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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
kEENE COLTS TO BREAK ALL
RECORDS AS WINNERS
The Great Pair OF Horses win Proba.
bly, Win Moro Than $4,000 This
Season.
fny Assoclnied rrnns.1

SliEEPSfIEAD BAY. n. Y. Sept
Thames II. Kecnc's Colin scored his
ninth straight victory when he won
the Flatbnsh stakes worth $500 TO
the winner at Sheepshcad Bay today
Colin took the lead soon after tho
start, making all the pace. won east
~ by three lengths from his stable
Celt. with Bar None third.
Tho time was 1924 A Ballot won
the sil.650 Century stake. mile and
n half. He took the lead early ana
won by two and n half lengths. by
the victories OF his two colts James
r. Koenc has now won more than
S325,000 this year and bids fair To ex-
coed the record mark of $32G,000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
NEGROES ARE ARRESTED
FOR SELLING COCAINE
TWO Notorious Women and One Man
Jailed on Charge Which Has
Become Common.

Martha Robinson, Eliza Patterson
and James A. Mayo. notorious ne
sroes. were arrested in Rockets ear
ly last night by Sergeant r. A. Nit
chell and Patrolmen A. A. Padgett
and Latimes. The prisoners were
locked up at the police station to
await hearing before Justice Brown
In the police court this morning.
Officer Padgett has been working
on the case against the negroes for
Il week or more and says that he will
produce thee witnesses at the trial
tomorrow who bought cocaine from
the negroes. Martha Robinson has
been in the police court on the same
charge several times before. but has
never been convicted.
The police are determined to break
up the cocaine selling among the ne
groes of the city and other arrests
probably will follow in the near fii-
ture.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
JEWS CELEBRATE ROSH
HOSHANNA TOMORROW
New Years Day According to the Old
Calendar VIII be Duly Ceie-
brated.

Tomorrow will be Rosh Hoshanna,
or New Years Day according to the
Hebrew calendar. and the day will
bc appropriately observed by the He
brews here and all over the world.
Tho orthodox congregation will hold
services mt Synagogue Adath Jeshu-
run and services will be hcld'by the
reformed congregation at the Young
Mems Hebrew Association.
Ten days after Rosh HOshanna
comes Yom Kippur. the Day of Atone.
ment, one of the most solemn festi-
val days on the Hebrew calendar.
The Jewish merchants ana business
men will close their places of bust
ness tomorrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
GOVERNOR DECLINES TO
ANSWER BLACkSTONE'NO
by one foot seven inches.
ThroWlnn Dlscua.


Ninth event throwing discus tree
stylc). won by Martin j. Sheridan,
lrish-Americnn Club. distance 10 feet
81 inches. a. X Dearborn New
York Athletic Club suconiI, III feet
10 inches. Lee Talbot. Irish American
Club. third l2i feet.
Tenth oycnt-livc-milc run. won by
j, j. Daley. lrish.Amorican Club. Time
2 minutes seconds. George Bon.
hng. lrish.Amcr,can Club, scconu;
Thomas Collins. Iish. American Club,
third. Daley beats tho record by 10
20 seconds.
Pole vault for height-E. 4. Cook.
|. y. a. G.. height ~ feet 3 inches;
c. a. Allen. |. a. "a. c., IL feet 3 in.
chcs; u. G. Glover, Chicago a. g..
II feet Cook ana Allen tied and Cook
won in the final
220.yard hurdlo-won by John j..
Ellcr. Jr. |. a. a. 4. Time. 20 I'D
seconds. a. II. Shaw, Chicago x. G. L.,
second; w. -. Lee. n. Y. a. =, third.
Eilcr's record In this event ties that
Of the former champion. II. l.. a..
man. n. Y. A. c.
220-yard run-won by II. j. Huff,
Chicago a. a. Time, 22 Ia seconds.
=. c. Gcrhardt. Olympic Club. of Cali.
foinIa, second; c. j. Soltz n. Y. A.
c.. third. lInff's time heats by one.
fith of 10 second that OF former cham.
pion. Il. l.. Young. |. A. A. c.
Amateur Record Broken.
Throwing 55pound wcight--won by
John j. Flanagan. L. A. a. G. Dis.
lance, rs feet s inches. r. Macdonald
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
NEWPORT NEWS VA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER s, 1907

Hoes ut an expenditure OF So .OOO.ooO
and the seizure of pratas Island.
near the Philippines. Indicates To
some persons tnat Japan is not sin.
cerc when she processes TO be striv.
ing for peace. naval officers say they
can readily understand Japans policy
Japan rs for peace, said Il promi.
nont officer today, and she knows
that the best way 10 have peace IN to
Increase her navy and strengthen her
pOsitiOn nj Cvery OpportnnitN"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
SPEAKER JUSTICE WANTS
SOUTHERN'S BOOKS OPENED
Plants testimony could he verified
in the presence OF himself ana MIR.
Plant.
At this point recess was taken.
North Carolina Rates Not High.

North Carolina Rates Not High.
At the conclusion of Comptroller
Plants testimony. l.. II. Green. for
seven Yeas general freight traffic
manager of the Southern Railway
took the stand. In response to u
question from Counsel Thorn. he testl
fled that the freight rates in North
Carolina were not unreasonable high.
first because they were made by the
North Carolina Railroad Commission
second because they had been rctuc-
ed materially by the Commission
from time To time. third because the
cost of handling had increased, fourth
that they were lower than any other
form of land transportation: sixth be-
cause they Wee lower than the gen.
eral average of local rates in other
statos through which the Southern
runs. and, finally. because the people
served by the Southern Railway are
generally prosperous.
Old North State Asks Lowest Rate.
When asked by Mr.. Thorn whether
there was any basis of local combina.
tion rates in the South ms low as that
required by the recently enacted
North Carolina state statute. MIR.
Green replied that the North Caloli.
ma law required much greater re.
duction than any other state served
hy the Southern, which was the sum
of the local plus twenty-five per
cent. In South Carolina the rate was
only 2S. while in other states il was
is. After going into detail conce II.
ing the double tracking of the South
ern now in process of construction.
Mr.. Thorn asked the witness If there
were any substantial difficulties in
| the way of getting capital to make
those improvements. Mr.. Greene re.
piled that there were and that the
work could not be done from the
earninGss of the company.
I'm order to Obtain capital for these
improvements Mr.. Thorn asked the
witness. what must the company
show as n basis to attract investors
to lend 1t money!
at must show prosperous and p;nr.
liable results and operations. In 9TH
er words it must give assurance of
fair and safe return upon its in.
vestments,' replied the witness.
do YOU know whether il is posi-.
bic now to obtain money for new
"''""N tHleIpiiScS Ill the SCUM.
the witness was asked.
My information is that it is not
possible"
HAS 1t been necessary on that nc
count TO discontinue any improve
ments and postpone others indefinite
~ on the Southern Railway"
Yes replied the witness.
After going somewht into doto,I
concerning the cost of freight car;i-
age of various food products from
New Orleans. Cincinnati and Louis.
vile to points on the Southern, the
nearing was adjourned until Monday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
carneaie to pan s25 ooo.

BRISTOL VA, Sept. 7.-Andrew
Carnegie the steel magnate. will
soon be called upon to give s25. 900.
which he pledged two years ago. for
the Improvement of Emory and Hem
ry College. the historic Methodist ed
ucationai institution for young men at
Emory Va.
Mr.. Carnegie offered $4,000 on tho
condition that the board OF trustees
raise $4,000 elsewhere. The Rev. j..
o. Straley, prominent minister of
the Holston conference was called
from regular pastoral work and plac-
ed in charge OF the task of raising
the funds. with the result that the
greater part of 1t has l.een subscribed,
and the remainder necessary to Sc.
cure CaMegie's gift is in sight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
FAMOUS OLD CLIFF HOUSE
IN FRISCO BAY DESTROYED
One of the Leading Attractions for
Pacific Coast Tourists Burned to
the Ground.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Sept. T.
The Cliff House, San Franciscos first
attraction for tourists. was burned to
the ground. tonight The fire left
only blackcned heap of ruins in
place OF the wooden structure that
ovorhung the Pacific ocean just out
side the Golden Gate. The Cliff
House mad been closed for some time
for repairs. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
One Appointee for virolnla.

WASHINGTON. Sept Tho War
Department toad yissned list of ca
Diet vacancies ut West Point. for
which nominations may be made any
time prior to Jan. 1908
There is only one existing among
the Virginia representatives and scna.
tors Mt this timc-that in the Second
district 1t is probable that Repre-.
sentative Maynard will shortly order
competitive examination to deter
mine the most eligible candidate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
FUNERAL OF MR.. o'DoNNELL.
Body VIII be Laid to Rest In Rich.
mond This Afternoon.

Tho body of the late j. ]. DDS
neli was taken to Richmond on the
30 o'clock train yesterday, and
VIII be inferred Mt the Catholic Gene
terry this afternoon. Services will be
held AT the Cathedral of the Sacred
Heart this afternoon ut 3 o'clock.
Services were conducted at the res
idence, 2SO2 Madison avenue, yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock. and at
1880 o'clock mass was said at ST..
Vincents church by Rev. Father
F.doli.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
Negro Preacher finishes Pistol.

PETERSBURG, Sept. 7.-llov Ell
Tart. pastor OF Harrison. Street Rap.
fist church, colorcd, infer lengthy
trial this morning IN the police court
here. was sentenced to thirty days in
iail. a fine Of S25 ana 5000 bond for
one years good BEHAVIOR lie was
charged with committing an assault
on j. IL. Mason. colorcd. with pis.
tol.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
Eor ReckIess privInr

George w Clarke. CONTRACTOR of
East End. was summoned by PatroI
man A. a. Padgett last night to ap-
pear in The police court tomorrow
morning to answer the charge OF
reckless driving. II is cha ged that
Clarke ran down an unknown man
In East End last night and came near
driving over Officer Padgctt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
Burton Nominated Mayor of cleveland

CLEVELAND. o., Sept. Con
gresham Theodore r. Burton, chair
man of the house committee on rivers
and harbors. was today nominated by
reclamation for mayor of Cleveland
Mt the Republican city convention
Francis w. Treadway was nominated
lor vice-mayor' AlA-l.1inGsA.a ,afSflSal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
TeIeqraphers Arc Now on Half Paw

NORFOLK, Sept. 1.-THE tele-
g'aphers in Norfolk now on n strike
were yesterday paid half months
salary each from fund received
from National headquarters. They
have leen out now since Aug. 13 and
IA. They say they will remain firm
until tho end
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08

TIE WEN HER.
Showers Sunday and proba.
bly, Monday: light 20 fresh
cast to southeast winds. becom-
ing variable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08

Continued on Page Four)
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
TOWN MARSHALL
on TRIAL FOR MURDER AT
FULTON.
Two Days of Courts Time Taken Up
In Effort to Secure
Jury.

Fulton. KY, Sept. 5.-The past
two days of the Fulton circuit court
has been taken up with selecting a
jury in the Tom Picket murder case
Out of 81 men Tuesday only one juror
was accepted, and out of so men yes
terday only eight jurors were accept
ed. Tom Picket while acting as spe
cial marshal at Hickman during the
holidays, hit Ed Newton a fatal blow
with his club in a pool room in Hick-
man last Christmas Eve night while
attempting to arrest him. and the
young man died few hours later
from the effects of the blow. At the
time of the killing great excitement
prevailed over the affair and has
been talked of ever since, many ex-
pressing opinions.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05

General appearance" Is a broad
term, but in the sense employed in
the horse show program. some wit
has declared It is synonymous with
the word lady. At any rate, anybody
knows that in sizing up the general
appearance" of an outfit on the
street. a good Judge will allow the
lady in the rig to cut considerable
figure in his estimate of its appear
ance.
This is apropos of two special feat
ures in the horse show this season.
Prizes are offered for the best turn
out for a lady and the best two seat
sd carriage outfit, the horse and
equipment to count for so per cent
and general appearance" so per
cent. Now. after the horse and equip
ment are specifically mentioned, what
is there left for general appear
ance" but the fair driver?'
Combination horses, the class that
forms a large part of the fancy stock
in this section, will be recognized in
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
AMERICANS
WIN FIRST VICTORY AT HAGUE
CONFERENCE.
Force Shall he UsH No Longer by
Nations To Collect International
Claims.

The Hague, Sept. ia first real
victory for the American delegation
at the peace conference was Won to
day. After a gallant campaign Gen.
Porter secured acceptance by com'
&; mittoe OF the proposal that force
shall not be used to aid in the collec-
ton of unjust money claims. The
sswiss delegation alone stood out
against the proposition
General Porte. is receiving con
gratulations On all sides. Almost
unanimous acceptance m the full ses-
sion must follow the vote taken to-
daS In committee
This removes from the war area
most of the questions likely to In
volve Europe and America in conflict.
The victory also brightens the pros
pect for all the American proposals.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05

second In Great Wyrley district this
week.
When the first one took place, at
the beginning Of the week, the dis
triot filled up with amateur detect
ives, hoping to secure the reward of
$3.50 offered for the apprehension of
the criminal. During this time the
criminal lay low. but now the coast
is relatively clear again he perpe-
trates fresh outrages. Doyie's atten-
ton has ben called to the complaint
made by the Staffordshire police that
they have not been made acquainted
wit his theories regarding tie criminal
Sir Arthur was requested to write to
the chief constable and give him all
the information in his power and
name the suspect.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
Scnlntnr Mixed Ships.

Criticism g. made of the design
which Sculptor A. Mercie, of Paris
Is making for the Francis Scott Key
monument. which IL to be erected.
for its historical inaccuracy.
The idca OF the sculptor was evil
IDENTIFY to represent Key when he was
looking anxiously from down the
Patapsco river to see whether the
star-spangled banner was still float
Ing over Fort McHenry after tor.
rife all-night bombardment, but an
error is made In representing Key on
the prov OF an English warship.
According to the most authentic ac-
count of the famous incident OF the
writing OF the national anthem
which Is given in letter by Chief
Justice Roger b. Taney. who was
Keys brOther-in-law. Key was ON
board little Baltimore boat on which
a. is well known. he had gone down
the bay to try to secure the release
OF Doctor Beane. OF Upper Marlboro,
who had been capturd by the British.
As the British were Intending an at
tack upon Baltimore, they detained
Mr.. Key and those with him on a
British frigate. but on the day before
the bombardmont placed them on
their own little boat with a guard -
Philadelphia, Public Ledger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
The Wishing Habit.

The evil of wishing is that 1t gen
orally stops the doing. If say to
you today, 81 wish | had more to Of
fer you in this article" have stop
ped my progress toward writing you
a better article next time. have
made my little apopogy, feel that
am quits with the cosmos and have
not only done well, but have stated
that | wish | could do better. In
training children you Will find it sal
utary, and not at all impossible to
make 1t a rule that they should drop
the words IL wish" out of their vo-
cabulary. All helpless things do too
much wishing of this sort. The only
kind of wishing that is worth any
thing is externalized or expressed
wishing-in short, doingA
If a man is filled with what we call
sin, the short cut for him is to ex-
press it. Only thus can he test and
know whether he wishes to be an evil
doer. He may never learn in this
life the beauty of keeping with the
law and travelling the up-slope of the
circle; and his being forced to accept
your opinion or mine would not help
his soul, though in the matter of over
acts as all recognize its necessity as
ia protection for society.
have friend who is an EXTREMIST
in this matter and who Mortified a Sc
date breakfast table of persons by
Announcing that if man felt homo
cidal she thought the sooner he went
and killed somebody and got that
nasty murder out of his heart and
into his acts, the better off he would
be. Society cannot exactly permit
him to externalize for the good of his
own soul to That extent Yet such
man, when he stood upon the gallows
with the rope around his neck. would
be nearer perfection than the same
man with his tendencies thwarted,
acting as Sunday school superintend-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
RAILROAD NOTES

FINS Fields. foreman of the Prince
ton Illinois Central wrecking crew,
| is in Paducah today on business. He
states that II is still hard to secure
a suitable residence In Princeton for
the wrecking crew.
Mr.. Fred Flanagan, the well known
Illinois Central machinist, will leave
tonight for his home in Omaha, Neb
He has been ID of fever and will re-
main off duty about one month or
until he is entirely we'll.
One,half the local Illinois Central
depot platform will be finished this
week. Bricklayers are busy today
laying the west side, and now that
all filters are in and cinders and sand
has been spread, the work can pro-
gress with more rapidly.
w. w. Shoaner, night Waterman in
the local Illinois Central shops and
shop yards. has resigned and gone to
work on night duty as hostler in the
round house. lie has been succeeded
by Mr.. r. Z. Vance.
Traffic in local Illinois Central shop
yards was blocked this morning from
I O'Clock until nearly noon by two
Overturned box cars. While a yard
engine switched them, frog became
defective, one ca taking one track
and the second another. They turned
over and one loaded with crossties
was completely wrecked. The second
car was loaded with straw and was
damaged but slightly.
Ida Williams, colored, who is serv-
ing a 30 day Jail sentence for sleep
ing In a box car. bears the distinc-
ton of being the first woman arrest
ed in the local yards for this offense
during the nine years service of Spe-
cial Policeman Dick Tolbert. Toll
bert was coming ON duty when he
heard shores. They came from a
box car side tracked near Tennessee
street on the Louisville lead. An in
vestigation revealed the woman
sleeping soundly on the hard floor, a
beer can under her head. Indications
are that she was overcome by the
|stimuant before she reached home.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
He Revised IL.

Your story possesses merit, -
rotc the kindly magazine editor in
returning manuscript TO a strug-
sling young author OF Washington.
but you have embellished It with too
much description. atmosphere and
other irrelevant matter What we
want Is a story setting out the simple
facts facts. just plain facts. II you
Will revive your story according TO
our idea, we will be glad to pay you
$25 for IT,"
A few days later the editor got the
following from the struggling young
author of Washington:
Herewith revised story. Please
send check by return mail as ! need
the money" And this was the story
as rcwritten
Jonas loved Eliza, but he was
poor and wealthy papa kicked, Jonas
vert into Wall street and made a
million hankrupting papa Then Eliza
went fishing. fell of log into the
mill pond and Jonas fshed her out
Papa relented and borrowed a hun
dred thousand from Jonas. Marriage"
Washington Post
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
PLAY WAR Is DEADLY AS REAL
Austrian Troops Suffer Severely from
Marching i'm Hot Weather.

Vienna, Sept. 5.-The long list o.
casualties among the troops engaged
in the yearly army maneuvers. now Ia
progress in the neighborhood OF
Wiener-Neustadt, has aroused wide
spread public Indignation and con
Germ. Ten deaths from exhaustion
already have been reported, and hun
dreds of men have been Frustrated
In the Twenty-fifth regiment of in
fantry alone $50 prostrations have
been reported. The overworking OF
the troops in the excessive heat is
responsible.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
OYSTER FAMINE A BASE RUMOR.
Government officials Declare There Is
No Danger This Year.

Washington. Sept. 5.-There is no
occasion for those of the delicate
pa late to crow apprehensive over re-
ports now in circulation of an oyster
famine. At the bureau of fisheries
the officials do not credit the rumors.
While they have at present no means
to measure definitely the oyster crop
that will be harvested during the
next six months. they do not look for
a famine or greater shortage than
has marked recent years. The com
is working hard to prevent
the extinction of the oyster.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
TAKES oUT FREAK LIFE POLICY
Farmer Insure for Ten Chiltlren-All
Names Begin With ar"

Petersburg. Ind. Sept. 5.--A rec
ord in the way OF the number of ben
eficiaries named in a life insurance
policy was made today when Emory
Willis, a farmer living four miles
west of here, took out a policy in fn-
vor of his ten children. all of whose
names begin with ar" and were re-
corded as follows: Rezeen, Rufus.
Ruth, Russia, Roso, Robert, Roose
welt. Ralph, Righteous and Roxey.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-05
BREATHITT IN GALLOWAY.
WIN Speak AT Murray september
10th.

Murray. Ky, Sept. D. Judge
James Breathitt. Republican nominee
for attorney general, viii speak here
September 90. judge Breathitt is
very popular in Galloway county,
having served as circuit judge in this
district and in his last race for the
position against Thomas p. Cook, a
home man he cut down the big Demo
cratic majority in the county less
than half. His friends here expect
him to carry his Old time vote Tor
the entire ticket at the coming cleo
ton.