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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12
HIGH SCHOOL SUDDENLY
ENTERTAIN FRI
Enjoyable Evening Spent III" II
bly, Hall Of High SCHOOL, me
Prograns

Que of. the most enjoyable enter.
tainmepts ever held in the assembly
hall Of the High school building was
that given last night by the Newport
News High School Literary Society.
Every number OH the long and well
arranged program met with merited
applause from the audience TINT filled
every foot of available space in the
hail.
The feature of the entertainment
was n debate on the question, IRE.
solved that the jamestown EXPOSE.
tlon Will do more harm than good to
Newport News" Messrs. Julian Hall
and James Williamson delivered ex.
cellent addresses in support of the
affirmative side of the question, but
the arguments presented by Misses
Lou Ware and Fannie Blackman con.
WINGED the judges, Messrs w, G. VIII,
kie w. Bargiman and e. Feno Heath.
that Newport News will derive more
benefit than harm from the EXPOSE.
tion.
Following is the program rs rem.
dered.
Address of welcome.
....... President Phillip Murray
instrumental solo Miss Elsie West
Original paper. Miss Annie Conway
Recitation. -. Miss Belle Kerlin
instrumental duet ...........
Misses Hazel Weaver and Marie
Turner.
Observation-Disclosures. Jul
ian Hall and James Williamson; neg.
atlve--Misses Lou Ware and Fannie
Blaclsman.
Octette-Misses Turner. Cunning.
ham, Grandy and Harrison, and
Messrs. Oyerton, Hester. Payne and
Sherman.
Defamation. .. Mr.. Nelson Overton
Recitation. ....... Miss Nellie Frank
Recitation ........ Miss Susie Adams
Instrumental solo. Miss Ella Davis
Recitation. -. Mr.. Alvin Jernigan
Vocal solo-Miss Alleyne Cunningham
Dlalogue--Miss Sallie Corbell and
Mr.. Leroy Hester
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12
. r
ENTHUSIASM RE|CAS
IN BANKS OF Y.M,CA.
canDa|gneFs Yesterday Brought
The Total up 10 Eighteen
Thousand Dollars.
MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DAILY
Mayor Buxton and Hla Team Jump
to First Place Asain---subs.antlal
Contribution from w. }. Payne
Teams of Younger Men Ready for
Active Work Today.

Enthusiasm reigncd' at the Y. M.
e. A. campaign headquarters last
night when. II few minutes after re-
porting time, It was announced that
the $4,000 mark had been reached
and passed. This means that an aver
age of more than sl.140 daily has
been raised during the seven days
that have passed since the beginning
of the campaign. Just $1,000 remains
TO be subscribed before the fund Is
completed.
At 1880 O'Clock last night the col.
lections Of the various teams lacked
about $4,000 of bringing the grand
total up to $4,000, and there was
some disappointment because State
Secretary Coulters prediction in yes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12

street, south by Thirty.second street
and west by James river.
Third district-,rhe third district
shall embrace all the territory of the
city east of Jefferson avenue bounded
OH the north by Thirty-sixth street to
Madison avenue and by Thirty-second
street from Madison avenue to boun-
dairy line between the city and Eliza
beth City county; south by boundary
line between the city and Warwick
county and west by James river"
Superintendent's Report.
Superintendent of Schools w. C.
Morton submitted the following re-
port on the enrolment and average
daily attendance of pupils at the city
public schools during the month of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12

lrchti Preparations For Commencement.
Cnptninn the recommendation of Super
ritish s3nt Morton the board directed t
,rts havband regulations committee to a
titiiae 29lhe superintendent and Princfr
ef,. INC High School r. Randolph Ion
,tu''e, OF Snc1etiFs arraiise .Legits ijr Iii
~, EQUAL commencement exercises {
lSSl,hn Tiph cNhnnla 1yhlnb o,o - 4, - 4, =,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12
TWENTY,THREE CLUB RANouErs
Mr.. silizoIy Leaves the Organizations
to Go to Norfolk,

The regular quarterly banquet of
the Twenty-three Club was held last
night at the Commercial hotel. This
organization is composed of half n
dozen or more popular men of the
city. the officers being as follows:
John r. Morton, president; w. J..
Nav, vice-president; j. w. Gulick,
second vice-president; l.. l.. Bilizoly,
secretary: a. v. Dillon, treasurer.
AT this meeting Messrs. H. w.
Daughtrey and Fred Read were elect
ed to membership. The features of
the evening were speeches to Mr.. Ri.
lizoly, who laves the city Saturday to
take n position in Norfolk.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12
REV. Mr.. HUBBARD RESIGNS.
Popular Pastor of Second Baptist
Church Goinu to Appomattex

Rov. r. c. Hubabrd, who for hve
years has been pastor of the Second
Baptist church, mas rendered his
resignation to take effect on the last
Sunday in May. Rev. Mr.. Hubbard
has accepted call from church IN
Appomattex county, his health max
ing 1t imperative that he live in n
higher altitude.
Rev. Mr.. Hunter is very popular
with his congregation and has wide
circle OF friends Throughout the city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12
steamer jamestown Leaves.

The Norfolk 6 Washington Steam
hoat Company's new fire-proof side
wheel steamer jamestown was float
ed, out of dry dock No. Q, at the ship.
yard, yesterday morning after having
her hull, cleaned and painted. The
vessel sailed for Washington soon af.
ter she left the basin.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12

.arcuses char
ssadmission and
ed seats, $50 In,
/circuses charging
4 atts admission ana IL
! served seats, SIS, Giro
more than 30 cents adm
cents for reserved scat
Increase of from 500
water companies.
The license tax q
adopted unanimously
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-12
IE(eeiill( d y
lie Photographed a sub
,ion during tho after

The.sS ing of tho teams and cam.
paign results are given In the accom-
panying table.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
SHORT SESSION
DE- SAFETY
BOARD
Reports Received and Appli-
cations For Positions
Are Read.

The Board of Public Safety held a
short session last night with Chair
man Ingraham, Mayor Bliss and Mr..
McGaughey present.
After the reading and approval of
the minutes the report of Chief Bicker
of the fire department, showing the
number of fire during the past month
was read 1t showed that the depart
ment had answered nine alarms, that
the loss had been s1,O2O, covered by
insurance of $3.50
+. G. Sweeting was elected a mem
Der OF the fire department, and the
application of Thomas Dunn for a
similar position was referred to Chief
Becker
The application of Cnas- NJ. Hoffen
and w. c. Bicker for positions in the
police department were referred to
Marshal Frank. that of B. c. Brewton
laid over until the next meeting, AMI
the application of H. H Kelly not
granted
The resignation of J. w OLeary
was accepted, after which the board
after discussing several matters re.
garding the departments, adjourned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
HUGHES AFTER
SUPT. KELSEY
New York Governor Prob
ing Into Department
of Insurance.
Ru Associated Press.

Albany, Feb. Ex-Governor Hughes
searchingly examined State Superin-
tendent of Insurance Kelsey for near
ly two hours this afternoon regarding
the conduct of his Office since his ap-
pOintment last May. Kelsey admitted
that he had never examined the roster
of his department, in the light of reve-
lations before the Armstrong investi-
eating committee, as to the affiliations
of certain employees with the officials
of insurance companies involved in
the insurance exposures; that not IN
til two days before the elections in
the mutual insurance companies last
December did he appoint inspectors
in charge of the elections, nor did he
himself prepare plans for counting or
CONTRASTING the votes. Kelsey was
given further time to make any de-
sired statement of facts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
MONARCH GOES
To ASSIST
SMACK
Big Tug Left Here Sunday
Night in Search of Clara
r. Harwood.

The big tug Monarch, which was
chartered by Saunders & Co, left here
Sunday night to render assistance to
the fishing schooner Clara r. Harwood
which is aground near Passaluth, at
the mouth of the Mississippi river.
The tug sailed from Pensacola on
Sunday night at s O'Clock in command
of Capt. Peter Olsen. John G. Welsh
left with the vessel TO superintend
the work of floating the smack. 1t Is
thought that the tug reached the
point where the vessel is. aground
yesterday. At least she was due there,
provided she can locate the stranded
fishing smack, but it is feared that
some trouble may be experienced in
locating the vessel, owing to the fact
that the gulf in that section is COW
cred by heavy fog and smoke, which
makes it difficult to see further than
one hundred yards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
A PROMINENT
PREACHER HERE
REV. LYMAN 3. WEEKS OF UTICA,
NJ. Y, WILL PREACH AT THE
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.

Rev Lyman B. Weeks, of Utica, n
Y, state superintendent of churches
in New York state will preach in the
Universalist church on East Chase
street, tonight at o'clock
Mr.. Weeks has been in the Univer-
salist ministry but a few years, COM
ing to it as a convert from the min
tstry OF another denomination and is
a deep thinker. an interesting and
scholarly preacher and man of rare
inspiration. He has been awakening
great interest on his preaching tour
through the south. The public is cor
daily invited to attend the service
tonight
While here Mr. Weeks will be the
guest of Rev. C. p. Hall, pastor OF the
church.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
Day in the Senate.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-As the result
Of more than five hours consideration
of the agricultural bill to-day the SEN
ate increased the salary OF Clifford
Pinchot, chief of the bureau of for
estry, from thirty-five hundred to five
Thousand dollars The debate WIS on
the methods OF the administration and
the general policy of the forestry ser
vice, and at times broadened TO in
clude the public land question gener-
ally Practically no progress was
made on the bill during the sessions
which will hereafter meet at eleven
O'Clock
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
| B R.
COMPANY NOT
|NSO[VENT
Telegraphic Error Response
BILE for Recent Incorrect
Statement.

The Journal is in receipt of a let
ter from A J. Spencer, of Mobile,
Ala, president of the American Lum-
Der Co, one of the largest lumber
companies at that port, relative TO an
Associated Press dispatch which APP
peared in The Journal on February
Is, stating that a petition in bankrupt
CIV had been filed by creditors of the
concern. This, it seems, was an err
ror, either on the part of the Asso-
ciated Press or the Western Union
Telegraph Co, as the dispatch receiv,
ed by The Journal was published ex-
actly as received.
The American Lumber Co, is not
the company affected by the bank
ruptcy proceedings, and The Journal
takes pleasure in correcting the error
for which, however, it was not in the
least to blame.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
Prisoner Knew He Was a
Foul Creature" and
Tried to Have JUS
tice Done.
SAYS KILLING WAS
ACT OF PROVIDENCE
Important Testimony Is
Brought Out by the
Defense.
Or. EVANS, ALIENiST, REcITES
STATEMENTS MADE TO HIM BY
THAW AFTER LATTER'S INcAR-
CERATlON IN TOMBS-WILL OF
THAW INTRODUCED IN EVIL
iDENCE WITHOUT PROTEST.
ey Associated Press.

New York, Feb. 1S-In the Thaw
trial to-day defense got into the
record Thaw's statements, as given by
DR.. Evans, the aIienist, as to the kill
ing of White and his will with codiciis,
executed in April. 1905, at the time of
his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit- DR..
Evans was recalled to the stand after
court opened by Attorney Delmas who,
notwithstanding the alleged storm be-
tween attorneys for the defense, is
still examining counsel, and who pro-
ceeded to examine Dr. Evans on the
subject of his observations of Thaw's
condition at various periods after the
latter's incorporation in the Tombs.
Thsw's Statement.
During his examination witness said
that Thaw had told him: Il never
wanted to shoot the creature; | never
wanted to kill him; ! knew he was a
foul creature, destroying the mothers
and daughters of America. but | want
ed through legal means TO bring him
10 trial. wanted 10 get him into
court-to bring him to justice-buU
Providence took charge of it; it was
an act OF Providence"
Mr.. Jerome made no objection TO
this evidence, only on the form of put
ting the questions. These were recti-
fed and admitted. Under the same
conditions the will was admitted. The
fact that Jerome seems disposed to
admit testimony of every character
provided. as a preliminary. that wit
ness testifies that Thaw was of un-
sound mind at the time to which the
testimony refers, is taken as further
indication of his intention, at the
psychological moment, if his hand is
deemed strong enough, to demand the
appointment of a committee to pass
upon Thaw's state of mind at present
Will of Thaw.
In the will Thaw set apart fifty
thousand dollars to be used in case
of his violent death, in the prosecu
ton of parties suspected of guilt
thereof A codicil left seventy-five
thousand dollars for use in securing
legal redress from Stanford White and
one other, unmentioned in court was
for the benefit Of four young women
who Thaw declared had been victims
Of degrading assaults" in a house
furnished and used for orgies by
Stanford White and other inhUmaT
scoundrels." He also left seventy
five hundred dollars to three others tc
be used to discovered the further mis-
deeds of White.
Thaw, Dr. Evans said told him o
attempts to bring White to justice by
appeals to District Attorney Jerome
to Anthony Comstock and 20 a detec
tive agency, but without success. DR.
Charles Wagner. of Binghampton
corroborated most of Dr. Eyans's test
mony.
Late in the afternoon District At
torney Jerome began the cross exam
ination of DR. Evans They flashed
fire at the first contact and DR.. Evans
met the preliminary attacks bodily.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
SIX SEAMEN LOST
LIVES IN STORM
SY AssocIsted Eress-

Highland Light, Mass. Feb. 1S.-Six
seamen were drowned from the
barges Grad and Alaska. of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal Company.
when they went ashore and broke I'D
during a storm off here today Two
men from the Grad were hauled
ashore in breeches buoy by the life
saving crew
These barges and the barge Beth
Ayres were bound from TO Boston,
in tow of the tug Valley Forge and
broke the towing hawser early today
under the strain of a northeast gale
and drifted ashore The Beth Ayres
and crew were saved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
Adopted by House Under
Suspension of the
Rules.
NOTWITHSTANDING FIGHT OF
DEMOCRATS AGAINST CERTAIN
PROVISIONS - BILL LIMITING
HOURS OF RAILWAY EN-
PLOYEES DEFEATED-OAY IN
THE SENATE.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Feb 1S.-Under sus-
pension of the rules the house to-day
the conference report on the
bill, although the demo
Gratis made a party issue against the
ing increased air space in vessels.
Democrats, by voting solidIy against
the bill recommended by the inter
state and foreign commerce commits
sion as substitute for the so-called
LafOllette bill, limiting the employ.
ment on railroads 10 sixteen hours
prevented the passing of the bill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
CAPTAIN LOGAN
IN COMMAND
Of YARD
Well Known Naval Officer
Reaches Here and As
SurneS Command.

Captain L. c. Logan, U. S. ~, an
officer well known in the service. has
assumed command of the Pensacola
navy yard and eighth naval district,
relieving Commander Hogg, who was
temporarily in command
Captain Logan will be warmly well
coined to the city by the citizens, who
will extend to him every courtesy. He
is an officer who has served many
years in the navy and Is weri fitted to
command the yard and district
He was assigned to duty recently
when Capt. Bicknell was ordered to
Portsmouth to take charge of the
navy yard there and first naval dis
trict
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
WORKMAN WAS
SERIOUSLY
INJURED
And a City Inspector Hurt
By Earth Gazing In
Upon Them.

Jack Donovan, a city inspector OF
sewerage work, and VIII Young, the
latter a colored workman, were in
jured yesterday afternoon on Tara
coma street, near the corner of Garden
by earth caving in upon them while
they were standing in nine-foOt ex-
cavation made at that point for the
laying of sewers. Inspector Donovan
continued at his work, although in
jured to some extent. but the negro
was carried to his home on North
Hayne street, his condition being
quite serious
The accident occurred about 3
o'clock Young was working at the
bottom of the excavation, while In
spector Donovan was watching the
progress of the work, when switch
engine passed. causing the earth near
the edge of the excavation to give
way Both men were completely COW
cred by the large amount of earth
that fell upon them, and It was feared
that they had been killed, but with
in a few minutes all OF the workmen
in that section hurried to the place
and with shOvels soon removed the
earth, allowing the men to have fresh
air
Donovan soon recovered, but the
colored workman was seized with
spasms, and was in a serious condi'
ton when he was removed in the
patrol wagon to his home. One of the
largest pieces of earth mad struck him
on the back of the neck, and he had
not recovered consciousness up to a
late hour last night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
TESTING BOYKIN
ANTI-FUTURE LAW
By Associated Press

Atlanta, Feb. 1S.-The first test of
the Boykin anti-future law began to-
day at special term OF the superior
court convened for this purpose.
Cases are pending against more than
dozen persons charged with selling
futures in violation CT the law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
NEGROES WOULD
ABOLISH SALOONS
PETITION MONTGOMERY COUNCIL
TO CLOSE DIVES AND DIS
REPUTABLE PLACES.
Nv AssocIated Press

Montgomery, Feb. 1S.-The protest
of twenty-four prominent negroes, in
Guiding all the preachers in the city
was read in the city council tonight
against saloons and disreputable
places, and the authorities petitioned
TO abolish saloons in residence dis
tricts, declaring the evils complained
of are causes for the increasing crime
in the negro race. An appeal was also
made for more effective enforcement
of the law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
GOT AWAY WITH A
TRAY or DIAMONDS
sv Associated Press

Houston. Texas. Feb. 1S.-An TN
known man by the exchange" trick,
robbed d jewelry firm Of between
fifty and sixty thousand dollars worth
of diamonds today He asked TO have
diamond which he presented,
matched, and looked over a box con-
tanning a fortune in gems. The
stranger then departed. Later when
a clerk had occasion TO look into the
box. il contained nothing but tissue
paper.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
REARRESTEO At
GATE OF PRISON
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS WANTED
FOR LooTING SOUTH CARO-
LIMA BANK.
Rv Associated Press.

Atlanta, Feb. lS.-Having completed
sentences Of five years each for
postoffice robbery committed in
South Carolina, and after receiving
their respective discharges from the
federal commissioner. Walter Wood,
H. B. Wilson and Charles Rogers
were arrested on warrants from the
same state charging robbery of the
state bank at Rockville. Tonight the
trio are in Jail and tomorrow will be
taken to South Carolina TO await trial.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
DYNAMITE BLOWS
FIVE TO ATOMS
- Associated Press.

London, Ky, Feb. 1S-Two white
men and three negroes were blown to
atoms by the explosion of one hundred
sticks of dynamite they were thawinG
around a fire at Tunnel Number Six,
North Hazel Patch, on the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
ON JAP
SCHOOL QUESTION

Washington. Feb. 1S.-The basis o.
agreement between President Roose-
welt. Secretary Root and Mayor
Schmitz and members of the school
board of San Francisco provides that
AL children of. an alien race, under
sixteen years of age who speak Eng
Iish may be admitted to white schools.
Special schools are to be established
for children of alien birth who are
deficient in English"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
DISPENSARIES
ARE ALL CLOSED
BY Associated Press

Columbia, s C., Feb. 1S--Everv lis
pensary in the state was closed today
and prohibition will prevail for a week
or longer. Governor AnselI appointed
the members of commission of bust
ness men TO wind up the affairs of the
dispensary and issued a proclamation
and notified all to close until the com
mission meets and passes on the
bonds of county boards TO be APP
pointed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
MURDERER ATTEMPTS
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
2 Assoriated 80

Kansas CITY, Feb 1S.-Frank Holt
man, sentenced to death with Mrs
Aggie Myers for killing the woman 5
husband, attempted 10 commit suicide
in his cell at the county Jail today
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
Patrolman w. c. Ward Is
Charged With Keeping a
Gambling House.
SOLICITOR LOFTIN
FILED CHARGES
In Criminal Court Against
Ward and Three Other
Parties.
H. n. KELLY Is ARRESTED AND,
HELD IN DEFAULT OF A BOND
OF 81 ,5oo-WARp, JAMES L. LoNat
AND GEORGE SUAREZ NOT YET
ARRESTED BY THE OFFICERS.

In the Criminal Court yesterday So
licitor Loftin filed informations
against Patroiman w. c. Ward, George
Saurez, H. H. Kelly and James l..
Long, the Latter formerly a police Off
Ger, charging them with keeping
places for the purpose of gambling.
Kelly was arrested and his bond
placed by Judge Beggs at $4,000. This
was reduced to 81 500 later, and in de-
fault of same he is held IN the county
Jail pending trial upon the charge.
The officers have not yet arrested
Suarez, Long or Ward, as they have
been unable to locate them Offioer
Ward has not been on duty for sever
al days, he having been reported at
the police station last Friday as being
sick and unable to report for duty.
Caused Much Comment
The fact that the solicitor had filed
informations against d police officer
and three others for keeping places
for the purpose OF gam bling, caused
soon as it became known In the m
formation 1t is alleged that Ward and
Suarez were the propFietors of plaza
over saloon at the corner of Tara
gona and Intendencia streets, and that
Kelly and Long conducted a SIMILAR
place over saloon on Tar1agon9
street Neither Suarez, Ward or Long
have been seen N the city for the
past two days, and Kelly is the only
one who could be found by the offs
GERS when the InformatiOns wers
filed
Other Business.
number of othsr cases were dis.
posed of in the court yesterday, which
re-corvened after recess of a week,
owing to Mardi Gras.
Senator Johnson. charged with gam
bling, was fined $15 and costs or serve
60 Gays in Jail, and Excl Thomas, Ar
drew Skeins, CORY Thomas, Chas.
Philips, VIII Jackson and Flo Lopez.
all coicred, charged with gambling,
were fined $40 and costs or As days
in jail.
Games Banks. for petit larceny. was
fined s. and costs or 80 days; Mack
Horn for aggravated assault was fined
s15 or so days and John Ford for
vaerancy, was sentenced to serve
term of three months at hard labor.
L. II. Bombay, charged with con-
tempt of court by interfering With
witnesses was fined SIS, and VIII
Philips and Cory Thomas for the
same offense, were fined $3.50 and
costs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-19
HORRIBLE DEED OF
INDIANA MOTHER
Rx Associated Press.

Connorsville, Ind, Feb. 1S.-With-
out any known cause Mrs. J. S Nun
dele, aged thirty-fiVa, today killed her
two children, aged four years and
seven months, respectively. and then
killed herself, using a butcher knife.