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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-19

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-19
POOUOSON NEWS.
Teachers Of the District Meet and
Farm an Association.

PoQUoSoN. YORK COUNTY. VA,
Nov. 1s.-The public school teachers
of this section met here today and
formed the Poquoson District School
Teachers Association. Miss Ida
Smith. who is the vice-president Tor
the county in the state association,
was made the president. and Miss
Bessie Trader was elected secretary.
The association will meet once a
month to discuss papers of interest
TO the teachers.
Mr.. John Workman. the aged far-
mer. who has been i'll several DAYS.
was said 20 be very sick today.
Mrs. Isaac Moore, who has been
quite sick for several weeks. is re-
ported as improved today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-19
SOCIAL-PERS0NAL

Mrs. J. Wilton Hope, Master j. VIII
ton Hope. IT.. and little Miss Mary
Boyd Hope have gone to winchester
to visit Mrs. Hopes parents, DIR. anu
Mrs. William S. Love.
Mr.. Roland Clarke, a son OF Coun-
Gilman and Mrs. w. F. Clarke. is
quite sick in the home of his parents
in Willard avenue, Phoebus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
DAREDEVIL DIVE"
FEATURE AT LUNA
Frank White, Washington Man,
Thrills Crowds With Leap
on Bicycle.

The Daredevil Dive" of Frank White
was the leading feature at Luna Park
yesterday and hundreds of persons
watched both performances with great
interest. White is a Washington man
who has just started on his career, and
Manager GOodfellow, of the park, be-
lieves he viii prove great in the pro-
fession- After shooting down an incline
On his bicycle, White leaps from the
wheel as it leaves the chute and dives
fifty feet into a pool Of water fifteen
feet square and three feet deep.
In Jolly Lukens. the musical fun
maker, Luna Park has a vaudeville
headIiner whose engagement has been
more popular than perhaps any other
at the park this season. Possessed of a
strong magnetic personality, Mr.. Luz
kens gets right over the fOouights into
the immediate savor of his auditors. His
rapid fire snonologues abound with
laugh-ma1ing points. His ability as a
musical performer is no less marked,
and ne gets really good music out of
such things as empty bottles, sleigh
bells hand bells. and other unusual
means of musical sound reproduction.
Luna Park was well patroniZed yes
terday. The crowd in the evening
was much larger than usual The at
fractions were busy all day long, and
we'll into the night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
WASHINGTON SEEKS
WOMEN'S MEETING

SEATTLE, Wash, July s.-rhe Rev.
Anna II. Shaw Of M0yIau. Pa, has
been named president OF the National
Woman's Suffrage Association, i'm con-
vention here The other officers elect
ed are: Mrs Rachel Foster Avery.
Swarthmore, Pa, first vice president;
Miss Florence Kelly, New York, second
wee president; Miss Kate n. Gordon
New Orleans corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Ella s. Stewart. Chicago. record
ing secretary; Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton, Warren, Ohio, treasurer.
Washington. y. g., and Sioux City
s. d. are candidates for..the next con
vention. The decision will be left 10
the general officers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
MlSLED BY SHOTS,
AERONAUT IS DEAD
Bay State Parachute Leaper Dash
ed to Death Before
Crowd.

PORTLAND. Ne. July 6.-Because
he lnistook the shots from a Fourth
OF July crowd for the signal that he
mad reached a height sufficient to
open his parachute, James CorcOran.
an aerOnaut, twenty-eight years old.
Of Lowell, Mass, lies dead here today.
Corcoran had been engaged to make
an ascension for the Fourth celebra-
ton. 1t was arranged that those in
charge should fire off a volley OF re-
Volver shots when he had gone 5000
feet In the air. He had barely left the
ground when promiscuous firing OF
TevOlvers by the crowd caused him
TO believe that the signal was being
given. Corcoran attempted to make
the descent. and. owing to the short
distance. the parachute could not
open properly. He was dashed TO
death before 5000 Mortified spectators.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
Feminine Roles.

Most of the success of ''The Yankee
Consul is dependent on the male parts,
but Blanche Morrison, as Bonita,
daughter and FRITZ Won Busing. a
niece, were charming and received their
full need Of encores. "Hola" by Bonita
was especially good.
In every detail '@rhe Yankee Consul
is a decided Improvement over Tar and
Tartar" and in Il the Aborn Company
approaches more nearly 70 the high
standard responsible for It's popularity
among local summer theateTEOers.
Two young Washington men, Donald
N. McL4eran and II. Kirkus Dugdale.
are authors Of the song 4 Love Thee, IS
which was sung by Forrest HUFF and
received with marked favor. The song
is above the average and is well suited
to Mr.. Huh's rich baritone voice, having
been written especially for him.
Mr.. McLcran has written several
comic operas and number OF songs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
THOUSANDS GUESTS
OF WHITELAW REID

LONDON, July 6.-Three thousand
guests attended Ambassador Reid s
Fourth Of July reception at Dorchester
House. Among the prominent persons
present were the Duchess of Mari
borough, J. Pierpont AfS-zan. Lady
Granard Lady Playfair. Mrs. ". X.
Vanderbilt, Walter Burns, Lewis Har-
court. Lord >StrathcOna, and Samuel
GOmDers-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-06
STOCK PRODUCTIONS
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Aborn Company Back TO
Own in The Yankee
Consul. "
Bright Lines and Musical
Features of Production
Capably Interpreted.

The Aborn Company last night made
/ up for the mediOCTity of the previous
weeks comic opera by presenting THE
/ Yankee Consul in a manner that pres
ages great success while it occupies
| the boards
The combination of q holiday and
free fireworks served to keep the
crowds out of doors, and the National
in common with all of the other the
aters. was a sufferer. While the audi
ence was small, IT was appreciative,
and The principals were re oeatedly COM
PEELED 10 respond to encores In the
song hits that were first sung by Ray
mond Hitchcock and his company.
So bright are the lines and so tuneful
are the musical features that THE
Yankee Consul is not an especially
difficult comic opera TO stage accept
ably. The plot, although rather hay
at times, hinges on the doings Of an
American minister in a firecracker re-
public with which he is constantly in
tfouble He decides that drinking IS a
simple way OF all,,viating his worries,
with the result that he is in happy
mood for the greater part Of the time
NewboId as Consul
The part of Abijah Booze, the consul,
is taken by Robinson Newbold, who is
we'll known to local theatergoers. In
looks as well as in acting. Mr.. Newbold
bears a close resemblance to Raymond
Hitchcock, and TO him goes most OF
the credit of making the production the
success that it promises to be. Not
only in his acting, but in his singing
as well. Mr.. Newbold scores heavily.
In Old New York. and his toast in
, the finale of the first act being prom
inent features. IN the second act, with
out the chorus, he sang Amt 1t Funny
What a Difference Just a Few Hours
Make" acceptably.
Next TO the consul the best part was
Captain L.eopoldo. OF the Dominican
army. taken by Forrest Huff. Although
not called upon to do as much as some
OF the principals, Mr.. HUFF sang him
self into favor with we Come Of
CastiIian Blood"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
FATAL FIGHT OVER
MONCREL DOC
One Man in the Morgue and An
other In jail 10 the Result Of
Quarrel Over Common Cur.
Two Negroes Engage in Fight at
chcysnns. tire one Who Received
the worst Of the Encounter
Resortins 10 the use Of
Flnearns.

Cheyenne. wyo Tlford Ashford
u dead and Harry Allen II IN jail
charged wtih his murder. and all be,
cause ~ worthless mGngrel dog
AIiea, cplofed sender 81 bot tgv
males, called al tie saloon Of An.
ford also eoIored, al O'Clock Monday
morning. accompanied ~ hts dog
After several drinks Allen made his
dog perform tricks. and durlng the
performance the dog jumped against
the bar Ashford was behind tho bar
and demonstrated The dos repeated
The trick, and Ashford demanded pay
from Alien TOT the damage Alien re-
fissed 10 settle. and Ashford walked
across the street and reported the
matter Is the police Returning 10
she saloon ne eiected Allen. and, IL
Ia said assaulted Alien with brass
knuekIea. whsrenpon Allen ran out
and into Inc hands Of the police
Alien was later released with the
understanding that no would 90 20 a
surgeon and get his wounds dressed
and return 10 jail. but instead he
vent home. secured an automatic re-
volver aud returned 10 this Ashford
saloon Meeting Ashford IN the door
way. Allen emptled his gun nye shots
sakiuE affeet in Ashtofda body
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
AMERICANS WAR
WITH CH|NANEH
Member Of American Expedition in
China Killed by Natives Twenty
Miles South Of Lanchow.
Another Member Of Party Rescued by
Fellow countrymen, and Now
Chinese offciaIs Are Protest
ing Because They Took the
Law IN Their own Hands.

Peking Hazrah All, surveyor in
the India service, and Mr. Sowerby
interpreter, both attached to the met.
geological expedition under Lieuten-
ant Clark, an American officer, were
attacked June q by natives twenty
atiies south OF Lanchow Hazrah Ali
was pursued three miles and killed
sowerby was rescued by Lieutenant
Clark. Mr., Douglas OF the India ser
vice, Messrs. Grant and Colonel Colt
man, interpreter; Mr. Delto, a
drauAhtsman. and an Indian.
Sir n Jordan. British minister.
asked the Chinese foreign once to
protect the members OF the expedition
and to investigate the attack. and on
June "a the report Of the viceroy OF
Kan Sn was received. The Viceroy,
who was removed from Office June %,
because of his inability TO promote
reforms, protests against the mem
'Irs Of the expedition taking the law
INTO their own hands TO rescue their
comrades This protest has been sub
nitted 10 the Britiah minister.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
LACK Or FARM HANDS
CAUSE Of HIGH PRICES
Secretary Of AorIcvIture Wilson Says
Doarth Of Laborsrs Renders Much
Good Lard Idle.

s washington. Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wilson, who has iast returned
from trip through the western
states. says that lack Of farmhaDds,
II the chief cause of the high price Of
foodatufys.
"All through the west and north
west. Tie same situation exists. said
Mr.. Wilson THE country Is asl
healthy snd prosperous % ever Il was,
but thousands 81 acres 81 valuable and
fertile land il lying Idle because the
farmers cannot hire labor. although
wages paid farm hands III these states
ARE the equal Of those paid to labor
efs iu our large cities
@The immigrants who land on our
shores all flock to the larger cities.
and those 81 them who have done
farming IN their own countries are In
competent and nearly useless 10 the
American farmer, because they do not
understand the modern machinery
used on the farms ~ this country.
Prices of grains and vegetables
therefore, are bound 70 be high. and
OF course with these staples selling at
high prices the value of meats Is
thereby raised"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
BOY SHOOTS BROTHER AND
BUR|ES BODY IN PIG PEN
TweIve-Year-old California Lad Con-
fesses TO Horrible Crime, His
Victim Probably Being
Buried Alive.

Modesto, Cal.--Twelve-yearold Ce-
Gil Hopkins. self-confessed slayer OF
his 6-year-old brother Theodore,
made a statement 10 the coroner on
Friday that strengthens that officials
belief that the victim was buried
alive in the pig pen where his body
was found Thursday.
According to his story, he killed
little Theodore while the parents
were absent from home. Ire two
we're eating luncheon in the house and
quarreled over the food. He first
drove his brother from the house, Ce-
Gil said, then followed, and in a burst
OF anger seized shotgun and fired
al the fugitive.
Fearing the consequences OF his
deed when his parents should return,
he laid the form OF hts baby brother
in the shadow OF fence while he
made an excavation in the sand at
the pig pen.
While the grave was being dug, Ce-
ell said, Theodore moaned and once
stretched his arms.
Upon the return of his father and
mother. Cecil protested ignorance OF
the whereabouts Of Theodore, and as.
sisted In the search until the body
was uncovered. The cramped position
of the arms and the fact that the
victims mouth was filled with sand
add to the theory that the child was
buried alive.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
YOUNG MATRON
FOULLY MURDERED
California Woman Of Rare Beauty
and High Social Standing Found
in Maryland Stream.
Newspaper Man, Who Was Last Per
son Seen in Company Of Murdered
Woman, Is Accused Of Brutal
Crime, There Being Strong
Evidence Against Him.

Baltimore. THE body of Miss Edith
M. Thompson WoodiIl, 20 years OF age,
wife OF prominent Los Angeles res
ident, was found in BACK river, near
st. Michaels, Md, on Thursday, and
John T. Roberts, writer and news
paper correspondent, is charged with
the murder.
Mrs. Woodill had not been seen
since Saturday, when she was said to
have gone on Niles river in motor
boat with the man suspected, until
her body, weighted down with an iron
post and the skull crushed in, was
discovered by two boys.
Mrs Woodill was possessed OF rare
beauty and was well known socially
In Baltimore and on the Maryland
eastern shore, She numbered among
her warmest friends former Secretary
OF the Treasury Lyman ]. Gage, Soon
after her arrival at her foster fathers
farm at Mcdaniel, the man now
sought, John T. or Emit T. Roberts,
was noticed to have been much in her
company. 1t appeared that the pair had
previously formed an acquaintance
and they were seen together great
deal in the few days before she disap-
peared
Last Saturday Mrs. Woodill went to
Easton and had some dental work
done. When she left, Captain Thomp-
son supposed that Roberts would see
her safely home, as he was going in
the same direction.
1t develops that Roberts met her at
Royal Oak station with a horse and
carriage and the pair drove to St.
Michaels, where they embarked in Rob
erts' launch and headed for the little
creek that passes their home. The
last seen of Mrs. Woodill alive was
when the little launch left the St.
Michaels wharf. Between that time
and the discovery of the body in the
creek there is mystery as to what
TRANSFERRED.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
PRESERVE CHARM or VOICE
Proper Care Of Organ Which Natur.
Has Bestowed Is Essential
Duty of All.

A sweet voice is a powerful femip.
inc charm One also admires fns
masculine voices which are sonorous
and full.
We should, therefore, be careful Of
this organ which nature has bestowed
upon us, and improve 1t IL possible
Coarse, shrill and harsh voices may be
softened by care and study. A woman
With peacock voice can never charm,
speak In low voice, but distinctly.
Loud speaking denotes ill-breeding
and sometimes shows a domineering
spirit. Many people drown the voices
OF others in discussion that they
may themselves attract the more at
tention. To keep the voice at proper
tone, never call from one end of the
room to another, nor from upstairs
down, nor at any distance where it
becomes necessary for one to shout
with all his might, as this coarsens
and roughens the voice and in time
Suins it.
There are persons who, when
Ipoken to, pay no attention, either
from abstraction or from indifference,
to anything which may. proceed from
others. The person who speaks is
then Obliged to raise the voice and re-.
peat, and thus the habit of speaking
loudly is frequently formed
These things occur in families
where but little politeness is observed
between those who owe one another as
much consideration as is due to out.
siders.
One should never cry out under the
influence of anger, indignation or pain.
These cries forever destroy the har.
mony of the vocal chords. Children
should be prevented from screaming
when at play.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
TO UTAH EDUCATORS.

The Salt Lake Route, Utah's most
popular road, announces many rates
and dates for east and west-bound ex
cursions. These excursions include
attractive water and rail trips, ocean
voyages and side trips to the Alaska
Yukon Exposition and other notable
places
For the N. E. A. convention at Den.
yer, July 5th to 9th, all stations in
Utah will sell round trip tickets, also
on many other dates low round trips
to Denver, Cheyenne, Pueblo and Col
orado Springs.
The round trip to Los Angeles on
days especially suited for teachers go.
ing on their vacation is $4,000 Tick
cts also sold returning via San Fran
cisco and Portland, Ore, and good
for ocean trip 70 Portland Every
teacher in Utah should call on the
nearest Salt Lake Route agent for full
particulars or write to Kenneth G.
Kerr, D. P. A., Salt Lake City who
will cheerfully give full information, !,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
arasar oAa srnlks ssrrLEO.
Plttabura workmsn Win Every Point
Tor Which They contended.

Pittsburg, IA. AT 1850 Monday
night. through the efforts OF Mayor
William a. Magee Of Pittshurg. the
strike Of the street ear men was ad.
iuated and The workmen returned to
their cars al O'Clock a. M. Tuesday
after having been out Just forty.eight
hours II Is a seeming complete VIC
tory Tor the men, Every point was
conceded ~ the company save That
81 drinking IN uniform, even though
on duty. The streets are allied with
iubllant street ear men rejoicing over
the victory II IL conceded that tho
mayors threat 10 aolle the street car
fines caused the settlement
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
SUICIDES TO ESCAPE PuRsuERs
Murderer Of Mrs. WoodiIl Ends Life
Rather Than Stand Trial.

st. Michaels, Md-In the midst OF
a fnsillade from pursuers who had
surrounded him after thrilling
chase, the man who was sought as
the slayer OF Mrs Edith May Thomp-
son Woodill--Lyman Cages ward
killed himself early Saturday morning
to evade capture.
A letter found upon the suicides
body REVEALED, first of all, that he was
not Emmett e. Roberts, journalist
and author, as he had been known
hereabouts. He was none other than
Robert Emmett Eastman, broker,
swindler and bail jumper, who had
been missing from New York, his
home, for almost year after he had
got away with about 100000 of his
clients money
Then another letter written by him
self declared that he was the limo
cent victim of circumstances and was
not the beautiful young girls slayer.
There had been a party OF men
and women aboard his launch Satur-
day night, this missIve said--two
other couples beside himself and Mrs,
Woodill They had been drinking.
Everyone, save the two, became In
toxicated One of the other women,
jealous OF the attention that was paid
to Mrs. Woodill of her youth and
beauty, struck her over the head
with champagne bottle. The guests
fed, leaving Eastman alone with the
body. He weighted it and let it sink
to the bottom of the creek. Then
realizing that he, her friend, would
naturally be accused, he wrote this
letter. placed it in his pocket and de-
termined to kill himself If he could
not escape.
1t is believed possible, though
scarcely probable, that Eastman's ex-
PLANTATION of the killing may be true.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
Hundreds Perish from Asa, in the
EAST.

Chicago Ten deaths unperinduced
6y the excessive heat we're reported
u me police Monday Numerous cases
Of proHratiou have been cared for
IL the hospitals,
New York Summing up the results
81 The heat wave Health Commissioner
Darlington, III his weekly mortality
report on Monday, noted an Increase
of nearly 900 deaths over the CORE,
spending ported 81 last year,
Philadelphia sSine more deaths
we're added 90 Monday 70 the list OF
heat aCtlms 10 this city. This makes
tho total Tor the present hot spell
more than forty
Cleveland. Onto one man died,
one attempted 10 commit suicide on
account II the heat here Monday. and
four we're prustratod
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
aAILaoADs suYlNo LII.
Number on Orders Placed Last Week
by Different Roads.

New York The largest new con.
tracts placed for steel products last
week we're for rails. wire products,
merchant pipe and fabricated struc-
tural steel The distribution OF 1886.
900 tons Of the Hartman rail order
was announced, al Wen as additional
new contracts for about 10000 tons.
There has been but little decrease in
the demand for wire products, the
daily orders OF the American steel
and Wire company last week running
between 900 and 10000 tons md
specifications from 5000 TO 5000 tons
per day.
The railroads have placed numer-
Gus small orders for bridges, yiaducts
and terminal work. including turn
tables Among the roads placing ad.
llltional contracts are the ST. Paul,
the Chicago Northwestern, Wabash,
Chicago. Burlington 4 Quincy, Santa
" and the Southern Pacific,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
SAYS AIdrleh is Mistaken.

Washington.-John Norris of New
York, representing newspaper pub
fishers in their efforts to secure lower
duties on pulp paper, has sent letter
to Senator Aldrich, chairman of the
finance committee, in which he points
out what he regards as grave errors
of facts" in Mr.. Aldrich's statement
to the senate, MIR. Norris enumer-
ated sixteen items He contradicted
Mr.. Aldrich's statement that there
had been no advance in paper prices,
and refers to the house committee re-
port to show that the actual advance
in paper prices aggregated $4,000, 900
per annum to May. 1908.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
ckoudburst In Iowa Sweeps Founda-
tions From Several Houses.

Des Molnes.--A cloudburst on Sun
day swept half-dozen residences
from their foundations, flooded cell
lars, reached depth Of eight inches
on the floors of dwellings and tore
up halfmile OF Chicago & North
western tracks at Vail. A large livery
barn was swept zoo feet down the
main street and left standing across
the thoroughfare. Sidewalks were
swept away and the damage will
reach thousands OF dolalrs, In
places the water is two and three feet
deep in the middle of the principal
Streets
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-02
ATLANTIC FLEET ASSEMBLING.
Two Months Of Practice for Jackies
and Monster Fighting Machines.

Washington. with two months of
hard work before ii, the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet is assembling In Hamp
ton Roads, Va, for the summer ma
neuyerers, which will be extensive
and exhaustive The feet may be di-
yided into two squadrons to figha
against each other. and a dozen tor
pedo boats will make attacks on the
big battleships, whose officers and
men will be required to exert ex-
treme vigilance also to guard against
the stealthy little submarine torpedo
boats, four of which. with parent
ships, are attached TO the fleet,
Under Rear Admiral Seaton Schroe-
der, eommanderAnchief of the At
lantic fleet, will be nearly half hun
dred ships of war, ranging In size
from the big 16.0O0-ton flagship Con
neeticut to the little seyenteen-ton
submarine Tarantula.