The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-23
Judge Martin Declines to Rem
der Decision Without One.
THE BOARD OF FISHERIES
Met at Monticello Hotel. but Postponed
Question Before it-Much D SOUS
sion Of Telephone Rates-Fish
Are Scarce in Norfolk.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.)

NORFOLK, VA, July 22.-Judge Mar
tin, who revoked the license OF Glaud
Camps under the new Mann liquor law
declines to decide whether the saloon
keeper can continue to run his saloon
pending an appeal from that decision to
the Court OF Appeals. The Judge holds
the man must be arrested and brought
before court on the charge OF doing bust
ness without license In order to test the
question. This is another one of the test
questions that will try tho efficiency OF
the new law.
Matthew Duggan, bachelor, native OF
ireland, seventy eight years OF age, rich
and an old resident died in st. Vincent
Hospital this morning. He was soap
manufacturer and retired after acquiring
a fortune. He was a Catholic. and Is
credited with having left the bulk of his
fortune to the charities of that church.
Norfolk merchants have Issued circulars
Offering inducements 10 merchants IN the
territory tributary to Norfolk. Baltimore
and Richmond to trade here. Trip rare
will be refunded on bill Of $1,000 and
half fare on a bill of $500. These induce
mcnts are to last till October 10TH
BOARD OF FISHERIES.
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Monticello Hotel. this city. to-day with
aIl the members present. except State
Senator Keezell, Of Rockingham county.
Those in attendance were President Bow
doin. OF the Eastern Shore; Secretary 5.
F. Miller, of Mathews, and Messrs. Tyler.
of Richmond and Camp, of Southampton
county.
c. H. Willing and pr. L. NJ. Irving, OF
Irvington. Va, appeared with maps, ETC.,
II -hh Iann wat n r
shell planting ground near Wolf Trap
Lighthouse, in Chesapeake Bay The sit
uation was gone over and the board final
" decided to defer action In the matter
until It can view the grounds applied for
That the board may have an opportunity
to view these grounds 1t was decided TO
meet In August at Cricket HILL In Ma
thews county
For the first time In its history Port
Warden lines have been defined for the
body Of water known as Tanners Creek.
This was done to-day by Captain Wins
low, United States army at his office In
the custom house, after hearing parties
Interested It was. done at The request
of property holders on the creek, who de-
sired that future bukheads or piers that
may be erected along It's banks shall con-
form to some authorized limits.
TELEPHONE RATES.
There has, always been a great deal or
controversy and dissatisfaction with the
telephone service here. The Bell COM
pany came FIRST and the citizens objected
SO strenuously to its charges that they
begged for an opposition company. Ihen
there was the question of charges ana
deficiencies In the service. the last con-
test was over the question OF liking the
maximum rate for the Bell Company,
when there was a maximum and min
imum rate to govern the charges Of the
Southern States Company. The City
Councils decided, against some strong
protests OF the citizens, to fix only one
limit for the Bell Company. while nigh
rate and 40 low rate were fixed for Its
Now the Councils have passed
an ordinance allowing the Southern
States Company to increase Its charges
from $24 for residence service and from
1913 for business service. to 1884 ana s4S'
with flexible rates lower. Meantime the
Bell Company is charging $50 as the high
est rate, and has a lot of graduated rates
for other services. which are cheaper than
the lowest rate the rival company is al
lowed by its franchise to charge. There
has been a great deal Of controversy IN
and out OF the Councils because of the
discrimination that Is alleged to net
against one In favor OF the other COM
many. Thare is q great deal now.
Meantime. the r'servlces OF both tele-
phones cause constant complaint That is
one OF the reasons urged by the South
err States for asking permission to In
crease rates. The attorneys for 1t de-
clare that the company is not making
money, and, therefore, cannot improve Its
service.
PRESIDENT WILLIAMS CALL.
r, Lancaster Williams, of Richmond
President Gf the Norfolk Portsmouth and
Newport News Company. has called
meeting OF the stockholders Of that COM
pany, to be held in this city August 4th
At this meeting the withdrawal OF the
properties controlled by Alexander Brown
and Sons. OF Baltimore, will occur. The
capital stock OF the railway combine Will
be reduced, the Norfolk and Atlantic Ter
uinal Company and the two Newport
News electric lines Withdrawing from the
trolley merger.
SCARCITY OF FISH.
The scarcity OF FISH during the month
of June and the small catch during July
has caused the FISH dealers Of Norfolk,
who are the largest In the country, to
consider legislation to prevent the ami
filation of the fishing industry The ex-
tensive operations OF the large feet OF
menhaden fishing steamers Off the coast
OF Virginia has much TO do with the
scarcity of fish
The license OF H. w. swayne. marine
engineer. was revoked by Steamboat In
srectors r. f, Tapley and ]. W, Mich
olson on charges preferred charging him
with falsifying In regard 10 his expe-
rIence in making An application for a
license,
CoLoRED BOY DROWNED.
espio Small, fourteen-year-old colored
Boy living on London Street, Portsmouth,
while bathing with some companions at
the Bear Trap" was drowned about 10
o'clock this morning The boy went be-
yond his depth and sank before assist
ance could reach him. His body was
searched for but not found.
Wash Cpllr, well known old colored
man OF Norfolk county. was killed by a
horse yesterday afternoon at the corner
OF County and Pine Streets. Portsmouth
Gully had always been fond OF handling
horses, and when Deputy Sheriff Huy.
bert drove up to Justice Peed's Office or
County Street, about o'clock. he Offered
to hold the animal while the of1cer wen,
inside 10 hear an interesting case tina,
was being tried.
A street car passed shortly after. and
the horse, being spirited one, became
frightened and started to run away Gully
held on to the reins, and as the ANNA
dashed into Pine Street he was thrown
against the house and killed
Richard b. Fentress and the Norfolk
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