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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
For That Reason congressman
Feel Constrained to PeJuce
Naval Expenditures
yERITABLE PANDoRA's BOX
Representative Li.tlefeld. of Maine.
Thus Described PiIippines-Thinks
United States wiz Soon Be Policing
South American Ccuntries-Auent
For European Money Changers.

WASHINGTON. y. c.. Feb ll-Ar-
ter Tie Sulivan-Hearst matter had
been disposed Of today the House CT
Representatives took UP tho naval an-
preparation BIZ. Mr. lil,lelied. OF
Maine. regretted the necessity for
keeping appropriations within the lin
its Of the revenues Of The co,,nt:r.
Anticipating q deficiency At The end
OF the next fiscal year of from $50, oON-
GOO TO $9n,n0O,0OO. if all approximation
bills reported become laws, MIR Little
held (Me.) inquired OF Mi. Foss il i,
was wise o. prudent TO appropriate in
excess CT the revenues
Mr.. Ross replied that on general pr!n-
clplcs Congress ought to appropriate
according. TO the revenues
Opposed BY Mr.. Rixey.
The upbuildinG OF large military and
naval establishments was imposed ~
Mr. RiNey (Va J. who projected that,
unless q halt was called, the pcODln
would have but few privileges Beyond
paying taxes for The support OF such
IN establishment and the great dis.
I5play which it. would soccasio ion, sss5$s
MIR i1ittlcheld discussed tho con1i-
tons in the Philippines and said tha:
from a financial and commercial point
CT view they would continue 10 hc "a
vcritahle pandoras box" He would.
&c said. vote TO strike Oft every tariff
between the United States and tln
Philippines. not because he hc,iova.,
IN free tariff between the Uni,cr
States and 4 foreign land but hccansr
IS Is nat q foreign land.
The islands belong to us" he said.
and We must lesislate f.,r them. TIA
l"turc Will determine whether this AZ
1ruisl!c International experiment NAV,
in the light Of history, be deemed
worth while"
While it might be wise Ia Keep mo
open loor With China. ne said. ia
did not know how large stick ma.
he needed TO keep between the door
and It's jamb. Speaking or the Snnti:,
American republics, Mr.. llttlcficld cy-
I!
States would sooner or later h. poi;,
in" them
The Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe doctrine, he declared.
hld net go so far that the United States
must sit nncn the threshold OF every
Soath American republic and Keep
the door cDen in order that they may
cash their checks or cciIec, the ip,irh
'edncss OF any single pcwcr He did
net want the period 10 come when
the republic shall develop into a min.
islcr plcnipotentiary and onyoy extra
ordinary for the money changers Of
"'*oFc as 2 means Of guaranteeing
TIC 'HEiH iahl'itv OF III" republics :"
The House adjourned Until 'on.nr-
rcw.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15

MORTON MUST EXPLAIN.
Why Midvalc Bid Was Rejected and
Contract Went to Trust
| ny Associated rrcss

tl'N Associated I'rcSS.l
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. l4.-Th,
House committee on naval affairs To-
day authorized favorable report on
the resolution OF Representative Rixcy.
calling on the secretary Of the NAVY
for rho reasons f"r sancellin= the con
tract Of Dec. T.. 1903. with the Midvalc
steel Company and III" transferring Of
the contract at i higher price. TO an
othcr company or companies. and for
rejecting the bid Of tho Midvalc Com
pany. Feb. Z. 1907. and accepting the
DID OF other companies at a higher
price"
The resolution VA adopted ~ the
House.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
BILL
AS SPECIAL ORDER
Resolution Offered by Maynard Would
Give Jamesto> !, Measure Gooc
Position On Calendar.

WASHINGTON, y. G.. Feb. Ia
Representative Maynard Of Virginia.
'iArodhccd q resolution today making
nc bill providing for government par-
1icipa'ion in the exposition: TO 81 hcld
On ne waters q Hampton Roads near
jamestown " in 1907. special or.
d'' u nc ,Iem~" after appropriation:
oils ~! pending Panama legislation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
Fire in Tobacco Plant.
(SpCcial TO the DailY Press !

WlNSTON-SAl.EM. y. G.. Frb. 11--
! he leaf house Of C,,r!,n & Colcmar
Bros leaf tobacco Dealers was Va Nv
damaged ~ flames carly This morning.
Inc fire occ nrrod in AZ automatic. dr.
ms machine. All Of The firms ma
chlncrv was practically ruined wni'c
several thousand pc,lnhs or leaf wcr>
hhrncd Tee lcsS. Which. aggregates
several thousand dollars, is ccvclcd ~
insurance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
Ohio Men Purchase Hotel


NORFOLK, VA. Feb. li--Coloncl
John 7 Given ana J. y Jones. Of Cir
clevilsa O.. with associates. today pur.
chased the new Gulf Stream hotel at
Virginia Beach. Which they will fiji IN
70 draw Ohi"ans TO The Virginia sea
shore nrNt summer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
ANOTHER RECORD SMASHED.
Fletcher Drives Automobile One Mile
in Forty-five Seconds

HAVANA. Feb. it'll w Fletcher
today lowered the worlds automobile
one mile road record one second, BY
driving the S0-horscpowcr machine OF
O. +. Thomas that distance in 45 sec
on;lS.
The closing race established the first
American records for five, ten and
twenty kiIomctcrs. Fletcher made the
five ki!ometers in , minutes i is sec.
"nds: ten in 3:57 and twenty in ll:lS
-,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
GRAND LODGE or MAsoNs.
i27th Session Begun in the State Capt
ta-Reports Of Officers.
Special u t!,r I)ajl>.

'SF"'1H1 I" f!'o !Ja11I T'roSS.1 -
RICHMOND. NA Feb LITTLE
Grand Lodge of Masons OF the State
began its l27lh annual session here
tonight ANA will he at work until Fri
day
Grand Master Thomas y. Davis is
presiding. Reports Of officers were
presented tonight
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
|.)MMUTATI0N AND
| PARDON REQUESTED
rmer For Kate Edwards; lat
er For Her Dusky Paramour,
Sam Greason.
5000 SIGN 4 PETITION
strict Attorney kutz Believes Negro
don for Him-sheriH Will Begin
Erection Of soafo'd This Evening
Unless BOARD lnterferes
Unless BOARD lnterferes.
,i.v Associated Prcss.)

4 READlNG PA, Feb. li.-Mrs. Kate
nc negro, is ia he hanged here on
9lurSday for the murder Of her hus-
end, unless tho board OF pardon. in
aIvencS, is in Il state OF collapse The
king oi her deposition. for presenta-
ION to the board Of pardons tomorrow.
ans postponed. owing to her condition.
ald made no affidavit Mrs. Edward
slpcars to have given up all hope.
ane cats nothing ana spends her time
| Gaming and sohhnc. asking Is lie lcf,
1, herself.
Protests His Innocence
Grcascn's deposition was taken dur
r. The day. II reviews his cases, pro
9's's his innocence and asks for Il full
pardon. The application is based on
Hrs Edwards confession generating
reason from completely in the muir
Ter. 1t will 10 presented ny the ne
rns counsel tomorrow.
District Attorney Kutz today issued
statement announcing that he be
eyes Gleason innocent ana will adj
|ocalc his pardon.
Confessed to Minister
This afternoon, when Rev. Joseph
Echwrilzcr, Mrs. Edwards spiritual
|dNiSrr. called on the condemned NO
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
Prize Fight Declared OF.

ST. LOUIS. MO. Feb. 1.-THE
prize fight scheduled for toni"hr bc.
tween Monte At,ell OF San rancisco.
and Jimmy ,aIsh, Of Boston. before
the Commercial Athletic Club was dc.
clarcl off by Chief of Police Kelley.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
Danv''Ie Jurist Refuses to Set
Aside Decision Reached III
Case by Jury.
Point Rased Concerning Rejected w.
niremcn DIDN'T Hctd-The Matte
viii Now Ee Taken VI to the Viz
GINA Court 5: Appeals Fer &c
view.


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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
PREACHER GOES
TO CHAIN GANG
Georgia Minister Found Guilty Of Big
amy. Given Four-year Sentence
Was Married Four Times.
tEy Associated Press

ATLANTA, GA. Feb. IA Consti
'ntion special from Commerce. Ca
says:
REV. }. d. Woodward, a Baptist
minister. charged with bisamy, has
been tried III jackson Superior Court
found guilty and sentenced By Judge
Russell 70 serve four years in tho
chain gang
Married Four Times.
During the trial it developed thar
Woodward had been married four times
and that three OF his wives are still
living. When brought from the jail
into the court room. wife No. ,. and
children we're present
When lie entered the room one Of
the children saw him and said: Mama
yondcr is papa
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
N DEFENSE OF Ills FATHER
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15

Miss llcnc Garre'l or rc'~"ai nrs- IS
visiting Miss Margaret Spencer 81
T|enty-eighth street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
Reynolds Confirmed.
.d:y Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. Fob. 1.-THE Sen
arc Today, il, executive session. con.
Reynolds. Of Massachusetts. assistant
secretary OF the treasury
The sun., 1905-09-15
COLLIER INVITES ARREST.

Says He's Ready to Provo All He's Said
About Col. Mann OF "Town Topics"
Robert J. Collier Of Golfers Weekly gave
out this statement yesterday replying to
Col. W. d. Mann Of Toun Topics:
Col. Mann's statement in Topn Topics
Of this week is aimed to show that he desires
TO bring suit for criminal libel against p. F.
Collier 4 Son, and he urges my father and
myself to cease hiding outside the State
and to place ourselves within the juris-
diction of New York criminal court.
MY reply is brief.
4Col. Mann has made no effort to bring
libel against my father and myself
Nearly three weeks ago I telephoned
Col Mann's attorney. naming an hour
that I would accept service OF two civil
suits for 100000 each on behalf Of To,Dn
Topics and Col. Mann respectively. That
was nearly three weeks ago. Neither, on
that occasion nor at any time since then
has Col. Mann shown a disposition to carry
out this threat. though have been acces-
sible at my Office every day.
.There Is nothing l will more gladly
welcome than to have Col. Mann swear
out a warrant for my arrest for criminal
libel This weeks Golfers says: The
real villain in this Tovn Topics scandal Is
pursuit.
IF Col. Mann wishes to vindicate his
reputation. let him not hide behind Justice
Deuel., but bring an action in his own name.
and I will be ready at this Office, either to-
morrow friday or any day next week,
to be placed under arrest to justify Golfers
opinion of him In court or go to Jail.
The sun., 1905-09-15
PROTESTS AGAINST HIGH TARIFF
In Argentina on American Agricultural
Machinery.

In Argentina on American Agricultural
Machinery.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Protests by the
score from manufacturers Of agricultural
implements in all parts Of the country
came to the State Department to-day con-
oerning the proposed increase in the tariff
on agricultural implements by the Govern
ment Of Argentina. The manufacturers
request that the State Department instruct
the American Minister at Buenos Ayres to
make q protest against the increase In the
duty as such an increase will destroy, to
large extent, the commerce between this
country and Argentina in that particular
line.
Acting Secretary Of State I,oomis to-day
instruced Mr.. Bsaupre, the American Min
ister at Buenos Ayres, to investivate at
once and report to the State Department,
at the same time taking any actioa that
the circumstances may require Ihe de.
partment has not been officially informed
Of the proposed action OF the Government at
Buenos Ayree, but the facts set forth III the
kilograms received to-day indicate that the
Argentine Government has made known its
intentions. Most OF the firms which have
communicated with the State Department
have heard directly from their representa-
tives In Argentina.
The imposition Of prohibitory tariff on
American agricultural machinery by ArEen-
tina would be very hard on American manu-
facturers, as the trade in that line is vast.
The sun., 1905-09-15
VOMAN'S DEATH 4 MYSTERY.
Mrs. Herme Is Found With Head Crushed
an Hour After Leaving saloon.

Mrs. Mary Herme left her home at %
Tompkins avenue, Tompkinsville, S. L., at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon in COM
pany with her husband, Charles, who is
an extra motorman on the Staten Island
trolley road. and w. j. Kelly Of 2os4 Lex
jngton avenue, Richmond. The three went
to the Arietta Hotel in Tompkinsville
where they had drinks.
Mrs. Herme, according to the two men.
eft tn EN- at the hotel at about 4 O'Clock
saying that she was going home. An hour
later she was found dead lying on the side
walk in Central avenue, about two blocks
from her home
There were indications that the woman
was beaten to death. Her right temple
was crushed and her scalp badly cut: There
we're also bruises on her face and cut
brea thed her last when DR.. Charles E.
Pea rpon and others living in Central avenue
found her. The body was identified by the
husband and by her four-year-old child.
Nellie. The Coroner ordered 1t sent to the
morgue and an autopsy will be performed
to-day.
An hour after the body was found detec-
tives from the West Brighton station called
at Horme's house. They found both the
husband and Kelly there. Both denied
that they had beaten the woman and dis
claimed all knowledge OF how she came
bv her wounds. They were taken to the
police station and will he detained pending
the autopsy. Horne and Kelly denied
that there was any trouble at the hotel and
in this statement they were supported
by the proprietor of the place, who de-
clared that Mrs. Horne was not injured
when she parted with the men,.
A story was circulated shortly after the
body was found that the woman had been
seen quarreling with two men in front OF
the house in which she lived and that one
Il them had struck her. None Of the neigh
bors could confirm this story last night.
The body when found was almost two blocks
hey ond Horme's house. hat is, coming from
the hotel. 1t was possible for her to get
to the place from the hotel by only two
routes, and each would take her through
busy streets, where her injuries would
surely have been noticed II she had them
when she left the hotel
But it seems hardly probable that there
could have been much Of a struggle without
somebody having seen it.
The Hormes were comparative strangers
in Tompkinsville. They came to the place
ten days ago from jersey City.
The police Of the West New Brighton sta
tion were hard at work on the case late last
night, but they had found nobody who could
teii now the woman met her deaf
The sun., 1905-09-15
Tn Weather.

The crest OF the cool wave reached this section
Wednesday night and by yesterday morning had
r.duced temperatures In the Atlantic States. lower
I.Lc regions Ohio and Tennessee valleys and as
,sr south as the Gulf States from TO 10 degrees.
The average decline IN tn. s. Middle Atlantic ana
Tho high pressure occasionine this cooiness was
central over Quebec and was closely followed by
a low area, their proximity causing high winds
oy.r northern Minnesota and the region OF Lake
Sunenor Much warmer weather occurred IN
Minnesota and the Dakotas, and II was cooler IN
Utah and Wyoming and on the North paeihe coast
,rh.r. were fros,s on Wednesday night In Yer
mont the Interior Of New York and northern Michl'
gan. .u.a ..., ~, N.
.,i,..sippi. and there were thundentorms IN the
upper Mississippi, and upper Missouri valleys.
In this city the day was fair and cooler; vino
brisk to high northwest average aum.any, 80, 20
at g A. NJ, 80 7 SP. N" $3.50.
The temperature yesterday. a recorded oy tne
of,,c,al ther1ometer. Is shown IN the annexed
A-LlA
The sun., 1905-09-15
DENIAL FROM PROF. HEBRON
That He and His wife Are to Found Free
Love Colony In Jersey.


Prof. George D. Heron saw fit to issue
a statement last night denying what he
describes as misstatements made con-
cerning him and his views recently, one
OF them being to the effect that, with $11.-
600 900, he was said to have inherited from
his mother.in-law Mrs. Rand, he was
about to start free love" colony at Me-
tuchen, N. j. Prof. Heron said that as
such reports were injuring the cause OF
the Social Democratic party in which he
ia interested, he felt in duty bound to deny
them publicly.
Mrs. Rand" he says; did not have
Sll 900 600, nor 81 900, to bequeath to
any one. Her whole estate does not amount
to one-twelfth Of what the press reports
her to have left her daughter. The bulk
OF that twelfth does not 60 to Mrs. Heron
at all, but Is held by trustees to be equally
divided among Mrs. Rand's six grand
children az they respectively become 20
years Of age, during which time the in
come is to be devoted to the founding of
a school OF socialism in New York city
with Mrs. Heron and Mrs. Morris Hilquit
as trustees"
Metuchen had been bought for a "free
love colony" is described as pure invention.
Prof. Heron says he bought it for home
for his father and mother.
Prof. Heron denied also that he was
writing against marriage. In the real
sacredness Of the real family none of his
accusers believed so devotedly as his wife
and himself.
The sun., 1905-09-15
MACKENZIE NAY NOT BE DEAD.
Body Identified as That OF Man Known in
Fulton Market as Fred" Is Not His.

Fulton Market as Fred" Is Not His.
The relatives OF William H. Mackenzie,
a Fulton Market fish salesman, who dis
appeared last Friday noon, discovered
Just in time yesterday that a mistake had
been made by Policeman Joseph s. Friel
Of the Fulton street station, MacKenzie,.s g
brother-in law, in identifying a body in
the Brooklyn Morgue as MacKenzie's.
MscKeMzie's home is at 729 Coney Island
avenue. He has wife and three children.
For more than twenty years he has been
employed by Walla CO Keeney. fish dealers,
at stand 10, Fulton Market, where he was
klown to every one as Fred" He was
formerly a sailor, tier worked on the fish
ing sma ck Saxton, and when he grew tired
of the sea went to work in the market.
He is big man. weighing over 200 pounds.
He left Fulton Market last Friday at noon
when his work was done. He never reached
home. After waiting until evening Mrs.
Mackenzie called up his employers and
was told that he had left for home.
Last Tuesday Robert F. Collins Of 1872
South f. yhth street, Brooklyn, found the
body Of man in the East River. just of the
Broadway ferry slip. The body was taken
to the BROOKLYN morgne. There it was
measured and weighed and, according to
the police records, 1t lie that OF a man about
40 wears old. S feet inches in height, weigh
ine $50 pounds, with light hair and mus
,ache blue eyes, blue cotton underwear
and black lace shoes. Brooklyn Police
Headquarters sent out general alarm.
and Policeman Friel went to the morgue
and identified the drowned man as his
VI 1ccordine to the morgue keeper the
body had been in the water at least two
weeks but Friel told his sister, Mrs. Mac
Kenzie, that the body was that Of her
husband and Preparatons to hold the
Mourning dresses were ordered and an
undertaken was engaged to prepare the
body, Death notices were also inserted
in the newspapers.
The funeral was to have been held from
the undertaker's shop; A few 10 lrs before
some other relatives went to the morgue
and asked to look at the body. Two fellow
employees Of MacKenzies, Timothy O'Brien
and George jackson, were there also
Among other things they took note Of was
the absence OF mole that mackenzie had
had a tattoo mark on the inside Of his right
arm. while the drowned man had one on
the outside OF his left arm. MacKenzie's
chest measured forty-two inches, while
the drowned mans in life did not exceed
and The d Sos soGT Of
Then the clothes Of the drowned man
we're inspected, and both Mrs. Mackenzie
and jackson declared that Mackenzie
never wore blue underwear Mrs. Mac
would not claim the body and notified the
undertaken to stop all preparations for the
funeral
The sun., 1905-09-15
WANT $4,000 FROM a. WHITE.
Attachment Against the Ex-President u
the De Forest Company.

the dc FOfeSt AOmp0Hy.
An attachment for SO, ,7oe was obtained
by the National Shoe and Leather Bank.
yesterday, against Abraham White, for
merly president Of the De Forest Wireless
Telegraph Company and the American
De Forest Wireless Telegraph. White.
who is a promoter and who used to have
offices at 100 Broadway, is said now to be
In St. Louis. The attachment is for the
balance due on three notes made by him
on May 20, June 10 and August II, 1908.
aggreeating 100000.
White put up as security for the notes
400 shares of the International Banking
Corporation. On June 81 last the bank
sold $50 OF these $500 shares Of the De
Forest Wireless Telegraph Company. and
:. 500 shares Of the American De Forest
Wireless Telegraph Company, realizing
3es,23e.
made $4,000 profit on the investment .n
of two cents In a postage stamp which
carried his bid for 81 500, 900 Of Government
bonds. When the bonds we're awarded
to him the deal was financed by banking
concern here.
The sun., 1905-09-15
Law TO AID HARD COAL MEN.
Flight Over Constitutionaiity Of Pennsyl.
yauln statute,

NUuub CtHVuNcs
A special commission appointed by tho
Pennsylvania State courts is sitting at tho
Hotel Astor to take testimony In the suit
to test the constitutionalty Of the law
demanding two years apprenticeship In
the anthracite field as q qualification for q
boss miners certificate.
The law was passed through the inNu-
enoe Of the United Mine Workers Of America
to prevent the filing Of anthracite miners
places by their brother unionists from
tho bituminous field.
The fight began over tho granting Of
certificate to M. j. Shea, bituminous
miner from Illinois. Suit was brought
to cancel tho certificate, the United Mine
Workers intervening against Shea, His
defense is that the law was passed only In
tho interests of the anthracite miners and
was therefore q class legislation and un-
constitutional.
According to tho testimony given by
practical miners yesterday the bituminous
miners. who are also in the United Mine
Workers, are practically united against the
law. Several Of the bituminous men de-
clarod that the soft coal miner was just as
we'll fitted for hard coal mining before as
after serving the enforced two years ap-
premiership.
James H. Torrey and Joseph O'Brien
were present for the Delaware and Hudson
Company, employers Of Shea. The Mine
Workers and tho Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania were also represented.