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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-05-07
Letter from California.
BsRYL JAMES.

Letter from California.
BsRYL JAMES.
Dear Parents: have not
written you since the fleet
came will go back a week, and
tell you Of its arrival last Sat-
urday.
1t was a perfect California
day and early morning the
crawds began to arrive, and it
is estimated that 100000 people
left Los Angeles for the coz st,
that day and the following
were certainly record breakers
for crowds.
| went down on the pier
about IL o'clock and the pier,
the three stories of the audi
torium as we'll as the beach and
the bluff back of it were begin
ming to swarm with people all
anxioux to get a position where
they could obtain a good view
of the fleet, and / managed to
find a place large enough for
me on the third story of the
auditorium and here | sat in
sun and patiently as possible
waited until 2::30 when the first
line of smoke became visible off
to the southeast, and then
seemingly out of the ocean and
the haze, a panorama began to
unfold itself which once seen
can never be forgotten. | can
not say il was beautiful, that
word or any other word cannot
express the impression which
the sight made, but it was
majesty and peace, and war
and law that the scene was
typical of, for they came
straight as an arrow or as wild
geese fly, one after another,
each the same distance apart,
with their prows pointed SEEM
ingly straight toward the Long
Beach pier. On page three l
see that | have used the pre-
noun they and of course you
understand l meant the Battle
ships of the Atlantic fleet with
the Connecticut leading. First
you would hear one person say
| can count five, another ore
would say seven, and SO on for
as yet they were specks on the
ocean but the distance kept
growing less between US until
at last the sixteen powerful
ships which cost Uncle Sam
Sl00,000,000 to build and equi]
stood out on the ocean before
u, and | say stood because you
could not discern a tremor, the
waves seemingly making no.
impression on that magnificent
Structure of mans own hand:-
work, a modern battleship, but
straight and proudly on they
came as close to shore as pas
sible when just opposite the
pier they swerved to the south
west and went on steanaing in
to the harbor of San Pedro, a
procession three and one.half
miles in length. There within
the break water they anchored
lying about the same distance
from each other as they had
been on their journey from So n
Diego and reaching down into
Long Beach harbor.
That evening came the gre nd
illumination both on shore and
water, and simultaneously at
eight o'clock the 16 war vessels
became ablaze and sparkling
with innlmerable incandescent
lights, then the searchlights
two to four on a ship began to
play, and with the blackness Of
night for a background the
breakers rolling in and cas- ting
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proves attractive to the oppo-

proves attractive to the oppo.
site sex.
But know you are tired !
could have told you more, of
the closing affairs last night,
the ball at the modern "Vir-
ginia" hotel, where | was not
expected but with the idle
throng caught glimpse of the
bedecked throng, stately and
dignified as they were, | really
saw more enjoyment shining
out of the eyes of the 'stars" as
they danced with any old girl
in the auditorium than | did in
this dignified throng. but then
we need dignity some place,
and one sees but little of it at
a seaside resort.
/ think this is sufficient and
know you must have read it in
installments, but will try and
not tire You again by such 2
lengthy affair.
With much and the best of
love to you both.
Much Hinges OH Pegg Case
Des Moines, May 3.-On tie
ground that the supreme court
of Iowa has rot made the
proper distinction between "im-
plied contract" and express
contract" Margaret Pegg has
filed with the court a petition
for a rehearing in the suit she
instituted to secure part of tie
big estate of Elias w. Pegg, of
Harrison county, on the ground
she is his lawful widow.
The opinion Of the supreme
court, given at the last sitting
of the court, affirmed the de-
cision of the district court of
Harrison county, that the
woman was never legally mar
ried to Pegg and so could net
be his widow. Attorneys for
Mrs. Pegg. who was Margaret
Asher before the alleged mar
riage to Elias Pegg, claim that
the court has confused two law
terms and failed to properly
apply the law. The two had
lived in the same house for
some time with Mrs. Asher M
ployed in the capacity Of house
keeper. lrate neighbors lad
caused their arrest and to avoid
urther arrests they had gone
70 the office of their lawyer ard
there, contract of marriage
was drawn up and signed
Thereafter the woman still
went by the name of Margaret
A iher and even signed her
name in that way to the tele.
gram to his relatives notifying
them of his death.
The supreme court held that
the contract did not constitute
marriage and that to h; We
made the contract complete it
would be nece ssary for then
to change their relations to
ward each other. ATTORNEY $
'r Mrs Asher-Pegg charge
that the contract made in the
lawyers office was "eXpress
and complete, but that the su-
preme court has treated it as
an implied contract, to be com.
p.eted only by further actions
on the part of the two princi-
p'es.
Fifty-one years ago, Tuesday
B. F. Roberts and A. N. Warren
arrived in Dunlap, having walk
ed from Iowa City, then the
terminus of the Rock Island
railway. They have lived here
continuously since that time
and are both hale and hearty.
More than half a century in
one community! What tale S
might they tell of the develop
ment and improvement in Har-
rison county. Dunlap Herald.
Corn yesterday on the Board
r NIL ~ 4
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their white foam on the beach,
formed a picture very Leauti-
full and interesting to one
whose life has been spent far
from such scenes. But such
scenes must come to a close and
when the curtain dropped at
eleven p. m. it closed a chapter
in the history of the United
States, for once if never again
| felt | had taken a very small
part in the making Of history,
as the voyage of this fleet will
be one to which the American
may refer in pride in years to
come.
Sunday found a throng in
Vulnerable at each of the four
beach towns, where four of the
battleships were to be found
daring he past week, as they
divided e;..ly Sunday morning,
the second division coming to
Long Beach.
| visited the Georgia" Mon
day morning, went down about
$50 a. m. thinking there would
be few going out but stood in
line three-quarters of an hour.
before | could get on launch,
evidently there were many Of
the same opinion as and came
early to avoid the rush. The
trip out and back cost 50 cents
and the launch owners have
certainly reaped a harvest.
The city gets 2 per cent of re-
ceipts and on Wednesday even
ing | think it was, over $500
had been given over to the city
Treasury.
could tell you much of our
visit on the ship, but will men-
tion only a few things. If you
remember it was on the
Georgia" that the powder ex-
ploded in the turrett and killed
| think sixteen men, when they
were at Providence, R. |. last
year. It is a perfect death
trap, it looks like three i'm
mense cheese boxes, the bottorn
one the largest and tapering to
the top, they climb into this by
means of a ladder from under
meath, and when the powder
exploded it blew the boy WHO
held it right out Of the tor,
they did not find anything Of
him, the steel ladder was rec
hot and the rest of the bows
had no chance of escape had il
been possible fol. them to at
tempt it, but it happenel 50
suddenly that all Of them were
too badly injured to think Of
escape. | asked a young sailo,
if they were not afraid to ven
ture in after that but he said
eff they were it did no good, it
1ad to be done" If that is the
spirit they all possess it signi-
fies we'll for the navy. Their
here wassthe interesting Con-
ming tower where the Admiral
sta lis in time of battle, and
i1ele are speaking tubes
through which he can speak to
every gunner. The great crane,
managed by an electrical ar
-pliance which lifts the shiIs
BOATS up ON to the decks, | saw
the admirals boat lifted to the
main deck, done SO nicely and
with so little effort that one
wonders how so much that is
wonderful can find place OF
his floating piece of steel. ]
see have called them war
ships or battle ships, | believe J
have called them peace ships
for that is their mission, but
don't think they can't fight for
they certainly can and the boys
are loyal to their ships, that is
some of them are. The paper
this morning claims there will
be 400 desertions in Southern
lNaEfasn;a ua. lll.
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Neither Borrow Nor Lend

Neither Borrow Nor Lend
| Shakespeare, Hamlet"
Neither a borrower nor lender
be; for loan oft loses both it. elf
and friend, and borrowing du Is
the edge of husbandry.
The Nonpariel of today is
responsible for an article re-
garding L. L. Sample of Wood
bine, Iowa, the insurance man.
1t seems that about 1889 he
took the bankruptcy law at
Humbolt, Iowa, and if row 60
ing back there to pay up all of
his debts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-04
Dr. Porfer's Welcome

Following is an address recently
delivered by Rev J. W. Porter. d.
D.. formerly OF the Newport News
Baptist church. in welcoming . negro
Baptist convention to Lexington. Ky,
whsre the doctor is now pastor OF
the First Baptist church:
Or. Porter's Welcome.
Mr.. Moderator and Bretheru:-I es-
TEEN it no small honor to have teen
selected TO extend to you q welcome
in behalf Of the white Baptists Of
this city. In their name, II Is my
privilege and pleasure to offer TO
you a hearty and brotherly welcome.
We welcome you. not so much, as
q brotherhood of blood. but as BROTH
ertood Of the Blood. yea. the precious
blood OF the son Of God, our Inutuai
Savior. We welcome you as Baptists.
and IL there be anything on earth
better than Q Baptist. !; has thus far
escaped my stteniion. The greatest
compliment inat Christ ever paid to
mortal was paid 10 John the Baptist.
when Christ said Of him: Among
them that are born o. women. there
hath not risen a greater than John
the Baptists" John was naturally a
good man. and Of course. better man
for being a good Baptist, and this may
he easily explained. by the fact that
Won have. as a rule. but one book,
and that Is the Bible. The most 81
feciiye way to prevent a man from
being a Baptist. is to keep the Bible
away from him or 10 &c: some other
man TO explain il away from him.
When YOU see a negro. who Is not a
Baptist. You nav know ina; some
"rcor vL!:e trash has teen explain
inS the Scrip;uT" 20 him. " 70"
want 20 be a Rapiist study the Bible.
II YOU wish 70 W. something else.
study the commentaries. An old neg
10 who heard his master say. In q
sermon that III" commentators did
not ser~e with him" on the follow
ing day brought him q basket Of get
low vans and said, that as those
common ,aisrs didn't agree with him
be hoped those varis would. Com
nep'a,ors often do rot agree with
themselves or rh~ Bible either. W.
the moro cordially greet you. know
Ing that YOU reprng~nt onc-third OF
the entire Baptist brotherhood OF
the world.
W. are glad TO. 20 greet you. on
sccount Of vour past fliustrious his
tory. which is rcspisAdent. In spite OF
prison cells and martyr hres. Napo.
\ Icon said. on the eve % ne battle o.
ne Pyranids. as ~ issDesa;im 70
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which. if its history in other cities
be duplicated here. will make an In
stan'aneous hit, will be the inausu-
ration of The famous talking pictures
put on by means OF the recently in.
vented machine known as the cam
eraphone.
! The managcmt Mt OF the Academy
has Just closed Il contract with the
New York manufacturers of the
Cameranhone. securing j. for this city
and it's presentation at the Academy
will be is first in Newport News.
With tn cameraphone. which is
comprised Of specially made motion
picture machine working in unison,
electrically controlled. with two or
more large photographs, the stage
/ hits of this and other seasons can
! be reproduced even to the slightest
' sounds. 1t is stated by those VINO
have seen ii that with the camera
! phone operas and other theatrical
productions are initiated wonderfully
clos ly
| The New York company from
which the machine has b en- secured
will send down one of is men ana
lis operation at the Academy will be
under his personal dir cIon long
list OF the best things in the theatri-
cal and musical world has already
) b en- secured for presentation 10 the
local people. Two entirely different
programs will be offered on the
cameralhone each week. the bills
being changed every Monday and
Thursday.
Asida from this new feature the
Academy will present at each per-
Torrance two rolls of the newest
motion pictures, arrangements hay
ing been concluded whereby the man.
ufacturers will present here only pic
lures which have not appeared here
before. These two features and 9th
ers which are in contemplation for
introduction a. later da-e will af.
! ford ample entertainment for Acad.
envy patrons every evening.
;; AS during last season. popular
prices will ruiz at the Academy. For
the evening entertainment ten cents
will be the price, while at the matt
nees ladies' and children will be adj
mitted for one-half that sum. En-
t>rtainments will be offered every
evening when the stage is not taken
with theatrical productions and 7here
will be matinees every afternoon. The
matinees will be at three and four
o'clock while il the evenings there
will be three performances. begin
ming at 7:3O. $50 and $50 O'Clock.
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Duplex Lining

Gilbert's Duplex lining. her
ringbone stripe. light. grey and
light tan. makes handsome
coat or sleeve lining. Sc inches
wide,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-04

al night,
at least orce a year nave II oiled.
Remember that its balance swings 49,
900 times a ytar-all on one little
drop Of oil. A wheelbarrow wouIdn
stand such treatment; II would shrek
for fabrication: but the small voice
Of the watch cannot be heard.
After mending or cleaning. exam,
inc your watch's screw-heads and
frames. II thev are scratched, the
man to be avoided Patronize him nc
more
Don't Srumble IL your handspring
breaks This accident Is Cue 20 some
unknown condition Of the weathsr
There are handspring epidemics. like
influenza ones. Just now such an
epidemic is afoot. have taken out
sixty fractured mainsprings this
eek.''-Los Angeles Times.
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pearsd in a play in which her COS
tunes have consisted largely of oil
skins and boots; this year she will
wear several of tie handsomest
Gowns a Partisan dressmaker could
design.
II is said that company OF I'M
usual strength has BEN engaged toT
The woman's Hour and that 'he
production is a notable one from 4
scenic standpoint
Frederick Paulding. who is the au'
thor Of the ccmsdy. is well known
throughout the country. As an actor
he has appeared as Romeo. which
role he played fS over t~elTe hun
dred performances: Captain Abso
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his soldiers: From yonder heights.
40 centuries look down upon you.
With equal truth. say to you today
20 centuries OF Baptist faith and prac'
tice. like bechoning angels bid you
God-speed! II one should ask you:
Who started the Baptist churchesf'
you NAV we'll reply: John the Baptist
and Jesus Christ, with Headquarters
a, Jerusalem and the Jordan" You
may pull the chain Of your baptism.
and II you have ears to hear, you
may hear II rattle hack 10 Jordan's
stormy banks. Your own race too.
has been immortalized in Scripture.
in the faith and baptism Of the Dthi-
opian. At an early period the Cos
pei was carried to Carthage. and
there preserved in Its purity by
many OF your people. For your faith
then. We welcome you. believing that:
True hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman
blood"
The Hen House Joke.
We are indeed glad to see you. and
as an evidence OF II. our hearts and
hen houses are both yours. and We
wish You to feel perfectly free to make
demands OF, either Of them. by day or
night.
Won are the more welcome. for the
contribution. which as Bap;ists you
have made to the civil and religious
life Of mankind You have gwen the
world It's most sacred right. that o'
, re iigicus liberty. and IL Is well to re.
member that even in this. eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty.
You have shaken the shackles from
the wrists Of every prisoner. for con
science sake. and made u possible for
man 10 worship God according 70 his
own conscience. The Constitution o:
our nation. was modelled by Thomas
jefferson rom a Baptist church
which Is the only true democracy
known 10 the children % men.
Your educational achievements also
are Indeed wonderful. u Is worthy
Of note that the greatest amount oi
money invested In any school south
of Mason and Dixon line. Is invested
In a negro institution Of learning
Vow progress as q race has been
truly remarkable. and " may BE-
permitted TO express an opinion "
this pr~-encc. ! would say that yor
were called 10 this countrv- and
through . period OF slavery. that yor
might know the white mans God. and
carry back to vour country the bless
ed message Of red~emsns sovs.
That YOU are amiable aud trust
worthy people. needs no better ev'
deuce. than The fact. that drrine ths
dsrk days Of The eos eur mothers
wivss ana chibassA wsrs sn0 .
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your mercy and yet you abused not
your power.
Even as speak there comes to me
2 vision OF the long ago. All. ! can
see her now, aged, wrinkled and
gray; yet bearing on her black face
the peace Of earth and JOY OF heaven
1T IL the old black nanny. Of deaf
departed days. can hear again her
innocent ghost stories. trying to
friKhten me into right. and her simple
lullaby Of love. as soft and sweet
as Q funeral chime. But why linger
On these things the day viii soon be
done and I shall see her again and
see Him. whom she 50 faithfully
served. But I could not forget II !
would and would not II could
stu DER these scenes viii memory
wake.
And fondlv brood with miser care.
Time. shall tut the impression deep
er make.
As streams their channels deeper
wear.
Dry Time But Not Dry.
Though you have come to us In
dry time. but not to q dry town,
though we have plenty Of drinking
water-some people here use II. II
might not be aniss 10 mention here
the groundless SANDER. that there are
Baptists in the world Who are fond
Of spirits" Well. .: Is true. that
We are commanded to try the spir.
It's but not IL You please, the age OF
quality. or to see II they have the
government stamp on them.
a Shot A. the shooters.
We realize. too. that In welcoming
you. We are extending IN! fc,ictaftous
to q peculiar peopic. hi; tbs = true
OF all OF Gods elect One Of yoar
peculiaritiss Is that when religion
gets hold Of yod. you generally raise
a good deal Of racket about II. But
wby should rot q negro show ~ much
zeal IN religion as Q white man does
In pol.tics? The truth is. that " q
man has religion. he has something
10 holifr abou:. ] would rather give
three cheers for the Savior OF msn'
kind than for Tar or Bryan.
Nothino Fashionable AboVt Religion
The story Is told. that IN a fass
SsnabIe church recently. poor we'
mar manifested some feeling 0vtr
I her religion. One Of the cmc7rs ~
church promptIy inquired Of her What
was the nature Of her troabie tn
POOR woman replied. 'rnst she wss
getting reiizioa- She wss iBstrurtsd
TO keep auict. - that vas ~ place
to get religion" 3 commrpd you 70:
zeal and enthusiasm. Srr has yos'
zeal ended in emotion. for the ro,ores
Bap,iyt. Of this city have prcbsbi,
spent more for church oui'ding thar
any denomination N the city. hsvine
also double the number Of churches.
In tie name Of Q b'sssed past 8
crest present. and Q ssori0us futase
I've bid ycu thrice welcome. md sac
Iyou belong 70 Grideoa's boHa. heses
luy hss5 90 bsscs N - -.
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gocrs will remember his quaint Japa-
nese Baron in Marie Cahilrs long
y W York run of "Moonshine.'' Last
S ason. Mr. Paulding played with
Louis James throughout his tour as
Mr.. Ford. the jealous husband Of
THE Merry Wives of Windsor" Bias
sanio. the famous lover in The Mer-
chant Of Venice and the laughing
twin of Thu Comedy Of Errors He
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Adelaide Thurston.

Adelaide Thurstcn.
Miss Adelaide Thurston. who has
been a particular favorite with New
port News theatergoers since her
first appearance here six or seven
years ago in Sweet Glover, Will
pay her annual visit to the Academy
tomorrow evening. presenting her
new play. The Woman's Hour For
two seasons Miss Thurston has ap-
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The New Watch.

The young graduate drew forth ID
fine gold watch.
Please regulate this he said.
"A graduation present. eh?" said
the matchmaker. Now listen. and
I'll give you some pointers about how
to keep this watch in fine condition:
workman has been careless. He is a
Wind it in the morning instead OF
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Ht the Hcdde111y

lut~. in the Rivals with that ia
nous trio Joseph jefferson. VIM. j..
Florence and Mrs. John Drew. for
nearly three seasons: Cassius. in the
production OF Julius Caesar by the
late Richard Mansfield: Captain
Swift, Jim Ghe PeIman. and as Eu-
gene D. i.igncy, in his own drama.
A Duel OF Hearts, Many lheater-
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At THE ACADEMY THIS WEEK.
Monday night-AdeIaide Thurston
in "Thei Woman's Hour
Tuesday nisht-Littie Chip and
Mary Marble In His Honor the
Mayor"
"Wednesday night and the remain
der Of the week-cameraphone, talk
ING pictures.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-04

In a variety Of pretty designs.
6xG inches Sc. 9x9 inches 10c.
12x12 inches II Lae, 1SxlS inches
2se, 2Ox2O inches 81 zee, 2+xa4
inches soc
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The Taking Pictures.

After next Thursday there viii b
no more dark nights 81 the Acad my
Of NGsic during the present seaSon.
for on tina; evening the psyhoesc
viii again begin the presentation o.
motion pictures. Not only viii the
motion pictures Ne presented bat the
Imcst Irscrestisg feature and the one
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son, play ing tUN ieddiHS EidN Ao'S'
Roger Eaneway.
Little Chip and Mary Marble.
The unique laughing success. HIS
Honor The Mayor CONES to the
Acad my Of Music Tuesday night. DC
tober 6. and theatergoers who have
read Of it's run in New York city
are expecting a rare treat The play
is said to lie the swift st in point
Of action of any production row on
the read, and when it is told that the
music is by Julian Edwards and Al
fred +. Aarons. it may be judged
how tuneful and harmonious is the
score
Little Chip and Mary Marble. who
are particularly well known hare, are
the principal fun makers Of the bis
company tina; Jos ". Gates has err
gagged TO pr sent His Honor the
Mayor" The English pony ballet
contributes a sparkle TO the perform
ancs by their dancing. They are sail
10 bc distinctly in a class by them
selves. render, d the mere attractive
BY the charming personalities o'
these diminutive dancers. tn sup
porting cast has been choseD with
regard to individual f;nsss for tacf
psrt and embraces well known ar
fists.
4, This production raa for sever
months in New York. four months
IN Philadelphia and six months II
Chicago 20 big houses nightly.
1 The company o1rries It's own or
chcstra which will be augmented b!
the local theatre musicians Scat
are now selling