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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
ssseness o. the Blacklist.

IN = recent issue Of the NV York
american. an editorial writer found
coca ion 20 devote a column Of large
type IN that aRcien; and long discTaiii-
j, bug-a-boo. the blacklist. alleging
that blacklist ling the working man Is
q favorits diversion o. employers. In
this connection !: may he interesting
TO repeat the following staten, Mt
Shich appeared IN the Sep; mber t.
sue OF American Industries:
In every instance in which I have
heard the biarslixt mentioned ~
members Of the National Association
az Manufacturers. or h. employers Of
any sort or in any p'ac7. II was the
weak bv AZ strong. For this practice
no d.fanFe no apology. has ever
tren offered. or ever can ~ off red
which Is worth a moments conSidera-
fiou. To this statement 'hetc ar
TO sycep,icns no reservations. To
Iimitstins. The question o. the black.
list has only one ride. and that sid
IS base
fSlensb Jsrcs W Van CIsave.-
The National Association Of Nsnt-
facturCrs. with lie membership ~
wore than 1000 representative MANI
fsrtrrers. stands hack ~ TIE denurcia-
ton ~ tho blacklist made by IT, presi-
SSri--km~ricsa Industries for DC.
soSeT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
A VERY IMPORTANT SMALL
MATTER.

In recent message to the city
council. Mayor Jones recommended
that receptacle for trash and waste
paper be placed at convenient places
along the business streets in order
that tn ordinance prohibiting the
littering of the streets may be rigid
Nv enforced. This seems al a glance
to he a matter of comparatively lit
tie importance. and unless thu re-
commentator Is urged the city faith
ers are liable to allow 1t to go I'M
needed in the press Of other bust
ness.
Until tn So receptacles are provld'
ed. the sire Is can never be kept
clean. There Is a certain amount or
trash and paper that will get into
the street in spite Of all that can Dc
done to prev, nj it. but II boxes or
cans are conveniently placed. the po-
lice department can see to II that
the stuff Is not scattered about pro
miscuously. As 1t is now. 1t Is wtil
nigh imposs.bl to make any head
way toward enforcing the ordinance
mailing. it unlawful TO throw paper
on the streets.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
COT 1aE WORST OF II.

II presid, mt Roosevelt is not aware
or RI, fart H., friend are that he was
1ested In the controversy which he In.
vit.d with Mr. Bryan. hence the an
nouncem, nj hy Secretary Loeb that
the prasidrn, regards Mr. Bryan's
last letter as a rersoial attack that
does not Justify a reply. Inc country.
however. accepted this stat mrht as a
ludicrous confession that the Strehu-
Gus One GOT vely mnch the worst OF
the verbal dual and is laughing over
the matter. intelligent people KNOW
that Tho Roosevelt mask of eSOtism
has been badly battered. although II
is quite pr ball that the Pre- Siaent
himself really imagines that he has
Gnnihiliatted Mr.. Bryan.
The excuse for the silence Of the
| President is miserable one in the
light OF tn fact that he seems to
claim a Drerogarive to challenge tn"
honesty and sincerity OF MIR. Bryan
without having his own conduct
placed in tn. lim"lisht for the securi-
ty Of the American people. MIR. Bry.
ans probity having been deliberately
assailed by the President. tn" former
was comp He'd 10 expose the sham
and humbus Of Mr.. Roosevelt's beast
I'd virtues. but il was done with due
regard for tine exalted office the Prise
dent holds and was in striking c1E-
traSt to the violence OF the attack
which Mr.. Bryan had suffered. and
which was bias d upon statements
that the public knew to be false. This
was SO evident that the New York
Sun in discussing the controv rsy
said:
The fact is that in this as IN mcst
of his controversies. Mr.. Roosevelt
has shown shameless disregard of
truth and fair reasoning. MIR. Bryan.
who. with all his economic vagaries.
has shown himself in this controversy
to be a gent man and to have some
respect for the truth. will soon find
that it is impossible to continue a
dispute with an antagonist who re-
sorts for his facts to his imagination
and whose insistent advocacy of the
square deal is a monumental hypO-
crisy of American history"
This is a Republican opinion ex-
pressed BY Taft supporter. and it
is no doubt the view held by ma
iority of the Am, rican people who
have been shocked by the way Mr..
Roosevelt; has dragged the president
ial Office into the muck and mira OF
partisan politics. On the other hand
evidence is not wanting that the real
friends Of Mr. Taft wonder whv so
amia':e and able man as he should
be otscnred in the campaign bv the
exhibitions of so reckless.
noisy AMI cOnceited partisan as
Mr.. Roosevelt has shown himself to
be. Bat 10 far as the occupant of the I.
Whit House is concerned there is lit
tie reaso, to doubt that he believes
he hac had a "corkins good time" in
nrenaring and issuing his explosive
The American neop'e. however. are
looking forward with considerable sa'- :
isfa ctior to the GOOD time thew will
har" when Mr. Roos "velt is corked ar.
N " Orleans States.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
INTERSTATE COMMERCE CON-.
MISSIONS RULING ON
SHIPPING.

A recent ruling OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission has created
Wild spread cosfernatiou among ship
ping interests both On the coast and
lakes and Q concerted effort will be-
made BY them to convince the COM
mission that the ruling Is beyond the
intent Of the nc, CT, sting the commits
sion and In moreover not warranted
by any condition now affecting tn"
shipping trade. In point Of fact.
while remedyipg nothing. IL permit
ted TO stand there is potential miS-
chief in tn, ruling. The ruling in
ous stion IL No. SO. made on May Z
las; and promulgated in the Bulletin
No ? conference rulings Issued July
|? last. II reads - follows:
'ss.-Joint rates between a water
an, q rail carrier snbj cts the for
mer TO The provisions Of the art,
A steamboat line agreed upon Join:
rates with a rail line fer certain pas
senser and freight trafhc Held. that
u could no. uaitc with railroad
.CCmpaHy w maNHS '""''"NH """e
rate wiihoci sgbjectins all It's inter
state trssic TO the provisions az he
law and TIE jurisdiction Of the CON
mission"
/ A reconsideration Of this ruling has
been asked ny weasel interests and
accordingly the commission viii m 'c'
on Oct. rs tor N, purpose Of sivinr
, Interested parties an opportunity Il
give tacir views concerning the cor
rec.ncss Of the ruling. Should ;hi'
ruling stand % would result IN i'm
measusbI' Inlay to existing steam
ship lines while working no corr
.rpondine scnef,t to the public. Waite
transportatioa Is the common leveis
o. rates. No oac hiss ever Co
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
WALKING MATCHES IN THE
ARMY.

In an account of the walking match
of the four artillery field CGcer:,
which was publthed in the Sun yes
tarday there is no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION WHY ttfse officers preferred
to walk 80 milk rather than ride 80
miles. In some neishbo-ing States
no explanation tould be accepted,
for in those regions. it is said. the
man who prefers 10 walk any distancr
rather than ride is considered &c
centric or broke Indeed. it is cur
.ently reported Il bit the walking dele
gates in Richmfd ride around on
horseback. SOM years ago three
Young gentlemen from Maryland. In
most comfortable financial circum-
stances. undertook to make pedes-
train excursion il the Valley. of Vir-
ginia and to the Sirginia springs. but
had TO abandon t'sfore many days
had elapsed. Tiey could not get
credit anywhere Or for nights lodg-
ing The report preceded them az
they went that they were BROKE
and had not enokh money 10 buy 4
railroad ticket. The assumDto on ~
that country was tina. no enc !wOu:d
walk who was alb to pay his way on
the cars or hsd aouah money to hire
"a horse. II Ia tbe that Gen. Stone
wall Jackson did for time. make
walking respectable and membf RS OF
his foot cavalry spoke scornfully o!
those who cauld bot march 80 or 4"
miles a day. tits more than likely
that 4. Col. willih G. Rafferty, Major
Elmer W. Hubbah. Col. John x. viii
I'sms ard MaiorCharles r. Bennett
ia, followed Stoe~ail Jsckson M
and down the vaey. or had b"en f"'-
lowed bv him. tev would cons:ier
the ?a-mile tGst described now as no
more than cakeNlk-
Down in Sou,hcn MARYLAND and Viz
cfnia T. was .sfeeted that a good wav
10 make q horsego cheerfni'y along
bis Journey was title bundle OF fod-
der on the extrcrr end OF the Wagon
nol.. This woule cause the team to
iro, along with sat entrgv. hoping
10 catch M 20 IN fodder. When sold
iers pro making aeemIe test II Is an
e~caIIer; thing tcselsct a road upon
which the-c are rad honses at ire
ousn, ard short intervals. and the
eru, -tetior ~ ovfasinS one Of th"sA
low ~ milo fro the duty roaas.
baltimore Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
WITH rpr AaaosA'HEas.

r-<,orr nue<tiot Haven't time.
I've, ~o'tIad the sssball champion
shin ard now Musician IN this cam.
naisn mud ard M ont nrcsid n'
~ 80 NY fc-r weeks Bait more
star.
= rost MORTON No nsr'- man
7-nrs IN Ohio M No r~ce~s'ry ~
- -7,I-c ~~c.A~ri-ra'or r"rascr "
dssA - wrr - ,-1'rat"s WI
-"H''r7Uy. bota.-tichmond News
sadHr.
l. e r-,Gceshie hst che "cscs fH'
s-s hr.srl- -~usAN ~ Hzn'S'in1
which /. On IL to the Pse'"c
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

In inducing Mr.. Z. l. Ford TO With
draw his resignation as member
from the First Ward. the common
council did a good piece Of work for
the city. Mr. Ford is valuable
m mber Of the council and the oody
could Ill afford to lose his services.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

The few weeks that are to pass
before election day probably look
like rs many vars to Messrs. Bryan
and Taft.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
,,,noe pAakER's STRUCTURES
STAND uNREFUTED.

SVANO ONN6VSseS'
Several days have passed SINCE
judge Parker. in his Baltimore
speech. charged that Mr.. Cort*lyou.
manager OF Mr.. Roosevelt's campaign
in 1904. accepted and used cam
paisn contribution OF $4,000" trom
the Standard OIL Company. Fur'hsr-
more. the New Yorker asserted WITH
out qualification that Chairman Cor
tslyou used every endeavor to pre-
vail upon the oil trust to increase
Tn, amount to at least q quarter OF
a million, which was refused.
so far a. this particular bait Is
concerned. the Presidents quick re-
tort and virtuous denial apparatus
seems 10 b. out OF order. Every one
expected . aare-up from the White
House at least within twenty-four
hours. Mr.. Cortelyou is in close prox-
unity to the President. and there
was nothing to prevent the executive
from quickly ascertaining the truth
or falsity OF the allegation. 1t Is
likely that this wholly accounts for
Mr.. Roosevelt's significant silence.
The plain inference to be drawn
from Judge Parkcr's onset was that
the Standards nigSa-dliness with re-
spect 10 the Republican campaign
fund when Mr.. Roos welt was run
ming for President was largely re-
sponsible for the swiftness Of the
pursuit by retributive justice in the
wake OF the oil monopoly. while such
Giant concerns as tn. steel trust. the
sugar trust and the harvester trust
we're spared by the administrations
department Of Justice.
II this imputstion be just. and 50
Ear Il rsmains unchallenged by him
Who Ia usually 20 ready with the re-
tort discourteous. doubtless Messrs.
Rockefeller and Archboid have been
bruurht 10 . realization At their mis-
take OF four years ago. and have
sought to rectify il in the present
campaign.
An additional contribution Of
pal;ry $4,000 in 1904. according to
Judge Parker's accusation. might
have spared the Standard Oil OH
Gals many sleepless nights while
that ,wen,y-nine million dollar fine
hung in the balance
The Republican papers wait d with
patience 70. an indignant denial from
the White House This not being
forthcoming. they are proceeding
nov, after their own manner in an
att imp, to nuIlify tn, force Of the
Parker impact.
This. appears to be more or less
perplexins task. Judging from the
tactics o! the baltimore Sun. IN
whose field tse blow fell. That re-
cent recruit to the Republican ranks.
which wears Us nov honors unnai.
uraIly. In the sbsence OF more force
fui material for rebuttal. re~orts 20
the reproduction Of certain utter
soees Of Mr.. Bryan carly In 1904
whsch vsre not exactly compliment
tssy 20 Judge Parker. How this Is
expecied TO rcfute the uncon;roveried
charges wroush, by Judge Park
aeaiost the Republican ADMINISTERS
ftoa. u 10 d:Rssui 70 see. Ia, tn
ipcs6eat serves 70 Illustrate to ~hs
desperate resources the opposition q
Ms. Brysn b srivcn.
A ssoktag and interesting eIem
pssanfssa q TIE irony q fsse csme'
IN - asse q weR Virginia. tn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

When the worlds championship
baseball ries begins. the Presiden-
tial campaign will have 10 take a
back seat for awhile
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

The reason a man can stand losing
money al cards Is hc thinks mes so
sTeri IN be able 10 play ;hein without
losing more.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

Anyone who didn't havs the base
ball fever yesterday found trouble IN
staying in q conyersa;i ion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

4 woman can't help being startled
TO think how embarrassing it wOult
be 70 know all II she wer1n't mar
ried
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

A man never deserves as good a
wife as he gets. nor a woman as poor
husband
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

The d. ably football season is at
hand and it is in order for the I'M
dertaker TO he ON Misunderstanding
Index-Appe&l.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

A -and-neck finish in a baseball
race i certainly revenue pro Llcer
when 10000 people pay for the privi-
lesc OF rubbf ring at one gam WASH
ington Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

After all. what's the Presidency tt
winring the pennaat ?-Schncctaiy
Gazette.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

A man mas 10 he a champion liar to
prove how his vegetable garden pays.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

Cholera at Manila is more dread
full foe than the Spaniards that Dewey
met-Norfolk LedyerDispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

isn't receiving so many bouquets as
the hittleships got.-Boston Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09

Hear 'he sco,ch s;assr. o. Y. "
G. a. Monday night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-09
REFLECTIONS OF A sATcHELoH

Theirs nothing makes mean poo
pie show il more than trying not to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
Montgomery County Conspicuous
 Ln LiUing Confederate Veterans

ton, who is probate judge at present. and pr. s. M. Hogan. The former be- ionged to the l<th Alabama and the latter to the 51st Alabama.
 Among the other names of prorni- nence are to Joe found Judge Thos. c. Jones, of the Uniteu States District Court, Major W. W. Screws. editor Of the Montgomery Advertiser, and Judge John B. Fuller.
 There are also s number Of interest ing facts in the Montgomery county report. c. A. Lanter is shown to have served from Georgia in the siknAl corps and c. L. Doll, after having serv- cd two years In the ranks Of the in- fantry, became q band master. Paul sanauinetti. who as a boy entered fhe 18th Infantry. Alabama. as a drummer later became a private in the same command.
 The oldest Confederate In the list of 300 is !. Miles Smith father of !. 6. Smith, of Matthews. and grandfather of Capt ]. Miles Smith, of the Mont gomery police force. The elder Mir. Smith was born November Is. iBIT. and his son mentioned was himself a sol- dier In the war.
 The youngest surviving Confederate . by far is J. l.. Rupenthai, who lives in the city. He was born March 2s, ists, and was when the war broke out younger than the colleges now admit cadets to their drilling corps.
 pr. Owen said yesterday that in a few days the total compilation of all the counties would be made up and further interesting facts will be re- veaied.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
LOSS IN CITY TAX
BUT REAL ESTATE SHOWED AN
 INCREASE.
PersonaI Property Showed 6 Distinct Loss from Last Year--Court De-
 cision May Have caueea it.


 From the recently completed report of J. J. cowan. city license inspector, 1t is shown that the amount of personal property taxed this year is less by $76S.770 than the corresponding amount of last year. The amount of real es. tate shows a gain of ,s452,2S3 over that of last year, a net loss of 1316,478 being registered in the total amount of taxa. ble property.
 Considerable surprise has been oc. casioned by~ the decrease in personal property taxable. and it appears some what difficult to explain, the peculiar conditions which have been made ap- parent through the report. A contri- butory factor may be the failure to assess solvent credits, a proceeding which was declared illegal by the Su- preme Court. but 1t Is hardly possible that that can be altogether responsible for the large decrease.
 The summary of personal property and real estate for the past two years follows;
 In 1907, the amount of real estate taxed was s13.a29.36e. the amount Of personal property $7.2i2,s56
 Tn 1908 the amount of real estate taxed was s14,3s1.65s, an increase over the preceding year of S462.2s2. The amount of personal property taxed in 1908 was $6,445,0S5. $76S.770 less than the corresponding amount in 1907,
 In 1907, the total amount of taxable was $21,143.22i, fin 1908, $20,- S26,743. The net decrease in valuation Is 3l6,47s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27

l. Montgomery county took . conspicu- ous position in the Confederate veter- an statistics according to the annual re- port hled yesterday by Deputy Tax Assessor Morgan l.. Giimer with pr. Thps. M. Owen, Director of the Depart ment of Archives and History. The re- port was made. like that from the oth- CT sixty-six counties of the State, in acc cordance with an act of the last Leg islature which authorized the Depart- mant of which Dr. Owen Is the head to compile the statistics of surviving Confederates.
 There are approximately 300 Con- federate veterans in Montgomery coul1- ty. This is one of the largest county lists that have been filed. It is the belief of Mir. Giimer, who was acting for Assessor A. H. Eubank, that the roll of surviving soldiers cmbraces, practically every one now in the coun- ty borders.
 Perhaps the most distinsuishins fea- ture of Mir. 6ilmer's compilation is the fact that in this county there are three living coloneis of the Confederate ar- my. Probably in no other county does this coincidence happen. These ofyf- cers are Col. W, c. Oates, of the 18th Alabama Infantry; Col. NJ. L. Woods. of the 4sth Aiabama Infantry, and Col. John ". A. Sanford. of the seth Ala. barna Infantry. These men have all, since their conspicuous service in the Civil War. occupied ranks of honor in the roles of civilians
 In Mfr. 1ilmer's roster are to be found also two surgeons surviving in this county. These are Dr. J B. Cas-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
THREE HIDDEN FLAMES
 CALLED OUT DEPARTMENT
Insidious Fire on Bibb Street Was ct
 Last Conauered,

Eating their way insiduously be- tween the walls of the residence Of Mrs. E. T. Marks. 412 Blob street. flames originating from a defective ffue in the kitchen, twice threatened the destruction of the large building yesterday Tn both instances. however. they were extinguished without ser ious damage.
 The fire department received the first alarm at l1:30 o'clock yesterday morning and hsstening 10 the locality of the blazessbegan a vigorous light against the flames. When they ar rived upon the scene. the blaze was burning flercely up underneath the roof but after . considerable time, if was apparently extlnguished and the hremen departed to their quarters be- lieving that their work had been done
 Just about an hour later. however. a second alarm was sent in. calling the companies to the same house. Flames if would appear had eaten their way between the walls Of the house and with only limited amount of air had gmouldered there until finally able to burn through the weatherboardlng.
 The fremen promptly squeiched this new outbreak and after even the smoke of the flames had disappeared were not content to leave the building until they had made a thorough investigation and were absolutely satisfied that not q vestige of fire remained.
 The loss incurred through the double fire will be several hundred dollars. It Is covered by insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27

packed brick foundation and will be one of the best heavy traffic high ways in the South.
 The outfafl at the mouth of the storm sewer Is about thirty feet above the low water mark of the little creek in that part of the city and to prevent the little torrent that will pour through the sewer after every heavy rain from digging Into and damaging the other side of the creek. the fall has been broken in three places by steps that will reduce the force of the water to a harmless velocity.
 It has been proposed at the council to brick In the sides of the creek, or branch. and afterward cover over. fiil- ing dirt in the hollow and thus saving much valuable land. Nothing definite has been done on the subject yet. but the matter will. be brought up and pushed as soon as some of the more pressing work before the council is disposed of.
 The proposed culvert will be twelve by sixeen feet and It's construction win do away with the railway bridge at the Court street crossing. enabling the railways passing there 10 open their tracks more and so relieve the much. complained of congestion. The paving on Court street and the sewers will reach from the Janney Foundry to the city limits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-27
MRS. SUSIE PROCTOR WILL BE BURIED IN MICHIGAN

The remains of Mrs. Susie Proctor who died suddenly Tuesday, were shipped at s.45 o'clock yesterday to La Pierre, Mich, where 8 daughter of the deceased resides. The funeral will be held there today or tomorrow.
 Mrs. Proctor's death was entirely un. expected. She was stricken with heart failure at the home of her daughter. Mrs. A. B. Mills. l20 Clay Street. Tues day morning. Until an hour before her death. Mrs. Mills. who was an aged woman. felt in the best of health. Just previous to the sad event, she com, plained of weakness and little later was found dead on the second floor of the house where her room was situ- ated
 Mrs. Lizzie Strong of LaPierre. Mich. < daughter of the deceased. was in- formed of her death. and 1t was ar' ranged to hold the funeral in H Pierre