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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
A shton Wray Leaps Overt
and Saues David lOCkna
REV WE'D WITH DlFFICUl
Workman Seized With Ft WI
Working on Ship at shiPyard a
Falls Into James RiVer--Workns
and Physiae<n Resuscitate Him.

David Lockhart. a shipyard EN-
ployee. whose home is at 3l4 lhir'E-
seventh street. was rescued from
vatsry grave at the shlpyard a-out
1l.30 clock yesterday morning by
Ashton Wray. young electrician
who lives at $50 Twenty-sevenlh
street When hauled out OF the
water Lockhart was unconscious ana
he was reviv d only with the greatest
difficulty. several workmen and ph!-
stefan working on him fer nearly an
hour
Details cf the accident are meagre'
Int il was said that Lockhart, VINO
was working on steamer al inc
ward. was seized with a fit and leli
overheard Several workmen saw the
man plunge into the water and al'er
he had gone down twice. Mr.. Wray
leaned overheard and swan 10 ms
assistance. Although thoroughly
chilled by the cold water, Mr.. "ray
succeeded in getting the man 10 'he
dock and there beth were hauled 10
the deck of the pier.
Iockhart was unconscious and II
was thought that he was dead. HOW
eyer several workmen immediately
,beean TO work over the man and
hurry call was seut in for Dr. W. II.
Avlett When the physician reacheu
the scene. Lockhart was regaihihs
consciousness and he was brought
around in a shcrt time. He was men
cent To his home on Thirty seventh
street.
Later IN the afternoon. another ply
stefan was called 10 Lockharts noiie
as the man was suffering from Ms
cold ducking and he was moved 70 .ne
ST. Francis hospital for treatment ne
is now confined 70 the hospital, OUT
his condition is no tregarded as Sc
rious.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
DRAW THE toR LINE
White BOiIermas Said 70
Have Threatel Strike.
ss,s..
TROUBLE SETlEQuICKLY
Demand That BIsek Taken OF
Skilled Work S. Have Beer
Complied "'thE iais Heard
! nothing About 'anee.
TROUBLE SETFQUICKLY

According TO rfpevhich were
circulated late yes4 afternoon,
all CT the WHITE men Dyed in the
boiler shop at the lcq pyard quit
work yesterday whe roes were
put TO work cutting u5es. The
white men announced ,nless the
negroes were taken work at
once they would deml heir time
and walk cut II the
After nearly an houf az. il is
sad. the negroes we're of the
work of cutting the And the
white mechanics Teturf O work
without further trouble.
I, seem that The of the
boiler tubes is the wei skilled
mechanics and when the labor
ers were put al this won white
mechanics banked. Fof aetime
there has been q rush Of 1T the
boiler shop and the vary been
having trouble in securip suff.-
cent number Ct mechaHiclb the
work required. Because con
dition. it is said. The mem barge
OF the work decided TO the
negro IabOrers in the boil b a
cutting the tubes-
When asked concerning or:
Of the strike. General Manae A
Pos, said that he had heard In
Of any strike or trouble in 81
shop and that he did no 10
there vas any truth in ;h4 {
Superintendent OF Machinery ;
Rowbotfom. who has supervise
the bo.ler shop. siso said that
heard nothing Of any trouo
ea;d that he hal nor been
boiler shop during the day. 4
sure that If anything Of the ki'
Occurred he wouli have rece
report Of r.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
CHANCELLOR SMITH
SPEAKS TO STUDENTS
President Of Randolph Macon Won
ans College Addresses High
School Literary Society.

Chancellor ". w. Smith. Of the
Randolph Macon system of colleSta'
and president of the Randolph Macon
Woman's College. OF Lynchburg. de-
Tweed an address before the literary
soc ely of the local High Tcnool yee-
terday ate rnOon in the asse mbly nan
Of the High school building. .ihe al
dress was an able one and the speak
or was heard with interest by the
pupils.
The literary society held lis regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon An
unusually wen arranged and attrac-
tive literary and musical program was
rendered and il was thoroughly en-
loved by the pupils.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
LEAS ANCHOR AT
ETOM OF THE RIVER
Mud X Of British Steamer Queen
vii lima Fished Up by Float
.1 ing Derrick.

W|British steamship Queen
Willf1 attempted 10 weigh
anchor"Sasa harbor here yesterday
morning hpratory to being locked
at Chesape & Ohio freight pier NO
4, il was I'd that the mud hook
had caught some obstacle at The
1ottom of tiiver and it could not
be raised. anchor was cut away
and the yesS was warped into a
berth at z
Divers p II down yesterday
afternoon R h the aid of the
floating den \x, from the local
shipyard. IN Needed in getting
the anchor D
The Queen kelmina is loading
exports here . Europe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
DECISION NEXT WEEK.
Justice Brown WIN Not Report Find
inns In Coz Case Today.

Police Justice J d. G. Brown an
nounced Yesterday that he VIII mol
make known his findings IN the case
of Councilman T. G. Cox today a. mad
heen expected. He saws thst he mas
not vet had time to- 20 Thoroughly
over the case. but declares that he
will hand down the decision early
mex; week.
Cox was tried ten days ago on two
indictments charging him with solicit
ING bribes from officials q the Cieve-
Lara Trinidad Paving Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Chamber Decides Not TO Take
Up Quara ltine Matter.
WANT NEW STEAMER LINE
Committee on Transportation and
Traffic Instructed to Confer WITH
Chesapeake & Potomac Steamship
Company About Stopping Of Vessels.

After a discussion that lasted more
than an hour. the Chamber OF Com
merce last night decided not TO agi-
tate al this time the double luaran-
tine system IN vogue al Hampton
Reads ports. The question was
threshsd out very thoroughly,
speeches being made by Captain r.
ID. Cook, ii. b. Holmes. w. +. Cot
trell. w. u. Livezey, and several o'h-
ers. and it WAS the consensus OF opln-
ion that no good could be done oy a
general agitation OF the matter. while
some harm might result il the local
chamber attempted TO antagonize the
federal authorities in the matter
The quarantine question was
brought up by Captain Cock in CON
nectiOn with the establishment of the
new steamship line TO South America.
which was spoken Of Thursday night
Icy Preside mt Stevens. of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway Company. Cap
tain Cock declared that with the
double quarantine system OF federal
and state inspection the line would
not be a success. He favored the
adjustment Ct the federal station at
Old Point and the establishment OF
a state quarantine like that OF Mary
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
so,,c Csc is Continued.

OWING 30 Tie precariOus condition
q the inirrcd man. John Nichois.
j. ice Brown yesterday morning
s..~-'-ueS the case Of B. u. Kirby,
gu negro boy. until this morning
Kfl is charged with feloniOusly as
-'f'ng Nichols with n monkey
r cch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Sailed.

amers Wristbands (Br) Curacao;
Colombian tBrD Havre: sal
| OBJ Stewart. Liverpool; italia
barcelona and Genoa.
bOners Winfield s. Schustef.
ks. port Inglls: Elm city. Tor
hariest0n.
rs Emile for Boston; Iowa for
lyer: John /. Briggs Tor Bos-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Load For Tampico.

~ 'itish steamship lrisbrook ar
rlYi port yesterday from Perth
Auoy.s. j.. to load full cargo OF
cos hei for TampicO. Mexico. She
is )nsmed to the Chesapeake &
OhiGo; * Coke Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Cleared.

Steamer Westands (Br) Granger
crracao-Berwind White Coal Com
pany. .,,,, mr.
Steamer Queen Wiiheimiha tDiI
ParsIow, Havre-Chesapeake & oi''o
Coal Agency Company
steamer Salfordia tBrD S'e"ai .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
chanae Is Dismissed.

In the police court yesterday 4
ing Justice Brown dismissed
charge Of exceeding the suiom
speed limit against CITY Attorney
Na-se. Mr.. Nassie vas summon
court Thursday after his machine
O. Iiided viii a wagon on TT'
eighth street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13

erpool-Smokeless Fuel Company
Gamer Italia (ItalD Baratta. Bar
ma and Genoa-Smokeless Fuel
ipany.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Coal For Curacao.

9 a cargo of 1856 tons or
British steamship Westiands
rom this port yesterday for
She was loaded by the Ber-
.,e Coal Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Calendar for Today.

Is . ..... .....6:34 4. IN
+ $500. $50. ......5:Oi p. IN
her .....s:J7 Il. m, 5:22 y. III
ler ...ll:15 a. m..u:i2 p. m
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Coal florida.

The American ,ooner Winfield
S. Schuster saileOerda for Port
Inglis. Fla, withs,, cargo of coal.
The schooner Ell took a cargo
for Charleston, Sc
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Three 81 RS for Fuel.

Three steamfA arrived in port
Yesterday to loVel coal here. All
ere bound from 4ports TO ports in
Europe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Agitation Opposed.

Mr. Livezey was opposed TO The asi-
tation of the matter just at present.
He said that thu matter had been
taken up by the Virginia representa-
tives in congress and senate and that
the federal government had not
agreed to abolish the station even if
Virginia established station like
that of Maryland.
He thought it would be useless 10
ask the state Legislature TO make an
appropriation for state quarantine
station unless the federal government
would agree to abolish its station.
Messrs. Co;trell. Holmes and 9TH
ers spoke along the same lines, all
being against am agitation at this
time. Finally it was decided to let
the matter drop.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Regular Meeting.

The chamber held its regular meet
ing last night and disposed Of con-
siderable routine BUSINESS. One OF
the most important matters OF the
meeting was the passage of a resOln-
ton instructing the committee on
transportation and traffic TO take up
with the officials OF the Chesapeake
& Potomac Steamship Company The
matter of stopping the company's
steamers from Washington TO Norfolk
at this port. The members Of the
chamber are confident that the COM
pany will operate its steamers TO this
port.
Ex-President W. S. Copeland read
a very interesting report On the work
of the chamber during the past year
On motion of Mr. CottTell the report
was referred tn the committee on
printing with instructions TO print u
in phamplet form and that a copy
he sent TO every member of the cham
her
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-13
Protest Against Ban on Milk.

Mr.. Mathew Armstrong. OF Hamp-
ton. aeked the chamber TO furnish him
with a state ment from the local board
Ct health showing how milk is IN
spected in this city. He explained
that he wished to use it in the cam
paign being waged to have the ban
on the milk and oysters of Tidewater
lifted by the navy department.
Secretary Carly was instructed 10
write DR.. ]. T PTeiIow. the health
officer here, and Or. Curtis. The health
officer OF Warwick county. and secure
data from them on the inspection or
milk here. The secretary also was
instructed to write the State board OF
health for data on the general heaith
conditions OF this section.
Messrs. X. G. Bickford and WEB
Liyezey were reelected delegates 10
the National Board Of Trade conven-
ton in Philadelphia on January H.
1910.
R L. Moncure was elected mem
her Of the chamber.
Secretary Carly reported that on
November II. the chamber had bai-
ance in bank OF s1.00S-25.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09
JENNESs GETS VERDICT
Jury Values the Affections of His
Wife at Over $4,000

St Johnsbury. June "a verdict of
SSS33.39 for the plaintiff in the suit of
Oliver II. Jenness against Walter
Simpson for alienation of his wife's
affections, which has been on trial a
second time in Caledonia County
court for a week, yesterday brought
to a close, it is believed, a sensational
case which has aroused much inter
est. At the December term the case
was tried, the jury reporting a dis
agreement.
There are many features OF novel
and interesting nature connected with
the case. Mr. and Mrs. Jenness lived
on a farm at Sheffield and had been
married 30 years, when early in 1906,
the woman was left $4,000 by James
King her uncle, who died at Chicago.
By the terms of the will she received
$4,000 in cash outright, and at the
end of 10 years she was to nave the
remaining 100000 in the meantime
receiving per cent interest on the
latter sum annually
Soon after the contents of the will
were made known, Mrs. Jenness elop-
ed with Simpson, who was neighbor
and who had spent considerable time
at her home. Mr.. Jenness made sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to trace
the couple. and finally located them
at Sioux Falls S. ID. He tried to in
duce his wife to return home, but met
vita a steadfast refusal. A settle
Mrg
ness agreeing to pay her husband
$4,000 and a deed to the farm at Shelf
field. This contract was signed by
Jenness an his wife, and was to the
effect that Simpson was released from
further liability in the case. Part
of the money, $500, was paid to Jen-
ness by Simpson.
Jenness then returned to Vermont.
His wife remained at Sioux Falls the
necessary six months to constitute
legal residence, then secured ner di-
vorce papers. She was married to
Simpson and they returned immedi-
ately to Vermont. Jenness then be-
gan suit against Simpson, claiming
that his signature to the contract
was fraudulently obtained and was
void under the South Dakota law.
The case was tried at the December,
1908, term, the jury reporting a dis
agreement.
Jenness' former wife is 40 years
old and he Is about the same age.
They were married when 10 years
old, and nave five children, the young
est of whom Is 10 years of age.
Simpson is now at Standstead. P.
O., and it is said he will not return
to his former home in Vermont be-
cause warrant has been issued for
his arrest on charge not connected
with the present case. He did not
attend either trial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09
DuELs AMONG sUpANEsE ARABS
Where Pastoral Life Doesn't Always
Lead to Peace and Quiet.

The country to the southeast of
Tekar, in Africa, is the home OF the
Hasas; the Hadendoas occupy the
khors to the south and the plateau to
the southwest Both OF these are
black Arabs, speaking different Ian
guages.
The Hasas live almost entirely on
sour milk, while the Hadendoas are
agricultural as well as pastoral. Their
dokhn and durra milletlike grains,
were ripening in February and being
protected from countless swarms of
small birds by men who stood on ele-
waited platforms. from which they
cracked loudly large whips with palm
leaf lashes 20 feet long.
The dress of these Arabs is cotton
sheet held in by belt in which they
carry crooked knives. For other weap-
ons they use sticks, spears and
swords. Firearms are prohibited.
Judging by the many scars borne by
the men the pastoral life Is by no
means so peaceful as the poets would
lead us to think Many Of the scars
come from duels. in which the men
cut each other alternately in the back
till one cries Enough"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09

In some cities the visiting nurse
idea is employed to great public bene-
fit in the systematic house to house
canvass for the instruction of young
mothers in the care of their infants.
Careful observation made by some au-
thorities estimates that CHS work and
the more rigid regulation of the milk
supply have made very appreciate
decrease in infant mortality. We are
now on the edge of the hot season
when the care of babies and the regu-
lation of the milk supply are most inn
portant.-St Adams Messenger.
Nowhere in the country are the SER
vices of a district nurse more needed
than right here in Bennington. There
is no more sickness in Bennington
than in other towns but so many
mothers here work in the mills that
they are obliged to give their families
less attention than they otherwise
would. A district nurse who would
help mothers, and especially young
mothers, in getting their children
started right and who would go from
house to house where there is sick
ness, giving an hour or so at a place,
would result in saving lives besides
adding much to the comfort of the
sick. 1t is not very creditable that
we have not had district nurse be-
fore this. America is much behind
Europe in this respect In German
English an French towns even much
smaller than this, the district nurse
for families who cannot afford to ems
ploy regular trained nurse is just as
much an established institution as
the doctor himself.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09
Hash.

Some people find fault when eating
hash because they don't know what is
in It. Such souls are simply trying to
dodge happiness Would anybody ever
start upon a journey II they knew the
cars were going to leave the track, or
that the bridge was sure to collapse!
No. indeed. Would lovers Of hash ever
order that most toothsome Wand were
1t not for the delightful uncertainty
attached to 1.-THE compelling mystery
in which 1t Is wrapped?
Why be wise when perfect happi-
ness lies in ignorance? Hash has stood
the test Of time, and, whatever 1t is
made of, history has yet to place
calamity at its door. Wine has caused
the head to rise above the church
steeples; pie has ruined the digestive
apparatus and hot biscuits have
brought the price ofnightmares down to
a surprisingly low figure; but hash,
plain, regular, inoffensive hash, has
gone on down the ages and left moth
ing in it's wake but a fond memory
and a sweet taste in the mouth Why
worry?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09
fR ANK B. HOWE. Editor and Pnblishs

Already begins the talk of deer dam
age, with threatenings OF slaughter
on the part of tne farmers. The alb
surd and stupid policy of whiting
down the payment for actual damage
to crops, authorized by law, is fast
creating a situation where land own
ers are ready to defy the law, shoot
deer at sight and notify the game war
dens to come and get them. 1t is
very strongly doubted If a constitu-
.tional construction of the law could
find a serious penalty for any farmer
protecting his own property from the
states wards. Better not force the
issue, Mr.. Thomas.-Rutland Herald.
The fault isn't all that of Mr.. Thorn
as. With an appropriation of only
$4,000 to do all the business of the de-
partment he is compelled to prune all
bills pretty close. OF course fishing
and hunting are not absolute neces-
sites but we cannot help believing
that if some few hundreds of the
thousands of dollars wasted in extra
vagance in the maintenance of the
state courts were turned into improve
ment of the fishing and bunting in the
state that it would be better for the
health and happiness and ultimate
prosperity of the state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09

instead of continuing the work this
year making it possible for this sec
ton of road to be a part of trunk line
from st. Adams to Richford, all OF
Sheldons money this season will be
used in other parts of the town and
it may be years before this section
of permanent road will be further eX-
tended.
1T is impossible to look for a sys-
TEN of state highways from the indiv-
idual and innarmoniouS action of 246
units, presenting as many different
problems in road work because OF To-
cal conditions, where the work de-
ponds on the personality of the indiv-
idual road commissioners, and where
differences of opinion, feuds and fac
tional contests progressive move
ments for years, if they do not entire
ly prevent them.
Vermont should enter upon the
construction of a system of trunk lines
beginning at the south part of the
state and extending throughout its
length, following the same plans of
highway construction adopted by the
other New England States The work
should be done at once. in the same
manner that cities and villages now
construct sewers and walks, by the
issuing of bons and the pament of the
same in installments.
"In this manner will be obtained the
immediate results that sound business
and good economy demand, and the
present generation will realize some
of the benefits that accrue from good
roads"
Until road authorities nave succeed
ed in solving the problem how to make
a country road that will stand the
wear and tear of the automobiles, it
may be well to go slow in the matter
of bonding the state for large sum
for the purpose of building an elabor-
ate road system.
There is no good reason, however,
why short connecting links like those
pointed out to join permanent road
way should not be constructed with
funds available for the purpose and If
the authorities have used good judg-
ment in selecting highways for the
construction of permanent roadway it
will be an easy matter for the state
commissioner to supplement such i'm
provement to a certain degree.-Bur-
| lington Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09
IN THE TOLLS OF INFLUENZA.
Unlueky Pittshurg Citizens Compare
Notes in Strange Language.

When two East enders met on a car
bound downtown on a recent muggy
morning and engaged In conversation,
the other passengers were under the
impression for a time that they were
listening to a discussion in Esperan-
to or Volapuk II ran something like
this:
"Bordi'g. Johd."
"Bordig, Jib"
Dice bordig."
Eyes. dice bordi'g-dot'
What's dew?"
DOT a thig. Adythi'g dew Id your
lde?"
Dot a blabed thig"
How you feelig this bordi'g?"
"Od de bub"
so alb l. Dearly sdeezed by head
off last digit"
"SAbe here"
"Goi'g to the beeti'g to-dight?"
Dot on your tidtype. Goi'g to stay
hobe aid dirk rub and hodey."
Good gabe. Hot rub pudtch for
bide."
We'll, here we are dowdtowd. So
log"
And they wended their dismal ways
-Pittsburg Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-09
Trunk Lines of Highway.

The Importance of establishing
trunk lines of highway is likely to he
emphasized in connection with the
expenditure of the proceeds of the
automobile tax. 1t has already been
stated in these columns that the law
provides for the expenditure of the
money realized from the tax on auto
mobiles in the country in which they
are owned. State Highway Commits
sioner Q. w. Gates Is now consider
ing the various roads on which the
money thus secured is to be expended
and as we understand the situation
an endeavor will be made to improve
the main lines most used by the auto
mobiles.
Any money expended in the vicinity
OF burlington, for example, would
naturally be put on one or more of
three main routes of travel. Automo-
biles coming from Shelburne or 60
ing to that place from this city use
Shelburne road passing between Bur.
lington and Montpelier either over the
Williston road or the road to Essex
Junction leading through Winooski
Ihose going north from this city also
go through Winooski, and take their
choice of the different routes thence
We speak without fear of contra.
diction when we say that the road be-
tween Winooski and the permanent
road leading past the military post
via Winooski Park is the worst niece
of road pretending to be a trunk line
In the whole Champlain valley. The
authorities of Colchester ought to he
ashamed of it and If the road can he
nxed in no other way it should he ta.
Ken in charge by the state road de-
partment and managed independently
OF the local authorities.
The desirability of constructing ron.
meeting links between the permanent
highway constructed by Burlington
over the lower road to Winooski and
the military post road, is evident The
same thing is true of similar situa.
ions in other parts of the state The
Enosburgh Standard says in this con.
nection:
lt is utterly impossible to have =
continuous system of permanent bigb.
ways In Vermont under the present
methods. Take local illustration Of
now the system now in vogue onar.
ates. Last year the town of Sheldon
ana tne village of Enosbureh Fails
joined in building a section of modern
highway, meeting at the town Inc hnt