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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

the purpose of receiving the director
generals letter, and 1t is very probable
that at that time the resignation will
be accepted and steps taken owaru
the placing of the management OF
the Tercentennial In new hands.
1t is to be hoped that the directors
VIII lay aside personal. business and
political affiliations when they con.
slider the matter of naming n new di.
rector general. For five months the
Exposition has been buffeted about BIZ
troubles of all kind. not the least OF
which has been the failure of the of.
fetal family to live in harmony. For
tho sake of Virginia ana the South.
as well rs for the sake OF the people
whose money IL invested in conncc.
tion with the Fair, let us have peace
during the short time which Is to pass
tafore the Jamestown Terccn;enniai
Exposition becomes n matter of his.
tory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
HELP

Help! Helpl All the world Is a.cry
ing!
Help for the hearts that are sobing
and slghing
Help! help! for the king at the door
Tho little wan lad In the lanes oil
the poor,
Help! Help! There Is need every
moment
or struggle and strife and the mill
tant fomcnt
For hand help and heart help and
thought help and cheer,
And the help OF sweet laughter on
lips ringing clear!
Help! Help! Every life has It's need
Every heart It's deep wound where
the centuries bleed.
Help! Help! for the jester who blum.
dcrs,
The ruler whose roar shakes tho
world with It's thundcrs.
Help for the weary who potter along,
The young with ring of red morn
In their song!
Help is the secret, the beauty, the
might.
The lane OF the lilies to God and the
light!
Baltimore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
Entered at the Newport Ksws. Va.
Postofflce IN Becond.class matter
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1907.
LET US HAVE PEACE DURING
CLOSING DAYS OF FAIR.

Now that Mr.. James M. Barr has
soen fit to decline to reconsider his
action in rendering his resignation as
director general of the jamestown
Exposition. In spite Of the request OF
the board of directors and the urging
of the treasury department and others
interested in the SUCCESS of the Ter
centennial. II Is to L'e hoped that the
directors will accept the resignation
without further ado. and, ms In: as
possible. drop the subject OF Mr.. Barr,
his name and his dolngs.
Whatever may have been the mo.
tives actuatng Mr.. Barr in his atti.
tude and conduct since the beginning
OF tho much-talked-of social war"
his best friends can hardly claim tina,
no has come forth from the affair
with flying colors. He came to the
Exposition MS u big" man; q man OF
powerful executive ability; man OF
unusual business sagacity; man
who proposed to overcome all oh
stacles where others had failed and
as avman willing TO serve the Exposl-
tlon ana compel success. STIMULATING
that there should be no compensation
unde:' these conditions. Mr. Barr
was made director general OF the Ter.
centennial, and invested with all the
power formerly held and exercised by
the board of governors. He is said
to have done some good work but
he signally failed to fulfill tho prom.
Uses made for him. Instead OF over.
coming all Obstacles. he permitted in.
ternal social troubles to bring him
TO the point OF advertising to the
world that things were not going MS
they should at the Fair. and then pro.
ceeded to lay down the great task he
had utdeitaken
The director general may have been
sincere in his every action-we have
no means OF deciding this question
nut q study of his actions and of the
events which have transpirea since
his advent at the Tercentonnial ono
cannot help suspecting that Mr.. Barr
is afflicted with what Is known IN
vulgar parlance as cold feet" ono
not convinced Of the sincerity OF the
gentleman in question, might M.
tufaiiy come TO the conclusion thar
the director general found that no
WAS not going to cover himself VIII,
glory by making tremendous snc.
cess out OF the Exposition during IT'S
closing days, which were bound to no
the most prosperous DAYS OF ill.,, fair
III any event, and for this reason. con.
Guided that it would he we'll IN uso
President fuckers alleged snubs no
an excuse for stepping down and ont
His statement that he completed tn.
exposition is hardly justified by the
iacts. Tor tho Fair practically was
completed under the direction Of Mr.
v. e. cottrell, of this city. before
Mr.. Barr appeared on the scene and
mere has been comparatively little
done since that time. with the sxcep.
'lon OF the completion of the grea.
government pieT. with which Mr.. Barr
had nothing to do.
Mr.. Barr and his worth and york
are however. thing of the past as
far as the Exposition Is concern.o
anu the less said about him from now
on the better. Saturday afternoon
the board Of directors will meet for
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
PANSY's MA

To-day I plpod my future ma-in-law,
She get aboard my Pullman and she
scared
Three babies into fits the way she
glarcd.
Rattle my baggage II ever saw
A hardwood finish face all nailed
and squared.
She ossificd the gripman when she
stared
And me? Well. was overcome with
but being Pansy's ma, twas up to
To hand her something pit-a-pat ana
swell
And so say, Hello. Queen Cher.
okee!
What no, for Pansy? hope she's feel.
Ing we'll"
And ma responds. triflc that but
game,
she minds her bizness hope you
feel the same"
| don't think mother picked me out to
win,
To l1 the steady of her darling child.
She thinks ! am kick-,ip, some
thing wild,
And no sweet girl should wear my
college pin.
She thinks I'm some too piffly with
my chin,
And my soft prattle simply gets her
rlled.
I've lost my keys with her. to put
il mild,
don't belong, because am not In.
Say how, with such an Iceberg on
the track,
Can conduct my car to married
bliss?
| hoped that could whistle Pansy
back.
And 10! got frostDte Off OF this,
Tide wrastle death for her. rde
fight her pa
But stab me If III syrup to her ma!
Zen ms stood with cobwebs in my
a candy vision came and Tagged the
boat
Give forty rah-rah- rahs! o JOY, o
gloat!
Twas Pansy like n fairy in n bower
Whrhling, "Hi. stop tho carl"
With all my power
| yanked the he'll. My brain was nj.
afloat,
My heart cut pin-whecls. stole base
Mt throat,
Sang "Tammany"-and knighthood
was in flower.
helped her on. My shoes were full
of feet.
| says. "How's Map" She answers.
Going some"
DOTTED my lid and vcntured to re-
The breeze had put the weather on
the bum.
Then she replied, not seeming sore or
vexed.
1T may not he so punk on Sunday
next
(From THE Love Sonnets of II
Car Conductor" by Wallace Irwin. In
Success Magazine")
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
SUBSCRIPTIONS.

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name of the samo except upon order
aligned by the PUBLISHER OF THE
DAILY PRESS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT,s
SPEECHES

President Roosevelt's speech Mt the
dedication of the monument OF the
late President Mckinley. at Canton,
Ohio, Monday. was characteristic OF
the rider of hobbies. Half of the ad,
dress was splendid trli.itc TO the
life and work Of the martyyed presi.
dent, but Mr.. Roosevelt has trust
busting" on his mind just now. ana
he could not get through with a pub.
lie speech, even upon such an oc
casion. without launching few
shafts Mt the railroads and frenzied
financlcrs.
Indications are that the attack upon
corporations Is to he continuo1
throughout the addresses TO be da.
livercd by Mr. Roosevelt during his
"trip through the West and South.
This kind OF talk Will please the peo.
PIE OF the South wonderfully. II the
President will manage to drop his ar.
s'ment for Capitalization OF power
when he comes down into Dixie.
In many OF the No;thern States the
proposition to further curb the SOY.
crcign rights of States liz not meeting
with favor, and here In the South VIC
take the question very seriously ana
do not want to listen to speeches on
the subject.
At kcokuk yesterday. the President
again advanced Views which prove
that he is no respcctor of tho rights
or States. and which. II repeated In
the South, will have the effect OF
chilling his reception.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
Tho Wisdom of tho Boz.

we marvel Mt what we call the wis.
oom OF the hive bee. yet there Is one
'hihs she never learns from expert.
chce. ana that IS that she Is storing
up money for the use Of man. She
could not learn this, because such
Knowledge Is not necessary to her own
Wei being. Neither does she ever
know when she has enough to carry
her through the winter. This knowl-
edge, again. is not important. Gather
and store honey us long us there IS any
10 be had Is her motto. and In that
rule sho Is safe.-John Burroughs in
Atlantic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02
WITH THE PARAaRApHgRs

We are to have postage stamp slot
machines next. so that life will be
easier FOR the clerks in the druestores
baltimore Sun.
The finest train in all Europe has
been constructed to run between
Liverpool and London, to care for tho
ocean travel. And the American
travellers are expected to pay for it
buffalo Express.
A st. Louis exchange assures MS
that the Republican party In Okla.
hona is still alive. II it's alive. II q
a cinch that 1t is Kicking Washing.
A leading physician says that mod.
esty Is disease. II so, 1t Is one not
prevalent in this day and generation.
a few sporadic cases but no epidemic.
Norfolk VirgInian-Pilot.
A woman writer saws ut is the
thought behind the smile that makes
It beautiful" In good many cases
the thought Is That the other fellow
Is paying for the round.-Washlngton
Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

Preachers in Chicago have published
charges against society leade. y nj.
lcsing that Wine was poured over the
heads and clothing of the guests ut
a fashionable dinner. 1t was n sin
TO waste no many good bubbles, and
the Offenders should be properly pun,
ishcd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

That clerk who stole $4,000 from
ms former employer by cable certain.
~ Is an np-to-datc finnncicr, though
ms figures may not put him in the
high class.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

President Roosevelt is to be urgea
by the Taft boom managers to make
a definite declaration of his choice
OF a predecessor. VIII anyone sue.
sest that modesty may keep the Pros.
ident silent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

Dispatches say that Do Beers
Company. OF New York. has formed
a diamond pool. The firm name sug.
costs pools Of Wurtzberger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

Cuban conspirators are safely III
.a'' and now Uncle Sam Is looking
lor the Niger in the woodpile" in
New York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

TWO fatalities. and the football sen
son is just l9ginnlng. But. of course
Football is not brutal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

Ihc Danphin county grand jury is
furnishing the first tue bills render.
ca IN connection with the cons,rnc.
ton of Pennsylvania capitol.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-02

That vulgar but expressive term
soft soaping' seems to cover whit
Secretary Taft is doing to the Japa.
nese. ''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
EXCITING GAME AT YALE.
Princeton Wins by Good Work in the
Twelfth Inning.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, June I'm one Of
the most exciting ball games ever witnessed
on the Yale field, Princeton beat Yale to-
day 0 to in twelve innings, good hitting
and base running by the New Jersey men
In the final inning bringing victory that
ought to have bee theirs long before they
actually won it. By taking advantage of
every misplay by a Princeton man Yale
scored seven runs In the middle OF the
game after Princeton. by terrific batting.
had made the same number in the first five
innings After the seventh inning the. teams
played brilliant and even ball. Heyniger.
the Princeton pitcher. improved the
game went on, and Yale's pony pitcher,
Van Week who relieved H. Jones in the
NINTH pitched better ball than his prede-
cessor. Score:
During the past nine years Princeton has
won fifteen of the twenty-five games, and in
the two games last year won by the identi-
cal score of 3 to 2. Harvard has been twice
defeated by Princeton this year, and the
latter team came here brimful of conf
dence. Tie Princeton team, with about 100
supporters, got here shortly before noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

was the mile race in which FIVE OF the
fastest horses at the track ran. san fara
Won 10y three parts OF length in LIS %
which is "A new coast record for the mile:
Rearcatcher held the previous record OF
.l~i2 made over this track two years ago.
'psrts were numerous. Summaries:
First race mile AMI Gvc-ciGhthN. selling Iala-
nIuui. 10 tIrIauEEIiui, To J. won; ltli"'t' ~
TN lrchlaumi & to :, second. Rntrpu Io' iAiarIr'i
IL ~ l. third Time. =. 4G -. Brcypho, Aia|e anu
Rough Rider also ran. m,
S"T,nd race. mile and on" sixteenth. selling
Cabin 100 KIrchhauml, 10 TO /, won; hugh NC,
Gnwau. lCg sandy. ! To- !, second; Elevation iVS
az Davis. II 10 :. third Time, ~ -. m
dr..w Mark NarkIe Mayer, Morenio. NCptunhS. III
Sheridan =. GcurEo j. and Intammahe also Tan.
THird race. i've fur.onss. haadicap, College
" I,Iow lug d;rusSt. tn /. won, Turaway lNcoghl'
\ 10 / second. RaInaI". % Mclaughlin. 81 to !.
Third Time 90 -. Raleigh Alice F. AMI Al
Mnn n also ~
Fourfh race mile: special weights San Fara, %
ar Davis II - = won; bedford, 81 thtrch'huIni.
IL ~ > second Oprrian. 96 SANDY. 10 to J..
trIrI Time l.3S - A. MueAoday and SIT
Rriild- aI zn
Frfth r1re Futurity course: selling ST. Francis.
los N pg,lsl. II To =. won. BuratnE bfusA, ~
,N!rrAnEuul. TO /. second Nothing, lu2 IL.
N,rruI~r ~ To- 7. third. Time. lilo Royal Rogue
IL, Mist Lem Reed. Lot'ie Gladstone AMI Paddy
yurh rl-p
>Izfu farr six ard one half furIongs- Ethel Day.
los Earn. - to =, Wuu. security. lnt tFlsrh'I,,
II ru H. second, Princess litHnta i"3 t,aNiS, -
L, = ful.I Tiu-. ! IL -. Gateway, Burn"tSttc
All Integrity also ran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
JACK GOLDSWAIN EXPECTED.
English Lightweight Champion May
Come Over.

NEW YORK. June Jack Gpldswlin.
the English lightweight champion. Viii
probably visit this country the latter part If
next month for the purpose of arranging
bouts with a number of New York and
other American boxers. He will he under
the wing OF J. Frank Bradley ana will
make Boston his headquarters during his
visit to this country. Jim MeQuIllau Sam
LanSford and Al belmont will accompany
the Englishmen ON the way over and II Is
likely Will act as Goldswain's sparring
partners Goldswain has decision over
Japez White. who Is considered one of the
pest men OF his weight in England. besides
deteating lot Of other boys in his class
he Is boxer with a hard punch in either
hand, and just to make 1t interesting will
put up side bet that he can defeat any OF
our boys up to 40 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
SUCCESS OF THE LIE DRoITS,
Garry Off Prizes in Middle Atlantic
Tennis Tourney

When rain stopped play in the middle At
lantic states tennis tournament at the
Bachelor courts Friday evening. members
OF the strong lie Droit Tennis Club of this
city had secured to themselves all the
prizes Except consola ton Sngles) in both
singles and doubles
In the championship singles, the veteran
Franklin Goeghegan. won the first prize
while j. Homer Deis. the skilful young
player whose consistent work put out both
Parkes and GlaZebrook. carried off second
honors. The match for the champion ship
in singles will now be between Conrad r.
Doyle present holder of the title and
Franklin GcCghegan, winner OF this tourna-
ment. Doyle. Geoghegan and Deis are all
members of the lie Droit club. so that mem
bors of this organization will carry off the,
championship of the middle Atlantic states
in addition TO first and second prizes in sin
giles.
toriOus, the championship lying between
Geoghegan and Deis and Conrad r. and
Harold F.. Doyle. the last named being a
former lie Droit player. The finals in
doubles were stopped by rain with the score
standing three games to two in favor of
Geoghegan and Deis. first set.
The lie Droits stand for high-class tennis,
and the club is managed as to bring
about the desired result. They have three
fast courts, present membership of only
fifteen. and none but strong players are
admitted to membership. Considering the
prominence of this tournament and the
number of out-of-town entries. the LIE Droit
club may feel very much elated over the ex-
cellent record Of its members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
SEASONS OPENING SHOOT.
Good Scores Made by the Analostan
Gun Club.

The Analcstan Gun Club held its opening
shoot on its new grounds. near the Ben
ming bridge. Thursday. Twenty eight shoot
ers participated and good scores were made
Phil Steubener was first. with 100 broken
out of a possible $50. Barr was a close sec
ond with several others close up. The last
two events were for merchandise prizes and
awakened considerable interest among the
contestants. The shooters were handi
capped in both events, twenty yards being
the limit, and to which mark Wagner and
Steubener were assigned. Barr, Bauskett.
Coleman and Taylor were on the 19-yard
mark, while the others were from eighteen
merchandise event James and Orrison had
brainstCrm and broke them all. In the
second event BauSkett was high. with "a.
with Hogan and Taylor crowding him. with
% each. Eleven prizes We're awarded in
each event. and they ranged from fine gun
cases to shooting toggery, etc.
The club has erected a substantial club
house and installed two automatic Leg
gett traps and has made other improve
ments that will add to the comfort and con-
yenience of the members.
The regular meeting day-club shoots
will be held hereafter Saturday afternoons.
The change was made at meeting on the
grounds. and all present We're unanimous
for the change.
Following are the scores in detail:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
PRIZE FIGHT ON KANSAS
1t Is Said That Court Martial Is
Likely to Follow.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
PHILADELPHIA, June Lack Schaefar
fratherweight champion Of the navy was
fouled in the sixth round of a fierce hon,
with Bobby Calhoun. once of the navy g.,
a night on the gun deck of the batt,esbfn
Kansas late Thursday night Nearly all tho
officers OF the battieships saw the fight and
cOurt-martial may be called in conse-
quence. II was long after taps that the
night, scheduled to be one to the finish
was pulled on.
Scharffcr. who is an apprentice was
drafted aboard the Kansas from the Brook
Ign navy yard. He has cleaned up all the
irathrrweights who have challenged him,
ard when Calhoun issued a den il was
taken up by the officers number of them
having seen Schaeffer fight. and they We're
confident that he could trim Calhoun.
\ purse OF $40 was made by the officers,
and the men fought on percentage basis
to the loser. The night was under the
straight Marquis Of QueensOury rules. the
boys agreeing To protect themselves at all
times Both weighed about the samc-l2D
pounds although Calhoun had the advan-
tase of height and reach. \ lieutenant act
ed as referee.
Th- sixth round found Calhoun about all
in. but stIll game. lie tried 20 hold mis- OPP
poueut. but Schaeffer shook him off and
dropped him. one minute of this round had
elapsed when Calhoun. coming in close. shot
his right hand into Schaener's abdomen
The latter fell like shot. Tic blow, a
ioul one was, according to the officers, de-
!iberately struck, and Schaeffer was given
,ie hsht. He was not badly hurt by the
Dio"' out was unable TO continue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
MIDDIES'CREWSL LEAD OTHERS
VISITING FIGHTS FROM PHILA-
DELPHIA DEFEATED.
Bow of the Vespers Breaks His Oar
After a Few Strokes and Boat Is
Rowed by Seven Men.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS. Md, June lin a race.
the conditions surrounding which were
probably unprecedented. the third Naval
Academy crew won this afternoon from
the second crew of the same institution
and the eight of the Central High School
of Philadelphia and the second eight of the
N-sper Rowing Club of Philadelphia. The
crews finished in the order named.
The contest a splendid among
the first three crews. and the Vespers,
averaging many pounds lighter than their
competitors. gained the commentator of
all for their plucky work The winning
time for the mile and half course was
Ia minutes and SO seconds. which was
very fast time under the circumstances.
The next crew. the Navy second, made
the course in 10 minutes and 40 seconds
and the High School lads covered it in
10 minutes and 30 seconds. The time of
the Nespers was not caught. but they were
about seven lengths behind the third fin
ishers
After conditions had compelled a wait
until nearly dark, the crews were carried
to the starting point in launches and their
boats tOwed. 1t was found that there was
a damned rOwlock in the Eesper boat but
there was no opportunity to repair it, and
the race started After a few strokes
Dougherty. bow OF the Vespers broke his
oar and the crew was compelled to finish
with only seven blades pushing the water
Still they kept pluckily at It. and rowed no
bad race by any means. The other three
were punched until about a half mile
from the finish, when the Navy crews
heefed out a small lead. the third crew
managing to get in ahead of the second
crew by a length, which cause a general
surprise.
The crews were as follows
Second Naval Academy-Barker, bow
kInkaid, =; Richardson. 3. Farrell, &;
Frledell. .; Montgomery. 6: Magruder, 4;
Stevenson. stroke; average weight 1861.
pounds, CoXswain. Williams.
Third Naval Observation-Disclosures. bow:
Storer, >; Cutler, 3; Reinicke. 4: Boucher, ,;
Allen u: Van Hook, I; Elliott stroke: aver
age weight. lS pounds. coxswain, S w.
Parker
Erspers-Dougherty bow: Blose. .: War
dell. :, Morgan, ( Stitt. ). Devil. 6: Smith.
=. Felix. stroke. average weight, l45l. ;
CuNsWaiu, Burns
Central High School of Philadelnhia-
Fisher bow; Howard. =, Wager 3; Thomas
I. Ronon =; Ferguson. 8. Koehler. !: Cor
don stroke; average weight 1G2&s cox
swain Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
The Race to Block Island

NEW YORK, June 1.-The fourth annual
BLOCK Island race Of the New York Athletic
CLUB VIII start from the northeast end OF
hortleberry Island on Saturday. June %.
ana nnlsh Off the west harbor of Block
Island. The distance is 100 nautical miles
ana IN the voyage eastward the boats must
leaNe all buoys and government marks on
the channel side. excepting the bell buoy
at the entrance of west harbor. which may
De left on either hand. The contest is onion
10 CABIN yachts in cruising trim of less
IMAM thirty -one feet water-line length and
ehroled In any recognized club. Fin-keels
however. are barred: The boats will sail in
one class on time allowance