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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Mondays Exposition
Program.
Convention Meeting

~N''f'~i -N'Ai C'NNtHt%NhAN h.2aptAf
ton.
Special Features of the Day.
s Il. m.-Drill by ID. Battery
Third Artillery.
il n. m. to u m.-Concort FIX
position Band, States Exhibit
Building.
p. m.-Violin and Piano Recital
Mr.. Earl j. pfouts and Edwin NJ.
Shoneri. Auditorium.
1870 y. Wilmington Zouavcs,
War Path.
4 p. Morgan Recital, T. w.
Mnsgrove, Auditorium,
. p. m.-Dress Parade, Twenty
third u. S. Cavalry.
$50 p. m.-Withington Zouaves.
War Path.
s p. m.-Fircworks
Stated Program Every Day. =
1880 n. m.-Gates open.
$50 n. m.-Concert, Exposition
Band, Maine Gate.
10 Il. m..-And hourly thereafter
Exhibition of weather bureau.
Earthquake recorder, Government
Building a.
1920 to 1880 n. m.-Concert,
Phinney's United States Band.
Raleigh Square.
IL n. m.-Prcparation of large
weather map from reports from
all sections of the country. Gov
eminent Building a.
II n. III. 10 p. m.-Scssion oil
Children's School Farm.
1870 n. IN. to 1890 p. m.-Mexi-
can National Band Concert, Ra-
leigh Court.
l. p. Photographic and Stere-
opticon Exhibition, Scenes on In
dian Reservation with lecture, In
terror Department, Government
Building A.
2 p. photographic exhibition
and lecture. scenes in Yosemite
Valley, Government Building A.
2:30 p. m.-Unitod States Life
Saving Service Drill at station.
D. m.-Illustrated lecture RE
claiming the DESERT by Mr.. G. ].
blanchard. II. S. Il. s. Interior
Department, Government Building
a.
p. m.-Illustrated lecture "Yel-
lowstone National Park by Mr..
l.. C. Culver, Interior Department.
Government Building A.
$50 to Gao p. m.-Mexican Ma
tional Band Concert, Reviewing
Stand.
6 to Z p. m.-Concert, Exposi-
ton Band. Raleigh Square.
to . p. Combined Bands.
Reviewing Stand
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25

nominated. suppose Mr.. Bryan will
BE- ronominatcd by tie Democrats.
What do think will be the re-
suit of the election? Well. Il Mir.
Roosevelt should be rcnominatod he
VIII probably he elected: indeed. |
think II snfc 10 say that he will be
rlcctcd. II he Is not rcnomiuated.
ana MIR bryan should be the nominee
Iof tho Democratic party, the resurt
would, of course be mucm more doubt
full.
Secretary Taft is II strong man,
and would have not little strength
as u candidate, though not so much
az President Roosevelt himself. I'm.
der certain conditions. AIR. bryan
might defeat the big Secretary: I'M.
der other conditions he might not. The
only safe prediction to make Is that
President Roosevelt will he elected
IL he Is nominated. and | shall not
be at all surprised To sco him made
the nominee OF his party again.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
THREE HURT ~ ACCIDENT
AT NORFOLK NAVY YARD
cranks Blew Out While Air Compress,
ser Was Being Tested BY
Officials
CBy Associated Press.N

NORFOLK, VA. Aug. 2l.-Whilc
ordinance department officials were
testing an air compressor used irn OK
nclling torpcdoes. at the Norfolk navy
yard today. four out of eight cranks
In the eXpeller blew out with terrific
force. injuring three men and doing
considerable damage to the building.
Many who were standing around had
narrow escapes.
A heavy sheet of armor plate,
placed for the protection of those
around in case OF accident was
blown 100 feet away and ono of the
larger cranks went straight up. TAX
ing off the caves OF the power plant
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
MANY KILLED AND HURT In
POWDER WORKS EXPLOSION
Three Tons of Nitro-Glycerine Explod-
ed in Dupont Mixing House at
Sobrante.
Ny Associatcd Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Aug. "a
There were three explosions ut the
Dupont de Memories powder works
at Sobrante, on the bay shore 1G
miles north Of Berkeley today. Two
persons are known to be dead and
many are believed TO have been in
jured. The whole works are In flames
The dead: Richard Thompson
William Doane. These two men were
working in the mixing house when
three tons of nitro-glycerinc exploded
destroying the wash house. the nitro
glycerinc mixing house and the acid
separating house and large acid
tank.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
SOUTHERN OFFICIAL
GUESSES At FIGURES
V|ce.President Spencer Not q
Good Witness for Road Upon
Gross Examination.
SPEAKER JUSTICE TANCLE5 HIN
SPEAKER JUSTICE TAAGLEs HIN
Brings Out Estimate That 1t Costs
S54.a7 to Operate Il Train From
eoIdsboro to Greensboro Instead of
s1.o3 Per Mile-Witness Indignant
at Conclusion of Hearing.
(Dy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Aug "a
With some slight assistance in tho
form Of gucsscs by Vice-Presidcnt IL,
II. Spencer of the Southern Railway.
Speaker Justice, of The North Caro-
LIMA legislature. today computed that
it costs only S5l.37 10 operate pas.
senger train of two coaches and a
baggage car on the North Carolina
railroad from Goldsboro to Greens.
boro, n distance of l3i miles. by the
same method of deduction the speak
er calculated that the revenue from
this train would amount to 1890 and
that the difference would be thu
position that in this manner the cost
Of operation ana the revenues of the
Southern hallway system could be
computed TO refutc the testimony
given yesterday by MIR. Spencer that
it cost an average of S1.03 per train
mile To operate passenger in the
state and that the revenues from
the train would average Sl.25 per
train mile including mail and ex-
lprcss. This was the feature today OF
the hearing In the North Carolina
rate case before Special Master Wal
| ter A. Montgomery, appointed by
United States Circuit Judge pritch-
lard TO take evidence.
Speaker Justices Calculations
Mr. Justice began his inquiry by
asking the cost of labor. supplies on
the train and all such expenses that
could be approXimated. but there
were So many expenses involved on
which the witness had no knowledge
that the Speaker incorporated in the
list number OF personal gucsses
At the conclusion Mr.. Spencer char
acterized the deduction rs the wild
est speculation" When the most OF
operating had been estimated Mr.
Justice calculated that snch IL train
would carry an average of 100 passcn-
gers, half of which would be first
class. and half second class, and that
these would pay an average fare OF
$500 under the old rate of total OF
1890 for the trip
Mr. Justice asked the witness If
he did know that it had been shown
that The Southern makes more than
200 per cent on its passenger bust.
ness.
Mr.. Spencer replied that the result
was merely n numerical calculation
on assumed figures
Can't Accurately Subj Divide Expenses
Al the afternoon session Mr.. Spen.
Ger was questioned nj length concern.
ing his opinion Of comparative rates
in North Carolina Mr.. Thorn, general
counsel for the Southern. then OBJ
faineG a statement from the witness
to the effect that while it is possible
tn compute tile average cost per mile
of operating all passenger trains. IL
is impossible TO accurately sub-dividc
expenses so as to fix the cost per
mile of operating particular train
of Il particular day. The Hearing was
then adjourned until Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Civil Service Commissioner McE!-
benny Talks Of Of His Recent
Trip Through The South.
TRUE SITUATION NOT UNDERSTOOD
The One Democratic Member of the
Board Wants Southern Democrats
to Know That They Have as Much
Chance as Anybody Else After They
Have Passed the Examination.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. a.
Civil Service Commissioner Mclsl
benny today talked OF his recent trip
through the South where he went for
the purpose OF interesting the people
IN the service.
There are throughout the South. .
he said, many men of high literary
attninmcnts.of learning ana ability
the type of the college professor. tn
whom the fierce struggles of com.
mercial life are rcpugnant Men OF
this class would he most valuable 10
the government In many capacities
and government employment would
be congcnial to them. The benefit
would be mutual There are Young
men also of this same type who would
come TO Washington and serve the
government while studying In pro.
fessional schools.
Among the greater part of the
Sontherncrs the impression prevails
that the civil service Is no, for them
that they can have no part In tho ctcrI.
cal administrative work Of the M.
tion. II Is not in the least difficult
| TO understand why this impression
persists. This belief was once fact
and not so long ago. II is n con
viction based upon years of oxpcr
/ fence. during which II was evident ia
everybody that n Southerner was the
last man who could hope to ret n
Federal position. Politics not only
entered this question lat pcrmeatcd
II. There were Southcrncrs. OF a
sort. who held office under the gov,
, ernment hut these were not of tho
class ! have been trying TO interest
In he service. And II was largely
because persons OF character OF
which little need he said-though
much could be said-succecded in
obtaining and holding office that
desirable citizens came to the con
clnsion that all avenues were closed
against merit ana responsibility"
Southcrners Held Aloof.
Mr.. Mcllhenny said the Sonthcrners
of the high class which he wishes
to influence held aloof from sucl
things as civil service examinations
feeling that civil service examine
tions. and that civil service reform
were farce. lie added: ''It was
my endeavor to impress upon the PEG
pie that the condition which they had
como to regard as Interchangeable had
changed forever; that no longer were
they without the pale of the govern
ment; hut that they were par of It;
that the attitude of President Roosc
welt had put the civil service upon
plane whore performance cquallcd
promise. and that this state OF affairs
had become so firmly fixed during
his administration that the country
would never allow another president
to so back to the abuse OF the spoil.
system.
Under the civil service rules each
of the Southern states is entitled tC
its quota OF government servants and
the people of the South must be con
vinccd that those positions l.along tc
them. Such positions must of course
not come forward TO take them others
must he chosen"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
COUPLE WEEDS FOURTH TIME.
MIR. and Mrs. Elliott Not Frightened
by Three Divorces.

HUMBOLDT. NED. Aug. 24-Mr
and Mrs. Elliott Perry, of Smithfield
Web. were made husband and wife
there to-day for the fourth time. They
were first married about twenty years
ago. Later they were divorced on ap-
plicatinn filed Ivy Mrs. Elliott. in
which she charged her husband with
desertion. Within year they were
remarked. but soon another divorce
was applied for and granted the wife.
Marriage succeeded divorces and di-
vOrce marriage until today the pair
were made husband and wife for the
fourth time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK
IN INDIAN TERRITORY
Train Dispatcher Failed to Issue
Proper Order and Two Trains
Sang Into Eeach Other.
(Dy Assoclated Press.)

SAPULPA. |. ~ Aug. 2i-Four
this afternoon when a wcstbound St.
Louis Il San Francisco passenger
train and an eastbonnd passenger
train, both loaded heavily with cx-
cursioniSts. collided near Sapulpa.
The wreck is said to have been due
To tho failure of the dispatcher at
Salupa to issue an order to the east
bound train to take the siding at Red
fork. Both locomotives and baggage
cars were tclescoped. The wreckago
caught fire ana burned. lat no bodies
crcmeated.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
CAR FEARS BIG muTInY.,
Urgent Inspection Of Navy and Army
Is Ordered.

ODESSA. Aug. 24-An urgent i'll.
spection of the entire Russian navy
and the fortresses of Russia has lust
been intrustcd to commission of
naval and military experts, hcaiirl by
Gen. Koladovsky, who was hurriedly
recalled from his vacation.
Though the government Is conceal
ing the reason for this urgency the
opinion Is expressed that the revolu-
tionlsts have been so successful in
carrying on their propaganda among
the sailors and soldiers that the au-
thoritics fear n general mutiny in the
navy and army.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
LAUNCHED FULLY RlGGED
FOR LONG TRIP AT SEA
Big Five Masted, Single Dccked
Schooner Goes Into the Water
Already for Business.

MYSTIC, CONN. Aug. 24.--The five
masted schooner Elvra Ban. built
for the Gilbert Transportation Com
pany. in local shipyard. was launch
ed fully rugged, already for sea on
today's flood tide. Tho schooner is
one of the largest single deck, and
the only five masted single deck
schooner, ever built in this country.
1t is 2iG feet long, 40 feet wide and
10 IL feet in depth, and has Il gross
tonnage of hoo. The vessel will he
exclusively used in the Southern
Pine Lumber trade.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
PRINCE WILHELM AT NEWPORT
Program for Royal Visitors Sunday
at Resort.
OBv AssOcintcl Press.D

NEWPORT. X. l., Aug. 2l.--1omor-
row morning Prince Wilhelm will go
to the Swedish Methodist church and
after lie service will meet the .,wed-
ish people informally. At l:5G he
will be the guest ut luncheon OF Mrs.
Stuyvcsant Fish. At o'clock the
prince will 90 on board the steam
yacht Sashaya as the guest OF Sen
ator Aldrich, whose guest he will be
ut dinner ut The senator's summer
home ut Warwick Neck.
He will 20 to the country club in
Providence 10 pass the night. Mon
day morning the prince will leave Tor
Worcester BY special train.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
STRIKERS TO MEET SMALL.
Photographers Appoint Committee to
Greet President.
Cry Associated Prcss.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 2l.-At meet
ing of the striking telegraphers this
afternoon committee of fifty men
and women operators was appointed
to meet President Small on his ar
rival at the Grand Central station to-
morrow.
The strikers issued today the first
copies of the magazine which they
are publishing to obtain funds for
the union treasury.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Iowa Apple Crop Almost Failure,

DIES MONIES. IOWA, Aug. 24.-C.
l.. Watrous. nurseryrnan and veteran
fruit grower for forty years. says that
the apples in this part OF the country
this fall will be few and very poor.
Late frosts nipped the blossoms to
snch an extent that the crop Will
nearly he a failure
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Taft Advises Oklahoma People.
(By Associated Press)

OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA, Aug.
2i.-Sccretary of War William H.
taft tonight in convention hall adj
vised 10000 auditors and all citizens
Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
to reject the constitution recently
adopted by the convention at Guthrie
for the proposed new state of Okla
homa. tlc declared that the next ses-
sion OF Congress would pass n new
enabling act
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Still Doing Business.
az Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. "a
The five stock brokerage offices
whose proprietors were arrested yes
terday under the anti-gambling law
did business today until the close of
the market. The members of the
firms arrested furnished bond for
their appearance when wanted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
ocean View viii De Incorporated.

NORFOLK. VA, Aug 24.-At n
meeting of the committee of seven,
appointed at n recent conference of
the cottagers aud property owners
of WilloughDy Beach and Ocean
View. to consider the advisattlity of
the Incorporation of the resorts into
n town. held yesterday afternoon, It
ives decided that incorporation be
recommended to mass-meeting to
be held next Monday afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Fatal Fire in Hospital.
NV Associated Pressl

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y. Aug. 81
Fire. originated from sterlizing ap-
paratus. broke out in the ThralI hos
ptal here tonight Arthur Thornly,
an orderly in the hospital, was so
badly burned that he will die.
dozen women nurses did heroic
work in fighting the fire and rescu-
ing the twenty-siX patients who were
in the building.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Fourteen Locomotives Burned.
(Rv Assoclntel pressN

ROCHESTER,. N. Y, Aug. 2l.-Fre
tonight destroyed tho round house of
the Buffalo, Rochester X pittsburg
railroad. together with fourteen en-
sincs, thirteen of which were freight
engines. The loss is sl5O.oOO. The
fire WAS caused by the explosion of
a crude oil machine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Tornado In Wisconsin.
uy Associated rress)

Euclairc, Wis, Aug. PA forbade
last night III the southwest part of
Eauclaire county killed two persons,
injured several others and damaged
$5o,o0O worth of property. The dead {:
Thomas Hague. boy; Mary Glenn
son
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Georgia Central Dividend.
(By Associated Press,

MACON. GA. Aug. 24.-Georgia
Central Railroad has declared a
dividend Of per cent. on $4,000, 900
first income bonds per cent.
upon s700O,000 second income bonds
and failed to declare n dividend on
s4.0O0.000 third income bonds on the
ground that none was earned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Mrs. Yerkes. Miner Free Again
(Dy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.--,Iustice Guy,
of The Supreme Court. today signed 4
fiTaI decree Of di<Sscc in The suit
brought by Mrs. Mary Adelaide Ter
kes Miner. for nm absoIute divorce
from Wilson Miner. BY the decree
Mrs. Miner is permitted To resume
the name of Yerkcs and she may
marry again.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Georgia Supreme Court Judge.
NV Associated pressI

VI'y INaSOCIHIVU ITVSS.J
ATLANTA. GA, Aug. 24.-Gover-
nor Hoke Smith today appointed
Judge Horace II. Iiolton to the Su-
prcme bench Of Georgia, to succeed
Justice Andrew ]. Cobb. whose resig-
nation will become effective on DC
tober 18th.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
AMI Smith Dead
(By Associated PresS,)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. "a
AMI Smith, for forty-threc years
connected with the document room OF
the United States Senate and for many
years in charge of that important
branch of the Senate, died here 10
night of typhoid fever in the Gath
year of his age.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Noel Gets Majority.
DIV ApsocIated pross. J

MEMPHIS. TENN. Aug. 2i.-Ad
vices TO the News Scimltar from Mis-
sissfppi points say that practically
complete returns from Thursday 5
election give Noel slight majority
over Brewer for the Democratic gu
bcrnatorial nomination.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Shot and Killed Burglar.
}y AsSOcIatcd Tfess.)

NORFOLK, VA, Aug. IA. l..
Stevens. n farmer living at Old Town
Crossing, between Norfolk and Ocean
View, early this morning, shot and
behind door, Stevens shot the bur
glar, who lived sufficiently long to
give his name as Alex Smith. Hiding
Ibefind door. Stevens shot the bur-
glar three times as he came up stairs.
Can Nov, Build Norfolk " M. C. A..
(By Associated Press.)
NORFOLK, VA. Aug. 2i.-The
contract entered into by Il. Patterson.
for the John ID. Rockefeller S225,000
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Father and Son Drowned.
NV AssOciated ProssO

ELKTON, MD. Aug. 2i.-Frank
Churchill of Germantown, Pa. and his
11-yearold son, Norman. We're drowned
today in Back Creek, Chesapeake City
while grabbing. The boy fell over
board and his father jumped in after
nm. Neither could swim Mrs
Churchill and another son witnessed
the drowning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
gIeven-Yearold Boy Kills Himself

FAlKMONT, ". VA, Aug. IL
Charles. the 11-year-old son of Con
stable NJ. NJ. Lawson, committed sui
eide ut his home at Winfield today
by shooting himself The boy badc
his mother good bye anu walked way
but nothing was thought OF ii. M
cause for the suicide is known.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
'FrIsco Union Man Honored.
(Dy Associated PressO

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug "a
President George W. Duffy, OF the
Board of Public Works. today ten
dered his resignation 10 Mayor Tay-
Tor. Mitchell Casey, president of the
local Toamsters'. Union, was appoint
ed as Dmffy's sMcoessOr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
NEWPORT NEWS VA. SUNDAY AUGUST rs, 1907.

naval Y. NJ. C. a. building mere bo-
fore Patterson became bankrupt. has
been vacated by order of the referee
in bankruptcy and the naval Y. NJ G.
~. authorities ut New York. are now
free to enter into another contract
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
THINKS TAFT is FOR ROOSEVELT
Former Senator Allen Predicts Sec.
rotary VIII Stem Aside Later.

OMAHA. NEE, Aug. 24-William V.
Allen. exUnited States Senator from
Nebraska. in an interview said:
1T seems likely to me that Secre-
tary Taft is working foi' Roosevelt,
and that at the proper time he will
aside for him. think ii very likely
that President Roosevelt will be re-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
BARR STRIPS TUCKER OF
LAST VESTIGE OF POWER

ana breaking Go windows in the lNild-
ing.
Those injured are Allen Webb. bad
~ cut about the feet and legs; IL.
S. Martin and Il. l.. Shcppered. both
injured about the feet and legs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-25
Fighting strike Breakers.
(ny Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Numcrous
clashes between striking drivers of
meat wagons and the strike breakers
who have taken their places occurred
today and tonight and two or three
non-union men were badly beaten.