Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-09-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The international Federation of Sun
day Rest Associations of America was
neld at jamestown Exposition Sep
tember 25th and 26th.
A rate war is on at New York
among the transatlantic liners. First
class fares to London have dropped
from $50 and 500 to $50 and $50, and
give promise of going still lower. To
Liverpool and MEDITERRANEAN ports it
is SO.
The Standard Oil Company in New
Jersey was this week fined $29, 600, 600.
During the trial it developed that the
great trust had earned in period of
eight years profits of $49O, 315, 1874, or
at the rate of more than SCI, 900, 900 a
year.
While he was in Oklahoma Secretary
Taft said with knowing look: 'I have
never yet seen the town where drink
could not be secured by man who
looked for it." How does he know
this? Has he been everlastingly look
ing for drinks in prohibition towns and
finding them? Is he an habitual law
breaker? What a president such a
man would make! Evidently he cares
no more for the law than Roosevelt
does.
Lieutenant Clark Howell Woodward,
of the United States Navy, who has
been detailed for duty as naval secre-
tary to Admiral Harrington at the
jamestown Exposition, is n native of
Georgia, and relative of Clark Howell,
editor of the Atlanta Constitution.
''The exposition just now is really in its
glory" says Lieutenant Woodward,
land it is worth visit, however far
person may be forced to travel.
The naval features were the best ever
provided. The enterprise is a credit to
the State, the South and the country at
large"
The pungy schooner Fannie E. Gov
erman, bound for Norfolk with load
ofwatermelons from Gloucester county,
was run down at night and cut in twain
by the steamer Dorchester, of the
Merchants and Minsrs's Company. in
Hampton Roads. No lives were lost,
although the schooner's captain was
injured and is now at st. Vincent's
Hospital. The Dorchester was not in
jured, but the schooner sunk imme-
diately after the collision. 1t appears
remarkable to those travelling the
Roads that more such accidents do not
happen. Most of the sailing craft
carry no stern lights, and only dim side
lights-not to be seen from astern
and only when close upon them in other
directions.
Charles w. Crook, of Rock Hall, Md,
owns, probably the Oldest oyster pungy
on the bay, and he prizes her probably
more highly than he does the modern
boats of his fleet. The Wave was built
in Somerset county in 1876, and still
runs oysters to Baltimore during the
fall and winter months and fruits and
vegetables in the summer. The Wave
is constructed like a cutter yacht, and
formerly she participated in and won
several notable races. Her hull is
modelled along the same lines as the
American yachts which have de-
Tended the cup against Sir Thomas Lip
ton, thus demonstrating that the old
time boat-builders knew something
about the business. The Wave draws
eight feet of water. She is 10 tons
gross, So feet inches on the water
line. III feet wide and feet 8 inches
in the hold.
The Royal yacht STANDARD, having
the Gar and family aboard, went on
the rocks in the Bay of Finland and
the pleasure party deserted to another
yacht. At the time she ran on
the rocks Emperor Nicholas and his
family were at dinner in the dining
saloon. The STANDARD was max
| ing Is knots an hour, and when she
struck the reef all the tableware crashed
to the floor and the lights went out.
The children began crying, but neither
the Emperor nor the Empress showed
any excitement. They remained calm
and quieted the children. His majesty
did not leave the ship until he was
driven away by the inrushing water.
Everything was at skies and sevens.
Gorgeously bedecked generals and fur
ried footmen were hurrying here and
there talking and gesticulating excit-
edly.
Some days ago in New York there
was local celebration of the hundredth
anniversary of that proud occasion
when Robert Fulton's 130-foot steamer
Clearmont went putting up the Hudson
River at five miles an hour. Another day
New Workers turned out to welcome a
steam craft, the passengers of which
breakfasted in Queenstown, Ireland,
Sunday and lunched in New York Fri.