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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
COMMITTEE NAMED 10
REORGANlZE THE S. A. L,
Charged With Duty of Nominating
officers and Revising Com
pany's Bylaws.
(By Associated Press).

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-The compo-
sition of the special committee OF
Seaboard Air Line directors who are
charged with the task OF nominating
the executive officers of the road was
made known today. II is as follows:
l.. f. Lore. president. Delaware x
Hudson: y Vandenburen and Ernest
Thalmann. of the banking house OF
Ladenburg. Thalman and Company;
h. r. Yoakum. chairman of the board
OF the s. Louis Il San Francisco
railroad; S. Davies Warfield, presi-
dent of the Continental Trust Com
pany. of Baltimore; John s. Williams,
president of the Georgia Il FLORIDA
Railway: y. S. MelSrum. of the bank
ing house of Blair and Company. of
New York. Wallace b. Donhem, vice.
president of the % Colony Trust
Company. of Boston. and Franklin O.
Brown. vice president Of the Georgia
& Florida Railway.
The committee will. IL is expected,
submit its recommendations to the di-
rectors ut their meeting to be held ON
November II.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
ROBBERS STILL AT LARGE.
Believed 10 Have Escaped Into This
Country with Loot.

NIAGARA FAILS. ONT. Nov. g.
The two robbers Who yesterday struck
Gown Cashier Dobson. Of the Canadian
Express Company and escaped WIN
$4,000 In cast are stin az large.
Eight suspects rounded up we're
able 70 establish aIibis and were re-
leased The robbers evidently plan
ned theu escape with a. much care
a. every ether move IN tho daring rob
berg and are nos believed 10 be
across the border 10 the United states.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
FARMER DELEGATES
VISIT GREENSBORO
Ambassador Bryce Makes Ad-
dresses and Party Goes
Through Cotton Mills.

GREENSBORO. y. c Nov. D.
This afternoon on 2 special train the
DELEGATES 20 the Nst.onai Farmers
Congress. nov IN session - Raleigh.
and Hcn. James Bryce. the British
aiubas afor. arrived here.
Mr. rrvce was the guest % tue
state " rli eri Industrial College
and made short address 20 the
sfudeats and a large number 81 citi-
zcrz.
The visiting faTmtrs' were taken
70 the White Oak cotton mills and
shown fhrourh the mammoth mills
az that place. Major Charles NJ sted-
nan delivered an address % welcome
ard a. Inc party had been shown the
plants. Caesar Cone. president Of the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
FATAL AUTO WRECK
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Young Harry Skinner. Who
Attended School Here, One
of Two Victims,
by Associated Press ,

CREENyII-LE. n. C., Nov. "a
fatal automobile wreck occurred near
mere late this afternoon the victims
being r. G. Flanagan, J. I.
Fleming. Harry skinner. Jr.. ana s. c.
wooten. prominent citizens Of Green
vile. In trying to pass a lumber
wagon. Mr.. Flanagan who was dTiv-
ing the machine lost control and
crashed with terrific force into a tree
by the roadside. The machine turned
p sOmeTsault
Mr. Fleming vas thrown on his
head. breaking his neck and killing
him almost instantly. Mr.. Flanagan
was caught under the machine and
badly crushed. three ribs being brok-
en- and internal injuries sustained
SINNERS skull was fractured and be
was otherwise badly injured. Mr.
Fleming was state senator from Pitt
county
skinner who vas being rushed 10 q
hospital in Richmond, Va. died be-
fore the train reached Wilson. y. {.
The youag man was the son % United
states District Attorney Harry skin
rer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
TENDENCY TO EDUCATE
AWAY FROM THE FARM
Agricultural Schools Favored by
Speaker-kddress Before National
Farmers Congress During Dele
oates Visit to Observation-Disclosures
Bryce Speaks at Trinity College.
nry Associated Press,

DURHAM. y. C., Nov. o Tine
place for the farm, rs now is in The
south where the soil is friendly 10
nearly every product cf the country,
dc clared Secretary Wilson. OF the ma
tonal d. psrtment OF agriculture. TO-
day in an address ;eioie ,he National
Farmers Congress during It's visit 10
Durham to Inspect The t,bacco lac
tories here.
Secretary Wilson said ne had moth
ing against the schools and colleges
of the couDtry. but that their tend
ency had been 10 educate away IRON
the farms instead of towards them
He expressed his sympathy with
the man who proposed an agricultural
school for every county, whether that
school be an actual institution or
merely place where farmers meet
and discussed farming.
Lure CT Cities and the West.
"Of course the lure OF the cities
and the lands OF the west call men
away he continued. but the place
for the farmer is in the south whe re
the soil Is friendly To nearly every
product of the country. The aban-
d -nment OF farms has been unon such
a scale that the danger OF reducing
the coantry to an import rather than
an export nation Is evident"
Issue was taken with Mr. Wilson
by number of the New York dele
gates when he declared that in New
York state sixty miles from Albany
and twenty miles from Utica. every
third house was untenanted. Secre-
tary Wilson boosted Of the freedom
OF his department from politics. he
d clared that of the H. 900 men under
him he did net know the politics OF
ii of them.
Mr.. Bryce at Trinity College.
While Secretary Wilson. whose
, presence had not been expected. was
addressing the farmers down town,
Ambassador James Bryce. from Great
Britain. was urging upon the students
| of Trinity College tho necessity OF
cultivating friendships ormed at col
lege lie congratulated the south up
on the number Of meE II sends 10
COLLEGE for preparation for business
as we'll a. learned life.
He commented upon the similarity
of the national anthem OF Great Bri-
tain and the United States after both
had been sung by the students. He
said that men should study the
growth cf liberty and its re-hirth in
the British nation before America
was discovered.
Mr.. Bryce spent the whole after
noon in motoring ever Durham roads.
| Owing e. his late arrival he missed
the meeting OF the farmers this morn
ing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06

the business which | carried on for
more than thirty years in this, my
adopted country, and being DESTROYS
OF leaving some expression of my
sympathy with its religious. charit-
able, benevolent and educational in
stitutions, make these gifts
Mr.. Kennedy, whose death on Sun
day occurred with only brief com
ment by the press. was one OF the
millionaire philanthropists whose
gifts. though measured In millions.
were made with as little glare Of pub
lcity as possible As he gave quiet
". so he had lived unostentatiously.
and made his princely fortune with
little blare Of trumpets. Besides being
a banker ne was one of the coun-
try's chef builders of railroads. pat
ron of art and education and in his
own quiet way. one OF New York's
foremost advocates of scientifically
organized charity.
Great Benefactions Unknown.
Many of his great benefactions
probably never were made public. but
he figured in recent years as the giver
of the 100000 home for the United
Charities in this city; of 100000 to
the Presbyterian Hospital; $250,000 to
the School of Philanthropy; 100000
10 Columbia University and of s400,0o0
TO a nurses home for the Presbyterian
hospital.
Many. even among the well inform
ed. had little idea as to the real wealth
OF the retired banker. On Wall street
Mr.. Kennedy had the reputation OF
keeping the largest cash balance in
his bank accounts OF any New York
financier.
AS banker and investor he always
showed great interest in the develop
ment of the northwest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
ENTIRE NAVY SUNK.
Honduras One 'Warship" Comes TO
Grief in Collision.
(By Associated FTessy.

NEW. ORLEANS. La. Nov. 81
The entire navy Of Honduras vas
sunk by collision with a fruit boat.
according 10 passengers arriving To-
day from British Honduras. The
Tstrmtla. the one man of wa"
which the republic toasted. SANK near
Porte Cortes.
As the accident occurred close TO
shore no lives were lost. The Tatum-
bla was a transformed tug boat.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Negroes Taken Away safely.

GASSAwAY. W. VA. Nov. She
two negroes who were under arrest
here in connection with the brutal as
ssglf on Mrs. Albert IJcckhold az Ex-
change. near here last Wednesday
early this morning were taken from
the jail here. placed aboard a special
train and started Tor the county prison
al Sutton. W. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Went e sehooI Here.

Young skinner vas a cadet at the
Newport News Military Academy.
which was conducted a. that tine BY
Col. r W. Huffman. abou, ten years
rgo. Many friends and former school
mates here viii b. gr.evec to hear Of
his death.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Haas in Charge.

NORFOLK, VA. Nov. 5.-L. e.
Hass is today In charge of the pro-
perty and affairs of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway following Its delivery
last night TO the stockholders by re-
ceiveTs Warheid. Williams and Dun
can. All officials heretofore reporting
TO Mr. Haas as agent for the receivers
are directed by circular issued to-
day to report to him as assistant
to thee hartman OF the executive COM
mi,tee.''
II Is reported that Mr.. Haas will
be retained permanently under the re.
organization as executive officer"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Accident Reduces Speed of
the North Dakota
DELAWARE KEEPS RECORD
Fore River Company's Ship Makes
Average Slightly Below That OF
Local Built "Dreadnaueh" on Four
hour Forced Draft Test.
(By Associated Prcss.1

PORTSMOUTH, y. H., Nov. As
the new battleship North Dakota was
completing her four hour endurance
run at u knot gait of she New
England coast today with the battle
ship speed championship of America
almost in her grasp boiler room ac-
cident robbed her OF the laurels and
sent her scurrying into this port TO
land four injured men. The big ship.
nevertheless. exceeded her contract
requirement of 81 knots an hour, max
ing Pill in the first two hours, q "a
in the third hour and 81 knots nat
as she hurried in on the fourt hour
TO this port. The injured men are
William II. Grange, water tender:
John SouGen. coal passer; A. Peter
sen. fireman. and Peter Mcconnell.
firsmen. Souden was badly scalded
and when landed this afternoon was
suffering intensely.
Developed $4,000 Horsepower.
On the first two hours OF her trial
today the North Dakota's developed
32.o00 horsepower
She was entering the fourth hour
OF her test when = seven inch tube
in one OF she lower rows of boilers
blew ont and hEed the room with
steam. The engineers Immediately
cut of four Of the II boilers.
As socn as the extent OF the injuries
of the firemen had been ascertained
the North Dakota vas swung around
and headed back mp the coass for
. this por; where it was known that 4
good harbor could be reached shortly
after the expiration Of the time limit.
All fouT OF the Injured men bravery
urged the engineer force 20 disregard
their injuries and keep the battIeshir
. on her work
With Ten Boilers.
Under the ten boilers u knots was
maintained for The balance Of thc
time and az O'Clock the North IA
kota steamed into this harbcr and
sent the Injured mcn ashore.
The defective t-be Wss replied
and arrangement were made 10 leave
A. midnight Tor the Za-hour run al
a speed Of - knots an hour.
Delswsre's Record Best
The Ncrt nakota's average speed
during her four hours forced dran
run was slightly below that Of her
sister ship. the iccai built battleship
Delaware The Delaware maintained
an average q 2fss knots an hour dur
Ing the four hours. while the North
Dakoia's average vas 2isI5.
] The North Dako;a's maximum speed
for a single hour. however. exceeded
that Of the Delaware
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06

WAKE FOREST. y. c. Nov. S.
Richmond College defeated wake
Pores; 5 20 0 IN q hard fo1eh foot
BAN game here today. The teams were
evenly matched. The touchdown >os
made on a fake forward pass BY
Richmond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
HAMPTON NORMAL GETS
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
Largest eit of the Kind Ever Made
Provided For in viii OF One OF
Americas Little Known Rich Men,
Who Died Sunday-PIenty For
Family, Relatives and Friends.
(By Associated Press.)


Kennedy. one of Americas little
known rich men, who died OF whoop-
Ing cough in his New York residence
on Sunday last, left requests OF
more than S25.0O0.O00 to religious,
charitable and educational institutions
IN his viii, filed fer probate here to-
day. The gift is the largest single
contribution of its kind ever made
and the beneficiaries include educa-
tional and church institutions, north.
south, east and west in this country
and several abroad. sixty in all
Nearly half of the s25.000000 goes
TO institutions connected with the
PRESBYTERIAN church, of which Mr..
Kennedy was an active member. Other
large beneficiaries include the Ameri-
can Bible Society, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art; the New York Pub
lie Library, the New York United
Charities, Columbia University. and
Robert College, Constantinople.
Aside from these gifts Mr.. Kennedy
left approximately $35.000,000 to his
wife, his relatives and great num-
Der of friends and employees.
Sixteen Million For Widow.
The widows share will be about
$4,000. eco. All of the testator's en-
ployees receive gifts of from $500 TO
$4,000 each-f
The charitable. religious and educa-
tional institutions which receive the
largest requests are TO share the re-
sidue of the estate left after definite
gifts of approximately Sl2.00O,000
have been paid out.
Their shares are estimated by coun-
sci for the executors as follows:
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, s2.250,o00.
Presbyterian Board OF Home Mis-
sions. $2.25O.o0O.
Presbyterian Church Extension
Fund. s2.25G.000.
Presbyterian Hospital. New York.
S2.2JO,0 900.
Robert College. Constantinople, ST.
J6o.c0.
Presbyterian Board Of Aid for Col
leges. sT5O.0O0.
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. New
York. s2,25O.Goo.
New York Public Library, ST.
25o.e0o.
columbia University, s2,2J0.000.
United Charities, New York. ST.
100000.
American Bible Society. s75o.Ooo
Charity Organization Society. New
York. s750.eoo.
100000 For Hampton,
Among the numerous smaller gifts
are the following: Yale College,
100000.
University Of Glasgow C-Where
from my infancy resided until 1
came 10 this country 100000.
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial In
s;itute. sIoo.oce
Hampton Normal School and Agri-
cultural Institute. slo0oce.
Anaiolic College. Marsovan. Turkey.
$4,000
Syrian Protestant College. Beiru;.
Sicily. s25.ooo
American school At Smyrna. Tur-
key. s2g.0o0
Center College. Danviile. KY s25.-
COO.
Berea College. Kentucky. $4,000.
Presbyterian BOARD Of Rei.ef for
Disabled Ministers. $4,000.
There are also numerous Sequests
from 5000 to s2s.oeo. generally 10 To-
cate religions and charitable organi-
zations.
N syrpsthy With institutions
The long list Of gifts u prefaced In
the viii BY this paragraph:
Having been greatly prospered In
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Much Damage Near Roanoke.

ROANOKE. VA. Nov. Damage
TO. the extent of many thousands OF
dollars has been done BY forest fires
which started on Mil Mountain. ON
the southern edge of Roanoke last
Sunday.
High winds yesterday and last
night carried the flames many miles
and in their sweep a number of
barns and other buildings were de-
stroyed and other damage was doue.
Last night and today hundreds Of
people were in the mountains fight
ing fire.
State Commissioner Of Agriculture
O. W. Koiner has suffered consider
able loss to his orchards. At one time
last night the fire vas within. ter
feet OF the fence surrouning the
grounds CT Virginia College. rhe
FIRE Is not so fierce tonight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Spectacular Auto Ride.

The river trip ended. the President
participated In parade through the
streets. where he was greeted BY the
entire population. he then went for
an automobile ride over the prize race
course.
IN many ways his trip over the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
LOSS WILL BE ENORMOUS
UNLESS RAIN FALLS SOON
Hunters Started Fire and II Has
Ragged Four Days In Great North,
Massonutten and Blue Rid9e-Town
Of McGsheysvi!le Saved From De-
struction--ttote.s Burned.
fEy Associated pr.ss.l

WINCHESTER. VA. Nov. 1.-The
forest fires In this section continue 10
rage fierccly and unless rain falls
within the next few hours. the proper
~ loss viii De enormous.
Thousands OF acres of valuable TIM
Der land in the Great North AlleGhen-
les have already been laid In waste
and the flames are spreading In pr
directions. Started by hunters On
hunters on Monday last, the fire has
now ragged for four days, In the Great
North, Massanutten and Blue Ridge
mountains.
The town of McGaheysville. Rock
ingham county. was threatened with
destruction. and only late last night,
did the combined male population OF
the town succeed in checking the
flames.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
Hotels Destroyed.


The large hotel buildings at Black
Rock Springs. in the Blue Ridge. near
Crottoes. were destroyed by the FIRE
last night. together with q cottages
on the property OF the Black Rock
Spring Company.
A number OF cottages located on Q
tract adjoining the Black Rock Spring
Company. were also burned. Orkeny
Springs Is also In great danger and
a number of cottages have been burn
ed in this neighborhood
. Famous Old Church Saved.
In Page county. the famous DUNK
ard church. the Oldest edifice In the
county. was only saved after heroic
work by the farmers. The western
slopes OF Maryland Heights at Har-
per's Ferry is also afiame.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06

THE DAILY PRESS Is the
only newspaper published in
Newport News that receives the
.ull news service Of the Asso-
ciated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-06
THE WEATHE n.

Fair, warmer Saturday; Sun
day, fair, warmer In east por-
ton; light east winds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-24
SOCCER GAMES
BIG EXCITEMENT

The soccer league viii again be in
evidence tomorrow and will provide the
only sport that is doing on Christmas
day. The Iron Works and High School
will start the bali rolling and the great
event of the series will be the second
game between the punahous and Ma
lies.
1t being Christmas day and holiday,
the first game will start promptly at
half-past one.
There is great interest attached to
the Punahou- Maile game as these two
are leading in the percentage column
and the one that wins tomorrow will
take the lead.
This season the Males are having
hard time to win their games and
the way that the Punahous have been
going at it, nobody can say who is
going to win the game tomorrow.
The Males have organized root
ing section that will decorate the fence
along the sidelines and there are enough
Punahou supporters to make rival
| noise.
A large attendance is expected at the
| games as the soceerites are putting up
very attractive line of sport and,
| though the game lacks the thrilling
excitement of the good old American
| football, it is scientific game and a
sportsman S game all the way through.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-24
SCULLY MANAGES
RUNNING RACE.
Local Sport Promoter to Have
Management of Big Ten
Mile Event.

The announcement was made yester
have the management of the ten-mile
race at the Athletic Park on New
Year s day. The Athletic Park people
opened up tentative Negotiations with
the runners but, when Mr.. Seully offer
ed to take the thing off their hands
and pay a certain amount for the rent
of the Park, his offer was accepted,
Everything will be done to make the
race a success in every way Scoring, of
course, will be easy, with only two con-
testants, and the same board used in
the last race will be there to do duty
for this one. The official scorer has not
vet been selected as August Reinecke
has left Honolulu. But some man will
be selected who will do the scoring
in the same efficient way that ReineCke
did, taking the time for each mile and
the separate laps of the last mile and
putting them down on the score sheet.
Polyglot Posters.
As an advertisement of the event,
posters in different languages are being
printed. At the top of the poster the
announcement viii appear in English
while below, the same will be seen in
japanese and Chinese. Separate post
ers in Hawaiian are also being printed.
Antoine kaoo did not go to Waialua
as expected He was to have gone but,
at the last minute, decided to stay in
town and do his training here.
The old man is very confident of win
ming the race He relies on his ability
TO stay with Tsukamoto all through the
race and outsprin5 him at the finish.
Hot Pace Ali the Way.
Tsukamoto has found a good trainer
and is hard at work every day, fitting
himself for the race. At present he
is running about seven miles every day.
Early next week he will run the full
distance twice and then trail off, 60
ing only a few miles on Thursday and
taking complete rest on Friday.
All the Japanese fans are very con-
fdent that Tsukamoto will do the trick
this time They think that he will set
hotter pace and keep in front OF ha-
90 A prominent japanese sporting man
said yesterday that ne believed that
Tsukamoto could make the pace too
hot for the Waialua horse all the way
through, and that he would be beyond
sprInting distance at the last lap.
Walkers Train Hard.
Ayres is taking his walking match
with Dick sullivan very seriously. He
thinks that he has a good chance to
beat the champion over mile distance
if he is in the pink of condition. To
this end he is working hard every day
He does a good distance on the road
before breakfast every morning and
also goes out before dark at Kaimuki
sullivan does not think he has a
cineh by any means, He is training
As faithfully for the event as he ever
did for anything and looks even filter
than he did last Sunday, when he es-
tabIished his right to the title of cham
pion, by outwalking all the other con
testants in the halakaua avenue walk
ing race.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-24

and Hotel streets. More than a dozen
of the best players of the association
have already entered and it is hoped
that the list will reach sixteen when
the entries close at seven clock this
evening.
All members of the association who
wish to play and have not entered are
invited to do so today at the Y. M.
g. A. building. A complete list of the
pairings for first round matches will
appear in tomorrow s Advertiser. Play
begins at nine O'Clock on Christmas
Day and all first round matches must
be completed by next Tuesday evening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-24

A. c. Bell, engineer of the dock
board, assisted by Charles NJ. Kerr, as
sistant engineer, has just completed an
elaborate map of the waterfront and
docks of the New Orleans harbor The
map is quite extensive and shows in
detail the steel sheds, of the dock
board, the private frame sheds, the open
wharves, the railroad terminals, the
lines of all the railroads with switches
and in addition to this the depths of
the river at various points and the con
tour of the stream. The map includes
the entire river front, from Louisiana
avenue to Alvar street, on both sides of
the river. 1t gives the exact measure
ment of each wharf and shed, and by
the scale of distances along the river,
the exact distance between wharves
or docks or the distance from the point
by another can be at once determined.
1t shows Styyesand Docks, as being
exactly fourteen miles from the mouth
of the river and the total length of
the wharves to be 24,435 feet. The
map also shows the work done on the
river by the United States government