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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
FAST SIDE PEOPLE
 ARE NOT PLEASED They Want Old Car Schedule
 to EnsIey Resumed EAST SIDE MAN TALKS Herbert A. spraeue Will Appear at Ensley Opera House Under Au-
 spices of Ladies Aid Society
 Wedr ,sday Night.

Ensley. November 12.-(Spedal.)-"The people on the east side of the clty u Ensley are not in favor of the present schedule of the cars of the Birmihsna'" Railway, Light and Power company whereby the cars return to bifhlihs haii' m the same tracks as they come out and do not loop as before the fair' sdid an east side business r,an today.
 .oThe Age-Herald published an mter- view from a west side man 1ew oaSs ago in which the statement was maue that the people of this city were pleaseo with the present schedule and deslreu i'e continuance. This gentleman was sih- cere at the time and believed that tms was the wish of the majority or the peo- nle but at the time the inconvenience the schedule would work to the people OH the east side of town had not been Hiaue known and had not occurred to the Hiiilus of those living in the center or 'o"h and on the south and west side.
 "As the cars now run we people on the east side desiring to go to the sou'n side or to Fairview or to any place along the South Ensley car line have to "aih to Nineteenth street or suffer the neon venlence of securing transfers and chang ing cars, This same difficulty will be experienced by those on the south side who desire to go to Pratt City or any place along the North Ensley car line.
 "It seems to me that the old schedule in which the cars made loop in this city and continued around the entire cir cult is the best and most convenient to all parties concerned.
 'The people on the east side are very much dissatisfied with the present sche- dnle and will present a petition to the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company asking that the old schedule be again resumed"
 Herbert A. Sprague.
 Herbert A. Sprague, noted imperson- ator, will appear at the opera house in Ensley next Wednesday night under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the First Methodist church and large audi ence is expected to greet him.
 This Is the third of a series of lyceum entertainments that are being given by the Ladies' Aid society and promises to be one of the most interesting and suc- cessful of the entire series.
 Everybody is cordially invited to attend and a rare entertainment is promised all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13

The Daughters of the Confederacy are busy making preparations for their all- day barbecue. which they will give on the river bluff on Wednesday, the 29th day of this month, the day before Thanksgiv- ing. The membership is now rapidly in- creasing, and with all at work it is hoped that large sum will be realized for the Emma Sansom monument.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-13
UNITED STATES IS B|G RICE EXPORTER Crop in America Has Grown
 Enormously JAPAN IS LARGE IMPORTER In Spite of Large Production the Enor- nous Consumption Makes Her Largest Rice Importing coun-
 try in the World.
JAPAN IS LARGE IMPORTER

washington. November 12.-(Special.)- The limited States has entered the list of the worlds rice producing and export ing countries. Figures compiled by the department of commerce and laoor through it's bureau of statistics show that the exports of rice to Cuba alone Tn the fiscal year 1905 amounted to S4,Si6,4l4 pounds, against 6sS, ,9s3 pounds in the pre- cedine year. the value of rice exported to Cuba being s99S,S19 in 1905. against sls'- es5 in 1904 The total value of rice or domestic production shipped out or the country in the fiscal year 1905, including that to the non-contguous territory CT the United States, was $,S6l, 64l, against s667 .SS7 in 1900 and $16,454 in 1895. Mean time the imports of rice have fallen from practically four million dollars in 1899 to two millions in 1905, and for the hrst tune in the history of our commerce the rice exports exceed in value the rice imports. Prior to 1899 the rice imports ranged be- tween three and four million dollars per annum and the exports had never reached as much as $100,000 in value. In 1900, as already indicated the exports exceeded half million dollars, in 1901 they were about one and a half million, in 1902 they exceeded two millions, in 1903 they were two and a half millions in value, in 1904 two and three-quarters million, and in 1905, as already indicated, s5,361 64l, in- cluding in these figures the shipments to the non-contiguous territory of the United States
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Theatrical


BY presenting "Stowaway." an Eng
lish melo-drama. in n very acceptable
style last night. tile Cclinne Runkcl
Stock Company pleased good sized
audience which braved the threaten.
ing weather to be on hand when the
company began the second week of its
engagement. Miss Runkcl, Mr.. Wal
lace Mr. Breton and Master David
Snnkcl had the best parts and the,
had the house with them from tho
start. Miss Kathleen Barry. the lead
Ing lady of the company. again shone
in rather undesirable role. Miss Bar.
ry Is the. clevcrcst little woman ever
seen hero with a repertoire organiza-
tlon ard she has not had an opport,,,
nit" here to appear at her hest.
The spcciaIties were again a fea
ture of the performance last night. A
nlavine picture machine has hccn adj.
ded TO tic between act" attractions.
For tomorrow afternoon Manager
tuikel is advertising kissing matt.
nee" No one has been able TO dis.
cover whether or not he is in earnest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Social personal

Mr.. w. r. Lynch. physical director
at the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, left yesterday for Ashcville, N.
c., to visit relatives. He will be join
ed there by Mrs Lynch and infant
daughter. They will return to New
port News in about one week.
Miss Martha .Boyl is spending n
week with friends in Richmond.
Miss Essie Reed las returned from
a visit to relatives In Baltimore.
Miss Minnie Williams left Yesterday
for James City county to visit relatives
Miss Ida Milton has gone to Man
chester. tic spend weel; with rela-
tives.
Mr.. A. G. Smith, of st. Louis. is the
guest of Mr.. w. e. S. Vaughan in this
city.
Miss Bernadine Mitchell has return
ed from Danville. where she visited
relatives.
Misc Bessie Carr. of Roanoke. is Wis
ting her sister. Mrs. D. N Morton. on
wenty-ffth street
Mr.. John Spencer left yesterday for
Williamsburg where he will spend sew
eral days with relatives and friends.
United States Marshal ]. L. B.
Stuart. of Norfolk, spent Sunday and
yesterday morning with his family.
Miss Charlotte Morton. who has
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs 7. II.
Dunn, Oh Thirty-fourth street, return
ed to her home III King and Queen
cou:ty, yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Workingmen's Democratic Club
viii Issue Statement.
BIG MEETING LAST MIG !
Members Voted Unanimously Against
Allowing Former Mayor to Speak at
Meetings of orsanization-say Gross
Injustice Has Been Done.

Statements made by Former Mayor
a. A. Moss concerning the action of
the club in refusing to allow him 10
speak at It's open meeting last Friday
night was the chief subject for discus
sion at the regular business meeting of
the Working Mems Democratic Club
last night After various speeches;
had been made, the body, by a ,Inani.
nous vote, adopted resolution I'M.
holding its former position.
committee has been appointed TO
prepare Il statement answering the
charges made by Mr. Moss concerning
the clubs action. This statement Will
be made public today or tomorrow.
The members Of the club claim that
Mr, Moss did them Il gross injustice
In stating that he was denied the priv.
ileee OF addressing its meeting because
he refused TO give mp $50 to com.
mittee Of officers of the organization
Ihcy declare that when their state
ment is given out the position of the
club will be made plain and the public
will understand why Mr. Moss cannot
get the privilege of addressing it's
members and visitors.
Last nights meeting was one of the
best ever held by the organization
About 125 members we're present and
considerable business was disposed of
Tonight another open meeting viii
ne held and Mr.. W. II. L. Kent. the
latest candidate for the legislature.
will be the speaker. Mr.. Kent has
rented the hall for the evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
1idewater joint Committee Has
Failed to Secure Agreement
With Exposition Governors
MATER DROppfD FOR pRESENl
Discussion of Troublesome Question
win Be Feature of Annual conven,
ton to Be Held Here Next Month
Union Leaders Want Definite State.
ment Without Further Delay.

All hope of an agreement between
the joint Underwater labor union com
mittee and the board of governors of
the jamestown Exposition Company
seems TO have been abandoned and It
Is understood that the various central
bodies will ask that the existing diff
ferences be taken up by the State
Federation Of Labor when that body
holds its annual convention here next
month.
Some time ago the central labor
unions Of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Berk-
ley and this city appointed Joint com
mittee to confer with the board of
governors of the exposition company
in regard to the employment Of union
labor in the construction OF buildings
on the exposition grounds.
For some reason this committee and
the exposition governors have never
been able to come to an understanding
and upon the recommendation of their
committees the central bodies across
the Roads instructed their members to
stop making payments upon exposition
company stock until the governors
took some satisfactory steps.
The matter has been discussed on
several occasions In the local central
labor union and every effort has been
made on this side to haye the trouble
ended. but the efforts have been in
vain.
1t is now learned from reliable
source that the joint committee has de-
cided to drop the subject for tho pres
ent and put IL up 10 the State Fedora
ton of Labor TO solve the problem.
Work on buildings on the exposition
site will begin in the very near future
and the union labor leaders declare
that the board of governors should
make the position of the company to.
ward organized labor perfectly plain
without further delay.
The discussion of this matter prom.
ises to be the feature of the conven-
ton of the State body
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16

Evidences that an attempt had been
made to force an entrance through the
door dividing the bank from the Of
flee were discovered and later some
one remembered that three strangers
had been seen leaving the building
during the storm
II is supposed that the robbers were
at work in the house and were fright
ened off before they hal an opportuni-
ty to steal anything.
a search through the woods above
this city was conducted by Sergeant
Reynolds, Detective Pcttus and others.
but no trace of the alleged robbers
could be found
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Extending Pier.

An extension is being made to the
Old dominion Land Companys piel
and pavilion at the Chesapeake and
Ohio depot, and when The work Is
completed the pier will reach nearly
out to the brcakwatcr. which extends
from the passenger to pier a The ex-
tension is being made in order TO ac-
tommodatc the great number of sIcaIl
craft which trade in and out of this
port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Two grateful Husbands

Whel white people do things for ma.
I'VE Races the gratitude OF those min
istefcl unto is sometimes quite touch.
ing. The annual report of the hospital
Tor women at Allehabad gives a couple
OF certificates which illustrate that
many grateful heart beats beneath {.
swarthy skin. The first is from a hus.
band whose wife had been experiment.
ed upon at the institution. He writes
Dear She: My wife has returned
from your hospital. Provided males
are allowed at your bungalow. I
would like to do you the honor of pre.
senting myself there this afternoon,
oIt ! will try to repay you-vengeance
Delongeth unto God. Yours noticcably.
--" '
But what doctor would not treasure
SO eloquently expressed token of
gratitude as this:
Dear and Fair Madam: have
much pleasure to inform you that nv
dearly unfortunate wife will he no
longer under your treatment. She hay.
Ing left this world for the other on the
night of 9th ulto. For your help I
shall ever remain grateful. Yours
reverently, Montreal Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
loomis Set Free.

Watson LOOMS, Il middle.ased man
who was arrested on warrant char;,-
ing lunacy, was dismissed by Justice
Brown in tho police court Yesterday
morning. Justice Brown SAID that he
lid not lave jurisdiction over lunacy
cases and Informed Mrs. Hullctt, who
made Tho charge. hat she would have
I" appear 5etore commission OF lu-
macy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
RESIDENTS ARE PROTESTING.
Elizabeth City People Do Not Want
t. Be Taken Into CITY.

Many of the residents of the Salter's
Greek and Boulevard sections of Eliza
oeth City county are protesting
against the movement toward having
their settlements annexed to the city
or Newport News. movement is on
foot to call ii meeting of the residents
to take steps toward making strenu-
Gus fight against being taken into the
city
a well known citizen said yesterday
tnat the people in his settlemeut had
nothing to gain by having WV; ,jrob-
erty In the city and all &c lose He
declared that the police protection at
this time was ample and that the tax
rate was much lower than it would be
u the property was taken into the
city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
The Ecst Banks.

The best banks are ,muse in which
no such defalcation as that of $780,
600 In Milwaukee can be made by the
president without knowledge Of the
directors. The next best banks are
those in which such defalcatlon can
be quickly made mp for without loss to
dcpositors.- Philadelphia Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
STRUCK MILK WAGON.
Car Smashed Vehicle and Negro
Driver Was Badly Hurt.

milk wagon. from ~. l.. Parker's
dairy. was struck by Il Chestnut ave
nue. car at Washington and Thirty
fourth street yesterday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock. The wagon was demol-
ished, milk was spatiered over the
street and the negro driver. Silas
Green. was thrown to the pavement
with great force.
The negro was painfully injured.
His wounds wore dressed by DR.. BuX-
ton and he was removed to his home
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
NEGRO PREACHER JAILED.
Bottle Of Liquor Discovered While
Preacher Pleaded For Liberty.

General Looper. negro from
Rlverview. WAS arrested on Jefferson
avenue last night by Officer Morrison
for violating city ordinance. The
negro was taken to the police station
where he said he was a preacher of
the gospel and pleaded earnestly with
the station keeper against being lock-
cd'up, but his cloqueDce availed him
naught and he went behind the bars
When searching the alleged preach
or, the officers found Il pint bottle of
whskcy in his pocket
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
BREMEN OUT OF DOCK.

Will Load Coal ard Sail in Next Few
Days.
/, The German cruiser Bremen, which
has been in dry dock No. 2, at the ship
yard. for several days past undergoing
extensive overhauling on her hull. was
fioatod out of the. basin Yesterday
morning and is now preparing to sail
for Southern waters
The vessel has been here for several
weeks undergoing an overhauliug. To-
morrow she will take on bunker coal
and is expected to sail about Saturday
or next Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
"Tar.Heclsu Maet rnninh.

The Down Home Society, which
was recently organized here. will meet
IN the Office of Mr.. w. r. S .Vauhn, in
the Coleman building on Washington
avenue tonight at 8 o'clock The or
ganization will be perfected and mum.
Der OF new members will he admitted.
permanent officers Of the society will
ais" he elc'ie d ai The meeting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
TWO WOMEN INJURED. /,
Serious Results Of Burning Out of Fuse
on Hampton Roads Line.

Ut ''t''''s3sOF' ''U"Uo f-'VC.
1t was reported last night that two
negro women were injured on one of
the Hampton Roads line cars on the
Boulevard.
1t Is said that the women were sit
ting on the front seat in an omen car,
when the fuse in the controller burn
ed out. Flames flashed from the fuse
block, striking one of the women, set.
ting her clothes on fire and she was
seriously burned before the blaze could
be eXtinguished The other woman is
said to have become frightened and
jumped from the car. breaking leg
and receiving painful bruises.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Wsnt to Make Moneu2

Buy those two beautiful lots on Ivy
avenue. near the pier and thence TO
exposition ground Most promising
property for speculation I'm Newport
News. Call and see us and we will tell
you why they will be worth double the
money In twelve months. Price $500.
5-lf-2t REYNOLDS BROS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16

Mrs. Jones Did YOU really expo =,
IN" 10 accept you IN" night you pro-.
posed?
Jones. Yes. love. lust before / . IT
10 your house heard dog howl three
times. saw the moon over my left
shoulder and walked under ladder
Judge
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Qualified.

Poor Mrs nc Olde. Her eyesight
is failing so fast she Is Of very little
use In society"
oh. she is in great demand"
What for?'
All the girls want her as chaperon.'
journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
ATTEMPTED BANK RosBERYY

Report Says Timid Cracksmen Visited
Toano Sunday During Storm.
A report was received at the local
pciice station Sunday night concern.
ing an alleged attempt to rob the bank
and postoflice at Toauo. The message
said that three unknown men. two
"hite and one colored, made an effort
10 rob the bank and Office during the
violent thunder storm Sunday after
noon about o'clock.
u seems that several persons who
passed the store room in which the
bank and postofiice are located soon
alter the storm, found the door open.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
One Fare to hshevlle, N. c., and re-.
turn, May 18th and 2ist, 1905, Ac.

II way TFt1 dHu GfS1, I3U5, AC.
count South Atlantic Missionary
Conference, via Southern Railway.
The Southern Railway will sell
tickets to Ashcville, N. c., and return,
May 10th and 18th; final limit May
23rd, 1905, account South Atlantic Mis-.
slonary Conference limited to 2Ist.
pullman rate. 5000.
Through Pullman car will be proba.
bly, operated from Norfolk on this &C.
count, and those desiring space should
notify the undersigned at once.
w. w. CROXTON, Passenger Agent.
Sii-6t IS Cranky ST., Norfolk, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
viii He crokerize or Astor,ae ,

Good Deacon Rockefeller is said to
ieel real hurt over the envious criti-
cisms OF how he got his money This
Is what drove Mr. Croker into exile.
too. Atlanta Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16
Rare Chancet,

/ Nice building lot. select neIghbor-
hood near Academy of Music. only
$1,000. Others near 1t are held much
higher Let US show 1t. SoMMER-
YlLLE & co. 6-16.3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-16

A girl isn't poem merely because
she Is ayerse to a poet.
The Washington times., 1905-07-02

father, an ingenious mechanic and fns
yentor, In charge OF the machinery de-
partment of the extensive esta ablishment.
Here. by persistent work and SYSTEM
attic study, extending over period OF
eight years, he acquired both practi-
cal and theoretical knowledge Of the
trades of machine building, woodwork
ins. forging, and all their allied
branches During this time, also, he
made frequent extended tours through
out the country for the purpose or
critically observing machinery and
manufacture; and. beginning thorough
study of patent law, was soon able to
ga tisfactorily bring out ana operate
numerous inventions of his own in the
shape of labor-saving machines. the ma
iority of which, with his added improve
r,ents are now in successful operation.
As result of his lifetime of un-
eeasing effort and almost unprecedented
capactty for hard and long sustained
at,or. Francis Henry Richards is today
f1,,l of honors. blessed with a large for
tune and the esteem ana envy Oh the
ereat American business world
7, 1907 he was elected to succeed DR..
richard ]. Gatling. of Gatling gun fame.
,s -,resiaent of the American Associa-
+,on of Inventors and Manufacturers.
He has been member OF the American
society of Mechanical Engineers since
1881. On the roll OF the Patent Law As
sociation of this city his name appesrs.
He is a Mason of high degree.
| With all this he is one of the most
una sSuming Of men, cordial to all, kind
| ly, charita bic. ard strong in morality
and straight living.
The Washington times., 1905-07-02

they do say. begging your pardon, sir,
that she has started more than one
young fellow on the wrong track with
her poker parties at her swell fiat.
There was the boy Haskins. sir. and
young Moore Then
Let the lady's name rest, johnson.
However. what you say Is rather more
correct than rot"
"Of course. sir, begging your pardon,
sir, for mentioning It.
We'll, 1 saw him here frequently af-
ter that, and for a time his luck was
something surprising. In fact, sir, he
didn't have TO play. The cards ran to
him. and he just had TO gather in the
pots, sir. This lasted for about month,
sir. and during that time, judging from
what ] saw and what the other help
told me. Harkness never had a losing
night"
Johnson paused to replenish my coffee
cup. Looking down to the street below
/ saw Mrs. Jayneway fash past behind
her handsome bays. She was well past
thirty, a little too correctly dressed, a
little too pronounced in many details
OF her costume.
The Washington times., 1905-07-02
SIX THOUSAND FARES FOR ONE CAR

Six thousand fares for one car! This
was ~1he record for one Of the cars
passing through the walled city yes
terday. Not so bad for the first day,
says the Manila Cablenews.
And, according to the story of both
motormen and observing American pas
sengers. large percentage of fares
were missed because Of the overcrowd-
ing of the cars and the inexprience of
the. conductors. There was some diff
Guilty over the change for the ffrst-class
fares, the conductors often being with
out the necessary coppers with which
to change the silver pieces.
Presuming that half the passengers
were drst-class fares this one car alone
earned $3.50 gold for the first day. This
was done. too, under the handicap of
slow time and imperfect collection of
fares already referred to. The motor
men say that the new machinery gets
hot quickly. and that it will be some
days before 1t Is worn sufficiently
smooth to permit of the cars running
on schedule time.
The first cars in the morning had a
good show of passengers, and the num-