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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

When the Southern Bell Telephone
Company had it's hearing before the
Committee of the Board OF Trade and
Business Mems Association it's repre-
sentative is alleged to have said that
it is operated in this city under lease.
Now. will the Bell Company divulge
the names of the lessons and lessees, or
unfold to Councils the terms of that
lease? AS we have repeatedly pointed
out. it is no affair of Councils (whose
duty 1t is to protect the public interesO
to examine the balance sheet of the
Bell Telephone Company; but, to sup
ply this information, would be, in some
measure. an evidence OF good faith on
the part of the Bell Company in its
plea of poverty.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
AS OTHERS SEE IT.
NORFOLK : TELEPHONE WAR.
Portsmouth star.)

Norfolk has n telephone fever. One
of the telephone companies has changed
It's rates so rs to double them for some
services ana decrease them 30 ana 10
per cent. in others. The Board Of
Trade began discussion of the rates
which has continued among the people
III II mas got into the City Councils
Inc FRANCHISE Was granted with the
provision thar the Councils may alter
amend or repeal' it, Hence there is a
proposition that the Councils either fix
a limit or rates or repeal the franchise
Meanwhile the members OF the City
councils. for reasons best known tn
themselves arc declining to discuss
the SUBJECT on the plea that. as judges
or Jurymen, thcy are to decide Nhlch
Is guilty. tho city or the corpC - lion
Win franchise. That is not the po-
slton OF a councilman. lie is the re
preventative. and. therefore. the agent
OF the people. lie is not to consider
that the people are equally guilty. nor
even TO rroposa To arbitrate between
the pcopic ana corporation that en-
joys the favor OF the people in an eX-
elusive franchise. He is the agent of
q sovereign community which gives ia
Nors. but does not receive them. The
attitude OF City Councilman should
be that of making the best and safest
bargain possible for his sovereign, the
people and not to barter the citys IA
Nors for gain 10 himself or to the jeop-
ardy of the monopoly on the people,
Newport News Morning Herald.
And that is what the people think.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
NOTES AND OPINIONS.
WHAT THE TRUSTS WILL DO.
Baltimore SunO

While Mr.. Hanna says there are no
trusts. list of over 400 trusts created
up TO May - last appears In the Com
mercial Year Book--not q partisan
publicatton-and nearly all OF them
have been formed since AIR. Mckinney
became President. That list has since
been considerably heightened, and if
Mr.. Mckinley is reelected there is no
question that an immense impetus will
be immediately given To the formation
OF trusts. Another four years of Nc
l\inleyism. with IL New Jersey trust
lawyer in the Attorney Generals Of
nee, ana all laws hostile TO trusts prac-
tically suspended by Il trust-made ad-
ministration, will leave no large indus
try. trade or business Of any sort out
Side the power of the trusts. Monop-
oily stands ready and eager to grasp
everything in sight the moment Nc
kinley's second term begins. Compe-
tition will be strangled all along the
line, and there will be no room in any
branch OF business for Individual en-
terprise. The days of the small indie
pendent business man will be gone for
ever. The trusts will he absolute
kings. and all the rest of mankind will
be their subjects.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

The Bell Telephone Company has q
capital of s25.ooo.OOo, 1t has 1925 ex-
changes In operation; it has 1.124o0o
Instruments in use: it has 772.9S9 miles
OF wire. And this is the company that
comes before the Councils of this city
with the plea that it cannot operate
in competition with the Southern States
Company. unless it is given the whip
hand of the latter 1t claims that it
must be allowed to charge whatever it
pleases. While the Southern States is
tied down by maximum rates of SSS
for business phones and SIS for resi-
dence phones year. 1t must be al
lowed to violate its franchise by rate
cutting. and the city must violate its
contract with the Southern States
Company by showing the Bell Com
pany favors. What, may we ask, does
the city or the telephone subscribers
get out of this policy OF favoritisn and
coddling?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
APATHY AND NEW YORK'S
REGISTRATION.

Whatever may be the conditions in
other States. it is sufficiently clear that
apathy is not prevalent in New York
The fact that the registration is heav-
Ter both in New York City and UP the
State than in 1896. whatever else it may
show. is irrefutable evidence of keen
interest in the issues of the campaign
Whether that interest will rebound to
the advantage of the Democrats or Re
publicans, and whether it has its origin
in Imperialism, Trusts or the financial
question, there is no means of ascer-
tanning The significant thing IS that
the interest is there and is greater than
in the unprecedentedly hot campaign of
four years ago. 1t means for one
thing. that the leaders of both sides are
thoroughly aroused and that there Will
he an exciting finish in the Empire
State.
1t would appear that in Maryland.
Ohio Indiana and Illinois the interest
is hardly less than in New York. In
deed Maryland seems to be having the
hottest campaign of any State in the
Union just at this time. The so-cal!ed
sound money league of baltimore has
taken u hand and is making IL cam
pagn of coercion ana panic just as in
1896. More than i'll any other centre.
the financial interests OF that city
pretend 10 see the spook of imminent
disaster, and have adopted ballot-de-
bauching as the best method of cxor-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
lisa Plain Proposition
and Worthy Of Acceptance!

If your EYES are failing let Or. frey
examine them and lit them with glasses.
WEAR THEM THREE DAYS ard at
the end of that time II THEY ARE NOT
in all respects SATISFACTORY brn;
them back and HE MILL. REFUND
YOU EVERY CENT YOU PAID FOR
THEM. DIR. FlREY Is the ONLY ply
SICIAN in this city who examines EYES
FREE of charge. OPTICIANS ARE.
NOT DOCTORS, though they usually as
sumo the title OF .lnrtnr
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
TIE COMEDY OF OUR
IMMORTALS.

The Hall of Fame project has from
the first appealed chiefly to the
American sense of humor. 1t is hard
ly in accord with the sentiments OF n
Democratic people that a few judges.
selected we know not how, should ar
rogate to themselves the right to be-
stow immortality or oblivion. The first
fruits of this scheme have removed
it forever from the bounds of serious
consideration. Here are the great men
so far selected for the Hall of Fame
and the vote that each received:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
WHAT TIE BELL COMPANY
WANTS.

The American Bell Telephone Com
pany, of New Yori-of which the
Southern Bell Company and the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, of Virginia, are branches-pro-
poses to itself gigantic ends 1t aims
at nothing less than monopoly of the
entire telephone business of the United
States
The impression is widely prevalent
that it's progress toward monopoly has
been checked since certain of it's pat
ents expired. The figures supplied by
the Bell Company itself. and given in
the World Compendium for the current
year, show that this impression is ill
founded Consider the Significance Of
1896. 1897. 1898. 1899
pf snsass siless So So $40 1877 55s
on poles 2so, s2l 2Sc, go a27 .sl5 800. 500
M nSdere p Yire 1s,5l5 ea4 sc $50 60, as ISL
wire >; rs 5se,si5 c2c. 400 az, $50
Total employees. 1890 1i.425 1853 1865
Total stations isles sl5,2li 3Si230 40, ISL
The total miles OF wire here includes
the wire on buildings and submarine
wire, as we'll as wire underground and
on poles. From these figures II appears
that the Bell Company has nearly dou-
bled its business within the past four
years. With great forethought it re-
Trained from supplying any data as to
It's rates 1t had, however. 1,12i, SIG in
strunents in the hands OF subscribers
at the beginning of 1899, or one for
about each 65 people in the United
States.
The application of these facts 10 the
local telephone situation is not diff
cult. We have already shown, by data
supplied from reliable sources, in a
large number of cities throughout the
country that such cities are enjoying
telephone rental of about the same
general level as the rates in this city
before the Bell Company adopted its
new schedule. If tine business in this
city was Improbable. it was unproflt-
able in these other cities. Now, why
should the Bell Telephone Company
have practically doubled an unproiita-
bic business in the past four years :?
There are only two reasonable conclu-
sions-either the business was not un-
profitable or the Bell Company, with
its $25,SS6,3o0 of capital, is willing to
do an Improbable business temporarily
in order to get the situation thoroughly
In it's grasp. and establish a telephone
monopoly throughout The country.
The people of this city are not being
dealt with by the Bcll Company on the
basis of fair profit TO the company
and reasonable rates to telephone
users. but i'll pursuance OF the Bell
Company's general plan TO securc a
Monopoly of the telephone business OF
the country.
For this reason both the Bell Com
pany and American Telephone and Tel
egraph Company. of Virginia. Uhe
long distance company, which has
also a local franchise precisely like
the Bell Company were so bitter
in their fight against fixed max
imum charge in their franchises.
For the same reason it was an
nounced by person apparently In
Tho confidence of the Bell Company
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

Should not the integrity of the City
in business matters be as unlmpeacha-
bic as the integrity of a private indi-
vidual? Should 1t, then, accept the
money and free service of the South
ern States Telephone Company, while
refusing to keep it's part of the con :
tract. by subjecting the other telephone
companies to the same maximum rates
as the States Telephone Company?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

1t Is believed that when the Ameri-
can Bell Telephone Company leased
the Southern Bell Company to itself. it
charged n pretty stin rent. That would
put a plausible face. on the poverty
plea, if the facts are kept dark.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
AN ALLIANCE IN SYMPATHY.
U1ouston Post)

The Republican press is commenting
with but ill-concehled satisfaction on
the success of Salisbury's party in
England. If the English people in
dorse the seizure of the Transvaal it
is hoped that the stalwart Anglo Sax
ondom over here Will approve OF the
conquest OF the Philippines.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
Gained II lbs.
in One Month.

,CATXRRH. / t tried ed different doctors
and every patent medicine | heard of
but only went from bad TO worse. l be-
THAI IiAD co CON t5u and told tod me
was looking worse than they had ever
MORNING MY NOSE WAS ALL STOP
PED UP ana sore, and | could hardly
fe N my breath M3uh l,o, HAVE M
FOUL BREATH. My. nose frequently
bled. but IT did not give me any relief.
At night wien laid down THE HAWK
AWAKE. When slept LAY NJ LIKE )" x
LOG. EuT GOT UP AS TIRED AS /
LAID DOWN. During Tie day MucuS
KEPT DRIPPING DOWN My THROAT
so that | had to clear ii often. After
the slightest excitement would have u
BAD HEADACHE and L MAS WEAK
AND NERVOUS ALL THE TIME.
fhsrs moa me e Sc gGoS M WGqld SGlN "n
have n rising" in them. My STOMACH
gave me lots Of trouble. THE LEAST
ME y BURNING AND | FELT BLOAT-
I'D. Tha Dull. ACHING PAIN ACROSS
TIE SMALL or MY BACK made me
think J had Kidney trouble MY EYES
uNpEE pI; EIEEY,s T,REArAIENT
MONTH. Now l feel first rate. SLEEP
WH&r Nv VAST r WirHoGT; NHNNY
TR0tIBLr1. NOSE CLEAR. NO Drip
PING Or MUCuS IN THE THROAT.
moro is Il BLESSING
ELISHA WHTTELEY,
Corner Linden avenue and Henry street,
Portsmouth. Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

The Bell Telephone Company has evil
IDENTIFY heard OF that famous recipe for
winning in politics, and is applying it
TO business-it says it's losing money.
and sticks to the assertion.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

In the matter of rates the Bell Tele-
phone Company does not trouble with
fractions; it just doubles EN- and lets
it so at that.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

Maybe the Bell Telephone Company
looks upon the City of Norfolk as
merely one of its private affairs."
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

George Washington ........... 81
abraham Lincoln Observation-Disclosures. sc
Daniel Webster. 90
benjamin Franklin .. "a
L. :. Grant Observation-Disclosures. %
John Marshall 81
Thomas jefferson Observation-Disclosures. 90
Ralph Waldo Emerson .......... Sc
Henry w. Longfeilow ............. 81
Robert Eulton Observation-Disclosures. 81
Washington Irving Observation-Disclosures. 81
Jonathan Edwards Observation-Disclosures. 81
David G.. FarraCut Observation-Disclosures. 10
Samuel +. Il. Morse Observation-Disclosures. 20
IieiiS NiaS ...-....... ........'.. "a
George Peabody Observation-Disclosures. ~
Nathaniel Hawthorne .......... ~
Robert li. Lee 90
Peter Cooper Observation-Disclosures. 6S
Horace Mann Observation-Disclosures. G.
Henry Ward Beecher ............... 66
I'll w hltney ............ ...........-- oo
James Kent Observation-Disclosures. Go
Joseph Story Observation-Disclosures. ca
John ADAMS Observation-Disclosures. I'll
William T.. Charming ................ IS
John james Audubon ............... 81
Elias Howe ............. ..-.........- o3
Gilbert Stuart Observation-Disclosures. 80
William Morris Hunt ............... 81
What shall he said of a system of
selection that puts Jonathan Edwards
above Henry Clay, Nathaniel Haw
thorne. Robert e. Lee. while Andrew
Jackson. James Monroe. John c. CAL
houn. James Russell Lowell Edgar
Allan Poe are not even placed in the
list at all? Why not have put Rev.
Increase Mather or Anne Dudley
Bradstreet in the place OF Thomas JEFF
ferson or Ralph Waldo Emerson?
What sense of proportion Is there in
putting Eli Whitney (who did not in
vent the cotton gin) among the i'm
mortals. while the men we have men
toned were left out? Does anybody
believe that Joseph Story was n
greater American than Andrew Jack
son-Joseph Story, who is now known
and remembered chiefly by n sopho-
moric extract that finds place in the
defamation and popular selections"
books? How did Henry Wadsworth
| Longfellow manage to break into the
house OF the imnortals while Edgar
Allan Poe. whom the best critical
opinion OF America, England and
! France, has named as the one poet we
have produced. was left out alto
gether? If the author of Excelsior
| gets in what about the inventor of
| excelsior? What about the author Of
twinkle. Twinkle Little Star" ana
the author of MARY Had Little
Lamb? If the list of immortals here
given represents the best result pos
sible from the plan adopted for their
selection why not try the method by
which jurymen are chosen?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

Rooms 2 and 4 No. 37i Main street over
The Hub" Specialtics- and
al diseases of Eye. Ear. Nose. Throat.
Chest and Stomach.
Hours. . n. IN. to 1880 p M. = y. IN. to
& p. III. Sunday hours, 1880 a. m. to 1880
D. m. Tuesday night. Thursday night and
Saturday night, Ii5 p. m. 10 S:l5 y. IN.
CONSULTATION ALWAYS FREE
Medicines furnished Terms moderate.
iyes examined Tor glasses free OF
charge.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

ADVERTISING RATES Advertise
ments inserted Mt the rate OF Is cents Il
square. first insertion each subsequent
Insertion 40 cents, or SO cents when in
eerted Every Other Day. Contractors
are not allowed 10 exceed their space
or advertise other than their iegitima te
business. except by paying especially for
the same.
:, Reading Notices, Invariably 20 cents per
me ilrst insertion. Each subsequent in
sertion 10 cents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17
supscRIPrloM RATES:

The VIRGINIAN-PILOT is delivered TO
subscribers by carriers in Norfolk and vi
entity. Portsmouth, Berkeley. Suffolk, West
Norfolk, Newport News. for 10 cents per
any place In the United States. postage
free:
DAILY. ono year $500
six months 300
three months 1.5O
one month 80
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

No employee OF the Virg,niar- Pilot Pub
fishing Company Is authorized to contract
any obligations In the name of the com
pany or to make purchases In tho name
or the same. eNceI; uroD orders signel
by the PRESIDENT OF THE COM
PANY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-17

In order to avoid delays. on accoun, OF
personal absence. letters ana all conrnu-
nications 70. THE VIRGINIAN-pILOT
SHOULD not be- addressed anv individ-
val connected with the office but simply
to THE NIRGfNIAN AND PILOT PUB
LISTING COMPANY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
DOGS DROPPING OFF.
The Unlicensed CANNES Finding Themselves
in Serious Trouble.

The unlicensed dogs are dropping off
one by one. through pellet of lead
administered by city Marshal Breen
Since April, he has been at work on the
dog licenses. and during that time has
found over $50 dogs i'll the city Many
of the owners We're not able to pay the
license when due ana asked for an eX-
tension Of time until money should he
received. This was granted. But
many of the people who had dogs
hanging around their homes claimed
that the dogs did not belong to them.
There was no alternative for Mr.. Brecn
and the dogs We're taken to the station
where they passed ia their checks.
The last one to give up the ghost was
IA fine tramp shepherd that has been
hanging around the street for some
time. The dog was taken to the sta
ton and there was as conttnted as
could be and seemed to be much pleas
cd that he had found 4 resting place.
The only opposition shown was when
Mr.. Rreen drew his revolver Then
the dog scented danger and for mo-
ment it looked rs though there might
be trouble. The dog is dead.
There are several other dogs on
whom the officers have their eyes.
These dogs for the most part are
tramp dogs Tramp" the American
Express dog, who drifted into town
and has the air of an aristocrat. ex-
ccpt with those with whom he has an
intimate acquaintance. is one of the
doomed dogs.
To say that this shooting of dogs is
pleasant to Mr.. Brecn would be libel.
He has done everything that he could
t. avoid il and has even gone 50 far
as to ship some Of the dogs to other
towns where their owners are living
y glance at his note book shows that
Il dozen dogs have thus far been killed.
while others are on their way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
OLD HOME WEEK PLANS.
Each Community Must Decide for Itself On the
Plans OF Observance

An impression has existed in a great
many places that the celebration Of tho
Old Home Week is to involve a great OK
pense with Il brass band accompaniment
with Il hurdygurdy and harp ana vioinS
to fill up the waits. That is not the pur-
pose Of the Maine Association as wa.
shown by information gained. yesterday
from Hon. 5. W. Matthews. secretary IF
the State association.
Concerning the observance he said it is
not expected that each town will make
elaborate preparations but rather that
the plans made shall be in accordance
with the town in which the people were
born. The people should get rid of tn,
idea that there is to be a great expense
attached 10 the observance. There can
be no cut and dried plan for the celcbra-
ton by each town. rather each town is
to have the obsorvdnces in its own rccu-
liar way.
The main thing to be kept in mind l.
that the people are to be welcomed ard
given such a welcome that they will not
forget it. In some towns it will probably
take the form Of a reception. In others
perhaps there will be dinner ana speak
ing in the town hall. While with others
the observance will be Il general picnic.
The idea is that the guests are II be Civ
en- such warm welcome thai they will
feel perfectly at home and meet the peo-
PIE in the towns from which they have
50 long been away.
The idea that great many have in
mind for the observance Of til" event t.
as was expressed j short time ago by an
Augusta man. Regarding that. he said
that what the people who come here VIII
want is not celebration that will tire
them all out. for they get enulgn nOisc
ana confusion in the larger cities. They
will want an opportunity 70 meet the pco-
DE Of the old town quictly~sO TIL. when
he week is over they will DC rested ana
not all tired out, ana when they have re-
turned back to other states will look back
with pleasure on the pleasant time they
| had In Maine during the Old Home Week.
| on this point of a noisy celebration Mr..
| Matthews said that those who wish FIR
| the unusual celebration can 20 10 Bath
or Portland where elaborate preparations
| will be made. There they will get all the
| observance Of that kind that th9y wish
}Portland will be the headquarters for tn
| State but when that celebration thcrr i
over. all classes of people will have beer
| satisfied
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
WILL FIGHT THE MUvE.
Wholesalers to Furnish Funds for Contcsiinq
Prohibition by Injunction.

An organized fight will be made to
test the method Of prohibition by in
junction that the members Of the
Maine Civic League has announced. Is
its new move. The Massachusetts
liquor dealers have become enlisted in
the fight and it is promised that they
will devote no end Of funds to carving
it on. That information comes TO the
journal from the best of authority. II
is not decided just what course will be
pursued. but the determination has
been made to make a strong fight.
The initial contest is to be made in
the case Of w. a. Barry of Waterville.
1t will be recalled that a short time
ago, Rev. w. +. Berry. secretary of
the Maine Civic League, made the an
nounccment that a new method of en-
forcing the prohibitory law was to be
tried. The statutes provide that an in
junction, restraining a person from
maintaining nuisance. may be issued
by the court on the petition of 90 legal
resides. This petition was circulated
in Watervile ana was presented to
Judge Whltehouse of this city.
When seen at that time, Rev. Mr..
Berry said that this is new method
which the league proposes to try. and
is but Il test case. and if found to work
in (successful manner similar
method will be tried against the liquor
sellers in all parts of the State.
On account of this declaration. the
Boston Wholesalers have made up their
minds to make Il determined fight
against the method, ana have offered
to advance all the funds necessary In
the case through The courts.
Counsel have been retained in the case
and if the determination is made to
make opposition. la has been purposcd.
then the case will be- carried through
to the highest courts In the State. ana
a fight made to the last bitter end.
The wholesalers have seen that If the
method of prohibition by injunction is
successful, then their business may be
greatly injured in the state.
Barry now has his case in the hands
II an attorney, and the advice, whether
)r not it IS best ~ fight the case to the
asst ditch. is to be given in few days.
II the advice is favorable then some Of
the leading attorneys in this city will
be engaged ana the funds for fighting
he ease will be furnished by Il COM
Dination of out-Of-thc- State whole
ialcrs.