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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
q alp on ftlhsrs Listen to RarQ
Who sslk Fdy1rs and lsgIsIlroa.
Committee Appears Before Council
ard Asks That street Vendors be
Proflbitca From Seeking House
Trads-work of improving streets.

The Hampton town eoucirs meet.
ling last night was very tame ono,
the session being distinguished only
"A the number OF persons who appear.
ID b fore lie BODY 10 sec ire fayo,s
3Ad sp- cal legislation
In III absence of Mayor Thornt-n
Jones, Councilman w. w Richai
sen presided and tho following coun.
cilmen were pr sent: Messrs II. j.
Hask'ns, Edward r schraudt w.
P Is'ev. Frank w. Nc, re, ana Geo.
w. Rowe,
Town Clerk George w. Hope read
he minut Of the last session, which
swere approved
Chief w j. Weymouth, of the
Hampt'n fire Department. appeared
before thu co"n"ll ard aq',cd that ,he
4 West End fire department be permit.
4 To- 20 use some OF tho old hose OF
mo Famp'on DEPARTMENT. Tho re.
quNYt was granted
Nessrs A. II. vn's rrd " rols,.cn
r1prascn'ing residents along Wine
Z street requested the council TO placo
~ Sht IN Wine street near the Old
Msthod's' c-wetorv Tho roorest va .
trefsrfed to the street committe with
power TO act in tho premises.
\ COMMITTEE consisting CT Mcssrs
~ G, CrnHeoi', p. II Shprmon rnN
M. Anerlaack, repcesentng tho butch.
&rrs of tho town, entered n protest
saea'nst hucl1>ters beng allowed to so.
la7't trede IL N-irg from house tn
ha.se in wnrrrs It was referred to
the town attorney
STREET PsvlrU End Sewers.
Town Clerk G, w Hope read n no
port showing that ". notice hal boon
served upon the school hoard relative
10 STREET nav'ng IN Academy street.
Thr school ,'carl hns a'rNodv In
strrc'rd the town clerk t, have the
paving done.
Carfain HHna rur,hor rcnor,eil I'M.
'a7 r'cN ri III" sewer svstcm in tho
Town had boon lost. Capt. Hope said
81 ~ 'nHn was missing when ho came
cS'cF ma he was Informed nv
8tthe town cneaeer that tho man has
sbeen miSsirg for mre Ian a year
AccordNg 10 the ronort of Town
Sergeant Walter II Ctwens, the nollce
adeNar'm9nt made 81 arrests and re
fncrted four violations Of ordinances
Chairman W. w Richardson. Of the
hn"rca committee. submitted his com.
Sn'itfee r7nNrt On tho renrest of tho
Fnns Of Ha1'rt-n to he relieved Of the
TAX levy against the yecarghtan
Trust CnWrnnv. The committee 70,
8cNnmendfd That the taxes should be
5cH''Hcfcd " the treasurer
Forty coupons representing $500 in.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Mr.. CUMMINGS FUNERAL.
Largo Mumser PAD Tr.bu.e 10 AnmJ

D ''"'''1N' -TU " UUte 90 !fNmp'
ton'c oleee. C,tzcn.
The Hampton Presbyterian church
was crowded yesterday afternoon
with reopie who came there to pay the
ia't tribute Of respect to the late
Mr. Samuel Cumming, the oldest
citizen OF tho town. Mr.. Cumming
had rcs'deu here for &C years and
many beautiful floral designs sen. by
friends wcro evidences of his popu.
llrity- The services we're conducted
by Rev. Abner G. Hopkins. Jr,. the
pastor The burial was made in st,
Johns cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
stunai

Midas had jrst found everything
he touched turned to gold.
(, heavens" he cried, "suppost it
hould he the Roosevelt design
Herewith he begged the gods to
AXE back their Sift.-New York Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Lackey Buys the shepherd Farm.

Tho Circuit Court has just confirm
tho sale Of the Shepherd farm CT
. acres, near New Market, to Mr.
|. o. Iackey, OF the phillips-Lackey
'ompnny, This is in a good trucking
icction.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
Maecuert,e Bail.

The Sunday sciool OF Bnia lsreal
he Hebrew congregation. gave ~;
third annual masquerade ball in Pyth.
an CastIc hall last nigh. There was
Il Big crowd present and delightful.
evening was pa scd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
WAT Rcuc.

( Mr., William Henry Wyatt, an insu-
lnce writer. ana Miss Anne Powell
owe, formerly of York county, have
sen granted license 10 marry by
ERIK Of the Courts Hurry II. Holt.
Ting took place in Hampton
yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
AnceIIc Virtues.

Bessie-Mamma did the angels
ring My little baby brother?
Mamma-Yos, my love.
Bessie-Gracious! They must have
Zen patient angels to listen to his
crying. Chicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
What KILLED rbep,

Tie Turkey-1'm awfully sorry to
hear of the loss of your children.
DID they succumb TO pip?
The Hen--No; to chug- chug- honk.
Observation-Disclosures
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Matters Personal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. Samuel Gordon Cumming, who
as been detained IN nor acme =.
Aat Queen street during the past
wo weeks with 4 severe as.Ack OF ne
..p. Is nov rapidly recovering.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06

Mrs. Charles Mayo cf Hyattsville,
id. is the guest of Mrs. s. Gordon
dmming in East Queen stree.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
To Hol., a Banaust.

Monroe Encampmen., No. "a. l. o.
y. r. will tender its members n
on1uot in Odd Fellows hall in Phoc-
us this evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
M. kA n Rhne hiIs-

Rev. a. j. Porter. formerly pastor
{ Chesapeake Methodist oAurch.
'hoebus, is visiting HIS daughter
rs. Cross, in Willard avenue, Phoe.
us.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
CHINESE COOK SHOP.
Charlie Gar, Prom.

t04 Mallory Street. phoebus, Va.
VIII always keep the latest and
most tempting food that the market
affords. including Chicken Chop suey.
Stew of Yutio Main, Fried Yutko
Main. Everything served after the
best style. Rates reasonable. I'm
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06

Mrs. George w. Rowe in Melrosc
venue, has as her guest her sister,
Hiss Eva Howard of New orr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06

Talse yo"r prescriptions to Hull's
Cut Rate Drug Store 1l-32-Im.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-06
IN BEHALF OF BANKS.

MIR. Fay S. Collier viii 40 20 Rich.
mond to See Governor Today.
Mr. Fay S. Collier will leave this
morning for Richmond. where he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
State Money.

Birmingham Ledger
 It was given out some months ago and occasionally since then that the increase of assessments in the State was to equalize taxes and to force the rich to bear their share of the taxes. A distinguished State officer said 1t was "to each the big fish. Whatever the reason the only equalization has been upward. do not want a great surplus in the State Treasury" In the innocence of it's heart The Ledger feared that considerable increase in assessments would result in a great Jelks- like sur plus. Iu will not. There won't be any surplus, and there Is some danger that there may be hole where the surplus ought to be.
 expense of the state, very great. of more than S1,000,000 a year, perhaps $I,400 000 Out of this great Increase a whole lot of new officials and a very large increase in the salary list.
 The Ledger Is not a kicker. It ex- poets Alabama to advance and It ex- pects the States income and outgo 10 grow The Ledger did not raise pro test at the increase of everybody's sal ary. even when the officials mad made a distinct acceptance of the present number of judges and new officials created was out of reason and really absurd.
 It is to be hoped that there will be enough money including that hand some surplus left by the Jelks admin lstration, to pay everybody, without raising the taxes apy higher. Raising assessments Is simply raising taxes. Frequently a Legislature gets a little wild on expendlng public money and on creating offices for friends
 In 1906 the state spent for the whole year. S3,379. OO0 In 1907, so far the expenditures have been $S.S6o.oo0, and some of the heavy disbursements are
 The money of a State is a public trust. and it's expenditure Is a matter of pubic interest The condition or a State Treasury Is the most dlfhcult thing in the world to find out, but this is a bit of discussion that should awaken tne public to the fact that 10 increase the States expenditures great z Iy is to compel the assessment or more taxes. The people of the state nay the taEAa-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
Conrrntula.ing Itself.

Norfolk Landmark.
 We believe 1t was The Montgomery Advertiser, a confirmed skeptic, which expressed doubt of the accurary of forty Russian explorers in Siberia aDout 8 decade ago regaled themselves .on de- licious cold-storage steaks cut from the bodies of mammoths 250,00O to 15O,- 900 years of age.
 When the Montgomery scoffer soon al The Landmark did not have the eNa@t words of the affidavit at hand for reply; and we feaI@ that our polite friend has always had a haunting sus. picion that that story was work or imagination. It Is a pleasure to come across the following verihcation Tn tn" September number of The NationaI Geographic Magazine. under halI page photograph of the queer looking prehistoric beast.
 "The mammoth shown In the accom- panying illustration had been pre- served in the frozen soH of the tundf q of Siberia SO perfectly that after count less centuries the flesh and hair ap peared almost as fresh as if Tha animal had been dead only a few hours The average size of the mammoth appears to have been about the same as th4t of the existing species or alephapt5 but nature had provided it with dehs., clothing of long. coarse outer hair ana close. woolly under hair of Ie1ulSn n brown color in order that 1t might De equipped for the cold climate of It's habitat"
 our heartfelt thanks to The National Geographic Magazine for setting at rest the suspicion that The landmark TX had indulged in mammoth nature fakel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
False Accusations.

ClhyLon Record.
 Some while back the newspaper were filled with accounts of great atrocities committed on the inmates of the Bryce Hospital for the Insane at Tuscaloosa. It was even alleged that two deaths occurred among them which were at- tributable to inhuman treatment on the part of the nurses. The Record took no stock in these charges, believ- ing full well that no such state of af- fairs could exist without coming to the knowledge of the authorities in charge, and though now and then a nurse might lose patience and handle a violent poor unfortunate too roughly, The Record felt satisfied that prompt discharge of such a nurse would fol- low. That this journal was right in the views 1t held, one has only to read the report of the commission which was appointed by the Legislature to make an investigation Into the charges After an exaimnation of many wit nesses the commission made report which puts the stamp of falsehood charge of the institution are fully vim dicated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
NOTHING DOING.

It now seems pretty certain that the much discussed Hague Peace Confer ence Is failure. and that nothing dsfi- mite will be accomplished. There will be disappointment. of course. but there hardly need be any surprise. for one of the main questions. that of disarma- ment, Is one about which there is little possibility of agreement. Tt is said" remarks the Boston Globe. that from the time that the question of the iina- itation of armaments arose the powers began to view the proceedings with suspicion. The subject of armament was one which constantly excited the apprehensions of those nations which have been progressively adding to their burdens by naval and military expenditures In the past forty years the growth of these burdens has been astonishingly rapid. and 1t is plain that the nations which incur such expenses feel under stern obligation to main- tain. their costly policy"
 There is nothing surprising in the fact that the great powers hesitate to even consider the question of general disarmament It is given out that the military expenditures of the nations of Europe last year amounted to $1,34o, GOO, 900, and that of this enormous sum the four nations of France. Germany, Italy and Great Britain spent nearly half. This. of course, refers to land and naval expenditures preparations for war. in fact. on land and sea.
 Now, when we consider such vast amount of money invested in military property, as we may call it. is 1t any wonder that the owners of this great investment show no disposition to con sign it to the junk pile. as we might express 1t? Of course. disarmament does not mean that all the war vessels and all the arms should be destroyed or that the vessels and their armaments should be disposed of or laid aside to decay, but it does mean that all the money thus invested will be practically dead loss, with no hope of getting il back or of putting it to use.
 But there Is another consideration which stands in the way of universal disarmament. and that is the suspicion that exists among all warlike nations If a dozen armed and hostile men were to assemble and the proposition should be made that all lay down their arms would they do it7 Would not each hesitate to disarm lest the others take advantage of him? and would not al of them feel the same way? Everyone would suspect all the others and nont would be willing to lay down arms first It seems to be about the same way with the great nations. All of then are suspicious of all the others. Il every power that has any army or navy would enter into such an agreement and all would strictly abide by itI tterms, something might be accomplish
 ed. but if only few should thus bin themselves they would be at the merc
 of those who refused. The Hague Con
 ference may yet accomplish so.nethinl
 of real good. but it does not seem prob
 able.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
"7his is My 6Oth Birthday"
Henry A. Buehtel.

Henry Augustus Buchtei, the pres ent Governor of Colorado, was born at SouthI Bend, Ind, September 80, 1S47 He went to DePauw University, from which institution he was gradu- ated in 1872, and entered upon his first pastorate in the Methodist Epis- copal Church as Zionsville, in the fall of that year. Later he occupied pull pits in various cities and towns before going to Denver, Col. where he built the Trinity M. E. Church, the great est Methodist Episcopal Church build ing in that section of the country. In 1881 he returned to Indianapolis, where he preached for five years: and from Indianapolis went to Morristown, N. J., where he remained another five years. He was then elected Chancellor of Denver University a prominent Metho- dist institution. A year ago he was selected as the Republican candidate for Governor of Colorado and was elected in spite of fierce opposition put up by the so-called Democratic organ ization in that State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
To-day Ln History
septenher %.

1540-Mernando de Alacron' discov- cred the Colorado River.
 17S7-DepaTture of the first Ameri- can vessel to make a trip around the orid.
 1799-United States assumed the French spoliation claims by treaty with France.
 1894 --1Sen. Charles Pomeroy Stone, American soldier and engineer. born: died January 27, 1887.
 lS34-cyrus NorthTop, President of the University of Minnesota, born.
 1S40-Fouhdation stone laid If the Nelson monument in Trafalgar Square, London.
 1S47--Henry A. BuchteI. Governor of Colorado, born.
 :. 1s74-Tbe Fiji Islands became Eng fish possessions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

n
 "oklahoma.' says the Muskogee Times Democrat. stands to her guns and aligns herself with the Southern Democracy. despite all the pressure that federal administration could bring to bear to sway her from her natural inclinatioas. It is probably true that many city voters of Demo- cratic tendencies were induced to vote the Republican ticket in the hope of currying favor at washington, but the new States yeomanry stood staunchly for the principal of local self-govern- ment. free from outside pressure. and rolled up a majority that is apparent ly decisive as refecting the political alignment of the dominant element of the States citizenship"
 There Is good reason for the new State to take the position 1t does. Ge~ graphically 1t is as much Southern State as Arkansas. Tennessee or North location than Missouri, Kentucky or Virginia. These being the facts. it is natural that the people should at their first opportunity place themselves in line with the Southern Democracy. In addition to geographical reasons. the people of the two Territories have mad so much unsatisfactory experience with Republican methods during the past decade that it is no matter of surprise to find them repudiating RepubIicanism in all it's forms
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
NEWS FAKERs.

Lord, Lord, how this world Is given | to lyingF complained Jack Falstar on one occasion, and we sometimes feel like applying the expression to some of the sensational news gatherers of the country. A few days ago a spec tacular story was sent out from Flag staff, Ari.. regarding MT. and Mrs. Longworth, who were returning from Grand Canyon to Cincinnati The fol- lowing is the way the story was built up:
 Mir and Mrs Longworth informed the sleeping-car agent of wish for drawing room, because of their desire to avoid attention from the other pas sengers.. When the train pulled In the agent interviewed the Pullman conduc- tor. He had only one drawing room in his cars and that was occupied by two wealthy Russians.
 After a consultation the Russians the daughter of the President was trav- cling and wished to have the drawing room. They regretted somewhat testify that they could not oblige even so ex-
 Arguments were used without avail and another consultation was held. The Russians were then informed that they must give way. They protested angrily and created an uproars in the car, but finally they and their baggage were moved out to unoccupied berths and the Longworths were placed in possession of the drawing. room. The train which had been delayed some what, then pulled out.
 That was the meat of the story and many and various were the comments on it. Some took the position that the Longworths were aping royalty and the conductor guilty of beth unfair fa- voritism and snobbishness when he forced the two wealthy Russians" to give up the car they had engaged. Other commentators took the position that the occupants of the car should have vacated it at once on being in- fromed that "the Presidents daugh- ter" wanted the car all to herself and husband.
 Now comes Mir. Longworth with the direct statement that the story was fake throughout. He had engaged the sIeeping-car for himself and Mrs. Long, worth before starting. and when the two men who were in it-Germans, not Russians-Iearned that 1t had been en- gagged they moved out without protest or controversy There was no scene, no uproar and no pretence at resist ance on the one part or of violence on the other The story sent out was the work of a sensational correspond ent. or was sent out without investiga- Llon. It was simply yellow journalism, but many newspapers printed 1t in good faith and thus helped to spread abroad a story which brought censure on the Longworths and placed them in false position before the world.
 This Is a fair specimen of what the news fakers sometimes palm off on the public. They are the kind of sto- ries that good newspapers are soUe-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

Carrie Nation has grievance in connection with the Washington po- lice. declaring that they are lot Of beer kegs and demljohns" Now we should like to know if Carries hand and hatchet have lost their cunning We have all along understood that she considers it her mission in life to smash beer kegs. demijohns and all other yes seIs in which booze is contained, and we are unable to see why she hasn't sailed in with her little hatchet in washington. There's the opportunity of her life to win fame if she has the nsrvs to try it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

One of the unexplained features of modern farming in all portions of the country is the great difference in yield of grain on different farms of practically the same fertility Speak ing of this fact. The Kansas City Journ- al says:
 ] There is much food for reflection. to i the farmer most of all, but also to teachers in agricultural colleges, In the wide discrepancies between the acre e, age yield of crops in almost every part j Of the country. For example. MT; R. M Thomas. of Atchison county. Kas.' raised an aveage of forty eight bush farm of twenty acres. Another AtchisOn county farmer harvested fOrty-four bushels per acre on sixty high record for so large a field. The acrea9e yield of wheat per acre In Kansas is about fourteen bushels.
 Here. now, are two farmers, each of whom raised more than three times the average for the State, and 1t must be admitted that the State average seems large to us in this section of the country. When by intelligent cultivation a farmer can get forty four or forty eight bushels of wheat per acre from his farm. it is a plain proposition that other farm CTS might do better than the State average shows. Knowing how is plain ly a valuable asset in farming. as in other affairs of life. And to show the value of educational work along this line we copy this further illustration from The JournaI:
 A striking illustration of the value of progressive methods in farming was given a few years ago in Iowa, when a railroad equipped a special train as a peripatetic agricultural school and experiment station, and sent 1t over the State in charge of faculty of college and several expert practlcal farmers. The chief theme of the lect- ures that were given at every station was the value of selection in seed corn. and 1t proved so effective that the corn crop of the State was In creased thirty millions of dollars In value the following year. The rail roads of the West have spared no ex- pense or trouble in this sort of miS- but the enormous difference in crop yields of farms in the same county all over the West shows that an aggres- slve campaign of education Is needed to bring the average farm up to its highest production.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
Haven't Pannea Out.

Union Springs Breezes ,,ro,y. la6oa of railroad rates and other m trteate % affairs connected with the run ninS and management of railroads has ,,o+ ~ manned out wellas conditions are not so Food as they were before he ana his Legislature took hand m gsd- reguiads- a5 tn gettinr matters all mussed up' We think it is about time for another injunction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
EIANll
The SHOE MAN


 We viii De glad to show you shoes at any tirne. Voc don't need to feel obliged to buy either. If You like them and want a pair we viii do the rest.
 Style, fit, comfort and duf- ability ali cornbined make q satisfied customer, and that is the kind of shoes this store has the reputation of selling. New Fall and Winter styles arc coming In every day now.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

The New York Commercial intimates that if wellman and Peary don't im- prove their methods Roosevelt will go up and nail the flag to that North Pole himself. Better walt till he gets done busting the trusts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

times caught by and the publication of which tends to discredit paper which tries to be fair and accurate in its news. We don't know if there is any way to stop this kind of unreliable
 news, but there should be.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30
AnGTsT CTRCULATION.

The Montgomery Advertiser sesf es sha lt. adv~rttsar. fand makes tt q part of fps contract when rsqusstsdl that its dally c,r- collation. is larger than that of any rnors'ns s.s aewrS aper printed in Alabama-aha VIZ anas .,n, Of any edition of any newspaper printed 'A Alabama without exception - .,
 The figures for August. printed , pgio~' 2, representing the actual net ctrcniat'eb sAi turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-30

The Manchester Diocesan offerings al tbe Pan-American Congress will be de- voted to the extension of church work in Western Canada