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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
FUR THIEVES BUSY TIME.
Nabbing Garments on Their Way to
Storage Speciality Of Crime.

FROM the New York Sun.
Now is the time when the thieves who
make a speciality Of nabbing fur garments
on their way to storage are specially active
They have another harvest time In the au-
tumn, when these garments are returned
to the owners and when people are buying
new furs.
Sometimes these articles are sent back
and forth in the wagons Of the storage
house, and the thieves, of course, know
their wagons. The less valuable furs are
often sent back and forth by express The
thieves easily recognize a package address
ed to a fur dealer or bearing his mark as
likely to be valuable.
They are on the lookout for just such
packages. Sometimes the package is in
sured by the express company in which
case it is carried in locked receptacle and
Is less likely to be lost.
All the fur dealers have queer stories to
tell OF theft good many years ago a
house found that her costly fur wrap had
been taken by one Of the other guests The
circumstances indicated that 1t was a case
of theft rather than of mistake
She went to consult the furrer who made
the garment, He promised to be on the
lookout for 1t, but gave the owner small
encouragement to hope that the thing would
turn UP.
Through sort Of stupidity the woman
who had taken the garment did send it to
that very furrier to be refashioned His
mark had been removed from the loon of
the garment. but when the Inning was taken
out and the inside of the skin was laid bare
there was written the whole history Of the
article. A few gentle hints were given. and
the garment got back to the owner without
further scandal.
Now the professional fur IL ewes know
better than to take a garment to fash
ionable furrier. They know that on the in
nerside of the skin Is recorded It's whole
history from the time 1t left the hands of
the trapper to the time 1t reached the
wearer.
So stolen garments that are to be refash-
Toned go to obscure furriers, who ask no
questions. They must learn a good many
odd secrets, but after all, they persuade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
COlOred Dress Goods

S ytls i3-inch Tan Silk and Wool Crepe de Paris
Reduced from $1,000 to 500 for pee.
: ydS. inch Blue Silk-and- Wool Crepe de
Paris. Reduced from $500 10 500 for pee.
q yds. 43-inch Gray SILK -and-WoDl Crepe de
Paris Reduced from 81. 90 to s.. 10 for pee.
. yds. 43-inch Tan SIX and Wool Crepe de Paris.
Reduced rom 5000 to Sass for pee.
30. yds. +i-ipch Gray SILK and Wool Crepe de
Paris. Reduced from s. 63 10 81 SO for pee.
~ ydS. 4,inch Blue and White Striped Novelty
Cloth. Reduced from $l3 ~ to $50 for pee.
rs yds. inch Blue Eolienne. Reduced from
s. - 81 30 for pee.
~. yds. Jo-iGch Blue Panama Cloth Reduced
from S.::S to 81. 30 for pee.
4 l-G yds 4'i-inch Tan Mohair. Reduced from
S5.2i TO $500 FOR pee.
51s yds. l'-inch Red Serge. Reduced from s4.13
TO 81 a. for pee.
s yds 43-iuch White and Black Plaid Novelty
Cloth Reduced from $1,000 TO $500 for pee.
Second floor, G ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Picture Department.

1 Genuine Water Color. Cows by the Stream"
in gilt frame. Reduced from 100 to 81 So
Sepia Photograph. "Kenilworth Castle" In i'm
ported gilt frame. Reduced from S 90 to 81 95
Pastel Landscape scene. in gilt frame. Re-
duced from s.. 90 to 81. 80.
Pastels Landscape scenes, in gilt frames
Reduced from $50 to csc each.
l Colored Pho,ograph Girl and Sheep" In gilt
s Colored Prints in gilt frames. Reduced from
9Jc to 35c each
Artotypes. in gilt frames. Reduced from Csc
to :l5c each.
3 Artotypes. in black frames. Reduced from s5c
to 35c each.
3 Small Imported Oil Paintings, with frames to
match Reduced from $500 to SOC each.
Fourth floor, Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
HOusefurnishimg Dent.

Nickel plated COffee Pots. Reduced from 81 10
to 81 90 each. ~
Aluminium Chafng Dish Reduced from IS 90
to 1915. ~N~
Alcohol Lamps. Reduced from SOC to 25c each.
Iumbler Holders. reduced from 1Oc to SC each;
reduced from 81 90 to soc each
Tooth Brush Holders. reduced from 1Oc to SC
each; reduced from 65c to 35c each w
Soap Dishes. reduced from 81 90 to &c eacb E.
reduced from SOC to 25c each A'
g Flat Toilet Paper Holders. Reduced from
81 90 TO 15c each. o'
l Japauned Bread Box. Reduced from Coo to o,c
35c each. ~ "
.. I Large sheet-iron Oven deuted. Reduced from
35c. on 'oc 10
l Copper Wash Boiler. dented, reduced from
$500 to $500; l reduced from So 90 to So 90 ''N
Copper-hottom Wash Boiler. dented reducsd
from $l!5 to I5c; reduced from 81 90 tn 81 o5
reduced from 81 35 to 81 % r ~ $i'@''
Ohio" steam Cooker, shopworn Reduced
from $500 to $500. uceo
Fifth door, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Cloak Department.

Womens Black Wolfe Jacket lined with black
taffeta silk and trimmed with braid and taneta
silk size SO. Reduced from $50. 90 to $500.
Black BrOadcloth Jacket lined with gray satin
and trimmed with tailor straps; size "a. Reduced
from $500 to $500.
Women's Black Gloria Silk Tourist Coat
yoke effect full loose back; size SO. Reduced from
$25 90 to $500.
Women's Tan Raincoats, half tight style. full
to $500 each.
/ Women's Black Tafeta Silk Tea Jacket, ap-
pqued collar. lined with fancy Dresden silk size
"a. Reduced from $1,000 to $500.
l Women's Changeable Brown and Gold Taffeta
SILK Coat - length; size SO. Reduced from
SO 90 to $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Art Embroidery Dept

Q Coorcd Table Covers braided in white. Re-
duced from soc TO SOC each.
, Fancy Cretonne Table Covers. Reduced from
81 p to Toe each
I Tan Linen Center Pieces, 3Gnch size. Re
duced from 81 p to soc each.
) Stamped Tan Linen CenterpieceS, 3G-inch size.
Reduced from 81 90 to 500 each.
9 Stamped Denim Laundry Bags. Reduced from
5Oc to 35c each.
pairs Lawn Pillow Shams. Reduced from 81. 90
to SOC pair.
Fancy Lawn Scarfs. Reduced from 25c TO 15c
each.
. Hand-embroidered Hemstitched Centerpieces.
24-inch size. Reduced from 81 80 to I5c each
3 Hand embroidered Hemstitched Centerpieces,
1s-inch size. Reduced from 81 p to 75c each.
Main door
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Umbrella Department.

IL Women's Twilled silk Umbrellas, with full
length handles of l4karat gold plate. ivory, silver
trimmed pearl, silver trimmed leather and heavily
carved silyercapped Reduced from $1,000 to
S495 each.
l women's Heavy English Tafeta SILK Umbrella,
Fox paragon frame and fulength ivory handle.
Reduced from S14o0 to $500.
Mems English Twed Silk Umbrella Fox
paragon frame. close roll and l4-karat gold plate
trimmed stag horn handle. Reduced from $500
TO $500.
= Mems Heavy English Taheta Silk Umbrellas,
Fox paragon frame wooden shanks and furze and
bamboo handles. Reduced from $1,000 to S4.9o
each
/ Mans TWilled silk Umbrella with oxidZed
silver handle Reduced from IS 90 to $3.50.
Mems Twilled Silk Umbrellas, with silver han
dies. Reduced from 5000 to 81 90 each.
Main floor, + and q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Fertile England.
From the London National Review.

From the London National Review.
Save grapes, tobacco. olives and some
other fruits. we can grow in England all
that be grown in France with as good
certainty and often in better quality. From
our counties come beasts that all the cattle
breeders in the world clamor for Incom-
parable shire horses are still bred In the
Cambridgeshire centers set up by Henry
VIII. In Scotland and all over the north
are farmers whose peculiar knowledge. ex-
tending from tubers to trees. is, as one may
say, gift of the soil Yet England. which
Is over civilized, Is not yet half coIonized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Lamp Department.

I 12-inch Decorated Lamp Globe. REDUCED from
75c to 25c.
s-inch Decorated Lamp Globes Reduced from
SOC to 2Jc each.
japanese SILK Lamp Shade, soiled. Reduced
from 81 90 to $500
l Japanese Lamp Shade, damaged. Reduced from
$t.75 to 81 90.
Large Silk Candle Shades Reduced from 81 2,
to S5c each.
Large SILK Candle Shades Reduced from 81 90
to 75c each.
Silk Candle Shades. with bead fringe. Reduced
from 75c to SOC each.
IL Linen Candle Shades Reduced from 4Oc to
20c each. ~
u silk Electric Light Shades. Reduced from
75c to 25c each.
Fifth floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Misses Department.

1 Girls Black and White Check Taneta silk
Coat. with velvet collar and cuffs: size r. Re-
duced from $3.50 to $1,000.
i Girls Black Wool Batiste Mourning Dress; size
II. Reduced from $1,000 to 500.
Girls Light Blue French Challis Dress trim
med with light blue tafreta silk; size II. Reduced
from SI25O to 81. so.
Girls Fine White Lawn Dress elaborately
trimmed with lace: skirt finished with embroidery
nounce: size IL. Redur Il from $3.50 to SO CO.
Girls Alwhite Mercrrzed Batiste Dress with
lace yoke and bertha; size 10. Reduced from
$3.50 to s. 70.
Girls Guimpes, with Lac, Jokes and hand
embroidered fronts: sizes 6, l. and IA. Reduced
from $500 to 81. 80 each.
Third floor. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Bed Department.

1 Aft. White Fnameled Bed. with brass trim
mings; slightly damaged. Reduced from $50 to
s. 90
! 4h-ft. White Enameled Bed. with continuous
posts Reduced from 5000 to $500.
/ Aft. Green Enameled Bed very pretty de-
sign. Reduced from 81 50 to s.. 90.
l 4t-ft. Cotton Felt Mattress, made in two
parts and covered with art ticking; slightly soiled.
Reduced from SIS 90 TO $500.
l 41a-ft. Cotton Felt Mattress. full co lbs. in
weight and made in two parts; ticking soiled. Re-
duced from s1s so to $500
l 81 1T. Hair Mattress. made in own work
rooms Reduced from $500 to $1,000
3-ft. Cotton Felt Mattress. make;
ticking soiled. Reduced from $500 to $1,000
Second floor, + St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Bric=a=Brac Department

3 Electric Lamps with bronze standard and In
laid glass shade. Reduced from $4,000 to $500
each
] Marble and Bronze Electric Lamp with crystal
shade. Reduced from $I5 90 to 500
l Marble and Bronze Electric Lamp. with mosaic
shade. Reduced from $40 90 to $500.
% Glass Flower Vases. reduced from &c and 35c
TO l5c each 10 reduced from soc and Toe to 35c
each; reduced from 1Jc and 81 90 soc each;
= reduced from $50 TO sIoo each; reduced from
So 90 to 81. so each.
Main floor q At
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
And these remnants:
glassware Department,

Decorated Austrian Glass Punch Set. slightly
Imperfect Reduced from 500 to 81 %.
dozen Imported Etched Finger Bowls. Re
duccd from 81 80 to 500.
inch Table Mirrors, slightly damaged. Re
duced from 5Dc and T5c to PC each.
2-qt- Glass Pitchers. Reduced from &c TO 1oc
each.
u Gold Decorated Austrian Glass Sherbet Cups.
Reduced from 81 ~ to soc each.
I.fil NL..r- IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Special price, soc garment.
And these remnants:

I Infants Toilet Basket. trimmed with dotted
Swiss over pink ard finished with heading. rib
hon and lace Insertion Reduced from $50 to
50 II -
Infants Lingerie Afghan. trimmed With hand
made tucks and beading: finished with lace-trim-
med rutHe Reduced from So to 81
Z Chi1dren's White Pidue Hats. crown huttoned
on; crown and hrim trimmed with eyelet en-
broidery: ribbon bow. Reduced from $3.50 to
81 ~ each
Infants Close fitting Mrll Cans. finished with
fine tucks: ribbon bow. Reduced from 800 to
soc each
Children's White Phone Hats. with crown but
toned on, hrim edged With narrow rum" OF en-
broidprv Reduced from 81 90 to Tlc each
Children's Cloth Coats. NJ tan and white
serge: made with nlaits and trimmed with stitch
ing braid and velvet Reduced from $1,000 to
s. 90 Zach
Third floor Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Basket Department.

Fancy Scrap Basket. Reduced from SITS to
$1.OO.
$1.15 to SOC.
Uncovered Clothes Basket. Reduced from 81. 25
to $1.O0.
Fitted Automobile Basket. Reduced from
$1,000 to $500.
2 Sweet Grass Covered Baskets Reduced from
Sc to SOC each.
8 Fancy Covered Baskets. Reduced from Csc to
15c each.
9 Fancy Straw Whisk Holders. Reduced from
15c to Zoe each.
l Wiow-covered Bottle, reduced from 75c IN
35c: reduced from 5Oc to Csc.
Fifth floor G
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Corset DEPARTMENT

pairs Lily Of France Corsets. straight front,
dip hip. boned with real whalebone. elasticS at
tached sizes %. Is. % and 80. Reduced from
500 TO $500 pair.
. pairs Sapphire Corsets. French eoutil. straight
front. boned with real whalebone; size 20. Re-
d,Iced from So. 90 to $500 pair.
pairs French Corsets. fancy batiste. straight
front boned with real whalebone, elastics attach
ed sizes 49, 2l % and %. Reduced from IS so to
50 90 pair.
G pairs Ivy Corsets. French coutil straight front,
dip hip. boned with real whalebone elastics at
tachcd: sizes 10. %. "a, 30 and 81 Reduced from
800 to $500 pair.
Third door, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Book DEPARTMENT.

1 set Bulwer- Lytton's Novels (25 volumesl. in
handsome green cloth binding. with gilt tops Re-
duced from S25 90 to $500
sets Tine Crown Encyclopedia" in FIVE vol
umes. published by the Christian Herald. II
treats Ga. 900 subjects and has 500 illustrations
and 80 colored maps: very good print. Reduced
from s. 90 to 81 80 set.
set Cooper's Novels. in 10 volumes; good H.
brary binding. with gilt tops; illustrated. Re-
duced from $3.50 to 500.
1 Standard Dictionary, Goth Century edition;
slightly shopworn. Reduced from $3.50 to 81 80.
Main floor, Tenth St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Cotton Dress Goods.

500 yards MOusseine de Sole. in plain Law
ender. light gray. dark gray, nile green and
navy blue; also fancy white cream pink
light blue and brown
25c the yard.
Were 371ac, soc and Coo.
And these remnants:
(2a to 5-yard lengths.)
soc Banzai Silk. pink. blue and black
371ac yard.
3I1sc Mikado Silk, pink. blue and black,
25c yard.
&c Mousseline de Sole, blue and black,
15c yard.
SOC Printed Dinity, 15c yard.
25c Printed Dmity, 15c yard.
12Rc Printed Batiste Lawns, 10c yard
16c Printed Swiss, 12Rc yard.
lac Printed Percae. 10c yard.
12Hc Printed Percale, loo yard
40c Scotch Bingham, 25c yard.
25c Scotch Bingham, 15c yard.
Second floor, G st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Bows FURNISHINGS Dent.

IL BOYS Russian Blouses: good washable colors;
sizes 2In to @. Reduced from SOC to q each
10 BOYS Colored Negligee Shirts: sizes IL and
1915. Reduced from 15c and s1O0 TO SOC each
Il BOYS White Shirt Waists. without collars:
sizes 7 and s. Reduced from SOC and 75c to 25c
each.
IL Boys Golf Caps in fancy mixtures: all sizes
Reduced from soc and 75c to &c each.
% Boys silk and Wash Ties. all colors Re
duced from PC to 12I2c each.
Third floor Tenth q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Sporting Goods Dent.

3 Large College Flags. Reduced from 800 to
soc each
So 90 TO soc.
Georgetown Pillow Cover Reduced from 81 70
to soc.
l Washington College Pillow Cover Reduced
from 81. 80 to soc.
Is College Pennants Reduced from 81 90 to Csc
each.
Fourth floor, Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
ParasOl Department.

! Tan and Violet Dresden Silk Parasol. Reduced
from $500 to $500.
White SILK Parasol. with Dresden border. Re
duced from $1,000 to $500.
Is Colored Silk Parasols, in fancy effects. Re-
duced from 500 to $500 each.
3 81 inch Colored silk Parasols. in checked eff
fects with fancy borders Reduced from $500 to
81 IS each.
Main floor, Tenth St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Students Deserts.


From the Womans Journal
Student-'There must be some mistake in
my examination marking. l don't tn nix I
deserve an absolute zero"
Inspector-"Neither do 1, but 1t is the
lowest mark l am allowed to give"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Worry and Alcohol.
N the Canadian Magazine.


Alcohol has no place. use. or purpose in
the relief of worry, and its so-called use
in this connection, at any rate-is never
anything but abuse misuse, always dan
gerous. always productive of more evil
than it relieves, and only too frequently
suicidal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Friday RaroaiN i'm
Children's MUSLIN Under
wear

We offer lot of Chldrens Muslin Skirts.
Gowns and Drawers at special price.
Skirts are trimmed with tucked ruff1e or
ruff'e edged with embroidery: gowns have
low neck and short sleeves and are trimmed
with ruffle. beading and ribbon: some have
square neck and are trimmed with en-
broiderv and insertion: drawers are trim
med with tucks and ruffle Of embroidery or
lace-edged ruffie. Excellent qualities, all
Of Nov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
And these remnants :

81 pairs Women's BLACK French Iisle Hose. with
double SUles and high spliced heels: sizes and
SD. Reduced from &c To 2oc pair.
Is pairs WOmen's DropstitCh Lisle Thread Hose.
IN Persian Strined effects: sizes and 9la. Re
dncri from 5Oc to 25c pair.
IL pairs W0men's Tan IiSle Thread Hose. with
embroidered ankles: size o. Reduced from SOC to
Sc pair.
10 pairs Wnmens Fine Dropstitch Isle Thread
Hose, in white ard black hair-lre strped effects:
sizes . and o.. Reduced from soc to 3jc pair.
Main floor ST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Tr{0aY lis Our Rero1oanot DaY.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Friday Bargain i'm

WOaTTeN'S Knit Drawers.
90 dozen pairs Womcn's Knit Umbrella
Drawers. neatly trimmed with lace; excel
lent quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
Friday Bargain i'm
Chi1dren's Gibson Ties,

We offer a lot Of Children's Gibson Ties,
OF patent cOltskin. with turn sole and spring
heels: sizes So 10 ,. b. c. d and f lasts.
SI.oo pair. Were SI.75 and $500.
Also lot Of Children's 5-strap Roman
Sandals with patent kidskin vamp. kidskin
top and turn sole; sizes Q to .
$I.oO a pair. Were Sis and $500.
And these remnants:
10 pairs Women's Dungola Butcher Oxfords welt
sole tip same. broad toc. sizes }, I. D. 3l2 and
3d. .. 3tz T. A.. >. 5ia and Sc Reduced
from So 70 81 30 pair
~ pairs WomPns White Canvas Butcher Ok
fnrdS turn sole. wo,-en heel ribbon ties: sizes
and 6AN 6 and 7A-TB- ~. 6. G13 and TC-fh
bt.. 6. 81. and I'D. Reduced from $500 to $50
pair
II pairs Wnmen's OVfordS Of patent coitskin
dongola ard dull kidsRju: the following sizes in
the combined lot 6AA-& sud 4L-A2. 24 and 3B
= IL, and 5iyC-2 and ID aud 5E. Reduced
from 81 30 and 500 10 SlJO pair.
Third noor. Tenth
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Friday Bargain i'm
Women's Tam Hose.

% dozen pairs Woman's Tan Cotton Hose
with embroidered ankles. double soles and
high spliced heels: good quality.
sc pair. Value, 3oc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30

wumcn'S Camhric skirts lawn rGtfie of tucks
and Insertion edged with Vacnciennes lace. Re
duced from 81 80 to 81 90 each.
9 Womcn's Nainsonk Gowns, low neck and elbow
sleeves woke Of valencennCs lace. Reduced from
81 - To 81 - each.
? Women's NainSnok Gowns. round high neck
woke 81 German Nalencirnnns lace; elbow sleeves
Reduced from s. - To 81 20 each
:, Womcn'S Pink Lawn Slips. for wear under I'm
ceric waists Reduced from soc TO %" each.
Wnmru'S NaInSook ChemiScs finished on neck
and sleeves with bias fold cf lawn and wide rib-
hon Reduced from 81 90 to T9c each
10 pairs Womcn'S Muslin and Cambria Drawers
finished with trckS and wide ruile OF embroidery
Reduced from 81 on to 69c pair.
Third floor Eleventh -
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Friday Bargain i'm
Samnne Dressing SacGuess

They represent the samples of a manufac-
turer and are made of plain white and iis
ured lawns, and some are trimmed with
fluffy laCes and fine embrOiderieS. Shown
In several attractive styles, some semi
fitting. others full and loose: some high
neck some low neck. Being samples. there
is but one of kind. and there is CHOICE
OF course.
They range in price from
6oc to S,3.O5 per garment
No1,,ac &c to 6 90 Der garment.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-02
is COMING.
- n
Richmond College Arpanges for
Ball Game Here
PLAY EASTER MONDAY ON CASINO
Engagement With Pennsylvania Uni.
versity Team Has s.en Cancelled
Diamond to Be Put In Shape {
operina Of Season.

President Sprague. of the Mer-
chants Association. has been notified
by the manager of the Richmond
College baseball team that the team
OF the University Of Pennsylvania
has cancelled It's engagement for
the baseball; game to be played here
on Easter Monday. Along with this
bad news. however. came an an.
notlncement of the fact that the Co.
lumoia University team will fill the
engagement.
When II became known few days
ago that Pennsylvania would not
come here, the Richmond boys set
about at once to find another team
just as good in order to carry out
their promise to the Newport News
merchants. They were fortunate
enough to secure an engagement
with Columbia aud 1t is believed
that the team from that university
will draw a larger crowd than would
have been attracted by Pennsylvania.
The work of getting the Casino
diamond in shane for the Easter
game. the first game OF the season,
VII begin in the near future.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-02
CHARGES AGAINST NEGRO
CUSTOMS INSPECTOR
Willie Roe the Principal In Investl.
vestIsation Being Made BY
Civil Service Commission

According to authentic reports,
charges have been preferred before
the civil service commission by Col.
ictor of Customs j. Il. d. Stuart
against Willie Roe. u negro Inspector
of customs employed at the iocaI
custom house, The nature OF the
charges cannot he learned, Collector
Stuart and other interested parties
declining to discuss the matter.
lt is understood that District Sc
cretary AL II. Fisher, who spent
Thursday in the city was sent here
to Investigate the charges against
Roe. but nothing definite can be
learned concerning his business here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-02
New Coal Pier viii be Put 10
Operation Today.
LARGEST on The ATLANTIC COAST
North Side of Dock is Completed and
Vessels Will Be Handled on That
Side From Now on-EarI of Car
rick sails--Marne Notes.

The new Chesapeake & Ohio pier,
No. ~, the largest coal dock on the
Atlantic coast, will be formally put
into operation today, the first car
load of coal being dumped from the
north side of the new structure into
the hold of vessel below early this
morning.
The north side of the new pier Is
practically completed and vessels will
be loaded on that side of the dock
from today on. The south side of
the dock is rapidly nearing compile
ton and the entire pier will be ready
for coal dumping within a few weeks.
The track has been laid on the tres.
tie over the pier proper and all of
the chutes have been put in place on
the north side of the dock and the
work of installing them in the south
side will begin next week. These
chutes are much longer than those on
the other piers and will permit of
loading coal on both sides OF the lar.
gest steamer without turning the YES
sci around while she is loading.
The new pier is $50 feet long from
tile bulkheads and will accommodate
four large steamers or six small
schooners and barges at the same
time. 1t will have dumping capacity
of about 10000 tons of coal per
month and when in full operation, the
output of coal at this port will be
increased about one-third the present
output.
Work on the structure began last
June and remarkably rapid progress
has been made in it's construction.
The pier proper was completed early
in October and the trestle up to the
-bnlkhead of the pier was completed
In Novmber. Hundreds of piles and
thousands OF pieces of timber so to
make up the new pier. The total cost
will be in the neighborhood of $780,.
900.