Friday; Satur-
day. showers; light TO fresh
Southeast Winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-16

THE DAILY PRESS Is the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
full news report of the Asso-
ciatcd Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-01

how fascinating he is, and it's not
wonderful that he should be able to
mislead an inexperienced girl. Or
course what he wants is money, and so
she writes to her father. He comes
for her and takes her home, no doubt
paying Tremaine handsome sum to
take himself Olf-in fact, mortgaging
his home to do it.
Miss Croydon gradually recovers;
but she Is Tremane's wife. Yet in
1900 she marries DeirOy. She must,
therefore, have had good reason 10 be-
leve Tremaine dead"
Don't you see?" cried. That's the
meaning OF that item about the foun-
dering of the Centaur, with all on
board. Tremaine was passenger and
she knew it."
"Good. nodded Godfrey. That's
undoubtedly it. Let me see," and he
turned A,ck to the clipping; that was
In 1892. His name, perhaps. appeared
among the missing; she waited eight
years, and at last, believing his death
established beyond doubt, married
again.
.Now let us see what Tremaine was
doing. In 1896 he was in Australia,
planning bank robbery. He meets
Thompson, descended from his estate
oe captain to that of common sailor
Tremaine takes Thompson in on the
plan, and Thompson, to get even for
that treuchery at Sing Sing. gives him
away. Tremaine, no doubt, got peni-
tentiary sentence. He probably broke
jail again, for in 1899 he appears at
Martinique, supposedly from South
America. He has considerable money,
which he no doubt stole somewhere,
and perhaps he chose st. Pierre as a
safe place to stay in hiding until the
hue and cry after him was over. He
would have some acquaintance with
the island, IL he landed there from the
wreck.
"Thompson learns where lie is-per-
haps even sees him ut st. Pierre-and
puts a bouquet to his revenge by drlv-
ing him into fits of rage by remind
ing him of that Australian treach-
cry. But at last lie sends him mes
sage which brings him to New York
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-01
Still Improving.

1t is a matter of satisfaction that the
quality of Maine butter is improving
from year to year, as is clearly shown
by the gradual climbing up of the score
each return of our annual exhibition.
Our dairymen and creamerymen have
been students of their business. They
have been taking their samples up to the
annual tribunal Of the DairymeD's Con-
vention for the purpose Of getting a
rating on their product and learning
where and how it can be improved.
The gradual Improvement of their score
has shown they have been close students.
They have learned that first of all good
milk and cream is required, and then to
get high score on the product, this
choice milk and cream must be skillfully
handled.
There is no room for carelessness or
neglect from start to finish. AS result
of the schooling acquired at these ex-
hibitions and conventions, and taken
home and put in practice, the score at
our exhibitions for the past two years
has been fully up alongside that from
any other dairy section of our broad
country. We question II finer piece
of butter will be found at any exhibition
this season than the sample prints from
the Waterford creamery, and rarely in
deed will it be equaled.-Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-01

lily? And, again, If she feared him
why not denounce him to the police,
or at least threaten to do so: That
would remEe him from her path once
and forever.
This last question seemed so unan.
swerable that l paused to look ut 1t
again, for 1t was evident that one
really insuperable objection must In
validate the whole theory. BY the
commission Of a crime, especially Of
a crime so serious as this one. would
he not place himself as much In Miss
CroydOn's power as she could possibly
be In his? II she were still In his
power, then he had committed no
crime, and II he had committed no
crime, why. Of course he had not killed
Thompson. But In that case who had?
Where had that diamond come from?
knocked out my pipe and filled 1t
again. felt good deal as though /
was wandering around and around In
maze. was getting little dizzy.
II Tremaine had not killed ThOmp-
son. l asked myself again. who had?
Not Miss Croydon! To suppose that a
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-01


Godfrey was joking. How
ss:s;.l could that tangle Of hap
sa&eY hazard clippings tell any
story? And II they did, how could 1t
be connected with the one which we
were trying to decipher? Then, Mt q
second glance, l saw how In deadly
earnest he was. There could be no
doubling II. He had read into them
some meaning which I had failed utter
ly to see.
sat down In my cnair again, my
nerves a-quiver; at last We were on
the verge Of success.
"Well, let's hear it," said.
II intend that you shall-wait till !
get them arranged. I'll build up the
story as l 60 along. and want you to
ask any questions or point out any de-
fects that Occur to you. or course 1t
will be only q study in probabilities,
but between us think we can get 1t
pretty straight"
He got up from the desk with the
clippings in neat little pile and sat
down in the chair facing mine. He
took a meditative puff or two before
he began.
"We'n have to start with Il few gen.
eral observations" he said at last.
"Its evident that Thompson wouldn't
have carried these clippings around
with him for so long unless they in
some way concerned him. It's evident
that Miss Croydon would never have
dared to take them unless she was
pretty certain that they somehow VI
tally concerned her. It's evident that
Tremaine wouldn't have taken so
much trouble to look for them unless
he was mighty anxious to find them.
We arrive, then, at our first conclu-
sion-namely. that these clippings nec-
essarily shed some light upon the trag-
edy recently enacted in this room and
upon the connection Of these people
with each other"
EYES," I agreed; unless all these
people were mistaken In their estimate
| Of the value Of the clippings"
"That, of course, Is possible. but
don't think 1t probable. At any rate.
let us disregard that suggestion for
the moment and proceed along the 9th
er line. What light Is 1t possible for
these clippings to shed on the murder
of Thompson? Obviously 1t must be
only by explaining motives. The ma,
jority Of them seem to be concerned
| with the adventures Of Frenchman
who goes under various names. but
who, I am sure. Is one and the same
person. He must. then. he either Ire
maine or Thompson. But Thompson
was evidently not FreDchman. and
Trcmaine pretty evidently IL. though
his contact with the world has served
to rub away II good many OF the
marks. think we're pretty safe
therefore, In assuming that the
Frenchman Of these clippings Is Ire
maine. As we 20 on believe vel
find some internal evidence confirming
this. You agree with me thus farT
Perfectly" I said. admitting youl
first premise that these clippings are
really concerned with the case"
THAT, too, l believe, well soon b'
able to prove by Internal evidence. o
course, II thcy haven't any connection
with 1t, they'll soon lead US Into chaos
But there's another thing. We mustn'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-01

Orcharding and sheep raising have
been found a practical combination
upon some farms. The sheep keep the
ground free from diseased and wormy
fruit, which usually contains the eggs or
Larvae of dest ructive insects.
Since the Wholesale raids by dogs for
some years past, farmers have had to
keep vigilant watch of their focks.
In some instances, 1t has been neces-
sary to keep flocks closely yarded,-
especially on farms near the villages
where dogs are most plentiful. In
some communities the sheep pasture Is
80 situated that it can be seen from the
dwelling, and dogs may be seen before
much damage is done. To this con-
slant Watching and the prompt shooting
of stray dogs may be attributed the
small losses in some sections.
Some farmers think that an increased
tax upon dogs would not bring the
desired effect; they seem to favor q law
whereby every owner Of dog should
be compelled to keep the animal muz.
zled or with in home b0unds.-Maine
Farmer.