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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
FINAL DEMOCRATIC
RALLIES NEXT WE Elk
Meetings to BE Held in Each Ward of
the City Monday Night-mr.
Barrett to Speak.

The city Democratic committee has
arranged to hold final rallies in each
ward of the city Monday night Mr.
w. L. Barrett. tho party candidate
for the House of Delegates, and sew.
eral other well known speakers, will
address each meeting
Following is the announcement for
each ward:
First ward osenbaum hall, Nj
=. Il. Powell presiding.
Second ward-GiS Twenty-seventll
street. Alderman NJ. w. Gayle presid
ing.
Third ward-Nachman' hall, Mr.. J
4. Marye presiding.
Fourth WARDROBE Huntington
avenue, Mr.. j. a. Willett prsiding.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
Railroad Officials Refuse to Give
up Information.
NOTHING DONE ABOUT INSULT
Armour and Southern Pacific Men
Contend They Do Not Have to Give
Up Secrets About Rebates and
Other Frauds Like Private Lines.
UBy Associotcd prcss.l


WASHINGTON. Nov. 3.-Presiden,
Robbins. OF the Armour car lines, and
Traffic Manager Sproulc, OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad, declined 10
answer questions asked by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in the
private car line inquiry today.
The examination of Mr. Robbins
was intended to show that tho AR.
mOur car lines, through Armour e. Co.
Or other concerns controlled bv The
same interests, is engaged in b
ness other than that Of leasing cars
to railroads ana rcrrigcrating perish
able shipments.
Mr.. Sproule was examined regard
ing an alleged pooling contract" be-
tween The Southern Pacific AMI the
Southern California railroads. No ac
ten was taken regarding the decina
tiCnt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
Trustees Sale.

by virtue OF n certain deed OF trust
executed to me. bearing date If :7tll
dizzy OF May, 1905, and recorded IN the
Clerks Office Of the Corporation Court
of the City of Newport News. Va. de-
fault having been made in the pay.
mcnts therein secured and being re.
quested to do so by the beneficiary,
will on Friday, November the 10th, al
~ O'Clock m, at No. 452 Twenty
fourth street, Newport News, Va,
proceed to sell for cash that certain
stock OF liquors, wines, tobacco and
cigars, etc, including retail liquor II.
cense for store recently occupied by
f. w. Porter.
J. p. G BROWN, trustee.
10-29-10t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
NOTICE

Newport News, Va, Oct IS. 1905.
The annual meeting Of the. ,tuci-
holders OF the Old Dominion Land
Company, for the election of IL PrcSl.
dent and 4 Board of Directors. consist
ing of said president and five other
persons, and for the transaction OF
such other business as may propcri,'
come before tho meeting, will BE- he'd
at the office of the company, Hotel
Warwick building, Newport News. Va.
on Tuesday, November 2lst, 1905, at
II O'Clock noon.
c. p. ORCUTT, President.
Chas. Babbidgc. Secretary.
1t.S-lSt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
THEATRICAL

y pair of hall-bcarng roller skates,
now on display in Meyers Brothers
window. will be given away to- the
child holding the lucky number at the
matinee nj tic Academy this after
noon.
Minolli Brothers National Stock
Company closes its weeks engage
mcnt with two performances today,
presenting THE Little Nugget at
> u. NJ, and The Shadows OF Sin
tonight. Last night Jesse James was
rho bill.
The company is claimed To have re.
served two Of It's strongest bills for
the last day There will he change
OF spccialtics al both performances.
When We Were Twenty-onc." is
booked for appearance at the Aca-
deny nest Wednesday
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
HERE AT LAST.

The word-renowned palmist, MaGan
Dc Nara, the greatest the world ryer
knew. has returned to the city for two
weeks. Have your hand read. She
rc-unitcs the separated and straight
ems out love affairs. So great is hCr
power that she can tell you all YOU
wish TO know without question DC
ing asked. She will open your eyes 10
the private chamber of mystery Conc
all yon broken.hearted wives. and
all with low spirits, ana lot
her lift the burden from your hearts.
She will cause the one YOU love to
turn To you and give up al others,
bring back the lost one, causing 4
speedy marriage with the one you
love. Has been requested for III 10
remain another week. SO call early to
avoid the rush. 2703 Huntington ave-
nue.. 1881 st
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
Eirc in Vacant Lot

\ fire in n vacant field near Eift-
eth street and Washington avenue
caused an alarm to be turned in about
$50 O'Clock last night, calling the
North End companvso the scene. The
laddies eXtinguished the blaze, which
was burning weeds, in few minutes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
NEGRO DEMOCRATS MEET.

TWenty-thrce Votes Pledged to Burn.
ham for Clerk of County.
meeting OF the negro voters Of
Warwick county, living in the vicin-
lily of Chestnut avenue and Thirty.
third street was held ut that corner.
last night in the interest oi Mr.. Burn.
ham. the Democratic candidate for
clerk OF the county court
Cornelius Harris presided at the
meeting and j. w. Freeman was the
secretary. There were twenty-six
county colored voters present and
when poll was taken it, was found
that twcnty-tllrec would vote for
Durham.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
Back from Cincinnati.

Rev. Milo Atkinson of the Thirtieth
street Christian church, has returned
from a trip to Cincinnati and will oc-
cupy his pulpit tomorrow morning
and evening at the usual hours.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
Bound for Hampton Roads.

The United States naval collier
Abercnda has sailed for Hampton
Roads from San Juan. Porto Rico.
where she has been discharging a
cargo Of coal loaded ut this port sew
eral weeks ago. The vessel should
reach Hampton Roads tomorrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Daily Press Company
will be held in the Office OF the COM
pany, 21l Twenty-flfth street, Newport
News, Va. November 81, 1908, at
noon. Directors will be elected AMI
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting will be dis
posed Of.
WIN. F. EEATH
l0-2i-lm Secretarr.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

FOR SALE-l10 NEW VIerOR. %
Zonophone and 218 Edison records;
just received for your selection. Que
slightly used upright roahogany
piano at bargain. Stool and scarf
to match. THE GEO. ID. HAMPTON
PIANO CO.. 30 Twenty-eighth
street, lll-T
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
HELP WANTED--.HALE.

EARN BIG MONEY BETWEEN NOW
and January LIST, agents can make
between $500 and $1,000 day sell.
Ing our line Of FOUNTAIN PENS
One agent is now clearing between
$4,000 and $4,000 a week. For
terms, catalogue. etc, address The
Selden Pen Mfg. Co, 40 Nassau
street. New York. 10-14.20t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
FOR SALE.


FOR SALE--AN EXTRA NICE Ii
room and bath dwelling on West
avenue near Thirty-fourth stree.
. For quick sale. only $500, u; )
viously held at $1,000 Terms. very
reasonable. See w. T. Chaplin. Treas
urer. Nelms, Maryc. Boyentor &
Chaplin. 2517 Washington avenue.
tl-2-6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

Nearly every woman would like her
husband 10 be poet were i: not for
'he fact that she would then be n
Poets wife.-From the Chicago New IS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

FOR SALE-SIX-ROOM DWELLING
in North End. with lot, reduced to
S1.50O: 500 cash. assume d per
cent. $1,000 loan: balance. $50
monthly. Bath, sewer ana station
airy washstand. Very cheap prvc-
erty. Apply your rent money on
this. SCMMERNILLE & CO.
ll-2.Gt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

FOR SALE-TWO DESIRABLE
lots. in the heart of Riverview, on
electric car line. Price $3.50 cash.
These lots arc Nos. . aud G. in block
No. .. a. shown on map ri River
view, made by c. w. Fitchet,, civil
engineer. They have frontage of
so feet each on Electric av@nno and
run back 100 feet Address "RiVEP-
VIEW" care Daily Press. 1l1:tf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
ON THE
BOUL EV A r d
Near The Golf Club /!

One of those gorgeous lots
overlooking Hampton Roads
is yours for So 900. Size of
lot rs fee, fronting on the
Boulevard; 800 feet deep.
We have only one at this
price-it's surrounded by fine
homes and the best bargain
We have ever offered in this
beautiful section.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

WANTED = FIRST-CLASS BARBER
in city; steady work: Sl2 per week
guaranteed. Address y. Y, care
Daily Press. 1i-3-6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
Is Your Money
Earning 5 Per Cent?
10-2i-llll

If NOT, YOU have failed TO secure
am of the Glass ''C'' Preferred Stock,
of the Merchants Mechanics Savings
Association. This latest ISSUE nf
stocks by this conservative savings
institution pays TO the holder ) ptr
cent. annual dividends, payable scini-
annually. guaranteed by the entire rs.
sets of the association and is Il most
desirable and safe form of investing
your money. Certificates for this
stock may lie presented for payment
at any time by the holders. Only Il
limited amount of this stock will he
issued. Put in your application AMI let
your savings earn per cent. instead
of ) and 1 Dor cont
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
WANTED.

WANTED - TWENTY-FIVE EXpE-
rienccd clerks. Apply Variety Store,
81 Twenty-eighth street, 9 to II.
1l-3-2t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04
STORING OATS IN ELEVATOR q.
Operation Began Yesterday Mornina
According to Scheduls.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Grain Elev,.
tor company's elevator b was un,t in
operation Yesterday morning accord.
Ing to schedule. Fires had been burt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

WANTED-YOUNG LADY GRADU.
ate desires position as stenographer,
typewriter and bOOkkeeper. Refer.
cnccs exchanged. Address Box 10,
City. 1O-29.6t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

TED--BOARDERS AND ROOM.
crs for two nice. heated and fir.
nishcd rooms. 29l0 West avenue
11-2-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

WANTED-TO SAVE YOU THOSE
EXPRESS charges and give you that
SIN MONTHS GUARANTEE.
FLEURY. Typewriters, 3107 Wash.
ington avenue. Bell phono sol.
H.! ct
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

WANTED-BOARD IN a PRIVATE
family. Gentleman wishes board in
a private family. centrally located.
Address S. f., care Daily Press
1l-2%t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-11-04

MANUFACTURERS FOR OLD PA
pers. at l0c. per hi mdred good con-
ditlon. Apply at DAILY PRESS
OFFICE
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FOR SALE.

LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE IN ALL
parts of tho city. Call and get
prices. OLD DOMINION LAND
CO.. Hotel Warwick Bldg. 1O.14.1m
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RESTAURANTS.

SILVER MOON QUICK LUNCH, 2510
Washington avenue. Up-to-date ser
vice; lunches served all hours, sc
Best coffee. ll-2S.Gt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24
QUEER DANISH SITUATION.
European and DIPLOMATS Gossip.

The late Lord Stanley. of Alder
ley, England, entertained abso-
lutely fantastic hatred towards
everything American. Some few years
ago the American Society in
London was holding its annual
dinner on independence Day, and In
vited Lord Stanley to the feast His
reply, typical of his dislike of every
thing American, was: Lord Stanley
presents his compliments to the sec
rotary of the American Society, but
can not conceive why he should have
been asked to banquet to celebrate
an unatoned rebellion"
Countess Raben Levetzau, wife of
the Danish Minister for Foreign At
fairs, is American born, as is her mo-
Their, wife of the Danish Minister at
Berlin. By the bye so much has
been said about the personal popu-
larity of King Christian Of Denmark,
that most people will probably be
surprised to learn that for twenty
years, until not many years ago,
there has been a deadlock between
the veteran monarch and the ma
tional Legislature The Liberals haze
continuously held q majority in the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24
Uncomfortable English Hotels.
W. D. Howells. in Harper's.

With the aid of the two candles
which I lighted discovered the crate
in the wall near the head of the bed
and on examining it closely / perceived
that there was a fire in 1t. The CRATE
would have held quite double hand
full of coal If carefully put on; the fire
which seemed to be Pickering so feebly
had yet the weary energy to draw all
the warmth Of the chamber up the
chimney, and l stood shiyering in the
temperature of a subterranean dun
geon. The place instantly gave evil
dence of being haunted, and the testi-
mony of my nerves on this point was
corroborated by the spectral play of the
freight on the ceiling when / blew out
my candles. In the middle of the night
| woke to the sense Of something creep
ing with a rustling noise over the floor.
l rejected the hypothesis of my bed
curtain falling into place, though re-
membered putting it back that | might
have light to read myself drowsy. L
knew at once that it was ghost
walking the night there, and walking
hard. Suddenly it ceased, and knew
why. It had been frozen out.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24
Has Many Diseases.

In Bellevue Hospital, in New York.
there is man who should be the OBJ
ject of everyone's sympathy. His name
is Job Kelley and his occupation is
that of a painter. A short time ago
he fell from low scaffold and sus.
tanned such injuries as necessitated his
being taken to the hospital for treat
ment. There the surgeon found that he
had a slight fracture of the base of the
skull. After further examination ii
was found that he had tuberculosis Of
the lungs complicated with bronchitis
His occupation as a painter had given
him painters collie. He is not young
man and his age had hardened his ar
teries - arteriosclerosis - also "old
mans -presbyopia-the opposite
Of nearsightedness; he also has water
on the brain and his skin Is pulled up
by air which has escaped under it.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24

| There were many visitors that sum-
mer at bis suburban home. lie was q
subordinate clerk drawing the large
monthly stipend of a hundred dollars,
but of course the guests were not cog
infant of the extent of his income,
nor did that question appear to enter
their minds.
He was anxious to do every
thing in reason to make life in the
country endurable to his wife who
hated housekeeping under the best
of circumstances, especially in the
country, while the breath of fresh air
| and communion with nature were
lproving his salvation from exhaustive
daily brain work, by Which the cur
rent funds were supplied.
So be made these guests welcome
in every way giving up his room at
times, changing his former easy hab-
| its, (but not his best clothes, as had
been his wont when he reached home
at evening" returning company calls
and thereby neglecting necessary
work on his place, ct cetera. OF
course there were many extra ex-
pcnses. A drive now and then, extra
servant hire, the greatly increased
cost of the table, the milk bill, the
butchers bill, the bill for fuel and the
SeueIuI NdSluSe all Oh WHICH WOulu
have been of small moment to a
man with a large income, but were to
him very disheartening as weeks
passed by and the guests made no
sign of departure.
y But all things must come to an end,
and as the cooler days and evenings
of autumn arrived they said, "But in
deed, we surely must return to the
city We have staid months where
we expected to remain weeks"
AAnd so they gave their host a for
NAL handshakei and a perfunctory
good bye, while they kissed and en-
braced the hostess and to her said:
''Neyer have we been more char
mingly entertained; you have done ev-
erything in your power to make this
a summer long to be remembered
and the poor clerk returned TO hits
desk and work, the house resumed its
normal condition, but as each pay day
rolled around he added his debts and
his credits, only to find that extra
hundred dollars persistently remain
ing on the wrong side of the ledger.
Whether it is ample compensation |
for him to hear, when he occasionally |
meets one of his summer friends, of |
the charming hospitality shown by
his wife," is known only to himself. |
Doubtless so, since husband and wife |
are one.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24

made a prOdigiOus leap, and had we
been trifie less swift would have
landed on top of us. But we shot
from under him, and as he descend
ed one great paw swept over the
seatback and wiped off half of the
leather covering. God, those claws
and their power. Another jump and
we would be done for.
The automobile in front was now
almost upon us. The deep-toned horn
sounded a warning. At that instant
l decided on a new course. We
were approaching a road crossing.
Taking the handle firmly / swerYed
sharp across the track, just grazing
the big ear in front, and darted down
the side road. But / had miscalcu-
lated, or my hand was unsteady. The
next moment we crashed into the
bushes at the side of the road and
came to a short stop in the midst of
a dense clump Of laurel. I crouched
and awaited the descent of the lion.
l could feel him in the air behind me.
L waited with a prayer on my lips.
Instead ] heard confusion out on
the Wood Road. There were loud
voices. The machine was at a stop,
for / could see the lights through the
trees. Alice was in dead faint, and
seeing that / could not help her at
that moment and that the beast bad
disappeared / jumped out aud ran TO
the roadside. There stood Fred VIII
sons big touring car, with the front
smashed in; there stood Fred and his
three companions; and there, in the
middle of the road, lay the lion, My
plan was successful. Following us
closely he had no time to dodge the
heavy car He met it head on
There could be only one result.
My runabout was. not hurt ana al
ter d tinass., Win Alice iee,454r me, re-
oUr1led, though tremulous, we rode
slowly home. The supper was
abandoned. But in the quiet of Al.
ices dainty parlor, with no fear Of
pursuers or intruders l went on with
my interrupted story. And later,
with both arms around her, and her
dear face very close to mine, we
planned our honeymoon.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24

It mattered not that the runabout
was second hand, and purchased at
auction, though at a ridlculousIy low
price. 1t mattered not that | had but
nine-horse power while Fred Wilson
in his fine new touring car had for
ty. l was as happy as a king, for my
new possession set aside to some ex-
tent, at least, Freds advantage over
me In the attack upon Miss Stead
mans heart. He had been taking her
riding on the Beach Drive, and had
ground my teeth with futile jealousy,
until along came my wonderful on
portunity. I bought the machine.
though it was really beyond my
means. | simply couldn't help ii.
When a man Is in love, you know, he
is all kinds of a fool.
And didn't my breast swell with
pride when | whirled up to Alices
house that evening, the second after
my purchase, to take her in the
moonlight along that magnificent
fye-mile stretch of perfect road?
had made up my mind to tell her
that night all that had been in my
heart for so many apprehensiye
hours-that | loved her, that l
wanted her for my very own-in fact,
that she was the only gin in all the
world for me.
Oh it is glorious to sit by the girl
you love and spin through the night
in silent, smooth-runnin@ machine.
I drank in tbe f,,H Joy Of it,. A dozen
Time was on the point of speak
Ing. l had been practicing steadily
lit the steering, endeavoring to be
able to manage the machine with one
hand, in order to have the other free
for Alice's waist. / pictured it all
outflow she would listen in silence,
then look at me with sparkling eyes
and let her pretty head fall on my
shoulder; and how l would then put
my arm around her, very tenderly,
and draw her close and kiss her,
But it did not turn out that way at
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-11-24

the rear, then with a piercing shrek
threw both arms around me and
clutched me in a most delicious en-
brace, though | would willingly have
foregone the occasion.
"Yes, my DEAR" / said quietly. 81
know all about it. | think we can
run away from him, though"
touched the speed lever again. This
was the last notch We were at our
limit, with a good two miles ahead
of us before any possibility of help.
The machine was now running stead
lily, with a straight road for half
miie,--and l let my left arm steal
around Alice's waist and held her in
protecting clasp. l thought no
more about love and soft declara-
tons. / knew only that here was
the sweetest girl in the world in i'm
minent danger of being torn to
shreds by a ferocious lion, and that
only a miracle, including steady
hand and head on my part, would
given even a ghost of a chance. l
stole another glance behind. Not
twenty yards separated us from that
relentless, blood-thirsty, powerful an
imal. Alice had sunk in a heap on
my lap. l leaned forward, hoping to
reduce the wind pressure and add to
our speed, and prayed to heaven for
succor.
On and on we went. What If we
should burst a tire or blow out a
cylinder? The thought was heart.
rending. Even 80 our speed the lion
was gaining. He was only ten
yards behind. He had increased his
speed with mine, making twenty feet
at a leap. The uncanny part of it
was that he did not make a sound.
except now and then a low grumb-
ling growl, as though resenting the
trouble he was put to in obtaining a
supper.
Far ahead / saw three lights set in
the shape Of a triangle The top
light was brilliant and threw its rays
directly into my eyes. Thank God.
an automobile, approaching from the
opposite direction. | opened my
mouth and made ready to shout. But
what good would that be. The other
machine would go whizzing by. and
we would be no better Off than be-
fore. Then | flinched and almost
fell into the road, for right in the air
behind me appeared the cleaning
eyes, the foam-hecked jaws, the mas
sive-clawed feet Of the lion. He had