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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Townsend is Sure Congress Is
With Roosevelt,
RAILROADS MUST BE GOOD
Purpose of the Measure is Misunder.
stood-Tariffs Only to Be Changed
When They are Found to BE Unjust
Rulings to Be Enforced.
(Ry Associntcd Press,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Rnilroad
n Legislation was the topic of n long
conference this afternoon between the
President and Representative Town.
send, of Michigan. one of the authors
of the Eschs-T0wnsend hill. Mr.. Town.
send said that he would have his bill
in readiness for Introduction in the
House as soon as Congress convened.
lie continues:
after making it perfectly clear that
the provisions of the measure apply To
private cars, refrigerator cars ana ter.
minal charges, ii will be my purpose.
through The measure, to confer upon
the Interstate Commerce Commission
power to make its findings. in any
particular ease effective within a rca.
Sonable time after they are announced.
Efforts have been made to create
The impression hat it is the purpose
of the advocates of this legislation TO
give the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission the authority to fix all the
rates of Il railroad. That Is not true.
1t is intended only hat the commits
sion, if complaint shall he made 10 il,
that any particular rate is unjust. shall
have power. after due investigation, to
substitute n reasonable rate in case
the complaint shall have been shown
to be well founded.
DO you expect that rate legislation
will he enacted during the approach
inc session Of COngrcss?"
81 have no doubt of it," replied Mr..
Townsend. "The House has indicated
where it stands on that proposition
and believe there is n strong working
majority in the Senate in favor Of such
n measure"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Gould and His Crowd Turn a
Neat Trick.
WABASH PRESIDENT DEPOSFD
Defeated Man Says That the Meeting
OF the Directors Was Illegal and
That the Meeting Was Not Properly
caIled-Delano Heads the System.
(By Associated rress.l

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Joseph Ram.
sey, Jr., was today removed from the
presidency of the Wabash railroad at
Il special meeting of the board of di.
rcctors held in this city.
f. a. Delano vas elected as his sue.
cessor. Eight directors. including Mr.
ramsey. were present at the meeting.
Mr.. Ramsey has been engaged in a
contest with Mr.. Gould for the control
Of the road. Mr.. Ramsey. after the
meeting, said his removal was entirely
illegal for the reason that The meeting
had not been properly called. He
made Il protest before tho board. saw.
ing that the bylaws required five days
notice for a special meeting of tho
board, and hat the notices for this
meeting were mailed only Wednesday,
night.
Ills protest was ovcrruled. however.
President Dclano toOk charge of his
Office at once. Mr.. Delano said: at
was the general understanding hat
this was an adjourned meeting"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
lngalls Elected as Head of Com
mission 10 Study NUM-.
cipaI Ownership.
GOMPERS OPPOSES THE IDEA
Investigations Will First Be Conduct
ed in This Country and Then the
Situation in Europe Will be Can
Vassed-Prominent Reformers and
Labor Leaders Elected Officers.


NEW YORK, Oct. 5-Melville L.. In
gall, of Cincinnati. president of the
baord of directors of the Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
Railroad, today was chosen To head the
commission of the National Civic Fed
Grafton, which had undertaken n study
OF the municipal ownership problem
rs it appears both in this country and
abroad.
The commission met in,this city
today, the first session being presided
over by Samuel Gompcrs.
Mr.. Gonpers Objects.
MIR. Gompers called attention to the
working mans attitude on some
phases of the municipal ownership,
saying:
Municipal ownership for street rail
ways in it's present state Of affairs is
~impracticable for organized workmen.
II Is Inconsistent with The aims of
the working people, and so it Is IL
question that must be considered at
great length"
ingalls, Cautious as Usual.
Mr.. ingalls, presided after formally
accepting his place as head of the
commission, said:
"A tremendous pressure for NUM-
cipal ownership is abroad. and it IS
our duty to the public to give them
all the facts we can get together.
You read both sides in the public
press, one showing that it is a success,
while the other records n failure. What
is good for one country Is not good
for another"
Other Officers Elected.
In addition to Mr.. ingalls,, as pre- 81
dent. the other officers Of the COM
mission chosen today are:
First vice-president-John Mitchell,
of Indianapolis; president of the Uni
ted Mine Workers.
Second MISREPRESENTATION Agar,
of New York; president of the Re-
form Club.
Sccretary-Edward A. Moffitt, of
New York city; editor of the Brick
layer and Mason.
The investigating committee will
first take w the municipal ownership
plan In this country and will not be-
gin its European enquiry until next
year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
OF SHE'LL
III SOLDIERS BACK
Veteran of Civil War Suffered for
Years as Result of Wound
From Cannon Ball.
Especial to tho Dany press.)

SANTA MONITA. CAL. Oct. g.
Forty-two years ago, or, more exactly,
November q, 1863, Samuel d. HalIock
vas struck in the back by a piece of
shell during tho battle of Locust
Grove. in Virginia.
Yesterday a piece of Hallock's spinal
column. which was shattered at that
time. was removed from his back. In
the forty-two years it had Travelled
three and one-half inches and had
made liallock an invalid, without pow
er to raise his right arm to his face.
Its removal has effected his complete
cure.
When he was wounded IIallock, who
was a member of Company ID, Sixty
seventh Pennsylvania volunteer regi-
ment. was taken from his field appar-
emily dead.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06

ARE
Fire-bug setc Fire to a Brooklyn Tene.
ment, and Several Lives
Are Lost.
tBy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-Three chill
dren were burned TIC death, their par.
ents rescued end taken in a dying
condition TO st. Mary's hospital, five
other tenants went to hospital suffer
ing from bl..ns and two Ifiremen hurt
in 2 fire in a four-story fiat house in
Reid avenue, Brooklyn, late last night.
The dead are:
CHARLES DONNELLY. aged Q.
ROBERT DONNELLY, aged s..
KATHERINE %DONNELLY, aged IL.
Other incidents of the fire were
the birth of a child while the mother
was being removed from the burning
building, and an accident which wreck
ed Fire Chief Cookers automobile,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
ROBBER
FOUND GUILTY
One War Convicted for the Manassas
Burglary-Three Are to Be
Tried.
Especial TO the Daily press.)

RICHMOND, VA. Oct. 5.-Robert
Cassidy was convicted in the Circuit
Court of Prince William county today
of robbing the National Bank of Ma
masses. on the night OF November II,
1904, and sentenced to . years in the
pcnitcntiary.
Cassidy was arrested with a gang Of
alleged bank burglars near Baltimore,
and he, with three others of the gang,
were brought back for trial. CASH
dy is the only ono who has been tried.
The trials of Burns, Fitzpatrick and
Smith having been continued until the
December term. The evidence against
Cassidy was purely circumstaEtial,
and the general impression was that
he would be released.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Head of Peoria Schools Charged
With Forgery and
Embezzlement.
ARRESTED BUT GIVES BAIL
Shortage of 100000 Discovered and
an investigation Has Just Started
Graft Thrives in illinois Just the
Same as in the MetropoIis-Ac-
cused is Re3uted to be Wealthy.
OI.v Assncintrh prcssl

PEORIA, II L., Oct. 5.-Pror. New.
ton c. Doughcrty. superintendent of
city schools of Peoria for moro than
twenty years, president of the Pcor:i
N%'atlona: bank II capitalist. was to.
day arrested ON two true bills return.
ed by the grand jury charged with for.
gerry :nid with cmbczzlcmcnt.
Tho arrest followed an investjea.
ton hy the grand jury on charge
brought against Prof. D%ougherty thar
the counts of the school fun,ls
which were deposited in the bank If
which he was president. were bein.
manipulated.
100000 Has Faded Away.
The investigation resulted in tho
discovery that there was n shortage
OF al east 100000. The investigation
covered only the period from January
1903. The grand jury will now, it is
stated, investigate the entire recorJ
of Prof. Dcugherty as superintendent
or schools. and it is believed that :;
greater. shortage will be found.
pouSutflN WlS lISI arIoSIpI
on II charge of forgery, the specific
charge heing that he had forged a
voucher for s1G4.50 for coal. lie
promptly furnished $4,000 bail.
Entertainment, Too, is Charged.
The Indictment and arrest OH the
charge of cmbeZZlement followed tniS
afternoon and on this charge Prof
D~ougherty furnished 50. ZOO bail.
Following his arrest on the charge
OF forgery Prof. Dougherty sent in his
resignation rs president and director
CT the Peoria National Bank. He ala,
sent IN his resignation as superinten
dent Of schools.
Prof. Dougherty's al rest created a
sensation. lie has been reputed 4
wealthy man, owning much real estate
including considerable Western lanl
and is interested in a number of com
mercial and financial institutions lie
sides the Peoria National Bank.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
McCurdy of The Mutual Took
Good Care of His
Offspring.
JEROME TALKS OF ACTION
Hyde, Who Spent Thousands on n
Fancy Dinner, Will Be Put on the
Gridiron-Fraternal Insurance Meth.
DDS Will be Probed, Too, by Com
mission.
mission.
N.v Assncintch rrnssl

NEW YORK. oct. 5.-That the
astounding total of more than So. f00,-
has been paid as commissions bv
the Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY
10 TWO members Of the family of Rich
ard a. McCnrdy and the promise of
District Attorney jerome that the in
surancc scandals certainly will bo sub.
mltted later to the grand jury were the
sensational developments today.
McCurdys Taken Care of.
1t was brought out by testimony
before the legislative insurance com
mittee that Robert ii. McCurdy, n son
Of Richard A.. McCurdy, has received
as commissions on foreign business
Sl,l63, S29, OH domestic business $5I1,-
S52, and that Louis a. Thenaud, on
in-law of Richard y. McCurdy, has re-.
coived an aggregate Of S920,113 IN
commissions from The company. Ii
was brought out that Robert p. Me
Ciirdy expected his income this vear
would be SllO,0o0.
&C.. o. p" Given a Few Thousands.
Previous to this testimony w. i.
Thummcl, an attorney of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, testified that
he had paid to the chairman o the
Republican Congressional organization
committee the sum of $4,000 in cash
as Il campaign contribution.
Hyde May Tell About Wine Bills.
a letter from Charles L. Hughes.
counsel of the legislative committee
to Samuel U~ntermcycr. counsel for
James III. Hyde. of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society,", in which Mr..
Hughes seid the committee would
make no discrimination in favor of
Mr.. Hyde, in his examination before
the committee was read.
The chamber of commerce today
adopted . resolution declaring THAI
additional Legislation is necessary fol
the proper regulation of life insur-
ance companies.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
$3.50, 600 is MISSING
FROM A BANK
Depositors' Money Went Into Doubt.
full Mining Venture in Idaho
Springs.
tBy Associated rrcss.,

ALAMOSA, COLO, Oct. 5.-Devel-
opments show about s25O.OO0 missing
from the Alamcsa bank, which closed
Monday.
Assignee G. w. B~rickcnstein admit.
ted that $4,000 of the depositors'
money went into q doubtful mining
venture Mt Idaho Springs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Fireman Killed in Il Wreck.
(By Associated Press.l

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Oct. 5.-In a
collision between n Louisville & Nash
Vile light engine and n Southern
Railway freight near Boyles today, II.
+. Abercrombic, n fireman of Villa
RIGA. Ga, was killed and three other
men were injured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
and in which the chief narrowly es.
capped serious accident.
The fire is believed 10 he incendiary.
PROMOTION FOR WESTON.
He Will Be Made Major General tc
Succeed Gen. George M. Randall.
tsrccIal to thc Dnily prcss.l

succeed Gen. George NJ. Randall.
Especial to the Daily Prcss.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Thc PrcSi-
lent has decided 10 promote Brig. Gen.
John f. weston, now cOmmissary gen
cral of subsistence of the army, to he
Il major general. to succeed Maj. Gen.
George Nj. Randall, who will be retired
on the 9Th instant.
General Weston will take his place
III the line of the army and will he as
signed to The command probably of Il
division or n department when n VA
cancy occurs. Col. Henry G. Sharpe.
now the chief assistant 10 General
Weston, is expected to succeed Gen
Cral Weston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Fleet for New Orleans.

NEWPORT. r. l.. Oct. 5.LRear AID.
miral Willard II. Brownson has or.
dered his squadron To assemble here
Tor drilling purposes and later to go
tc New Orleans to participate in the
celebration to be held in honor CT
President Roosevelt.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1905.

City T"nk last week. was fixed at
Slo.ooo by Magistrate Pool today.
Magistrate Pool refused n request
of the bank officials that he order
the police To turn over To the bank
the stolen securities.
y bank official said that the %securi.
ties were costing s37 a day interest
charges.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Jerome after the eratfers.

NEW YORK. Oct. 5.-District Attor-
ney William Il. jerome, announced to-
day that he intended to present 10
an extraordinary grand jury the revel-
atoms affecting the conduct of life in
surance business, which have hccn
made before the legislative commit
tee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Secret Orders. Too. Under Fire.

NEW YORK. Oct. Sin response
to n letter from a member of the
Royal Arcanum. Senator Armstrong,
chairman Of the investigation commit
tee, wrote today, I'VE intend to devote
some time to fraternnl insurance je-
fore we finish orr labors."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Steamer or the Rocks.

EUREKA, CAL, Oct. 5.-The steam.
er st. Paul from San Francisco to
Portland, Oregon, went ashore today
Mt the harbor entrance here during a
fog Her 10 passengers were safely
landed. The vessel will be n total
loss.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
&. Movement of Troops.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-The field
stan n non-commissioned staff. Sec.
ond battalion. and Companies L, A ana
q, Twenty-siXth Infantry, have left
Fort Mcintosh for Fort Sam Houston.
by marching.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
AFTER
THE PRESIDENT
City Across the Roads Will Send
a Committee to Wash.
ington.
Nly Assncinte1 Preas.l

NORFOLK, VA. Oct. 5.-Thc city
council tonight arranged for n com
mitlce to 80 TO Washington and ask
President Roosevelt to visit Norfolk
when he returns from New Orleans.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
POWDER MILLS BLOW UP.
NO One Hurt But Buildings Are Dam
a1ed as Result of Explosion.
DIV Associated Irnssl

a1ed as Result of Explosion.
0iy Associated Press.)
WILMINGTON. DEL. Oct. VIII
mineion and surrounding towns were
t~crriIically fhakcn carly today by an
explosion of powder ut the Dupont
Powder Works, just outside The city
limits.
The force OF the explosion was felt
for Il distance of twelve miles. No one
was injured, as the workmen had not
yet reported for duty.
The rOof of mill No. IL. where the
explosion occurred, was blown on.
Houses in The vicinity of the mill
were damaged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Virginia Postmasters Named.
(BY AaancInted Press

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 5.-MIar-
vim j. Phipps. was today appointed
fcurth-class postmaster at shoal, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
STEAMER
ANO
One Near This Port Taken OFF Shoals
Ship on Rocks in the
Pacific.
(By ASSOCIATED Press,

NORFOLK, VA, Oct. 5.-The Italian
steamer Citta Di Palermo. which
stranded on Diamond shoals Tuesday
night, YVES foated today. The vessel
is apparently ~uninimred.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
BANK WANTS IT'S
BACK
Court Refuses to Give Up the Papers.
Will Hold Them as
Evidence.
(Ry Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Oct. Bail for Hen
ry A. Leonard. who stole $359,000
worth of securities from the National
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
Van de vyver Has Not Resigned.
QIy Associnted Press

By Associated Press.)
RICHMOND. VA. Oct. 5.-Righ Rev.
Van de Vyver, Catholic bishop of Rich.
mond, denies that he has resigned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
SPORTS IN THE VATICAN.
ESQ Catholics Take Part in Races and
Other Games.
CI,v Assnciotcd prcssl

O'y Associated rrcss.)
ROME. Oct. 5.-Thc vatican was the
scene of gymnastic contests today.
More than 250 Catholics took part i'm
bicycle races. running races and gym.
naStic exercises.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06
MORE TROOPS FOR HAWAI-.
Army Strength to Be Increased From
Two Companies t. Il Battalion.

Especial to the Daily Prcss.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5.-Thc army
strength in Hawaii is ia be increased
from two companies to Il battalion of
infantry.
The two companies now ut the Port,
land Exposition will he sent to Homo
lulu as soon MS the exposition closes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06

$4,000 for Stock Exchange Seat.
fBy Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. "a seat ON the
New York Stock Exchange was sold
today for $4,000, a ley high record.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06

THE DAILY e
is the only newspaper
In Newport News that
receives full Associates
'ress report.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06

THE WEATHER..
Fair Friday, cooler in
north; Saturday fair in
north, rain in south;
light north winds.
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

wrist exercise and a good finger exer-
else for at least five minutes daily She
should never allow her hands to droor,
from the wrist and should watch every
movement OF them and note whether or
not II IS graceful Every night the
hands should be ba;hed in hct water
immersed In glycerin and rose water
the finger tips rubbed with lemon and
the nails carefully shaped and polished
The wearing OF an old pair OF loose kid
gloves at night VIII greatly improve
the hands. Softening and whitening
them at the same time.
But the greatest aid TO the ACQUISITION
o. beautiful hands lies in the, dressing
of them Perfectly fitting gloves allow
for the effective use OF the ten digits.
Tho new fad for wearing lace and chif-
fon ruffieS in the sleeves is most beeom-
ing. No woman could make false or
ugly gesture with the graceful ruffies to
guide her movements. No matter what
the fashionable length OF sleeves they
should be worn either long enough to
completely cover the wrist or they
should be OF elbow length. The three
quarter length sleeve IS as unbecoming
to the hand as a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
dress to a schoolgirl 1t is ungafnly
Rings and Bracelets Fascinating.
Rings should be worn either in great
profusion or not st all. and stones
should be selected which are becoming
10 the skin A bracelet is the most be-
coming and effective bit OF jeweIry in
the world. It lends to the hand fasei-
nation that makes the observer follow
its every movement The hands should
The Washington times., 1905-01-01

eXquisitely, she is the soul OF music. ana
she is made for all the fine arts She
is the one woman In the world or whom
tie poet Browning. speaking TO a friend.
sal i'd: She is all poetry
Her Food a Poem.
Her diet is the most poetic of all. AIRS
Browning describes it as vegetarian
I'VE live on figs and sherbet," said she
And the italian woman does. indeed
live on these things, and on a variety
OF fruit She has little meat. for m Eat
is dear and none too plentiful nor choice
The italian woman sips her glass OF
wine, She eats her spaghetti. she takes
her fruits, she daintily sips her ices.
and she is content. That is her diet
And the result shows in her skin she
lasts, according to an American Wo-
mans idea of fasting, all the year
around And her diet does her lots OF
good
The Italian woman has deep. clear
complexion. but in spite OF her ciiFe
skin, the Italian woman is neither yell
low nor bilious. She is clear In hue ana
you can see the red blood mounting
to her cheeks She eats too many green
vegetables 10 .i<>S LIZ
Pope. she believes IN abstinence and the
rest cure. No Italian society woman
would expect dissolution We're she TO
confess that she had been guilty OF
gIuttony. And were she TO say that she
had eaten too heartily OF meat at a
banquet she would be condemned for
her very bad taste
The Italians treat the skin constantly.
They massage il with oils. and they
even grease the hair. but only TO make
Il grow. No one ever saw bald-headed
Italian woman for her hair is treated
with the pure oil OF the cocoanut and
with baIms until il IS so well nourtshed
that it grows thickly upon her head
Very often there Is a natural wave In
| 1t, and then its glossy length is treated
| in way that is botn remarkable and
| beautiful. The signora OF high degree
! takes her lovely hair and parts IT. She
waves it on each side until X Hes II
wide ripples all over her head She
| takes the tongs and deepens these rip
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
A WOMAN or. THIRTY

When one knows the age of a woman
one knows the woman The very fact
that she permits you TO know her age
exposes her character. She no longer
masquerades. She has lost a certain
uncertainty, an eyanescent delicacy
that was an irresistible charm Women
like philosophy, are divided into two
classes. the movable and the un-
movable. Also Ike philosophy. it is
the unknowable woman vino is the
speculable. Therefore to get her at her
highest capacity. she must be unrar-
ried and about thirty
The married woman presents certain
unacceptable tell-tale data She has
children, and those children have ap-
parent ages. two facts which go far in
determining her annals If she is un-
married and Is not about thirty" she
Is under thirty, again definite fact.
Being about thirty" IS Indefinite. She
may be more or less No one hazards
a guess There is Il delightful vague
ness in being about thirty" IL has
nothing to do with dates; and many
of MS who from our youth up have felt
no attachment for dates can forgive
the unattached their confessed indiffer-
The Washington times., 1905-01-01
Smooth White AIMS.

Arms that are red and rough are dis-
tressing TO the owner. They should be
bathed every night with hot water. 10
which a little ammonia has been added.
and then well rubbed with a weii-soaped
loofah. Dry thoroughly by rubbing hard
with a towel. the object being to set up
a glow When the arms have been
dried take q little glycerin and lemon
juice. and with the palm Of the hand
rub II in; keep rubbing until the skin
no longer feels sticky In the morning
wash the arms again with hot water.
soap. and a loofah. and rinse in clear.
tepid water. Dry we'll. dust over with
a good powder and give a final rub with
a soft channels leather.