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

bitioI. and that the Convention will
declare for prohibition extending 10
every city. town and county in the
State.
Representative John LIANT. in an
Interview which was published YES
,sTday. was hold enough 20 say ne
thought the convention nigh, declar"
Tor Statewide prohibitoh. aad con
tossed he did not carr whether IL did
or moi; he wanted convention
Wou,d Convention Favor W.
A very clear headed Democrat. IN
discussing the subject to-day. said h.
douhtcd very much whether the COO
vention wolid declare :or prohibition.
While u u trIc that about ihrc-
iourths Of the courtic. of p;h- state
and all the towns. and -abogt all the
cities are dry" II shoulc bc rrracm
bered that whisk.y isas been driven
c.i in al the cities and towns. and
IN many Of the countSss. by very close
votes. and that .; n local option and
noe State prohibitions Nv which ha'
brought abeus this result Il 10 moi
believed that sT the local opsioaists
who have achieved these various vic
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

the crowd while the band again hon
ored the leader by playing the Freoeh
national anthem.
ST. Yves time for go miles was ono
hour 80 minutes - as seconds. more
than minutes ahead Of The Marathon
record for the distance
The standing Of the IeaGers At the
end Of the 22pd mile was: 81 Yves.
% miles: Shrnbb, ~ miles. : laps:
Dorando. 81 Minis lap: Hayes, 20
miles. LAPS.
IL was nov SO daTN that the runners
cosid hardly be seen or the opposite
sile. On the FIRST lap Of the 18th nile
Dorando passed Shrubb reaching sec
ond place. momen; later Shruhb
gave up and staggered towards his
dressing room done for Hayes con-
tinucd TO gain but vas firing. and !:
~as evident early In the 18th mile
tina; he could not overcomc Dorand6s
lead for second place. II was about
dark when -. Yves with \ scnsation-
nj sprin, crossed the line. winner of
the race. Dorando. HAYES and Ma
loney KEEP. on 10 the finish.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

behind. ShTabb laughed anu allowed
him to 60. dropping hack with Dorsn-
do and Longboaf The Italian then
started out TO catch the Frencnman.
cutting his lead TO - yards at the
end OF the sixth mile. the time for
which WsS - minutes 81 10 secoGus
Haycs was lsppcd by the leaders and
although the band played The Star
Spangicd Banner. the crowd standing
with heads haired 70 the rain. the
Olympic winner refused 10 l.. enth IL.
FL 10 the poin; OF increasing his pace.
spssds W In z Eighteenth.
81. Yves suddenly started al a
SPECIFY clip in the 18th mile. which
brought him half a lap ahead II
Shrubb in less than ? mile,
This Was the first indication Of
Shrubs weakening. and he appeared
10, b. using his utmost strength To
prevent the f'rencbman gaining = lap.
i.onstGat a. this time dropped ou; Of
the race Thoroughly speat.
81. Yves gained th~ coveted dis
tance on Shrabb In the 2s,a mile. and
thc-e sss . great roar for him from
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

tories will b. willing to vote for pro
hihiticnist candidates for places AZ
delegates to the convention in prefer.
.ncr TO candidates who are local op-
t.orisiS.
I, met l." confessed that others
have expressed very strong belief that
the party would declare for prohibi-
ton IL the opport Of a State con,
ycntion were offered.
But I, Is rallied that there are
many issues h sii"s prohibi ion IN
Virginia. indeed. Rev D Can
non Is Underwood TO in<is: that pro
hbifion Is not Al issue.
A Tidcvatcr democrat when IN
WaShipst1n two or three weeks ago
bt fore he question Ol a state con
/ Scniior was teinR discussed. said ~
though; u wuuli y. Wise for N. Dt.ui
ocrats OF tho State 10 hold q coI-en
ton aud tan. some position which
wouid r~cogniz- the Necessity Of leg
! isIation 10 further protect the oyxie;
isdassry and the fisheries Of virsi
MIA.
Tar equalization 10 also urged a. .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
POLITICIANS AFRAID OF
CONVENTION PROPOSITION
Al Are Interested Bot Fear Poss'o"'-
ty Of A6optie" Of Statewide
Plank.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. April b
The position Of The Richmond Jo1r-
nal and the Lynchburg News. In al
soca:ing a Democratic state conven-
ton to be held this summer. Is crea''
ing very great interest among the
Virginia politicians at Washington.
some OF them favor convention
without reservation: Others profess
not 10 have more than corinthisn
interest In the matter. while some
oppose the proposition outright.
Those vho oppoee u, and this Ia
Guides o;hcfs besides certain men
hers Of Congress. DO not DEW that
she.r chief. II not sole. Objection "a
~ tsopawitjon ix the fear that The
rwaseaftoa VIII be c0usros1ed By per
soss Who believe - Ssste-wide PROM
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

slbj. CT on which the party shouh de-
clare i'seif
As to Poll Taxes
The slhj"c: Of the payment OF poll
taxes AZ prerequisite TO voting -
aroth.r which democrats have dccIar-
ID maHy times should - considered
IN q State cnHI "ution.
Prohibition s looked upon a. q
ian.-r also In all three OF the aacs-
tior. mentioned In connection with
IN, prohiti' on of the sale Of liquor.
and there will always b. "danxer IN
political party taking a stand on
ary qurstion on which there Is any
considerable" diversity Of opinion VITA
In the parry danger for the r'o'nt
clans.
Tn" 'rnta ~ the matter ia. saii
one az 'he vi.giaia representative :.
who has not Owen permfssson 10
~" his name. "prosib!tscn b not and
shouId no; H. q political s.sse. I'D. re
Is DO reason why . stase coavshS'on
~ Dem"c-a's shoult make V suca.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
ST. YVES WINS the RACE
Continued from First PaseD

for a small fortune in prizes brought
ont a crowd that ..acked the newly
arranged stands Of the Polo grounds
to the point Of standing room. Tn"
day was not a pleasant che for an
outdoor exhibition. but the m.""o
spectators. or at leas, large ma
joriiy who sa; on the bieachcrs. pu'
IN umbreIss for protection asains'
the April showers.
All After Frenehman.
In the 9Th mile there was touch
81 the excitement the crowd hal wait
cd for. Shruhb. unable TO stand tine
sigh Of the FLYING rrrnchman ahead.
get Out 10 catch him. Ne passed DOT
sndo and soon crr -. Yves lead TO ~
yards finally coming on even terms
xith him In tho sixth mic.
81. Yves looked usessy and sprinted
desperately, ANN leaving Shruso TAR
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04

LONG Isle GLOVES-White
and Black, 15c Grade 39c Pair
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
MARYLAND'S GREAT ISSUE.
independent View Of Effect of Negro
DisfraRchiSement.

From the EriEitsbU-g lAId.l Chronicle.
Maryland IS not even remotely threat
ened with negro domination What
ever may be the situation in other South
en States. white civilization in Maryland
is not in the slightest danger Therefore
the disfranchisement Of the negro is not
justifable as necessary 10 protect white
supremacy, and It could not be justified
on any other ground whatsoever.
Disfranchising the negroes would in
evitably result IN Maryland becoming, in
definitely. a one-party State. with all the
possibilities Of b0Ssism and political de-
bsuchery which that signifies The sad
plight OF our neighboring Commonwealth,
Pennsylvania. Is sufficiently convincing
argument a.. inst the long continued
domination Of a State by one party.
The amendment IS entirely opposed to
the most advanced political thought OF
the time. It IS conceived as a check TO
independent political action. and Is in
tended TO rob the independent voter for
ever Of any voice in the government OF
the State. It means perpetual boss dom
ination, pure and simple, with al its
necessary consequences.
These are the vital questions attached
20 the constitutional amendment Every
man who decides them fairly and square
y on their merits, without thought Of
boss or party platform. IS entitled to the
respect Of those who differ from him. and
IS a consistent party man in the true
meaning Of the term.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
EXECUTIVE AND CONGRESS.
what Their Relations Really Are in
Our Government.

From the Charlotse n. c. Observer.
II IS doubtless only the few whose read
ing OF history has made them habituaI
sym9afhizers with legislative bodies
against executives under al circum-
stances that are likely to become converts
from one view 70 the other IN conse-
quence OF argument Addressing these.
we would point out, 10 begin with. that
the President az the United States is
elected by the people and represents them
no less than Congress does He differs
widely from the arbitrary, irresponsible,
divine-right executives abundantly pres
ent in history. Congress does not exclu-
sively represent the majesty Of the peo-
pie, therein differing from the British
House OF Commons and other rarlla-
mentary bodies in all monarchies, en-
nghtened OF Unenlightened. It is by strik-
ing the pose OF peoples representative
effective with the half-infoTmed historical
imagination-that the House Of Repre-
sentatives assumes a right 10 reprove the
President as an inferior and not as a fel-
low-servant And those who. very prop
erly. resent anything approaching despot-
ism IN an executive, should also resent
anything approaching oligarchism IN a
legislative body History informs Us that
legislators, trading upon their representa-
tive character. have often Instituted vir-
tual oligaTchies and sometimes made the
OligaTChial system permanent Examples
Of the first kind are far from lacking in
English history; the House Of Commons.
as Macauiay truly says. was during sew
eTaI periods characterized By all the prin-
cipal vices Of a tyrant. We don't think
that either the executive or the legislative
branch CT the American government IS in
even remote danger OF turning tyrant. but
We wish 20 point out that the former Is
not the only one whose historical proto-
types have gone wrong And when the
House went SO far as 70 announce fts
declination. as a matter Of future policy.
'to consider any communication from
any source which IS not In Its Judgment
respectful Il took stand high and
mighty enough for the highest-and-
mightest Of divine-right traditions.
II ever the executive should use the
government police 10 gain undue inf7u-
ence over Congress as a body OF practice
upon members Of Congress espionage for
ulteriOr purposes, extreme steps would be
well warranted; but Mr. Roosevelt alb
soluteiy denies such conduct and no in
teiligent person now suspects him Of il
In its present attitude toward the Presi-
dent Congress IS not really acting as the
indignant representative OF people af-
fronted in its person, but as a club Of
men who have had a dispute with an al
ready disliked outsider and who want to
make things hot for him IN return
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
NO LONGER FORTUNES TOY.
Honk ChariOts Coming Within Reach
q Ordinary MOrtaIs.


The doom Of hign automobile prices
has sounded. One can buy a better car
to-day for $3.50 than he could a few
years ago for $5ooo. Il is only a matter
Of time now until any man who can
afford to keep horse can afford 10 own
an automobile
Automobile building was more OF less
Of an experiment up TO a short tine ago.
But now it is an exact science. When
the modern car is turned out OF a shop
the makers know that It viii run. and
run well Close watching OF the per
formances Of the earlier machines has
pointed out the defects Of construction.
These have mostly been remedied Shops
are better equipped now. Cylinders,
crank shafts. axles, gears, and the ike
are made in great quantities by special
machinery. The cost Of labor and mate
rails has been much reduced by system,
until now IL Is possible to turn out amuch
better machine than formerly. and charge
about half the original price for It. Truly
good touring cars are offered for as
little as Sl,000. Runabouts that viii give
ten times the service OF any horse and
buggy bring 500 The higher priced cars
give the buyer a better finish and higher
power, but the cheaper automobile is a
very satisfactory car in most cases and
has the support Of thousands Of users
IN moderate circumstances. And this is
only the beginning. The years viii see a
yet more pronounced drop in prices, while
quality is maintained
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Plea for Participation of other Sex
in Our Government.

in Our Government.
Fron an address hy Mrs- Cl2-snoe arsckay
Government among men Is really in its
infancy People make q mistake in think
ing this world IS old and cold. We are
Just beginning. Hitherto the function OF
government has been a police function.
Nan has been a fighting and governing
animal. keeping away with club and spear
other fighting animals from his home
Little by little men have changed from
government OF brute force TO government
BY thought and morality. Little by little
the man has allowed the good moral
element n him to take its place in gov
ernment- but he has always persistentIy
kept the good moral element in tie
raoe-namely, women-from having any
place in government at all. The process
BY which man has gradually allowed
morality, decency, and altruism to share
N the government has been slow and
reluctant
WOmaa's influence has been felt IN all
the various channels Of our lives: but
she has been an influence without respon-
sloiiity. and no nation IS the better for
what must be an immoral factor in its
structure Influence without RESPONSE
5ility IS immoral BY bringing the moth
ers' vote into our political life we viii
enlist a progressive force. full Of promise
fer the future Of the state. It is impos-
sible for the half to express the whole.
The vote would open many posts in mu-
nicipal work which are now closed OF. only
granted as a favor 10 Donvoters. Women
can serve, and serve well. OF school
boards and as tenement house com
missiOners, and as factory inspectors.
There IS a great deal Of municipal house
keeping to be done which women can do
far better than men II seems unreason-
able to assume that women would stand
up and demand the Offices for which they
are physically unified We know our
limitations. each OF Us. and we only want
70 use these tools which We are able 10
handle Our country needs our work We
must reach out 10 the limits OF our pos
sieilfties, and through our labor. with
our leisure, help one state to be great
beyond all others because it IS using all
its individuals, women with men. alike.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18

A. Lawrence Lowell. in address on ''Socal Rez1la-
ton.
One OF the chief problems Of the twen-
tieth century viii be the regulation of
other combinations Of men, whether
based upon race or voluntary assoeia-
ton for industrial and other purposes;
and that problem viii involve politics.
jurisprudence ard social science. In one
point, certainly, the example set in the
case OF political organizations must be
followed It Is that OF accepting the
natural tendencies Of a progressive age.
instead Of trying to run counter 10 them.
The true and, therefore. the per-
manent solution must be found in keeping
In mind both the Individual and the
group, and politics and Jurisprudence can
be wisely directed only by a thorough
study Of the psychology Of the group.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
Women and Good Roads.

From the Richmond TinssDisratch.
There would be no beating the move
ment for better highways in the South
if the women generally took a hand
in it. and it is a most hopeful sign that
so good a start in that direction should
already have been made Bad roads cut
into the farmers life at every point They
mean more cost and more discomfort in
hauling his produce TO market. more wear
and tear on his wagons, fewer trips ito
town" They cut of his wife from his
neighbors' wives, and shut her up in the
farmhouse They keep his children away
from school for three months out of a
short school year. Civil government
churches, and schools being already pro-
vided, good roads are the fundamental
need IN our Southern country districts
to-day No community is too poor 70 pro-
vide them, and in the result they viii
elways prove the cheapest thing the tax
payers own.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18

Frenehznan. II might be considered, and
certainly VIII be suggested, by the scof-
fers and the skepticaI that the wounded
soldier who wants drink CT water need
hardly go TO the trouble or take the time
Of acquiring a universal language when
his needs may be quite as accurately
made known by pantomime- But for
those who appreciate the value to COM
merce and international Transactions, gen
orally. Of a universal language. this
recommendation OF the American military
surgeon possesses a significance which
is by no means TO be despised.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
Road Improvement IN Yirginia.

President Roosevelts ride TO Warren
ton and back promises 10 have the excel
lent result OF stimulating the good roads
movement in Virginia At the conclusion
-of the journey Mr.. Roosevelt casually
let fall the remark that Virginia roads
in the winter tine are not usually in the
best condition. which is the pretty
nearly unanimous opinion Of everybody
acquainted with them With some excep-
tons, the Virginia highways are ordinary
clay roads. good enough. with some care.
n dry weather. but rough and difficult
Of passage IN wet and stormy seasons.
PubIic-spirited men throughout the state
are. however. thoroughly aroused 10 the
advantages Of a systematic development
Of the highways. and the legislature has
appropriated a fund OF s250e00 TO be
apporuoned among the counties in direct
proportion 10 the sum appropriated 10
caIIy- Fauquier County, through which
the President rode. is spending 5000 on
its roads, and Fairfax County, through
which also the Presidents route extended,
has voted $500 TO be expended IN con-
neetion with q Ike sum from the State
funds. Charlotte County has authorized
a bond issue Of $4,000 for the improve
ment OF its roads. and Henrico VIII soon
vote upon a proposition for a bond issue
Of S300.Ooo for the building Of sixty miles
Of permanent roads. And early in Febru-
ary a State good roads convention zin
be held under the auspices OF the Vir-
GINA Highways Association.
This showing IS encouraging, as the
Richmond Journal, from whose columns
we obtain these facts. remarks. but not
big enough for a progressive State OF
2OOo, go population Only ninety miles OF
permanent road were completed in 1908
says the Journal, and thirty-nine coun-
ties have done nothing at all TO improve
their roads. It is evident that an awak-
ening OF public sentiment is essential TO
energize local authorities. Stin, il is
probable that altogether considerable
sums are expended locally for the care
and improvement Of roads. The trouble
IS that this money IS not Systematically
expended IN scientific and permanent road
construction, and much Of It is wasted.
What is needed Is a systematic scheme
for utilizing local road taxation in the
most economical way. so as 10 insure per-
maneut results. Bond issues should be
encouraged where construction is costly
and promises to be beneficial TO future
generations. No public expenditure is
more useful OF justifable than that for
the Improvement Of local means Of com
municatiou. but the taxpayer should in
sist that every dollar of expenditure shall
produce a dollars worth Of roadway,
and not be frittered away in temporary
and Hl-directed repairs. OF allotted to pro-
mote the political interests Of some court
house ring.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
MORGANS HUMAN SIDE.
One Aspect of the Great FInancier
Not widely known.

From the Bsltimore suu.
In the popular view Mr.. J. P Morgan
is not q man OF sentiment, not a man
who yields 10 impulse, not a man inter
ested in the little things OF life. The
world hears most about his activities as
an international fnancier. as a Croesus-
Ike art connoisseur, who viii give a
fortune occasionally for q painting or
tapestry Yet, Mr. Morgan Is very hu-
man az times. II what the newspapers
publish about him be true. There is a
great hospital in New York for INDECENT
women. Mr.. Morgan founded and endow-
Cd #. he hobnobs with royalty and the
peerage on the other side Of the Atlantic.
He maintains a yacht with a piratical
name He is up 20 his eyes In world
finance Yet he is not so engrOssed IN
the cares and pleasures OF Hfe-in ART
and books. for he is a noted collector.
both OF art objects and firs5 editions and
manuscripts OF famous works OF litera-
ture-that he is out OF couch with the
humanites even in the small and obscure
side Of life.
1Ir. Morgan attended the opening Of
A-ic AAASNAllA Nl -AEL IN New 4 OK one
evening last week A woman with a
baby in her arms attracted his attention.
What should Mr.. Morgan do but secure
the name OF the mother and child and
announce that the baby should be a 'feI-
low for life" OF the museum with al the
privileges which a fellowship secures.
The cost OF a fellowship is 500 and
Dir. Morgan said he would pay Il Who
would have imagined the famous multi
millionaire yielding in public 70 senti-
ment? Who would have thought the
sight OF babe IN arms would make him
give way 20 an impulse TO 90 q gener-
ous deed2 And suppose the baby grows
Up 70 womanhoOd with no taste for art.
no aesthetic sense. with & life fellowship
which viii be neither of interest nor
value 70 her? We trust this viii not
be the case. It Is far more pleasant 10
think that the infant fellow OF the
Museum Of At" VIII develop into a great
artist ana that MI MOrgan's friends
viii be able 10 say that he recognized
genius even in its infancy But whether
the child be destined for great things in
art. OF whether she never emerge from
OhScurity. Mr. M0rgan's surrender 10
sentiment VII long be remembered We
had never imagined that inpulsiveness
was one OF HIS characteristics.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-18
LOCAL CONTRASTS.
District jail Poor Commentary on
the City Beautiful.


Prom the New YORK Evening Post
Washington's contrasts are not so
magnificent as her distances. The Cap
ital would ado-n herself with Lincoln
memorial outshining al others; would
raze six acres Of houses for its site and
erect a 100000 arch But while Con
gress is debating this splendid project. an
investigating commission shows Us 500
prisoners in a District OF Columbia Jail
packed by threes into single cells, fed cut
OF tin cans through the bars, and given
no opportunity for exercise Il also
draws attention TO foul and vice breed
ing houses and alleys the miserable
dwellings Of the poor" and similar
dreary sights familiar 10 every visitor.
The contrast stingS- The vast scheme Of
identification. Of which the Lincoln
memorial is 10 be a part. VIII fail in ef-
feet unless tenements, prisons. schools
hospitals. and sanitation are brought
into harmony with IT. American cities
are trying 10 find themselves. Give them
a pattern to follow, and their task VIII
be simplifed Many look to New York
for inspiration and advice. but cannot
always find il, because things are done
here on q scale that vitiates the example.
Washington. however. might show the
way her size and problems being nearer
the typical.