Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
IN TIE OLD DOMINION
BIG RAILWAY FIGHT ON BEFORE
COMMISSION.
Special pirpstch to The star.

enforcing the freight schedules and rates
promulgated several months ago by the
state corpora ton commission. to which the
common carriers of the state have made
strenuous objection. Is being heard by the
commission at this time. The hearing be-
gan on the 9Th. and from all indications
viii consume at least month. The hear
ing Is public and Is being held in the hall
of the house of delegates. Allen Caperton
Rraxton, the member of the constitutional
convention who prepared the corporation
commission article, is counsel for the mer-
chants association of the state in the mat
ter. while the attorney general and his
sistant. Col. Robert CatIett. appear for
the state. The railroads have an array of
counsel that is staggering.
The impression prevails in railroad cir
cIes that the railroads are certain 10 lose
the fight before the commission. That Is
the belief only, for the hearing Is just be-
gun. The railroad people seem TO be able
to feel it In the air" The commission is
lawyers, allowing the facts TO be brought
ont for their information. The hearing Is
til esome. The commission gets to work
about 10 o'clock and sits till Z. with an
afternoon session when 1t Is suited TO the
lawyers and the commissioners In case
the railroads lose before the commissioners
the matter will go TO the supreme court
of appeals-of the state and then to the
Supr eme Court of the United States in
event the decision of the court of appeals
of this state Is adverse to their view 1t
is easy to see that the case will drag along
for at least year before 1t Is finally de-
cided.
The railroads are apparently in for hard
time in this state for many years to come.
The fiat refusal of the roads to recognize
the right of the general assembly to pre-
scribe a Conditional rate for passenger traf-
fic is met with the act of the companies IN
declining to concede the classification and
t,e will ,ad hyr
roads are riding rough-shcd. in the minds OF
a great many people. over the communities
which furnished the money with which TO
build the roads. The .drummers are plan
RIM; for an active campaign when the next
general assembly is elected, and the con-
test will be waged on the lines OF the
attitude of the candidates for two-ceht
fiat rate for the roads in all parts of the
SKATE.
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The claims and couuterclaims of the
slcn,ps and the anti-Slemps from the ninth
district are confusing TO the people here
abouts One day it is said that all is har-
nonious to be followed the next day with
the statement from some one opposing the
reign of the lone republican representative
from Virginia to the effect that the voters
are up In arms and in open revolt
The convention Is not q great way OH,
and the belief here is that Col. Slemp VIII
have hard time in getting the nomination
and even more trouble III getting the voters
cut on election day in case he Is nominated.
The exact nature of the fight against Slemp
Is not known. 1t is said that one OF the
hitterest of the foes of the Slemps Is
nan who has held high office with the re-
puhlicans and who Is believed TO be favor
able to some candidate for the presidency
to whom the Slemps do not look with favor.
The gentleman alluded to does not live IN
the ninth district. but he Is not as lar AWAY
numerically as geegraphcaHy
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1,he custom of arresting sailors from the
United States navy who get leaves OF ao-
senee and come to this city on sightseeing
tours has attracted the attention OF the
court officers Whenever the sailors come
herewith very few exceptions-and get
into the county they are nabbed by the
county police and placed in the county JAIL
FIVE were arrested here a day or two ago
and were committed for thirty days nat as
Migrants They had leave OF ten days.
IL they had been forced to stay the term
In jaH they would have been reported as
ueserters The judge of the circuit court,
Judge R. Carter Scott, was Appeared TO py
the men, and he forthwith ordered tneir
release pending decision of the case by
a special grand jury. The men say they
were walking along a road, were violating
no law, and were apprehended py son Oh
| the Justice who committed them to JAIL
When they are declared deserters the men
are taken back and the officers get the re-
ward offered for the capture of the de-
serters The men also say that the practice
is a common one and that they are a tar
! get for that class of officers who make
living by keeping a lookout for deserters
| 1t Is often the case, say the men, that when
arrested they are held TIL such time as
| they are posted as deserters and that
rather than try to explain the absence they
prefer to leave the navy to going back ana
being dishonorably discharged. In this case
II is known that the men were all right
and had the necessary leave.
~
About fifty members OF the several posts
of Travelling Protective Association in Vir-
ginia will leave here Saturday for Buffalo,
NJ Y, to attend the national convention
President Herbert of Norfolk will be at
the head of the delegation. The bulk OF
the delegates will go by steamer from West
Point to Baltimore, leaving there Sunday at
| . o'clock In special train. The conven-
ton VIII last four days. Richmond. Peters
burg Norfolk. Newport News and some few
other delegations viii go this way, the
others going to Washington and then to
Baltimore, all taking the special Sunday
morning. The Virginia delegates will make
a fight to bring the next national eonyen,
ton to this state-the meeting to be held
during the jamestown exposition. San
Antonio, Texas. Is also making a fight for
the next convention. There are several
HunuTcu members IN SHSiH1a. "A. IL.
Brockett OF Alexandra will have charge of
the members from Staunton. Fredericks-
burg and Alexandria. A great many ladies
viii accompany the party.
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Eight summer normal schools are to be
held In this state during the month of July
for the instruction of teachers in the pub
lie schools. These are all for white teach
ers The eolered teachers will have two.
These summer normals are in addition to
the school of methods which is to be held
as usual at Charlottesville. All the rail-
roads In the state-save the Baltimore and
Ohio-have given the teachers special rates
The best faculties the schools have ever
had will be found as instructors this year.
The schools for whites will be held as fol-
lows. the sessions to begin June %. Nor
folk. Martinsyille. Fredericksburg, Farm
vi1ie Emory. Big Stone Gap Covington and
Winchester, and for the negro teachers at
Abingdon and Danyille- The course win
close with the month Of July.
News of Riverdale.
Special Correspondence OF The Star
RIvERDALE, Md June 0. 1905