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TUESDAY, AUGUST l!7, *l!i07.
WANTS THE PRESIDENT INVITED
AGAIN.
The Norfolk Landmark Is out with
a proposition to invite President Roos?
evelt to again visit tho Jamestown
Exposition before It closes, The Land?
mark makes Ii perfectly plain that hi
making this suggestion thai the Im
vitalieu In lb,. Pie-ideal should not
bo regarded iu the light of being a
method lo advertise the lair but that
the Imitation bo extended In a "spirit
of con, la I appreciation of Mr. Rouse
voll'? whole heal led Iriellilliness In?
ward us from the boglnnlng of ibis
great enterprise.''
Tho Landmark further uuys "To
prove our sincerity In Die matter
of thin third visit, wo should leave the
program entirely in the hands of
Iho President. No special ceremonies
should he arranged for I he day. unless
at tile expressed (leaire of Mr. Hoove
VOlt himself. If lie wishes to have
something |o say to tile people, I hoy
will be delighted to hear It. hut ho
should not bo burdened with any elab?
orate functions. It should bo explain?
ed to the President that tin- main pur?
pose of I lie Invitation Is to have huii
really see tho Exposition; In its coin
plcted beauty and charm, and that
therefore he will be burdened with as
little of bound ceremony as he wish?
es."
That President ROOVSOVCH has been
one of (ho very boat friends Die Ex?
position has had there is not a ques?
tion, fn fact there are grave doubts
If the fair would now be In progress
if he had llOt been tor tho support of
the President. Ho was Us staunch
friend in n time id' great need; at a
tlmju mast critical iu its his?
tory. Probably no hotter way is with?
in the power of tho Exposition Com
.pany to show Its appreciation of the
President's friendliness than 10 en tor
tain him in iho manner briefly out?
lined by tho Landmark. We hOPo th"!
the invitation will be extended and
that il will bo accepted.
THE QUESTION OF LEASED LIN Lb
A prominent banker has brought bo.
foi'o the Interstate Commerce Cdmmls
slop, the problem of based railroadi
iu u most interesting manner. This
banker owns stock in this Louisiana
& Missouri Railroad Company, which
is controlled by the Chicago Ac Alton.
This plaintiff says that ho has bcon
unable to obtain any Statement rrom
tho Chicago a> Alton regarding Lio
earnings of the Louisiana & Missouri
since ii was leased lo tho former com
pany In ISDl. lie has been oil,'red. it
Is said, $10 a share for his common
stock and $29.50 for the preferred,
but he believes that tho shares arc
worth much more, lie has made iu
tpililes about iho earnings, In tho ex?
pectation of getting a basis upon
Which to estimate the value of ois
holdings, but information has bet n re?
fused by the company, it L said, i u
the plea thai hL. might make double.
When it is remembered tnnt prac?
tically every large railroad system In
this country has leased Hues and the
shareholders in many of those leased
llney have not had dividends and do
not know what their road., are earn?
ing, toe Importance of this action
Is apparent. Dy the terms of the Hep?
burn rate law the Interstate Commerce
Commission Is authorized lo super?
vise railroad accounting and hook
keeping, in so far, at least, as I? nee
rissny to further |ta own ends. If
this provision of the law is interpreted
to cover such a question as Is raised
by tbe share holder la tho Louisiana
& Missouri, n grohl number of .small
stockholders should !"? bonflted. The
large stockholders ot the lines leased
in i he hin Bystuni generally east
their loi with the men who lake over
the pro|iettloM ami thus are amply pro?
vided for,
MOVEMENT TO GET BETTER'
SOLDIERS.
In the anneal reports Major Ce il
oral A. \v. Groelcy, i.ommaudor of the1
Northern Dlvltdou of tho Amorlcan
Army, and General Franklin .1. Roll,I
feiltet of stuff, dwell at length upon
one of the most serious problems that
the laud arm of (ho lighting force of
this country lias to confront, and that
is to get men?good men?for tho
army. In hoth reports the fact is
brought cut that desertions ate on tho
IllCrenSo and that If the army Is to
he kept up to anything Ilka its pre.,
cut standard there must he changes
made and that they mud he made
in the Immediate future.
General Oroeloy cites ten causes of
di :.erlIon. i.onio of which Can he re
moved by Congressional legislation,
some of which are In the control of
the War Department and some. <>'?
which are due Blrlctly to moral con
dliions that cannot radically he reme?
dial!. According to General Qreclcy
lite tinny as a whole is Insufficiently
and Improperly rod nod Insufficiently
paid. Tlio men receive Bcnrcoly over
BO cents a day all told and poorer rn
lions than any ordinary day laborer
who earns a $ J .HO u day receives.
I let tor pay and provisions are both
hooded la tho army but General Or.
b y is of tbe opinion that one of the
greatest detriment!; to the service Ih
a mailer which can be controlled by
the War Depart nunl. which will
prevent mail) tloBOrtlons and which If
done away with will Iv one lens ob?
stacle to overcome while attempt?
ing to Induce men to enlist, ami that
Is the noli military work Hint bar. to
be performed by the enlisted im-u. It
Is probable that In an even greater
degree than General Grcoloy thinks
the enlhaed man complains amour, his
fellows and In bis civilian friends ot
the nature and amount of noh military
work. It in Impossible to discuss the
matter of desertions with onllsloil
men Without discovering the remark?
able extent to which tho repugnance
to non military work of a curtain
character exists among enlisted anon,
General Hell finds that one of tho
great tlotrlnionls to (he service tu I ho
I treatment by civilians of men who
[wear the uniform. While no American
of tight spirit would do or say any?
thing In Indicate disparagement of
the wearers of tbe army uniform, a
prejudice against the garb of the en
listed man and discrimination against
the Individual wearing It In time of
pence unfortunately have boon mani?
fested; but thin Btttiomont more
thall repeals the complaint that the
army cannot get the kind of men
that It noctis and would like to have,
IlCflatlSO of tho III-treatment of I ho sad
dler in actual sorvlco.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS.
Among Hie mmu-rous troubles of a
nowspnpor office is the nnotiymous
communication, Almost every day
The Dally Prosa receives unsigned
lelter:i discussing local subjects, or
Containing personal notes, marriage
or death notices or other Items ti
news. Often sueh signatures as "A
Subscriber." "Citizen" ami "Old Resi?
dent,'' all as worthless as no Btgmv
lures at nil. appear on these communi?
cations, und II is only occasionally
that I here Is an lldd r088 of any kind.
It is a rule In Tbe Daily Press Of
lice that no unsigned letter or news
notice shall in- puiilishod, or course
I ho name of a person sending in nor
s anals or news Items will not be pub
iishoii, but It is necessary that the
name should be known for tin- protOC
lion of the ptlpor. Where tbe office
deems advisable, even communica?
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At Ibis lime there are two timely
communications in the office of this
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and Ih'O other without a signature ul
any kin if Roth of these are of such
a nature thai Tbe Daily press would
be glad to give them lo the public
If tlio writers had attached their Sig?
na In res.
Incorrect news items, received
anonymously, have caused trouble
for more than one editor, ami for
this reason the rule mentioned above
Is one which should never ift broken.
If lliey keep on fooling with that
Tangier tangle they are llkoly to go:
BOhio of the powers to bite th ir
thumbs at each other, and then what
will heroine (,f Tim Hague peace con?
ference.
Forokor sa\s. thai Taft is losing
ground politically. Suppose ho had
iost flesh, or bis presence of mind or
one of bi.i golf i.llck.;! How hlUCS
worse it would havo bcou?
It Ih mi easy matter to believe that
tho ?torlos of the growth of pro?
hibition In Kcntucy lias boon grossly
oxaggeratcO, when one nails that n
Louisville pidlrvinan claims lo llUVO
seen a green snake with wings.
Prince Wlliiolm is talking nboul do
voting a chapter in his hook lo Amor
l< an women. Mis solo oxiicrienco
With tin til lilts hodn tho Newport Blyw.
Must ei es will not recognise tho type
us heilig typically American.
The wheat crop iu Pennsylvania
is helng harvested by moonlight. It
sounds romantic hill the harvesters
probably cannot see it In that llgui.
Tho apple crop in Main is almost a
Intal failure bill II?' hard cider crop
will Tic about as largo ns usual.
WITH THE PARAGRAPHERS
Hereafter, ih" way of the rebate
transgressor will bu hard?cash.?At?
lanta Journal.
Among the things difficult for most
peoplo to leal II i when uol lo talk
too much.?St. Louis Tiim s.
San Emnclsco's rate may spread
the bubonic plague, hul tho city's
worst toe.! wallt on two lego.?Cleve?
land lander.
Among other things thai beere
t oy Tart ilid not mention was tho
lion. Joseph Uciisoii Eornkcr.?Now
Turk Mall.
Von can (ell how much a hotel hates
tipping by I he degree lo which your
change Is chopped up into fragments.
- Indianapolis Star.
An outdoor horse show for charity
promises a much riiior spectacle than
an Indood horse show for society. St.
Louis I'osl Dispatch.
It makes a man feel nearly as good
lo be able to eat corn on the cob an
to bo accepted by a life insurance
company.?New York Mail.
BATTLESHIP DEVELOPMENT.
We have m* observed Uinl Ihn
wires are hot with confirmations of
the rumor thai the British Admiralty
conti mplates building a Inltlcshlp fid
per cent Inrgor than the Dreadnought,
and that naval officers in Washing?
ton are planning one which will have
an even greater displacement. Still,
such stories tend to revive discussion
of a question Unit has frequently boon
propounded In the last two years:
I low much further can the movement
for an increase in si/.e bo iiemiitlcd
to uo Without a sacrifice of efficiency V
Tiie Dreadnought differs rrom the
most formidable of Its predecessors
111 two particulars. Its main battery
consists or guns or one calibre only,
und it mounts ion liMnoli gnus, in?
stead of only four. Through the wis?
dom of these changes; Is uol vet un?
iversally eonceeded, for the present
it need not he disputed. Iu London
and Washington, to nny nothing of
oilier national capitals, both Innova?
tions are regarded with favor. The
next step In battleship development,
then lose will probably be to Increase
the number of 12-Inch Rlllis. How
greail an advance in this particular
will be prnticablc Is evidently Die
chief point io p. determined. The
size of the rinntlng platform no. ded
to insure a stable support for glich
a battery and the capacity of the
engines required l"r navigating it
could be left for later consideration.
Until within a year or two the guilt!
on a war vessel have been so ills
Irlhtltcd that they could not all be
fired In the same direction at once.
A radical change of police seems lo
iinyb' been initiated since II has boon
proposed to use only guns of one
also, and It Is also Coming lo bo bo
I loved that broadside fire Is more Im?
portant than fore and aft fire Ii
has been pointed out Pin! the Drenu
nought can use only eight of her leu
gnus for a broadside, whereas the
20,000leu battleships r..<- which the
American government has recently
closed contracts have been designed
so that ".II ten of their guns can he
employed for thai purpose simultan
nously. Drltlsh designers have not
hitherto fully accepted this principle
but If they wi re to do so and then
sihould attempt to mount eighteen
guns on a single ship, a difficult,
though not insoluble, problem would
be presented.
In the latest American battleship
design concentration of fire is; scour?
ed by putting the rive tm rents; on the'
central line of the vessel. Wore that
general plan followed by the British
Admiralty It could cither provide n
procession of nine turrets, each eon
tainlng a pair of guns. or. by palling
more guns In a turret; reduce the
number of (Uiriists. 'Rumor (credits
England with the intention of trying|
to mount three gnus In a turret.
Should 'bis scheine prove feasible
the number of turrets needed1 would |
be six. or only oho more titan the
Delaware Is io have. The second |
arrangement would obviously bo pro
feraWo, as It would avoid tho neces?
sity for giving an abnormal length
to the shin. Should the story turn
but to lie true, liiere would be much
curiosity as ?<> tin,' method lo bo
pursued ill distributing the guns in a I
turret Would Ihriy bo mounted aid'
by side, or would small turrets bo
?superposed on bigger ones?New
York Tribune.
SOMETHING FOR THF. SOUTH TO j
CONSIDER.
What Is going to !>e the offOCI "r
tie- prohibitory movement in the south
upon I he much dOSlred foreign im?
migration thither? The South poods
the foreign immigrant and the foreign
immigrant thinks he needs his beer.
A thlral generally prevails over (lie
law. but will n thirst deliberately
go where it is pu| to unnecessary
troubles??Now York Tribune.
I
I OUR IDEALS. 1
<?? . ;. .<?,
[Orlsliml.]
Isabel and I live 1 in a re; lilentlal
park on luu bide ol ft^nl was culled
lake mbituiuln.
It was a Hiiiiuuer morning. The
mouuthln Ride on wlilrli tin" park won'
situated faced east, mal tlio sun shone]
bright ami wann on (he face of every]
bouse. Sparkling on tho dew It had not'
yet dried from leaven and llowcni. Ev?
ery garment wo wore was white, Isa-'
uol'B being lawn, I believe; mine, thin'
dunncl. I wotiid have scorned to wear
u hit. Hats In summer for young
bloods have gone out of fashion.
There was a wall; shaded by many
trees besldo a rivulet running through
a deep ravine. We turned from the
road Into this ravine. Presently wo
CaulO to a large Hat Btouo, en which wo
! sat. Relow us the water gurgled and
bubbled and sparkled. 1 lovo the
sound of running water.
We were at that llgC I was twenty,
Isabel nineteen wlieii a boy ami u girl
llilisl talk philosophy or at least what
they think Is the licdrock of those prin?
ciples which aie to govern their lives.
The visible world they have already
BOOH, They are Just getting their llrst
glimpse of the world of thought. He
nonth both Is a mingling of the spirit?
ual and the sensual; tbe former of
which clitirms them to a want of rec?
ognition of tbe latter.
"Itobblus is back from college," i re
iniirked. "He spoke the vab-illctory at'
commencement, I believe."
"liiavcn't seen bill) yet," said Isabel
Indifferently.
"Perhaps you don't fancy scholars.'/"
"Not If scholarship Is all there Is to
them."
"What Is your Meal In a man?"
"Well," meditatively, "i think I
should like him tall. Blender and with
raven blnck hair. Ills eyes"?
"I don't mean physically; I mean his
moral and Intellectual makeup."
"tili! I should want htm to be
morally brave. He should always
choose tbe nohler part. He must never
do anything mean, he always generous,
I kind, forgiving, honorable."
1 was troubled. I feared I was not
Hullo up to her standard. Indeed, If
1 (die know of sundry small acts of mine
I f.lie would despise me.
I "Then I should like him smart." she
went Olli warming with her subject?
"not 0U0 Of IllOto blear eyed, spec
! tlielcd persons who If you speak to
them appear to wake up as from a
dream und gape at you; I mean, rather,
i one of those fellows who can take
prizes with theses at the same time
j they are winning I he game for their
college on the gridiron, who etui leap |
streams ami wall ; on horseback, who
slug delightfully 1 always prefer a
tenor voice - who arc sure to lake a
high stand when they get into tbe
broader battlefield of the world."
It dl<l not occur to me that this
Ideal demigod was not likely to be
realized in one ami tbe Bilme person.
I I was intent only on the great height
on which be stood (bat is, tbe ills
. tance between him and me. 1 was one
I of the kind who could not learn with-j
I out "digging," and I confess I was too
I la-.'.y to dig. I couldn't engage In
I games because I was nearsighted, rath
I cr suinll und a Irlllo lame, though tho I
! latter defect I managed to conceal, I
I What under heaven could Isabel see j
iii me to hoe with this Ideal hero lu j
j her mind? j
I "Shall I give you my Ideal of a
/ woman V I hskcdi
I sin- stirred tin- dirt with the tip of
her parasol meditatively.
"No." she said after consbler.ition.
"I know your Ideal of a v.'Omnil."
This was remarkable, since I bad no
I Ideal, young fellows don't spend their
time conjuring up Ideal girls. There are
lots of other things to take up their
attention.
"What Is lay Ideal?"
"Nellie Sackctt."
I bad 80011( some time with Miss
Sackett at the tennis court the pre?
vious afternoon, Isabel being present.
Miss Backet! didn't play tennis, and I
couldn't, on account of my lame leg.
We couldn't very well help being to
' gelber.
"Then you have only to give ine Miss
Sackett's trails to express my ideal."
"You don'l care for beauty. Miss
Sackctt Is not beautiful, yon know
nobody pretends to cull her so?and nn
Intellectual girl would bore you. Miss
SacUctt wasn't remarkable at School.
Indeed, she failed at tlio dual examina?
tion. You like wit In u girl, and you'll
Und It In Miss Sackctt Her tongue Is
sharp as a razor The only objection I
have to this feature Is that she siasbca
poOpIC behind their backs."
I picked up a stone aud threw it Into
a little pool In tho stream below.
There was a sound I always like tc
hear a sort of plunk. I was medi?
tating on the difference between Isa?
bel's ideal of a man aud mine of a
woman. Isabel sat unconcerned, Since
she pictured my Ideal herself It didn't
require u very high appreciation of
herself to rlsd above it. There was
something uufair about tbe proceeding,
but my limited knowledge of the idio?
syncrasies of women did not admit of
my getting at the bottom of It. I have
since learned of those enormous gaps
WOUlch skip In arrogating things to
themselves.
It la Impossible that you and 1
should make a mutch," I said.
There wr.u no reply.
"Your Ideal Is too high; mine, too
low."
I spoke the last words with some
hauteur ami nroso Sim s.tt linmovn-1
ble. Hot I couldn't withstand that look
of reproach. I stole an arm about her
Waist, and In another minute we
were engaged. What a senseless pro?
ceeding the whole affair was.
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