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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
FIrsl Passenger Train Was Run
Out Of This CIly.
PIONEERS CELEBATe ANNIVERSARY
Meeting of Organization of Oldest
Citizens Called fer Tome row Night
in Honor of the Epoch Marking
Date.

Twenty-slx years ago tomorrow the
chesapeake & Ohio Railway or the
Newport News ana Mississippi Valley
Railroad as it was then ran its first
passenger train out of this city. In
honor OF The anniversary. the Pioneers
OF Newport News will hold meet
ing~at the Citizens and Marine bank
tomo -row evening ut S o'clock.
The Pioneers OF Newport News is
an organization OF the oil residents
and numbers among its members
many Of the men who are prominent
IN the city today. Only citizens who
have lived here twenty years are
eligible TO membership, therefore the
organization is rather exclusive and
only Il very small percentage of the
present population can join.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
Hard OF joseph.

Outside the photographers establish
mcnt In the little country town stood
fwo llsurcs-cyldcntly father and SON.
At last they went In.
"Oi want yer 10 take picture of our
Joseph, ere maistcr" said the fond
pnrcnt. and Joseph was promptly
placed In Il chair and requested to
compose his features for awhile.
The photographers speciality was
quick developing. and soon several
negatives lay before the purchaser.
The father gazcd uncasily at them
ror space and then said nervously:
You say I'm the window, maistcr, as
'ow yer can touch MP the pictures To
give any effect agreeable TO yer Gus
toners"
"That is So" assentcd the artist
readily. fastening to add. with his best
professional smile, but in your sons
ease any retcuclilng is absolutely III.
necessary"
low. ave. said the father. That be
main like Joseph. but 70 tcllcc truth
he's got TO scnd un WI his testimonials
for job. an I'd Ike yer TO alter his
photo TO make him look honest lIke!"-
London Mail.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
FEDERAL CASE AGAINST OIL .
COMPANY NEARLY EMP Ed
William G. Rockefeller. Who viii be
en- the Stand Today. Will re the
Las, Witness.
llly Assoc nted IN ass !

NTW YORK. oct. William G
Rockefeller. assistant treasurer Of the
Stanpa 4 Oil Company of New Jer-
sey will b. tha last witness called i'm
the hearing OF the Federal suit against
the oil comitne. and which will he adj.
journed tomorrow afternoon for n
period of -four weeks.
Mir Rockefeller today teegrapheu
Moriiz Roscnthal. one Of counsel fos
the defen lants. that he would be in
the city tomorrow and would be pre-
pared TO take the witness stand
Mr.. Kellogg the governments at
torney. IS particularly anxious to
know about the S32 100000 loans made
by the Standard Oil Company of New
York 10 Interests other than stand.
ard during 1906
Mr.. Rockefeller is treasurer of tho
New York Company. and MIR. Kellogg
said after the hearing today that he
would inGuc rs to whom the loans
We're made and what collateral was
accepted. Mr. Kellogg spent most of
today's session in endeavoring to learn
the identity of the purchasers of the
Manhattan Oil Company of Ohio
whose plant was bought ana then dis,
mantled by the Standard.
Several witnesses were called dur.
ing the day ana statements giving
costs and freight RATES for oil for do.
mostic and foreign shipments were
placed inovidence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
HOW RHEUMATISM
IS CURED
Simplicity ard Science Combine to
Conquer Winters Plague.

conquer winters Plague.
When DR.. Flood, the great Kidney.
Bladder and Rheumatism specialist.
wrote the now famous prescription for
these diseases given below, he con
densed great medical learning and
skill into remedy and memod of
treatment so simp,a inexpensive. and
easily obtained that anyone can bene-
fit by IT,
The receipt in fun as he wrote it
with his simple directions complete
is as follows:
Fluid Ext act Cascara Aromatic. 10
ounce; Concentrated Barkola Com
pound, l ounce; Aromatic Elixir, 4
ounces.
Mix these Ingredients at home and
take one teaspoonful after each meal
and one at bedtime.
The object of this prescription is
to soothe and heal the Kidneys and
Bladder, reduce ali inflammations and
stop the pain. but the doctors instruc-
tons are that it must he persevered
with for at least week after the
patient has been completely restored
to health. in order to make certain
that every quick recovery may be also
Q lasting one.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
One Negro Sentenced Ilr House
Breaking, Astther for Arson.
luglCY COMMISSION Is WANTED
Lucy Powell, Who Was Given Five
Years in Pcitentiary for Setting Fire
to Dwelling May Be Insanc-case Of
Accomplices Continued.

Two negroes were sentenced Ia
serve terms in the state peniteutiary
by Judge Barham in the Corpo alton
Court yesterday morning. Ice VIII
liams pleaded guilty to the charge
OF house breaking ANA was given two
years. ana Lucy Powell entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of arson aud
her punishment was fixed at five
years. The latter sentence. howeye..
is subject to the reversal of the court
upon settlement of the question OF
whether or not the woman is sane.
her attorney. j. Thomas Newsome.
colorod, having entered a plea of in.
sanity. He will at once make appli.
cation TO- lunacy commission To
examine his client.
Williams was Sentenced for break.
ing into the tailoring shop % j i.
bradley, SOS Twcnty-third street.
about three weeks ago and stealing
about dozen coats. two oyercoats
ana several pairs of trousers He was
arrested by Detective Sc. geant Bridg-
ers and Detectives Messick and
Pearson. and most of the stolen goods
was recovered
The charge to which the Powell
woman pleaded guilty was that OF set
ting fire to II row of dwellings on
Twenty-cighth street belonging 10 for
mer Mayor Allan A. Moss. The fire
burned out without doing very much
damage To the building.
The case OF Eliza Owens. who was
arrested with the Powell woman on
the charge of being aIl accessory
10 the crime. was continued until the
next term of the court.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18

There are nnny puzzling differences
between Scottish and English law
terms. For Instance. bankruptcy is In
Scotland m act Of scqucstration." q
solicitor IL either a writer" or law
agent the argument In IL case Is the
debate" the nssizc is the jury. a
wrongdoc" Is delinquent" an idiot
lin Scottish laws "a fntuous per.
son" and burglary is (gith true Scot
fish cautiom 'llouscbrcaking with an
nsgravation." Finally, an author is.
IN Scotland. not person who writes.
but the yrndcT or seller Of real proper
ty, from whom the title to 1t is de-
rived
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
Her Discovery.

Professor Some of shc grandcst in
vcntlons of the age have been the re-
suit of accidental discoveries.
foun" Lady can readily believe it,
Why, made an important discovery
myself, ana it was the rurcst accident
too
81 should much like 10 hear It,"
Willy found that by keeping bet
tic OF ink lnndy n fountain pen can
he used Just the sane as any other
pen without any Of the bother and
mess of filing it."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
SPEED TRIAL NEXT WEEK.
Mallory Liner BRACES Almost Ready
for Service

AS soon as she completes her speed
.riai me latter part OF next week, the
new freight and passenger steamer
itrazos, building here for lie New
York and Texas Steamship Company,
VIII be turned over to the owners by
the shipyard officials.
The steamer will 60 to. New York
ana she Will ply in the coastwise
ireisht ana passenger service between
mat port and Galveston. Texas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
A Timely Warming.

Mr.. II. was recently presented with
q handsome revolver. Whose qualities
he was testing by firing blank car
tridgcs into the air. when his daughter
Natalie. aged six, appeared upon the
scene. "Oh. papa" she exclaimed In
great distress. don't shoot ut the sky;
you might kill an aisel!'- Circle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
Economizinq.

whats the matter with Titewads
face
"a friend gave him safety razor
and told him that every time he shay
ed he'd save fifteen cents; he's been
shaving himself night and day ever
since. Houston Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
tlc Meant We'll, Bus-

"Brans IN vomnn should count for
more than beauty
"Oh, but. Miss Swcctiy. your beauty
is too strong an argument on the other
eide of the question" Brownlngs
Magazine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18

cause Thirtysecond street would no
opened up to the river. that IL large
pier would 10 constructed at thu foot
OF the street and that the Norfoll;
ana Washington steamers would make
their landings mt the wharf Mr. Gar
'ett claimed that none Of these things
came To pass and that he should.
therefore. be released from his lease.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
Sailed.
steamer Selma CBrl. Lord Havana
Calendar for Today.
Coal for Havana, Cuba.

The British steamer Selma. Captain
Lord. sailed yesterday for Havana
Cuba, with cargo OF 5,417 tons of
coal valued at SIS 7o9.30.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
THREE REPORTED KILLED
IN SOUTHERN WRECK
Train No. "a Crashes Into Freight at
Rudd, Eight Miles From
Greensboro, N. c.
tBy Associated Press J

GREENSBORO. y. c., Oct. 1s.-Late
last night train No. "a northbound
passenger tain Oh the Southern Raft
way crashed into freight train at
Rndd eight miles above Greensboro.
Three people are reported killed and
sixteen injured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
Cleared.

Steamer Selma OBJ. Lord Havana
Culp-Berwind-White Coal Company.
Barge Mary b. Mitchell for Lynn
White Oak Coal Company.
Barge Iowa for Providence-Chesa.
poake aud Ohio Coal Agency Com
pany,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
Fine Stationery

Lends tone to your business and creates
favorable impression. We make good impress
sions on stationery at prices consistent with
coed work
We cary the following well known
brands of paper
Bonds; Housatonic, Darlington, Danish
Cambria Carthage. Flat Writing: Windsor
Ivanhoe, palo Alto, and Riverside
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
SHIPPING REPORT
Thursday, October II, 1907.
Arrived.

Barge Fannie from New Bedford
10 New River Consolidated Coal Com
pany in ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-18
ABSOLUTELY PURE WH,sKEY.

physicians and others desiring On
excellent article are respectfully ra-
Quested to give this whiskey trial
on my guarantee. Mailowod by age
q. n. COFER. Sole Agent.
gath Strest. near Washington Aycrus
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
W. II. Metcalf Secretly
Married to Widow
Youngest Son of Secretary of
Navy Surprises Parents by
Returning With Bride

OAKLAND, Aug. 29.-William How
ard Metcalf, youn gest son of Secretary
of the Navy Victor H Metcalf, is a
married man and has been such since
August 20, when he and Mrs. Vida
Bevans, charming young widow of
San Anselmo, who Is several years the
senior of the 2S year old bridegroom,
were welded at San Rafael. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by Rev.
Ernest Bradley, rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal church.
The parents of young Metcalf did not
learn that he was a benedict until they
returned a few days ago from So
journ in Colusa county. 1t is under
stood that Secretary and Mrs. Metcalf
have bestowed their parental blessing
on the couple, and that their new
daughter in law will be welcomed into
the family. Metcalf Jr. and fhis bride
are at present living at $40 Eighteenth
street.
Because of the prominence of his
family and by reason of his pleasing
disposition and gentlemanly bearing
young Metcalf was a favorite in select
society circles and had the entry into
the homes of the most exclusive famil-
les. The announcement Of his marriage
has come as a surprise to all who know
him. Several months ago society gos-
sip had it that the secretary of the
navy's youngest son and a belle of the
Oakland smart set were being brought
close together by the little blind god,
but the unexpected announcement of
the betrothal of the young woman con-
cerned and Tonopah mining man ter
minated the talk in that direction and
also came as a shock, 1t is said, to
young Metcalf.
Metcalf Jr. went east some time ago
to attend school. but tired of the life
of a student. returned to this city and
went to work as clerk in the Union
savings bank. where he is stIH em-
pioyed. The relatives of the bride
live in San Ansslrno. Mrs. Mccall is a
woman of education and many accom-
plishments. and is the mother of a
child five years of age.
Victor II. Metcalf Jr. Is engaged to
wed Miss Marie Buffers. a member OF a
prominent and wealthy family of this
city. The wedding is planned to be one
Of the big social events of the winter
season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
PreventsDynanitingOf of
Overland Limited
Special By Leased Wire to The Call


RENO. Aug. 2s.-The watchfulness of
Archie Burrus, the assistant yardmas-
ter at the local railroad yards, pre-
vented the dynamiting of the overland
limited early this morning. While
walking in the yards Burrus saw man
laying box on the track over which
the train would have to pass soon and
called to him. Seeing he was observed.
the man left the box. Jumped into the
cattle corrals and fed in the darkness;
At the same time the whistle of the
speeding overland limited was heard.
and, without an instant's delay, Burrus
ran to the spot, and as the train came
speeding over the hill from Sparks he
reached the box and laid it aside. He
was not a moment too soon, the wreck
being averted by the narrowest mar
gin. The train wrecker had split open
a stick of dynamite and placed a cap in
the powder. A freightcar thief is sus-
peoted of the attempt to wreck the
train.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
.THOMASW|LL
LOSE HIS
PLACE
President Aids the
University's
Head
Prominent Men Beafen
in Berkeley Controversy
Perkins and Know
land Among the
Vanquished
Merrill Has a Clearer
EsoTI
Prominent Men Beaten
in Berkeley Controversy
Merrill Has a Clearer
Field for Posfmasfership

Benjamin Ide Wheeler. presi-
dent of the University of Cali
fornia has scored a victory in his
fight against Congressman Jo-
seph R. Knowland and the repub-
lican state machine. and Incl
dentally President Theodore
Roosevelt of these United States
has shot his big fist straight out
from Oyster Bay and landed fairly
between the eyes of the Southern
Pacific political bureau in Berke-
ley.
Charles E. Thomas will, under
no circumstances, be appointed
postmaster of Berkeley. President
Roosevelt himself has said so.
putting his decision in the form
of letter, written August q and
received yesterday by DR..
Wheeler. The president acknowl-
edged the receipt of commune
cation regarding the Berkeley
postmastership. and went on to give
JOY to the opponents OF the choice OF
the Herrin machine by declaring.
without qualification, that Thomas
would not BE named Furthermore. It
was announced that Assistant Post
master General Hitchcock had been
notified that Thomas was not to be
appointed
The developments OF the day. while
putting Thomas out OF the running. did
not settle the question In favor OF c1ar-
ence S. Merrill. who is the choice OF Dr.
Wheeler That it was purely an anti
Thomas victory was evidenced by the
declaration OF DR.. Wheeler that he did
not insist on the appointment OF Mer-
rfn, but would be satisfied with any
good man. What he wanted was some
one who would not make the Berkeley
postonice a nesting place for politicians
anaicted with pernicious activity In
everything except postal business.
PROMINENT MEN vANQUTsHED
Among the vanquished in the battle
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
Small Fails to Settle
Strike Of Keymen
Special bp Leased Wire to The Call

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-The peace mis-
sion of President s. j. Small of the
telegraphers. who went to New York
on Saturday with the purpose of Sc
curing a conference with the telegraph
heads, is now believed to have been a
failure. Small sent word to the Chi
cago leaders today that he would re-
turn home probably in a few days. His
early departure from New York is
taken to mean that the strike chief
has failed to move the Western Union
and Postal officers. and that the strug-
gle must be continued.
Secretary Wesley Russell admitted
that he had received a long letter from
Small regarding his efforts. The local
leaders believe that II the president has
been unsuccessful 1t will mean renewed
aggressiveness of the wire strike. The
operators all over the country are going
ahead with their election OF repre-
sentatives for the peace" committee
of 15. but the union officers say the
chances are that the committee will
have to be held in reserve for a while
longer. They declare that the strike
board now will devote its entire atten-
ton to prosecuting the fight against
the telegraph companies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
GOldfield Miners May
Return to Work
Special BY Leased Wire to The Call

RENO. New. Aug. 2s.-It is reported
here and in Goldheld that President
Mahoney of the western federation of
miners has telegraphed the striking
miners of Go1dfield ordering them to
return to work Immediately. The strike
is the result of a nonunion watchman
being placed in the room where the
men changed their clothes. The Con-
solidated mines company claims the
miners were stealing portions of high
grade ore and selling 1t to assayers. and
placed a watchman in their room. In
order to defend itself against these
depredations the watchman was one
who did not belong to the union. and
TO this the miners objected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
Aldermen Buy Tickets
to Escape Fines
Special BY Leased Wire 10 The Call

Special BY Leased Wire 10 The Call
CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-Fearing that a
fine of $4,000 and the knowledge that
they had violated the interstate COM
rnerce law might lead them to lose the
baseball bame to ST. Louis, "a Chicago
aldermen today decided to pay their
railroad fares to the Missouri metropo
lis. One of their number had started
to secure pass to st. Louis. where the
Chicago aldermen will play game of
baseball with the st. Louis aldermen.
when they discovered. however, that
this would violate the law, and mem
Der of the corporation counsers office
had informed them their joint fines
would amount to almost $4,000. they
decided to buy tickets The latter cost
them s11 each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
WOMAN GAINS FEDERAL Posr

ELLIS ISLAND, n. T.. Aug. 2s.-
Miss Helen Bulls has been appointed
an immigration Inspector for the par
ticular purpose Of developing informa-
ton regarding the white slave traffic
Miss Bulls was connected recently
with the Travellers Aid society
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
Span Gives Way as the
5o'CIock Whistle Blows
Victims Meet Death
Like Rats Caught
in Trap
Only Few of Large Force
Spared in the Disaster

Special By Leased Wire 10 The Call
QUEBEC, Aug. 2e.-For some
cause as yet unexplained the
southern half of the great new
bridge being erected across the
St Lawrence river above this
city collapsed late this afternoon.
It is believed that 90 lives were
lost and the number may be
greater. Most of the victims
were Americans, skilled mechan-
ics engaged in the erection of the
structure, which was rapidly near
ing completion. The bridge
would have eventually cost more
than S4,o0o,oOo and was to have
been opened within few months.
Special tugs, with surgeons and
newspapermen, left for the scene
at once. Details are yet lacking. as
there is no communication with the
southern shore. 8 Telephone wires
which connected the different parts Of
the work were carried down in the
collapse.
The bridge was about a mile and a
half in length, and half of it, from the
south shore to midstream, crumpled up
and dropped into the water. More than
100 men were at work on this section
just blown at half past o'clock for the
men to quit work for the day, when
there came a grinding sound from the
bridge at midstream.
The falling section OF the bridge
dragged other sections after it, the
swapping girders and cables booming
like crashes Of artillery. Terror lent
heetness to the feet OF the frightened
rvorl1nen ss they sped shoreward, but
only 8 few Of them reached safety be-
fore the last piece of ironwork on the
south shore was dragged into the river.
Near the shore the wreckage of the
bridge did not 90 below the surface
Of the water. and eight workmen who
remained above water were rescued and
taken 10 the hospital at Lewis.
The steamer Glenmont had just
cleared the bridge when the first sec
ton fell. The water thrown up by
the debris came clear over the bridge
Of the steamer. The captain at once
lowered boats. The small boats piled
backward and forward over the sunken
wreckage for half an hour, but there
was no sign OF life.
The twisted iron and steel had its
victims in terrible death grip. A few
floating timbers and the broken strands
Of the bridge toward the north shore
we're the only signs that anything un-
usual had happened There was not a
ripple on the smooth surface Of the st.
Lawrence as it swept along toward the
gulf.
All the men drowned were employees
Of the Phoenixville bridge company and
subcontractors Of Quebec and Montreal.
At 10 o'clock tonight Is bodies had
been picked up and of the eight men
at the hospital two are not expected to
live through the night
The Quebec bridge was begun about
seven years ago and it was to be IN
ished in 1908. Its center span will be
the largest in the world.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
Impertinent Question No. IA
What Is an Automobile ?

For the most original or wittiest to this ques
tion-and the briefer the better-The Call will pay
FIVE DOLLARS. For the next FIVE answers
The Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize
winning answers will be printed next Wednesday
and checks mailed to the winners at once. Make
your answer short and address it to
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
to do mostw knows"
prize Nary. Fsrmar.
hat darks secret, the Chronicles circulation
81 prize Esles scOttEl
The
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To know better
o Cal
What Others going do-before they do it.
piEeto o
A much thought knew when left school
Il to A san Jose
When the fool killer gets his sleep.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
OLNEY MAY WAGE LEGAL
WAR ON TELEGRAPHERS
Talks With Gompers and Suits
Against Western Union and
Postal Are Expected
Special bp Leased Wire 10 The Cal

OpccIdl 0y LedSeu " nc 70 TIC NuIt
BOSTON. Aug. 2s.--It is expected that
it will be announced tomorrow that
Richard Olney, former secretary OF
state, has been engaged to carry the
fight Of the striking te1egraphers
against the Western Union and Postal
companies into state and federal courts
Before President Gompers of the
American federation of labor left for
Norfolk, Va, at midnight, he held a
long conference with Olney and 1t Is
believed that the teiegrapherss strike
was its subject. Neither Olney nor
Gompers would discuss the matter at
that time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-30
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Wins Fight Against Alameda Republican County Machine
NeO Bridge Quebec Coapes Woen DroOned

Men prominent in the Berkeley postnastcrshp controversy
The upper portrait of President Roosevelt In the left
right portraits Dr. Benjamin Id Wheeler and Congressman
Joseph r. Knopdnd wh the op portraits. left right those
of Clarence S. Merrill and Charles E. Thomas.
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