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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
Al. G. FiIed's MinstreIs.

Following is a part Of what the
critic of the Columbus. Ohio, DIS
patch had to say about Al. G. Fields
Greater Minstrels few days ago:
Again have AL g. Field and his
merry minstrel men been in cur mist,
as Mr.. Cooley says, and the aggrega-
! tion owned ant operated by the min
strel magnate' Is giving the best show
" the many already presented.
When David rarely appears upon
the modern stage Mr.. Field contends
that he was the first minstrel, and
therefore the opening tableau OF the
show has THE famous harpist before
Saul and the song of praise rises up
on the air. The innovation is rather
startling one, and the audience ut
the Southern Friday night hardly
knew what to EXPECT thereafter.
Although the harp David used did
not have thusonad strings. as ad-
vertised on the program. Scion Da
Miller as the player OF the one used.
sang feelingly the opening song
Evening Star" from Tannhauser.
"The illustration of modern Amer
lean minstrelsy was above the ordi-
nary. both in costume and stage set
ting. and the songs we're new and
well sung"
Mr.. Field and his minstreIs will be
at the Academy of Music next Thurs
day night, Sept. Is.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
BOLD THIEF STEALS
HAT FROM HALL RACK
J. 2. Ward Leaves Hat In His Hail
When He Goes Into Supper and
IL Disappears.

thief entered the front hall OF
the home of J. r. Ward. 123 Thirty
first street. about O'Clock yesterday
evening and walked OF with a hat
which was hanging on the hall rack.
Mr.. Ward left the hat On the rack
when he went in the house to eat
his supper. but when he returned to
the hall to look for his head-gear a
half hour later. the hat was missing
He believes that negro man stole
the hat.
Immediately after discovering tho
robbery. Mr.. Hall reported the mat
ter to the police station. but the po-
lice have no clue on which to work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14

cioee Up Rented Buildings.
When the new brick building now III
course of construction on Thirty-third
street between jefferson avenue and
Madison avenue is opened on January
/ 2, all of the buildings now rented by
the board will be closed up and the
Pupils will be transferred TO the new
building. superintendent Jekins esti-
mates that there viii be enough pupils
to I'LL four rooms of the building. The
| new school will be complied on De-
cember 1, but about one month will
be required to furnish it and get it
ready for occupancy by the pupils.
The corps of teachers in the schools
this year is larger than ever before.
total OF Sc instructors being employ
ed Five Of these teach special courses
as follows: music. drawing. manual
I, training. domestic science and bust
ness courses. There is also an as
sitant manual training teacher.
Prepare for shipysrd Work.
II is the plan of Superintendent Jen-
kins to have the assistant manual
training teachers relieve the manual
training and drawing teachers as
much as possible so that those teach
ers may devote more time to the
teaching Of the High school pupils In
these branches. These pupils are to
be instructed 10 manual training and
drawing with a view OF preparing
them for work In the shiPyard.
The oficiais OF the yard hsye
agreed to cooperate with the school in
this particular and Superintendent
jenkins hopes. to so work out the
courses that within very few years
the graduates OF the local High school
in the manual training and drawing
courses viii have the same rating at
the shlDyard a. the graduates Of the
New York and Washington manual
training High schools.
Elective Course This Year.
The High school this year Is 10 be
conducted under what Is known in the
school world as the unit system and
the course Is 70 be an elective oae.
BESIDES the usual fun classical course.
there win be a business course and
the manual training and drawing
courses
In the business department. type
writing short hand. bookkeeping ana
business laS all be taught These
courses are taught IN the last two
yeas OF the High school.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14

yesterday in the case Of James Glib
son, the painter, who ~ charged VIII
criminaily assauiting 1i-year-uld Ethe
Hayes. and IN the case OF l.. A. Lame
the young man, who is alleged e
have hit James Knight. OF Isle OF
Wight county. over the head with O
beer bottle on the Twenty-eighth street
bridge last Saturday night. The jury
will finish taking the evidence in
these cases today and will report It's
findings to the court.
Other criminal warrants will be
presented 10 the jury today as fol-
lows:
William Minis. alias Sam Minis,
colored, larceny from the person.
William Smith, colored, larceny
from the person.
Andrew Collins. colored, house
breaking and grand larceny.
Prior Epps, Edward Undertake and
Harvey Barrett, all colored. charged
with housebrealing and larceny.
Charles Cooper, colored. house
breaking.
Edward Mcneil and George Rid
dick. both colored, burglary and
housebreaking.
w. l. King. white. forgery.
Mcneil and Riddick are the negroes
who escaped from the city jail several
weeks ago by digging a hole through
the rear brick wall OF the building.
important Misdemesnor Cases.
When these warrants have been
disposed Of by the jury. a number OF
misdemeanor warrants viii be pre-
scented TO :. by the court. The most
important OF these is that against
NJ. NJ. Phipps. the young man. who
ran down and fatally injured 5-year-
CID Herbert Softer with an automobile
on Huntington avenue about two
weeks ago
The criminal warrant against Mou-
la Bakhsh. the Hindu "charmer." who
is charged with grand larceny. Will
not be presented to the grand jury.
Brooks. the negro woman from when
Bakhsh is alleged to have obtained
$50 worth of property under false
pretenses. is dying from tuberculosis
and she will be unable to appear
against the prisoner. The case will
be reopened by Justice Christian,
in the police court. and disposed OF
there. Bakhsh is also charged with
property from Mrs. Mel
ton. of 1888 Twenty-seventh street,
under false pretenses. He undertook
to cure" her OF a swelling in the
ankles and is said TO have obtained
gold watch, ring, a check for SIG and
81 In cash from the woman.
FeIonies for Trial Today.
Judge Barham has set the cases OF
Idelia Clarke. Wingfield Boiling and
Mary Williams, chargea with mali
cious wnunding. for tomorrow. Thurs
day morning the case of Ralph Whit
Ing. who shot and killed Walter Fiem-
ming on Twenty-thtrd street, on the
of Sunday, September 8. is
set for trial.
All Of the misdeamenor cases are
set for trial on September "a.
An unusually large number of cases
are to be tried at this. the regular
September criminal term of the court J
and the term viii be an unusually I,
busy one.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
wusic CLASS.

desire 70 organize a music (piano)
class 81 u 20 IS pupils. An srsdnats
of Randolph Macon Woman's College
stutenr Of ~. a. sherwood and have
had several years experience teach
Mss FRANCES 3 HUNDLEY.
Pocshontss Hotel
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
EIeetlxe course Ihls Yesr.
CO with q Rush

The demand for that wonderful
stomach. Liver and Kidney cure. Dr.
Kings View Life PiIis-is astounding
The Academy Pharmacy and Pptzolc
Drus co say they never saw the
iike. rs because they never fail q
cure Sour Stomach. Constipation. In.
digestion. Biliousness. Jsundice. sick
headache. Chiils-and Nsisr1a. Ouiy
sc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14

Mr.. Alfred p. Hanan and Mrs. Ethel
J. Robinson. of New York. were mar
ried yesterday by Rev. ". B. Allen.
rector OF St Paul's Episcopal church.
at the Tectory. Both have been mar
ried previously and afterwards were
divorced.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14

Mrs c. n. Cor h,s rs'urued fr-m
washington. D. G. where she visited
rflstives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
Captain stewart Here.

Captain Francis Stewart. of Dumph-
ries. Scotland. skipper of the British
steamship Mersario, was the guest of
his nieces. Mrs. T. A. Reynolds and
Misses Lily and Frances Stewart here
Sunday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
The Girl Of the Sunny South TODAY

The Girl of the Sunny South" will
be the attraction at the Academy Of
Music this afternoon and evening.
This is popular price musical play,
in which a number of the latest Song
hits are sung. There will be special
matinee at bargain prices for ladies'
and children this afternoon at )
O'Clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-14

Mr.. Cook IN New York.
Mr. J. l.. s Cook left last night for
New York. where he win spend two
weeks on business
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
THE THlRTEENER

nervous little man stepped briskly
into a Euclid avenue jewelry store yes
terday morning with a medium sized
clock under his wing, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer. He placed the
chronometer on the counter, turned
the hands around to about one minute
of IL o'clock and told the expert be-
hind the counter to listen. ut keeps
perfect time" the customer said, but
I want to find out If you notice any
thing wrong with the way it strikes" ."
The jeweler listened. There's nothing
wrong" he replied with a grim after
the clock had struck. Except that she
strikes thirteen instead of twelve. That
can easily be remedied." The customer
looked as relieved as If he'd just
awakened from a bad dream. That's
just what I've always thought ever
since we've had the clock" he burst
forth. 1--WE always felt sure it struck
thirteen. But no one else in the fam
lily ever spoke of 1t, and / was afraid
to say anything about 1t for fear there
was something wrong with my own
works. Well. it's worth the price of
having the thing repaired just to find
out l was right"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
SHE CALLED HIS BLUFF

The braggadocio of the common va
riety of husbands generally sooner or
later falls before the keen insight that
most women have of human nature in
general and Dragging husbands in par
ticular. One southern woman was mar
ried to such a man who, though in
variably unsuccessful as a hunter, was
continually boasting of his killings.
AS he was returning home one even
ing after an all day hunting trip it oc-
Cured to him that the usual accom-
paniment of an empty game bag was
not in accordance with his oft boasted
skill as a hunter and that his wife
would again have the joke on him, so
he went to the market and purchased
two brace of partridges.
AS he entered the house he threw
them on the table with great eclat and
exclaimed: "Well, you dear old doubt
err you see I am handler with the gun
than you give me credit for being. af-
ter all, don't you?"
Milady picked up the birds and ex-
amined them very carefully. AS she
looked up after the examination she
said:
Fine birds, my dear. Very fine birds,
are they not?"
Robert" responded the wife. turn
ing up her nose. you were only just
in time in shooting those birds to-
day; tomorrow it would have been ev-
erlastingly too late"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
THE HEN SAT TIGHT

The other day Howard county
farmer hitched to the single buggy he
had not used for some time and hur-
riedly drove to Cresco for groceries,
says the Cresco Times. When the
grocer appeared on the street with
arms heaping full of packages and
raised the cover to store the goods
under the buggy seat from the rear he
espied a Blddy complacently holding
down a claim she had pre-empted on
the buggy box reservation. what are
you going to do with this hen?"
queried the grocer. "Whew!" ejacu-
lated the farmer 81 don't know any
thing about a hem" "Well, here's a
hen. just the same" replied the grocer,
and waited for the farmer to come
and adjust matters. Sure enough,
there sat Mrs. Plymouth r. Hen in
cubating a nest of eggs. She preserved
calm and undisturbed repose that
was unbroken by discovery and the
noisy merriment of observers and re-
turned home as she came.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
ANOTHER THING THAT WENT
WRONG

you are thinking of resigning you.
pastorate here and going to different
field of labor, are you, doctor?'
"I may as well confess l am.
pardon my inquisitiveness, doctor.
but it's a question of salary, is II not
''It is. my friend. My congregation
insists on paying me a salary so I'M
mensely out of proportion to the value
of my services that nv conscience VII!
not permit me to accept it any longer
and l am going to place where the
nav is smaller. er."-chicago Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
REALISTIC


The youngsters had been consigned
to the nursery, and strict injunetions
had been laid upon them to play a
nice, quiet game" In few moments,
however, sounds as of a thunder
storm, with a dash of boiler factory,
issued from the room, and mother
rushed up.
Mercy on us. children! she ex-
claimed. Whatever are you DOING
You must not make such terrible
noise"
But, mamma" explained one of the
darlings, I'VE are only playing the
ater."
"Theater?"
"Yes: the scene is storm at sea-
and all of us except Tommy are ship
wrecked people calling for help.
Mammals attention was thus direct
ed to Tommy, who, crouched In the
corner, emitted doleful howls
And what is Tommy doing?' she
asked.
"Tommys the scenery"
"The scenery!"
Yes: he is the ocean shrlehng III
the teeth of the storm. Tit Bits.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
STRICTLY NEUTRAL

Among the humorous and human sto-
ries in DIR. T. l.. Pennell's recent book.
among the Wild Tribes Of the Afghan
Frontier" is one of British officer in
the Kurram valley who interrogated
an Afridi with regard to what was
then considered a probable conflict.
Nov, tell me-" said the officer, "if
there We're to be war-which God for
bid-between Russia and England,
what part would you and your people
take? Whom would you side WITH"
"Do you wish me to tell you what
would please you or to tell you the real
truth?" was the naive reply.
II adjure you to tell me what is the
white word"
'Then," said the old graybeard, eve
would just sit up here on our noun
tain tops watching YOU both fight. until
we saw one or the other defea ted.
Then we would come down and loot
the vanduished till the last mule Col
is great! What time that would be
for u.s."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
A PARTING SHOT

cided to leave an unremunerative con-
gregation. finding IL impossible to col
lect his salary, said in his farewell
sermon:
II have little more to add dear
brethren. save this: You are all I'm
favor of free salvation. and the man
ner in which you have treated me
proves that you have got III"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
COLD COMFORT

A crash!
A scream of dismayi
The faithful maid-of-all-work rushes
terrified into my lady's boudoir
My lady is staring at the carpet.
On II lie the shattered fragments of
a hand-mirror.
Tears stream from her eyes.
"Oh, Mary Ann-Mary Ami" she
cries. Whatever shall do? They say
1t means seven years of misery If you
break a looking glassi"
Never you fret, muml" comforts
Mary Ann. eff you've got cause for
misery. what about me? I've just gone
an smashed the pier glass in the
drorin room. Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28

An Irishman having been seriously
injured in a railway accident was ad-
vised by his friends to go in for dam
ages
"Phwatl" he replied. go in for dam
ages? Aren't ] damaged enough?
Shure. it's not damages | want-it's re-
pairs!"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28
WARNING

mo, Alice" counsels the fond man.
ma. you should not marry Mr.. Left
over. If you do. you will regret 1t"
why, mamma? Because he is
widower?"
Not exactly. But he will not make
a good husband"
why, mammal Everybody knows
that while his wife was alive he was
a shining model for all the other hus-
bands in town. He never drank.
smoked or swore; he never stayed out
late at night: he never danced with
anyone but her-he was simply per-.
fecti"
IT know, my child And l want to
tell you that a man who has been held
down in that way during his first mar
riage will know how to dodge such
rules the second timei"-Life.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-28

She-"Yes. 1 rather like Harry Fair
fax. I think he's got a soft spot in
his heart somewhere"
He-"Don't know about his heart l
always thought 1t was in his head"
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-02
NEW. RAILROAD LINE
 TOUCHES Il CENTR0
Engineers of San Diego and Arizona Making Last Trial
 Survey Through Valley

Engineers of the San Diego & Ari- zona Railroad have surveyed several preliminary lines from the mountains eastward across the Imperial basin, but none of the routes surveyed is entirely satisfactory, and they are now running a line which passes through Fl Centro and Holtyille and. are fig uring on getting through the sand hills to the Southern Pacific main line near Ogilby Their camp was moved yesterday from Coyote Wells to the bridge over the west side ca nal six miles west and one mile north of Storms Crossing of New River
 The best point for crossing New River is north Of Storms and di- rectly west of Ei Centro. 4 pre- liminary survey does not necessarily determine the route of railroad, but as all other proposed routes appear to have been rejected and the engi- neers are following the line of a late made by the chief efi. gineer, there is reasGti to believe that the Fl Centro-Eoltville route is re- garded most favorably and is likely to be chosen. There are other indi- cations that the San Diego & Ari- zona railroad, when finally located, will pass through the county seat and take the most direct route eastward to the sand hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-02
SUGAR BEET GROWING
 IN IMPERIAL VALLEY
Manufacturers Ready to InstaI Plants When Assured of
 Sufficient Raw Product

Manufacturers of beet sugar are successfully in Imperial Valley and that the crop may be so handled as to double the duration of the har- vesting season and keep factories in operation at least twice as long as elsewhere. They are looking to this region for solution of some of the problems that confront them, and there is no doubt that sugar factories will be established here if the farm CTS can be persuaded to grow beets in sufficient quantities.
 MT. c. H. Perkins, representing q large Eastern sugar company, recent ly visited the valley to collect infor- nation on the subject of beet-grow ing The company has factory in New York state, erected at a cost of about $1,400,000, which it desires to move because the district in which it is located fails to produce beets enough to keep the machinery in full eOpeTdClOn. l0eTe are TedSOnS TOT pc lieving that the company would pre- fer to transfer it's plant to Imperial Valley if it were assured of sufficient raw material.
 It is also known that the beet sugar combination operating the Oxnard and other large factories has an eye on the valley and desires to secure the territory to itself. The sugar makers are satisfied that the valley can produce beets, and they will build factories with their own ann )ple capital when conditions appear favorable.
 The only factor of uncertainty is the profit to be derived by the far Inner thwDl beet-growing. When it can be shown convincingly that sugar beets will pay the grower as well as other crops on the rich land of Imperial Valley, it will be possible for the manufacturers to persuade farmers to go into the business on a contract basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-02
Standing of Teams.
DE coURsEY AND REEDER
Twenty-Round Boxing Contest Arrana-
 ed by Athletic Club.


 Chick Reeder, of Santa Rosa, and Billy DeCoursey, of San Francisco have been matched to box twenty rounds in El Centro Saturday night, January 16. Reeder is strong and fast, has had considerable ring experience, and his friends think he will win. Accor- ding to the articles of agreement he is to weigh 139 pounds at o'clock the afternoon of the contest DeCour- sey at first stipulated that the weight should be made at ringside, but later made the concession. DeCoursey will weigh about 126 pounds.
 Reeder is at present playing on the Holtville baseball team and is in splendid condition, although little overweight He Is strong and active and fast mill Is expected. Because of his greater experience in the ring and clever generalship, DeCoursey will undoubtedly be picked to win by ma jority of the sports.
 The exhibition win be given under the management of the Imperial Val. ley Athletic Club.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-02
EAGLES INSTALLATION.
Reception and Dance of Fl Centro Ae-
 rie Will be Big Affair.

Fl Centro Aerie, No. 1859, F. o. E., will hold public installation of off cers on Thursday night, Jan. [. Fol- lowing the installation there will be a dance and reception and in addition to the regular hall of the Aerie, the big hall of the new Blackinton build ing will be available. This will make the largest dance hall ever used in Fl Centro and a big crowd is expected. The Holtville Aerie will attend in a body and large number of the Cal exico members will be present.
 Following are the officers who will be installed:
 M. W..Conkling, Worthy President; Albert Durham, Worthy Vice Presi- dent; T. J. Skee, Chaplain c. l.. Stack Worthy Secretary; Ora N. Miller, Worthy Treasurer; E. w. Fin ney, Inside Guard; George Gunderson, Outside Guard Franklin J. Cole, c. F Hayden, F. l.. Davis, Trustees.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-01-02
VALLEY GUNNERS
 AND VALLEY DUCKS
Fl Centro Gun Club Closes Membership List and Goes
 After the Birds

At meeting of the El Centro Cur Club last Tuesday night. several new members were accepted and the char ter membership was limited to fifteen and the list declared closed Ccudi- tions of admission of additional mem bers are to be determined later.
 The club has secured the exclusive use of a camp site on the bank of the Alamo and has put up tents and provided boats for the members. The best shooting is during the morning and avening flight of ducks along the r;vor u,han the birds are plentiful and are whizzing pa1. tne suhhers at express speed. It is an exreert shot who can be sure of bagging the linI.t or anything near it.
 I've members shot on the grounds last Sunday night and Monday morn ing, missing more birds than they hit by large majority, and brought back twenty ducks of five varieties. Sprigs and teal are the most plenti- fui, but mallards, widgeon, spoonbills and canvas backs get into the bag, and on Sunday evening one of the gunners shot a fulvous-bellied tree duck, species not very common in this region and a particularly tooth some bird on the table
 Any fresh water duck killed in Imperial Valley is good to eat The flavor and quality of the flesh of duck depend wholly upon the food it procures, and the sprig, widgeon, best mallard and teal that feed in the barley fields are equal to the best canvas-back that ever Tapped a wing over the Chesapeake. The canvas back got his reputation when it's food was chiefly the grass known as wild celery, charnel-grass, eel grass, tape grass, etc. Given the same food, the canvas-back is no better than sever al other species. When ducks ire quent the sea-shore and eat fish and clans, their flesh Is strong. In this region they feed. wholly on vegetable matter-grains and grasses-and the wild flavor is not noticeable. In short, the Imperial Valley duck is as much superior on the table to the duck of the coast regions as the I'm perial Valley turkey Is to other tur- keya