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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
MERCHANTS KEPT BUSY
o Us !
Holiday Trade Brisker Than It Has
Been in Years.
PEOPLE ARE BUYING At HOME
Money Seems to Be Plentiful and
Local Dealers Are Better Pre-
pared to Satisfy Their Customers
Than Ever Before.

This has been the busiest week
before Christmas Newport News has
seen in years" said well known
merchant on Washington avenue yes.
tcrday This seems 10 he the pra
valing opinion among business men
all over the city and The crowds 10
he seen on the streets and III tlic
stores every day and evening sneak
Tor themselves.
Never has tho city seemed Ia BE-
more prosperous. The pcUrlo seem
10 have more money to spend ;hi,n
usual and they are spending it N
nGmc. 1t is believed that fewer pee.
pie have gone out OF the city 10
maize their holiday purchase; this
year than ever beforehand this -
The greatest compliment that can be
how much talk there may be about
civic pride aud patriotism. tho aver
age man or woman will so To Nor
folk, Richmond or baltimore TO SCI
what is wanted unless the local ms"
chant is able to compete in quality.
variety aud price with The outOf-
town establishments.
In spite OF the stormy wcathc: ycs.
icrday and last night, The streets
were filled with people and MGR
chants i'll every line were KEEP! DIsy.
Trade probably will be brisk 10.
day and tomorrow and tho final rush
will come Saturday night, when to
last OF Christmas shopping MIST
be done.
Nearly all of thc store keepers
have splendid stocks of holiday
goods This wear and almost any
thirg ono could wish TO buy can
nc 'ound without going outside OF
the CITY.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21

TO KILL THE pANpRUFF GERM.
IL the Only Possible Way OF Having
Aa Effective Cure.

II you zee woman or a man with lux
uriant glossy hair YOU may be sure nri-
Their has dandruff to amount 10 anything
In nearly every case where women an!
men have thin brittle hair. they owe il
to dandruf1. There are hundreds az prep
"railons that claim" To cure dandcuf
hnt not ono hut Newbro JIcrpicidc tell
you that dandruh IS the result of a germ
borrowing Into the scalp. and that per
manent euro OF dandruff and its consc.
qnent falling and badness. can only lie
had by killing the germ: aud there is nn
other preparation that will destroy thaf
germ but Nowbro's Iierpiciae. Destroy
tho chnse. ana you remove the effect
Sold by leading druggists. Send loc. IL.
l,eirott, Mich.
STEAnNS' ORIG STORE AND
HANGER n GIJLICk. SPECIAL
AGENTS..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
New Rudder Post Needed.

The y. Y. f. e y. tus Salisbury
arrived in port yesterday and was
iioatcd into dry dock No. = AT the
Shipyard yesterday afternoon Ia
have IL new ruddcr post installed 10
replace The one now on her whic /
was damaged during Tho recent
storm. The vessel will be laid ~
al The yard for several days whilr
The work is being completed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Leake-Cole,

MI. G. c. Loake and Miss Carrie
Lee Cole were married at tho br:Ic's
residence nj Rivcrview yesterday af-
icrnoon At o'clock by Rev. j. W.
Porter, ID. ID. After Il bridal trip
i'll the north. The bride and groom
VIII be ut home to their friends nj
GIG Twcnty-ffih street Mr.. I.cakc
is in the employ OF the Chesapeake
G. Ohio Railway here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
ONE HUNDRED ADVISERS.

Distinguished Personagcs to be Sc.
lected by Exposition Directors.
One hundred members Of the honor
AIRY advisory board OF the jamestown
Exposition Company will be selected
tomorrow afternoon at Il lfrccting ii
the board OF directors Of the com
nany.
Former President Grover Cleveland
has bee nchoscn president of the adj
visory board and has accepted the pO
sition. The members OF the board
will be among the most distinguishes
people in the country
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Death Of Mrs. Finley.

Mrs, Mary Eleanor Finley. aged
Gi years, died yesterday at her res,
idcncc. 3l7 Forty-oighth street. Fun.
cral services will he conducton ut
the residence this afternoon n 4
O'Clock hy Rev. j.. G. Shcarcr. The
body will be sent TO philadelphia by
way OF Cape Charles tonight Tor
intcrnont. Tho deceased is @'I-
vivcd b" her husband. Mr.. James
Finley. who is employed at the ship
yard
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Chamber of Commerce.

Officers for the ensuing year wi.
be nominated at n meeting Of ~.
Chamber of Commerce tomorrow
night. Under the bylaws of The cham
her The present officers cannot sue
coed themselves. There is considcra
bic speculation as 10 who will be nom
mated to succeed President II. II.
Holmes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
TRIANGULAR CONVENTION.
WofWiok Lodge 10 Ent6ftain 'fyti,
,,n: vi i'eninaliia.


Warwick Lodge. No. ~. Knights
of PythIanS. will hold n triangular
convention in the Castle hall on
Washington avenue tonight at =
o'clock. Invitations have been OK.
tended to the Kecoughtan Lodge III
Hampton and the Washington Lodge
here ana all visiting PythIans 4
Tie city To attend tho convention.
Light refreshments win be served
and Il number of informal speeches
will be made by members Of the
Hampton and local lodges.
The convention will be held fol'
The purpose of bringing tho member.
Of the three lodges into closer touch
with each other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Kennebec Out of Dock.

Tho Lake steamer Kcnncbcc was
floand out OF dry dock No. | at
the shipyard yesterday. after hayn;
some minor repairs done ON her hull.
Tho vessel will sail for Norfolk this
morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Santa Claus and His Wife"

Santa Claus and his wife" arc
scheduled to he al the Thirticth Street
Christian church tor brow night,
when the Sunday school will hold rs
Christmas entertainment. An attract.
i've program has been arranged fo.'
tho evening
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Three Months in Jail.

Charged with stealing two watches
and $3.50 IN cash from Parthcnia AL
len. a negro woman. EuGcnc Ratch.
n small negro boy. was sent to Jail for
three months in the police court yes
t"rday morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EXCURSION
TO MATHEWS COUNTY

Tho CD Dominion Liuc stcamcr
HAMPTON ROADS will make a
special trip from Norfolk 10 Mathews
County or Sunday. December 81. lcav.
Ing Olu Point al a. m Fare. round
"trip. $40
~. H. WALKER. NJ. y. CROMWELL.
Nlce'P, q T NJ. Gcn1 Agent
12-2l.3t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21

Mr.. William Willctt Manvillc. who
is attending Cornell University. ar
rived in the city yesterday 10 spcnd
the Christmas holidays with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Manvilc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21
Social Personal

Mayor Buxton spent yesterday i
Richmond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21

Mr.. c. a. Epcs. OF Blackstone, i!
the guest OF relatives in tho city
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21

Miss Helen I.aylandcr. who is at
tending the Womans College. in Rich
mond. is expected to return homo to.
morrow TO spend the holidays With her
aunt. Mrs. J Kennedy Corss.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-21

Miss Mac Marshall. who is takina
a course at the Farnvilc State No.
NAL School. will arrive here tomor.
row to spend The holidays with her
parents. OH REIMBURSEMENT street
She will be accompanied by Miss Ruth
Hutchinson.
Mr.. II. NJ. llnnnicutt is i'll with
pneumonia at hi shomc. 33i Twenty
seventh street.
Mrs. w |. Bowlcs, who has been i'll
with grip for a month, is rccupcratinS
now
Mr.. and Mrs. a. T. Cooke will leave
tomorrow morning for Camden n j
AMI New York to spend two weeks Wis.
ting Mrs. Cookies relatives.
NJ" w. O. Warihcn, district pas
scngcr agent OF the chesapeake ~
Ohio railroad, spent yesterday in
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
CLASSIFICATION EXTENDED.
Orders Signed by the President Before
He Departed.

Before leaving on his southwestern trip
the President signed several orders amend
ing the civil service rules.
+ BY the terms of one of these orders per-
sons employed in the immigration service
in a foreign territory contiguous to the
United States will hereafter be appointed
only through competitive examination. This
order affects about 140 positions.
Positions of cashiers and finance clerks
In post offices throughout the country, of
which there are about 36O, are taken out
of the excepted class and will hereafter be
filled by promotion. 1t is provided that no
cashier or finance clerk who was appointed
without examination should acquire any Of
the rights or privileges of employees ap-
pointed through competitive examinations
except upon the recommendation Of the
Postmaster General.
Another order of the President relates to
laborers in the departments at Washington.
On January II an order was issued bring
ing into the competitive service persons who
occupied laborer positions in 1902 accord
ing to reports made by the departments to
the civil service commission, and who were
at that time engaged upon work which
should properly be assigned to classified
employees In making UP the lists Of per-
sons affected by this order 1t was found
that since the reports made In 1902 a num-
Der of other laborers had been assigned to
clerical and other work properly belong
ing to classified positions. The President
petitive service and orders that under no
circumstances whatever shall any un-
classified laborer be assigned to classified
work, and that Iaborers who In connection
with their usual duties are to perform work
of the grade performed by classified en-
ployes shall be appointed upon certificate
of the civil service commission from appro-
pirate registers of eligibles in the man
ner provided by the civil service rules I'm
der regulations promulgated by the Presi-
dent on December IL, 1904. unclassifed Ia
borers in the departments at Washington
are appointed through physical examina-
ton, and the president has requested the
Secretary of the Treasury to call the at
tention Of auditors to these regulations, SO
that hereafter any laborers who may be ap-
pointed without compliance with the regu-
la tions shall not be entitled to receive any
salary.
Another order issued by the President
brings within the competitive service five
persons who have been occupying the posi-
ton of substitute Waterman in the govern
ment printing office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05

Wore a Furry White Tile and Looked
Like q Tax Collector.

II first met p v. DeGraw," said an old
time newspaper man. away back In the
'7Os. He was then a youth in his teens.
and in company with his close personal
friend. Eddie Boileau. had just landed from
train In the Baltimore and Ohio depot
Both were to begin service in the old New
York Associated Press office here. tele-
graph operators on its leased wires.
DeGraw was a fine looking. well-buiit
young fellow. Both of the youngsters
wore white. furry, high hats. and in theii
general makeup had the; appearance OF
opulent tax collectors out for a vacation.
The Associated Press In those days laid
much stress upon its star operators, and,
ia my judgment. IL there was any star In
its leased wire galaxy of greater MAGNITUDE
than the others 1t was the man who is
now fourth assistant postmaster general.
He attended to business with the utmost
care; was apt and cautious in his work,
and II was not long before he graduated
from the wire, to enter the role of a press
news reporter. when he began to gather
in most valuable experience, and made
good. solid friends day by day.
when Mr.. Phillips became chief of the
United Press, then running counter to the
Associated Press, he made DeGraw the
Washington agent. Phillips always had
notion that telegraph operators could
serve better as heads of press bureaus
than could newspaper men. He made no
mistake in DeGraws case, though tina {
gentleman was already prominent in the
news field, but whether he was wise or
not in selections made for other leading
cities / leave for others to express opin-
ions.
''DeGraw was the personification of cour-
tesy to everyone. His subordinates were
in the main experienced newspaper men,
and he was not above consulting them
on all proper occasions. There never was
a time when his head became inflated to
such extent as to cause the inner rim
of his hat to make a deep red rim around
1t. His friends have every confidence that
the degree of success which has marked
his career from that morning when he
reached town with his furry white hat
until the present day will keep up to the
mark.
with the onerous duties and eXacting
trials of his new position that he now
has to face he is like the infant bear: All
his troubles are before him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05

i've and the number Of such persons under
''remarks"
Is. The officer should never lose sight OF
the fact that he Is taking the census of only
one locality Of the District. party doing
business in one officers district may reside
elsewhere In the District of Columbia where
another officer is taking the census He
must. therefore, be careful not to enumerate
or enter in his columns any business man
sleeping in a locality where another officer
may be taking the census. Where the bed
Is there should tie party be enumerated
II. The private should be careful to visit
every dwelling, hotel. lodging house. bust
ness place shop. warehouse. factory, sta
bic, cabin. hut, tent canal boat, barge and
all other places, public or private. of busi-
ness or abode of families or individuals.
ID. The information sought about persons
should be obtained from the persons them
selves, or, In their absence, from the most
reliable persons accessible. In case of fam
lilies, from the head of the family or the
10. In interrogating parties to obtain the
Information desired courtesy and consid-
Grafton must be shown by the private of
the force, and when a private Is In doubt
about any matter he should never hesitate
to ask for instructions from his superior
II. When the enumeration is completed
all columns should be footed and the total
given in figures wherever shown to be nee.
essary By the ruling Of the books, and
when completed the books shall be for
warded to the chief clerk at police head
quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
TRIAL OF POST OFFICE CASES.
Not to Be Called Until Latter Part Of
April.

The -Machen conspiracy
case, growing out OF the Post Office De-
partment Irregularities, will be placed on
trial in one of the local criminal courts the
latter part Of this month under the new I'M
dictment reported against them yesterday.
As Crawford and Lorenz have furnished
bail under the old indictment, and as no
steps will be taken to bring Machen, back
from the Moundsyille penitenttary for trial
until his counsel have an opportunity to be
heard on the question of the legal right OF
the government to take such action. the
bench warrants issued yesterday In the
case will not be served Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
INCREASE IN THE BANKS.
Fifty, With Capital of Two Millions,
Chartered in March.

Fifty national banks. with capital Of
81, 100 600 and bond deposit of 1851, $50. were
chartered during March. Included in the
number chartered during this period 80,
with five exceptions. were with the mini
mum capital of $4,000. and II with individ-
ual capital ranging from $4,000 to $780,
600. The work of the past month brings
the total number Of organizations of ma
tional banks since March IA. 1900, up to
All, with capital of $3.50, 500. 800, and bond
deposit Of $34 1884, $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
Counsel and Others Interested.


Among the attorneys and other interested
persons who are attending the hearing are:
Ex-Secretary John G. Carlisle. counsel for
the Merchants Exchange, New York; John
b. Daish. counsel for the Baltimore Cham
Der of Commerce: Silas w. Petit, counsel
for the Merchants Exchange of Philadel-
phia; A E. Blackmar. counsel for the Mer-
chants Association of New York; Ben L.
Fairchild. counsel for the Merchants Asso-
citation of New York; Charles s. Hamlin
attorney, Boston Chamber of Commerce and
Boston Merchants Association: John G.
Wilson, counsel for Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company; w. s. Kalman. assist
ant general freight agent, New York Gen.
trail and Hudson River Railroad Company:
II. b. Chamberlain, third vice president,
Erie Railroad Company; Gustav Fl. Schwab,
chairman committee on differentials Mer-
chants Association of New York; Edgar J.
Rich. general solicitor Boston and Maine
railroad; B. d. Caldwell, vice president,
Delaware, Lackawana and Western rail-
road; James McC. Trippe. Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Baltimore;
Arthur George Brown, Baltimore Chamber
of Commerce and Baltimore Board of
Trade: Henry B. Herbert, president, New
York York Produce Exchange; William M.
Coates. Philadelphia Board of Trade: Will
liam r. Tucker. secretary. Philadelphia
Board of Trade; Elwyn G. Preston. secre-
tary, Boston Chamber of Commerce; c. F.
Saunders, Commercial Exchange OF
Philadelphia; Robert Ramsay. chairman.
Baltimore differential committee; Nathan
Guilford, vice president, New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company; John
b. Thayer. fifth vice president. Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company: Francis I. Gowen,
general solicitor, Pennsylvania railroad:
George D. Dixon. freight traffic manager.
Pennsylvania railroad; James L. King.
president, Commercial Exchange of Phila-
delphia; c. F. Saunders, secretary, CONNER
cial Exchange of Philadelphia Walter F.
Hagar, Commercial Exchange of Philadel-
phia; n. B. Kelley. secretary. Trades
League of Philadelphia. and Samuel c.
Woolman, Commercial Exchange of Phila-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
BURNS FACTION APPEALS.
Knights Of Labor Controversy Taken to
Higher Court

The Court Of Appeals yesterday al
lowed the Burns faction of the Knights
of Labor an appeal to the Supreme Court
of the United States In the case recently
decided by the Court of Appeals in favor OF
the Hayes faction" The controversy In
wolves the control of the organization and
of its property. The motion for the allow
ance of the appeal was made by Attorney
John Ridout of counsel for the Burns fac
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
APPLIED FOB A WRIT.
Francis, Storey Cotton Company Pris-
oner, Instituted Proceedings.

Henry ]. Scott, attorney for Stanley
Francis now in prison under $4,000 bail,
charged with using the United States mails
to defraud. applied yesterday at Philadel-
phia for a writ of habeas corpus.
william ]. Bradley Of Camden. receiver
of the Storey Cotton Company. issued the
following statement yesterday afternoon
after The Star report closed:
1.-THE creditors of the Storey Cotton Com
pany need have no uneasiness whatsoever
regarding the newspaper publications that
the assets of Stanley Francis are to be d.
verted to the use OF the investors of the
Provident Investment Bureau. All pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy are general, the
parties as individuals and partners are all
creditors, and will share alike. All other
statements to the contrary are untrue and
are made only to disturb the minds of the
Storey Cotton Company's investors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05

A small tank used for storage of nitro
glycerin exploded at the dynamite manu-
featuring plant of H. H. Thomas, near Bay
CITY Mich. Monday. Three men-Mosen
Island, an Indian: George Godfrey OF Kaw-
kcwlin and George Uhlbricht OF Auburn
were blown to pieces. The cause OF thg
explosion Is a mystery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05

Lester Henry, the Indian said to be a
graduate of the Carlisle school, who ran
amuck with a shotgun at Little Valley,
near Cory, Pa. Monday. killing one In
dian and wounding half dozen others.
was arrested at Versailles, and lodged In
tlil at Little Valley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
The Subject in Dispute.


Rate wars between the various transpor-
tation lines have been the result of the ex-
listing differential and the case has practi-
cally been in contest all the time. Last
year, after a period of quietude, the con-
troversy broke out afresh through the de-
termination of a railway connecting the
cities Of Buffalo and Philadelphia to in
sist on a differential of mills bushel On
grain delivered at the former place by lake
vessels and transported to Philadelphia be-
low the rate on grain Of similar origin
Transported by rail to New York The
controversy resulted in a rate war which
proved disastrous. Finally. as means OF
settlement, the Merchants Association OF
New York proposed to submit the whole
matter of seaboard differentials to arbitra-
ton and suggested the interstate COM
merce commission as a suitable tribunal
to determine the proper relations .tt OF rates
to and from the seaboard cities.
The suggestion was acquiesced IN
promptly by the joint committee ON main
tenance of freight differentials, which mad
been created by the Commercial Exchange.
the Maritime Exchange. the Board OF
Trade and the Trades League of Philadei-
phia the Merchants Association and the
Chamber of Commerce of Boston and the
Chamber of Commerce of Baltimore. 1t
also was agreed to by the presidents or
traffic officials of the principal trunk line
railways. The commission consented 10
act as arbiter. entering an order for the
investigation nearly year ago. Vofumi-
nous testimony has been taken, the COM
mission sitting in several cities to hear the
case Several western cities have intro
duced testimony on behalf of their inter-
est in the determination Of the question.
Attorneys have filed exhaustive briefs
with the commission and the case practi-
caIly has resolved itself into contest be-
tween New York and Boston on the one
side and Philadelphia and Baltimore on the
other, the former cities protesting against
the differentials and the latter supporting
them,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-05
DISPUTE OVER RATES
Arguing the Justice of a
Differential.
JOHN B. DASH CLOSES
s. HAMLIN SPEAKS FOB
BOSTON INTERESTS.
Eastern Cities Opposed to the Favor
Shown Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Norfolk and Newport Newa

The dinerential rate case hearing before
the Interstate commerce commission was
continued today. 1t Involves the differen-
tial inland freight rates to and from North
Atlantic ports. which have been the SUBJ
tect Of much controversy since their es-
tablishment thirty years ago. BY the ad-
Justment at that time the rate to New
York was made the basis Philadelphia lie
ing allowed two cents lower. and Norfolk
and Newport News the same as Baiti-
more.
Attorney John r. Daish, counsel for the
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce. who be-
gan his argument yesterday I'm support of
the differentials. closed his address at the
first session today. He was followed by
James McC. Trippe. attorney for the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association of
Baltimore, also In support of the differen-
tails
Charles S. Hamlin. former assistant sec.
rotary of the treasury, then addressed the
commission on behalf of the Boston
Chamber of Commerce and the Boston
Merchants Association. He contended that
the differentials in favor of Philadelphia
and Baltimore were not only unjust, but
unnecessary. The arguments, Ii is ex-
pected, will be closed tomorrow afternoon.
former Secretary John G. Carlisle closing
for New York in opposition TO the differ
entails.
Mr.. Blackmar. counsel for the Merchants
Association of New York opened the ar
gument for New York yesterday, and was
followed by Mr.. Daish. counsel for the
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, In sup
port of the differentials