Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-28
All Over Virginia The Effort TO
HumIIale Harry ST. George
Tucker is Deprecated.
EVERYBODY AWAITS Developments
Leading Papers Freely criticise Direc-
tor Generals Step, and MIR. fuckers
Return Is Expected to be Signal for
contest-eovesno Says He is Not
in Middle. =

Everywhere in Virginia the action
of Director General James NJ. Barr
in dopriving President Harry st.
George Tucker Of his duties and pow
ers as director of ceremonies ut the
Exposition, is attracting adverse
comment Mr. fuckers personal
friends are not the only ones indg-
nant over the action The leading
newspapers of the state have freely
condemned the director generals
step, and there seems to he every rca-
son to believe that the matter will
not be allowed to drop without an
effort TO prevent the humiliation ri
the Virginian who has heretofore
playing the part of host nj the Ter
centennial.
Mr.. Tucker is still at Portland, Me.
whore he went last week TO attend
the American Bar Association. ana It
is probable that nothing will be done
until he returns. In the meantime
Mr.. Barr is having nothing to say i'll
regard TO his action.
This trouble which is said to have
been brought on directly by dispute
as TO social precedence between Mrs.
Barr and Mrs. Tucker, seems to have
been the elimination OF Mr.. Bars
efforts 10 "clcan-out" all traces of
the former management of the Expo
sition. Since he took charge the
director ;janeral 1ias steadily been
looping off official heads. some of
which undoubtedly should have lnen
taken the final step, depriving the
r. f,. ;ni,s
gatives left TO him under the new
regime.
Tho action has caused a general
discussion of Mr.. Barr and his meth
DDS, and some OF the criticisms are
anything but favorable. Develop
ments will be awaited with interest,
especially in Virginia.
Who MIR. Barr Is.
In an article discussing The sitna-
ton. Yesterdays Richmond Journal
had the following reference to Mr..
Barr:
In 1901 Mr.. Barr was the junior
vicc-prcsident of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway. He was given
the position of vicc-prcsident ana gen
eral manager Of the Scaboard Air
Line. and came to Richmond 10 under
take his new duties in the spring Of
that year. Four years later. in q
pamphlet published by the Soaboard
president. Mr.. John Shelton Williams.
of this city. Mr.. Barr was accused O.
'mismanagement. blnnders and dc.
ceptions.' Charges were made ut.
lacking his veracity. and his manage
ment was characterized as "a record
of scandal and incapacitv'
Mr.. Williams offered to submit
this controversy TO n board of arbi
traitors for adjustment. and offered to
make public an ample rctraction and
apology for his remarks should he be
fonnd TO bo wrong in his deductions
Mr.. Barr remained silent and did not
challenge the presidents charges.
In his circular Mr.. Williams
stated
so far rs Mr.. Barr is concerned
the facts, figures and documents pre-
scented seem to us 10 prove him so
incompetent and reckless, so regard.
less of The truth. that his statements
and predictions and estimates are
unworthy the serious consideration
of business men. Every charge we
have made against him is proved
Mr.. Barr resigned his position
with the Scaboard. and was later
dropped from tho board OF directors"
Governor Not in MIDDLE.
report was circulated to the Of.
feet that Governor Swanson had he.
come mixedup in the middle. but
this the Governor emphatically de-
MICS. in the following statement. given
on Yesterday in Richmond:
THE statement that have partici-
paied in the matter in any way is alb
solntely false and without any foun-
dation whatever. have not inter
fcred with or concerned myself in
the management of the jamestown
Exposition. Both Mrs. Swanson and
myself have had all wc could do at
tending to the Virginia features OF
the exposition and have had no time
or disposition to go outside of this
Both Mr.. and Mrs Barr and Mr. and
Mrs Tucker have been uniformly in,
vited TO all entertainments given nv
us. and we have attended entertain.
ments given by Mr. ana Mrs. Tucker
They were mt the dinner given to
Prince Wilhelm, occupying seats of