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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
Continued on page Eighth
c. 8 0. IN COMBINATION
Freight Traffic Manager Whitaker
e'1|',''':
RAILROAD F0sTERE9 AGREEMENT
Territory Divided SO There Would
be no Competition as to Washing
ton, Baltimore and Norfolk Mark.
ets-Truth About Coal Rates.
fBy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON. May 81. NJ.
Whitaker, freight traffic manager
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio. testi.
fled today before the interstate com.
merce commission in the investiga.
ton Of the bituminous coal situation
in the West Virginia coal field.
Special counsel William Glasgow,
Jr.. for the commission, attempted
to get further information in regard
TO statements by officials of other
railroads that there had been d.
vision Of markets for the railroads
leading to Tidewater.
At first Mr.. Whitaker said the
only reason his company kept out
OF the Washington and Baltimore
markets was on account of competi.
ton handicaps. After asserting that
the competition in these markets
would be SO keen that 1t would not
pay the Chesapeake and Ohio TO
compete for business, he acknow.
''"6Su Hpu uceIl all uHuGF-
standing that the Chesapeake and
Ohio would not enter these markets
IL the Baltimore and Ohio and Penn.
sylvania would keep out OF its field
in Norfolk.
"rhey could get into our markets.
said he. "and we could not compete
in theirs. So we fostered this I'M
derstan1ing."
He was asked about the. Chesa
peake and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western making the same rates to
Norfolk and to Richmond. He said
the Chesapeake and Ohio reduced
Its rates to Norfolk In order to "con
vince its patrons that it didn't
know that the Norfolk and Western
had reduced its rates to Richmond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
LOCAL MINISTERS CONDUCT
REVIVAL After TUESDAY
Or. Munhall breaches His Last Ser
mon Tuesday Night-open
Air Meetings.

DR.. Munhall will preach his last ser
mon here next Tuesday night. but the
union revival which has been In pro.
gress for two weeks win not close at
that time. The pastors Of the nine
Protestant churches united In tile
movement have decided to carry on
the meetings throughout next week, (.
Sunday afternoons another mass
meeting for men will be held. Today
and tomorrow; the usual meetings
will be held at ll:45 a. M, j. m.
and s p. m.
All Of the meetings were well at.
tended yesterday. The evening mass
meeting at the First Presbyterian
church was attended by about 1000
people and there were several CONVEX
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
MRS. SHAM nARR|Es
Wedding Held Earlier Than Intend
ed 50 as TO o0lWll Clergy.
AsToR PERI. 0ID NOT ATTEND
Divorced Woman Finally Becomes
the Wife Of the Son of the Apos.
tate American MIIlonaire-Am.
abssador at the Church.
(By Associated Press. !

LONDON, May ,3.--Mrs. Mamie
langhorne-Shaw. of Virginia, and
Waldorf Astor, eldest son of vii.
liam Waldorf Aston, were quietly
married in All Souls church. Laug.
ham Place, London, this afternoon
by Rev. Francis Scott Webster NJ.
A., the vicar.
Neither William Waldorf Aston
nor Mn. I-anghorne, respectively the
fathers of the bride groom and the.
bride. were present, both heing too
III to attend the ceremony.
Only immediate relatives and in.
innate friends of the pair knew of
The arrangements. so the congrega-
ton was small. 1t included Ambas.
sador and Mrs. Reid, The staff of the
American Embassy. Mrs. Reginald
Brooks. Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
and Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins. sis.
ters of the bride. and the Duchess
OF Roxhnrghe.
Charles Dana Gibson led the bride
to the altar and the bridegroom was
supported by his brother. John Jacob
Aston.
After the ceremony. which was
the simple one of the Church of
England, MIR. and Mrs. Aston drove
to the office of William Waldorf AS,
tor, on the Victoria eInbankment
where Mr.. Astoriis lying Ill, to re-
ceive his congratulations.
Later reception was held at the
home OF Captain Drummond, on
Eaton place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldorf Aston will
spend the honeymoon at Ford Man.
or, Surrey lent to them by Mr.. and
Mrs. Spender Clay. Later on they
will go to the continent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
ScAAOAL0US DIVORCE SUIT I. !.
FILED AGAINST A PHYSICIAN
Woman in Her Petition Charges
Hu1band With Conducting a
4. ,MaIodorous Establishment
tspectalto the Daily Press,

Especial to the Daily Press) NJ
RICHMOND, VA, May 3-Scandals
involving many respectable families
in Richmond and Manche sters are
the outcome OF suit for divorce FIJI.
ed by Mrs. j.. Stills Daniels, wife of
the physician who acquired notorietyt
as the proprietor of the sanitariura
at Seventh and Franklin streets
and who was convicted in the United
States court q few months ago ION
On. Indictment for felony. Daphels
was fined $500 for sending matter OF
an immoral nature through the Unit.
ed States mails. His escape fIom
more severe penalty was consHdereL
by the lawyers very narrow .'one.
In her bill OF complaint the won.
an who seeks to cast off Daniels
paints the doctor as a very black
character. According to her declar-
atoms, filed in the Chesterfield cir
cnit court. the doctor has been main.
tanning & malodorous establishment
in Chesterfield county charges him
with gross immortality and with cru
city. The doctors new home. she
says. Is a house of horrors.
Three correspondents are named
by the plaintiff two married women
and a young girl. the last named
Is well connected in Chesterfield.
One of the correspondents was
nurse in the maternity hospital con
Quoted by the doctor In Seventh
street.
Another of the correspondents Is
the wife Of a travelling man. She was
employed as a nurse by DR.. Daniels.
Mrs. Daniels says lin her declaration
that. the nurses were instructed by
the doctor to beat her if sha offend.
ed them In any way while they were
In his house
Mrs. Daniels charges her husband
with gross imnroprietjes, and. other
women figure In the oderiferous
case as witnesses.
Mrs. Daniels was Mrs. Cosby.
widow. when she married the doc
tor. She has many relatives In
Richmond, Her home is now in
. . 4 .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04

incompetent" asked the chairman
(This is the essence of the charge
brought against Mr.. Cloves, which
has caused two investigations
81 am not" said Mr. Brooks, com.
petent TO reply to that question"
Case of Dr.. Henderson.
Witness was asked if he knew
anything of an investigation made
by the board of charges made against
DR.. Henderson, the first assistan
physician. Mr.. Brooks said he
thought Dr. Henderson wes exoner-
ated. Witness did not know the eff.
feet of the charges. DR.. Henderson
at the time of the charges had been
in the employ of the institution mot
more than year.
DR.. Henderson's appointment. said
witness. was made by the board, Dr.
Foster had recommended Dr.. Wi.
liams. who formerly held the posi.
tion.
Back to the Barrel.
Mr.. Ould took this witness. who
is not a drinking man. back to the
whiskey, which, said witness. wa.
issued upon reQuisition.
Witness did not think that the re
moval was made to take temptation
out of the way of the general board.
though the chairman thought that
MIR. Brooks had previously said he
thought that. perhaps, DR.. Foster re.
garded the presence of the whiskey
in the store room was as tempta.
tion to the board.
The chairman was acknowledged
TO he correct. but the witness said
he had misunderstood the question,
and he was allowed to change his
answer
The Board of Directors could hay
got at the whiskey in the drug room,
about as easily as ii could get at in
the store room.
Purchase of Beef.
Asked about the purchase of heef,
witness said the contract had beei
awarded TO r. d. Saunders and Sons
of Williamsburg Beef is shipped
here. said witness, the morning of The
day It IS eaten. He did not think
1t had been necessary to refuse any
consignment in year because it
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
John HOFFMAN to AY.d.

Invitations have been 'aaaiveG here
to the marriage Of Mr.. John Hoffman
and Miss Augusta Elizabeth Supp.
which will take place at ST. Johns
Cathedral, Altoona, Pa. at z o'clock
on the morning OF May 10. ~ lInff.
man lived here for many years ANA Is
the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman.
At present he Is employed in the cf
fices of the Pennsylvania railroad nj
Altoona The wedding tour Of the
couple will include visit 20 yela....ves
OF Mr.. Hoffman, in this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
METHOD|sTS HOLD
THEIR CONFERENCE
QuadrennIa| Meeting Now 10 SEES,
!. sion In Birmingham and
Is Well Attended.
CHURCH SHOWS SPLENDID GROWTH
In the last Four Years There Has
Been Gain of 1os,427 in the
4 Membership Of the Organization
More Than Million Persons In
Sunday Schools.
| re-;
(By Associated press.)

NY associated PTeSS.1
BIRMINGHAM. ALA, May a.
The Quadrennial meeting of the gem
eral conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South began here
today with about two hundred dele.
gates and three hundred visitors,
church Officers and others present.
The conference was called TO order
by Bishop A. w. Wilson. of Balti-
moe. the senior bishop, while Bishop
K. S. Key lead In the opening pray
er.
Bishops Fitzgerald and Cranberry
are the only absentees. Rev. ]. r.
Tiggerr. D. D.. OF Nashville, secre-
tary Of the general conference was
reelected. The address of bishops
was read by Bishop Charles B. Gal
loway Of Mississippi.
The address among another things
Raid: f.
The increase in membership dur.
Ing the last four years was i O9, 427
against ss.Osb during the proceeding
four. years. We have now 1,6I4,64s
members, l,O39. 1876 e Sunday school.
scholars and l2O,4s7 Epworth
League members
The receipts of our hoard for for.
eign missions for this quanfennun,
were $l.659.94l, an increase over the
proceeding four years OF S645,673."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS.
These Who Would Vote Must Pay tho
Poll Tax Quickly.

Two more days remain in which
citizens who have not already done so
may lay the poll tax emitting them
TO vote In the congressional primary
to be held on June 16. Only about
1900 voters are qualified TO partici-
pate in the primary for the nOmina-
ton of Democratic candidates for the
council. but about 400 more have
qualified for the congressional prim-
airy.
Tomorrow night Treasurer Curtis
Will sit al his office until o'clock to
receive poll taxes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
JUDGES CONDEMNED
BY SENATOR T|LLMAN
South Caro|InIaR Rams His Pitch
fork Into The Federal JudIc-
larry as a Whole.
ADMITS SOME OF THEM ARE GOOD
Many of the Juriets He Assers Have
Been Guilty of pisoreditable and
Questionable Acts-supreme Court
AbsoIved Although 1t Has "Wab-
h'ed-" n / AiaaAaa
(By Associated press.l

WASHINGTON. May 3-During
the debate in the Senate today In
the railroad bill Mr.. Pullman took
the floor to put into the record a
number OF statements he had gather
ed to Justify his position that the
pedole distrnst the federal courts.
Preliminarily he announced that
he did not intend n wholesale nn-
slaught upon the Judiciary and he
acquitted the Supreme Court espec-
tally of questionable proceedings, al
though he said it had "wabbled"
more or less.
Many Excellent Judges.
In the South he went on. there
were many excellent judges, but on
the other hand some of them had
been guilty of very questionabl BILE
and discreditable acts"
Many of them were he said, undn-
~ Dreiudiced in favor of the rail-
roads and were wholly unfit to he
trusted with the power of passing on
railroad questions. Hence he argue,i
that there would be no great risk in
preventing their interference In such
cases.
ut is uttely absurd to show that
the judges are higher creatures than
other men," lie said
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
ASSIGNED TO the CLEVELAND
Commander Newton Goes to Sea
Again May 10.

Commander j. T. Newton. who
has been stationed in this city as
inspector Of equipment at the plant
of the Newport News Shipbuildnr
and Dry Dock Company for some.
time. has been detached and ordered
TO the cruiser Cleveland as her com
manding officer. His commission
here will expire on May 10 and on
that day the officer will leave this
city to take command of the Cleye.
land
Commander Newton has made
many friends in this city who will
regret his departure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
Death of Mrs. G ,.l,Ie-

Mrs. Frederick Goebler lia.l yester.
DAY afternoon Mt 2 o'clock at the rem
eral hospital In the thirty-sixth year
oil her age. She is survived by her
husband and two small children. FIN.
neral services will be conducted This
afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence
On Poplar avenue, conducted by Rev.
e. A. Shenk. The body will be inter.
red at Greenlawn cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04

sioas at the conclusion of DR.. Mum
huli's strong sermon
Just al dusk yesterday evening
Or. Mnnhall conducted a brief open
air meeting at the corner of Twenty
eighth street and Washington avenue.
Prof. and Mrs. Lowe sang duet dur
ing this service. r&
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
County Supervisors.

The board of supervisors of War,
wick county met AT Warwick Court
House yesterday morning and dis.
posed of the regular monthly rou-
tine. No business OF any import
anee or interest was transacted by
the board
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
GETTING READY FoR FRAY.
Republicans Expect to Have Repre-.
sentative in Council

sentative in Council.
meeting OF the Republican city
executive committee probably will be
called for Monday night. when ar
rangements for the coming municipal
election will be made.
The Republicans expect to make all
active fight in the campaign and from
runners now current they are prepar-
ing TO work a deal on The D.tGpcraSf3
party, whereby they hope To carry al
least one and probably two wa;ds il.
the city. ,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04

Members of the Board it Turns Out
Took Nip Of whiskey While
Visiting the 'nstItution-se
tions Thick and Fast unearthed
BY the investigators.
(By Associated Press.)

questions asked today by members
of the legislative investigation com.
mittee INTO the affairs of the East
ern Hospital, Williamsburg, indicate
that there h3ye been Irregularities
III the award of contracts for sun.
plies for the colony of 700 insane
persons.
BEEF came in such bad condition
mat railroad employees complained
OF the smell. Steward A. Brooks
testified that quality of meat wa.
falr on the whole. #
Many questions were asked the
steward as TO liquor supply.
Vermin in the Asylum.
In the testimony of MIR. Cole yes
terday afternoon it was brought To
light that ut one time last year thu
portion of the hospital known as
Montague hall became infested with
insects called "bed-bligs." On the
ross-examination of Mr. Cole ne
stated that the attention of the board
of directors had been called to the
fact by person outside the manage.
ment Of the institution.
The matter was investigated and
II was found that the conditions in
the building were of a very serious
nature. The patients had constantly
complained to the authorities about
the '.hed-bugs''
Nothing has been neglected 10 get
the full weight of the facts. not a
point has been allowed to be hedge,
in vagueness, no question, however,
small it may have seemed, has fail.
ed 10 be fully elaborated.
Todays session was called for
$3.50. 1t was 9:.45 when it began.
Steward Brooks Called.
Mr. I.awlcss, who will represent
DR.. Foster, was on hand when the
first witness. Mr.. a. Brooks. steward
OF the institution, was called.
Before the witness took the chair
Mr.. Sadler explained the delay. He
had been detained by looking into
the examination of the books of the
institution, now being. done by ex-
perts .
Chairman Sadler first asked con-
corning the long-argued whiskey in
cident-why it was taken from The
general store to the drug room. This
removal took place in April. 1904, by
order Of the superintendent. 1t re-
manned there ten days, and was
then ordered by the board to be
brought back to the store, where 1t
had been for twenty years Chair
man Sadler then asked question
that seems to be the keynote of the
Importance OF the whskey incident:
Has 1t been tempered wlth2"
Steward Kept the Key.
The steward said he believed not.
Diligent care had been taken OF IT..
He regarded the removal as reflec-
ton upon himself. When the board
visited here some of them would
take drink.
The steward said he was bonded
officer and carried the key to the
barrel No one could get It, Or.
Foster thought that he should select
the place where the whiskey should
be kept but it was ordered back by
the special board
The board that had taken drinks
was the regular board, not the spe-
cial board.
. DO You think that because the
board did not agree with DR.. Foster
it was sufficient to justify the call
ing of that board or member Of II
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
POOR FOOD FOR STUDENTS.
v. M. l. Boys on Stand Tell About
Conditions at the College.
Especial TO the Daily Press

prCIHI TO IHt DalIY Press
LEN NGTON, VA, May 3.-Little
new Inflammation of conditions at the
virginia Military Institute was
bronght ont today.
Many students including those
most active in the rebellion" OF last
fall, were on the sand
Ihey complained Of the food supply
and table service, hut admitted that
g teh tIs 9ali& cnIpf, q bopts since ayTHe
Students q s u rule. did not think the
newspaper accounts had exaggerated
the situation.
Dr.. Laird. of the surgical staff.
thought otherwise. :
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
Mrs. p. H. Wriqht Dead.

Mrs. p. II. Wright. wife Of one of
the mos! prominent citizens of War
wick comfy. died Wednesday night
at II O'clock al her home. Mulberry
island. The deceased was So years
of age. She. is survived by her hus.
band and i've children. i. T. Wright
and Mrs. j.. II. Gafrow
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-04
Naval Bill 1aken up.

WASHINGTON. May a. rhe nav
al appropriation bill which carries
nearly slOO0O0O0O for the naval es-
adjustment was taken up by the
House today.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-26
rndependent journalism.

The journalist. has one client, one
patient, one fock-that is to say, the
whole community; and nothing should
stand in the way of his single-minded
and devoted service of that one COM
mon interest He should beware of all
entangling alllances--political, social,
mmercial-which may limit or en-
barrass such service. He should let
the honors and emouments of public
Office go to other people. His own Of
fee, If properly administered. is more
powerful than any that his fellow citi-
zens are likely to confer upon him.
The Independent newspaper may be
and should be the most vital and eff
fective instrument that democratic So
ciety can produce for Its own advance
ment and protection; and its true
business welfare. in the long view. lies
In q complete, intelligent. sympathetic
devotion to public nterest.-Samuel
Bowles, in North American Review.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-26

THE REPUBLICAN is inclined to feel
that Messrs. Kimball and Cranney,
with others concerned, are deserving
of no little commentator for their
negotiations with the company or
companies that propose TO thoroughly
prospect two Of our mining PROPOSE
tions The bringing Of outside CAPT.
tai into this vaIiey Is the only means
of developing It's resources IN any rapid
way and tlIaJ these gentlemen have
succeeded IN accomplishing so much in
so short a time alter becoming inter
esJed In promoting the properties Is
highly creditable 10 them. After ne
gUUlati JUS for the Mineral Point prop
erJy were on II became evident that If
100000 had been named in the orig
inal preliminaries, the company would
have, in all probability, accepted as
readily as they did on the $780, 900
proposition. Despite this, however
they made no effort to raise the
amount first named, preferring TO. do
nothing that might even temporarily
delay the signing of a contract. These
gentlemen were also confident that
they could work the Mineral Point to
great advantage, and al, ogether there
seemed many inducements to hold
onto the property. That they did not
was due more TO their desire to get a
big company interested here than IL
was to their belief that were getting
the value of their property. THE RE
PUBLICAN desires to give credit TO any
who do aught TO hurry this valley TO
the glorious future that awaits IL,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-26
"SL0PPED OVER"

A prominent member OF the Ameri-
can party makes terrific break by at.
tributing all baseneSs to President
Roosevelt and is excused by the
American party organs on the strength
OF the defamer being lrishman, all
Of whom are said 10 ''slop over" occas
sionaliy. However, let some half-wit.
ted Mormon, driven TO frenzy by
merciless prodding of the church he
loves, say something that by any dis
tortion may be construed TO his disad-
vantage, and the whole church is held
up TO scorn. The American party or
gans find no excuse for him, Though
he be an ignorant fool, his utterance
is said to represent the true feeling or
teaching Of the church, and his words
are whip.sawed and Haunted before
the public until they are thread.bare.
II the American party and its organ
hold the church, the Republican and
the Democratic parties responsible
for the utterances OF one of its men,
bers, regardless Of the standing or
mental capacity OF that individual or
denials Of leaders, why should not the
American party be held responsible
for Matt Daughtcry's vile and dirty
utterances? Matt Daughterty Is sup.
posed to be man OF more than aver
age intelligence, and certainly he Is
one Of the most active leaders of the
American party. Why should HE or
the party be excused because he is an
lrishman and "slops oyer?" If he
"slops over" so viciously in speech
in the party convention, is he not
likely to be full OF slop most Of the
time? Isn't 1t possible, even probable
that he is as cratic and unreliable in
his utterances and advice in the Or
binary counsels OF the party? II he
could make such break in reference
TO the President, whose honesty and
Straightforwardness has never before
been questioned even by his bitterest
enemies, is 1t not possible that Matt
could be so filed with venom and bit
ternesS against the dominant church
in Utah that he would be unreliable
as an adviser or leader OF any combi,
nation? Yet the American party fol.
lows Matt Daughterty, and when he
goes too far for the other hot-heads
excuses him because he is an Irishman
and "slops over" The difficulty is,
however, that the American party is
"A bunch of lrishmeu and it's rather a
hard matter to excuse all the stopping
over when there is surfeit, At no
distant date it Will require an extra
ordinary addition to the Salt Lake
sewer system to carry away the result
of the American party's disposition to
"slop over"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-26
Taking Every Precaution

On rising in the morning be careful
to stop In bed when taking breakfast
be sure to keep your mouth closed
when the desire to go to business at
lacks you fight 1t off and stay at home;
when lunching at restaurant be
careful not to eat anything, and IL
you must take holiday spend Ii liter
ally in the sea, for salt water Is a good
disinfectant. In other words, IL you
don't do anything-eat, drink or
breathe-and are careful to wear
clothes soaked in bichloride of mer-
curry or formaldehyde, there is little
danger of septic infection. If the aver
age man will follow these rules he
need not worry about his health and
he can laugh at the germ faddists-
London Punch.