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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
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the United States signal
corps. The signal corps has had for
more than year past balloon squad
or balloon detachment made up of en-
listed men of the signal corps, who
devote their entire time to aeronaut-
1cal work, but the new organization ia
separate and quite apart from this.
Indeed, 1t is generally considered to
represent a higher development of
military specialization, in the same
proportion that the aeroplane marks
an advance over the balloon as an in
.strument for use In warfare.
Ihe new aeroplane detachment,
which at the outset numbers only IL
men, or rather corporal and 10 pri
Yates, is further notable from the fact
that 1t is the first organization of the
KIND in the world The American
war department has been severely
criticised for being behind the mill
tary departments of certain foreign
governments, particularly France and
uermany, in aeronautical investiga-
tion and experiment, but it has now.
IN some degree, made up for lost pres
tige by inaugurating the first fuII.
lfedged aeroplane corps. The federal
governments new aviation field is
for the time being, as much a school
OF instruction for the men of the aero
plane squad as it is for the two lien.
tenants who are to qualify as the ar
mys pioneer aviators. There is this
idlnerence, however, that the men. in
effect. have to work out their own sal
walton as aeroplane mechanicians
and aerodrome keepers, while Lieut.,
lLahm and Lieut.. Humphries had a
competent instructor in the person of
Wilbur Wright to teach them the al
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

effort b Ell n g
made to pick
men who by
reason of train
ing or tempera-
ment may be
expected to de-
velop into gen.
uine specialists
in the work.
Much of the
work which the
men of the aer-
oplane detach-
ment are doing
at College Park
r e pre- S e n t 8
brand new ex-
p e r | e N ce to
them. Several
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

[TH the establishment of
a United States govern
ment aviation field at Col
lege Park, Md. a brand
new branch of the regular
army has come into its
own This latest innova-
ton in Uncle Sans mill
tary establishment is an
aeroplane squad, or. as it
is designated officially. the
aeroplane detachment of
tho T--ssl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY IS. 1909.
U UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
MAY SEND TEAM HERE
Effort Being Made to Arran:e For
Big Basketball Game to Take
Place Shortly.

An effor, will be made to arrange
a basketball game between the team
OF the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation OF this city and the five from
the University of Virginia. to be play
ed In this city some time within
the next three weeks.
II the game can be arranged. II
should prove 10 be one of the best
OF the season here. as the varsity
is reputed 10 have a very fast team.
william and Mary has played VIZ
ginia and was only beaten by fou"
points and the local team trimmed
the Williamsburg five In this city
some days ago by about the same
margin. SO that Il contest between
the varsity and the local team should
Prove to be a very close struggle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
TAFT AT STANTON.
In Passin. through President-e'ect
Makes Pleasant Comments.
A..c1ninfnd Dr..SS
DIV ASSOClattd PrtSS

STAUNTON VA. Feb l1.-Wii
liam Howard Taft, President-eiect of
the United States. passed through
Stanton this morning on his wa
TO Cincinnati. Ohio. He came out on
the platform and spoke few words
to the great crowd which had gather
ed to greet finn. He called attention
to the fact that stanton was the
first place at which he had made a
speech after his Nomination by The
Republican convention in Chicago last
summer. and said he wanted TO thank
the people for their kindly erecting
of him then. and their second gree
ing of him now. winding up by ex-
pressing the hope that he might see
ali of them and many more OF the
good people of Virginia at his inans-
uration in March.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
J.DGE Staples OPINION
ON LIQUOR MEMS DEMURRER
Petition Sustained on Eleven Points
and OverruIed on Nine-Some
Questions Untouched.
,Snec;al IN The Daily Press

lSpeCldI " i'oi'N 'NS7t''
ROANOKE, VA, Feb. l7.--Juds"
Walter X. Staples this morning deli''
erred his opinion on the demurrer
OF the Anti-SalCon League of Roam
okc to the petition of the vets to
sec aside the recent local option cleo
ton held in this city.
The demurrer is sustained as 20
the posting of notices. the polling
places and the validity of the petit
lion. The demurrer is sustained on
eleven points and overruled on nine
Judge Staples, owing to the ward law
now being Up for review before tn"
supreme court declined, 20 consider
that portion OF the demurrer. holiins
that it will be taken up at the hear
ing before the higher court as par
of the contest.
Strong Point for "Wets."
The strongas point in favor or the
vets" was his ruling that they might
show those who had voted. illegal
and those who were not registered
without designating wards. but II could
not be shown how they had voted or
would vote.
Dispositions will she taken and N"
matter will come up at hearing 10
ke held on the twenty-SecOnd OF TINS
month
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
Extra. Session March IS.
Try Associated Press

WASHINGTON. u. G., Feb. II. -
Th7 extra session 81 Congress will
be- convened OH March -. This date
was definitely settled today.
Formal announcement OF the date
was made by Republican f@or leader
papnc at 100 o'clock this morning
for the information Of the House.
He said he had been authorized by
Mr. Taft to state that the special
sessi1n of the Sixty-tirst Congress
would be called to convene on March
H.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
EXPERIMENTAL RURAL
PARCELS POST SYSTEM
Is Recommending IN Postoffiee Appro.
priatton Bill Reported to Senate
Yesterday.
inv Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. G., Feb. IT
The establishment OF an experimental
rural parcels post system is author
lied by a provision in the postofficc
appropriation bill reported today by
the senate.
The provision authorizes the post
master general to establish the sys
tom for experimental purposes In two
counties to be selected by him. and
10 operate it under rules and reguia
tons including the fixing of rates. to
be prescribed by 'ha: official.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
MISS MASON DEAD.
Was a Famous War Nurse and Con-
federate Authoress.
(Ry Associated PreSsl


WASHINGTON. +. c.. Feb. IL
Miss Emily Virginia Mason. cf a
famous Virginia family. who won
fame during the civil war rs nur;"
C Confederate soldiers and who
minis.cred to Union soldiers at Libby
,rison. die. last night in this city.
agel 81
Miss Mason. was conlssfcned d!
President Davis. OF the ConfedeTacv
20 organize hospital camps during
the war.
After the conflict she wrcte the
first life of General Robert + Lee.
who was her intimate friend. Later
she went 10 Paris. where she con
Quoted a school.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
FIVE NATURAL DEFENDANTS CITED
Prosecution 10 for Libel In Charging
irregularities in Purchase Of French
Canal Holdines-President ane
Many Finaneiers Claim They Were
ViIiified-Westerners to Resist.

(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. IL
Bench warrants were issued late to-
day for the arrest of Joseph Pulitzer
proprietor. and Gale NJ. MAINTAINING
and Robert II. Lyman, editors Of the
New York World: and for Delavan
Smith and Charles X. Williams, own
ers OF the Indianapolis News. for
criminal libel In connection With the
publication In those newspapers o.
charges Of irregularities in the pur-
chase by the United States govern
ment of the Panama canal property
from the French owners.
The indictments on which the war
rants were based were returned to-
day by the United states grand jury
sitting in this city. and the warrants
were later issued ly the clerk OF
Criminal Court No. /.
The warrants are directed against
all five of the natural defendants
of the two newspapers. The sum
mons requires the corporate defend
ants 1.-THE Press Publishing Company
of New York; to appear IN court
forthwith 10 answer the indictment.
Service May Be DELAYED.
District Attorney Baker probably.
will not send the copies Of the bench
warrants and the certified coptes o.
the indictments to New York or IN
dianapolis for n day osstwO.
They were placed late to-day in the
hands OF the United States marshal
here, and he will proceed with them
in accordance with the directions or
Mr. Baker.
Theodore Roosevelt. William n.
Taft. Elihu Root. J. Pierpont Morgan.
Charles p. Taft. Douglas Robinson
and William Nelson Cromwell are
named In the indictments as the per
sons alleged TO have been villiffed
ry the stories appearing in the two
newspapers.
Shields Will Issue Warrants. 49,.
Copies OF the summons and OF the
Indictment were served this evening
upon the Press Publishing Company.
by service on Otto Carmichael, Its
agent In this Jurisdiction. The certi-
fled copies will be filed with United
States Commissioner John R. Shields.
in New York. who will issue warrants
for the arrest Of the natural defend
ants Of the New York World. who
will be brought before him to show
cause why they should not be extra
dited to this jurisdiction for trial.
In the event the commissioned
should bold the indictment sufficient
and the offense il one upon which
the defendants NAV be extradited to
this jurisdiction. the defendants can
sue ort a writ Of habeas corpus ana
have the commissioners decision re,
viewed bv the United States district
court for the Southern district or
New York
Can Go To Supreme Court.
Should the decision Of this court
also he averse to their interests the
! case can then 10 taken to the SUI
preme court Of the United States Tor
! final review
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
CORPORATION COMMISSION
hEARS RAILROADS. PLEA
Transportation Companies Trying to
Get the Two Cent Rate
Revised Upward"

RICHMOND. VA. Feb l.. 49, TIL"
CORES atiCn commission today began
,he hearing of argument by counsel
for tn railroads fcr prescribing Il
maximum rate for the carriers OF the
State in lieu Of the two-rcnt rate.
The commission assembled the
bench at II o'cl0ck and at >nce weHt
into the matter. Ralrcal lawyer =,
controllers. auditors and clerks filled
nm st all the available space in the
=, ms CT the commission
Henry T. Wickham. Of III" thcsa-
peake 4 Ohio, when tn" court asked
which of the cases would b. TAX Il
first arose and asked tha; the ccm-
pany which, he represented be fist
rea;d. This was don. Mr.. Wick.
ham then called to the and i..nis
F.. Sullivan. the contr' Her {: the
company. AMI the proceedings were
On.
The companies will a'tem"t TO
show that during the existence OF
the twoccrt rate they have los
n 1ey. the figures presented by Nj.
Sullivan showing the decrease month
bv m-nth. and the comparison with
former wears being also shown.
The purpose of this is to- demon
strare the necessity and the justice
Of he commission going into the cas-"
in detail and to Ak and pr0mulga'c
rat. which. they declare. will give
the carriers a reasonable return for
their operations.
Mass Of Figures.
4 mass of figures, comparisons,
statistics. reports. percentages. carr
ings. mileage statements pro ratings
and the Iika were submitted. III"
reading of which would stagger any
one not used TO mixing up WITH the
details c: railroad operations. ari
ard which il is impossible 10 state IN
A manner that would be unde-stoc |
in short space.
William g. Mcllwainc. Of the A.
lantic Coas.~ Line, asked that the
cad which h represented he all-~
to file it's -eti,ion asking for a new
rate. and this was granted by the
C mmiss ion. the date FIR the hea'i-G
being fixed for February 25 The
chances are that the thing will dra
aisng fer some days. and if the COM
missi1n SHOULD decd to go into "Ap
case On it's merits and - examine all
the witnesses and hear all the law
ysrs it will requiT" some months.
Ard in the meantime. the people
f the State are riding for two cents
a mile. and will do so until The mat
ter is finally and fully heard and &c
termineG.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18

NORFOLK. VA. Feb. 1.-THE AIT
Line Manufacturing Company's PORT
Norfolk furniture factory was de-
strcyed by fire early today with loss
estimated at between $4,000 and $40.
900. partly insured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
ro|ed Apache Leader and Govern
ment Prisoner Passes Away.
WAS N CAPTIVITY FOR q YEARS
vii, Red Man Led General Miles and
(Then) Lieutenant Lawton Chase
of 3 600 Miles Before He Was Made
Prisoner.

LAYTON. OKLA. Feb. 11.-Geron-
limo. the noted Indian chief, died to-
dav at Fort Sill. where he had been
confined as prisoner Of war for
number Of years.
Geronimo died Of pneumonia at the
Fort Sill army post today. He will
be buried in the Indian cemetery
near the for tomorrow by Christian
mis- sionac,es Geronimo having pro
fessed religion about three years ago
Geronimo. war chief OF the Apaches.
was captured with his hand at Shele-
tcn Canyon. Arizona. twenty-five
years ago, having surrendered to Cen
Hrai Nelson a. Miles after three
Thousand mile chase.
II is cur,ous coincidence that
news Of GrrOnino's death was sent
our from Lawton. which was named
after til" late Major General Henry
". .Lawton. who. as ? lieutenant in
General Mics command. lei tho
:: aoo mile chasc that resulted in the
Apache chiefe surrender.
The chase after Geronimo was be-
gun al Omaha in January. 1855.
General Miles in command Of tn"
department: Of Missouri. received in
strict .ous TO rout the band OF In
dianS headed Ivy Geronimo and kill or
capt.Tc its chief
General Miles began opera 'ioES by
organizing an expedition consisting o.
The Second. Eighth and Ninth infan'.
~. and the -FouIih Fifth. Sixth and
Eighth cavalry. the hGrscmen being
in charge ~ Lieutenant Tawion.
Captured in 1897.
The expedition was gotten under
way m January. 1855. but the capt"r"
" Geronimo and his band was no:
made Hptii nearly two years later.
Siucc he has been confined at Fort
sill Geronimo has made many at
temps TO gain has liberty Early in
1905 he made rip to Washington
with some o. his followers in an 81
fort io interest the PrsidcE' IN his
rasc. The old man was unsuccessful
and 10 tho last no was full Of bitter
hatred for Tho white man.
Geronimo was eighty SIX years old
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
Russian Grand Duke Dies.

ST PETERSEN RG. F"h u
Grind Duke Vladimir AicSandro'itch
lied hero this evening Dpaih was
caug~d by asthma Yesterday y"
rtar iciuarci IN military pl-aG"
here -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
COST observation-disclosures
DELAYED News Of Western Persian
Earthquake Just Received.
>
SIXTY VILLAGES ARE DAMAGED
Some Of the Towns Were Wholly De-
stroyee-Tremor Occurred on Janu-
arv % When American Seismic
graphs Recorded Distinct Shocks.
,Hy Associated PTcSS.i

TEHERAN. PERSIA. Feb. Ii
News was received here today. SNOW
ing that tine violan; earthquake re-
corded January %. at almost every
scientific observatory in the wori'
where scismoe raphs are installed. had
its location in the province OF LurtS'
tan. i'm western Persia. sixty villages
in this district were wholly or par
tally DESTROYED and the resultant 'osS
Of lite is placed at between 500" ana
s. aOo
This is tie first accurate location
of the violent earthquake shock o.
January %. il having been supposed
III to today tina; the disturbance han
conferred in Western Asia. ~ ASIA 4,
Russia or even in the waters OF the
Indian ocean.
The records showed that the trenl-
ors were practically Of the sam" 'orce
As RI, 80 which en- December ~ con
yc-tcd tho coast regions Of S'city an"
Calatria into a scene OF dcsontIon
and ruin
The province of Luristan is very
mountainous and sparsely settled. "
is al,cu, 200 miles southwest Of Teh"'
ran CnU 'ut' Vtl.N
the Persian capital is by courier. Tn
inhabitants are chiefly Bskhytaris. an
,rCshoot or the Iranian people.
Several Villages En9vIfed.
This information vas conveyed IN
bciatcd rcrorrs Ia The government.
the districts Of Hurrujurd aad
ScIah,r in I.urstan pr.vinc". weT'
tho center Of the greatest v'o'crcc
and here tho hcayi~si cast il;i's oc'
CURED.
Several villages arc reported %
have been completely cngUlfcd.
The acSti;ut~ survivors are fockinc
iUo tho town Of Burrujurd TIL"
.c7saEtry lost practically al! their
here's and IL - estimated thar from
10000 10 1000 herd Of cattle per
ishcd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
Position Of Fleet.


rINFHtRST Y {. F"H T'-Ih
tho t'ird ANIMAL 81 Valentine golf
io.rsa:.~n: for women TODAY. Mr..
G. IL r,-vc-r~ ri tho Brarburn
Climb We. on. Won rh" GuaiIfi-
cation rciI medal offered with IN"
score Of Iuf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
viii Contest Extraction.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Feb. II
DcIayau Smith and Charles X. VIII
Iisms. owners Of the indianapolis
News who were indicted By the
federal grand jury in Washington. to-
Cav. announced that they will contest
cxiradition to the District of Colum-
bia for trial on tae ground that
any ofsense was committed II vas
c2mmittsd in indianapolis. the place
a. publication Of the News
May Occasion Delay.
This proceeding vas followed IN
the case % State Senator George !.
Green. Of New York. who was iadict-
ed in this city about six years ago
in connection With the post once
irregularities " the defendaStS
Should pursue the course outlincd 1t
least a year probably will ciapsc be-
lore they can I've brought befcrc the
bar CT the District Supreme Court
for tTi,I
Cromwell tntirnstes eisekmsu.
Faiiu;c Of an aitcmp, go blacknsast
him according to William Nelson
Cromwell. was the reason Tor toe
pulJicafion Of the stories which. he
declared To-Day. were exceptional and
premc..,a,eJ and made with free
knowledge 81 their Infamous sourcc
ana aft.r specific warning by me Of
their faislty..
The storics.- ne added. were cosa-
coc.cd more raan two and half years
Continued On Third rsseD.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
WEATHER.

Fair Thursday, warmer In In
terror: Friday inereastno s'eud''
ness with rain In afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18
Cromwell tntimstes 6iackmaU.

tcoH,iaucd On Third rsse,.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18

THE DAILY PRESS is the
only newspaper published in
Newport News that receives
the full news service. OF the
Associated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-18

(Couunpcd on Third Pssc).
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-02
CUT|CURA CURED
CHIEF OF POLICE
Canadian Officer Poisoned by Weeds
Eczema Developed and Legs
Became ScaIy Ankles were Very
Sore and Itchy = For Weeks He
Could Not Wear Shoes.
FREED FROM ITCHING
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

at have been successfully cured Of
dry eczema. l was inspecting the re-
moval Of noxious weeds. it being part
Of my duty, from the edge OF a river and
was constantly in the dust from the
weeds. At night shook out my trou-
sers and cleansed my limbs, but felt
prickly sensation. 1 paid no attention
to it for two years, but / noticed scum
on my legs like fish scales. l could
scrape it OF, and yet l did not attend
20 it until it came to be too itchy and
sore and began getting two running
sores. Ny ankles were all sore and
scabby and could not wear shoes. / had
to use carpet and felt slippers for weeks.
/ was then on particular police duty and
was compelled to be on duty. | got
cake Of the Cuticura Soap and some
Cuticura Ointment. In less than ten
days l could put on my boots and in
less than three weeks. though on duty
all the time was free from the con-
founded itching. / tell you frankly
that Cuticura saved me from what the
doctors called bad leg. Capt. George
p. Bliss, Chief Of Police, Morris, Mani
toba, Mar. 20, 1907. and Sept. "a, 1905"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-02
RECORD BREAKING
CROPS OF BARLEY
A. J. Houston Of the Jordan District
Thinks He Has II.

Every once in a while some one
lays claim to having established a
new record for some kind of a crop
or other. The Republican is always
to glad to print such claims as these
for when one farmer grows a good
crop and is not afraid to make the
yield public, his neighbOrs take no.
tice and next year try little harder
than usual to grow a crop just a
little better than his.
A. j. Houston, one of the promi-
nent ranchers in the Jordan district
thinks that this year he has made a
new record for moved grain. He
just finished harvesting a crop of
barley that was a splendid one to say
the least and his only regret is that
the field wasn't several times as
large BY actual measurement the
field contained thirty-seven acres and
from it were produced 1902 sacks of
barley. an average of thirty-two and
a half sacks to the acre. The yield
was first class barley too, free from
weeds and other grain. The thresh-
ing was done by the Dobson machine.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-06-02
GROWING PATRONAGE
ON RURAL ROUTES
A Three Days Wait About All the
Carriers Can Well Handle

Yesterday was a busy day for the
mail TO handle and it seemed to
them that each of those three days
was productive of an unusually large
amount of mail matter. Monday De-
ing a holiday permitted a vast ac-
emulation of mail for delivery yes
terday morning. A few years ago
such an incident made little differ
ence, but now days it means a good
deal. Where before there were per-
haps fifty daily papers on each route,
there are now three or four times
that many and it is these dailies that
make up a big mail. A few hundred
letters do not take up much room,
but that many papers makes wagon
full.
There is probably no class Of
people in the United States who take
as many daily papers as do the
Salt River valley farmers who enjoy
the rural service. There is scarcely
a family on either of the Tempe
routes which does not take at least
one daily and many of them take
three, some even more. Beside this
great INCREASE in the number of
readers of papers, the number of
families on the two Tempe routes
has grown greatly in the past few
years and altogether, the amount of
business done by these routes can not
but be entirely satisfactory to the
department.