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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-02

Charles f.. Duryea OF Reading. Pa on'
of the pioneers Of the motor car industry In
this country and author OF several text
books on the automobile and kindred sub
Jects. has agreed TO write for the show com
mittee OF the A. l.. A. NJ. technical articles
on the cars to be seen at the forthcoming
automobile show in Madison square Garden
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-11-03
LAST WORDS BEFORE ELECTION

LAST WORDS BEFORE ELECTION
is the publication of
say of election
now
republican ticket,
county, believing incidentally
Primarily believes that primary function
spiritual that business
consideration personal
excellence
On
der believes the satisfied that the
republican
the hereg given:
Disregardng side
last republican
republicans promise
privilege of voting directly partisan basis for against
stuiona amendment The democrats best
able and
their governor has always been and
lated saloon a
tude does look
progressive IDEAS.
For public
demand EawIey any of
his official unofficial
republican support
cans in the senate where would
ocraic members captured
the a Carey good thing
party that it not established long ago.
when Carey law
controlled
republicans
started the idea
facts they
Looking back eight and time democratic
session of the legislature
It, When years
expenses peddlng price
less white timber fifty
bring
probably single department of
paid
ment Today they
administration today there
business was only fraction what
soutey nothing allring
man who is candidate
Lincoln county has been well
without drawing nsiou
republican ticket
enough better that forgetting politics
vote that There
good enough for office;
y no beforehand would
era stampede The republican
700; this should
position
mediocre candidates
Not all the republican
the primaries; but geographical
sona question ability
republican picked tickets every
worthy election
before for atom. \
it, downto constable p
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr.. w. r. Wyatt Almost Run
Down by Or. Towards Auto. -

William F. Wyatt, a clerk in the
Hampton Furniture Company's store,
had a narrow escape from being run
down by DR.. William II. Towards au-
tomobile at the corner of King and
Queen streets last night about 500
o'clock. The large crowd around the
corners at the time almost shuddered
to see the closeness with which the
young man missed death. while DR..
Howard gave a very good exhibition
of managing a machine. Mr.. Wyatt
threw his hands out and was pushed
back a few feet before the auto came
to a standstill although DIR. Howard
hurriedly put on his breaks and re-
versed the engine.
Mr.. Wyatt was standing in the
street, near the corner, cOnversing
with Mr.. L. ~ Mears, when DR.. How
ard came up and turned into King
street without noticing the two men
Before Mr.. Wyatt realized it, the big
machine was almost upon him and ne
threw out both hands and hung to the
dashboard. but DR.. Howard had al
ready reversed the engine and put on
the breaks. thus bringing the car to
a quick stop.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
TO "SNAP SHOT" GLASS
AT MEMORIAL CHURCH
Mems Bible Class Will Assemble in
Lecture Room Tomorrow Morn
ing to be Photographed.

Tomorrow is expected to prove a
red letter day with the mepbers OF
the Mems Bible class at the Memorial
Baptist church. S the big Glass Will
be Officially" photographed by C. f.
Cheyne following the usual morning
lesson. 1t is expected that The at
tendance will be the largest in he
history of the class, as it is especially
desired to have every member pic
ture included in the group picture.
Every man on the lower penMsu-
Ia" said Mr.. George A. Schmez The
class leader. is especially invite 10
be present with the class tomorow
morning, while we earnestly tssire
that every member shall make pc
cial effort 10 be present
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
REFUSES TO LEAVE
BIG IL INCH GUN
Powder Charge Not Sufficient TO
"Push" Out ProjectIe at Bat
terry DeRoussey.

The 300 pound projectile, which re-
NAMED pinioned in gun No. at Bat
terry DeRoussey, at Fort Monroe on
July 81, when eleven artillerymen
were killed and six others were
wounded, still remains in the big
gun, having failed to bulge an inch
yesterday when an attempt was made
to dislodge it with a shot of 1903
pounds of smokeless powder.
According TO Colonel Clarence p.
TONnsley, the commanding officer at
ort Monroe, the discharge of pow
der used yesterday was inadequate to
shove" the big steel bullet from its
Judgement and ii will be necessary
for the army authorities 10 make an
other try with much larger charge
of the smokeless powder. Just when
the next attempt to push" the pro
jectile cut will be made could not be
given out last night. Colonel Towns
ley said that the discharge yesterday
simply failed TO meet the require
ments and before another try can be
made the proper orders will have to
be forthcoming from Washington.
According to Colonel Townsley
there was no danger of smOtherinS
the men from the fumes of the shot
yesterday. You see said the COM
handing officer, when the projectile
failed to leave the gun, the men were
unable to again open the breech, but
, simply opened a vent and permitted
the fumes from the discharge to Ooze
, out gradually. thereby making it al
most impossible for an accident to
occur. 1t required probably 40 min
utes for the fumes to ooze out"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
RAvAGES OF THE RAT.
Dreadful Record Of Disease mar
Marks His Loathsone Trail.

For one of the most terrible or all
diseases the rat Is now certainly known
70 be responslble-the bubonic plague
mr. "black death" No scourge of man
kind is more dreadful than this. states
writer in McClure's. 1t was Staying
the Egyptians Mt the beginning OF re-
corded history. A single epidemic cost
Athens third of her citizens. Az
LYONS in 1872 the pestllence killed co.
900 persons. Venice in 1870 lost 1o'ooo.
During the great plague OF London IN
1865 CO. 500 died ont Of population OF
SGO. 900, and the dead lay In the streets
because the living were too few to
bury them.
Even as late ms It'll an epidemic or
the bubonic plague cost Moscow nearly
n fourth Of its 10000 souls. But after
the last Parthian arrow the disease re-
tired TO India and the region westward
toward the Mediterranean, which
seems TO have been It's original home,
and after 1850 Europe and Africa were
free.
1t broke out again In 1894 from
peculiarly virulent strain that had Its
habitat In certain districts OF northern
China. The army supply trains car
ried the rats and the rats carried the
bacillus pests from the Manchuriar
frontier to the sea. From there II
made its way back by junks TO Can
ton, where between March ana An
gust of 1891 1t killed upward Of loo,oot
persons. Thence the Chinese strain OF
the plague bacillus passed by ship t
Bombay and dinused itself through
India. Five million pertons died o.
the pestilence in India during the si'
years that ended with 1908. and 1t wat
only with 1909 that the annual NOR
tally fell below 100000.
Before 1t was discovered that quar-
| antine must include rats rs well a
| men this new Indo-Chinese strain ha'
spread over the. whole civilized world
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
Hampton, Ph0ebu
HAMPTON FIRM WILL
ERECT THF QUARTERS
r. n. Richardson & Son 81 uhmit Low
est Bid for Building s at
Fort Monroe.

r. ii. Richardson & Son. the
Hampton contractors, were1 the lowest
bidders for the construed on OF TWO
sets of field officers quarttf RS at Fort
Monroe. bids for which wi Pre- opened
at 10 o'clock yesterday n horning IN
the office of Capt. Ernest r. Tilton.
the constructing quartermaEter.
William G. Morris. of Phbebus, wa
the lowest bidder on the plumbing
and heating and Samuel j. Watson,
Jr., of Hampton, was the Successful
bidder for the electrical Work.
The bidders and their BIZ is follow
r. H. Richardson & Son. Hampton:
construction. $16,05S. J. Hi Brinson
Hampton; construction. s1t.76S. W.
G. Morris, Phoebus; plumbing. ST.
S73; heating, $500. c. 4. Taylor.
Hampton; plumbing, sl,939t heating.
S1.S61 w. S. King, LonoIke. Ark;
plumbing. 1880. s. j. Watson. Jr
Hampton; electrical work. 1896
Brighton Electrical company. New
York; electrical work, $l.43S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
SUSPICION PREMATURE.

Discussing this papers comment
upon the Second district COMPRESSION
a. primary. the esteemed Danvilie
Register says:
We are hopeful tina; a mere re
count Of the ballots in the Second
district will be sufficient to TeasSurs
aud satisfy all parties and TO ailay :
suspicion. which seems 10 rs prcm1
tuse and unsustaincd as yet by am
facts to warrant such a clamor. II
MAYNARD Is entitled TO the nomina-
ton he shoald have u BY all means
The por- books and the ballots ought
70 show In Z recount just who has
been nominated.
Whatever may be the result OF an
investigation in the Second district
this paper Is no, willing to ccnceds
shst there mas been any premature
suspicion. A man who had ncvcs
heard Of politics hardly could read
an account Of this primary without
suspecting that all he'd not been rex
uiar. And that court house prccincN
business wouls make = politician con
isst the primary II he had been bcai
en- m che district By three hundred
rsjority instead Of foriy-fve.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
An unt,uriecI Admiral.

The bones of Johh Paul Jones remaiIt
unin.erred. They repose IN a COMB
supported on n couple of wooden saw
horses under the stairway of the large
building used as dormitory and mess
hall by the midsaipmen ut the Nava
academy at Annapolis. The location Is
entirely Inappropriate In ali respects
IL is In the midst OF the activities and
reveiries OF the young men who are be
ing fitted for the duties Of the commits
stoned personnel OF the navy IL Is
makeshift which does not add TO the
soiemnity of the situation. IL would oe
better 10 place the coffin in a less pub
lie place. perhaps in some corner OF
the chapel at the Naval academy or In
a temporary structure In the academy
cemetery. IL was intended that the
body should rest In n specially de
sicned and constructed crypt. tt con
gress has not provided the means for
this last resting place.-Washington
Herald
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
RELIC OF cARPET.sAo REGIME.

That the fee system will be one OF
the issues. probably the principal Is
sue. of the next legislative campaign
is certain. From all over the state
demands are coming for the abolition
of this system under which the PEG
pie are paying hundreds OF office
holders TWO or three times what they
are worth.
The Roanoke World says;
The fee system is one OF the sur
wing relics of the carpet-bag regime
in the South; one OF the few sur
'yiving antiquated and unbusiness-ilke
measures. prejudicing the South's
progress, which our constructive
statesmen have not had the courage
t. combat. Beyond doubt the system
is doomed. In other Southern states
II is a lively issue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
CHICAGO Grain Market.

CHICAGO. ILLS, Sept. 2EHishsr
prices for wheat were maintaIned 10
day from start to finish. but Only mar
lrowlv so and traders were. generally
nervous A small lot, 10000 bushels
was Sold from Chicago to HAMBURG
at a specially low ocean rate Anoth-
or source of encouragement to holders
was the fact that the September de-
livery was relatively higher than o'h-
ct months both here and elsewhere
Closing figures were at a net gain OF
AsaH to LAS The feish left corn
certain within a shade Of last n'sns J
quotstisns; aats'a siSeenth on. sno a
provisions varyigg from, 20 decline y
i2s1 advance. . 49, ~ Is.S-s = !.
Articles Omen High Low Close
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
Crabbers Sian New Mar

William G. walsh, a new YORK at,
League player, was yesterday slet
BY Manager McAllister. of the Anp
ton 'Crabbers, and will play in tie We
games on Monday-Labor Day
Manager McAllister yesterday 9Th
drew the letter of protest, WI he
filed against the decisions OF l-9ire
Rayfield in the game of Thursf al
ternoon between the Crabbefs inc
the Artillerymen. While Manage DC
Ailister feels that the decisions 'eTe
rank" he finally decided that sro-
test would not result in fay Die
decision as ii would be a cues OF
an umpire's judgment
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
IN attx- the Grsst.

In Nsthcwson the New York team
has great winning pitcher In my IS
timation he Is about the greatest nsan
who ever tossed baseball. aud the
rest Of the pitching siaG II strong aud
dangerous. In spite 81 this fact tue
Cubs rs team would rather - NJ
against Natty than suy ~ the bfE
pitchers today. In saying this do not
mean 10 cxemp; number OF weaker
pitchers we are always confident IF
beating. but Of the recognized bis
league pitchers today Matty Is Out
choice. Ny reason for making TIM:
rather astonishing statement i that
Mafty j. a careful. steady. straight
pitcher. lie always pitches for The
plate aud does not try 60 intimidaie
batter By such tricks as throwing Tot
his bead or trying 10 grsze hts shins
We know that Matty has wonderful
control over the haii.-John Ever:
Second Bascman Chicago National<
IN Metropolifan Marazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
MAY ENTER ANNAPOLIS.
cumming Haw Leaves TO Take Special
Preparatory Course.

cumming Haw, son of Mr. and Mrs.
j. K. Haw and several times a medal
winner in the Hampton High school,
has left for Annapolis. Md. where he
Will take a preparatory course at Prof.
Nerntz's naval school. with the view
to la'er taking an examination for
entrance as a naval cadet in the Unit
ed States naval academy. Mr.. Haw
won the medal for the best compost
ton on history offered by the Daush-
tiers Of the American Revolution from
the Hampton High school.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03

Judge Rhea's interference In Tho
school book matter was timely. II
would be folly and worse to make II
impossible for the school children &c
get their books this fall pending q
decision on the attorney-generals
contention that the publishing corpor
atoms are liable to taxation for doing
business in The State. The question
can be decided after the books have
been furnished. II the corporation
commission rules that the corpora
lions are not liable TO taxation. then
nobody will have been harmed. On
the other hand, If the opinion OF the
attorney general is sustained, the cor
pcrations can pay the fTs and ali
will be well.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
SIMPSON IS ACQUITTED. ,
TazeweIl, Va, Murder Case Comes Il
An End.

TAZEWELL. VA, Sept EMO;
guilty. was the verdict returned nv
the jury in the trial of Walter Simp-
son for the murder OF Charley Jones
in Thompson Valley several months
ago. The trial had been in progress
since Monday morning and will be
reckoned as one of the great murder
trials of this COUNTY. The defense
was represented by Chapman & Gil
lespie aud Henspn~ &. Bowen. aud the
Commonwealth Attorney was assisted
by Greever & Gillespie. The. opinion
was! freely expressed before the re
port of the jury that Simpson would
be giyen a term in the penitenfiayy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1919.
A STEP TOWARD SIMPLIFYING
THE CITY GOVERNMENT

II is to be hoped that the rules
committee of the new council-whei
the board OF aldermen sees fit to or
ganlze and appoint its members o.
the committee-will give serious con
sideration to the suggestion that the
present rules be amended so as to
p,ovide for smaller standing commit
tees.
There are now six standing com
mittees. The finance committee mas
six members. three from each branch
of the council, while the other hve
have five members each. two from
the board of aldermen and three from
the common council.
Committees of three would meet
oftener and manage the AFFAIRS OF the
respective departments of the city
government in better shape tnan
committees of FIVE. Under the pres
ent arrangement the committeeman
do not appreciate the responsibility
resting upon them. A committee
very rarely meets with all members
present, and usually there is bare
ouorum-two common councilmen
and one aldermen. The rules require
that one member from each branch
shall be present to constitute a
quorum, and oniy too frequently eacn
of the TWO aldermen depends upon
the other to attend. AS result
some of the committees fail to meet
time and again. For instance. tie
ordinance and police committee had
nor met in four or five Months when
the old organization of the council
passed out of existence. This, oil
course, handicapped the work OF the
police department.. to an extent
though the department is operated
under the snperyision of a board OF
commissioners The creditors of the
department are still waiting for pay
ment of their bills, as the council
held no meetings in August after the
chairman of the committee, despair
ing of getting a meeting, finally de
cided TO send the account up TO. th'
council without approval.
With committees of three, esc.
committeeman would feel a create
measure OF responsibility and, we DC
Iiexe. every regular meeting would
If held unless members should hap
<en to be unavoidably kept away
4 Business would be transacted in les
slip-shod fashion. and each commit
teeman would feel personal respon
sibility for the conduct of his depart
nent of the city government.
To reduce the size OF the commit
tees is the only immediate and direc
step the council can take toward sim
rlifying the municipal government
And the necessity for s!mPlifcstio
is becoming more and more sppsren
every day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
SHOOTS HIS NIECE.
Baltimore Man Would Kill Girl Be-
cause She Refuses Him. :.
1ysv xrsociated Press,

BALTIMORE MD Sept. ,2.-.He-
cause 5she Srefhsed 20 marry D IL
Poole sher ancse,t vicIa PboEe. aged is
veaes. We ssshoi and pipbabIs fatally
injured At her home here todass After
shooting the girl. Poole sttenpteds 10
kill himself. but his wound is not a
serious one.
Poole. who is about 80 years old'
had been in love with the girl Tor
some time, but she had always re-
pulsed mis- advances.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
Speculative Dealings are Great
Iy Curfailed.
BEARS ARE INUNDATED
Activity Excess On the Exchange Of
Previous Day Seems to Have Rep
resented the Limit to Which Profes,
sioanl Operators Are Willing to c.


/ NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-SpeciiatlVe
dealings in stocks were olrtailen
greatly today. Yesterdays 'xcess OF
activity seemed to represeD the unit
to which the professions operators
were willing to go. some further
selling was in evidence early today
tapparently designed to test the mar
Iket The bears were inundated by
signs of support in ne TWO or three
stocks i'm which act'sity centers. They
found. also. little evidence OF sup
NV of stocks TO sale which would
nrove available for their needs in
| .ho event of . desire to cover their
| short contracts. The bear selling
came to a stop. Business will be
resumed op the Exchange next Tues
day.
The government report on cotton
con lions was the last factor relied
on 10 awaken any active interest IN
the market. Both the stock and
cotton markets were practically UNI
responsive to the showing. While the
condition figure was in close accord
with estimates in the trade, ii was
in contrast. in that respect with the
unexpected deterioration shown by
the report a month ago and more
over. was better than the preceding
estimates offered by some OF the re-
cognized experts. The cotton report
therefore, was not factor OF dis
couragement in the days market. The
preliminary estimates of the week s
currency movement bore out the sup
position that the drain on the cash
holdings of the banks would run to
the neighborhood of $l0,000.0OO. The
great dullness of the present demand
for credits in New York leaves the
movement without any great innu'
ence.
Great interest attaches to the set
Element of the controversy over the
standing of bills of lading on Ameri'
can cotton shipments and the post
ponement of the meeting of London
bankers. called for today to considor
The matter left an additional factor
IF uncertainty.
Bonds were steady; total sales
var value 1857 900. United states
bonds are unchanged on call from
asst week. Total sales for the da'
we're 1875 800 shares, including: Sugar
| TOO; Chesapeake & Ohio, 100; Louis
| Vile 4 Nashville. 300; Reading, 3s,
| 100; Sheffield. 100; Southern
| Railway. 500; Southern Railway. pfd.
| 100: Union Pacific. $4,000; United
States Steel. $4,000; Virginia-Carolini
l Chemical. 100
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
and Old Point
MR.. w RAY BACK.

Pastor Of First Methodist Church Re-
turns from New York.
Rev. George W. WIay, pastor OF
the First Methodist church, who with
MIS-. Wray and his son, have been
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Edward
h. Howard. in New York, for the
past several weeks, returned to their
nome in Locust street yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Wray will fill his pulpit
a both services tomorrow. He is
much rested by the vacation and was
greatly benefited by the trip.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
Athletics VS.. Artiilerymen To

The Fort Monroe Artillerymt nd
the Newport News Athletics vii eet
m what promises a, warmly con ed
baseball game on the PhOebns nv
and Navy Park this a<>ernc1 80
O'Clock. The indie atoms point A
big crowd and the contest snouaf-
ford ample srort for the love of
good ball.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03

4 hot sprinE jumping from the
frying pan into the IRE.
And here nav 30 1ore water IN
uft Than arpcars on the surface.
A cricket makes more aoiec thar
= hornet. but commands Jess respect.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03

We ike SC Devil Crabs. Butt
you 1Oc Devil Crabs at 'Fql!er's- Nth
the money.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-03
Me-. XnrL Money MARKET.

NFw YORK. sep. Money on
call easy. highest. ? per cent. lowest
=. rslinz rate. ~: las, loan. ~.
Glowing bid. L. offered AZ "a l''ne
Trans. steady. sixty days. Sizai Pc'
cent. and ninety days. faf's' sly
months. -
~icse. Prime mercantile paper, -
Z, s prr cent sterling erch'nSe
steady. sifh actual business IN BANK
ers- bins q 4SSzsstS2ss for sixty
fCcriiny~f on 9ixta Pazst
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-07-21
AN OLD STORY.
Common Fate of New Paper
Started to Break Down Old One.

The Colleton News has suspended,
the former editor and manager, j E
Moore, having sold his interest to
Claude A Graves, now connected
with the Press and Standard. The
death of the News is no surprise to
us, as We predicted that it would
fail, for the reason that it was estab-
lished as political paper, the idea
of its promoters being to revenge
themselves on Editor Smoak, Of the
News and Standard. Of course we
regret if any one lost money, but
the fate of the News will do as a peg
to hang a few remarks on as to the
establishing of newspapers. Those
politicians who want to start news
papers because they cannot control
those already printed should re-
member that newspaper publishing
is business enterprise just as any
thing else, and there is no use to
attempt to kill out an established
paper. You will not succeed in the
first place, and then the principle is
wrong. When you start to tear
down one enterprise to build up an
other, you are likely to fail, and this
has been abundantly demonstrated
in the business of newspaper pub
lishing.--Bam5ery Herald.