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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-15
Professionals and uabhua| specu.
Islofs Running The Stock oafket.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY FLOATS NOTES
Success Of Company Indicates That
Railroads Can New Overcome Any
Financial Embarrassment Which
May Arise-Total Sales.
(By Associated PresN)

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE list CT
securities dealt in 0 nthe Stock EN-
change had a more through explolia-
ton today than on any other occas-
ion during the extended advance that
has occurred. The regularity and
precision of the movements disclosed
the skilled operations OF professionals
and habitual speculative leaders. Inc
market was resilient Oh reactions ana
closed at the top with renewed out
burst Of buying orders. The action
Of the market was taken to express
satisfaction on the part of important
financial interests with the prospect
for ultimate business revival and with
the money and political conditions.
The sale CT notes by the Southern
Railway was taken as additional war.
rant for confidence in the ability of
railroads which have been hard press
ed to obtain resources which will re
lieve them from immediate embar
assments. although the terms OF sale
of these notes issues are admittedly
generous.
Yesterdays heavy gold engage
ments together with the previous re
payments Of government, deposits L.:
the banks have produced withdraw
al Of only $8605. 900 cash from the
banks by the subtreasury thus far this
week.
The broadening of the bond market
was feature OF the day. Total
sales par value. $l,246O00. United
States bonds were unchanged On call.
Total sales today, |, 100000 shares
including: Copper 7410O; Smelling
$500: Sugar 9.400: Tobacco 200;
Anaconda 23.60N: Atchison 21.6O0: A..
c. L. 900: c. & O. 1860: B. r. T.
24,5OO: c. NJ. & Stt P. 2G.500; l.. Il
y. $500: N. & w. 400: Penna. o.
100; Reading 274.6OO: So Pac 24.sO0;
So. Ry. $500: pfd 1900: U. P. 1874
GOO: u. s. Steel 1860: V. c. c. L.
100; pfd. 400; Nor. Pac 1920; Sloss
l8S: Ct Min. 35, 600.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
United States for the Eastern DIS
triCt Of Virginia:
CLARENCE II. WlLDES, Who sues,
etc.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORA
TON OF VIRGINIA, OF ais.
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New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. May 1i.-Money Gu
cali easy. l1s 2 per cent: ruling
rate tx: closing bid IL: offered at
~. Time loans heavy. GO days 2s
per cent and 80 days 2la to , per
cent: six months 81 per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 3A
a AZ per cent. Sterling exchange
easier. with acaual business in bank
ers' bills at 1920 for demand and
at 4Sl. 10 for 60 day bills. CONNER
cial bills 4S47s: bar silver 525s: Mex
lean dollars A..
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THE PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORA
TON OF VIRGINIA. ct ais.
To Whom it May Concern:
Take notice, that pursuant to de
cretal order entered in the above en-
titled cause on the Goth. dav Of April,
1898. by the Honorable Edmund Wad-
dill. Jr., Judge, wherein the undersign-
ed was directed to ascertain and re
port to the court:
First: An account OF the assets OF
the defendant corporation. whether
the same be real, personal or mixed
including all franchises and privileges
held or controlled by the said corpora
ton.
Second. An account OF the approx,
innate value OF the Assets OF the said
defendant corporation including fran
chises and privileges owned or con
tr0lled by II.
Third. An account OF all debts.
claims and demands Of every charac-
ter whatsoever due and owing to the
said corporation with the apprOmoX-
innate value of such claims and de
mands.
Fourth. An account of all liens
binding upon the assets OF the said
corporation II any. their dignities and
priorities, If any.
Fifth. An account Of debts due and
owing by the said corporation Of every
kind and character whatsoever.
Sixth. An account Of the dealings
and transactions and rights and liza
bilities OF the said defendant corpora
ton with all persons interested in the
design. construction and erection OF
its plant; the maintenance and opera
tion of its business and affairs from
the time of the formation Of the said
company to the time Of the taking OF
this account.
] will at II o'clock on Monday,
June lst. 1908. at my ONCE, rooms 40i
and iU:, Bank OF Hampton Building. in
| the City of Hampton. Virginia, pro
coed to execute the said decretal or.
der and take said accounts. ut which
time and place all persons interested
are notified to be present and make
due proof Of their respective claims,
| II for any reason the said inquiry and
report shall not h.. completed on that
day. the same will be adjourned from
day 10 day or from time TO time at
the same place, or ut such other place
as may be deemed advisable, until
| completed.
May 9, 1903.
WM. c. /. TAIIAFERRO.
5-etoS-i. Special Master.
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Or. KEA1LEY HAS BADLY
SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE
Quarantine off'eer At o'o
Point Fell on the Wharf Wed
nesday Evening.

Dr. Hal W. Ksstley. assistant quar- :
autine Officer in the Capc Charles
station AZ Old Point, fell on the
wharf "Wednesday afternoon and bad
" spraincd his RICH; knee. lie -
detained in his roorn al The Angus
n Ho:el a. the result 81 the acct
dent and will b. on clutches ST al
least ten days. Dr Eeaiisy vas run
ming 10 catch car for Hampton.
when his foot caught on . board,
which protruded from the wharf. and
h. vas brown Violently 10 the hare
foor.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
A CONSTANT ANNOYANCE

Half the nervousness. half the irrf-
liability that is so common in everyday
life. is really sickness. and in most
cases a condition that accompanies
kidney trouble.
1t is the work of the kidneys to
keep the blood free from uric acid and
other poisons, but when the kidneys
are sick, and not doing their duty. the
uric acid poison permeates the body,
and attacks body, brain and nerves.
The irritation causes nervousness irri-
liability, headache, dizzy spells; makes
you languId, unfit for work. and in
clined to worry over trifies. Besides,
there is nothing more annoying than
bad back. and backache is the most
common sign of kidney trouble. You
1eel lame and tired in the morning,
suffer day and night with a dull aching
IN the back. and it hurts to stoop or
bend or lift.
Keep your temper cool, and get the
kidneys well. No person can feel
cheerful and healthy if the kidneys
are the least bit affected A few doses
OF Doan's Kidney Pills. taken in the
beginning, will set the kidneys right
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
ONE ON DAD" GRIFFITH.
Popular Santa Fe Conductor Accused
of Being an Engineer.

Popular Santa Fe Conductor Accused
of Being an Engineer,
The following is an article from an
Albuquerque paper relative to the visit
of the hospital board of the Santa Fe
to that city. The article is in The main
correct with the exception that Griffith
is one of the oldest conductors on the
board and not an engineer. He now
runs between Topeka and ST. Joseph.
Here Is what appeared in Albuquerque:
DR.. ]. P. Kaster, chief surgeon for
the Santa Fe, and Dad" Griffith and
j. z. Thomas members of the hospital
board of the Santa Fe are in the city
inspecting the local railroad hospital
Engineer Griffith, or Dad" as he is
familiarly known from Chicago to San
Francisco, has been running an engine
on the Santa Fe for thirty-seven years
and is almost as well known over the
system as President Ripley. In the pio-
neer days of the Santa Fe Dad Grit
fifth was the favorite engineer of Presi-
dent Strong, and was always called
upon to pull Strong's private car when
the chief official wanted to make a trip
over the road Some times the Journeys
were from Chicago to Mexico City or
to the Pacific coast. One time Dad"
ran an engine from some place in Penn
sylvania to the Pacific coast. His am
bition is to run one from coast to coast
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18

tionable features and reduce to a thor
ough1y practical form.
With view to producing generally
improved eow-milking machine, Clar-
ence c. Parsons, of Oberlin, o., after
making a thorough study of the anat-
omy OF the teat and udder of the COW,
determined to strike out from the trod-
den paths SO unsuccessfully pursued by
inventors, and after numerous and long
continued experiments with various
forms Of "teat dflators," has produced
thoroughly practical machine.
The primary or basic principle of
construction of the Parsons machine
comprises a plurality of teat dilators
adapted to be inserted in the several
teat openings, or ducts, and means for
positioning and simultaneously manip-
ulating the same with reference to the
several teats of the udder or bag of
the COW.
When the teat openings or ducts have
been dilated by means of the dflators
to form artificial openings. the milk
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
state of Ohio. city Of Toledo. IS.

Lucas County, a..
Frank j. Cheney makes oath Inat ne Is
senior partner of the firm or e J..Cne.s
ney e Co. doing business in the city OF
Toledo. county and state aforesaid and
that said firm will pay the sum OF ONE
EITNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
arv case of catarrh that can not be cured
hv the use of Halls CatarTh Cure.
~ .e FRANK J. CHENEY.
svorn TO before me and subscribed in
nv presence. this 9Th day of December, A.
D. 1886. A W. GLEASOIN:
(SeaI) NotafS upiiCr
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
mas -. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c-
Take Halls Family Pills Tor constlpa-
ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18

site by aid of the powerful hoists, the
network of rails below and the dirt cars
or dumps into which mere midgets of
men-as seen from above-have been
loading, have attracted large daily au--
diences. Now that the construction Is
under way, this most noteworthy of all
railway stations building; becomes of in
terest everywhere. The retaining walls
alone are 1900 feet in length and some
eight acres of streets are carried in
bridging, requiring 23,500 tons of bridg-
ing steel The station building steel
will weigh 25,000 tons, and the service
building steel 2,437 tons. The subway
for ba aggage, express, tracking and pipe
will be $500 feet in length.
Some idea of the enormous capacity
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS.
cents y prprsbrs

with the desire shown for information
on matters pertaining to corporations
which might be affected by bills in
| troduced for consideration of the
| legislators, and while 1 think that ac-
| ton in a few cases has been hasty. I
believe they are disposed to be more
deliberate now than when the legisla-
! ture first convened. From questions
| asked by members of the committee
in public hearing, it seems evident
| that they understood that imprudent
action on their part would damage
their state.
1T must be conceded that as Okla
homa as a territory has not legisla ted
on many matters that should be leg
| islated upon, they are bound to pass
bills and enact in the laws many
| measures to control matters that
have not been under control in that
state, and as long as they carry out
their present plan of giving public
hearings to all parties interested in
proposed bills, they will, if given
proper information by parties
affected, in my opinion, not pass or
make laws which are improper.
1.-The representatives and senator's
compare favorably, I think. with the
same officers of any other state in the
Union, and, while their constitution
gives them more authority than is
usual with other states, my observa-
TlOn lea QS me 10 state pndt Go not
believe they are going to misuse their
power At the same time, I think
they are going to attempt a great deal
of regulating, but I do not believe
they will carry this to an extent
where their regulation will do dam
age. Many bills have been in
troduced and if passed the way they
were first introduced would certainly
be wrong, but there is no evidence
that any larger proportion of these
bills will be passed in Oklahoma than
are passed in other states, and 1 be-
lieve not as many will be.
THE legislation worked upon is
not confined to corporations, but
covers, in proper proportions. other
matters. With the vast amount of
business before them and the limit of
time in which to transact this busi-
make some mistakes but 1 do not be-
lieve that there should be any appre-
henSion whatever as to their dealing
as fairly with the corporations as
other states deal with them.
The corporation commission has
given the opportunity for all inter
ested parties to be heard, and / think
they appreciate the fact that the re-
cent decrease in the volume of busi-
ness is certain to continue. This
makes it clear that caution is neces-
sary. and I think they will carefully
investigate all cases brought before
them and will not do anything that
would disturb present conditions.
fluencing earnings would result in
dinninution of labor or reduction of
wages. and that would affect general
business
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18

not single drop of water in any of
the railroad stocks of the country. 1t
would be impossible to replace the rail-
road for the par value of the railroad
stocks of the country today.
'It is time the people called halt on
this vicious legislation, for it must be
checked if future development is to be
expected. Take the Northern Pacific for
an instance of the absence of water or
as better stated, oyercapitalization. Our
earnings amount to 4.23 per cent, cer-
tainly not too much for investors. How
many business men would be satisfied
with such a small profit? All railroad
development work not largely complet-
ed must stop because of the power given
to commissions and bureaus under the
present administration Instead of Civ
ing these commissions more power they
must be shorn of some they now possess
before corporate conditions again be-
come normal
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Oklahoma Commission Is
Fair to All Concerned
LIS the Opinion of General Man
ager Nixon of Frisco.
HE is NOT DISTURBED
Thinks New State Will Make
Right Use of Authority.
other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.
HE is NOT DISTURBED

The new corporation commission of
Oklahoma, which has almost un-
limited powers in the regulation of
railroads and other corporations has
been subjected to great deal of
criticism in the past few months
Many of their rulings have been con-
sidered extremely radical by the COR
poration interests. Railway officials
in general have been very bitter in
their denunciation of the commission.
However one friend among railroad
circles has been found, who stands
Dy the commission and insists that
although they have been delegated
authority beyond the bounds of any
similar organization in the country
that they are not misusing their
power. This official is w c. Nixon,
vice president and general manager
or the Frisco who in company with
b. +. Yoakum, chairman of the Rock
1sland-Frisco executive committee,
President Winchell of the Rock
Island. President Davidson of the
Frisco, Vice President Nudge and
Passenger Traffic Manager Sebastian
of the Rock Island. attended several
recent hearings before the commits
sion. The opinion of Mr.. Nixon.
which is extremely mild when com
pared with the statements of other
officials, and which was given out af-
Ter ms return from Oklahoma to his
st. Louis office, is as follows:
81 do not think there is any good
cause for the published reports to
the effect that the legislative bodies
or the corporation committee of Okla
homa are disposed to be unreasonable
with the railroads or other corpora
tons in Oklahoma. 1 was impressed
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18

Continued treatment cures cases of
long standing.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the kid
neys only, and contain no poisonous
nor habit-forming drugs. They re-
lieve congestion and Inflammation of
the kidneys or bladder. heal and cure
the kidney tissues, drive off dangerous
uric poisons, dissolve and remove
gravel, and rid the body of all watery
waste.
Thousands of cures prove the merit
of Doan's Kidney Pills. Here is q case
at home.
A TOPEKA CASE.
George Hanley. 1915 Taylor street,
Topeka, Kan. says: I'm 1899 Doan's
Kidney Pills brought me such prompt
relief from kidney trouble that I was
pleased to give testimonial in their
favor. AS no symptom of the COM
plant has returned 1 am now willing
to confirm my former statement. When
I first learned of Doan's Kidney Pills,
I was bothered a great deal by an an
noyance from the kidney secretions,
also by pains through my back and
loins. When advised to try Doan's
Kidney Pills I did SO and they went
directly to the cause of my trouble. as
before stated, curing me in a short
time. I always deem it a pleasure to
recommend them when I hear anyone
complaining of a similar trouble
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE.
A New Move in Connection With
Schools of the World.

Stamford, Conn, Feb. 1S.-A new
move in the crusade for universal peace
was made here today when DR.. Wilson
l.. Gill, president Of the American
Patriotic league, announced plan to
establish correspondence between chill
dren of the public schools of the United
States and children Of the schools in
other countries with the object of pro-
ducing a better acquaintance among
the people of the earth Such acquaint-
ances. it is believed. will be in the fu-
al disputes.
1t is proposed to begin with corre-
spondence between school children OF
this city and pupils Of the normal col
lege of Toxic, Japan. DR.. Gill says that
a number of prominent men, both
Americans and foreigners, have ap-
proved the plan and he hopes within a
short time to extend its workings
throughout the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18

of this great station is to be cleaned
from the fact that the passenger
with an average height above the
street of e9 feet, and a maximum one
of 153 feet. The waiting room will be
277 by, 103 feet and 150 feet in height
The concourse will be $40 feet long by
210 In width The area covered by the
terminal. that Is from Tenth avenue to
the normal tunnel section east of Sew
enth avenue, is % acres. This gives
room for the 16 miles Of tracks at the
station. There will be II passenger
platforms, and their length adjacent to
passenger trains will be 21,500 feet. 1t
will require the use of 20 lifts or e!e-
express.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
PASSENGER RULINGS.
Commission Issues Orders Concerning
PERSONALLY Conducted' Tours.

Z
Washington, Feb. 1s.-The interstate
commerce commission has made infor-
NAL rulings that carriers in arranging
personally conducted tours must keep
separate charges for transportation and
for meals and hotel accommodations.
leaving to the patron the right to ac-
cept the transportation without the 9TH
er accommodations. Carriers are per-
mitted to stimulate travel by having an
entertainment at point on it's lines to
which they may contribute. but such
contribution must be made In definite
gum and be in no way dependent upon
the number Of tickets sold.
A passenger travelling on special
limited excursion ticket with stop-oyer
privileges missing connection through
successive delays of trains is entitled
to have his ticket made good if out OF
date when he makes the return trfR.
The commission also ruled that pass
es granted to state railroad commits
sioners can not be used in interstate
journeys.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
Do You Open Your Mouth

Like young bird and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered you
Or, do you want to know something of the
composition and character of that which
you take into your stomach whether as
food or medicine?
Most intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
DR.. Pierce believes they have a perfect
right to insist upon such knowledge. So he
publishes ;Ssxoadcast and on each bottle
and vexi6es itfdndereath This he feels
he can we@s.Afford to do because The more
the fngredients of which his medicines
are made are studied and understood the
more viii their superior curative VIRTUES
be a1hrsciated.
For the cure of woman's peculiar weak
nesses, irregularities and arrangements,
giving rise to frequent headaches, back
ache, dragging-down pain or dis ress in
lower abdominal or pelvic region. accom-
panied, ofttimes, with debilitating,
pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms of weakness, DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is a most efficient remedy.
1t is equally effective in curing painful
periods, in giving strength to nursing
mothers and in preparing the system of
the expectant mother for baby's coming,
thus rendering child birth safe and COM
paratively painless. The rFavorite Pre-
scription is most potent, strengthening
tonic to the general system and to the
organs distinctly feminine in particular.
It is also a soothing and invigorating
nervine and cures nervous exhaustion,
nervous prostration, neuralgia. hysteria,
spasms, chorea or ST. Vitus's dance, and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tendant upon functional and organic dis
eases of the distinctly feminine organs.
A host of medical authorities of all the
each of the several Ingredients of which
~Favorite Prescription is made for the
cure of the diseases for which it is claimed
to be cure. You may read what they
say fo1. yourself by sending postal card
request for free booklet of extracts
from the leading authorities, to DIR. z. ".
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgical In
stitute, Buffalo. N Y. and it will come "a
you by return post
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
NO WATERED STOCK.
President Elliott of Northern Pacific
Raps Roosevelt.

Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific, who is making a tour
of inspection, was quoted as follows
during his stay in Spokane: mot sat
fsfied with the havoc already wrought
by extreme and unwise statements,
President Roosevelt has made another
attack on corporations. His recon-
mendation for federal control of the
stock issues of corporations is so rabid
as to be alarming. The encroach1ng
power given commissions over railroads
has checked building for years to come,
and the west must suffer for this un-
wise legislation. This talk about wa
tered railroad, stock Is untrue. There is
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
ELON S. CLARK, Manager

flows freely and automatically from tho,
openings thus formed in a much mora;
expeditions and natural manner than
by the use OF the ordinary suctions
milking machine.
In recently witnessed test OF the
machine. IA quarts of milk were drawn
from the COW shown in the accom-
panying illustration, the machine be-
ing applied. operated and removed in
period Of time of but six and ONE
half minutes.-From Technical World
Magazine.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18

travelling men have a way of getting at
those unwestern orders that puts rail-
ways in a receivers hands where
managers insist on foolishness.
The Frisco and Katy roads tried the
same obnoxious plans and can give the
Missouri Pacific some pointers on how
they lost freight business the busy
commercial man controls.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
AN UNPOPULAR ORDER.
Missouri Pacific to Make Passengers
Show Tickets When Taking Train.

The Missouri Pacific is issing
warnings to passengers, effective Feb
ruary 20. that they must show tickets
for passage to train men before being
allowed to get on or enter any train.
No cash fares or ticketless passen-
gers will be allowed to do more than
look at the train leave the station The
order won't last long. The commercial
The Topeka state journal., 1908-02-18
MIDLAND VALLEY EXEMPT.
Is Allowed to Charge Three Cents Per
Mile.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 1S-The corpora
ton commission today issued an order
exempting the Midland Valley railroad
from the two cent passenger fare. The
road presented proof to sustain it's
claim that operation at less than three
cents per mile would be at a loss.
The Midland Valley runs from the
Arkansas line through Muskogee and
Tulsa to Arkansas City, Kan. 1t is
one of the newest roads in the state.
1t is owned by the same parties who
controlled the old Choctaw prior to it's
absorption by the Rock Island system.