Daily press. [volume], July 17, 1907, Page 4, Image 4

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

Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA

                
?TftftBailg press.
ULRJLSULJULiLSUJLfiJU^
PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO
(Bxcopt Monday.)
?At tho?
DAILY Pit ESS BUILDING.
211 Twenty-fifth Btroet, by tho
DAILY PRESS COMPANY.
C. K Thnckor. .Editor ami Publisher.
L. B. PurIi_Advertising Millinger
The Dally Press Is delivered by car
ivors anywhere In the city limits for
JO centH n week. Any Irregularities
In delivery should be hniucdtutcly re
ported to the office <>r inddlcatlon. Or
ders for delivery of Ilm Hallt Press
to either residence or places of bust
lions may bo made by postal card or
telephone.
M.Mi, 8UDSCRI P'fiONS.
(Payable Invariably In advance.)
One Month .J S,<)
Thr(>(> Mjonths .$1.2R
Blx Months .?2.B0
One Year .*GJM?
TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
Editorial Rooms..Bell Phono No. M
Business Office. .Hell 'Phono No. ISI
No employee or the Dally Press
Company In authorized to contract
buy obligation In the nnmo of Ihe
coin pay, or to make purchases lu the
nnmo or the same except upon order
signed by the PUBLISHER OK THE
DAILY PRESS.
Entered at tho Newport News, Vn.
Postofflce us second class mallet .
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17. 1907.
ENTIRE STATE SHOULD HELP
(Tomorrow will be Richmond Day
nt tho Exposjt'.on. Even without tho
assistance from the rosi of the State
tho capital city will make the occa
Blon a notable one. hut It Is to lo?
lloped tllllt the enllrn slate, especially
Tidewater, will Join In tu lunke t to?
day ouo ot the greatest among tin
grout days ot the fair.
Newport News should do Us share
towards making the day a success
Everyone ought tu be Interested lu
Richmond's celebration, for It Is no
more Umn right for Vlrglnlu's capital
to expect und receive due cnnslderu
lion where. Virginia's exposition Is
concerned. Newport News, especial
ly, bus reason to be Interested, for
Richmond, through ils newspaper.-,
hnn always displayed a kindly Inter?
est lu the progress and development
of this city,
AB'dn from all other reasons, The
Dully Press wishes Richmond ami
Richmond Day well; the el forts of
Ihe city's business men am* uignulza
Hons, headed by the Chamber ol Com
ntorco, merit success In the highest
degree.
THE CLOSING OF THE GENERAL
HOSPITAL.
Tim announce!,,,-Hi Ruil the board
or innungers of the ticuorul lluspltnl
is compelled to close the doors of this
very worthy institution should be a
cause of regret with I he people of
the city. The hospital ever since its
organization has been tin- subject lor
considerable criticism and whether
this adverse comment has been justi?
fied or not the fact that the hospi?
tal lias to close it . doors Is a most do
plot able Incident. I'erluips mistaken
have been made, tin- I tally Press does
not say that they have, but notwith?
standing, a splendid work lias Iwen
performed, and to say tho least tie
thought Hint a maimed or injured per
son without means has no place lot
treatment is somewhat harrowing and
nut entirely to the eredll of ihe city.
Tho people ol Newport News werft
told several weeks ago that the boa
pltnl would have to bo closed unless
funds wore forthcoming ami through
thu newspapers the hoard of mining
era made an appeal for money. There
was practically no response. The
nnmiint that was contributed was
Insignificant that tin re remains only
one. thing for those n charge of the
Institution to do ami that lb to c'usi
Its doors. It is said there uro a num?
ber of reasons why th0 public Inn
declined to give p, Ilm hospital the
aid that is needed, hut it seems to
the Dally Press that it would have
been for the best interests of tho c t)
K the outside would wad not to be
Inhumed that Newport News rofilbca
to maintain a general hospital.
? H has been said that the closing ol
the old hospital will hasten tho build
?ng 'of a new one. Let us all hope
that thin !.i so, but tu the meantime
if any accidents of serious proper
lions should occur a most deplorable
condition would result. U Is Hue Hint
there are private hospitals where the
injured and II! can ho cared for bill
(boy are In n0 sense public insl lit
tious nnd cannot |?. regarded ns such.
They were created for a purpose and
to cover n field all their own und
.Willie they are doing a aplcudld work
their field is confined, :nul it la uii
rcusonablu to expect that they win In
anyway take lim place of a general
hospital.
There I an untiring baud of men
anil women in Oils cltj who have hail
(in host Interests of lhc hospital at
heart ami who have given time ami
money to tin- Institution. That It has
not boon u success. Is no fault of
theirs, ami they deserve unlliu 1? d
praise tor their doternvlnatlon to keep
the hospital upon evon after they re
nlizod that tiny wore ultOllipllllg to
overcome barriers that were Insur
mountublo.
EVANS OUT WITH STRONG DE?
FENSE FOR THE NAVY.
Admiral Kvans not long age said
that American naval officers did not
talk but when ho made that remark
ho did not think Hint Bomebodj was
Koiug to attack the American navy
for Hs "unpropnredness," Tho aer
ions necuBatlong that have boon made
against the navy diining tho past tow
?lays evidently riled tho righting spit
it In Admiral Kvans and ho forgot that
officers never (nlk and tho result is
Hint ho Is out with a Bitting defense
lor tho navy. The navy does no!
need a defense even ill the llilllds of
Admiral Kvans, hut |usl the same it
is gratifying to read what the udui'ra!
says, in the piping dhys of pener.
there Is always hound to he more or
less criticism of both the nrmy and
navy hut ever since the lime the Unit
id Slates Wils il bus I--en shown thai
when either arm of the service wan
needed there wits no lack of prepared
HOBS and elfleieney. Admiral Kvntta
in his Btntoment tolls tho curbstone
warriors Dial I hey cm sb-, p |p peace
us hlBtory win repeal ilself In thlt
respect and without going Into de?
tails, which by the way Is nobody a
business .except naval olfleers, says
that the highest standard is being
mit'iitiilncd from the highest officer
to the lowest seaman.
Thai Is good enough for us. When
Admlriil Kvans believes that the
American navy |s in trim to Mgh! tin)
thing that comes along ii is our hum?
ble Opinion that he knows what In1
Is talking about If a man who has
lime ami again proved that he is u
fighter says that the navy is In flr'.n
lug trim ii is more than reasonable
to believe that the self same fighter
is satisfied, ami thai is a certainty
Hint tin- blue Jackets are fit and trim
for anything in sight.
Admiral Kvuns Is not the sort of
u man who is content to allow (ho
lliell of Ills fleet to be In (Itlllger of
dry roi. Ho Is ii bundle of energ)
and nerve himself ami lie would H?v?
er be content till every man was pos?
sessed of the same characteristics.
I The persons who entertained thoughts
that Hie American navy was not what I
It should be were llOl only borrow I
lug trouble hut looking for It real
hard, lint then it is rather pleasing
thai the navy should be criticised II
for no other reason I ban to read
vigorous defense by "Fighting Dob'."
OUIDA IN POVERTY
It. is saddening to rend that Ouidu,
who was lor years one of the must
popular Kio.'Jish romancers. Is penni?
less and passing her last days in :i!
most actual want. Some of her
novels still appear in various series
of paperback fiel on. She had thou?
sands of readers in America. She
wrote more than -?< romnncwi, end
must have had a large Income from
her pen even though America perls ps
reprinted tunny of her hooks without
paying a royalty, si e is now pracli
rally penniless and has lrct.ll com?
pelled to seek refuge in the cottnj e
of a former servant.
Tin- author of Undor Two Flags de?
served belter Dlltll pClltlllCBHIICBB lit
the age of 07 years. Her situation is
like that in her own novels except
that her heroes struggling with tub;
fortune were always young and al?
ways the tide finally turned hi their
favor. Not the least of iitlugS of pov?
erty is charity from those who unco
could be looked upon us beginners,
Does Otlldll feel a IWiUge al the news
Unit .Marie Corel 11 is asking for biiIi
BcripiioilB for Inlying comforts for 'he
elder romancer, "in her declining
ytftirs," and that Marie has given
$126 herself lo Ibis rod olid? SilOl
probably does ami full) realizes that
there are even harder lol3 to bear
than she imagined when s'lo wrolo
some of her fiction, and made trou?
ble and poverty the chief means of
appealing to the reading puMIc,
Now the charge is made aga nsl iho
President that be killed "inotln i
hears'' in th spring lime when they
were weakened by the long winter's
fast nnd the care of their yoithg. Hut
all will bo foreglven if he win only
kill off all the 'Teddy bears."
There has been within the past ten
days or two weeks a most gratifying
change in ihc tone of the newspapers
throughout the country toward the
Jamestown Bxposlllon, There are
surely bettor days coming and when
it Is over tlin verdict will be that It
wan our of Ui? best fails over bald.
Tho accident <>n Iho battleship (Soor
gill was deplorable, bill it is unolhor Il?
lustration of what spluudld mat' rial
tin- rank iilid fHo of tlla navy Is made
up from.
Philadelphia may Iks slow but lo r
stylo "f entertaining Elks Is sw ft
enough from nil roporla.
Mark Twuln Buys Hull Ii s moiltli in
England li"s mudo him seven yours
youogor, Lot us hope that it menus
nnolhur "innocents*1 Abroad."
If Hiul Norfolk team bad been
transferred to Newport News hut
spring these would be hnppy days in
random,
THE TALK OF THE DAY.
Tho retlronu Iii >.r William IL Will
cox from Urn Post mastership of N< \\
York to become chairman of the Pub?
lic Service Commission may menu
much to the three veteran cats who
police tho depths of tho Federal
llulldlllg at night and for whoso sor
vico in exterminating rats the Uu ted
Slntos government makes an allow?
ance of l&O each year for food sup
plies. That Is. it may men 11 much
unless Mr. Wlllcox's successor us
postmaster shares his great fondles
for the feline family. Mr. Wlllcox
likes eats, and Is frank ,'n showing
his liking. Inn the same cannot In
said of all his former subordinates in
the opstal service. Assistant Post
master Morgan thinks eats arc all
rigid?" in their place, and that plncn
is In the collar," Hut "Toiii plntf
und "Toddy Hoosbvoll" ami "have1
Hill" like the big soft rug in the
postmaster's office urn) lllsngr.I
with Mr. Morgan successfully when
Mr. Wlllcox was around. Kol" tie- last
ten dll.VS the trio have wandered ills
COUSolntcIy outside tin- door of I be]
postmaster's office with a "it was not
like this in Ilm olden days" look 1
they wore lo have any say in the mat
(er, II Is certain that Acting Postmas?
ter Morgan would not go b'gher up,
"When a wise guy falls he falls
hard" Is one of the maxims of lip
Tenderloin. One of those persons
"fell" hard tho other night. He had
I .von in town long enough to be on
friendly terms with "Jimmy, the
Rounds,'' ami other lights of Sixth
avenue, so he fell qualified to ex pin I li
to n friend how the "dips work Ihe
rattlers." Tho "rattlers'' happen to
bo the mih si reel crosslowu cars, on
wh'eh liter were riding at Hie tlmo.
Ahout five minutes after Ilm cxide
nation the "wise" one discovered that
one of Ihe real "mob" had made away
with everything in ids pockets, leav?
ing not even 11 matchbox.
Willing of a silk school in Lyons
called the Ecolo Superleltro do Com
morcc, United States Consul ("inert
says: "li receives pupils from fnro'gn
countries ami leaches them the en?
tire silk business, from Hie raising
of the worm lo making the designs,
weaving the silk and putting It upon
Ibi' mnrket While the pupil is barn
lug lo make B.'ik In- can also acquire
a thorough knowledge of ib.- Kreuch
language. A two years' course of
study Includes loom and weaving in
si ruction, commercial law. political
economy, bookkeeping and modern
languages. At lln- end of Ilm two
years' study the graduate never has
any difficulty In obtaining a situation
In 0110 of Ihe silk houses of Lyons."
One of the last of the old Ma in?
built square riggers will go out of
existence when the k. it. Stilton
readies New York from I long Kong
in a few days. Like many another
blue water vessel, she is lo be con
verlod into a coal barge, und so much
IllOro of H'e poetry of the sen will lie
lost.
ODD ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE.
The hlncksmlthlug quarters 61
.lames P. McCarthy have been located
In a little one story building 11 ('hi
nonet for 30 years. Vr. McCarthy lit
I'.U years old. hut .'dill works actively
at his trade. One horse which b<
shod Wils Mild to the c/ar of Russia.
Over Hie doorway of a house call?
ed the Qcohlvo inn. flraiithnm, Eng.,
Is a hive in wlilcll bees store their
honey. Th's Is hollpvod to Mb the
only "living" public bouse sigh in
England.
A great Jam of logs lias formed lu
a sorting boom above Fairfax, Me,
it being estimated thai 50,000,000 feet
of lumber is piled high und sunken
low. To remove the jam will rcquirt
weeks of time and tin- labor of about
150 men.
A speaker at a recent mcct'llg ol
the United Slates Irish league ol
(treat Hrllnln, in Dublin, urged Ids
hearers 10 "colt I 111 iio the campaign in
England in Hut past as they had done
lu the future."
Miss Clymenu Townscud, 'aged so.
Is one of the smartest old la (lilts in
Sidney, Me. At present she s doing
the work for a family of nine per?
sons, beside making 25 pounds of
butter weekly.
A swarm of bees aed some ban
tains had a pitched bnttlO at Tolb-s
burv, Eng., Hie other day. Tin- bees
bad invaded a poultry run ami the
Palliums attacked them, dofcalltm
them with heavy loss after a desper?
ate engagement, in which two hau
turns wen- killed and st'vornl severe
ly wounib-d.
Prof. Reeg of IllienoH A>T08 says
that in- has discovered there a fish?
ing spider. This spider spin:! a Mile
HOI between two stolles ami then
drives tiny fish into II. They are
captured and eaten as the 1 pider
fools hungry.
I. o1
1 THE HEART
ON THE SLEEVE.
;;? - ? - ?o:
(Orhslnnll
When a child" I lived In summer by ?
l"llc seashore mill grow ll|i amphibious.
One July I weni to (he old |ihicc for n
rest, lint I met rather mi iidvenltire?n
mt.v Important adventure to n?c.
While walking mi (he lieaeli I nu t two
ludlcH, evidently mother and ilutighler. j
The daughter was pretty, lint as she
gave inu a passing glance I noticed a j
strange iiutngoulsm on her young fuce. i
I noted on her sleeve Just above the
cuff a little gold lieurl studded with
rubles.
The nest morning wo got n north
easier, and the bulletin sold "Hanger- j
bus." I sauntered down to tin- beach.
Hut frw with in Hie water, though I
noticed one person far out among the I
; rollers ami was not i<>ug in detcrmlu- |
In? that It was a womnii. 1 bud scarce?
ly made Hie discovery when ii fnlni |
cry, "Help!" eauie In above Hie wind. !
The luithing muster inn In Hie water.
I I brew off my eonl ami shoes, crying
to him, "Op Itack and gel your hunt!*. |
Then I pluhgim| in aiid after a struggle :
reached a woman who wns being :
whirled away by a sen potlSHO or whirl
I.I. I caught h?r ami kepi her up till ,
the bathing muster reached us In a
boat, without which she could Hot
bine been saved. When pulling her
j Into the bout, I llrst noticed thai she
wan the girl I bad mci on tin- bench,
hlid 1 hei.n the sleeve ..f bor bulbing j
iln-ss was the red heart.
I soon learned thai licr name was
Christoboi Keith. I learned u grout I
many oilier things uhutil her, tint one I
tit In? I did not learn her reason for
wearing the little red licnrt. The quo
bat ion, "I will wear my heart upon
my sleeve for iliiws lo |icck at," was
fumllliir to me. but whether It hud any?
thing to do w ith the irlukel In question
I did not know and wna uol so pro
sumptuous as lo nsll Miss Kellb ns
soon iis she hud recovered sent for
me and thanked lue for saving her
life, but she seemed to speak the
words under some constraint of the
nature of which l wns Ignwrnni; Iler
mother, on the contrary, plainly felt
every word with which she cxpn.1
her gratitude. She iviib a lovely old'
I nly, and It wns plain Hint her dough
tor was all the world to her. We i:oon
found that we bad visited the same
countries und had unit mil friends. In
short. I became Intimate with them.
Christobel Keith- I learned that she
hud been mi called front the pocill of
thai mure, and she partook of Its
WolrdllOBS seemed rather to regret
Unit I had saved iier life und wns
never In my coinpaoy without that
constraint she bud evinced while
thanking me for doing bo. Iler moth?
er, en the contrary, wns friendliness
itself, und I was nut long In detecting
licit she wns giving ire every oppor?
tunity with her daughter. Nor was 1
backward in availing myself of It.
I White Christobel Keith attracted mo by
her personality, tin- mystery surround
lin.- her drew me with nil the force of
Hie sen |hmissc from which l had saved
her. l'or awhile she seemed not In
have made up her mind Just how to
treat me. whether lo eiieournge or bold
mo off; then suddenly she seemed to
warm to me with Iht wit de soul. This.
In turn, wns followed by Icy coldness.
Hy this time I had got my bearings
?md surroundings mid laid in,v course.
I was ail old band at the game the
lady seemed disposed TO piny and wont
into the contest with all the coolness
of one who bud been often under lire,
fortunately a party of my friends
i-nmo down for a few weeks, and for
them I deserted the plrl who wore
her heart ii|k.ii her sleeve. An old
tinIlie of mine wns among the number,
mid 1 devoted myself to her. Hut nev?
er for a rpoinottl weit? my thoughts
illvertcd from Chrlstobel Keith.
At llrst tbls eliaugo was parried by
Miss Keith when WO met with thai
look of deflnnco with Which she bad
llrst greeted me. Then It wns a trou?
bled look, and, lastly, one day when I
passed her I noticed that the red heart
was missing Thon I learned that
mother and daughter bad left the sea
shore. A note was left for me. ad?
dressed In the mother's handwriting
? in opening It 1 wns thunderstruck nt
Unding within n bit of tissue paper, the
heart. Mrs. Keith bid me a friendly
Rood by and added. "1 leave you. with?
out my daughter's knowledge, the
trinket she has been ncclistomcd to
wear. Keep It iis a token of our grat?
itude."
Suddenly the moaning of the gift be
enme plain to tue. I bad n stanch
friend in the mother, who had Informed
me, by the token, that her daughter's
heart was mini1. The rest of the mys?
tery wns ns much n mystery as ever.
Nevertheless my surrender wns not
less complete than Hint of my loved
enemy.
The same evening I astonished my
friends by disappearing from the sea?
shore. I went In the city and the next
afternoon sent In my curd to tlio
Keiths. Chrlstobel came down to meet
mo, and ns she advanced, biting her lip
to retain her composure, I threw open
my cent and showed her Jeweled heart
pinned against mine of flesh und blood,
She started. I boldly threw my it mis
about her, Blld she did not resist.
Tho mystery ?f the little red heart
cau only be partly explained except to
ono who would know Chrlstobel, for
her wen ring it would only be In keep
Inn with her iHTKonallty. At seventeen
sho had loved and been Jilted. She
declared war on all wooers, and the
taken was n challenge with no mercy
In case of their defeat. My saving her
life for a time Uindo me an exception,
but -die Anally deckled to treat me Ilka
Ilie rest. Her mother, seeing Hint sho
I had been cntittht. wns pleased to end
that of which she did not approve.
j BD.MOND COMl'TON
Q
Now is the lime to
consider your per=
sonal comfort. We
are prepared in all
departments to fit
you put with trop=
ical clothing, hats,
shoes and furnish?
ings at the man's
store. ^ here the
cars stopw
Washington Ave.
Newport N'ew?,V&.
"'^rrTBJiiiiiiiii?iiiiMiiiiii>iiiiiiN<in iiii nw"
Electric Light
Powder!
The Itt'Ht lllid cloapoBt. X' e US
ah.mt connecting yoilr building.
Kate. |(IC |?( r 1,00
to our lisitnl tol'lUS a
i WllUS, subject
i.i til counts.
-HLtTjE ICE MADE ?F DISTILLED
WAT Kit?COLO j STORACi.
Citizens' Raifway, Lsght
& Power Copmany.
Power hull, c It I 111 pMlit. Tivi lilv
fittli street ?ml Viruiiitn avenue. Of
rice, Thirly-firBl uf*l Wushingtoii aw
urns. /
lluth 'pinnies, No. 15. Night 'phono,
No. los. Citizens.
New Hotel. ISO ^ooms.
$ 1. OO \Per DaV U p.
Newly furnished hot und com baths,
nil outside rooms. For furthsr par
tlculars, address \
THEODORE) COX,
Manager.
ThOCdOrO Cox, D. S. Jonoi.
Proprietors.
Cor. 28tb St. and Huntington Avenue,
Newport News, Virginia.
Promptly
Dorn*
From a Parcel to an
BngineV
FREIGHT, BAQGAGF<,
FURNIT?RE AND
\ SAFES /
CAREFULLY/AND
PROMPTLY IViOVED
fgmia
Tfanspoftaiion
Co.
Storage Warehouse
514-520 27th St.
REASONABLE RATEib
Next Republican Convention.
The ne\i National III publican eon
vciillon will In i.i.I hi 5)02 del
i ".ale iif ?hieb .'!.!2 will COIlIp from
the South. 'i in- number required to
nominate is i'.'T.
in Co., Inc.
Good
SPOT CASlrl?NO GOODS DELIVERED,
?4 WE Bl^Y YOUR SACKS, }
.-x
Isncrthy ^Hay, per ton $20
jor
Per ijoo Pounds
KANAWHA fSRAIN CO., Inc.
3-Uh Streejt and C. & O. Tracks,
JCST ACROSS TDK BRIDGE, f "\ j NEWPORT MOWS, VA.
ELZ BROTHERS, Bankers
< >iTer the public gener?
ally every facility of a
strong, v conservatively
manager! bank,with ex?
tensive cfireot couuec
tions. Foreign draft;
bought audsold at pre?
vailing New work rale.
The Strongest Bank m the City.
A B. yiJINCT HMITH,
I fA Presidiint.
5VM. H. KELLOO,
Caehler.
A- L. POWELL,
Vlce-Preeldeiit.
I The Newport .Ncw? National Bank
CAPITAL, STOO.OO*. \u
U. S. Government Depositary
Trantacta a general banking business. Four par cont. Internal
allowed on auvlnsn nccunnt*
I DE WATER vLOAN AND TRUST CO.,
rat National Bank Building.
i^Tf^yBR?K: EC RS
Emergency Loans a Specialty. Reasonable Charges
ana no Delay. \ M. J. ^lomon. Mgr.
j WJhen a Bank
fc^hna grown contlnuou?ly\Blnco Its foundatlor., there la m pride In man
% Ring the absolut? cjnfldeoco o! the people. Strong and well equip
* peil, progrcutdvo yet conrarvatlre.
I The Miens ami Marine Bank |
f Evpeete to continue to grow, unit UV that end Invitee the patronage ?
f to which It believes Ha taltliful service to the people has proved it- '?
I sell ?ntltlea. ,J,iJt, fcr. uwtilleUfci&tf JSJL'l ?
. .
W. A. POST, President.
j. il 8W1.NIIRTON, Tlce-Frea
J. A. WILUSTT, Caahler.
'ARTHUR LEB, Aaet. Caahler.
The Filter National Bank
U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY, CITY DEPOSITORY, CITI
t k^NS' DEPOSITORY.
capita.iTrrrt,^..^.?? 9 1eS.oOO.OS
Sb-:;:::::::::.::::
Stockholdere' Liability
Surplua and Profits..,
108,000.08
100,000.00
Other Resources make total over.>>. 11,000,000.08
LOTS!
FOR SALE or LEASE
IN Ai
OF THE CITY!
Old Dominion Laad Co.
Hotel Warwick Liuilciinj?
15
" Wistful.
Ilobln slngin' on tic limb!
I low I wishes I wjis bun!
jes* as happy as bin he
Livbi' in do chcrrj tree.
No pot Iceman hangln' round
Asklh' whereabouts he found
All de good tiling's rtnt he eats.
Dai's he kind o' link da! le al:.
Anyl h lig I e\ er had.
Btivy sho'ly makes nie sad.
1 Wish i was a robin bird;
-, Wish my sliigln' iniglil be lieni
i Wish I prospered at my ease;
1 Wish dat chickens grbwed tin
1 ?Wat.hin.eton t
Fresh Peach
AT
KIRK MAN'S
2617 Washington Ave.
?Joth Phones 521