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BMBECUE AND BURGOO FOR THE KENTUGKIANS Unique Features of Blue Crass States' Gelebration at llie Fxposllion. ADDRESSES BY PHOIHINEMT SONS During Afternoon .Unit e Parker Made ' Drlef, Noh Political Speech?Ar? rangement? for Entcrtninlny Or? phans?Rov. W. Ashbury Chc.aljan, Participates In W. C. T. U. Ex? ercises. ' (Prom a Staff Correspondent) JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, July 1C.?Nearly ono thousand loyal nous and dnugtttors of old Konlucky gath? ered on the Exposition grounds today to celebrate their State's day. Tho attendance was unusually largo, ami In the crowd participating In the Ken? tucky Buy oxcrclKCH were hundreds of people from all over the country. An bid time barbecue and "tmrgoo" were features of the occasion. These very Intorosltlng 'IndldcutH oucurrcd within the Blockade of Uooucshorn, the Kentucky reservation, and In the afternoon there was Bpeochmnklng front the balcony in one of the "block bouses." w Among Iho speakers were William Rogers Clay, or Lexington, a descend? ant of Henry Clay; A. V. Peril, of Louisville, and President Harry St. Oeorgo Tucker, of the Exposition. Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York. Visiting Doonosboro, during the af? ternoon and made a brief non-pollt'eiil nddrosB. John R. Atkinson, or Knrllngtoa, prOBldont of the Kentucky .lamestown Exposition commission, presided and Introduced the speakers, and the nth er members of the commission were in attendance. Bluo and Gray Day. The National lAflsoclntlou or H e Blue and the Orny, orgnnl/.ed In At? lanta, Ga? a year ago, hi gnu its first annual reunion lu re today. Tomorrow the veterans will have u parade, which promises to be an un? usually Interesting feature. Although the attendance is not large s'.u mini bor present |h regarded as satisfac? tory, as the association Is just begin? ning to aSSUmo the proportions nt a national organization, Judge Parker Visits Buildings Judge Parker spent Ihri entire day Oil thg grounds today, visiting v.cv oral of the buildings before attending the exercises at Iho Kentucky reser? vation. Tomorrow he will ho ilivc again, mid tomorrow night he au I ills daughter, Mrs. Hall, will bo guests nt dinner with President and Mm, Tucker. Food and Dairy Depnrtments. The Association of State ami Nil tioaai Food and Dairy Department! piot today nt the Inside Inn in elev? enth convention. Prominent chemists and food maun facturcrs from nil parts of the Untied Stales were present. The first day's sess'oll was opened at 10:!10 o'clock this morning by the Secretary, H. M. Allen. Ijcxlngtbn, Kyi, who announced that the president or the Association, owing to Illness would hot bo prOBOtit und the first vice pres? ident, B. P. Luid, of Kargo, North Dakota, would preside, The afternoon session was called to order by the acting president nnd tho reports of different conim ticca read .alter which various Interesting and Instructive papers were read. The association will attend n lunch eon at the Southern Cotton Oil's booth today. Today, Thursday and Friday there wll be sessions both afternoon ami evening, at the Inside inn, the public is cordially invited to attend. Thursday Orphans' Day. Tomorrow is "Orphan's Day" nl I lie Jamestown Exposition and tho Ante mobile club of Norfolk will convo) Ihe boya mid girls to and from llie Ex position. The following resolutions by the board of governors has Lyon passed: ."Resolved, That the chairman of this hoard I? uuttiuri/.cd to request the admission department lo issue passes froe to the Exposition grounds to lite automobiles of the Automobile Club of Norfolk tin '"Orphans' Day" July 17th bringing the orphans Into grounds, provided that cadi aiilomo bile'shall not contain more than one chn'frear, one nurse or matron, and such children it.i it can carry: the automobiles to he permitted to come to Htich a point within the grounds as shall be designated by siteb nuthorilv as shall on July 17th be in charge nf the department of work." ?The governor of works has outlined the following streets to be traversed upon reaching the grounds: The automobiles will |.? parked on tho vacant lot near the mother's build Ing, near the Fire Hall, where guards Will be provided b> ('apt. Cnnienter commandant of the pnwhntan Guards. >' tp protect the automobiles until suck time in the evening as It may be <b sired to take the children back home. Everything will he done to give the orphans an enjoyable outing. 8unday School Day BHj'Eti.boiate preparations have been niade for celebrating oeneiul Suuda> School Day at the exposition Friday. Tho order of exercises follows: Music . Mexican Hand Opening Prayer . .Rev. Ashbury Christ an Newport News. Music by the band. , . ppenlug Remarks, (Introducing Hie i\^^Ht^H^?9u&ffl&.i It Is near nothing to bo without u house of your own, ln> It over no humble. Trim It is cheaper In most cases to rout, im! by no menus satis? factory. There I? pleasure In looking after the shrubbery nml keeping In good order your own place. No dreail of rout being raised. No ouuslti or tho owner when repairs uro neglected. No hurling of your cousclenco bo cause Von nliuwcd the pipes to burst. in !' .1,1 ot burning tho fences or boards of the outhouses, you repair It lu time, rV\ one hinge on the blind or gute before both uro broken, many little thiugsyenn be done to sttVo the owner IllonoyV Which cost tin- landlord ib^Tli-^lf negleVted und which the ten ant must iMty-.for in tho cud either In worry or moiioyY*-^^ We have hundreds of houses for sail al lean than you cull now build nnl) for. why not Boo what you eun do with us. It's little trouble to sen us at 1 SYll WASHINGTON A VIC. NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Powell Trust Co. oration by (Dow Carter Holm Joiiom Orator or the day) itov. ,i n. Tnuckor, n. Ii., of Norfolk. I), l).. or Louisville, Ky, Singing. "America." Benediction.Itev. A. ('. Thoinpsuu Portsmouth. The order ?>r exercises will be- con? ducted under Hie supervision of itbv. 0. S. Illnckwell, p. |)? or Norfolk. Tho exposition company has allowed ll flat admission rale of twenty five eeiiis lo all Sunday school lueiuborn, children ami ndults, who present lick els thai bare been Issued lor the pur pose and which must he sold by the Sunday schools In advance. The Kxposillon company lue nffoi ed $100 In gold premiums lO In' award? ed lo the Sunday Schools showing the largest attendance on the mounds. The prly.es will be as follows, WO f-'?, $2<i. $ir, mid $10. At -I o'clock p. in. on Sunday School Day a concert will bo given In the auditorium by Master floryl Hohen? stein, the famous child pianist, (he most conspicuous Southern contribu? tion to Hie world's celebrated artists. He is only seven years old but plays tin- pintio with the skill of n master. In the evening there will he a dis? play of fire works ou l.ee's Parade. W. C. T. U. Convention. The Women's Christian Temper? ance Union of the World will bold Its annual meeting at the Jamestown Ex? position next Krldny, Tlio exorcises win begin promptly ut I o'clock lu the And torlutu, with nn address to the children, by Miss Anna Adams Gordon of Kvnnston, III., world's see rotary ot the Loyal Tom porance Loglon, ami national vice president of the World s W. C. T. C. Immediately folowlllg tin' address there will I" a medal contest among tlm children. Tomorrow from I to n p. in.. Ihcro will bo a reeepiion lo Miss Gordon und other distinguished workers in HtO Temperance Heform III the W C T. U., rest building. The dxorclscs will be under the ans pices of the county Woman's Chris ||nn Temperance Union ,hsslstcd by their unions. Tile public is invited to attend. i '.?J.B 6 H t a fl 0 tJUL^SLASLSLSLSJULJULSU^ s% Social-Personal Attorney Stanley Scott bus return? ed from u business trip to Philadel? phia. Mrs. W. .1. Bright, or :\1 Thirtieth sheet, bus as her giiOSlM Mrs. I'M ward s. Tn.fl, Misses Lillian and Paulino Tuft ami Mr. and Mrs. Na than A. Shoploy, all ot Washington. I). C Mr. C. II. Arnal, who has been IH ai his cot la Co at Ocean View for three weeks. Is Improving steadily m>w. Miss Mabel Simpler, formerly of this city but now of Columbus. Ohio, arrived hero yesterday lo visit relatives. Misses Mary and Mettle l-'rve have returned from a visit to IhlltllUOrO. Mrs. .lohn Spencer and Miss Bertha Crump are spending two weeks in Alexandria and Washington. Mr. John Nelson has returned from a trip to Knstorn Shore, where his family is spending the summer. Mrs A T. Moore and her brother. Mr. O. W. Maker have returned from u visit to relatives at Franklin. Southampton comity. Mrs. T. It Henley and her daughter; Mrs. Hughes ami Miss Lucy Henley, of Washington, are the gin sis of rel? atives in tin- city. Bridge Builder* Here. Mr. .1. C. Carpenter, a well known bridge hulldlng contractor of Clifton Korge. Is nt Hide! Win w ick. Mr. Carpenter has bull.: ,1 number of bridges for the Chesapeake ? Ohio railroad and had charge of some of the ruceul improv'incuts made ou tho road between hero ami lllch raond, TALK OF MOVEMENT TO KEEP HOSPITAL OPEN Public Not Pleased With Prospect ol Seeing Institution Close Ks Doors. SUBSCRIPTION MAY BE STARTED Four Thousand Dollars Would Liqui? date Indebtedness, and it Is Relieved That the Amount Can he Readily Raised If Proper Effort is Made. Dr. Porter's View of Situation. -..!...[T.*? While, Iho Newport News General llnKpltnl has I.a the object of more or less adverse criticism, the an Domiccmcnl In Hits papi r yesterdnv morning thai ihe Institatlna would eluse Its doors and. eease to ox's! on July :it, came hs a disagreeable sur? prise IhO public, and I he ? pro; peel of Iho city being Without a hospital of any Kind hi regarded ns decidedly unpleasant .to sax the least. There |s talk of starling a siihsorlp lion with the view of Ihpt'dutlng tho association's dein ami preventing the hospital from being olosed; and It is prpbaMo thai this slop will lie taken Within the next few days. A bull I l-l. OOt) would clear the Institution of debt and It Is believed Hint there are sev? eral thousand men In the city who will give as much as one dollar toward I the cause. Many will give a great deal I more than $1, HO If the general pule j lie will come to Hie flout with the 'small Contributions, Iho $1.00(1 should I he raised In very short order. A Serious Situation. I With the general hospMol closed. . there will he nowhere to lake oiuei'g . enoy or charily cases. The private Institutions rannet a I tempi to handle] such cases, therefore, any person without means who happens to bo |n | Jtirod or taken suddenly 111 will have , to be placed In the room in the city jail which Is called "hospital depart niept." it would be impossible in perform an operation In this room, and 11 would bo equally as impossible to give a pal lent proper attention und treatment in tie- place. "A Catastrophe." The matter lias bei a discussed free? ly mi the streets. Uist night Rbv. .1. W. porter, I). D, pastor of Ihe New? port News Baptist church, said to a Dally PrcSS reporter: "To close Ihe hospital would he a catastrophe to our commercial lib ; it calamity to suffering humanity/ and a crime against civilization." The directors of llie hospital asso elation regard their action MomllO night as final, and unless Die popular BUl?JOrlptiOII idea is carried out. the i hospital ct rtnlhly will he closed on July 31. \nine dead as resuu of explosion on georgia (Continued from First Page.) men wen seriously wounded by an explosion In one of the six inch tur? rets, it was found that the cause was deli i live insulation ol an electric wird. Naturally, every precaution has been taken top rovdut such a (hing, happening again. Ollicbrs, Ihoreforo, are pretty con llilcnt that yesterday's disaster could not have happened from either of i)l0Se causes, ami they are at a loss to conjecture the real reason. They accept with reserve the sug gestlon that a spark from some other gun. or from a smokestack, lion tod Into Hu- gun port ot the Georgia, and, tailing upon the big inn pound can? vas bag of |K>Wder, which was about to he insetted In the eight-inch gun caused Its ignition and explosion. Still, in Ihe absence of other theories, they me noi prepared to say that this was not tlie cause. other Accidents'. Reddes the explosions |n the lur tets of the battleships Massachusetts, Iowa. Missouri, Kearsarge and Geor? gia, which have resulted la such se? rious loss of life In tlie last few .Mais, there have been a great, many grin accidents on boiird American warships, which, by great, good luck, did not result In fatalities. Most of these, were caused by the premature explosion of shells or I In- Use of de fOCtIVO powder. In each ease llie big guns were badly injured ami put out of commission. Slttcd the Spanish-American war, dm iag Which Only one American naval ofllcer lost his life, ami no A.than ship was lost, there have been more than twenty four acci? dents, many of grave character.! There have been HI lives lost and sixty men Injured during the past seven year-, through accidents caused by explosion or powder Ignition. The cruiser Charleston was lost in 1899, on an uncharted tuck in Hie Philippines; tin- Hulled Stales steam* , er Yosctnlte foundered In a gale "t Gnu hi in jfloO; ihe tug Lydcn, In 1903, was lost on the rocks off Block Is land dining a violent storm, and there were several-eases of battle? ships ami smaller vessels running aground or being in collision, and cs caolug with slight injuries. To add to the list, was the explo? sion of Ihe holler on the United suites ship neimington in San Diego harbor In 1905, when one OfllqOr and sixty live men were killed ami about thirty others injured. Yamamaoto Extends Sympathy to Admiral Goo'b'ir.h. NK WYOUK, Jitl) Hi. a message of -ivmpnthy from Admiral Yamninoto of the Japanese navy was one of the iimiij telegrams of condolence "? ??l ivid today at tho oIMcoh ol licitr Admiral Goodrich, commuiidani of tho now York uttvy yard whose S?ll] was killed in tin- explosion on tho battleship Georgia. Admiral Yiuiui llioto wired as fellows: ?please ac? cept my deepest sympathy in Iho most grievous accident on tho Geor? gia mid greatly regie: to hear yotir son wounded ami wish the mottl sin? cerely his speedy recovery." PAYS FOR BEATING HORSE. Negro Fined $12.75 by Acting Justice Christian. ICddlo Jackson, a negro, was found guilty of the charge of cruelly In mil nulls and l ined $ IL*.7."? by Ac! lig Po? lice Justice Christian in the |?ollcc jeotirt yesterday morillllg. 'Monday. (he negro hired a horse from I. II. Mill's Stuhles and while driving In the country to Ho. north of the oily bo beat the animal with a rawhide whip, culling all of the skin oil Olio hip. When the horse was relumed to (he staldes that night. Mr. Mills re? ported the mailer to Ho |Hlllce de? partment niul acting Infective Ser? geant Henry Mcssiok nrrtslod Jack son curly yesterday morning, GET THEIR LICENSE HERE. Staunton Couple Married Here After Unsuccessful Attempt in Hampton Richard I. ami Miss Marv Iteil tiels .of Stnunton, wen- married hero yesterday ufteruou ami led on the evening train for home. Mr. Lee tried to gel a license in Hampton yesterday, hut Clerk Holt refused to Issue the license hee.-iusc ?Miss Kennels bad been attending school in Hamilton and Hie clerk thought she might he regarded as a noli resilient. Here the leslib-nee of the brldo was given as Stuilllton, and I?. puty Cb rk Mnrablo issm I the li? cense. The Cause. Kind Lndy -Yon say you are in re? duced clrcumstiinc.es. Former Oil Mllgnnti -Yes. ma'am. Kind Lady ? What reduced yon." Former oil Magnate?Shrinking | from publicity.?Cleveland Leader. No Relief. "It is estimated thai the sun wi'l | be nhlc lo supply the present nniounl of heat for at least 'io.OOO.OOO years.'' "SllllCksl And I was flgur-'llg on a letup in October." -Washington Her? ald. His Chief Trouble. "What have von to offer to offset I these chnrgOB?" asked tile court, sc- | verely. "Not u tiling. Jcdge." replied Ihr prisoner, "not a thing, unless yon can I gel my iawyer to divide. He seen me first."? Philadelphia Ledger. Hbs TL-imrT "My nimie, kind sir. Is Emorson K K. Emerson;" "And what are the mfddlo 'B's' for?" "Why. for 'Emorson,' of course."? New Orleans Plcuyittio. You Can't Lose It. "Of course," sn'd the optimist. "If a man gets Into (be habit of hunting trouble he's sure lo find It." "YC8." replied Hie pessimist, "lltlflj if he's so lazy thai In- always trigs to avoid il it will find him. So what's tin- difference?" ?Exchnngc. Our Midsummer July Mil! End Sale Starts at 8:00 O'clock Saturday Morniiifl. Sec cj^r^IMrhty^Li^fl Sini day ahvu'tiseinont for l?g reductiobs. \ j Where Quality Is Uppermost. S WEAR EISENMAN'S !SHOES ._-for-.1 NUSENMAN'S SHOES 3 ? i WE FIT FEET. \ i I I EISENMAN'S | I Shoe Palace jj| fe 2G00 WASHINGTON AVENUE, g 3 g THErT OF ROPE CAUSED LOSS OF SMALL BARGE l?de Vessel WH.h Cargo of Sand floated Away and Disappeared. NEGRO JAiLED FOR OFFENCE iss.ic Dnyncy Charged with Making Off With Cable With Which Boat W.is Moored to Shipyard Pier?Losr. Amounts to About Three Hundred Dollar;;. Charged with stealing the rope with which a small barge loaded with .sand was moored lit 0110 01 the piors ill iho. plant of tin' Newport News SlliphU Id lug und Dry Hindi Colllpuny and Ha re, lo causing the loss i>t tho barge and cargo, Isaac Dubiiuy, a negro !i(i years old, was arrested at his honie iu War wick county almut two llliitis H?rth of this City yestontny evening by spe; clnl offleurs ICdwords und Neibvrgull, of the shipyard force. The prisoner wus locked up at the station llourci lo await a bearing before Justice Christian in the police court this morning. The alleged Hurt occurred last Sat unlay night. The barge was moored at lite yard discharging a cargo of sand tu I" used in tin- construct Ion of new buildings now iu course of erection at the shipbuilding plant and it Is alleged that Habn.y who works at the yard, untied all of tin lope with which the liargd was made last and made off with it. TIlO rope was valued at $25. After lieliij; released from its moor lugs the harge floated out into the harbor and was lost, .lust what be came of the craft is as yet unknown, but It probably was swept out of the harbor during tho storm late Saturday night and has grounded somewhere or been carried out to sea. The craft and its cargo was valued at $300 and was the property of the shipyard. PORTRAIT OF JEFFERSON Dr. Page Ships Picture for Exposition! to Dr. C. P. Jones. Dr. .1. M. Page, dean nl the College lat University of Virginia, has shipped | I a large portrait Of Thomas Jefforsou to Dr. Clarence Porter .loins, of thin city. The portrait is to he placed at the Imposition, hut it is too large to! be put In an express ear door, so In. | Page sent ii by freight to Newport News and intrusted Dr. Jones wllh'l the task of having it transferred t< the ? grounds. *????? *m WTTWsirai rrrwt 'zixv. We are thoiirina sotm ad? vance Fall Styles in ex quisilcly enameled JEWELRY. Such as I {rood cs. Scar) Piw, Waist Sets, Ar. In Jc&ping with nil other merchandise sold ai tins store, these articles ai FINEST QUA LI TV, (.wiiiicU^tf- homy?turned skilled f/nish h;/ (he most on a hasc of is Jcarat gold. L R. Sptague Manufacturing : Jeweller. We can make you A w n i n g s fpr your win lows or porch u c Ii chcnpei >w>ll you hav ,ln\ldca. We will gladly give .you oh ostt .junto. P. Jones & Co? DECORATORS Manufacturers of Awnings, Tents and Flags BKL.L PHONE D37. ??5 23th Street, Newport News, Vn. All correspondence given prompt attention, MISS. ROSE. MOOliU Women Avoid ions IVneo a woman Buffeting from fcnmla trouble is told that an oper ullou lit necessary, it, of . course, frightens bei. Tbi! <-ory thought of the hospital, the operating table and the luiife strikes terror to her liourt. 11 is quite true that tliC6c troub? les rcay reach a stage where an Ope? ration is tlie only resource, bin a rreut tunny women have been cured by r-rili?. S. I'itikham's Vegetable Compound nftcr an operation has bCOU decided upon Jts the only cure l'bo strongest ami most grutofu^ HtatvmvnLs possible t<\ maho Coino from women who by taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound iiiado from native roots ;n*ul herbs, have escaped serious operations) as evidenced by Miss Itbso Moore'souso, of 307 W.2?th St.. n.y. she wrttcs: Womr Mrs. Plnkhntni -'Tiydla B. PluVhuui's Vegetable Compound bus enroll ino of the very worst* form of female trouble nml I w ish tocxprcaa to you ruy deepest gratitude . 1 suffered intensely for two years so that 1 wast unable t > attain! to ruV duties and wus 11 burden to my family. I doctored and doctored with only tempororyyreliof und constantly objecting to an operation which I wns i dviscd lb undergo, I decided to try Lydia E. Plubham's Vegetable Compound; it enrad me of the terrible trouble and 1 aiu now in better healtfl than I have been for muny years." This ami other such ciisestshould oncouengo every woman to try Ly? dia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before she submits toanoncrutlon. Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women Women suffering from ;:?iy form of female wenkucss aro invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at fiynu, Muss, From the symptoms given, the trouble may be located and the quickest and surest way of recover* nil vised. This Weck I 1 & <fS g AT THE - g SI/ S? '? EXPOSITION Every Day a Great % I "ays S# s? as /IS I RICHMOND DAY, fa AND Sunday School Day, July 19th SV SI/ S?? m /!>I Magnificent Display 11> %l Isi/ f Paine's f t Fireworks! $ ^K- >>W ^/ >?v. >sk>. ><v . Boosters' Club Membership I dci.irc to become a member of the Boosters' Club, ami here? by promise to live up to the creed of the organization as net forth In tlie preamble and resolutions published in the Daily Prc3s. City or Town . Street .... . No. -,?f?;-.-_ hqllister's ftOGky tViountain Tea Nuggets yjd88?*&& wen an? woke*. A BJ.'y Mittffclrin fnr Buiy People. i */m3^-VH?&jm . V'?, *"? ? unn?mr?i Ctuwct tuuA end Renmd View. j tSlt^SS^Sl^SSU um l.i'i r ' ,,?, .. i.,'/< .-nti. liec'io r..?.u c.-.,i.. j.?|.j\, j?. ?ml dot kttrl'o? MhMMl, lliid Ifrcoth. SliriililAh UowrV Jleiulneiii KWitHtlvlssCHivtettC?. Ar voUunbun. ?ml Itactioehfc. It , I:,.. LyMeniilnlii'Ic.-i tu l-e. MA tlKCHI3MI,0HQ?) N?t<t %y xtrnxel***. I im. roils a l.njt. (tllilllllR jnmlc l,J Bfflk t*. s- 1. " or >rnl In pluiii "lifil, ili-i.i.i ;i r.n. luico C'omi-?sr. Mh?II .o.j,'Vis. ? '|*M|tf1>,, rfdOtl ??rr-n. pr<ip?t-i. n.i GOLDEN MIIOIiElR FOB SAUO'M PEOI'lL' ^W?<^? oi.trtir mm m'iUV*