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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
THEY. HAD ONLY DEAD
SEA FRUIT TO OFFER
Member of Clearing House As
ISOLATION Talks Of The Hip.
pie Failure.
FIHANCIERS ARE MADE TO GASP
Officers of the Defunct Real Estate
Trust Company Gives Out informa-
tion That Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Had Not Met or Two and Half
Years. =.
Rv Assoclnted Press.l

CBv Associated Press.l
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 31.-
Additional developments, sensational
in character, continue to crop out in
connection with the failure of the
Real Estate Trust Company, which in
stitution closed its doors on Tuesday
OF this week.
No Meeting For Three Years.
Today it became known publicly. for
the first time since the suspension
of the trust company, that there had
not been Il meeting of the directors of
the failed bank for nearly three years
every detail having been left To the
president of the company-Frank X .
Nipple.
1t was this state of affairs which
caused the Clearing House Associa-
ton to hesitate about coming to the
aid of the trust company ut the meet
ing OH Tuesday.
Financers Gasp.
During the meeting OF the clearing
house bankers Joseph d. Junkin was
asked:
When was your trust company last
examined by the State board?"
About three years ago." slowly re-
piled Mr.. Junkin.
This frank admission caused mild
sensation among the bankers present,
but when he was asked, when did the
directors Of the trust company last
examine its affairs?" his answer mot
for more than two and a half years"
caused the men who guide the affairs
of Philadelphia's financial institutions
to gasp.
Criticism of the members of the
Clearing House Association was re-
sponsible for the information being
given out today by one of the leading
members of the association. Several
of the directors of the trust company
had stated since the crash that the
company could have been saved had
the local bankers advanced $1,000, 900.
Directors Knew Nothing.
A member of the Clearing House
Association who was present ut Tues
days meeting, said today:
1.-THE directors of the Real Estate
Trust Company knew as little about
the affairs of the company as any of
the bankers present. They did not
appear to know whether the shortage
was $5,000.006 or $1O,OO0O0O, and it
would have been folly for us to have
advanced the cash when the affairs
Of the bank were in such deplorable
condition. Mr.. Junkin could not tell
lis why the State board of examiners
and the board of directors of the trust
company had failed to do their duties
for nearly three years.
Only Dead Sea Fruit.
"The three directors of the company
who came before us with outstretched
hands for s7,Ou0,0OO had absolutely
nothing to offer in return but dead
sea fruit. They had not even conf
dence in their company's future to
offer, for when they were asked IL
they would pledge their fortunes to
make good losses that the allied banks
might sustain by going it blind their
answer was painful silence. Under
such circumstanc S the clearing house
could not be expected to come to the
aid of the trust company"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
BOTH GET PEACE WARRANTS.
Bessie Allen and Mrs. Ada Ruff Pre-
fer Counter Charues,

iSi Soutlter CnargeS.
Bessie Allen. white woman who
lives ut 2506 Washington avennc. was
arrested ut her home last night by
Police Officer Mcssick. on peace
warrant sworn out by Mrs. Ada Ruff
me woman was bailcd by Justice
Smith for her appearance in police
court this morning. The bond was
fixed Mt Sac and Mrs. Hugh Firth was
accepted as security.
Later Bessie Allen sworc out a
peace warrant against Mrs. Ruff,
but the warrant was not executed last
night.
1t is said that the warrants are the
result OF family trouble letwecn the
Ruff family and Bessie Allen.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
NO DEEPWATER TERMINUS.
Virginia Air Line Will Not Be Thirty
Miles lonu

President Troy. of the Virginia Air
Line railroad. YESTERDAY denied the
report that the road wor,d parallnI
the Southern railroad AMI have a tide.
water terminus, and stat q that the
Officials of the line have no idea of
going beyond the territ,ry already
MAPPED out. The track will lie H..
t''ten the main line anI I'll, james
river division of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad and the entire road will
not be over twenty-ninc miirs long.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
Murderer Pays Penalty.

COLUMBIA. s. c., Aug. 31.-I,uke
Gray, q negro, was hanged at Aiken
today for the murder Of white man
named Clifford Woodward. On re-
ceipt Of petition Governor Hayward
granted reprieve Of thirty days. but
as none Of the slgners came forward
to establish the pleas the execution
was allowed to proceed,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
4 ~ 20 - 81 7-Is.-- iT--I--- S
AMERICA S CLASSIC
| EVENT OF THE TuRF
Rich FuturIty Stake Is 10 be-.
Raced al shsspshead
Bay Today.
KtERE's ENTRIES THE FAVoR|IE
win Start Peter Pam Pope Joan and
Jambeoi, First Named Nominee to-
Win. The Yves. Basep Its Hopes
on Horace e and Many Other STAR
.crs are In the Pink OF Condition.
my Associated presa.)

NEW YORK, Aug, ali -sixteeii;S
royalty bred. two years old are card. \,
cd tonight aa starters IN The Futurity,
Stakes tomorrow at Sheepshead Bay.
The field IL the most evenly l,aiaiic:St
cd and highest III class Tint any fll.a
turiiy OF recent years hns called out.
The Distance IA nix furlongs There
Is hut one check or. elbow Iii !tha !;
journey ana this Is where the, chute!
dips into the home stretch OF tho
OF the main track Tho value or{thisS
years fninrlty Will be In tho naIgh.s
borhood of s5O,GoO.
The fnvnrite of the race a Va d,
agreed upon sometime ng6, for IT 5wasF
argued that james II. lteene might I
choose any one of hls splendid start I
Ing of yo,'ngsinrs To wear the famed
White. Blue spots" mud h. n I
hest chance Of winning,
Mr. Ktenc has elected to start three
horses, Peter Pan Pope loan aud
Inmbcsi. !. 81 Isl
The most. impressive performances
an'l flltl,rlty candidate has shown
was when Potter Pan picket up 4 aOs
pounds In tho Hopeful Stakes at Sar.
nioga AMI fnirly smotllered his field
which Included his stable mate. por,
Joan. considered tho fastest fllly of
the year. The Kcene entry Will be-
nj short price, perhaps below 2 to
l. There will be half dozen others
splcndidly backed two year Odds 10
pace the keene entry over tho
course
Horace e., declared to be the fast.
est coli that ever came ont OF tho
west ANA just now In the pink OF
condition; Dcmmd, The sensation OF
me early Metropolitan season Oran
from the stable) which sent Ormandle
to the fmturty of 1905, Kentucky
beau whose owners have placed a
valuation OF 100000 ON him: Elec.
ilcnecr and Yankee Girl VIII be fight.
Ing every inch of the way.
The probabilities are for brilliant
racing weather and hard fast track.
The Entries:
The entries. owners and Jockey.
are:
James II. Kecnc- Peter Pan. 1877
pounds, Jockey koIrncr.
James II. Keenc-IIope .Joan 1t6
pounds.
James n. Kccnc, zambusi. III
pounds, Jockey w Knapp.
X. a. Raincy-IIoraco t., 12e
pounds, Jockey Radtke.
i. j. Rainey-Dcmund, 1923 pounds.
Jockey Martin.
ormandie stable mate Oran-130
pounds, Jockey Miller.
Thomas Hitchcock Ir.-Conville 1T
pounds, Jockey sewcll.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.-Golf Ball.
ll9 pounds. Jockey Iorner.
a. Belmont-Don Enrique. 112
pounds, Jockey j Jones.
Z. 10. Rowe-l.. Rowe, ia pounds.
Jockey Garner.
George J. I.ong-Altuda. 116
pounds, Jockey Troxlcr.
c. II. Ellison--Yankec Girl, ia
pounds. Jockey Hoffman.
William Kentucky Beau,
ZIG pounds, Jockey Shaw.
A. j. Corey-old Honesty III
pounds, Jockey Perrlne.
j. p. Seagram-Pursean 1T
pounds, Jockey l.. Smith.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

BRYAN SPENDS THE
DAY IN new ENGLAND
Delivered Addresses, Attended Two
Receptions and Had Many
Hand-shaking Bees.
FOLLOWS HIS FIRST SPEECH
New England Is Not a Good Breed
ing Peace for Democracy" He Says,
Ex-Governor aarvin of Rhode ISLAM
Succeeds in Delivering His Speech.
After Being Ruled Out Of Order.
(Dy Associated rrcss.l

& NEW HAVEN, Aug 3..--l'hc Visit
OF William Jennings bryan 10 Conucc-
Iticui today must have strongly re-
minded him of the strenuous days
during his presidential campaigns, FOR
The delivered four addresses. each OF
considerable length attended two re-.
ccptions and WAS The center of hand.
shaking bees whenever his admirers
could reach him.
All this was crowded into the hours
between noon. when he reached this
city, and the hour of his retirement
tonight rs the guest OF former Scna.
Tor Archibald Mcneil of bridgeport.
Everywhere lie was heartily received,
although there was M absence OF
street demonstrations both here ami
In bridgeport. lis audiences how.
ever. ut times went wildly enthusiast
cal.
New England Not Democratic.
ME features or the day were the
luncheon and the conference of New
England Democrats. At the former
Mr.. Bryan was welcomed to the city
and state Will II cordlallty that for
warmth has seldom been extended To
n visitor ana ut the latter he stood
before representative body of New
England Dmocrats ana with great
cascrncss spoke OF the problems
which the party must face In tho
coming campaigns.
Mr.. Bryan said In the course of
this address that New England never
Lad been IL good breeding place for
Democracy; Jefferson had never con.
sdercd 1t so; neither did Jack.
son"
Delay Causes Overlap.
delay at the start of Mr. Bryan's
trip caused an overlapping OF tho
three meetings here 10 The disap
poinlment of many. The mass meet
ing on the Green had 10 be started
before the luncheon was actually over
and the Democratic conference was
not completed until II was time for
MIR. Bryan to deliver his third al.
dress Of the day Tho chief change
in the program here was the inclus.
ion OF Ex-Governor Garvin OF Rhode
Island rs one of the speakers after
The address he had prepared for the
luncheon had been ruled out as being
out Of place at n strictly n0npartisan
gathering, the change being made ut
the last moment
MIR. Garvin. spoke at the luncheon
however, paying Il tribute to the up.
RICHNESS of MIR. Bryan
Mr.. Bryan left New Haven for
bridgeport shortly before six O'Clock
IN thai city going to the home of
Mr Mcneil for dinner. after address.
Ing an audience at the Armory. Both
OF his main addresses along the lines
OF his address ut Madison Suuara
Garden last night, touching upon
those issues which he has declared
to be of paramount Importance at
this time.
Tomorrow morning Mr.. Bryan will!
return 10 New York Most of the
members of his party who were will.
him today left for their homes tonight.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
BOMB THROWN AT BRIDAL PARTY
Sixteen People Injured or Killed II
Russia.
(AssLciated Press.)

USOVKA. RUSSIA, Aug. 3f.-A
bomb was thrown at wedding pro.
cession here today, killing or wound
ing sixteen persons. the pereptrator Of
the outrage being among those killed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
LIKE Nipple CASE.
Or. James D. Wilson Commits Suicide
In Washington.
Especial to the DAILY .,rcas

Especial to the Daily ;'rcss.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Aug. 81
In exactly the same manner in which
Banker Nipple, of Philadelphia, com.
mltted suicide. DR.. James ID. Wilson
aged forty.eight practicing physi
clan of this city, made away with
himself this morning. AS In Hipple's
case, there was no extenior mark to
indicate that the doctor had shot
himself, the bullet having entered the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01
GENERAL LEES FAMILY MAY
Ask FOR TEN THOUSAND
Late President of jamestown Exposi
ton Received no Salary For
~ His Services.
(By Associated Press. }

lBy AssOciuted PTess.)
NORFOLK, VA, Aug. Sit is
understood that the family of GEN
eral Ftzhugh Lee will request the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-01

THE DAILY PRESS
10 ths only newspaper
In Newport News
that receives full 40
ISOLATED Press report.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
THE HIRsH STORES.
Last Subscription Wholesale Tailoring
 Begins Monday.

Last Subscription Wholesale Tailoring
 Begins Monday.
 Beginning Monday october 10, the last subscription wholesale tailoring at the Hirsh stores will begin, clean sweeps being made of overcoats and suits of all broken lots in each section of the store. The sale will be notable one and the public's attention Is called to 1t in order that they may derive from it a means of saving money on their winter clothing. The prices ot everything are almost cut in half, and if you miss this opportunity you will always regret it.
 For instance, mens black mixed suits and raincoats. usually selling for $l5, are to sell for the ridiculously low price of $S.S0; youths suits, usually S7.5O, will be sold at $355 mems $2 and $3 trousers are to sell at $1,55.
 Thus all the other prices of the Hirsh stores are reduced greatly, Their goods are of the very best quality, equalline and in most cases overlapping the goods of other stores throughout the city.
 Remember, Monday morning tho great sale begins, so be on hand and b' one of the first to get their share O the marked down clothing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
SKINNER SCHOOL.
Parents Day Yesterday-Large Num-
 Der of Visitors

 Parents Day Yesterday-Large Num-
 Der of Visitors.
 It was parents day at Skinner school yesterday, and there was a large mum Der of the parents of tho children In att tendance. This large number of visit ors was gratifying to MT. Nichols, the supervising principal, as well as to the teachers in the various rooms. Each room received its full quota of parents, and they were much interested in watching the exercises, and undoubt- edly were delighted at the spectacle of teaching the younng idea to shoot. The scholars proved themselves very apt in all of the rooms, testifying to the industry, patience and practicality ot the excellent corps of teachers Tn that district. After school was over the wis | itors were taken on tour Of inspec- ton by MT, Nichols, and Miss Briggs. the Iprincipal.All were pleased with the clean and sanitary condition of the building the excellent lighting, and in some in. stances the modest adornment of tht walls with beautiful pictures, and flow | CTS around the teachers deSKs'
 The new toilet room was inspected and it's perfect ventilation was com mented upon, MT John Dillon the pop lar janit0r, escorted the visitors to tn new furnace room, and the furnaces which are np to date and modern In eV cry detail are splendid specimens o heating apparatusq8EYerything in tn furnace room, as we'll as the play room | in the basement was spick and span and MT Dillon should feel proud of tn showing.
 The ,wereaalso feasted wit fine mncheaon of lemonade and cak' the lemonade being prepared by Mis McKinnon of roomJ No, 5, and was a refreshing as the waters wer toothsome and dainty.
 All in all parents day at skinne school yesterday was great success
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
;om and many of them, shrivelled past

som and many of them, shrivelled past had to be uprooted.
 The Neapolltan lemons are the finest of all and come when they are most wanted and other crops are over. But artifice and not nature regulates their maturity. In certain districts in Italy particularly in Majori, they are grown on estates which once belonged, and some of which still belong, to the an cient nobility of the land who in rest less political times lived on their es- tates outside the city and cultivated lemon groves as part of the elegancies of their pleasure gardens.
 Here the trees are not allowed to grow beyond six or seven feet in height and the ripening of the fruit is artifi- cially retarded by the trees being coV- cred with rushes supported on piles, so that when they ought naturally to be ripe they are still immature, and the terraces where they grow are cool and dark even in the sunny days of early
 summer. But in May the rushes are | thrown aside and the sun pours down
 on the trees to ripen the fruit just al
 the time when the Englih and Ameri- can summer demand is at it's height
 Thus the Naples lemons escape tht
 dangers of a glut and fetch highes
 prices when fresh lemons are mos wanted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13

who works on the eighteenth floor ot that sky-piercing edifice wrote let ter and sent it Up to the twenty first floor to have several copies of it made on the typewriter and mailed. Half an hour afterward his original draft float ed gently in through the window of his room and settled on the floor not many feet from his desk. Inquiry revealed that the letter had blown out of the window on the twenty-iirst floor and the wind had carefully carried 1t back where it belonged An editorial state+ ment of the fact by the Times" gays We do not expect people to believe this tale. Anybody who knows the number of windows in the west side of the Times buidlng--it was on the west side that the impossible thing gave to several eye witnesses the sembance of having happened-wil understand why we are without any such expectation.' We have no diffic- ullty in believing it, having long since concluded that any conceivable thing ! can happen, and that no one can name any possible thing that has not hap
 pened. d.-Christlan Advocate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
1O6O PASTORS CALLS
A Sturdy Minister.

A N. II. minister thought he would have to quit the ministry because of growing misery from undigested food.
 He was induced to try Grape-Nuts, and is now well and hearty, and says:
 For four years I suffered severe ag- ony at times, as a result of improper food. I could not do much work and was in misery much of the time.
 q had made up my mind that l would have to leave the ministry, but one day a friend advised me to try Grape-Nuts, and I am thankful that l did. for to-day I am well and can give God better service than ever before
 Last year was the hardest of my ministry. but by the daily use of Grape Nuts I stood up under the strain with comfort. I attended fifty-seven funer- als. was in the pulpit every Sabbath except three, made 1,O6O pastoral calls, and the best part of it is I do not have any more Blue Mondays
 , 'There is hardly a day passes that l do not recommend Grape-Nuts to some person who is suffering as I suffered for nine or ten years, and who might be well"
 Name given by Postum O., Battle Creek. Mich. Get the little book from packages, "The Road to Melville"
 o's a reason
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
ARRANGING SONG RECITAL.
Director Weld Planning Fine Enter
 +oinn,an+ at Fov Auditorium.

Director Weld Planning Fine Enter-
 tainment at Foy Auditorium.
 Frederick Weld, the baritone and mu- sical director of St Paul's church choir, is arranging most interesting pro- gramme for his song recital in Foy auditorium on Friday evening, Novem- Der 2. He is to sing Liza Lehmann's song recital Tn Memoriam," which though sung q number of time in America by David Bispham, the great baritone, has never been heard in this city. About Tennyson's beautiful words Madame Lehman has written some wonderfully beautiful music, and the singing of the cycle by MT Weld will mean a rare musical treat for New Ha- ven. Walter Ruel Cowles, the pianist is to assist MT Weld at the recital, and in the song cycle will have an opportu' nity to display both technique and tenn. perament. The piano part in thl' charming group of songs is most i'm portant part of the cycle.
 MT. Weld will also sing several clas sic numbers including songs iron Handel and Franz. His programm' will close with q number of the olt ballads for which he has become fam ouS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
HEARING IN THE BIRNET. NOR-
 TON DIVORCE CASE.

Carrie F. Scott Wants $5,OOO From
 Former Misunderstanding on Italian
 Lottery Case - Inventory Filed
 Jailed for Carrying Concealed
 Weupons-Grocer's Assistant Fined
 City Court Cases.
 A hearing on a motion that the com plaint be made more specific in divorce proceedings being taken against Mrs. Josephine Birney Norton, of Blatchley avenue, by the parents of Edwin Ken meth Norton, the Sheffield Scientitic school student, was on before Judge Thayer in the civil side of the superior court yesterday. Norton's parents are represented by State Attorney Il. A. Hull. of New London county. Attor- ney Goodhart, of this city, appeared for Mrs. Norton.
 In making his argument yesterday Mir. Hull alleged that the girl had com mitted q statutory offense, and referred to her past record in everything but a complimentary manner. Attorney Good hart asked the court to compel the plaintiffs attorney to show where and how the alleged offense had occurred and stated that Norton's parents hat persecuted the girl by having her con stantly followed by detectives in botl this city and Hartford, MT. Goodhar also asked the court to believe tha young Norton was perfectly able to lool out for himself, and that he was ill sane condition of mind when he mar Tried the Birney girl.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
SCARCITY OF GLOVES.
Glove Factories Closing for Want of
 Skins. and Prices Advancing.

Glove Factories Closing TOT want oL
 Skins. and Prices Advancing.
 "As will be seen by reference to our glove report of this week." says the Drv Goods Economist, "the difficulties tbat have for some time confronted buyers are becoming intensified rather than decreasing. Due to the shortage of skins, the scarcity of kid gloves Is becoming more and more acute' and many small manufacturers have shut down their plants on account Of lnapu- itv 10 obtain raw material. Some Of inc leading houses are averse to ac- cepting orders for spring deliveries even at the recently advanced prices On long gloves, which require especlal- ly perfect skins, the situation is par ticularly serious, and there is no sign of any marked decline in the popular ity of the short sleeve, which has so greatly increased the consumption or these goods.
 This condition was foreseen last Feb ruary by the Charles Monson company glove buyer, who accordingly placed large orders for long and short kid gloves.
 By placing orders so far ahead he not only had the pick of the best skins on the market, but saved from S5 to lOo per , cent, and is now in a position to otfeI the very best quality of gloves at the same prices asked elsewhere for inferior skins that have been made up in Q hurry.
 The glove question is very serious one at present. It is advisable tha' every one should anticipate thell wants and take advantage of the pres ent complete stocks and low prices a IMonson's.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
WANTS $5,OOO FROM FORMER HUs-
 BAND.

Mrs. Carrie F. Scott has brought suit against her former husband, Herman A. Scott, who conducts Chapel street suit-pressing emporium, through Att torney Jacob P, Goodhart, the case be- ing returnable to the November term of the superior court. Mrs Scott re- gently secured a divorce from her hus- band who married again shortly after wards.
 She alleges that on February 20, 1904, she drew $1, 300 from her deposit in a local bank and gave to her husband to invest in his business. She also alleges that on various other dates she furnish ed him with funds to the amount of $S- 900, which he later invested in the busi- ness. Mrs. Scott asks for damages of $5, 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-13
HAVE STARTED FOR HOME.

Chief Fancher and Party on Their Way
 to This City.
 Acting Chief Gladwin has received a telegram from Chief Fancher and party which stated that the party left Dallas yesterday morning for this city and are expected to arrive here next Sunday evening. It was not planned to start for home so soon, but the convention of fire chiefs which they were attending was brought to a sudden and unexpect- ed end by the death of the wife of the president of the convention. The pres- ident is Fire Chief Stagg, of Paterson, N. J., and out of respect to him the con vention adjourned.