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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
PLAN TO DOUBLE BAPTIST
CHURCHES ACROSS ROADS
Norfolk and Portsmouth eaptists /,
Raise $4,000 Fund For That
Purpose.

NoRFOLK.' Nov. PC Expecting II
great growth ia the communities OF
Norfolk and Portsmouth. the twenty.
TWO baptist churches in these places
today started Il movement for the rails.
ine of Ilfty thousand dollars for church
extension rhcy hope to double their
number of churches in the next Do
cade.
All the Baptist churches in Norfolk
and Portsmouth viii suspend their
regular services on The night Of Dee
ana unite in Il great service nj the
Norfolk armory hall. when the move
ment will be formally launched. The
idea is to raise $4,000 annually fo,.
five yeats and then 10 have The s,nto
home mission hoard og the Baptist
church ~ Rlchmapd supplement tho
$i0.no0 lalscl h. eivin. The SIM Of
ten thouand dollars.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
MURDER SAID TO HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED BY DREAM
Oakland, Cal, Man Accused Of killino
His Wife and 5urying Her Body
in Quick Lime.

SAN FRANCISCO. NOV. 2G-Pollcs
OF Oakland yesterday unearthed n
NEST diabolichi crime ana have taken
INTO custody NJ. A. wilkins, a station
gry engineer ana will charge him
with the murder of his. wife, whose
remains were found buried in mick
lime underneath shed in the yard
OF the wilkins home in Elmhurst 4
suburb OF Oakland.
II was not Known tina: Mrs. Wi.
kins had given birth TO child ana
Wilkins stated that she had gone to
me home OF her parents In the East
a friend of the dead woman, Mrs
~ NJ. Anderson OF San Francisco
had been staying nj the wilkins home
during the past few days and now
asserts that Wilkins had endeavorcd
TO induce her to leave her husband
aid so away with him. Her suspic
ions became aroused and Monday
right in n dream she saw the body
of her former friend lying on tho
ground With the arms q ossea over
The breast. She returned TO San
Francisco ard Informed her husband
and Tho two told the stcly 10 the
Oakland police. The result was the
finding Of the body In trench under
RI Old carpet in tho shed lying Il.
described by Mrs Anderson.
wilkins, al first said his wife had
committed Suicide. Later lii assert
cd she had died during Child oI,ih
ana mat he had bcricd the body to
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

nreparatory to the departure of tn,
snip for Rockland. Me. where sh,
VIII undergo her builders trials .an,
speed tests The dates of these, trial.
nave not been set but thcy probabi,
VIII be held the third week In Dcccm
her.
The biz cruiser Is rapidly nc;trln,
completion ana II Is expected thai sl,,
WI be delivered To the Navy De
partment ON contract time. Januar,
hem gihc month of delivery
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
SociaI-PersonaI
2QS Observation-Disclosures

me committee having in charge
the ARRANGEMENTS for the football
game on the Casino tomorrow, had
Planned To give II dance tomorrow
evening In honor OF the Richmond and
William and Mary College teams. but
yesterday Information was received
10 the erect that the Richmond boys
VIII have TO return home on the $40
o'clock train. and for this reason the
dance viii not take place On account
OF Tue game to be played with RAN
doiph Macon College Saturday. tho
itichmond College men are To he kept
IN stricttralning throughout the week
The news that the plans for the
dance lave boon abandoned Will oc.
casion regret among the younger so.
ciety folk. who expected to turn out
In force for the occasion.
MIR. Louis f. Powell, OF Suffolk. IS
the guest OF his uncles, Messrs. A. l..
Powell and w. Lee Powell at Hotel
Warwick
Mrs. c. Brown crarord. OF wavcrlv.
va, is Tho guest of Miss Lilo c. Stew
art, on rhirty-flfth street
DR. 7. j. pretlow has returned from
n visi, TO friends in FRANKLIN
Miss Elizabeth Morccocls of Wi.
ilamsburG will spend Thanksgiving
In this city with friends.
Miss Mamie Reynolds will return
today from Philadelphia. where she
has lecn spending Two weeks with
friends.
Captain j. II, c. noig. who has bcen
visiting in this city. viii leave today
for Wheeling. w. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
NORTH CAROLINA HAVING
PR0PELLERS INSTALLED
ein Armored Cruiser is Being Pre-
pared for Official Trial off Maine
Coast Next Month.

The new United stan,s urmored
crniser North Caroina was hauicd
oat of dry doak M. ,. ut the sliipyard.
Yesterday morning 10 have her pro
pellcr blades installed and her null
below the watcrline cleaned and
painted. Tho propcllers were to have
been Installed several months ago. bu;
the work was behaved becauses oc
some changes The Navy Department.
ordered made in the blades after they
were completed
III North Carolna will leave tho
basin next week ana SHE will be given
her four days dock trial soon after
Icing hauled ont OF dock. During
THIS trial both Of tho vessels hig Ell.
sihcs viii he given u thorough tcst
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
USE OF TOBACCO WAVES
IN THE UNITED STATES
Consumption OF the Weed Is on the
Decrease According to Au.
shority ON the Subject.
~ .Associateo rress.1

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-That The
consumption of tobacco in America
Is not increasing In promotion to the
increase in population is one OF the
Interesting facts lrouaht ont in The
hearing the government suits against
the American Tobacco Company and
others under tho antitrust laws. T.
Is, Ynile. head OF the purchasing de-
partnient of the American Tobacco
Company, in his testimony stated
that while the acreage In tobacco
had been increased this was due to the
increased foreign demand for Amori.
can tobacco. the domestic consump n.
tson having by no means Increased in
latlon. -"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

least do no harm To try the medicine
which was hearing so much about.
During these eight years nave
been forced 10 go without solid food
Tor live and six weeks at a time. !
always had Il Sour stomach. was
troubled with formation of gas. and
led the uHual miserable life of the dys.
peptic. was dull. tired. nervous and
gloomy all the time. and was always
cons.ipa,ed.
II have taken Cooper's medicine n
comparatively short time. For tho
past month ! have not had the slight
est sign OF stomach trouble. can cat
anything with no had effect whatso.
ever have fine appetite. am gain
ing flesh very rapidly. am cheerful.
full of energy. and my nervousness has
disappeared Ny bowels are in perfect
condition for the first time IN eight
years.
II don't hesitatc TO say that would
not take s50-AOO ARA he back where /
was. Ny RELIEF and thankiulness is
beyond description
We sell Cooner's famous preparation
described in the above statement,
The Academy Pharmacy Co. corner
Washington ayenuc and Thirty.th.rd
street West End Pharmacy. Hamp.
ton. .i.s.s
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
CLAIMS FILED AGAINST
. THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
Newport News and Fore Rv9r
sh|pgards Ask for
s77l,437.
MONEY DUE ON THREE BAITLESHIps
Local Company Wants s,s6,s5s for
Extra Work Done on the Virginia,
and the Quincy Firm's Bill is for
sa44s7s on Account of the New
Jersey and Rhode Island.

Claims aggi cgating ST7i,I37 alleged
To be due in addition to the contract
prices for the building Of tho United
States battleslilDs Virginia. New ,Iei-
scy AVID Rhode Island. have been made
against the Navy Department BY the
Newport News Shpbullding ana Dry
Dock Company, which constructed the
virginia: and the Fore River Shin.
building Company of Quincy. Mass.
builders Of the other two ships. The
local yard claims sI3G.55S on the
Nirginin. while the Fore River Com.
liany claims S333.652 on the New
Jersey and $S09.227 On the Rhode
Island
The claims of The companies have
been submitted to Attorney General
llcnapartc for an opinion rs To their
validity and until his opinion Is
rendered. the matter will rcst where
1t Is. According to a report from
Washington. however. the shipbuild.
ina companies are contemplating SUI
ing tho Navy Department. for tho am
cunt OF the claims should the attor-
nov general decide that they are in
valid.
Stands Upon Contract.
Tho Navy Department stands upcn
Its contracts with the shlpbuiidng
companies and holds that the chang
es In the plans of the ships which
were made by the department wcrs
nroylded for in the contracts signed.
The companies claim that certain
changes made on the battleshins
were not provided for in the contracts
and they base their claims upon the
cost of making tho alterations TO the
vessels.
The contacts for the three ycs.
sells were signed on February III. 1902.
and the time for completion was
fixed 1T three years. The Virginia
was launched on April ., 1904 and
commissioned In May. 1900. The
Rhode Island was launched NAV IL.
1901 and commissioned February 16,
1906. Tho New Jersey was launch.
cd November 10. 1904 and was com.
missloncd two years later.
The contracts under which these
vessels were constructed are said to
nrovide that no omissions In the
drawings or specifications of any
detail or provision necessary to the
disadvantage OF the Navy Department,
and that they shall he satisfactorily
supplied by the builling companies
without extra compensation. On the
ether hand, the contracts are said TO
provide that the drawings and spccifl.
cations may be changed by the De.
partment but that IL the changes OK
cecd q cost OF $500 they shall be. np-
on wr,tlen order OF the secretary of
the navy. submitted to board of
naval Officers for adjustment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

save expenses. AT last he refused 10
Talk further.
Nrs. Anderson says that she was
awakened from her singular dream
by wilkins. who was standing owe.
her with knife in his hand. When
she aahcd Whit he meant he replied
that she had heen talking wildly in
her sleep. He put away the sassc
and asked her TO take drink OF
wafer. She slipped some OF tho wa.
SER, but did not swallow 1t. suspect.
Ing that ii had been poisoned.
wilkins is 80 years of age. lie
came here with his wife from York.
Pa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
70 Limit Number of Players ON
SALARY.
(Ry Associated pressl

NEW YORK NOV 2G--One of the
proposals which IL is expected will
be made ut the coming meeting of
the National League OF baseball clubs
IN New York will he to limit the
number Of PLAYERS that any one club
may retain on It's salary list. II is
said thai George -. Dewey of The
Roston club, will propose the adoption
OF u resolution forbidding the reser
vaton of more than Is players and
providing that not more than five
new men may be added during a
playing season.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
GRAY-RAYFlELD.
Well Known YOUNG Couple to be Mar
ried Today.

ried ooay.
Miss Carrie Gray, daughter of Mr.
Tewnty street and Mr., Charles
A. RayIield will be married M tho
homo of the bride at 4 O'clock this
afternoon. Rev. w. C. Sale. pastor OF
the Baptist Tabernacle. will perform
me ceremony. in tho absence from
INC city of Rev. j. W. Porter, ID. ID
pastor OF the Newport News Baptist
church
Tho bride will wear creation al
Drown SIR mcsslinc trimmed with
anniiqne and dark brown velvet. and
will have hat ana gloves 10 match
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Rayiield will leave for The north.
where they Will sDend their honey.
mon: Returning they will he ut home
10 their friends at 49, Twcnty.nintl,
street after December Is.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

Mrs. H4y!e- Some OF these pcople
who are putting up II bnn should read
history II little. and then they wouldn,i
get so badly twisted.
Mrs. Dotle- What people have you In
mind?
Mrs. ilpyleT Mrs. Eoylc said TINT
some OF per people came over in the
Mayhowf and that she went down to
The whaif 10 meet them when they
landed, New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
sArTLEsHlP VIRGINIA ACCEPTED
Navy apartment Formally Takes
Over the Vessel.

announcement was made at the
Navy Department., Washington, yes
terday tlat the hattleship Virginia, a
product pr the plant OF the Newport
News Slipbnlding and Dry Dock
company has boon finally accepted
This fssel was completed IN May,
1906, bu has had number Of trials
and tesiE since tina time. The heha-
lvlor OF he ship since her commission,
ING has peen entirely satisfactory to
the sovelrment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
Hardin'a Second riral.
Uy Assoclated Pressl

hERLiN, Nov 26--rhe second tria
oi MaNimiilii'n Harden, editor OF Di,
IlAuiit. mas been fixed for Decem
per IL. Count kuno Won Moltkc, for
mer military governor of Berlin, re-
Comfy sued Harden for defamation OF
character, but lost his case
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
::geg a m L
>~oc>~>~~~~~~e>->c-~-->~-
Rooms ]

Parties wanting
one or more fur.
nished rooms by
t he week or
month can Sc
cure them now.
Everything new
and in the best
condition.
Steam heat,
gas ana electric
lights; hot and
cold baths on
each floor. Mod.
crate prices. APP
ply to MRS II.
w, S UTHER.
l. A N d, Pill
w a $ hington
Ave. (In Powell
Trust Co Bldg.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27
Wanted in Nortolk

Lou Clark. q noero woman who has
hfen wanted hys the Norfolk author.
ties On the charge OF grand lorcany
5waq nrrested on lIrv aycnne obon,
o'eicek yesterday afternoon ,,y netec.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

i've Sergeant Brldsers and Detective
samuel Pearson. She was turned over
to Detective Powers, of Norfolk. last
night and was taken back to that city
for trial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

n't VIII DC seen from these tables
tnat William aud Mary and Richmond
nave played three OF the same col.
iegcs--ihe University OF North Caro-.
INA Iiamnden-Sydney and Randolnh.
Macon's. Riclimond's showing omoingt
Caroline and Hamnden sydney r. en-.
,,sri OF, % 20 mat of William and Mary,
n"t me orange and white has twice
Ie,eatel kandoipii-M Macon. which team
defeated Richmond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-27

Mr.; and Mrs. ]. Reyncr left yeggter-
day Tor New York. whore they will
spend Il week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30

rious topics that fall under the general con-
sideration of that body. According to the
arrangement scheduled and put Into effect
the various subdivisions OF the forthcoming
draft OF a charter will be thoroughly con-
sfdered by one OF the subcommittee before
being submitted to the commission as a
whole.
Charles Mellen, who was an assistant
corporation counsel for eight years was
appointed counsel for the commission and
Moses Altman. the clerk OF the charter
revision commission of 1902 was chosen 10
fill the same office under the present COM
mission
In a statement which the commission au-
thoriZed at its Saturday night meeting ai-
vice Is sought for the commission from
every citizen who believes that he has a
concrete suggestion to offer in the matter
OF the new charter. The mission of the
commission is set forth thus:
1t wishes to bring to light every possible
instance of confusion OF functions. waste
fulnesS of organization and inherent OBJ
stacles to a simple. uniform and respons bic
administration which may properly be as
cribed to structural defect in the charter.
To this end the commission invites sugges-
tons in writing from officials of every
grade and from citizens generally address,
ed to the clerk Of the commission, Moses
Altman, hall of records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
NOT HUNTING HUNBANDS.
Shipload of Manageable Wome,
Comes to Port

NEW YORK. September 30.-The White
! Star liner Baltic landed its cargo of 1902
marriageable women at Ellis Island safely
| one day last week.
| The story that they had come over to find
husbands was no more true Than that 1.OO2
marriageable women anywhere usually de-
! vote to that matter some thought which in
| the aggregate would be considerable.
| Mostly they have come to earn their living.
! They are only an advance guard, and
steamers still to arrive here will bring many
more. According to Purser Palmer of the
Baltic several who could afford to pay
! higher rates came in the second cabin.
There were on the steamship 200 unmarried
men, but they failed to make any impress
sion. Every summer many women in do
| mestc service here cross the ocean to see
their relatives and friends, and when they
come back they often bring some younger
sisters cousins with them. Just by chance
there happened to be goodly gathering on
! the Baltic. The majority were Irish. 9th
| erS came from England, Wales and Scot
| land, and Some were SCandinavianS.
They were surprised to find that their
! coming had been heralded. and when re-
| porterS met them Ellis Island and
showed them newspaper clippings which
| said the! were looking for husbands they
! didn't like it. There was bunch Of
photographers on the island but the girls
teries opened fire. Only snapshots could
! be obtained and many of these were
spoiled because the camera man not
quick enough for the girls.
I'VE not all servant girls said one
of the contingent, land we are not looking
| for husbands either II We were could
J have found them on the other sid" " : re
was chorus OF assent.
Others took the husband matter as a
| good joke and began to tel the reporters
| what kind of men they preferred. Kate
Donohue, a real colleen, mischievously said
| she was going to Pittsburg. where she
| hoped to find one of those millionaires
| she believed all Americans made good hus-
| bands. and she preferred tall man with
| fair hair. Another girl said a Brooklyn
policeman might do. but she would look
| around for while before making a final
! choice.
! In anticipation OF the arrival of the girls
there was a crowd at the Battery around
| the barge office. Some in the crowd had
| come to meet friends, while many more
| We're thre to what style of beauty was
being imported
| Vice President John Lee Of the White
| Star line has letter from a Kansas
| widower. who had seen the report of the
| say he wanted a wife who would go to
| Kansas as soon as she landed. This
| widower said he had two daughters, who
| We're married. and added there is only one
| other house near mine. She can tell the
house by the green shutters. Tell her not
| to make a mistake" Mr.. Lee has trouble
| enough, he says, without starting a mar
| riage agency.
| The girls who have come looking for EN-
| ployment will not wait long. The agency
| at the barge office will have a busy day
| today when all are landed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
WILL RESPECT THE MAILS.
Cuban Railway Strikers Give Pledge
to the RAILWAYS.

The acting secretary of war has received
the following cable message from Gov. Ma
scon at Havana in regard to the labor sit
uatiOn In. Cuba:
The department posts requested the
workmen's union not to interfere with the
Increment of mails. The union inmed.. ely
resolved 10 send committee with repre-
ntative of the department OF posts To he
United railways of Havana with tie fol-
lowing communication:
Upon the request of the chief OF the de-
partment of posts this committee of strik-
eis has resolved that as long as the present
str king movement entered into by this
soc. alton lasts in the different railroads OF
tn, republic the postal service shall In no
wise be interrupted, to which end the PEI
sonnet attached to that service is at the dis
pOsal of that department"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30

because of the crowded condition OF the
school it was found necessary to use the
old Marshall house. There are some fifty
children in the building. and the number Is
being aumented each day by the arrival OF
new scholars The building will not be torn
down. but Is expected to be used as the
Offices Of the city school department when
the new building is completed.
So far the detectives have made six ar
rests Of persons charged with wholesale
robbery of the express companies All the
men arrested are white. save one, co!ored
driver who is the last man who came
under the eyes OF the detectives. The
white men all In Jail. as Is the negro
driver Two have made confessions and
are serving their sentence. A third mas
confessed but has not yet been tried; Two
others are to make a fight for their honor
and their liberty and the colored driver Is
to yet be arraigned for his alleged part IN
the cases. The driver is said to have taken
on more packages than ordered and TO
have disposed of them by having them
placed in the hands Of a confederate
Notes.
The business houses of the city are being
decorated with flags and bunting for the
state fair and horse show. Efforts are
being made to have the decorations re-
main so long as the visitors are here in
attendance on the sessions of the Episcopal
convention.
The city is being crowded with visitors
as never before in her history. Three con-
yentions last week and three this week
have added to the transients, while per-
sons who have been to Jamestown are
coming here in large numbers.
H. The courts are being invoked to prevent
the payment by the city of bill for work
done by a member of the city council. The
ordinance provides that no member of the
council or of any board shall contract for
work or supplies for the city.
Judge Witt of the hastings court Sc
verely arraigned Archie Butler in his court
Yesterday, when Butler was tried for nom
support of his wife. Butler left his wife
soon after marriage, saying that he did not
make enough to support her and his aged
| mother. Judge Witt ordered him to give
the woman $50 month.
The police department will have several
detectives from other cities here during
the state fair and horse show to look out
for pickpocketS and sneak thieves About
score were caught here last year.
Students of the Medical College of VIr-
ginia have organized foot ball team and
are engaged in practice work each morn
ing, beginning at O'Clock, the men work
| ing two hours.
The building boom is still on in this city,
| the number of resideL ,es now being built
| requiring all the mechanics that are to be
| found.
| business this year they have ever had They
| say that the increase in all lines will reach
about Is per cent over last year.
Police are still making war on the
| negroes Were caught and fined 500 each
| and given year in jail. The negroes now
! require purchasers of dope" to sniff 1t
| when they buy. and marked money is being
| used to convict sellers.
Tramps are passing through the city in
! large numbers headed for the south to
| spend the winter. The police are keeping
| them on the move.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
DIVIDED AMONG COMMITTEES.
New York Charter Work of the Revi
sion Commission.

NEW YORK, September :O.-At a meet
ing of the New York charter revision COM
mission held Saturday night at the Bar
Association the members of the commission
were assigned to subcommittee on the va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30

Clayton E. Coleman, who arrived at Har-
pers Ferry, W. Va last night on the Val
ley train, was very much bruised about
the head and arm from rock thrown into
the train six miles this side of Winches-
ter Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
Col. Mcclure Here From Cuba.

Lieut. Col Charles Mcclure of the adju-
tant generals department. who has been
on duty in Cuba for several months, is in
this city for few days on his way to his
new station at San Antonio, Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30

Celery Trays, with hand painted
decorations.
Chocolate Pots, newly artistic
shape. superbly decorated.
Carlsbad China Teapot. Sugar
Bowl and Cream Pitcher. dill for
$50.
Carlsbad China Syrup Pitcher and
Plate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-30
Art Pieces i'm Tiffany Room,

Umbrella Stands art pieces, tull
size. various colorings.
Carlsbad Chocolate Sets. large
pot and SIX cups and sauCers.
Carlsbad Tobacco Jars. land
painted.
Salad Bowls from Saxony. land
sUmely decorated.