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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
THEY ARE SEEKING A LOWER
POSTAGE.

a bill VIII be soon introduced In
Congress at the Instance of the Pos
tai Progressive League for the consol-
idation OF the first, third and fourth
classes of mail matter with COM
mon rate of one cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof. This, Il Is
stated. Will be the principal point In
the Leagues program for the year
While immediate success Is not tx
pectcd for such radical change, the
League believes that its plan will COM
mend itself in time. The three
classes OF mall which II would consof.
idate include everything but newspa-
pers and periodicals. A package of
merchandise would be sent at the
same rate as letter. and letter
double the weight now allowed for
two cents would be sent for one cent.
The argument Of the league Is, "a
two.ounce letter service would cost
the government little more than the
present ounce service. II would give
"' - -N"'Nu IhitNi IOoN vt tikiN IGHtN
a pound, carrying insurance on regis
torcd parcels up to $25. 1t would
make 1t possible 10 post parcel. a
DILL and nm explanatory letter IN the
same sealed package. 1t woull con
solidatc tho first, third and fourth
classes of mail matter. to the Infinite
convenience of both the public and
the postonlce. 1t would put an end to
The discrimination under which foreign
parcels are posted TO and fro for
twelve cents n pound, while the tax
on domestic parcel is sixteen cents
Il pound. Every kind of trade would
henoft Ly tho reduced tax on cores
pondcncc. 1t would be great boon
to our charitable institutions. There
would be an enormous increase In II.
cal traffic, on which there would be a
profit of full rs per cent"
On the revenue side, ii Ii contended
that every reduction which the United
States has made hitherto I'm postage
i"''o mas ics"itcu tNch'ud'S III COIL
siderable increases In revenue and the
league thinks that its plan would not
cause large deficit
There can be no question but that
the plan would greatly benefit bust
ness and would effect Il large saving
TO the public for postage bills. The
postonicc department. ought. however
to be sclf-snpporting aud the question
OF whether it could he made so under
the low rates proposed Will be the
principal obstacle which the adv5-
Gates of the measure will han to
overcome.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
WITH THE PARAaRApHERs.

When Tafts horse appears on tho
cinmatograph screen everybody will
be able TO see that 1t Is not an Gle.
plant, after all.-Phlladelphia lnquir-
err
Not even in connection with frozen
pudding was the Great Commoner
named Mt the dinner of the National
Democratic Club.-New York World.
San Francisco now cons .ders itself
purged, but the scent of the CRATER
will cling to it for awhllc.--Philadel-
phia Ledger.
There Is no certainty that We shall
get much of anything from the pres.
ent Congress but free socds.-Phila.
delphia Press.
The Taft boom holds out more not
yetlut.soon promises than any OF
them SO far aunchcd-Washing
Herald.
So far winter has been regarded as
II failure by the man who likes to
shovel snow.-Washingto Post
This looks like the fat mems lucky
year.-Cleveland Leader.
The biggest nature takers In this
country are the Misunderstanding
field (Ohio) Sun.
Still, Colonel. women who do not
tell the truth on the witness stand
are not SO lonely. arc they Chicago
News.
The cost of living for some people
has come down somewhat recently:
but 1t hns left them rather hungry
Indianapolis News.
There is no certainty that we shall
get much of anything from tho pres
cnt Congress but free seeds .--Phlla-
dclphia Press.
1t is to be hoped the new Franco.
American tariff treaty provides
against the free admission Of those
pestiferons French counts.-Kansns
City Times.
Tho tendency among trained nurses
TO marry sick men Is probably due to
tho fact that they are insured paticnt
husbands.-Chicago Evening Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
Lady DuH.Gordon. MIR. Fairbanks ans
Cocktails

Lady Duff-Gordon was guest at n
dinner at the home OF Senator Depew
tonight. She was seated next 10 Vice.
President Fairbanks. What has i'm.
pressed YOU as the most typically
American official things you have seen
IN this country?' asked Mr. Fair
banks. Lady Dun, ignorant of politics
and burst Presidential booms. dubbed
naivoly: "Oh! your delicious AmY.i.
can cocktail. "--Washingtoa Dispatch,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
STOP The oRoucHlNc.

IL Is not seriously denied anywhere
that as candidate for the prcsidcn.
cy William j. Bryan would poll mil
lion more votes than any other living
Democrat could get, but In spite of
us fact the opponents of the great
Nebraskan resort TO the ridiculous ar-
Gument that his nomination spells
certain defeat and the party's only
hope OF success lies In nominating
Judge Gray. Governor Johnson or
some other man who Is vastly weaker
and less popular with the voters. In
other words, the Democracy Is urgei
not to select as candidate the strong
est man and the one best known ana
most admired by the masses of the
people, but to select one who has lii
tie strength and arouses 10 anthus..
asm among the voters. Ii is toll that
unless II does this 1t must be prepared
to accept overwhelming :isas.er.
which would indicate that political
idocy still has an abiding place i'll The
land. Bit 1t is Interesting 20 note
that Mr.. Walter WellmaM the Wash.
ington correspondent of the Chicago
Record-Hcrald, Journalist Of much
experience and rcpute takes occasion
to warn those Republicans and so.
called Democrats who have convinced
themselves that Bryan will be an easy
man 10 defeat. He says:
Disregard the professional politician
and get down among the people-'the
plain people. MIR. Bryan himself loves
to call thrm-and YOU will find that
the Nebraskan Is stronger than ever
before. AS ! said some time ago, he
has worn well. In his honesty and
sincerity the people have full conf.
denca. He is the only Democrat who
stands In n class with President
Roosevelt in the affections of the
masses. Roosevelt and Bryan are
the only universally popular public
men VIC have today. and logically,
from the standpoint of the thought
and hope of the vast majority of the
people, they should be the rival can
d!dates. Tho point | wish to make
Is that the men or the party VINO
proceed upon the theory that Bryan
Ia not dangerous as Il vote-getter are
likely TO wake up some time and find
themselves sadly mistaken"
We commend this statement OF n
Republican journalist and close oh.
server to the consideration Of these
socalled Democratic newspapers that
make II Il business TO constantly le-
wall Mr.. Bryan's weakness and the
hopelessness OF the Democratcy I'M
der his leadership. The truth is the
gronching of these papers inspired by
their hatred OF Bryan Is becoming
monotonous. and IL there be any foun.
dation in fact for their tiresome as.
sertion that the prospect of Bryan's
candidacy has caused the party to
reek with discomfort and unrest-a
fact nowhere in evidcncc-the is
nothing whatever to prevent them or
ganizing this discomfort and unrest
into political party which will do
business along lines to their own lik-
ing. Should they address themselves
10 this work there Is no reason q,
doubt that they can count OH the as.
sistancc of that select. but not poten-
tial body. the National Democratic
Club OF New York which. as usual, is
preparing to oppose the Democratic
National ticket next Noycmbcr-New
Orleans State.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
JANUARY 10. 1908.
THIS CONFLICT "WILL SHAKE
THE EARHTH.r

AZ the annual dinner of the Navy
League, held In WASHINGTON The other
nay. the principal speaker WAS Jus
lice Harlan OF the United States Su-
premc Court and most of his speech
was devoted to putting up a persua-
sive plea for greater and more of.
hcient navy. He told his hearers that
what he wanted was navy big
enough and powerful enough to take
care of both the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and all of our American ports
on these oceans. now and for all the
time LIN y Aps ''SflIis' principal reason for
fiiIs CONVICTION 10 that y + naea noN.
oud must continue to nSed, an ocean
flghting force adequate to assert
American authority and to protect
American rights and interests that
may become involved in what he re.
CARDS as n coming conflict between
the yellow race and tho white race
that Is inevitable and unacceptable.
and that when 1t arrives, twill shake,
the earth" He based his prediction
on this analysis OF the situation:
"Tiie trend of the immigration of
the white people in the past has been
from east TO west There has been
mono from the west Just across the
water there Is country with an i'm
mense population whose commerce
We nre seeking. We refer to the PEG.
pie OF Asia rs the yellow race. There
are four hundred million Chinese rs
strong physically and mentally as We
are, There Is over there another ma.
lion whose people are progressive ana
ambitious. We may some day see n
skilled army in Japan of five million
TO ten million. They will say: You
claim Europe as your country. This
Is ours. Get out!' don't think they
have any such idea now, aud we have
no hostility toward them. But there
will be conflict between the yellow
race and the white race that will
4 shake the earth When 1t comes |
want to SEQ this country with navy
III OOth OSNAiio klldl VIII nc SlrOnH
enough"
With Justice Harlan's plea Tor the
strongest sort of navy there can be
no quarrel by reasonable. conserva.
tive. farseeing men. And while the
Justice was careful to intimate that
the impending conflict between the
white and yellow races is to be placed
1T period too remote for present
alarm, lie may have regarded too
lightly the possible chances of
possible warfare In the far.East
not strictly between the yellow
aud white races, but involving
both races on eithcr side: and, In that
eycnt, the United States would have
to be armed ito the teeth" in both
oceans not only as means OF pre-.
venting herself from being drawn into
a fight, but also for the protection of
her own territory and the interests of
har own people, lnsular as we'll as
continental.
Justice Harlan is not an old man as
NC reckon years in these times-not
yct. turned seyenty-fve-bu 1t Is very
doubtful that he will be alive when tho
first militant necessity Irrsos for the
United States TO "show her teeth in
the far-F5ast with navy strong
enough on both oceans to defend her
rights. But just. the same. IT is bet.
ser to have the greater and stronger
Basg that Justice Harlan desires to
nae, constructed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

Comment is unnecessary. This
story comes from Now Jerscy town:
"a cat owned BY c. S. Bush. OF Mont,
clair, n. j., jumped on burglar as he
entered Bushs house and scratched
his face so violently that the robber
fed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

II is surely the irony of fate that
the boss of Tammany hall should be
tho victim OF burglars. II is belief
along the Bowcry and In Ilclrs Ilitch-
en- that any man above the rank and
file in tho big organization Is immune
from attacks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

The basis for currency seems To be
leading question among the states
men in Washington, but we are win
ing to accept currency OH the basis
Of what II will buy at the grocers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

Somebody is out with the statement
that pains in the feet will cause
wrinkles in the face. If the same
theory holds good in reverse shape,
headache ought TO give one corns.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

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Company 10 authorized to contract
any obligation In the name OF the
company. or to make purchases In the
nnmo OF the Same except upon order
signed by the PUBLISHER OF THE
DAILY PRESS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
overcome

Tho undergraduate committee hav.
ing in charge the Yale promenade has
decided that no college man shall
send girl guests, flowers on Prom"
night Thoughtful boys to remember
father in these days OF financial
stress.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

II is said that Secretary Taft has
secured horse that meets nil the
requirements, lst still for humane
reasons 1t Is to be hoped that he will
take trolley car whenever 1t is pos
sIble.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

| For a whole week we have been
scanning the efforts of the paragraph,
ers. but not one Of them has yet re-
marked, though 1t is winter the Thaw
season is here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

European medical men arc advocas.
ing balloon asccnslons for consump-
tives, but there is no probability of
airship sanitariums being started
Just yet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

The observation-disclosures kiss in the
opera Louise is startlii New York
with its 25 1-5 seconds duration. The
man who held the watch must be
utterly devoid of sentiment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

To the Now York merchant who had
never even heard OF the Thaw case.
congratulations are due.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

The Thaw trial without Evclyi
would be as dull as Newport News
without shipyard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

Taft is very large man to try to
straddlc the fence, but that is what
he is doing these days on the labor
question.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
Etn @atln apresa.

Q. u. Thacker. Editor and Publisher.
Il T.. Pngh. -. Advertising Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

Tho Daily Press Is delivered uy car.
rlers anywhere In the city limits for
10 cents n week. Any Irregularities
In delivery should be Immediately re-
ported to the office OF publication. Or
ders for delivery OF the Daily Press
60 either residence or places OF busl-
ness may be made By postal card or
Telephone.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

When Tafts horse appears on tho
cinmatograph screen everybody will
be able TO see that 1t Is not an cle-
plant, after all.-Phlladelphia Inqulr-
err.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

Entered Mt tho Newport News. va,
Postofice IA second,clasa matter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15

Not even in connection with frozel
pudding was the Great Commone
named Mt the dinner of the Natlona
Democratic Club.-New York World
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-26
COMMITTEE MEETS.

The executive committee of the
second congressional district met at
Terra Alta Tuesday evening and or
ganlzed by electing Mr.. Charles N,
Fsnell, Of Keyser, chairman; w. P.
Grant, secretary and o. A. Hood, OF
Keyser, treasurer. Mr.. J. H. Lyeth.
the committeeman from this county.
Was in attendance. Keyser was Sc.
lect d as the headquarters Of the com.
Mite. The meeting was a most har.
monious one and there was much
good feeling over the apparent as
sured fact of the harmonlzing Of the
two factions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-26
His Identity Establishes

From The World of Thursday:
Il will be remembered that a stran'
ser was killed here last Friday night
along the b. and o. tracks at the east
end of the Burke street bridge by
being hit bv a train and that he was
buried the following Monday at the
of the county in Green Hill
cemetery. From the name on a pay
check found In his pocket drawn by
the Dildine Bridge e CONSTRUCTION
Co, OF ameron, Mo, 1t was suppos-
ed hat his name was John Baurer.
This proves to be the case.
Shortly after the accident Coroner
w. r. Kline wrote to the above men
toned company inquiring if Baurer
had worked for them and whether he
had any relatives in this country SO
far as thew knew. Mr.. Kline received
a letter from the bridge people yes
terday afternoon in reply. They said
that Raurer came to the United
States 81 years ago from Germany;
that he drifted West and turned UP
in Cameron, Mo-, where, having got
ten into an alteration some time
later, he was convicted Of assault and
placed in an asylum where he was
kent for years and finally forgotten. a
German happening to be elected coun
ty Judge, one day discovered Baurei
and ordered his release with the un
derstanding that he procure employ
ment for the man, which he did witt
the above named company and where
he proved to be an excellent laborer
Baurer, n writer says, was in con
slant dread of being sent back to th'
asylum and finally decided to go bacs
to Germany, telling his friends ant
fellow worl1nen that he could worl
his way back to the old country, III
left and had gotten as far as Martins
| burg where he was killed, He had nj
relatives In this country and coul'
sreak very little English. His stor'
is, indeed, a very pathetic one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-26
old ENGINES
UNDER GUARD
Pictures Of the Rocket and @oid
I~ronsides" Are Now Part of tx
hibit at Philadelphia.

Mr.. E. l.. Bangs. of Baltimore, as
sistant to Major J. G. Pangborn. the
historian and archivest of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, was here yes
terday for tWo large water color
paintings Of the models OF the Rock
ct" and @Old Ironsides'' engines be-
longing to the Baltimore and Ohio and
which were recently sent to Philalel-
phia from this city. The paintings
will be temporarily used as part or
the wall decorations in the Philadel-
phia and Reading terminal station.
Before he left for Baltimore last
night Mr.. Bangs told a reporter of
The Evening World that the old P. C
r. engine Rocket received a royal
welcome when 1t arrived in PhiIaJel-
phia last week, two special officers
being detailed to care for it while
there. 1t Is in charge OF the Reading
railroad, while the "Old Ironsides"
engine, which was shipped a couple
weeks ago, Is In the care of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, the build
ers of 1t.
These two old and historic engines
will occupy prominent places on
floats in the grand pageant that is to
be one of the special features of the
celebration of the 250th anniversary
of the founding Of the city Of Phila-
delphia, which occurs On October 8.
The entire week, beginning October
4, will be devoted to the celebration,
each day having is own special feat
ure.
1t is a source Of pride that Martins
burg, through the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. will contribute two objects
of interest to that historic event in
the city OF Brotherly Love.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-26
MRS. LovELEss BURIED.
Funeral Service Conducted by Rev.
DR.. Woods.

The funeral of Mrs. Cherries Love
less was held Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 O'clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. jerome Faircloth, parents of he
deceased, on South Water street. Rev.
DR.. F. M. Woods, of the Presbyterian
church, preached the sermon and
spoke feel'ngly of the deceased and
the sad circumstances of her death.
Teachers of the Stone Settlement
Home, Miss Nellie Kimmel and Mrs.
David Anderson sang appropriate
hymns.
Some friends kindly sent beautiful
flowers that covered the casket.
The interment took place in Green
Hill cemetery the palbbearers being
Messrs. George w. Barbahenn, Mil
ton Willingham, Charles Beard, Henry
Fey. George Smith and James Nc
Donald.
Owing to the conditions of poverty
and sickness with which the family
has for some time been afflicted the
funeral expenses were all paid from
a fund collected from some of the
charitably-dispose persons of town,
and the yung woman was given more
than a decent burial, mainly through
the efforts of Mr.. George w Barba-
hem.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-26
WARNING is ISSUED
ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY
Civil Service Employees Are instruct
ed to Keep Political Preferences
TO Themselves.
to Themselves.

Circulars have been received by 10.
cal CjFil service employees warning
them against political assessments
and partisan activity. The circulars
pro1nulgate the requirements OF the
circular issued in June by the United
States civil service commission.
Persons who by the provisions Of
these rules, are in the competitive
classified service, while retaining the
triaht to vote as they please and to
aexpress privately their opinions on
all political management or in politi-
cal campaigns.
The following forms OF activity
have been held to be forbidden by
on of the provisions:
Service in political committees,
service as delegates to county. state,
or district conventions OF a political
party. although it was understood
that the employees were not to take
or use any political activity in going
ito these conventions, or otherwise
violate the civil service rules; con
ttiuzed political activity and leader
ship; khe publication of a newspaper
in the interests of a politicai party,
iholiing office in a club which takes
active part in political campaigns and
management; the circulation of petit
lions having a political object; ser
vice rs a commissioner OF election in
"a community where it was notorious
THAT a commissioner of election must
ibe an active politician; accepting a
nomination for a political Office with
intention of r~esigning from the COM
petitive service If elected; recomEnen-
.dations by clerks and carriers OF a
person to be postmaster; activity in
tlocal option campaigns; service % in
spector of election
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-09-26
TROLLEY COMPANY
WANTS FRANCHISE
Ordinance Covering Same viii Be
Presented to City Council.
FOREIGN CAPITALISTS
INTERESTED IN PROJECT
Plans for Street Railway Cover Prac-
ticaIIy the Whole City With Line
on Boom and to Kilmer's Spring
Projected Line to Winchester and
Shepherdstown Part of the Plan.

Attention Is called TO a notice in
another column of this paper of an
application made by the Berkeley
Traction Co. for a franchise to con.
struct an electric street railway along
certain streets in Martinsburg. This
application was filed yesterday with
the city clerk and prays for a fran.
chise empowering it to construct,
maintain and operate an electric
street railway with all necessary
wires, poles. cables, fixtures and APP
planes, on, over ami along the
streets named In the application.
These streets practically cover the
corporation OF Martinsburg.
The application states that an or
dinance embodying the privileges
prayed for will be presented to the
city council after the publication OF
the notice for thirty days, according
to law.
Starting at the intersection of
Queen and Martin streets and run
ming south on Queen to King, thence
to Winchester avenue, the proposed
line will traverse the southwest Sec
ton of town and adjacent suburb.
Then by a loop returning to Martin
by way of Raleigh, the line will run
to the B. and o. station, thence by
way of East Burke street it will ira
verse the whole east side Of town
and a portion of the north section as
far as Terrace street. From the in
tersection of Winchester avenue and
West King street the line is to run
west to Dry Run road and thence to
the city park at Kilmer's spring. 1t
will thus be seen that the proposed
line overs a wide area of the city.
The application for the franchise
was made by Mr.. J.. c. Anderson and
Mr.. R. M. Johnston, of Norfolk, Va,
who came here Sunday evening. They
represent the capitalists, said to be
of Wheeling, who propose to build
the trolley line in M%artinsburg.
But this is only part of the gigantic
scheme the Berkeley Traction Co. has
in mind. They propose, it is said on
good authority. to build a trolley line
from here to Winchester ana another
from Martinsburg to Shepherdstown,
connecting up many small villages
along the inc.
The same capitalists are now con-
structing an electric street railway in
Keyser and Piedmont and will extend
the line to Moorefield, in Hardy coun-