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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05
BASE BALL.

Farewell, long farewell, to
all thy greatness" Mr.. Football
This is the age of base ball-a
game peculiarly masculine This
Is game that is as perplexing
and incomprehensive to women
as politics and the modus operan-
d of political convention. Most
women sit in the grand stand and
cheer and cheer. out do not know
which team is in the lead When
the game is over they ask who
beat. Base ball is a great and
fascinating game-men will leave
their wives to see it. Young men
will break dates and some min
listers will shield their identity to
see it. Base ball, the lovliest Of
games. Last Monday. Decatur
and Bloomington played twenty
six innings, Decatur winning by
the score of 2 to / This game
lasted for four hours and thirty
minutes and brea axis all previous
records for mum Der Of innings
played.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05
East End Notes..

All are alive in this part Of
town. Mrs. Alice CansIer ha
been very i'll for several days
She is at this writing, still cou-
fined to her bed.
Mrs. Brooks is indlsposed.
Mrs. Joe Ford is convalescing.
We are trying every possible
way to make the carnival spoken
of last week success. We know
it will work because we have
seen it worked.
Qurterly meeting at St. John
church tomorrow Sunday. You
are invited.
Messrs. John Brandon and
John Sanders of the east end
have obtained jobs on the fire de-
partment.
The Merchant Blacks will play
double header at Breckenridge,
next Sunday.
The new mayor has removed
Preston Clay from the City hall
for some unexplained cause.
We don't mean to NEEDLE with
the mayors business but it does
seem to US, that LOOMS and
Gray could have given better
service in plain clothes, for many
reasons that we could explain if
called upon to do SO. We do not
feel just as good over these cases
as we would if there had been
charges against them.
Mrs. Emma Chinn of Chicago,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Joe
Ford OF E. Reynolds STE. E. M
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05

Mr.. Williams said Monday
night that the Negro is no prob
lem to himself, but the white
mans problem and that it is up
10 the white man who brought
him here, bought and paid for
him, to solve the problem. Mr..
Williams is about right, The
average Negro is much perturb-
ed over imaginary race discrimi
nation and small things. 1t is the
Negroes business to place a high:
er value on himself and not wor-
ship everybody and every thing
that happens to be white. We
are the greatest color line draw
ers ourselves. Get something
and do something and stop com.
planning.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05

The Law and Order League
meets tomorrow at 4 p. m. sharp
at Masonic Hall. Everyone who
possibly can should be out as the
final arrangements f or Dubois
lecture will be submitted. Also
the arrangement for good seats
for parties and their wives and
the distribution of Dubois badges
etc. Don't miss the Call, 4 p m.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05

The Ministerial Alliance will
meet at Union Baptist chnrch
Monday morning at 10 a. m. All
pastors are urged to be out
David Moore of Bloomington
is in the city visiting his many
friends and lodge brethren.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05

"Oh, Douglas! Thou hast passed be
yond the shore,
But still thy voice is ringing Ger The
gale
Thou'st taught thy race how high he1
hop, may soar,
And bid them seek the heights, MOI
faint nor fall"
Paul Laurence Dunbar on FREQ
Douglass.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-06-05

Political integrity is the road
but thieves reap what is sown.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
FAST FOOTBALL GAME
EXPECTED HERE TODAY
Elevers Of Local and Hampton Hign
Schools Meet On Casino
Grid:ron.

Local football enthusiasts are look
ing forward to fast and stubborniy
fought game when the elevens of the
Newport News and Hampton High
schools meet at 4 O'Clock this after
noon on the Casino gridiron. Both
L ans are in fine fettle for the fray
and each side IS claiming victory.
This will be the first time these
teams have met this season. but they
are old rivals on the gridiron. The
Hampton team will bring a large
number of rooters 20 this city and
the local High school students. with
the Rioters Club" will be out in
force.
Coach TAYLOR has been training
the local seam in the fine points OF
the game this week and the eleven
s now in better shape than it has
Teen at any time this season.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
|OLD COLLEGE STARS
WILL Be seen HERE
fuerstein and Barry Coming
With Norfolk Blnes' Team
Tomorrow.

Jim Barry, formerly OF the Universe
~ of Virginia eleven. and Fuerstein,
the clever quarterback who was with
Washington and Lee last year and
William and Mary in 1907. will play
football in this city tomorrow after
noon with the Norfolk Blues team.
The Blues are to meet the st. Vim
cent eleven on the Casino gridiron.
the game being called about 2:3e
o'clock
The Norfolk team is said to be an
unusually fast one and the game
should be among the best OF the
season here. st. Vincent VIII use ITS
strongest lineup for the first time
this season and the locals are conf
dent of making good SHOWING
against the visitors
Both Barry and Fuerstein have
many friends here and it is expected
that big crowd will attend the
game.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Care in Preparing Food.

In recent years scientists have
proved that the value of food is meas
ured largely by its purity: the re-
suit is the most stringent pure food
laws that have ever been known.
One food that has stood cut promi-
nently as perfectly clean and pure
food and which was as pure before
the enactment Of these laws as IL
could possibly be is Quaker Oats:
conceded by the experts to be the ideal
food for making strength Of muscle
and brain. The best ard cheapest OF
all foods. The Quaker Oats Company
is the only manufacturer Of oatmeal
that has satisfactorily solved the prob
lem OF removing the husks and black
specks which are so annoying when
other brands are eaten.
For hot climates Quaker Oats is
packed in Theoretically sealed tins,
keeps fresh and sweet anywhere. IL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
SEVENTH GRADE is
OUT WITH CHALLENGE
Pupils OF North End School Anxious
to Meet Any Seventh Grade Class
IN Spelling Match.

Seventh grade u. of the North End
school No. , is out with a formal cilal-
lenge to any seventh grade class in
the city public schools for spelling
match The North End pupils are
anxious and willing for snch a match
and Miss Phoebe Pressey. the class
secretary. viii arrange the details or
such a match with a representative OF
any other class.
The seventh grade y class won the
spelling match IN the entire Norta
Fnd school aud the pupils are natur-
ally very msch elafed. They are con
adent Of winning from all comess.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
HARD FOUGHT LEGAL
BATTLE CONTINUES
Many Objections Are Made and Ar
qued In Suit of c. e. o. Against
L. w. Davis


Judge Barham was engaged all day
yesterday in the Corporation Court in
hearing the suit of the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway Company against
Contractor J. W. Davis and the coun-
ter clam of the contractor against
the railway. This case has developed
into hard fought. but coed naturet-
gal battle between Attorneys r. NJ.
Lett and J A. MasSie for he con-
tractor and Attorneys r. G. Bedford
and s. Otis Bland for the railway.
When court adjourned yesterday
afternoon the plaintiff company had
not concluded its evidence and indi-
caions are that the trial will continue
several days Many objections are
being raised by counsel for both sides
and tbs Sc have been argued at some
length. The trial of the suit will
continue this morning.
Today Judge fsarham will stamp
the ballots TO be used n che election
here on November , md tomorrow
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Social Personal

DR.. J. H. Mabry will return this
morning from Tampa, Fla. where he
WIS called by the death of his broth
er, Mr.. John Il. Mabry.
Mr.. j. W. Wyatt returned yester-
day from Belhaven. where he attend
ed he wedding Ct his sister
Mr.. and Mrs C.. c. Curtis and 1T
tie daughter are visiting relatives al
Toano.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Pullen and lit
tie daughter. who have been visiting
in Richmond. have returned home.
Miss Mary Stevens has returned
from visit TO relatives in Rich
mend
Miss jamie Nelson, who has been
visiting in Washington. has returned
home. She was accompanied by her
brother. Charles. who has been i'll in
W dSutbs-ttU.
Miss Blanche Rayfield has rsturned
from Williams burg. where she visit
ID friends.
Mis- Katherine RosSer has return
I'd from Tarboro. y. C.. where she
visited relatives. She was scccmpa-
MED home by her cousin. Miss Ross
or. Of Wilmington. y. C.. who will
be her guest here.
Mrs j. VI. Mapp and little daugh-
ter have returned from Belhaven.
where they attended the wedding OF
Mrs. Maps sister. Miss Virginia
Wyatt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Or. JERE WiTHERSPOON DEAD.
Prominent Presbyterian Minister Vic
tim of Nervous Breakdown.

RICHMOND. VA, Oct. 2s.-Rev. Dr.
Jere Witherspoon. pastor of Grace
Street Presbyterian church of Ricn-
mond. died at Clifton Springs. y. y.
at O'Clock last night Nervous pros
tratiCn and an accompanying break
down were the cause of his death
DIR. Witherspoon had been in poor
health for several months and spent
all summer endeavoring to regain his
strength. He returned to this city
several weeks ago. but was obliged
again to seek release from his pas
toral duties. and he went to Clifton
Springs.
The news Of his death came as a
distinct shock and surprise to the
congregation and the CITY. as his con-
dition was net believed to have been
critical
Mrs.. Witherspocn was with him at
the time Of his death and has wired to
" {. Wherry. Of this city. clerk of
the session Of he church. to arrange
for the funeral for either Saturday or
Sunday. as NAV seem most suitable.
The body win arrive here Friday ar
ternOOn AZ Els O'Clock.
Preston Witherspoon. Dr. sTither-
SPOONS only child. T. in New York
CITY and will come here with his
mother FRIDAY. lie is manager Of the
New York Office Of the Richmond
Cedar Works.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
emocratic Committee Ac-
cepts Advice From Richmond.
DUMMY BALLOTS ORDERED
Voters viii Be Shown How to Scratch
Their Tickets-Hon. Samuel /. kel-
ly to Speak at Mass Meeting Here
Monday Night.

Following the lead of the State
committee. the city Democratic exc
cutive committee last night decided to
use rubber stamps in the election oil
November 2 Some of the stamps VIII
bear the name OF J. c. Wallace, who
was nominated last week by the com
mittee as the party candidate for con-
stable. and others will have the name
of b. o. James. who was named
by the state committee as the
party candidate for secretary OF the
commonwealth to succeed the late ID.
Q. Eggleston
Some question arose at the commit
tee meeting as to where the stamps
should be placed at the voting booths.
Some of the committee had heard
runners that the Republicans would
take the stamps out of the booth. II
was the consensus OF opinion that If
any voter should be caught taking one
Of the stamps away from the booths
he should be arrested by the police.
Stamps to he Handed to Voters.
One or two of the committee eX-
pressed some doubt as to whether or
not the stamps could be left in the
booths under the law Finally it was
decided to have some one at the polls
10 hand the stamps to the voters and
explain their use TO them.
BY unanimous vote. the commit
tee ordered that 1000 dummy" bal
lots showing the voters how to
scratch the Republican candidate
should be printed and distributed
among the voters.
It aas also decided TO insert ad-
vertisements in the newspapers. eX-
planning 10 the voters how the ballots
should be marked and the names OF
the two candidates stamped on the
ballots and to appeal to the voters
TO support J. c. Wallace, the nominee
of the committee. who vas regularly
ratified at the Democratic mass meet
ing at the city hall iast Monday night
Hon. S. L. Kelly Coming.
Chairman Newman announced that
he had been notified by Chairman
Ellyson. of the State committee, that
Hen. Samuel L. Kelly, of Richmond.
will speak here Monday night. A
question arose as to whether or not
the meeting should be held at the
Academy. Some suggested that it be
held AT the court house and a com
mittee was appointed to ask the com
mon council to postpone its special
meeting called for Monday night 50
that the committee might hold the
meeting in the court house.
The question of hiring carriages on
election day was taken up and dis
cussed at length 1t was decided tC
leave the matter with Chairman New
man. The committeeman hope TO be
able to secure several automobiles
and other vehicles from Democrats
for use in getting out the voters next
Tuesday.
The members attending last night
were: Chairman Newman. Secretary
A. 5. Davis. and Messrs. F. c. Nit
Chell. Lewis Littlepage, 5. =. Mars
ton. ]. +. wilkins. o Adams, Charles
Blanford Q. l.. Powell. A l.. Lindsay,
b. NJ Roy. l. C. Phillips and \. T.
HarwCCd
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
MANY DOCTORS PRESCRIBE

proprietary medicines nnIer Iatih
name. charging for the written pre-
scription three times the cost OF the
medicine. aud do not hesitate 10 con
denim that self-sa medicine II II is
advertised or mentioned by tho pub
lie
There are, however. many honest
doctors who do not hesitate 10 openly
recommend and prescribe such stan
dard remedies as Lydia +. Pinkham 5
Vegetable Compound
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29

Judge John @. Ingram. of the Law
and Chancery Court of Richmond
will render his decision in the now
famous suit for the depositors against
the officers and directors of the de-
funct Savings Bank OF NewporT
News
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Sun Out of Dock.

Having had her hull below he wa
terline cleaned and painted, the Sun
OIL Ccmpany's big tank steamer Sun.
which was built here, was hauled out
of dry dock No. =. at the shipyard.
yesterday morning. She. is having
minor or repairs made.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Books e ninnissrd.

On the police com ycstcscay rnors-
ING. Justice Brown dismissed & y
Brooks. the young driver Of ssIc rcc4-
less Laundry. Who was crsvng the
horse vitb which Mr.. George " An
drcvs coliidcd With his rotorcycic
Tuesday evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Has Hull Painted.

The Merchants & Miners steamer
Ontario was hauled cut of dry dock
No. at the shipyard, yesterday
morning after having her hull below
the waterline cleaned and painted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29

Coal for Marse;lles.

Carrying a cargo o. about i,oo0
tons of coal the Spanish steamship
Oriunte- Mendi steamed from this
port yesterday for Marseilles. France.
She was loaded here with ccal FUR
nished by the Chesapeake & ONO
Coal Agency Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Mr. EmanueI sax peao.

Mr Emanuel Faik. father OF Mr.. VI.
J. F'sik. Of this city. died ~ s O'Clock
yesterday morning At the residence.
isf Twenty street. of Briehts
disease. The funeral viii take pisc-
A. O'Clock this morning and the
body vii be sent TO Richmond fvs
burial
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Sailed.

Steamer Ordnnte- Mendi tSpn.)
Marseilles.
Schooners benjamin A. Van Brunt.
Sprague. New Haven; William tcbD.
Cobb. Eastpool: Samuel $. Thorpe,
Pierce. Newburyport; Prescott Pal
mer. Carlisle. Portland
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Will Load fer ST. Lucia.

The Norwegian steamship Sif. Cap
tain Harmansen, arrived here yes
terday from Baltimore TO lead full
cargo OF coal here for st. Lucia. She
will take about 5000 tons.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
SHIPPING REPORT
Thursday, October 20, 1909.
Arrived.

Arrived
Steamer Sif (NorD Harmansen.
Baltimore-to Chesapeake Il ono
Coal Agency Company in ballast.
Steamer Bay Port, Jensen, Boston
to White Oak Coal Company in ball
last.
Barge Baroness from Boston-to
White Oak Coal Company in ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
Cleared.

Steamer Ordunte-Mendi tSpnD
Oyarvide. Observation-Disclosures &
OHIO Coal Agency Company
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29

All sosiv- crusied. itching. bl>~dinz.
and pimpiy humors q the ssin. scalp.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-23

funny sketches there is treat in store
the coming week at the Walker theater.
Manager Pieper has arranged bill
of excellent variety. The show is headed
by the favorite farceurs, Elmer Ballard
and Mabel Albert. These clever people
have a laughing sketch entitled Dick s
Return" that is full of good, clean
comedy. The Grace sisters, two stun
ming Titan blondes, are real sisters,
real singers and real dancers, Otto G.
Rabe, the musical Sambo, has a novelty
act full of originality and music. Miss
Virginia Reeves, an operate mezzo-so-
prano, will sing a choice group of Sc
lections Her voice is particularly fitted
to the old time tuneful ballads that
all like so Well Dick Parks, the min
strel man, will offer a budget of merry
quips, sure enough laugh producers.
Originality is his trademark The two
Heymans have a choice line of imper-
sonations, songs and dances. Joseph
Manley will sing a brand new New
York song particularly fitted to his bar
itone voice. The Walkerscope will show
series of selected motion pictures.
The Travellette is a new one and should
prove very interesting. Musical Direc-
tor Nelson has arranged an attractive
musical program for his orchestra.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-23

voices. There are in all an even score
of clever musical numbers.
! Individual hits have been many, Miss
Blanche Hall, Henry Stockbridge
Charles Giblyn, A Byron Beasley, Miss
| Agnes Cain Brown, William Desmond
land Mango buffet having been enthu-
siastically praised for their clever work
One of the funniest scenes In the piece
is that between Henry Stockbridge as
Biggs, an American bartender, and
| Wayland Trask as the Terrible Turk.
! There will be no changes in the cast
and the big production will be con-
tinued intact.
GRAND-The Murray and Mack com.
pany at the Grand opera house thi:
week will make use of "Finnigan'S
Ball." a rollicking farce comedy inter
sperced with a score of the most sue
cessful popular songs of recent New
York musical plays. This is the play In
which Murray scored their most splen-
did hit. Unlike most of the Murray
and Mack offerings "Finnigan's Bali
| has a we'll defined story and in the
working out of the plot are many in
genuous and ludricous situationse.
The musical numbers will include
Most Every Town Has a Broadway
you're Just the Boy for Me" always
Leave Them Laughing When You Say
Good By" Good BY. John" "A. y. G.
of the U. s. A" 81 Am Glad I'm Mar
ried," my California Poppy" "China
DOLL" Killarney and others.
Next week Murray and Mack will en-
ter upon new series of plays. The
management of the Grand opera house
has secured all of the plays made popu-
lar in the east by Rogers brothers. In
stead of having the two principal parts
played by German comedians these
roles will be interpreted by Murray and
Mack The series includes ain Central
Park I'm Washington" "In wall
Street" I'm Paris" I'm Harvard" and
TN Ireland"
The first of the series to be played
by Murray and Mack at the Grand will
be Rogers Brothers in Harvard"
LOS ANGELES THEATER-The pro-
gram for the week beginning with the
usual Monday matinee is one of the
best vaudeville bills seen at this play
house in many months. The feature
act is May Wards Dresden Dolls" II
has the largest cast of any act on the
local stage, there being nine pretty and
clever dancing and singing girl dolls. y
The scenes represent complete Dres-
den doll shop. At the rise of the cur
tain the shop is seen with number of
big boxes on shelf, and one by one
the dolls are taken out and stood OF
different parts of the stage.
Another feature on the bill is George
Wilson, the original king of min
strels;" Mr.. and Mrs Robyns in their
latest one-act sketch, 1.-THE Counsel for
the Defense;" Duff and Walsh in a
dancing musicale; V. L. Granville,
character actor in an original sketch,
"Twixt Dawn and Daylight" Madam
Doherty's eighteen beautiful poodles
and the Bovyerscope complete the bill.
- g,
HER'S-Another one of Fred
CANDLES breezy burlesque comedies
is to hold the boards at Fischer's
next wetek, the offering being
1.-THE Kings Double" comedy
of Catalina Island. The piece is full
of fun, and has also attractive singing
and dancing features by the cast and
the eight Roly Poly girls.
Hugh Metcalfe has the part of the
king, whose life an anarchist in the