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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
REMOVE The HANDICAP.

The new tariff law reduces the duty
on iron ore from forty to fifteen cents
a ton. The result has already been
to stimulate importatiOns OF the for
eign product. though the lower sched-
ule is only just beginning to make it.
self felt According to the Iron Age
Review. Eastern pig iron makers are
arranging to bring in more than three
million tons of foreign ore next year.
This not only furnishes convincing
indication Of what the reduction
means in upbuilding the iron indus
try along the Atlantic seaboard but
shows conciusively what greater de-
velcpment would follow placing iron
on the free list
The Hampton Roads section ought
to be the chief beneficiary of an iron
Industry located on the sea.oard and
dependent upon foreign ores for its
raw material: and IL would be II the
natural advantages of the district
we're permitted to assert themselves
without hinderance or handicap. II Is
here. as has been pointed out time
and again by experts capable Or ac-
curately weighing and giving their
true value to the various factors that
enter into the situation, that the raw
material from Cuba. South America
and Spain and the coal from the
mountains of Virginia and West Vir-
ginia necessary to the turning out OF
the manufactured product. can be
brought together with the maximum
facinty and at the minimum cost. II
Is also from here that the finished
article can be distributed at the min
imum expense and with the least in
convenience. Especially is this true
of the export trade when the sea-
coast plants would cater to particular
iy. BUT it is idle and worse to ex-
pect any considerable development OF
the iron and steel industry in Tide
water Virginia so long as discrimina-
tory administration of Federal quar-
antine in Hampton Roads continues.
Compared TO the embargo upon inn
portations OF iron ere constituted by
those regulations as now administer
ed. the original tariff duty Of forty
cents a ton was not a drop IN the
bucket, let alone the reduced duty OF
fifteen cents. II is to the removal OF
this handicap that the Hampton
Roads ports and the whole State
should earnestly and vigorously ad-
dress themselves. Sucn removal is
the first esseutianl to only to the de-
yelopfnent OF any appreciable iron in
dustry in this section but TO the prop
er industrial and commercial advance
ment OF the Tidewater section gener
ally Norfolk Eirginian- Pilot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
NEARING MANS ESTATE.

With this issue the Herald enters
upon the goth year of its existence
and looks forward cheerfnlly, hope
fully, gladly for the coming OF the day
when minority gives place TO man.
hood with all its priceless privileges.
During the years as they have come
and gone it has chung close to its
birthday motto: Honor for the past.
Help fer the present, Hope for the
future. and on this bright October
day is stirred by it with new inspira-
items and stronger faith as it sends
out loving and strong its gratitude
to patrons and greetings to comrades
in the v ork-Farmville Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
THE iRREsIsTIsLE CALL OF THE
TOWN To NEW WORKERS.

They are few who could live like
I horeau by Walden Pond. contented
to explore their own minds. We
march indeed to the music OF another
drummer, and here in New York the
drum beats faster tsan anywhere We
know Il stirs he blood, and one
you have heard 1t. once you have STEP
ped to ii, wherever you may go you
will hear the long roll, OF il. distant
but distinct.
Every great city has this mysteri-
Gus drawing power in some degree.
and it is as dificult to snalyze as the
fascination OF smoking In Europe We
can often trace it to buildings which
have a thousand stories to tell us on
to quaint streets that our imagination
can readily people with the men OF
another age. Here there are no such
elements in the equation. Yet New
York gets in the blood. The sense
less hurry Of tour critics always
point cut our lack OF repose-the rush
for wealth. the barbaric ,opulence. the
cbtrusive poverty-hcw often We hear
them exccriated, And smiling We ad-
NIT il all We march to a quick drum
heat and perhaps to barren con-
quests. But there is something mar
tial il our very noises: something OF
the fight in our stirring life
Bigness is in itself fascinating One
man studies the wonders OF an ant
whiie a thousand stand gaping at an
elephant In its way cur city IS the
biggest in the world. London may
cover twice its area and number twice
rs people. but u takes statistics 20
convince you. for stanoInE TN Ind
gate Circus or Chsriug Cross. you
; might imagine Yourself in IN heart OF
any large CITY. u lies about you IN
two dimensions. ana the rumble Of rs
wood Daved streets Is reduced to the
moBotony Of the plane. Here We look
up A. well as around. The laird d.
mension gives as a sense Of overpov-
ering 5tgness. he clanr Of the riv-
eting machine Genes down from toe
sky 70 tel us that the heavens them
selves are being conquered--Scrio-
ner's Magazine
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

innblican friends, who refuse Ia con-
cede that we have anything like fun
damental political principles. are con
siantly reminding us OF this fact and
expressing amazement that We can
hesitate now 10 join the party OF pro
gress." Even II Virginia Democrats
could bring themselves 90 swallow
AIdrlch. Cannon ana the rest, declare
for Capitalization and trust foster
ing tariff and forges Virginia tradi'
tions, a glance at what is going on in
Maryland now might make then, dis
trust these progressive party folks
and decide 10. hang on TO their own
party for awhile.
In Maryland an effort is being made
10 follow the example OF this and
other Southern States by adopting a
suffrage amendment 10 the consti;u-
ton that will give the white people
absolute control in the state and prac-
tically dispose. OF the negro question
as far as politics and the State gov
eminent are concerned. And who are
opposing this effort and denouncing in
recklessiy scathing terms those who
propose Il? Nobody but the Republi-
cans. leaders and members of this
same progressive party We are in
vited TO join-members of the same
party that opposed the new Virginia
constitution and fought the elimina-
ton Of the negro from Virginia poll
tics-until the negro had aeen elimi
mated by the Democrats.
Now that the negro Is no longer
useful at the polls and his ballot no
longer can put the salaries of public
officers into the hands of men who
never could get the Offices by the vote
Of majority of white people. we are
told that the new Republican party
IN Virginia Is white mans party and
words to the effect that If we were a
little better than pig-headed fools we
would forget that 1t ever was other
wise OF course. there are many sim
cere Republicans in the State who are
honest in their declaration that they
are glad the negro is eliminated and
proud OF their. white mans party. |
With such we can discuss politics
prejudice. however erroneous
we may consider their honestly held
opinions on national policies. But
when we look toward Maryland or
West Virginia we can't seem TO get /
he negro aud the Republican party in
me South apart
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
TIE PAPERS AND The puslIc.

u IS heastening TO sec the unanim-
ny Ui'h which the papers OF Newport
News and OF Roanoke have.raIIled 20
the defense of'fundamertais. and have
stood for clean politics a. a public
right without rcfereaee TO narrow IN
ierests which nave tried to make al
legged party regfarity cover dirty poi
itics. Lft us hope or courageous
Rosssoke contemporaries viii succeed
ss well as our CONTAGIOUS Newport
News Contemporaries did.
The press has rs faults. and has 10
unworthy members. but u h certainly
the bulvark 81 liberty. because as q
whole. Il puts public ahead 90 private
Interests. Norfolk Landmark.
The papers 81 this city merely have
done heir duty IN giving the publi'
an the facts they have been able q
gather IN connection With the dcp'ora
bic paving scandal. together vhh th'
cbsioas conclusions 70 bc drawn there
fron. Fortunately. party regularity
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

in Newport News does net include the
approval OF cro3kedness in politics a.
In the conduct 81 public affairs. The
people whose votes control here need
little prodding in such matters A
large majority OF them want and de-
mand a clean, honest management or
the municipality. and when they are
shown that something that is not
clean and honest is going on trouble
follows. AS long as this is true, the
city will get along pretty well in spite
of the unsatisfactory. oose-jointed
fashion In which we are obliged by
cur charter and the State constitution
TO conduct cur government.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
The eed. Rock q sueesss

lies IN keen. clear brain. backed BY
indOmitable WiIl and rcsisflcss energy.
such rovcr comes from the splendid
heath that Dr. Kings New Ale Pills
'upart They vitaiize ever organ
and build I'd brain and body. J A
Harmon. Lzemors. W. Va. writes:
They are the best pills 7 ever aecd.
&c At Academy Pharmacy -. and
PetzoIt Drug Co
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
Entered at the Newport News va.
PostofIlce as Second-Cisss matter.
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 81, 1909.
EDWIN J HAWlEY-THe NEW
RAILROAD KING.

Elsewhere In today's Issue OF THIS
paper there appears an article deaiins
with the extraordinary career of Ed
win ]. Hawley-the man who has
risen from seller OF butter and eggs
10 the position OF veritable king OF
railroads. This article, which is re-
produced from the Kansas City Star.
Is OF peculiar interest to the people OF
this community, for nc man In the
world IS Of more Importance. as far as
Newport News is concerned. than Mr..
Hawley, the head of the great comDi-
nation thai owns the Chesapeake d
Ohio railroad and proposes to make
Newport News the Atlantic terminus
OF an ocean-to-ocean trunk line, and
the friend and business associate OF
the owners OF the Newport News
shipbuiidnng & Dry Dock Company
and the Old Dominion Land Company.
knd anything that may be told rs OF
Mr. Hawley's career Is news, for until
IL was announced a short time ago
that Edwin Hawley and associates
had acquired control of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio. very few OF us had ever
heard the new railroad kings name.
The Stars article viii be read with
Interest. here and no doubt it is based
largely on facts. What, from the New
port News point OF view. are two giar-
ing inaccuracies will be noted, how
ever. IL is stated that Mr.. Hawley
has line from Chicago to. Norfolk
Newport News not being mentioned,
and the Chesapeake & Ohio is refer
red to as "A bankrupt road which was
put upon a four per cent. dividend
basis" by Mr. Hawley.
Newport News Is jealous on its posi-
sicn as the terminus OF the Chesa-
pesske & Ohio. which is to pe the east
ern link OF the great trass-continental
trunk line. and we would appreciate
the article more il the expression
from Chicago to Norfolk had not
been used. We have only one rail
rcad-mcre's the pity-and we can't
AFFORD to Set anybody take that away
from US, even In newspaper story.
ON the other hand. from the viewpoint
OF a writer in Kansas City, this was
no great error Norfolk and Newport
News are pretty close together and
tae map, aud the writer probably used
Norfolk to designate Hampton Roads.
Thanks 10 the enterprise OF the city
across the Roads in the matter OF pub
Lefty. the terms Norfolk and Hampton
Roads are too nearly synonymous IN
the world at large. hence the mistake
of our Kansas City friend was rot al
together an unnatural one. There s
legitimate ground for complaint. how
ever. in the bankrupt reference. As
= matter Of fact. the Chesapeake q
Ohio was not bankrupt road when u
w-s acquired by Mr. Hawiey. II Vas
tot \ dividend paying property. be
czsse Tor years The policy Of rs owe
erS had been 10 pat all the road.
earnings into improvements A a re
suit Of tbs policy. when Mr.. Hawiel
and ais associates acquired coutroi .
the c. 4 o. they got . Spiendidi,
equipped aad valuable piece Of prop
erty. under the able direction Of Pres
idenf Stesens-who has been contir
acd IN his position under the mes
osners-and not a bankrupt road q
ne Kansas CITY writer would have u
believe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

President Taft's trip down the Miss
issippi mas demonstrated the need OF
some new boats on the Father of
Waters as well as the necessity for
n deeper channel.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

conference, however, fully realizes
that in commission government there
is remedy ready for many OF the
evils under which We now suiter
aim is not to complain, or even to
scheme new ways and means. but
merely to plan the most direct route
for securing the ways and means al
ready proven and established else
where-Richmond Times-Dispatch
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

They say there is some good in
everything. but man can't help hav-
ing his doubts about mosquitoes and
the statute of limitations.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

Diaz is sending Reyes abroad, to re-
main until after the election. ION a
military mission" That's a decent way
TO put II, anyhow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

It's good thing for Judge Gaynor
that he is not a sensitive gentleman.
He wouldn't last through the cam
paign If he were.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

The barefoot burglar has trans
ferred his activities from this city TO
Norfolk. He is one thing, at least.
Norfolk is welcome to.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

II you are going to read the hook
worm symptoms you might as well lay
in stock of thymol and salts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
OIL D MINION LINE

naIly Service
- From so4 SoS s ssS War WA,
b street every week da'
< at 700 p. M.
FARE--First-class, one way. $500
Round trip. limit thirty days. s14.00--
meals and berth in stateroom in
cluded.
Steerage, without subsistence, $500
TICKETS en- sale at c. g. o Ran
way Ticket Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkley
leave Pier "A" $3.50 every evenina
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
PANY, James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
ings. Steamer Pocahontas leaves
Newport News, Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays as Sis a. IN. Leave
Newport News Monday, Wednesda.
and Friday at 5 p. m, for Norfolk ana
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton will leave Pier
"A" daily except Sunday at 800 .. m.
going to Norfolk, and at 4:30 p
m. going to Smithfeld. Steamer "Ao.
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily ex
cept Sunday at 8 a. m, going a
Smithfeld and 3 .. M. going to Nor
folk.
All business between New YorR
and Newport News transacted at pisf
No g.
All business between NewpoT
News, Norfolk, Smlthfeld and loca,
points transacted al Pier "a" loot Oh
Twenty fifth Ct W. n. lANDoh
Agent
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

Greece seems to be badly in need Of
a boss.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
NJ. b ~. TRANS. CO.
STEAMSHIP LINES

Passeng.r and Freight.
Newport NesekQ Baltimore
Daily Except Tues and~Thurs- s p. m
Fare ss-0o ore way, $500 Round
Trip-inelv5inc ststercor, Berth
Tickets to al points.
Newport News 10 Boston every Mon
Wed. and sat noon q.
Norfolk 10 Boston.
Every san, Tues. and Frf p. =.
Norfolk 20 providcrce.
Every Mon. Thur. and sat. p. n
sFreiekt only.
For tickets and further information.
apply 20 r. 2. BRAGG. Agent.
Newport Mesa "
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31
The Norfolk & Washing
ton Steamboat Co.

(Schedule Effective Nov. 1, 1s0S-)
TIE New and Powerful Iro6 Palace
ste: ners NEWPORT NEWS, WASH
NC ION and NORFOLK win leave
daily as follows.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17
Tubal Cain.

Old Tubal Cain was a man OF might
In the days when the earth was young:
by the ilerce red light of his furnace
The strokes of his hammer rung;
And he lifted high his hrawney hand
,r' on the iron glowing clear.
TIL the sparks rushed out in scarlet
AS he fashioned the sword and spear,
And he sang, 'Hurrah for my handiwork!
Hurrah for the spear and sword,
Hurrah for the hama that shall WELD them
well,
For he shall be king and lord.'
To Tubal Cain came many a one.
As he wrought by his roaring fire.
blade,
As the crown of his desire.
And he made them apo sharp and
Till they shouted loud with giee.
And gave him gifts of pearls and gold,
And spoils of the forest tree.
And they sang. "Hurrah for Tubal Cain,
VINO has given us strength anew
Hurrah for the smith! Hurrah for the fire,
And hurrah for the metal true!'
But a sudden chane came DER his heart.
Ere the setting of the sun;
And Tubal Cain was filed with pain
Fol the evil he had done.
He saw that men with rage and hate
Made war upon their kind;
That the land was red with the blood
they shed
In their lust for carnage blind.
And he said, Alas that ever / made,
Or that skill of mine should plan
The spear and the sword for men whose
JOY
Is to STAY their fellow MANI
And for many a day old Tubal Cain
Sat brooding DER his woe;
And his hands forebore to smite the ore,
And his furnace smoldered low,
But he rose at length with a cheerful face
And q bright, courageous eye,
And barred his strong right arm for work,
While the quick flames mounted high.
And he sang, "Hurrah for my handi-
work.
AS the red sparks lit the air;
Not alone for the blade was the bright
steel made"
And he fastened the first plowshare.
And men, taught wisdom from the past,
In friendship Joined their hands,
Hung the sword in the hall, the spear on
the wall,
And plowed the willing lands;
And sang "Hurrah for Tubal Cain!
Our staunch good friend is he.
And for the plowshare and the pillow,
To him our praise shall be
But while oppression lifts it's head,
Or tyrant would be lord,
Though we nay thank him for the plow,
Wen not forget the sword!'
Charles Mackay.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17
THE HARTMAN THAT
HIS L!EUTEMANTS KNEW
BY e. j. EDWARDS.

f. H. Hartman belongs to yesterday,
though his influence in the railroad
world, like John Browns soul at the
time of the civil war, bids fairs to go
marching on for some time to come.
I'm the makeup of that truly won
derful little man there were many e.
H. Harrimans," said a gentleman who
was very close to Mr.. Hartman for
several years before his death. But
the three Harrimans that interested
me most were the imperious Hartman,
the stick -to-it-forever Hartman, and
the inscrutable Hartman. .
zone day / received from Mr.. Har-
riman an imperative t~elegraphic sum-
mons to meet him the next afternoon in
his office in New York City. Thither
/ hurried gel nearly a thousand miles,
all the time wondering what was the
important matter he wanted to see me
about in such a hurry. / nearly broke
my neck, so to speak, in getting from
the railroad station to the office, and
you can imagine my surprise when I
tell you that for three full hours he
engaged me in the ~pleasantest sort of
social chat imaginable, uttering never
a word about business. Busy though
he was-I could see the work piled up
IN his desk-he dropped it all to spend
the better part of the afternoon in
6SAAtNi ohia SOooiPy Vi SdNlOll Will
me. and / returned home the next day
without his having spoken a direct
word of business to me. OF course, he
had some good reason in mind for
sending for and talking with me, but
what 1T was / have never learned, and
l suppose 1 never shall.
while we were engaged in this TO
me puZzling conversation, the door to
Mr.. Harriman's room opened and In
the doorway was framed the huge bulk
of Mr.. Julius Kruttschnitt, the nan on
whom Mr.. Hartman depended abso-
lutely for the proper maintenance and
operation of his Union and Southern
Pacific systems.
What are you doing here?' he
cried, sharply.
Well began Mr.. Kruttschnitt, I
had to come to New York on some
matters of Importance and while I was
here 1 thought it would be well to call
and see If you wanted 10 say anything
to me-
MIR. Hartman glared.
"'You did, did your III shouted.
Well, you get out Of here! When I
want to see you I'll send for your
Mr.. Kruttschnitt got out hastily,
with never a word in reply.
THAT was the imperious Hartman
the Hartman who had to have some
! way of easing his nerves, II his leu
tenants-the men who were close to
misunderstood this and acted accord
ingly.
But the way in which Mr.. Hartman
stuck to his aims, and his work in par
ticular, interested me most of all.
81 had been president of one of his
minor transportation enterprises for
some little time when he shot at me in
the midst of a strictly business con-
ference, How would you like to be
president Of a real railroad-not q toy
/, one, such as you now head?'
"'Why, Mr.. Hartman I answered
jokingly, L didn't know you were think
ing OF retiring from the presidency Of
the Union Pacific
His jaw set like a wise, his eyes be-
came steel.
when I leave that office 1t will be
feet first he said
"As all the world knows, that was
just the way he left it,"
Copyright. 1909. by f. J. Edwards.)
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17
Ton Much Honey,

From the Detroit Free Press,
Luther b. Burbank, the plant wizard
of California, said of honey, apropos
of a flower that bees love:
This flower grows a~bundantly near
Santa Barbara, and there was once a
young Californian who often visited a
leading Santa Fe hotel because they
hav such excellent honey there-a
honey the bees make from this flower.
"Well the young man got married
in due course, and the wedding trip
itinerary must include Santa Barbara,
so that the bride might taste this
superb honey.
But the first morning at the Santa
Barbara hotel there was no honey on
the breakfast table. The bridegroom
frowned. He called the old familiar
waiter over to him. .....
Where's my honey?' he demanded.
THE waiter hesitated, looking awk-
wardly at the bride, then bent toward
the young mans ear and in a stage
whisper stammered: -
"Er-Mamie don't work here no
more, sir" ..
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-17
Certain Habits UnconsciousIy FOrm-
ed and Hard to Break.

Certain Habits UnconsciousIy Form
ed and Hard to Break.
An ingenious philosopher estimates
that the amount OF will power neces-
sary to break a lifelong habit would.
If 1t could be transformed, lift a
weight Of many tons.
1t sometimes requires a higher de-
gree of heroism to break the chains
of a pernicious habit than to lead a
forlorn hope in a bloody battle. A
lady writes from an Indiana town:
From my earliest childhood | was
a lover of coffee. Before i was out of
my teens | was a miserable d~yspeptic,,
suffering terribly al times with my
stomach.
II was convinced that I: was coffee
that was causing the trouble and yet
| could not deny myself a cup for
breakfast. At the age of SO | was in
very poor health. indeed. NV sister
told me | was in danger of becoming
a coffee drunkard.
But neve could give up drink
ing coffee for breakfast. although it
kept me constantly i'll, until / tried
Postum. learned to make 1t o
ly according to directions, and now
we a hardly do without Postum for
breakfast, and care nothing at all for
coffee.
4 am no longer troubled with dys-
pepsia. do not have spells Of suffering
with my stomach that used to trouble
me so when l drank coffee" {
Look In rkgs. for the little book,
The Road to MELVILLE" There's a
Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A
new one appears from time TO time.
They are genuine, true and full Of
human interest.