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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
CREW MAY YET Be ALIVE
American Seaman Tells Astounding
Story Of The Wha|er's Fate.
SAYS men IN SOUTH AMERICAN JAIL
Mariner Relates Weird story OF seiz-
ure Of American Whaier and I'm
prisonment of Her Crew in venezu-
eIa-Given Up For Lost.
(By Associated Press.)

KINGSTON, ST. VINCENT. May 5.
I, may be that Capt. Collin stephen
son and the crew of the American
| whaling ship Carrie d. Knowles, long
since thought to have p'een lost at
sea, are still In a Venezuelan prison.
An American seaman who gives the
name of Payne, an escaped prisoner
| from Venezuela has made his way
to Kingston, where he told an as
founding story of the seizure OF the
Carrie p. Knowles at a Venezuelan
port where she arrived five years ago
in distress and the Incarceration by
the yeneZueians Of the captain and
his men.
The authorities here have taken
steps looking TO speedy and thor
ough investigation of tie case.
Says All in Prison.
On January 81. 1904. the Knowles
sailed from ProvincetOwr, Mass, o.
whaling voyage. Her captain was
Collin Stephenson, and her first mate
II. A. Martin. In addition she carried
crew of about a dozen men. Payne
asserts positively that all are at the
present time confined in a Venezue-
IAN DliSOH
The vessel was supposed to have
been lost in a West Indian storm with
all hands. Some of the men belong
ed in ST. Vincent. and after all hope
was given up of their return their rel
atives PUT on mourning and the local
insui ance company eventually paid
the claims against it on the assump-
ton that the sailors were dead.
Story Creates Excitement.
The story Payne told to the police
authorities here today caused grea'
excitement. Payne declared that the
whaler had been Disabled in storm
off the Venezuelan coast and had
made port in distress. This was five
years ago. She was at once seized
and the captain and crew were made
prisoners ard thrown into Jail.
The details of Payne's escape from
prison are not known, as the police
have him in charge.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06

tertainment of Northern monument
unwilling delegations which go down
from time TO time to dedicate shafts
and statues erected to the memory CT
prisoners flcm the North who died in
the Andersonville prison.
The Andersonville business men
have 1t from high G. A. X. authority
that the setting up in Andersonville
of a memorial 10 Captain Wirz wall
signalize the discontinuance of the
FIVE or six times a year pilgrimage
from the North to that particular
Southern borough by persons who go
to install monuments and incidentally
to spend money in the town. Ander-
sonville is patriotic, but Andersonvilie
also has achieved commercial in
stincts.
The indications are that the Daugh-
tiers OF the Confederacy in both
Southern States have been obliged to
SubSiut anu SuDOlCaudNt pdSi tOtiC Sth-
timent to some of their brothers and
fathers irrepressible disposition to go
after the almighty dollar. and to dis
courage any movement. however .wor-
thy it's inception and motive, which
might serve to scare away from the
South a single Northerner who had
dollar to spend or invest.
Very properly, we permit the North
erners to erect monuments to their
military favorites at any point in the
South they may select.
Apparently we cannot perpetuate
the memory CT martyr to the South
ern cause in a Southern city because
some one up North may feel ag-
grievcd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
Much Distress at Harm.

MARASH. NAV 5.-A letter rccciv-
81 ~ messenger from Harai saws that
every man there has been killed.
Only women. girls and boys under
ten years 81 age have been left alive.
The churches and houses were pi1n-
dcrcd and NOS Of them wc.e burucc.
The letter which j. from the widow
q clergyman, says.
We have nothing 20 eat or wear.
We are living on grass Ike animals.
Worse than this. the Nosicms arc
trying to force the women ard girls
10 become Mohammcdans Already
some q tho women have been carried
away
I-ucius q. lee. = missionary here,
SAYS. we are trying To- send food
to iiaTni. although II h dau<rruus anc
% bring away The women a. wei
Much excitement has hccn causcd
here BY The attempts ~ tao author.
tiles 90 arrest some 81 those who
have murdered Christians.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point

ton OF labor and the impoverishment
of those who tell" declared that "the
causes of war lie deep in the indus
trial and economical life Of the ma
tion," and closed as follows:
Resolved, That this congress rec
ognize in the internal political Organ
ization of the working class, the in
ternal socialist movement with its
40 representatives in the national
parl.aments of the world, its thou
sands of officials in lesser legislative
bodies. its millions of voters. and its
multiplied millions of affiliated labor
organizaticns-all openly and avowed-
ly committed TO uncompromising op-
position to militarism and capitaliza
ton wars. the greatest peace force
in the world"
After some discussion the chairman
put the regular platform proposed by
the committee to a vote. A solid wave
of yeas" carried it unaniomusly and
left Mr.. Simons' resolution uD for dis
position.
More discussion ensued, and then
Delegate ]. f. Iglehart moved to Ia
bic the Simon resolutions.
n viva 'oSS fO'e oPPoiSHiy ASouie
ed in the defeat the motion Ito table.
A second test by this method appar-
emily had the same result
Demands Standing Vote.
well have a standing VOTE" shout
ed the chairman above the hubbub.
This vote showed the noisy capabili
ties of the minority, for it showed
two to one in favor of tabling. other
individual resolutions, including one
deprecating the use of alluring pos
ters by the government in procuring
recruits for the army and navy, met
similar fate. This closed the bust
ness session, and the addresses roi-
lowed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
lion Of the DaIIy Press is this:

ton of the Daily Press is this:
Print the news CT the campaign. re-
gardless OF who II hurts or favors
Having this object in view, the Daily
Press some time ago instructed It's
out -of-town correspondents to scrupui-
/, ousIy avoid all factional bias In re-
porting political meetings In the IN
terest either of Mr.. Tucker or OF Judge
Mann or joint debates between me
two. They were told 10 send facts not
comments OF their own.
Unlike the Register, the Daily Press
comedies to its readers the posses
sion OF the necessary intelligence to
make a choice between candidates Of
fering before a Democratic primary
without editorial dlctatlon or advice.
We believe that the records OF the
respective candidates for the guberna-
torial nomination should be known
10 the voters. There Is nothing bet
ter than the Joint debate to accom-
plish this end
Both Judge Mann and Mr. Tucker
are accomplished speakers.
Neither possesses any advantage
over the other unless there be some
where a flaw in the record CT one OF
them. II such be the case. let it be
known far and wide.
AS long as this campaign lasts the
Daily Press proposes to let the people
know it when either Judge Mann or
Mr.. Tucker lodges joint debate,
whether it be by direct action or APP
sal to factional friends.
These remarks are not brought
forth by the editorial extracts quot
ed above. II alone. this newspaper
SHOULD have let them pass unnoticed.
But the criticism of non factional
contained in the following
quoted paragraph can not be passed
unnoticed. The Resiste. adds:
I'VE think, some Of the newspapers
in this campaign are colorless inl
their editorial columns. where opin-
ions may be expressed, but are
in their news columns
and daubing on the color In great
Apparently the Register regards all
news as 'colored chunks unless
the same meet the factionaI Dan
vile newspapers appreciation.
The Daily Press ventures to ad
monish It's Danville contemporary |
that there is such a thing as over
doing. even In a good cause
"Colored" editorial opinions are just
as amenable to righteous criticism as
are "colored" news items.
No newspaper worthy OF public
patronage will knowingly print eth
err
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
PCsTHUMOUS HONORS UNWEL
COME.

Admirable both in diction and SEN
timent is the following communica-
ton addressed to the Richmond
Times Dispatch by local Daughter
of the Confederacy signing herself
"Niobe:"
Il am one of the women OF the Con-
federacy to whom the State OF Vir-
ginia has been asked to build a mon
ument. Very many of these women
are still living, and practically all Of
them are Daughters of the Confeder-
acy. May | remind Won that this as
sociasion offered a Prize for histori-
cal essay on the Confederacy? His
statement of fact. but SOuthern men
placed these women In the strange
position of giving their prize to an
essay Astounding in false statements
The Virginia Daughters censured this
award and protested against the false
statements. The newspapers of Rich
mond attacked this action with mex
plicsble heat and ridiculed its author
ity-tAe women of the Confederacy.
The Richmond alumni OF the Uni
versity of Virginia at a recent meeting
unanimously commended and ap-
proved the giving OF the prize TO this
essay. with not one word on protest
against its slandero1s inaccuracies,
and not one word OF depreciation OF the
ridicule cast upon Virginia women by
Virginia men.
And are these the men who pro-
pose TO build a monument?
No, Sons and brothers Of the
women Of the Confederacy. we want
TO monuments from Won. but VIC ask
you to help Us to keep the graves OF
yorr fathers forever green. and We
ask your aid and sympathy in our ef
forts 10 preserve the true history Of
their heroism.
If We ourselves nave deserved
yogr admiration and remembrance
then show 1, by defending and mp.
holding us while We are still with
You. not by monuments after We arc
gone
BY the way. what has beer done
with the proposition 10 build some
where a monument 10 Captain Henri,
wirz. the commandment o: the Ander
vile. Ca. prison where Federal pris
oners we're kept IN confinement dur
ing the Civil var
The Daughters Of the Confcdcracy
10th in Georgia and in virginia. nav,
tried their best 10 go sach a mem
orisi erected. Tho func- o. fc.--.
the cost are available But our recol
lection - that Ire Camp Of Confed
crate Veterans fro~ncd upon IN
proposition 20 erect the wirr mem
oriai a. the capital Of The Confcd
eracy.
The writer happens to know TIA
Tire commcrciailzcd citizens o. tho ~
AZ boroazh q AndcrSouviile. Ca. q
noi szni H. Apsrt from its rcz1ia
trade. The toun Of Andcrsouviiie A.
rivcs considerable profit from the q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
ENDORSE ]. E. B. STURART
FOR NATIONAL COMMANDER
Col. Royal T. Frank Garrison, Army
and Navy Union, Favor the
Newport News Man.

At its meeting Tuesday night in
Phoebus Col Royal T. Frank Carl
son, No. so. Army and Navy Union
started movement TO have Capt. J.
E. B. Stuart, of Newport News. elect
ed the national commander of the or
der when the annual meeting is held
in Pennsylvania in July Several
ether Garrisons are expected to join
in with the Phoebus Garrison in
bringing about the election Of Captain
Stuart 10 the highest Office in the
order.
Captain Stuart has taken lively
interest In the Army and Navy Union
and is now the senior vice commander
Of the Grand Garrison.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
Eentered at the Newport News. va
postofice as Second-class matter
THURSDAY. MAY c. 1909.
WHO IS DOING THE coLoRiNe'

The Danyille Register which news
,,aper IS an ardent Importer of Judge
William Hodges Mann for the guDer-
material nomination has allowed us
zeal In the cause to which its columns
are dedicated to lead that excellent
newspaper into unjust criticism OF
some of its State contemporaries be-
cause they printed what then appear
ed and what still appear to nave
been the facts in connection with the
affair at Christiansburg on Saturday
last
The Register charges unfairness
against those paper, which printed as
news matter the following para
graphs:
THE anticipated joint debate be-
tween Mann and Tucker gubernatoriai
candidates did net materialize today.
Mann refusing fuckers challenge TOT
another trial of strength. and putting
the matter up t.. the county Demo-
cratic committee. two members OF
which. being gotten together. and with
several citizens acting in advisory
capacity decided that there should be
no Joint discussion, and requested the
candidates. In eSe- event they spoke
as Individuals which they did, to avoid
personalities"
The follows the Registers version
Of what occurred at Christiarsburg-
II says:
Mr.. Tucker wrote challenge pro-
posing a reversal Of the Boydton
terms. Judge Mann replied depreca'-
ing Joint discussions between Demo
Gratis In a close Democratic county,
and leaving TO the county Democratic
committee to determine whether OF
not there should be DEBATE. Du'
suggesting the terms Of such debate
as he. being the cAaneHged party. had
che right to do. Mr.. Tucker rcrliee
expressing his Willingness TO leave the
question Of discussion TO the county
committee. Thereupon the chairman
and one member CT the county com
mittee and the chairman and two
members OF the Radford committee
Eve IN all met and unanimously de-
tcrmined that there shall b. no join
discussion. The committee stated
that a rumber Of prominent Demo
Gratis were called into consultation by
the committeeman ana that all agreed
that there shall be nc such join; dis
crssion-s
The ONLY difference between the
felcgraDhcd report. 20 which the Reg
issF takes exceptions. and the Reg
iSter's own account given IN rs
editorial columns and which the Dan
vile newspaper says Is based npor
t-c authority OF the Lynchburg News
Is q difference OF rhrsseoiosy only
Tss news dispatch Asserted TIA
Mann refused fuckers chalieng
Tor am ;hsr trial az Strength. etc.
The Register says that TO Nr.
Tnckcr's challenge. judge Mann rc
piled dcprccatinz Joint discussions b.
f~ccn Democrats IN a close Demo
c's'ic county. aud leaving to The com
~ Drmocraiic ccmmitfee TO deter
mine whether or not there siouIa b
. de,aie.-
Teeedie-dcc ard swcedle dun are
ftossand miles apart in com5sriso'
VIA she ssriation between ne revoT
fhzs the DanvIlie ure~pzpcr reTrn
rates snd ne srrs-os offered ~ n
same journal
n the guberEsioT14i fishi ths DOsI
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
A Smell Is Good

but a taste is better where our wines
and liquors are in question Don't
smell them If you don't intend to
taste
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06

No employee OF the Daily Press
Company is authorized to contract
any obligation in the name OK 'ne
company, or to make purchases al
the name OF the same except upon
order signed by the PUBLISHER W
THE DAILY PRESS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
The Captain Was Right

During the recent financial deDress-
lcn In England. Pat and Nike en-
:sed n the Rritisn army. Alter the
FIRST drill the captain thinking the
circumstances opp0rtuBe for httie
lecture II ratrictism. demanded CO
quently: Soldiers. why should q man
die for mis- king aand country
This struck Pat as a poor queS
ton. Turning to Mike he said;
Faith. Noske. the Captain Is right,
Nnoiz Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
PEACE CONFERENCE MADE
REAL STEP FORWARD
Closing Day Notable For Three Feat
ures-SociaIistic Resolution
Smcthered.

|. CHICAGO, ILL, May 5.-Feeling
that real step forward in the world S
peace movement has been taken, dele
gates to the second national peace
Congress brought their three-days
congress to a close with a banquet
tonight
The day was notable for tLree fea-
lures; The smothering of resolutions
introduced by a Socialist and some
what tinged with the sentiments OF
that party: the address of the official
representatives of seven nations and
the adoption OF appropriate sesoiu-
tions.
Ambassador Count Won Bernstorfi
and Minister WI Ting Fang. in per-
son appeared for Germany and China,
respectively. Illness in his family
alone prevented the presence Of Her
man DeLagercranz. Swedish minis
ter
Distinguished Representative Present
Richard A. Ballinger. secretary OF
the interior. represented the United
States. Others OF the international
representation were Alfred Mitchell
Innes, counsellor of the British EN-.
bassy; X. Matsubars. japanese con.
sui at Chicago and Dr. HalvadaB Kohi
Of the University of Norway.
Tonight the Gelerates were enter
tanned at a banquet given ~ the Chi
cago Association OF Commerce. Sec
rotary Bailinger and Congressmcn
Tawney and Bartholdt being among
the speakers.
Congressman Bariholdt presided al
The afternoon session. He introduced
Chinese Minister WI Ting Fang as
minister of the German empire IN
the United States
The chairman was stopped by
laughter. but presently saved himself
by stating that he had news 10 an
nouncc
Make Happy Announcement.
I have a happy announcement "a
make" he continued. namely: that
The negotiations which have been
pending for p year Or so for an arbitra-
tion tready between the United states
and Germany have been rerumcd. and
, there l. every reason 20 believe that
thev VII BE- carried 70 n Succession
conclusion IN The vcrv near .uture.-
~ the banquet Mr. Bar;hoidt spoke
Of an organization which he said
would come into being tomorrow
Washington having for is object In
'ernaiional arbitration and a iargci
navy
. Peace and var At the same tine
commented me speaker.
venture 10 sfafc that baftlcshiys
and peace. " tied together as the
nc~ orEanizatior purpose. vii no.
harmonic hcffcr than a cat ard 4
doz it'd together
The ouiv hrcvorks ~ the congress
were 80 on a. the fOrcuooa session
Simon Jars tire Meeting
=. ~ Simou- n Chicarn. offered =
rcsoiniicn ehich Jared ne meeting
VI SImnn alluded % thc -cxpIoIia
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06

TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Editorial Rooms. Bell Phone No -
Business once. Bell Phone No. lSl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
IN SOLDIERS HOME THEATRE
High School commencement Exercise
Will Occur Next Month.

Through the efforts Of Mr.. Harry
r. Kimberly. cashier Of the First
National bank, he theatre at the Ma
tionaI Soldiers Home has been Sc
cured for the annual commencement
exercises of the Hampton High school
Col. Thomas T Knox. the governor
Yesterday Informed Mr.. Kimberly OF
the decision permitting the use oil
the thcaier for the commencement
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06
SUICIDE OF WOMAN.
Body Found Floating in River-eS
Years Old.
Especial to Daily Press }

Especial 70 Daily PrcSS.l
CUBPEPER, VA. May 5.-The body
of Mrs. George Lillard. a widow. sixty
tive years Of age. VINO resided near
Laurel Mills. Rappahannook county
was recosercd from the Hazen river,
which flows within nal. a mile Of her
piece this morning. Tfe woman had
committed suicide BY drowning. She
lcft a signed statement disPosing Ct
her property and indicating Der inten-
ton to make way with herself.
She gave no reason tor the act
Mrs. LiIlard is survived by several
grown children.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-06

= y. SIMON. n Chicago. offered >
rcsoluiicn saich Jared ne meeting.
Mr. Simon alluded 20 The ~cxpioita.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
arm Topics
APopLExY IN CHICKENS.
ccCCOCO<ScS5<1c

Apoplexy in chickens is disease
of the brain caused by the rupture OF
one of the blood vessels. The bird is
attacked suddenly and falls down
dead or nearly SO. It is usually
caused by too high feeding, but it
NAV also be due to some other cause,
sucl, as sudden fright, violent exer-
ciee or straining when laying
There is usually no previous warn
ing and SO, in many cases, treatment
is impossible, as the bird usually dies
Immediately. When, however, the
bird is still alive, pierce vein under
side of the wing and bleed freely.
This will reduce the pressure on the
brain and often result in cure. The
bird should then be kept on a limited
diet for some time, in order to re-
duce the superfuous fat. AS pre-
ventiye, regulate the diet and give
plenty of exercise Farmers Home
Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08

How did you come By tfssg" asked
Arlington. gently.
IT was my husbands" answered
the woman.
Your husband is"
I'm . happier world than this, /
trust" answered the woman, weep
ing. This picture is the last thing
have. l am obliged to dispose of it
in order to live. My husbands faith
er painted it, and Dick treasured it
above all else in the world"
Dick Arlington! My hayward
borther!'
The rain beat with steady roar up
on the roof and dashed in sheets
against the window, while the woman
told the story OF the stealing OF the
picture.
You know Dick idolized his faith
err, although they never could agree.
and he had answering faith in his
fathers genius With his impetu-
Gus Quixotism he conceived the idea
that notriety was the one touch need
ed to get his fathers golden ball Of
fortune rolling. He entered the House
by night with the latchkey he always
kept, took the picture and then wrote
the article you well remember. But
his plot fell fiat Poor misguided
boy" She paused to control her
emotion. He meant to return the
picture, but he grew to love it. 1t
was the only thing that linked him
to his family and it was hard to give
it up. And then his father died"
Arlington was deeply moved by
this remarkable revelation.
my fathers works received be-
lated appreciation, but before any
were sold the studio was burned out,
and this is practically the only pic
ture of his in existence. Are you
willing to sell it to me?"
oh" cried the woman, lit is
yours. Ihave no right to take any
thing for it,"
The man shook his head You
are my. legal brothers widow and
have certain legal interest in this
picture as well as in the insurance
money from the others. His paint
ings were the only property my faith
er left. AS for this picture, it is a
masterpiece and will make the fame
of my father-Dick' father-secure.
1t is well that we met to-day. Well
for you and well for me, and we'll for
the memory of our beloved dead
From one Of the walls of public
museum of arts in a certain New
England city there now CLEANS with
the luminous richness of a ruby the
masterpiece Of Hated Arlington
Boston Post
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-08
YOUR PORCH NEED
NOT HAVE A ROOF
Beauty, Comfort and Utility Can
BE Obtained at Small Cost by
Those Who Desire.

When a woman plans her summer
home she is very likely to see first a
porch, abnormally wide, says Kate
Greenleaf Locke in the Delineator.
Her fancy plays lightly with window
seats, steamer chairs. hammocks and
awnings, and pauses contentedly be-
side tinkling fountain trimmed with
ferns, the centre of a cool enclosed
court. Alas and alack! she is often
brought to an unpleasant halt in
these imaginations by the reflection
that these things are expensive, and
consequently beyond her means.
A wide porch built in the old way.
with solid roof of shingles added
substantially to the cost of house.
but there are several ways of getting
round this point. To-day we realize
that we do not always desire solid
porch roof, and our porch may be as
wide as we choose to have it when it
is covered only with supported beams
over which vines are trained; or, a
terrace porch may be built, which
means merely that floor is laid and
surrounded with a low railing; over
this an awning may be stretched from
the house to the edge of the porch
and secured there by iron uprights
or by slender wooden posts. Where
these posts are twined with vines
they are not an unattractive addition
to the house, even when the awning
is not in use and is rolled up out OF
sight.
The most desirable floor for a ter
race porch is one of cement, and in
this case rail is unnecessary. Small
trees in tubs and potted shrubs may
be set on the outer edge, and the eff
feet with red-and-white striped avn
ing overhead, with low basket chair
holding cushions of Turkey-red cal
leo, and with a few small rugs or
mats Of red-and-white grass mating,
is gay and brilliant, and yet il will
readily be seen that here is not half
the expense Of the old-fashiOned roof
ed-in porch.