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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
q Sit Of History.

Governor Weeks Of Connecticut
thinks that the land OF wooden nut
megs should be csristened The Con-
sfituticn state" because as he AYERS.
she had the first written constitution
In the weird.
The Columbia state in comment on
this reminds the Governor TIA: Sparta
and Athens had written constitutions,
but comedies Il as probably true
that Connecticut had the first writ
ten constitution in :his country"
Connections vas settled by che
Dutch In 1893. and IN 1859 a constitu.
ticn Vas adopted which vas contem-
pcrancously claimed to BE- The hrsl
enc written out az complete form
% civil order in the New World. en-
bodyinE the essential principle 81 fres
representative government etc. Thi,
instrument was practically ccnfrmct
By Charles u IN 1852 and remained
unchanged until ISIS.
Virginia vas originally ccionized "
1901. and according % the Encyciope
dia Britannia. In 1919 Governed
Yardley organized a. jamestown m
first legislative body fdelcrsfed bl
the pcopiel which assembled IN Norfi
America. and in 1921 On answer q
he demand 81 that assembly, the Ion
den Company granted the Ccioay {
Constitution. the general form q
which Virginia has always preserved.
l-Ncrfolk rlrriuiaa- Plot
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
JUDGE MANN's CHARGE AGAINST
Mr.. TUCKER.

IL
Thicker applied 20 the President ior
annointment as a federal district
nudge. with the significant questions
and dndisguised intimation that ac
companied the assertion. constitute
serious charge The Judge said In pup
lie that his opponent asked a RepuD-
lican president for enc Of the best
federal cfIices to be given cut In the
state. and practically accused HIM OF
basing has right to expect a Repub-
lican plum upon disloyalty to the
Democratic party and readiness 10
stem into the ranks of the G. o. P.
Mr.. Tucker has not been heard from
and OF course, Il is essential 'hat
statements from both sides should De
considered before forming an opinion
upon q matter Of this kind. but I'M
less an effective reply to the charge
and intimation is forthcoming MI
fuckers chances for securing the
nomination for governor will be ma
terially weakened.
The fact that Mr.. Tucker made
application some years ago for red
eraI judgeship, in itself. does not
amount 10 a great deal. At the time
he was not in politics, and. being a
lawyer and a good one. II he thought
OF devoting his time and talents to the
bench II was his own affair and no one
has n right TO criticise his course.
Manv man now high in the councils
and confidence of the Democratic party.
and as loyal to his party as he shonio
no wonId not hesitate for a moment
TO accept federal office II 1t should
be offered to him, or TO apply TOT
sach position IL he thought there was
G change OF his getting II. And there
Is no reason why he should hesitate
This country does not belong wholly
IN the marty that happens to be domi-
nant. even II the recognition or the
slogan ito the victor belongs the
snoils" has created this impression.
Federal Offices belong to the coun-
try. and though the dominant party.
having the appointing power, usually
sees to 1t that the positions are given
10 its own members, the fact that
man. along with more than six million
others, holds political opinions differ
ept from those OF the dominant party
is no reason why that man should not
occupy Il federal office il he is given
the appointment
The insinuation accompanying
Judge Mann's charge are what will in
lure Mr.. Tucker unless he is able to
make it plain to the people that they
were not based upon TRUTH II Mt.
Tucker did attempt to support a re-
quest for federal patronage with
avowals OF dis,9yalty to the Democ-
ratio party, then he is presumptious
in asking the Democrats cf Virginia
to place him In the governors chair
II he merely made an application for
appointment to a desirable federal
judicial position. without declaring or
intimating that he was not Democrat
and true to his party. then he has
been slandered grossly and malicously
by his opponent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
AGREEMENT BETWEEN sENA-
TORS ON LIQUOR QUESTION.

What will be the effect. II any. up
en- the gubernatorial primary campaign
of the announcement that tacit
agreement exists between a majority
OF the members of the Virginia senate
that there shall be no legislation on
the LIQUOR question during the next
session of the general assembly? rms
question naturally is one OF the hrs'
IN arise in connection with the agree
ment between the senators. though
The Daily Press does not believe mat
The announcement should or VII have
any material affect one way or the
other upon the fight between Judge
Mann and Mr. Tucker for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination.
Both Judge Mann and Mr.. Tucker
have declared for local option. Both
have. said that in the event the iegis-
lature should pass bill putting the
Statewide prohibition question to
vote of the people they would sign
the measure. This attitude on Mr.
fuckers part was one of his original
sources Of strength. while. On the 9TH
err hand. II Judge Mann had not taken
a similar stand 1t would have been
impossible for him TO have secured
the support of numerous people who
are now lined up behind him. Judge
Mann's relations with the Anti-saloon
League and the consequent expeeta-
ton that his election would mean
Statewide prohibition, would have
made this campaign strictly a wet
and "dry" affair IL the Judge had not
made public statements which pracii-
cally put his platform on the same
basis as that OF Mr.. Tucker. as far as
the liquor question IS concerned. With
a wet" and dry" battle In progress.
the lines would not be drawn as they
now are at all: some of the most pow
erful supporters now behind Judge
Mann would drop him like hot cake.
while. on the other hand. Mr.. Tucker
would lose those in his ranks who
could not face the music in a wet
and dry" contest.
Under these circumstances. with
both of the candidates committed 10
the same policy publicly. thoagh they
may entertain widely different person
al views. the question OF what act
sally is going 10 be done in regard to
the liquor question does not enter in
TO the campaign The anti-saloon
forces support Judge Mann because
their leaders have said the word and
sbecarse Of the judges afhllstion with
the league and often expressed views
or he subject Of liquoF. Regardless
II these facts. the judge could not
have the aid Of an elemen; strongis
opposed 10 MI. Tucker Tor political
reasons q satisfactory assurance haa
rot been given that. in tae event Of
bis election. nothing radical relating
90 the status OF liquor in the SAT-
zosid not emanafe from the COVER
BoT's mansion.
The question Of what Il 70 Be done
Or what IS not to be done in regars
40 the liquor question during the mex
four years rests with the general as
senskiy. and u - there that the op
posing factions must make tDef
aEht Consequently the announcement
that an understanding on the susjsc
exists between the members q %
<r7ats Il q he utmost lDPortapc,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

United States Marshal Alternately.
q oklahoma. has sent his two sons
cut for a 1899 niles horseback ride
to tougher them up The army Of
fcers would trcmble Il che Strenuous
cne was here 70 hear about this
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
ChESAPEAKEe OhIoRI
OLD DOMINION LIN E

t. Daily Service
MA FOR NEW YORK
yHtE.s From Company's Wharf
:ssa&xlNA Norfolk, foot of Church
III street every week day
TX at 700 p. NJ.
FARE-First-class. one way. $500.
Round trip, Limit thirty days. s14.00-
meals and berth in stateroom in
| Guided.
Steerage. without subsistence. $500
TICKETS On sale at c. & 0 Rail-
way Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier "a" $3.50 every evening
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
PANY, James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
ings. Steamer Pocahontas leaves
Newport News, Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays as S:15 a. m. Leave
Newport News Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at 5 p. M, for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"a" daily except Sunday at 900 a. m,
going to Norfolk, and at 1870 D.
m. going to Smithfield. Steamer "Ac-
comac' will leave Pier "a" daily ex-
cept Sunday at 9 a. m, going to
Smithfleld and 3 ,. m, going to Nor.
folk.
All business between New York
and Newport News transacted at pier
No. 6.
All business between Newport
News, Norfolk, Smithfcld and local
points transacted at Pier "a" loot OF
Twentyfifth ST. w. II. lANOON
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

A Washington dispatch says As
sistance win be given the confcrees
also BY members of the senate and
house who had no onciai part O.
framing the bia in ocmmsttecs.- Oh
cnzrse no enc except members q ths
<~@>fe CT house ~iu give an a..
>-zr.rce.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

In selecting an ex-dynamite plot
convict as political police chief. the
Russian government evidently accept
ed the theory that IT takes a crook 70
catch a crook.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

Having prevented the painting o.
the statues. the Richmond people may
b. depended upon 70 call a halt y
an attempt = made TO puii down the
Jchn Marshall house
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

The tax list in New York goes u
fatty contradict the assumption tina
many millionaires dwell in that city
At least the assessor cannot find them
Record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

Prof. Linn says the great American
novel is due this year. AS far as
we can learn there is no ground for
belief that it has arrived up to this
time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

By making its own ice. one Govern
ment department had brought the cost
down from S765 to 65 cents ton
Washington Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

. Over in Cuba the legislators are
fighting duels among themselves. THIS
is more to be commended tnan a re-
turn to llfights.-Louisyille Courier
Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

A girl takes ii for granted that y
she was much prettier she oonidn'
help being a little vain about IT,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

It's next TO impossible for most
people TO realize that when a rich
man Is hungry he can like steak and
fried potatoes Just the way they do
New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

When a woman's garter comes IN
done it's a sign she viii try to make
q man think she is taking a burr out
OF her skirt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

The automobile scouts stopped over
night at Bristol. But no significance
can be attached to this, as the wet
victory hasn't taken effect yet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

After shis Col. Richardson will COR
fne his polishing to the door knobs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

IL man wears a necktie ina
matches a girls ribbon it convince
her how delightfully."- he makes love
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

The wise boarder reads no hot
weather food hints.-Charleston News
and Courier.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

A prohibitive taiffon buncombe is
not favored in Washington, but II
would get millions CT votes in the
country at large.-New York Mail
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

A simpler, and thoroughly compre
hensive. definition of tariff drawback
is that it is 'good-thing. '-Indianap
oils News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11

All Cinnamon seem to look alike Il
the police. Just at present they al
seem to look like the mysterious Leor
iing.-Boston Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR

The more a man can fool a woman
the more it's because she wants K
be fooled, though she can see through
il all.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
Csc DRESS SWISS, tec

Dotted and Figured Swiss, in
all-Cver effects, for making
Waists, Dresses and Guimpes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
The Norfolk & Washin G.
ton Steamboat Co.

(Schedule Effective Nov. 1, 1s0S.)
Tt, New and Powerful Iron Palace
Ste: ners NEWPORT NEWS, WASH
NC fON and NORFOLK will leave
daily as follows.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-11
.Ivs Aails - ssss.

G E. Thacker-Edstor and Publisher.
L. Z. Pugh--- Advertising Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
Friday-Lucky or Unluckye


Friday, August 81. 1892, Christopher Co
lumbus sailed on his great voyage of
discovery. Friday, October IL. 1892, he
first discovered land. Friday. January 4,
1893 he sailed on his return to Spain,
which, if he had not reached in safety,
the happy result would never have been
known which led to the settlement of this
vast continent Friday, March 10, 1893
he arrived at Palos in safety. Friday, No
vember -. 1888, he arrived at Hispanlola,
OH his second voyage to America. Fri
day, June 13. 144, he, though unknown to
himself discovered the continent of
America. 1t was Friday that Henry
VIII of England gave to John Cabot his
commission, which led to the discovery
of North America. This is the first
American state paper in England. Fri
day, September Z, 1865. Melendez founded
ST. Augustine, the oldest town in the
United States by more than forty years
Friday November 10, 1920 the Mayfiower
with the Pilgrims. made the harbor of
Provincetown. and on the same day they
signed that august compact, the forerun-
ner of our present glorious Constitution
Friday, December %, 1920. the Pilgrims
made their final landing at Plymouth
Rock. Friday, February 20 George
Washington, the father of American free
dom, was born. Friday. June 49, Bunker
Hill was seized and fortified. Friday
October Z. TIT, the surrender Of Sata-
toga was made, which had such power
and influence in inducing France to de-
clare for our cause. Friday October 80
1881. the surrender at Yorktown, the
browning glory of the American arms oc-
Cured. Friday, July l. 1916. the motion
in Congress was made by John Adams
seconded by Richard Henry Lee. that the
United States colonies were. and of right
ought to be, free and independent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
Remarkable Dream Experiences.
From the bohemian.

ToH inc bO1efnlan.
A characteristic OF dreams which. IA
the rather materialiSt Dr. Clarke saws
hints at a life that has neither be-
ginning nor end. and is bounded by no
limits which human thoughts can COM
pass is the rapidity with which events
happen in the dream world. Thus when
asleep and dreaming. we live an entire
lifetime In a minute-in a space Of time
that is scarcely more than a second we
pass through experiences that could not
be duplicated i'm this objective sphere In
hours. perhaps in years Count Laval
cite relates that one night when i'm
prisoned and under sentence of DEATH he
dreamed that he stood for five hours at
d Paris street corner. where he wit
messed continuous succession of har-
rowing scenes of blood every one Of
which wrought his soul to the highest
pitch of excitement When he woke he
found that he had been asleep less than
two minutes. In a more recent expert
ment-made expressly to test the truth
of these theorieS-the subject was aroused
from sleep by few drops of water be-
ing sprinkled upon his forehead. 1t took
but an instant to accomplish this result .
and yet in that intellectually brief space
of time, the man dreamed of going on an
excursion: of an accident by which he
was plunged into lake, and, during the
long struggle to escape death that fol-
lowed. all the experiences of his life
seemed to fash before him, Just as they
are said to appear to a person who ia
actually drowning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
Talking as an Art.
From the Columbus Journal.

There is a French proverb: Say but
little and say it well''-a very good rule
to remember There can be no art of
conversation where there is a disposition
to multiply words, and that disposition is
SO great that the art is quite lost. Talk
is cheap the saying goes, and there
is no true art that is cheap. There is
tendency these days to stuff talk with
such superfluous phrases as. did you
ever?' don't you know. Just think, >
and so on, that a great portion of what
one says has no meaning to 1t.
This habit argues a very poor opinion
of the listener, for it assumes that wheat
and chaf are the same to him; that he
cares just as much for sound as for
sense: that what appeals to him is un-
ceasing clatter. This is too bad. 1t is not
treating the listener with proper respect.
1t would be more courteous TO him to as
sumo that he likes truth and wisdom and
to give him of these what one has If he
has neither, then let silence do its work.
1t would make a very interesting occa-
sion where persons of more or less intel
ligence would come together to practice
the art of conversation wherein no clut-
ter or refuse of words figured in the talk
but where EVERY sentence would be clear
and pure and carry a fact or idea in har-
mony with the elegance and purity of the
language. it would be lovely experience
and would certainly furnish the test of
high society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
NOISE NUISANCES.
Some Early Efforts Toward Their
Suppression.

From the New York Times.
eft is so quiet uptown now that the
patient listener may now and then catch
some of the softer noises of the world,
said a semi-invalid lawyer who spends
most Of the day sitting by the open Will
dow of his Harlem fiat. Il have naturally
taken a great deal of interest in the pres
ent crusade against unnecessary noises.
and have been reading up on sporadic at
tempts to suppress them,' he continued.
1.-The earliest case that l have found was
in the reign of George III. when circus
hand was silenced by injunction on the
ground that it's noise was nuisance. in
another old English law report II tells OF
a plaintiff recovering damages because a
aocE of wild ducks was frightened by the
nersistent firing of a gun. The learned
i1dee held that this constituted public
nuisance and was a prejudice to private
rights. In Georgia gathering in noisy
wav at a pigeon shooting has been judi
ciaiIv decided to be a nuisance. A North
carolina court held that the stamping
horses in livery stable near the plain
tiff's dwelling was sufficient annoyance to
entitle him to damages.
gwen the noise incident to an ordinary
business may be nuisance. A gold
beaten pelting a thin sheet of gold into
shane the hammerinS on the anvil In the
blacksmith shop, the noise of skating
rink and so on have all been held to be
abatable nuisances. The tests laid down
in the books is that any noise which con-
stitutes an annoyance to a person of ordi-
nary sensibility to sound so as materially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
FILE RAILROAD CASE BRIEFS
BOTH SIDES PRESENTED ON
COMMODITIES CLAUSE.
Right of Railroads to Garry Prod.
ucts of Their Own in Inter-
state Commerce,

The briefs Of both the government ana
/ the railroads in the commodities clause
cases were filed yesterday in the Supreme
Court Of the United States. The govern
ment brief is signed by Attorney General
Bonaparte, Solicitor General Hoyt and L.
A Wilmer and Thomas c. Spelling, special
counsel. and the opposition document by
John c. Johnson and Robert w. de
Forest. Both briefs deal especially with
the constitutionality Of the commodities
clause of the interstate commerce. law
prohibiting railroads from carrying prod
ucts of their own in interstate commerce
Touching upon the question of the law
as 10 reasonable exercise of the power
OF congress to regulate commerce. be-
tween the states, the government brief
says: No case can be found wberein
this court has declared an act of Conoress
otherwise valid unconstitutional becauss
the court held it unreasonable" 1t Ia also
contended that the clause is not harsh or
iaeuuitaole. On the latter point the brief
power, all questions Of public policy CON
nected with its exercise are for the lee;s-
iative and not the judicial branch Of the
government. 1t is, therefore, respectfully
supIi'.eu tnat the moral or economic
characteristics of the legislation involved
In this case do not affect its constitution
atty
On behalf of the railroads. Messrs
Johnson and De Forest argue that the
question is not simply whether Conpress
may regulate interstate commerce. but
also whether without compensation prop
erty to an immense extent can be renderej
Valueless. If any shares of stock in n
coal company, they add. ARE in the
ownership of a carrier comnapv the
product of such coal company cannot he
sold because it cannot be transported We
are dealing with something beyond a mere
theory, with vested rights not only of the
carriers but OF third persons. 1t may be
and doubtless is proper resuIation 81
commerce to forbid favoritism. but to pro-
hlplt carrier, or coal company whose
shares the former holds from transnorta
uon in toto transcends any proper inter
merce."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
THE KING DRIVES IN LONDON.
Distinguishing Marks Of the Royal
Turnouts.

From Tit Bits.
Visitors to London are sometimes tenn
porarily alarmed by a sudden stoppage
Of the traffic. Looking for the cause of it
they see that the police on point duty
have held up all vehicles for apparently
no reason whatever. Presently a closed
carriage drives swiftly by; the police sa-
lutte, lower their arms and then wave
the traffic on again. Some member of the
royal family was in the closed carriage.
Spectators of this scene often wonder
how the police are able to distinguish a
royal carriage from a number of others.
The police are always furnished with
three or four cleWs to the ownership of
the royal carriages. The carriages them
selves are usually slightly larger than
those generally In use, and the horses are
larger in proportion. The difference In
size between the royal horses and those
of other people Is plainly apparent to any
close observer at any big royal process
sion. On those occasions the royal sta
bles cannot supply all the horses required.
and number of other horses are
''jobbed' for the day. The hired horses
are naturally the best that can be pro-
cured, but in point of size they are vastly
inferior to those in the royal carriages.
At one time the royal carriage horses
could always be distinguished by the red
bands on the fronts of their brides, but
harness of this description is not now
used exclusively by royalty The police.
however, can tell from the livery of the
coachman and footman that they are in
the service of the royal family. There
are no bright metal buttons on the coats;
the buttons are covered with cloth match
ing that of the coat. There is also a
slight difference between the royal cock
ade and that of the private individual,
but although the difference is so slight
it is sufficient to enable the police to
distinguish the royal servants in crowd
of others.
These little clews are only necessary
when, as sometimes happens. members of
the royal family drive through London
without giving notice beforehand to the
police. AS a rule, when the king and
queen or the Prince and Princess of
Wales are going for drive from one part
of London to another notice of the time
and the route is given some hours before
the royal carriages may be expected. In
the case of a semi-private drive of this
kind the royal carriages never pass down
the most crowded streets, but at the same
time they never take any of the short
cuts through side streets which are so
dear to the hearts Of cabmen in hurry.
When the king Is in town he frequently
drives in the morning in a plain single
horse brougham the identity of which
is probably never discovered by any one
but the police.