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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-21
Half Billion Needed.

AN expenditure of $I"h.""o'"'H' Oh"
the rivers ana coastal waters ci 'n''
limited States would perfect a water
TRANSFORMATION OF FULLY 2',""": mites
mach of which is now so lmp'r!"''
TO he of small value. This system
could move enormous volumes Oh
freight 20 and from nearly every
mart CT the union. and At such cheap
rates that the saving in reduced
freight charges would probably equai
the total cost in every year.
Congress should make prompt pro
vision fer improving all our worthy
WATERWAYS and the best method Is
bv bcrd issue OF fifty million a
year. Money spent on waterways
would We a permanent Improvement
returning fer all time a heavy in
tcr,st in cheapcned frelghls.
posterity Should Pay Bill.
AS posterity will reap the great
est part of the benefit. II should help
to pay the debt.
y "Our railroads are planning t"
spend five thousand million in bet
termcnts and extensions This los
sal sum is TO be raised by issuing
bonds, which The people will have
to pay. One tenth Of this sum. CT
five hundred millions. spent on wat
erways. would accomplish as great
results In frcigN moving and at one
sixth OF the rail rHte.
Railroads Are Selfish.
we should watch water terminals
with eagle eyes. III many localities
they are owned and operated by rail
roads In their selfish Interests with
s,ant regard for the right of their
rivals CT the public. Terminus on
navigahie waters should be public
property and all transportation agrn
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-21

LOST-LADIES' BLACK POCKET
book. containing sS.37, between Pee
Dee and King street. Reward if
returned to x. Q. Hill, at Darling'S
Oyster House. 81
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
NEW WAY TO CURE TOBACCO.

II Government Approves System It
May RevoIutionize Present Methods. i
II quick method of curing tobacco
discovered by DR.. W. w. Garner of
the department of agriculture at
Washington, who has been expert.
menting on the plantations at Suffield,
Conn. proves to be practical 1t bids
fair to reyolutonize the present old
fashioned and crude system of curing,
which is the most hazardous feature
Of the tobacco raising business as well
as the most tedious and annoying,
A sample of tobacco leaves which
had been put through the quick dry
Ing and curing process at the farm
OF William s. plnney has been sent
to Washington. where d chemical
analysis will be made of both the
sample and Of some leaves cured III
the ordinary way The new method,
which is without steam heating. is
expected to obviate any possibility Of
the dangerous pole sweat.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02

conrii.a
Invincible Flagship of Admiral 6eymour).
Armored cruiser Drake
Armored cruiser Edinburgh
Armored cruiser Argyll.
FRENCH SQUADRON.
Rear Admiral lie Pord commanding.
Battleship veite fiagship of Rear Adj
mirai lie Pordl.
Battieship Justice
Battieshtp Liberte.
GERMAN SQUADRON.
Grand Admiral Won Rooster commanding.
Protected cruiser Victoria Luise alag
ship of Admiral Koester).
Protected cruiser Dresden.
Protected cruiser Bremen.
ITALIAN SQUADRON.
Protected cruiser Etruria.
Protected cruiser Aetna.
AUSTRIAN SQUADRON.
Three ships tprobably armored cruisers)
TO be announced.
THE NETHERLANDS.
Protected cruiser Utrecht (will supply
crew for Half Moon).
THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
Naval training ship PresIdente sar-
rliente.
MEXICO
The gunboat Bravo.
CUBA.
The cutter Hatuey
Uncle Sam, of course, will make the
best showing of the lot He will have
about fifty-three vessels in line, and
they will be Of all types. from the great
battleship Ii the small submarines and
feet auxiliaries.
lnvinciblc a Wonder
or the above ships the most inter
esting to naval men will undoubtedly
be the British cruiser battleship Irwin
chile, a magnificent vessel carrying
eight twclye-lnch guns and capable OF
attaining speed Of 25 knots an hour.
The Invincible is sister ship Of the
lnhexibe and Indomitable. Her nor
NAL tonnage is 1850, and In addition
to her powerful battery of twelve inch
guns she carries second defense bat
terry Of sixteen sixrinch guns of the
most improved type. Her funnel ar.
rangement Is new departure in Brit
: ish naval construction there being two
forward OF the two amidship twelve
inch turrets and one aft. She has two
skeleton miii'ury lnasts and is manned
by q crew Of nearly 1000 officers and
men. The Drake. Edinburgh and Ar
gyll are all splendid arnlored cruisers.
The justice, yerite and Liberte are
three of the finest lattleships In the
French navy. each being of $4,000 tons
displacement and carrying a crew Of.
800 officers and men.
with The exception nf tie British
and French vessels nn,.esf the other
foreign ships is impos.; md most
OF them are of the sil.. ~ type of
protected cruisers
The American fleet Of over 100000
tons will be one of the greatest ever
gathered ms a unit IN any waters.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02

take place Oct. and 2, from New
York to Newburg and back. This will
undoubtedly be the greatest parade OF
the kind in the history of the United
States. perhaps the greatest the world
has ever seen. Ii will be the largest
feet ever assembled anywhere except
In the English channel and the largest
OF an International character ever as
sembled In any port In the world.
About eighty warships, many OF
them from other countries, and ten
squadrons Of commercial vessels will
take part in the naval parade, the
American ships including sixteen bat
tleships. three armored cruisers. three
scout cruisers. twelve torpedo boats,
four submarines, two parent ships, one
tender. two supply ships, one repair
ship. one torpedo vessel. one tug and
seven Golfers.
Germany will send a squadron of
several vessels under the command OF
the ranking officer of the German
navy. Admiral A. D. von Rooster: Eng
land will send four cruisers under com.
mand of Rear Admiral Frederick T..
Hamilton, who win be the official rep
resentative Of Great Britain at the
celebration; Italy will send the cruiser
Etruria and her cadet ship Aetna;
France will also send an official rep
resentative and ships. Five warships
VIII come to take part In the celebra-
ton from South America. Mexico viii
send one gunboat under command Of
Captain Manuel e. Izaguirre. Guate-
mala Is to send coast patrol boat,
and the Netherlands will send the
cruiser Utrecht (from the crew Of
--'e'ch tho reDlical OF the half Moon
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02


The pole star stood directly over his
head.
.The gain TO knowledge from Or.
Cooks discovery is inestimabie There
still is much to learn of tides. currents
and the ocean. Meteorologists have a
perfect torrent of questions to ask OF
any one speaking with authority from
the north pole.
"But there Is another problem OF the
highest Importance justifying all eff
forts to discover the pole. Many scien-
lists believe the arctic regions have
borne at certain times In the mighty
history of our globe very different
aspect from that which they show
now. The ice and snow. which have
preserved the mystery OF the poles,
probably have not existed continuously
throughout the ages.
ut is believed that In the course Of
geological time the regions around the
poles have more than once enjoyed a
temperate climate, permitting highly
organized animals and delicate plants
to flourish If specimens Of rocks con-
tanning the remains of fossil animals
and plants have been brought home
their scientific value could not be ex-
aggerated. Thus aud thus only could a
very great chapter In the history Of
tho earth be completed. Until the poles
are explored mans knowledge Of bis
dwelling place will be sadly defec-
tive"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02

ea W mirages inverted MOUNTAINS ssuu
queer objects that seemed 70 dance
about The horizon itself seemed to
dance, but | made careful s.stronom-
ital observations and always knew our
position.
ION April 81 my observation. cor
rected, showed that we had reached
latitude so degrees. 80 minutes and As
seconds and were therefore within a
stones throw almost Of the ninetieth
parallel. We advanced the fourteen
seconds, approximately quarter of a
mile. and there made double round
of observations. which confirmed our
position ;.
No Land In Sight.
This was at noon of April 81. 1908.
Ny observations showed that the lati-
ture was precisely 80 degrees. The
temperature was 80 degrees below
zero. The barometer stood at 29.83 de-
grees. There was no land In sight
nothing but depressing waste Of Ice
and snow, which appeared purple II
the light.
THE Eskimos, told that at last they
had reached the big nail' and were the
first Of their race ever to have set foot
there. celebrated with savage joy. !
raised the flag of the United States Of
America to the breeze.
Il studied the local conditions as
much as possible and took observations
from various points within walking
distance | was unable to take any
soundings of the sea through crevices
| I and because ! had lost my sound
i'g tsne.
s ntil carly III the day of April %.
s.tS, we ronnhrd III the pole Then.
realizing that the flag would be torn
40 pieces within n few DAYS. took 1t
down as we were about to depart and
rlaced II ID brass tube, together with
d signed report of my march from
Efah This | buried in the ice exactly
ri the north pole
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02

=
will be manned) and probably two OF
three other vessels. Lieutenant Com
mander Lam Of the Utrecht will I'M
personate Henry Hudson.
Because of the wide difference In
speed of the various classification of
boats to participate they will start at
three different hours.
The feet will be divided into eight
squadrons, each commanded by a flag
officer. Squadrons will be divided into
divisions of not less than four vessels,
and all vessels in line, except the
United States naval vessels, will be
under command of Captain Jacob w.
Miller, chairman of the commissions
committee for the naval parade,
Altogether there will be about 1900
vessels Of all kinds in the parade in
GLIDING steamboats, private yachts,
motorhoats. tugs and steam lighters.
II is also planned to have a facsimile
Of the ship in which Left Ericsson dis
covered America take part with the
Clermont and the Half Moon.
Another feature of the big celebra-
tion will be the electric lighting. New
York city in all its boroughs will be the
most brilliantly lighted spot on the sur
face of the earth No illumination so
stupendously magnificent and imposing
has ever been planned before Every
evening at $50 millions of electric
lights will blaze forth.
Public buildings, all the bridges.
monuments, arches. men-of-war. mu-
nicipal ferryboats, and so on, will be
ablqze with electric lights More than
100000 incandescent lamps will be
used. In addition to these. there will
be 1000 arc lights. 5000 flare arcs, one
battery of twelve searchlights. each of
100000 candle power, and another
searchlight battery Of 100000 candle
power. The total amount Of extra
illumination will be close to $4,000. 900
candle power.
This covers the public Examinations
alnne. This huge aggregation Of cleo.
tric brilliance will be further augment
ed by innumerable displays by individ
uals and firms. There will be new
crop OF big electric advertising signs
along the principal thoroughfares and
scores of the skyscrapers. and lesser
buildings VIII be festooned with thou
sands Of lights. The electric lighting
companies say that probably $25OOOO
will be spent in this way by business
houses and individuals alone
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
coMEf WITH FAMOUS HISTORY

The HALEY Encouraged William the
conqueror and Evoked PapaI Bull.
The cablegram recently received ut
Harvard observatory. In Cambridge.
Mass. from Professor Wolf Of Hei.
delberg announcing that thu HALEY
comet had been seen and photograph
ed BY him, gave great pleasure.
Professor E. c. Pickering, the head
OF the observatory. said
u was highly elated by DR.. Wolfrs
wire and immediately cabled him my
congratulations. Although the comet
IN this case appears earlier than ex-
pected. astronomers all over the world
have had one eye open on the lookout
for II II is, you know. located in
close proximity to the consultations
OF Genini and Gemnna
1T was the first periodic comet
whose return was predicted Its dis
coverer based his deductions on the
fact that its orbit was found in 1882
to be nearly identical with the comets
OF 1907 and 1881 and that he also
round records Of the appearance Of
great comet tn HIST. 1901. 11I5 and
1906 From these facts he drew his
conclusions on the time that should
elanse between its visible visitations.
He noticed, however. that the in
tervals in certain years differed some
what. but wisely saw that the differ
ences were no way greater than could
be accounted for by the attraction or
Jupiter and Saturn. At It's return In
1885 1t did not appear as an ex-
tremeiy bright comet, but was occa-
sionally conspicuous with tail Of the
first type.
The most remarkable Of its appear
ances we're In, 1066 and 1456. The
comet Of 1868 figures In the Bayeux
tapestry as propitious omen FOR
William the Conqueror.
I'm 1866 Pope Calixtus III. pro
scribed belief h the comet during the
threatened invasion Of the Turks IN
Europe and issued bull"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
DISCOVERY or NORTH POLE.
Sir Robert Bail Tells What the Feat
Means to the World.

or hoberr Batt. els What the Feat
Means to the World.
Sir Robert Ball. former astronomer
Of the Royal observatory at Cambridge
university. in Cambridge. England, one
OF the most distinguished scientists In
England. commenting on the discov-
cry Of the north pole. said the other
day:
Two questions being asked all over
the civilized world today are: First.
why does any one want to go to the
north pole? Second. how does he know
when he's there?
ITO answer the second question
first,. the mariner who finds his -lati-
tude IN the northern hemisphere to be
30 degrees knows be can be nowhere
else than at the north pole. The as
tronomer will tell you that to any one
standing at the north pole the sun
rises and sets only once a year-six
months daylight. six months night.
mitigated only by little twilight at
the beginning and end Of period of
q WAuI StOOlAs UAOhCu Oy OCCdSIOudl
moonlight or aurora.
THE pole is truly a unique spot on
the globe. Cook. standing there, faced
due south whichever way he looked.
He was some thirteen miles nearer
the center Of the earth than II he stood
at the equator. His weight was great
er than anywhere else on the surface
OF the globe. A plumb line in his hand
pointed vertically upward to the pole
Of the heavens. around which all stars
revolve. Half Of the stars he could
never see; the other half never went
below his horizon and would be visi-
BILE throughout the six months Of night.
The famous constellation Orion ever
-s~~iA@ -nrpd ard Ground his horizon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
CROPS HIT IN WAR GAME.

Farmer Claimed $500 For His Hay--An-
others Parlor Organ Damaged.
The recent war game In Massachu-
sets was q theoretical affair. but the
damages farmers are claiming from
the federal government are not OF
that nature
about $780, for slightly dam
aged fencepost is one claim.
About 5000 for a damaged hay
crop which had been stored in barn
before the mimic war started was an
other
About $3.50" was the claim Of q
farmer who said his parlor organ had
been turned over. when Battery 3
@-ra At the theoretical invaders. &.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
GREAT WORLD SFLEET
Superb Feature of the Hudson
Fulton Pageant.
ra-s
WAR VESSELS OF TEN NATIONS
come Giants Among Them viii Gather
For Celebration at New York-Naval
Men Greatly Interested In the Is
Knot British BattIeship lnvincibIe.
Uncle Sam to Make Best Showing.

The greatest international fleet OF
warships the western world has ever
seen will soon begin assembling In the
Hudson river at New York city Ten
great nations will be represented In
the splendid pageant which is to be
one Of the principal shows of the Hud-
sor-Fulton celebration.
The nations that have signified their
intention OF joining with the United
States in honoring the anniversaries of
the great navigator and the Inventor
France, Germany. Italy. Austria. lle
Netherlands. the Argentine Rrlmliit
Mexico and Cuba
England and France are sending
some Of their finest ships. one Of the
British vessels being the Invincible. a
naval wonder OF the age. which will
az the penllant of Sir Edward Sey-
mour, admiral of the feet France is
sending three sister batticships. while
tho United States is 10 be represented
IN the international line by the pick Of
the navy. including the entire Atlantic
feet
Fleet viii Total Over 100000 Tons.
An idea of the magnificent scope of
the naval celebration may be bad when
1t Is known that the combined feet will
total more than 100000 tons. while in
the main batteries Of the ships there
will be four thirteen-inch, eighty
twelve-inch. ten ten-inch. eight o.
inch. four S2-inch. 100 eight-inch, thir-
ty-four rs inch. eighty-three seven-inch,
1872 six-inch. twenty-one tive-inch and
fifty-four four-inch guns, making a
grand total of $50 guns In the main
batteries of these war giants alone
The guns Of smaller caliber IN the Sec
ondary batteries will treble this num-
ber
The tonnage of the combined fleet
will be divided by nations as follows:
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
New FORKS
Great Naval,
Parade
swVvNfvNvvvvwlvv WV wv.

GO " nos, e ,n' 'as
cs;ing OF the
many features ar
ranged for the
II udson Fulton
celebration. which
b eg ms in New
York city Sept.
% and lasts until
Oct, 8. will be the
great naval pa
radp, scheduled to
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
Between 27O00 and 10000 officers and
men will man this great feet.
Table Of Foreion Fleet

The fleet will form a line between
nine and ten miles In length In the
Hudson, the head of the column being
OF Forty-second street A list of the
foreign vessels that are to be In line,
arranged BY nations. follows:
BRITISH SQUADRON.
Admiral Of the 1eet. Sir Edward Seymour
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-07
DILL JURORS ARE
 BEING DENOUNCED Mother and Sister of One of Them Order Him Away
 From Their Home.
MASS MEETING SUNDAY
Little Rock Women Will Raise a Fund For Miss Burkhaiter-One
 Spat at Man.

Little Rock, Aug. (SpeciaD -
 The members of the jury which tired Earl Dill are having anything but pleasant time. and instead of subsiding the feeling against them seems to be increasing. The announce ment made yesterday that an indic- nation meeting would be held Sunday ill which the women of the city would participate and resent the verdict which permitted their sex to be out ragged without punishment. has grown into a general mass meeting. the time and place for which will be announced from the pupits of the cty Sunday. The women will raise fund at this meeting which will be used to educate Miss Burkhalter, the alleged victim of Earl Dill. So intense Is the feeling that the mother and sis ter of one juror, as prominent a plan ter as thera is in the county. have sent hlm word to never darken their doors. mother juror yesterday after noon just in time to prevent a passing woman from expectoratin9 in his face. The fact that the jury considered the element of doubt of Dil's guilt so strong, as shown by the evidence, the first vote was to , for acquittal, and the second ballot, taken an hour after the jury was given the case. showed a vote of 10 to for acouittal. has nothing to do with the popular con demnation fthe jury.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-07
PLENTY OF FUN
 IN THE SEVENTH
COngression lacaRecmfwypI srhdlulu Congressional Race in Wallace's Baili-
 wick Promises To Be Interesting.

Prescott, Aug. 6.-The next cam paign promises to be lively in the race for congressman in this, the seventh district
 Three candidates have already an nounced that they would be in the race. Congressman Wallace will be candidate fer reelection; MT. w. 5. Goodwin who was deteated by aI" Wallace last year, vii, again be a candidate. and Colonel D. l.. King of Lewisville has announced that he will also be a candidate, and that since Wallace has proved Goodwin unfit for the office, and Goodwin has proved Wallace unfit, and that he is the only one .fitten' for the office, he thinks he ought to win easily
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-07
FORMER CHIEF
 GIVES HIS REASONS
Al Stewart Still Invites a Thorough Investigation Into the Charges Filed Against Him by City Attorney Sor- rellS.

Former Chief of Police A. J. Stew art, who resigned Thursday afternoon after the city council had passed an ordinance giving the authority to col lect fines and forfeitures to City Col lector Russell and took the duties from the chief of police. stated yesterday that he wants a thorough investiga- tion of the charges filed against him by City Attorney Sorrells. ''T want the charges aired fully" said the for mer chief. The committee should not drop the investigation which has been started. I wanted an investigation all the time and told the committee so My resignation was prompted by an editorial which appeared in the Gra- phic Thursday morning and in which it was suggested that I ought to re- sign after being slapped in the face by the council. when it took the du- ties of collecting fines away from me and turned this part Of the chiefs dll- ties over to the collector. The council should have suspended me, if the charges warranted suspension, and City Attorney Sorrells should have been compelled to file his charges in writing and let me make a proper le- gal defense. I am still anxious for the Investigation to proceed.
 Chief Stewart says he has several offers but has not decided which po- stion he would take He is waiting for a few days to see what develops before entering upon any other work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-07
GODFREY KILLING
 IS RECALLED

W. D. Brouse, an attorney from Benton, Ark, yesterday filed a peti- ton for an assignment of dover in the County Clerks office here, asking that more than thousand dollars. left in two local banks, be turned oyer to ]. E. Prestridge, administrator of the estate of Mrs. Melvina Godfrey. de ceased widow of Thomas K. H. Cod frey, who was shot and killer at Clio, Ark about year ago. Godfrey left the money i'll the local banks. Later his wife died in St. Louis hospital and Prestridge was named as admins. trafOr of the estate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-07
SUTTON'S MOTHER
 MADE CHARGES
Judge Leonard Rules Letters of Dead Lieutenants Mother AdmiSSable- Surgeon Cook Testife>.

dirarst News special to the Graphic, mother of Lieutenant Sutton, contain !nr serious, delicate charges against young navy officers. charged with Sut- tons murder will be read before the naval board tomorrow. The decision of Judge Advocate Leonard was given af- ter bitter argument between oppos- ing counsel. Surgeon Cook testified that while it might have been difficult for Sutton to have wounded himself as he did, he believed he committed suicide.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-07
NEGRO WOMEN IN
 TERRITORIAL

Five negro women engaged in a free-for-all fight at Mamie Riley's ne- gro resort at East Fourth avenue and Missouri street last night and the DO lice had to be called to stop the trou- ble. Patrolmen Boyd and Glover hur- rled to the scene and soon returned with Pearl Hunter, Stella Smith, Hat tie Savoy, Della and LeRoy Mccoy. The women were placed in the city jail to await trial in police court on a charge of disturbing the peace Four of them made bond and were soon re- leased, but the fifth, Stella Smith. re- mained in jail over night.