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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
STREET COURTESY.
Good Manners Not the Exception
Amona Americans.

The streets of Philad lphia are
showing the edge OF the holiday sea-
son, being thronged with crowds that
are shopping in advance OF the rush
Naturally. with the crowds such as
use Walnut, Chestnut, and Market
streets, there Is a give and take OF
street courtesies indicative of charac'
ter and disposition of the people. In
many cases observed, the exhibition
of good manners Is habitual to the
individual and In others OF a spon-
taneous sincerity that is pleasure
to note.
A hurried man was observed 10
brush against an old woman selling
knick.knacks. knocking one or TWO
small envelopes to the pavement. A
few steps and he halted. turned, ana
saw the trivial damage inflicted. He
FASTENED back. gathered the envelopes
up and placed them on the old WON
ans tray, saying: Pardon, me
madame. II was an accident. | wa
in a hurry and thinking" As he hit
ed his hat his eye caught the sign
announcing contents OF envelopes
wait" he said. handing out a guar
ter. my boy can use some OF these
At Tenth and Chestnut streets the
lamp post was covered with fresh
green paint and a sign to that enect
Another man, this time a young one
in deep neutrality-suspicious. "her
would have burshed most OF the paint
of with his sleeve had not stranger
reached ont and pushed him Oh DIT
saving, wake up. Bill" Bill look
ed at the sign. erinned sheepi:shis'
and said Thank you
Perhaps the most beautiful Incl
dent noticed was that of an old iady.
a dainty little woman that might have
fioated through pages OF CRAWFORD
with Mrs. Gaskell. Her old-fashioned
bonnet. with black strings, covered
snow-white hair. her cloak. frame
that was too weak TO swing the dig
storm door she tugged at. Twice she
tried and twice its weight thrust her
hack. Then from the crowd stepped
a big young fellow. one OF those kline
with wide shoulders and ciean-cu'
face and action. With one hand ne
pulled the door open. with the other
he lifted his hat. The little old isds
fiuttered out with bow and Just 2
suspicion of blush. Quickly the
crowd swallowed them up.
Surely. land they passed by on the
other side could not have been writ.
ten OF this generation. for the world
does move. ana for the better.-Phii
adelphia Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM
THE NINTH.

Latest returns from the Ninth dis
trict indicate that there is chance
OF Stuart's having defeated Slemp af'
ter all. n this has happened, the
Democrats in Virginia will have real
cause for jubllation. They are jubi-
lating considerably already over the
lands Tide for the party in the country
at large, and II II should turn out that
a full Democratic delegation has been
elected In the State for the Sixty
second congress the enthusiasts Of
the party hardly will be able to con-
tain themselves.
Even though the final count In the
Ninth should show bare majority
for Slemp. the Democrats have every
reason for being we'll satisfied WITH
the result. The Ninth Is rated nor
mally as Republican by several thou
sand. Siemp's majority Of two years
ago has been cut down about four
thousand. and that Is as much or
more than could be reasonably hoped
for.
II Mr.. Siemp is returned to con-
gress. he will go back to Washington
as a much smaller figure than here
tofore. For years he has been the
lone Virginia member Of the majority.
He will 20 back, II at all, as the lone
Virginia member of the minority.
There is big difference in the posi-
tions.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
cupId and the College Girl.

II has long been generally believed
that the percentage OF college girls
who marry is small. Twenty-Five
years ago II used to be said that not
quarter of the girl graduates ever
welded. The implication plainly was
that three-quarters of them were not
worth marrying. They were pictured
as wanting to discuss literature at
breakfast. science at lunch. and phi
losophy at dinner. Gradually, as this
unfair view passed. the story went
that only third of the girls got mar
ried. Now the common report Is
that half of them marry. No Stats
tics are available on this subject. but
the impression grows that college
girls are in more favor in matrimo-
NAL circles.
1t is undoubtedly true that higher
education has not made the average
college girl more sought by marrying
men, Few men want a wife who
knows more than they do, but the
masculine prejudice against the col
lege cir! Is passing. AS she is better
known she Is appreciated. 1t Is with
In her power to make as good a hore
as anybody. and she is apt to ap
proach problems of domestic econo-
my with intelligence. Gradually Cupid
is seeking her out, and it looks as If
the time might not be far distant
when the percentage of college girls
who do not wed will be small-Bos.
ton Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
Stop While Riders Smoke.

A way has been found to enforce
the mo smoking" order when an OBJ
durate street car passenger persists
in blowing tobacco fumes into the
faces of others who are willing to
abide BIZ the Metropolitan's no-smok
ing rule. The plan is to stop the car
until the smoker quits. The other
passengers vii. furnish the pressure
necessary to discourage the smoker.
Il shall issue no order to that eff.
feet to conductors" Pres ident John
MeSan, OF the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, said, but | am
in sympathy with the idea A con
ductcr who used that kind of good
Judgment would not be subject to
criticism.
The no-smoking order eventually
will enforce itself automatically, be.
cause the public favors il. We had
one instance where a smoker refused
to obey the rules. The conductor
wisely turned him over to the rest OF
his passengers. The others jeerec
and guyed him until he became
ashamed and left the car."-Kansas
City Special to Philadelphia Record
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
CHRISTMAS TREE TAX.
vermont's Legislators Up Against the
Federal Constitution.

Our Montpelier dispatches record
the passage in the Vermont house of
representatives of a bill imposing a
tax of % cents per tree on evergreen
trees cut to be shipped abroad and
sold for Christmas trees" Efforts on
the part of any State to check the
depredations upon young forest
growth committed at every approach
of the Christmas season are to be
commended. but it should hardly need
to be said that this particular method
of State operation will not stand.
Shipping trees abroad" presuma-
bly, means shipping them beyond the
borders OF the State in any direction.
! If il means simply export to Canada
or other foreign country. then we
have State levying an impost on ex-
ports without the consent of congress.
and this Is prohibited by section 10,
article 1. of the Federal Constitution.
II it means broadly export or ship
ment from Vermont to other States
in the Union, then the tax would be-
come an interference with or control
of interstate commerce by the State.
whereas the power to regulate inter-
state commerce is given by the Fed
erai Constitution to Congress.
Vermont concededly cannot tax i'm
ports from other States. nor can II
impose any tax which discriminates
In favor Of its own productions and
against those of other States. No
more can 1t tax exports from that to
other States. or discriminate in taxa
ton between products of the State
to be consumed therein and those
to be-exported therefrom. II Yer
mont can place a tax on trees to be
shipped outside of the State. Penn
sylyania can place a prohibitive tax
ON shipments of anthracite beyond its
borders. and Kansas can tax its
wheat as 1t passes out OF the state
Such taxes can be as clearly applied
in the name Of conservation OF nat
ural resources by Pennsylvania and
Kansas in the cases of coal and wheat
as BY Vermont in the case Of Christ
mas trees; but that will not save such
taxes from the constitutional inhibi-
ton as interpreted in a long line OF
decisions respecting the taxation and
the Interstate commerce clauses OF
the fundamental law of the nation.
II the Vermont legis lature were to
impose a tax on all Christmas trees
cut In the State. irrespective OF
whether they were to be used in the
State or shipped beyond. 1t might in
some way or another come into con-
aict with the rights Of landowners
as secured by the Vermont or the
Federal Constitution, but it would es-
cape conflict With those Federal con-
stitutionaf provisions which have
been referred to. As 1t Is the bill In
wolves an invasion of the interstate
commerce powers Of the Constitution.
Ii 1t is not contrary to the section
10 above mentioned. II enacted II
will be worth a suit in the Federal
courts and nothing more.-Springneid
Republican
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
ROUND TRIP RECORD.
Mauritania With Christmas MaiIs to
Attempt 1t-pzy Feat.

The Maureiauia. queen OF the ocean.
is out for another record This is not
to be merely one-way record, but
she will attempt to cut time CT her
run both ways and do the round trip
in eleven days. something that has
never been attempted in the history
u the world.
In short. the present-day greyhound
Is going TO make trip from Queens
town to New York, unload and re.
load. and then 60 back all In the
same time II took first class steam
ship to cross the ocean so recently
that il can be remembered by persons
now living.
II has been planned to make the
feat a sort of Christmas present TO
the world. And 1t Is expected the rec
ord wiz stand a long time Il will
stand undoubtedly for asyear, when
the Marretania will try II again
The plan Is to land the great Christ
mas mails in England for distribution
through the United Kingdom before
christmas day. In one way. the race
is going 20 be the greatest ocean race
4 steamship ever has entered. because
she is going TO cross and recross ana
will be out to see what she can do
svery hour OF the time she Is between
SANDY Hook and Queenstown
The big Cunsrder will leave Liver
pool December 10. and II she Is on
inc. will come ND the North river
IN the night of December Is Every.
hing will be 10 readiness to receive
ser. There win be no losfre on the
works snd the fongshoremen VT
have far cargo cut OF her IN the short
est time possible.
In the meanwhile. the big Chris
mas mail that n TO bring cheer T.
hundreds q thousands Of persons IN
he old country viii De going abosrc
,cr. She sill take on what else she
an fhet l. ready Tor shipment. on
sny,hing NJ. On board when the whi@-
Ie blows a. o'clock on the evening
Il DECEMBER N gill stay on the pier
Then a messenger Of good viii from
he Ncs w,orId 10 the Old. sac III
urn her nose to sea. ard her race vti
be on again. u Is exrecteh ;hst De.
-cmt.r p VIII see mails landed arr
he 7Srd and 1fth viii see them dis
tributed 10 every pert o. England
Scotland. ireland and waleF and paris
Z the contir@nt.-Se~ York Ameri
-au.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
HARMONY WHAT IS ESSENTIAL.

Harmony in the Democratic ranks
is what we must strive for, hope for
and plead for during the next two
year,. With a Republican majority
IN the senate and a Republican Pres
ident in the White House, the absolute
control OF the lower house Of con
gress probably viii count for nothing
for awhile as far as actual legislation
is concerned. kbont all the Demo
Gratis can do is 70 plan and prep&re
for the time when the reins Of gov
crmment viii be turned over to then
lad avoid factional differences
amoaE themselves.
With a majority OF sixiy-;hrce ~
sixty-four. the Democrats in the house
Of course gin have everything theiT
own way. They viii eject the speak
81. name the chairmen Of all tAs
crrsmiftees. have the committee ma
jorifies. make the rules. employ tn
sa.aried officers and attendants an'
exercise al Of the other duties am
prcroeaiives vhieh have been sn5oye'
and made the most Of by the Repub
isczns Tor an uninterrupted period o
hficsa years And - Dcmocrati
rp1eressmen have bccn The unde
d-rs Tor al q tbr-c year. they usl
nrsl!y win - inclined 10 be buaxr,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
THE POWER OF HEARST AND HIS
NEWSPAPER.

As an illustration of he strong hold
William Randolph Hearst has upon
thousands of the voters OF New York
city. the Washington Post directs at
tention TO the failure OF Dix to poll
the expected Democratic majority ~
the city. In the upstate districts In
which Roosevelt fought most siren
uously for the Republican nominees,
reduced Republican or increased DEM
ocra,ic majorities were returned IN
almost every instance, while Hearst
In The city managed to bring about
substantial reduction in the Demo
cratic vote. The Post says:
Roosevelt devoted days to the can
yass OF the upstate districts for MS
candidate. Stimson, and fairly boiled
over in abuse OF his opponents In his
own and he Democratic party. The
result can be read in the shrinkage
of the Republican vote In those dis'
tricts and the meagre majority Tor
Stimson that met Dix at the city bor-
der line.
Hearst, and Hearst aione. fought
the fight in the city. and, notwith-
standing the imenss vote of Repubii-
can business men for Dix. the revolt
against new nationism and the resent
meut OF the "old guard leaders. DIX
failed OF reaching CoLers majority by
nearly 10000 votes.
Hearst's feat Is all the more remark
able on account of his peculiar meth
DDS Avowing his particular animos-
ilv against the Democratic nominee
and organization, at the same time he
openly expressed his distrust OF
Roosevelt and gave a fair share OF
lambasting to the Republican crgani-
cation. He knew that his lndepend-
ence League had no shadow OF a
chance of electlng anybody to office,
and he knew that every voter with
three grains of sense was fully aware
of this fact. Yet he put an independ-
cncc League ticket in the field and
went about calling upon good citizens
to support this ticket. And thousands
of people went to the polls and vo ed
fer the Hearst candidates. instead oil
supporting what. from their poin; oil
view, was the lesser of two inevitable
evils.
Whatever may be Mr.. Hesrsts
faults. and doubtful as We may be con-
corning his motives. ali OF US mus
admit that he Is hard fighter. And
he must be given credit for selecting
about the best brains TO be had 10
operate his newspapers. through
which he does nest OF his fgh,ine.
The cartoons of Oppcr and Carter
alone probably cost Dix some thou
sands Of votes. And the powerful.
Though often sensational and not Ia
frequently libelous. editorial articles
no doubt put other thousands into the
f. lndcncnaence ar Republican ranks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Only Five Aldermen Gather For Reg
risr Meeting Of Body

Uf1r Meetsr1 cf oooy-
Meeting in regular session Wednes-
iay night. the board of aldermen
transacted only a little OF the bnsi-
ness en- it's calendar because only nse
members were present and no resoiu-
ions carrying an appropriation OF
more than $500 could be acted upon
4 tnree-fourths vote OF the BODY vas
necessary to pass such resolutions.
Among the measures concurred IN
bx the board were ordinances pro-
sidine for the payment Of ell city en-
ployes nj the treesurer's Once instead
II bv the heads Of the department: al
owing the Osd Dominion Land Com
1anv 20 locate s000-gaIicn gasoline
.ank on the river shore near the olo
Measure pier: requiring the stree
railway companies 20 bring its tracks
% grade on Tvensy-seventh street be
'xcea Marshall avenue aud Chestnut
avenue.
Resolutions spVroDristiBe $3.50 With
Fhlch to purchase new street
<weeper: SIS foF repairs 20 the city
stables. and a resolution appointing
.ommitscs 20 represent the city AZ the
meeting 20 be held On the near future
|ln the interest Of the military roa1
Nespecn Fort Monroe and Fort Neyer
also eere concurred IN.
Ut. Loursn was In the chair End
the following members we're present.
Messrs. Grimes. Mems. Jackson and
Wheeler.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.
70 BE Marked by Another Concession
20 Modernity.

The pilsrimige TO Mecca. which l.
soon 10 be undertaken throughout the
Moslem world. viii be marked this
year BY another concession to mod
ernity. The holy carpet. the cover
ing which Is annually taken from
Cairo 20 Mecca for the Kssbs. the
most sacred part OF the holy shrine,
will travel by railway. Usually the
caravan 10 which the holy Offering is
irsrusscd has embarked al Suez for
Jedcah and thence overland to Mecca-
Bu; the latter part OF the Journey T.
through a hostile country and the
pilgrims have often been compelled
10 resort TO many devices 10 fulhis
their mission
This year the ceremony Of the holy
carpet Al Cairo vas held : week ear
lier than formerly. and the offering
was given Thursday to the escort
The caravan embarked yesterday from
Port Said tor Haifa Thence Il will
proceed by the new Hcdi<r railway
20 Medina. and frcm there over the
old. route 20 Mecca. This change
said to have been Que Of the results
81 she pilgrimage last year Of the
khcdive. who recommended the u.s.
Of the railway On accosni of the dan
Eers which he had seen mcnaced th'
old route.
Besides. extraordinary precaufion'
are to b. used against the spread o
cholera ana ne plague. The rrc~enc'
% thee disease In The f,ssi and 10
remembrance that the iast cpidesai
that carried 81 thousands IN EEyP
/ vas introduced BY returning pil-rip
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

Sometimes you can trust your judS
gent about 3 girl unless you ar
thinking cf marrying htr-
Where sits Mscgrcgor j. not TIE
head Of the table when the cook -
sen sor 70 be discharges.
The same woman Who figures RI
age by subtraction figures her charms
BY edition and multiplication
There's onlv one way 20 have nore
trouble than building q houSc. and
that's 70 have a law suit about ~
Most rrcn get good opinion 81
themselves blinking other people arr
800 enviors 20 give them their due
view YORK Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

for honors and privileges. So II is
going 10 take careful treading on the
part of the leaders and much indi-
vidual restraint aud self-denial to pre-
vent dissatisfaction and bitterness
from cropping out in the party con-
tests In the house.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
pointed Paragraphs.

Only a fooi lets people take him IN
alter he has found them out
II YOU would retain q friend. do
things his way instead OF yours
Truth crushed 20 earth will riss
sgsin. and II L. kept busy getting up
There Is NJ help for the woman VIC
can't get q servant to do her work
OF course. there b no such thing
the bigger half. yet most pecpi
want H.
n a mans conversation = heavy. ~ :
q safe be- that his words carry Oc'
little weight-Chicago News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY,
CONTINUED from First Page.>

Washington county. one precinct did
the same. In Scott the official count
gives Slemp majority of 342.
Vote In the Ninth.
The latest returns indicate Mr..
Siemps election by majority at
least 200. =
Following is a list of unofficial re-
turns received up to the present
time:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
Mr.. Stuart is Grateful.

Mr.. Stuart is Grateful.
Mr.. Stuart has given out the follow
ing statement, which comedies his de-
feat:
Returns pWporting TO be official
from thirteen counties and the city
of Bristol, constituting the Ninth
congress sional district of Virginia. in
dictate the election OF Mr.. Slemp by
a majority Of $50, showing net DEM
ocratic gain of about 1000 votes
"Oniy one OF fourteen units COM
posing the district failed to show q
Democratic gain.
'T am thankful for the loyal sup
port which has been given to the
cause which ] have been honored to
represent in this campaign"
Saunders Has 81 Majority.
The official count from Tuesdays
congressional election in the Fifth
Virginia district shows q majority OF
81 for Congress man Z. w. Saunders.
Democrat, over Parsons, Republican.
Tennessee Legislature Close.
MEMPHIS. TENN. Nov lore
turns from additional counties in East
Tennessee late today. instead of in
creasing the majority of Hooper. Re-
publican, for governor. as expected,
are reducing 1t somewhat. While the
total vote has been received from
only twothirds of the counties, all
but six have reported majorities. On
the face of the returns Hooper has
plurality over Taylor, Democrat, Of
1854.
The legislature 'on joint ballot will
be very close. Unofhcial returns up
to O'Clock today indicate that the
administration Democrats have q ma
jority In tie senate, with two districts
in doubt and including two Reprbl;-
cans who. II is claimed, will vote with
the administration Democrats. In the
house the fusion Democrats and Re-
publicans have a majority of six, with
one in doubt.
II is said the regulars will contest
the election in the First district be-
cause of an alleged Illegal ballot.
This district gave Hooper 1870. IL
the regulars win and the district vote
is thrown out. it may wipe out Hoop
er's majority.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

u i-kes . COOS Judge Of ~hIekey to
YET u rforc.
Ususiiy very rich msu hss more
friends tban - Bccds
ngt you cant be sucd for nonpsy-
neng ~ sebl of gratitude
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

= font wat NJ Czrblo 20 take ne
osf - dinBcr~
Why. hc's q fsnsoas converss'ion
siis'-
Yes. bat I've beard his mono
lorue~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

what's the good Of having friends
n vog ~snt ash favors ~ them
That's right Bu, I've nSiiccd tha'
tue man vho has the NOS; f-t-nss ~
The crc vho ssks she tcrczt fsvors. o.
Cicveieud Leader.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

have made even the most conservative
Moslems advocates of strict quaran-
tine measures.--New York. Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11

Just sry O. h 8. Special
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-06-01
Program For the
June Conference
Christian Nurture Meeting viii
Prove intensely Interesting.

The Christian Nurture conference,
10 De he'd in the local PresDyVe-
rian church, beginning Thursday,
Ane Z, ana continuing through Fri
day morning, afternoon and even
ing of June 3, will prove very in
stiuctive and helpful to all inter
ested in hearing discussed some of
the salient subjects relative to
Christian work. The program has
been arranged with the speakers
assigned. The music and general
discussions have already been pub
lished, and programs will be distrib-
uted, in all likelihood, at the con-
lerence. The speakers on the pro
gram and their subjects assigned,
are as follows:
"The Historic Attitude of Presby-
terianism Toward Fer Children" by
DR.. Fl. e. Ketchum.
'The Church and Infancy by DR.,
y. V. Milligan.
The Pastors Attitude Toward Bap-
tised Children Rev. j. L. Maynard.
"Semi-Pastoral Duties of Sunday
school Teachers and Parents" by
Rev. j. K. Youel.
Decision Day,'-several subjects
discussed-Dr. j. V. Milligan.
The Pastors Communicates Class,
Ly Rev. A. r. Carrick.
The Catechism-S We Use It?
Who? How? by Rev. Samuel Harris.
"The Church's Attitude Toward
Young Communicates, by DR.. H. A.
Ketchum.
The Home as Factor in Relig-
ious Education, by Rev. Youel.
Youth and Environment The
church's Responsibility, by DR.. MILL
gan.