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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
WESTERN ROADS WILL
NOT REDUCE WAGES
Labor Leaders Given 20 Understand
That Owing to Presidents Att.
tude no Cut Is Contemplated.
Ry Ansociated press.l


CHICAGO, ILL, March 21--Follow-
ing secret conference of Western
railroad presidents in Chicago this
week. certain labor leaders woro given
to understand that the Western roads
did not contemplate an immediate re-
duction OF wages.
No reason for such assurance was
given, but IT. was stated today by n
prominent railroad official that It. was
deemed unwise for the roads 10 re-
duce wages so long as tho big sys-
TENS of tho country continue to pay
higher dividends than tho roads earn.
while they continue 10 borrow enor
nous sums OF money.
II is understood that tho Presidents
letter 10 the Interstate commerce COM
mission regarding tho wage question
Is what gave tho Western presidents
to. understand that inconsistency in
the matter would not DO tolerated by
public opinion nor by tho President.
The proposition OF reduction In
the dividend rates of Western roads
generally was also discussed. but was
laid aside as impossible ut this time.
a general increase In freight rates
was also discussed and laid aside.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
Weekly Bank statement.
INV AsscnIeted praas

NEW YORK March 21-The state
ment OF the Clearing House banks for
the week shows that the banks hold
l%L42f.460 more than the require
ments of the 20 per cent. reserve rule.
This is an increase OF $6.759.375 In
the proportionate cash reserve as
compared with last week. The state
ment follows:
Loans s1.161 ,65S. 600, increase 1884,
100.
Deposits si,ls2.oso.soO. increase
al0,25O.900.
Circulation sei.s45.ooc. decrease
Sl61, 200.
Loyal tender ssO.s54.5oo. increase
sL82S,500.
Specie s27i,ooO.ooo. increase ST.
49, 500.
Reserve saa2sit.5oO. increase So
aa2. 100. "
Reserve required 295,5so, $50. in
crcnso s2,562.725.
Surplus s37.424.45O, increase ss.759.-
375. 1850
Extra United States deposits s49,-
iS1.250. Increase s6,501 ,05o.
The percentage Of actual reserve OF
Tho Clearing House banks at the close
of business yesterday was 2S.55.
The statement of the banks and
trust companies OF Greater New York
not members of the Clearing House
shows that these institutions have ar
eroGato deposits of s749. 1S3, 700: tota1
cash OH hand $53,5oO, 500; and loans
amounting TO $775,3i0.1OO.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. MD, March al-Flour
Dull. unchanged.
Wheat-Easier; spot contract 96N
Q9'; Southern on grade 93ls@9s.
corn-Weak; scpot mixed 65%9M;
No. 2 white 67KG%; Southern white
d4@67h.
oats-Steady; No. mixed 56156h.
Rye-Dull; No. 2 Western export
SS@S9.
Butter = Firm, unchanged; fancy
imitation 2hG26; do reamery 80: do
iauie 2S@24; store packed 16917.
Eggs-Steady. unchanged, 25n.
Cheese-Quiet. unchanged; large
l4%; atsf 14A; small is.
Sugar-Unchanged; coarsc granu-
lated $50; fine $40.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
Large Accumulation Carries / 10
Highest Point Of Year.
PROSPECTS FOR TRADE BRIGHTER
Me. camille Agencies Give Conscrva.
tive encouragement to the Hopeful
Spirit whIchh is Beginning to Pre-.
vail-Total Sales and Quotations.
(By Associated press)

NEW YORK, March 81 - United
States Steel was the mainstay of the
stock market today. Tho large ac-
emulation of that stock carried 1t
TO the highest point OF the year. al
Ntng for the X per cent. dividend
which came on tho price this week.
The contents of the pamphlet report
of the company issued yesterday was
responsible for this demonstration
especially those passages dealing with
tho conditions in the trade since the
first of the year. noticeable i'm
preston was made by the official as
surance there given that the rate OF
expansion in The average daily orders
coming In for March was as great as
1t had been successfully In January
and February over the depth OF the
rDccmber depression. Tho anxiety
of the earlier part OF the week caus-
cd by reports from Pittsburg that tho
revival of the steel trade was hating
was nllayed by this information
The weekly reviews of the mercan-
tile agencies gave conservative en-
courngcment to the hopeful spirit pre-
vaient In the stock market. Advices
from the cotton manufacturers were
an exception and the note OF demon
alization reported in tho print cloth
trade. with plans for curtailment Of
productions were likely.
Tho expectation of a. message from
the President dealing with commerce
and labor conditions came into force
as n factor in the market Bonds
were steady.
Total sales. par value. $3.50, 900.
United States As registered declined
u per cent. on call during the week.
Total sales today 100000 shares, In
Guiding: Copper 1890; Smelling 81
600; Atlantic Coast Line 100: Chesa-
peake & Ohio 300: Louisville & Nash
VILE COO; Norfolk & Western 200;
Reading $500: Southern Railway
1900, pfd 500; Union Pacific $4,000:
United States Steel $4,000: yirvinIa
Carolina Chemical 200. pfd 20o sloss
Shefield 100.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
ANOTHER MESSAGE SOON
President Roosevelt Changes His
nInd Again Just for q Change.
70 FoREsTAll LABOR CHIEFS
Administration to Back the Bills Pre-.
pared by officers OF the civic Fed.
acknowledging Has Not Yet Been
Written, But 1t is Coming.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March ell
As tho result of the White House dis
cussions and conferences In regard 10
the recommendations OF the President
for amendments to the Sherman An
Thrust law and other topics NEIL
toned in his previous message, he
has reached n decision to send an
other message TO Congress within \
few days or two.
1t Is said Mt the White House that
tho message has not yet been written
and that 1t is not now probable that
IL will be sent to Congress before tho
introduction OF the Civic Federation
lflls by Representative Hepburn.
This statement Is based upon the be-
lief that tho moral effect OF tho intro
duction of these bills might be serl.
ously impaired lf they are preceded
by presidential message indicating
their scope In advance. thereby re-
ducing them 10 mere forms.
No explanation can be had from
any official source for publication re.
speeding the reasons which have
brought about this decision TO send
another message after Il had been an
nounced that there was no lnvestiga :
ton TO send message to Congress
ut present. II is believed. however
that the explanation Is to be found In
tho stimulation OF public interest IN
the projected Legislation to be dealt
with In tho message, caused by the
active propaganda instituted by the
labor element directly upon tho ad.
ministration and upon Congress by the
labor chiefs. who have becn In con-
ference In Washington the last few
days.
The fact that the labor people are
asking for Legislation going far be-
yond tho limit which the President
has fixed in his own mind as proper
at this time probably has suggested
TO the administration leaders tho ne
cessitv OF laying their own case be-
fore tho people in order to counterfeit
as far I'D possible, tho appeals which
arc certain to be made to the mass
OF organized labor through their pub
LEGATIONS when 1t becomes known Off :
cially that the demands of tho exc
cutiye council OF the labor organiza-
ton failed to receive approval either
at the White House or the Capitol.
At the concluding session oil
the Executive Council OF the Amerl
can Federation OF Labor 1t was de-
cidcd to urge upon the House com
mittec on labor the necessity for the
passage of the pending bill creating
n department of labor. the head oil
which shall BIO member OF the Pres
ident's cabinet. It was decided tc
make vigorous effort to secure the
passage OF laws by state legislature,
for tho abolition of child labor. a
protest oimilar to the one presented
to Congress yesterday. to be sent tc
organized labor and the public gen
orally. will DO prepared BY commit
tee consisting of President Gompers
Secretary Frank Morrison and Vice
President O'Connell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

within the next few hours. nay the
detectives who nro ut work on the
case.
Chief Special Agent Schcrcr. of
Richmond. was appraised OF ,hc rob
berry and detectives from Richmond
Newport News and other cities arc
on tho lookout for the thieves. No
time was lost By the railway company
In taking up tho case, and the agent
here has been lending all the aid pos-
able In m effort TO solve tho robbery
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

FOIVf OUE IHE FTOUbEs
you would like to own and II it'e for
sale at all We can get 1t for you.
Probably save you lot of money too.
Al real estate experts we get rock
bottom prices where you might bo
asked n fancy one. Come and con-
suit uB anyway. We may have
something oven better than the house
you have your eye on. You have tho
benefit OF our help and experience.
Tho owner pays the commission. Not
you
w. z. LAWSON,
Bank Of Hampton Bldg. Phone .,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
lived 1s Days; Skull Cracked,

CHARLOTTE. n. c.. March Ell
George Clifford. after living eighteen
days with five fractures of tho skull.
and with other fractures extending TO
the Interior OF the brain. Is dead. g.
Q. Barnes. his alleged assailant. was
released from jail upon $4,000 bail fol-
lowing habcas corpus proceedings.
Tho injured man attended to his work
several days. not sispecting HID scFl-
GUS condition until seized with con-
vulsions.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
eAsgsALL NOTES.

Judging from the way HInchman Is
playing around the initial bag for the
Maps at Macon, George Stovall may
lose his Job.
Out in Detroit the most logical can
didate for mayor Is Hughey Jennings.
IL the Tigers win another pennant
jennings election IL conceded
Tho 81. Louis Cardinals have \
great shortstop in Bobbie Byrne. The
Cardinals paid 500 for his rclca Sc.
He halls from Shreveport.
Connie Mack is not worried abou.
the games which the Athletics are
losing at New Orleans. Connie does
not expect so hard time of 1t after
the regular season opens.
President Taylor of the Boston
Americans hasn't made known how
much Of the prize money he was com
PEELED to give Jack Thoney. It's a
(cinch. however, that Jack got more
than 800.
ARiIl WIZ IcCUutlS. JOlueO
the Maps at Macon. looks good TO Ia,
toie. Larry saya that Terry will be
depended upon to perform some won
derful stunts.
Spit ball artists will not be in such
great demand this year. The rough
covered ball will make It almost I'm
possible to make the splitter" effec-
tive.
When George StalIings gets all o.
the big league castofs he needs he
will have team that should wall
away with the Eastern League pen
nant.
McGraw is tho most uniucky man OF
the New York team In practice. Fl,
works as hard on the field In tn,
spring as any of his players. He ha:
mad his knee injured while doing &c
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
R0BBER BEING TRAlED
BY c. & o. DETECTIVE
No Time Lost in Putting Offieers on
Case After Depot was
Entered.

WILLIAMSBURG VA, March 2t,---
burglars broke into the Chesapeake
a Ohio Railway depot hero last night
and carried away all the money and
tickets they could find.
While there is no clue to the where
abouts OF the thieves, the tickets
have been recovered and 1t Is expected
that the guilty parties will be caught
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
Money Market.
(By Associated Press,

NEW YORK. March 2l-NIoney on
call nominal. Time loans steady, go
days 3A. 30 days 3N. six months Az
Close: Primo mercantile paper 5h@
per cent. Sterling exchange steady,
With actual business In bankers bills
at 1859 4S6.05 for demand, and at
4S3.5O@ 1880 for 60 day bills. Com
mercial bills 4s6Ni@7s. Bar silver
55A. Mexican dollars AZ.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
Wines and Liquors

I belong 20 the lost tribe that
strayed away from Dublin before
Moses aaiied on the Red Sea. I'm
q price cutter. I'm a money-maker;
I'm the one that sells all straight
WhisideB retail at Wholesale prices,
TT following high grade 100 whss
kies sell for 90 a drink: Paul Jonea
Pure Rye, Sherwood Rye WhiHkey.
Carroll Springs, pure Maryland Rye
Whiskey, Parkwood Rye Whlakey.
All of the above named WHISTLES are
strictly high grade; watch my pricss s
| II you dare. beat me II you can.
Whiskey In bulk at following pricea:
Old Mich Pure Rye, " pit. $50:
gallon ........... ...........S&,Q5
Leonard's Fayodte. " pt., 900;
gallon ............ ..........s 8.oe
Hunters Baltimore Rye, * pit,
26c; gallon ........ .........S 4.oa
Maryland Club. " pt, 2Ge; gal
Paul Jones Pure Rys. " pt., aoc;
| G6lon ....,..... s.......s..S2T6
Star A, Rye, gallon $500
1899 ~NSoSt GGAfoh CAsSV
lakewood Pure Rye, gallon .....S2.09
Jefferson Pure Rye, gallon .....S17a
Kentucky Bourbon, gallon ......s1.So
Double Stamp Gin, gallon 49,. .s2,0e
The following brands Of California
Wines. Port Sherry. Catawba, Ola,
ret. blackberry, ct ESQ per Gt; gsr
gallon. 7Bo.
Pride Of NORTH Carolina, years
old, gallon .SSGJ
kummein, per gallon ......... s200
Carroll Springs. gallon ..,...... Sa6e
xxx Baker Rye. gallon ..... .s2.5e
| ri, 10 NARD'S
Barrel And Bottle House
10 AND 10 MELLEn sr.
Phoebus, Va. 'Phona ESQ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
WANTED

The public to know that the follow.
Ing contracting painters and paper.
hangers of Hampton work union men.
s. g. Cunningham & Brother, paint
Ing and paperhanglng. 1885 Locust
street
l.. G. Tennis. painting. paperhang
Ing and sign writing, Court street. op'
posite Courthouse. sign shop 90 King
street.
w. H shackelford, house painting,
Queen street.
p. e. Davis. house painting, Armia-
tead avenue.
Hudglns & Sons. house painting.
John Ferber, painting and paper
hanging, Mellen street, Phoebus.
2-23-1m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

Take no risk-have your prescrip.
tons Allied by experienced phar1na-
Fists at johnson Pharmacy. Phone
eOa. 2-21-1m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

Take your prescription 20 Hull't
Cut Rate Drug Store. 1s.29-t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
Tho Way II Hannnned.

They say money ruined him."
Yes. 1t did"
How did he got it?"
"Hc didn't got 1t. His rival got II
Chicago Record Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22
has had his nose broken. and now has
ono OF his fngers split to the bone.

Tho new combination on the Chi.
cago American League tcam-Dono
hue. Davis. Parent aud Tannehrl. on
the inneld-ls working finely In the
practice games In California. and
those who have watched tho scores
carefully seem to think that Comlskey
has more dangerous combination
for tho championship than no had
last year.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22


Fines of 800 each were inflicted on
tho Boston American League. Colum-
bus American Association. Chicago
American League and New Orleans
club by tho national baseball COM
mission at Cincinnati Tuesday for
misleading statements in agreements
for transfers Of Gessler. Robe and
Dundon, players. The Columbus club
submitted its agreement with the Bos.
ton Americans for the sale of Gessler.
part OF the consideration Lclng dc
livery by Boston OF congalton for Har
rls. This point was not In the copy
OF tho agreement on flle with tho
commission and furthermore. Harrls
was not at tho tlmo with the Boston
club. Declaring essential facts had
been concealed the fine was announce
ed, with the threat that repetition
of the offensc would bring much
heavier penalty. Tho Chicago New
Orleans offonsn WAS secret agree
ment for the release to New Orloans
of Dundon ands Roho as part consld.
Grafton for the purchase of Manuel
and ATT by Chicago This proviso was
not In the original agreement Of snle
as. filed with the commission. Tho
same warning Ia given In this case as
In that involving Columbus and Ros.
ton
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

Judging from the way IInchman Is
playing around the initial bag for the
Maps at Macon, George Stovall may
lose his Job.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

Out in Detroit the most logical can
didate for mayor Is Hughey Jennings
IL the Tigers win another pennan
jennings election IL conceded
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-22

Tho ST. Louis Cardinals have .
great shortstop in Bobhe Byrne Thu
Cardinals paid 500 for his release
He halls from Shreveport.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22

FIVE ministers and one diplomatic agent abroad
also for the United States District Attorney OF
the Southern District Of New York. who used TO
get as high $4,000 in fees before the Office was
put on a salary basis. Next the 5000 Offices
the Governor of Porto Rico, who. too. gets free
use Of a palace; the Assistant Treasurer, Surveyor
OF Customs Naval Officer OF Customs and General
Appraiser of Merchandise. al at New York: also
Collector Of Customs Philadelphia and Boston
and the postmasters at New York. Chicago. Phila-
delphia and Boston. The Solicitor General OF the
United States gets $500. All OF these offices thus
far exceed United States Senstorships in salary.
The s7O0G berths go to twenty-nine United States
circuit judges the Treasurer Of the Philippines,
who need not be confirmed by the Senate; four
collectors of customs nine appraisers OF mer-
chandise and one assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral.
At $500 there are diplomatic agent and Chief
Justice of the United States Court OF Claims,
while at 5000 there his associate justices, also
the ninety federal district judges the Treasurer
Of the United States the Commissioner os Internal
Revenue the Librarian OF Congress. directors OF
the Census and Geological Survey and the post
masters OF twenty-eght cities. Next 10 these
comes the Controller of the Treasury, at IS 500.
There many positions paying 5000 and these
include assistant secretaries OF the departments,
seven assistant attorneys general, two assistant
treasurers and some twenty commissioners" bu-
reau chiefs and directors" of scientific nstitu-
tions and the like Then there ten assistant
secretaries at $,5O0 and hundreds OF other Presi-
dental appointees from that figure down.
But by far the biggest group OF patronage offices
within the gift OF Mr.. Taft is that made up OF
ss46 presidential postofices'over $50 paying 5000
and more; 100 paying g 900 $3.50; than
so paying e 500 to S20o0 500 paying 81 800 TO
81 800; about 1000 paying 81 200 q, 400. and over
loo with salaries between NOo and H.ao
The next largest group OF Presidential Offices is
In the customs service. and includes Ia collectors
of customs. whose compensation ranges from a
snn .fOaf
of salaries commissions and limits 20 . possible
sassuas % $500 net Including the aas salaries sf
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22

SS0o and S7.O00 mentioned. The commissions range
from a fraction OF l per cent to per cent the
maximum fees from $3.50 TO $4,000. two being paid
only IN such fees they can collect up TO 5000.
two others up to g 600 Then there 81 surveyors
Of customs. with pay ranging from a salary Of
$500 through all sorts Of combinations OF fees and
salaries the fat salary Of $500 mentioned
Added to these ara 5 naval officers OF customs
at $500 ard the one given at $500. general ap-
praisers at $500 and II appraisers at s20oo to S0O
Next in line comes the public land service. with
2Os registers and receivers. receiving $500 to 5000
besides II surveyors general getting $500 TO $4,000
Then come the court officers Of the Department OF
Justice-S2 United States District Attorneys, recey-
ing from S5O0 to $4,000. and many United
states ruarshals getting from 5000 TO 5000 And
under internal revenue service there are 50 col
lectors getting from S.s15 to S5Oo. while IN the
nInts and assay Offices there are more Presi-
Dental berths with salary attachments OF from
s2OOO to $500.
summing up then, there are the following Presi-
Dental patronage offices under the different depart
ments: Postofflce. 6.S1; Justice Gncluding the
courts) 1910: Treasury. 355 Interior S42: Commerce
and Labor %; War. 8. State, %; Agriculture, 5;
Navy, q miscellaneous, H.
Mr. RooseveIt's placing Of the whole consular
service with It's generous salaries. In the perma-
nent and competitive class OF Offices that can be
entered only by examination relieves Mr. Taft OF
the WORRY Of filing these 11O0 Offices for which
ONCE seekers OF the past have been ravenous. How
the nation has grown in a generation, both inter
nally and IN internal tlOnai Importance, be read
from the fact that Mr.. Taft has 10 i'll twice the
number OF diplomatic missions that Mr.. Hayes had
and over four and half times the postofflces
From now on Mr.. Taft will be harassed by Office
seekers, especially from among the classes who do
not understand that under officials. clerks and
other suboFdnates OF the executive departments
must obtain their positions through the Civil Ser
vice Commission. and not through him Once the
new President is in Washington these throngs OF
patriots. eager 20 serve their country. will
around the little annex which President Roosevelt
had built west OF the White House, partly to keep
sressssaxsrs frsn ksckA&iny his AsnA
New-York tribune., 1908-11-22
FACTS ABOUT FIRELEss COOKERY.

There few kitchens that do not boast
manufactured. Although the knowledge OF hreess
cookery only reached American housekeepers re-
Gently, It Is by modern method
II is generally conceded that Norway the
birthplace of this wonderful and easy way OF cook
ing Many NOrwegians, peasants principally.
cooked (even in greats -grandmOthers' day) al
most all their foods by starting them the fire,
then packing them in a hay box or even IN the
family feather bed. The women then were free to
go 70 the fields. sure OF finding hot dinner
days 1aunt in the country remember the freless
box of their childhood days. On starting for pic
mic IL was filed with good things and supplied not
palatable dishes at the end Of the drive
The official entry of freless cooking in America
dates back some six years ago. An army report
TO Washington from Germany. stating that
food for the soldiers had been cooked with great
success without fire Orders were sent from head
army training school for bakers. that experiments
De tried at along these lines.
The drelesS cooker saves money, time and fuel
It does away with odors in the kitchen and in
creases the digestibity and paIatableness Of many
foods.
The freless cooker IS a friend OF all housekeepers
Of the invalid the camper-Out, the summer cot
tager. the working woman and the woman living
in rooms The odd, CumbrOCS hay boxes have been
replaced by neat compact cookers There sew
eral kinds now 10 be had OF different sizes. ma
terials and shapes There are hreleSs cookers or
polished wood, tightly packed with non-conducEng
material and furnished with aluminium covers
There are hreless cookers OF shining metal well
covers that clamp closely. There Is also q cooker
that boasts 4 heated plate that adds considerably
70 the high temperature % the fOtdS--Ih- House
keeper