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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
SHOT THE GIRL He LOVED
Married Han In PIisburg Kills Gil
he Loves and Himself.
IHsAHELY JEALOUS over THE MISS
Fact That She was Accompanied to
Church by Young Man Put Murder
in His Hcart-Had Loved Her Long
Time, Says Her Mother.
Gy Associated Prcge)

PlTTSBURG. PA, April G.--Jcalous
of It II year old girl, S. L.. Gardner.
aged 50 years old. prominent civll
engineer residing at McKecs Rocks,
a suburb OF this city, today shot the
young woman. Miss Dorothy Yost.
through the heart. causing instant
death. and then fired n bullet into his
mouth. dying three hours later in n
hospital without regaining conscious
ness
Gardner, who was married man
with several grown children. liyei
next door 10 Mrs. Bradnoy, The girls
mother Both Gardner and Miss
YoBts family are prominent and have
up to the time Of the shooting been
ON the hest OF terms. Last evening
MISS fcst accompanied by yonng
man friend. attended seryiccs nj the
PRESBYTERIAN church. whore Miss Yost
was Il member of the choir. 1t is said
when Gardner heard of this he became
greatly anScrcd. He arose in excel
lent snirlts this morning. however. nc.
cordins 10 his wife. and after kissing
her left the house and went TO hard.
ware store nearby. Here he purchas.
cd o revolver, informing the clerk he
was going 10 Fix some burglars. "
After leaving the store Gardner met
The Young man who escorted Miss
Yost TO church last sight and shaking
his fist at him s$BE: I'm going 10
get even with YOU
Gardner made his way past his own
home ANA entered the Bradncy resi-
dencc. Miss Yost was on the see
ond floor ana Gardner went to her
there. What passed between them
there will probably never be known
Inc next instant number of persons
including Mrs. Bradney and Mrs. Gard
ncr were attracted by two shots
flushing into the house they found
Miss Yost dead and Gardner dying.
Mrs. Gardner said today that two
weeks ago her husband confessed 10
her that he was infatuated with the
young girl. Tho girls mother, how
ever. says that Gardeners infatuation
has been Of long standing Gardner
was borough engineer, but lost his no.
j si,ion about month ago when the
administration changed hands.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07

number OF articles describing both
the Holland AMI Lake boats. az well
az on other naval subJccts
He had been engaged by the Lake
company to 20 abroad and familiar
ne those Interested with the mcrtts
OF the Lake boat. lie resigned no.
cause he had become tired of living
abroad. The articles he had written.
he said, were paid Tor by tho iournnIs
win tho exception of the Scientific
American. No torpedo company. h..
shid had paid him anything for these
articles,
Where Skcrctt Secured Information.
the source Of information for some
OF Mr.. Skcrrett's articles was gone in.
TO lT Mr. Olmstcd and especially tho
FACTS contained in the report on the
naval appropriation bill. which was re.
ported TO the House three days bc.
fore. AZ first the witncss said he
lad obtained this information from
the public press hut when informed
| mat the report had not been made nnh.
lie NJ the time he wrote the article.
| ne said that II hnd been given him
ny Fiedoricy Whitney. OF this city. an
attorney formerly connected with tho
'~'N' company Hnu now MA partner In
a number Of marine Inventions. He
said he did not know whore MIR Whit
ncy got the Information.
! Tho fact was called to MIR. skier.
rett's attention that marked copies of
! Harnors weekly containing his nrticla
had been sent In members OF the In
! visiiGating committee but he said he
had no knowledge as to who sent
them
! MIR l.i,tlcton. attorney for The I3lcc-
/ trio Boat Company. produced two pic
torial post cards containing cuts ol
the English type OF submarines Will
the printed statement that they were
the type being advanced by the Lake
COMPANY
Mr.. Skcrctt snlI that he had thcs,
cards prepared nj the request of Mr.
Simon Lake. of the Lake Boat Compn
NY and that he had mailed them to
members of Congress and Washing
ton ncwspapcrmcn.
did YOU know that the date OF
mailing the first post card was tn,
date of the introduction by Mr.. Lille,
lof his investigation rcsolution?" asl:
ed Mr.. Olmstcd.
No. sir" replied Mr.. Kkerrott.
When MIR. Lake asked me 10 hay,
these cards printed he simply sait
I When you have them ready mai
them
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
STATES CONTROL WATERS
WITHIN ITS BORDERS
United States Supreme Court Hands
Down an Important Decision on
Rlparion Rights.
CBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. d c.. APRIL c =
In an opinion OF Justice Holmes. of
the Supreme. Court of the United
States, that court held that the state
OF New Jersey has the right 10 pro-
hibit the diversion of the waters OF
her streams 10 another state. The
decision was rendered in the case
of the Hudson River Water Company
VS.. Robert ii. McCarter, in which the
attorney general OF New Jersey sought
to restrain the company under the law
of 1908. from supplying water from
the Passaic river TO Staten Island.
N. Y.
The company took the position that
the lax prohibiting such diversion was
unconstitutional because it interler.d
with interstate commerce. anu be-
cause II intcrfcrcd with properi
rights, but The New Jersey courts ur-
held the Jaw as in line with tho
states right TO control its own nat,aai
resources.
Justice Holmes decision sustained
the state courts view and his decision
was against the water company. Til.
opinion was asserted in positive terms
the right OF the state TO control the
waters within its borders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
Hot Likely Congress viii Act on
|. RayRaPd's Bill This Session.
FEATURES OF THE New MEASURE
Varies But Little from the One on
Which the Naval Committee Made
an Adverse Report Hasn't Much
Chance at Present.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April c.
1t Is hardly believed that the House
naval affairs committee will give con-
sideration ut this session of Congress
to bill introduced by Representative
Maynard today authorizing and direct.
ing the secretary of the navy to con.
tract for the purchase of the James.
town Exposition property for the
United States for the purpose of ma
val training ana coaling station. in.
asmnch as the committee only last
week turned down practically the
SAME bill by an almost unanimous
vote.
Mr. Maynard and a number of the
citizens OF Norfolk, including T. j.
Wool. a. II. Martin and others. work
cd on the first named bill for three
months of the present session of Con-
ercss and were only turned down in
their proposition last week
The new hill varies from the ono
tina, has just bren considered by the
naval affairs committee, but little. so
lar as casual examination shows. tho
main idea being to have the govern
mcnt take over the property in qucs
ton either by private sale or condem-
nation. and the amount due The gov
crnmcnt by the exposition. about ST..
o0O.OOO. shall be deducted from The
purchase price. In other respects il
docs not seem to differ materially from
The bill that has Just been turned
down
Although several officials of the ma.
Wy department. went before the naval
affairs committee when the first hill
was under consideration and stated
thai the Exposition property was much
needed by the government for a coal
Ing and training station, tho commit
tee did not see ii that way and refused
by an almost unanimous vote to make
Il favorable report on the bill
II Is hardly believed. as already re-
ported that much further considcra
lion will be given the new bill at this
session of Congress.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
WATERS WENT ON STRIKE
AT THIS BRYAN BANQUET
They Had Differences With the Cat.
ercrs and the Guests Had to Go
Without Their Dinner

DENVER. COLO, April G.-Wil.
liam j. Bryan closed day of activity
by addressing $50 persons tonight IN
the spacious FL Jebcl temple banquet
hall in addition 10 hundreds of others,
who filled every seat in the galleries.
The banquet had been arranged by
the Bryan Democratic Club. of Colo
RADIO. and its President. Congressman
John Sbafforth, presided
Everything was in readiness to
serve the banQueters when the half
hundred or more walters who had
been engaged became involved in n
dispute with the caterer and went on
strike.
After parleying for an hour or more
this portion of the affair was abandon.
ed and without the guests having eaten
The speech making Legan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
W0MER'S PRAYERS FAILED
TO GARRY THE ELECTION
West Point After a Vigorous Cam
paiGn Decides to Continue TO
Have Saloons by Big Majority.
tny Associated Prcssl

WEST POINT. VA, April G.-Thc
local option election here today re-
suited in Il victory for the vets. SO 10
81. A total OF 1871 votes were cast
Three were thrown out There are
only $50 eligible voters in the town.
The battle wagcd fast and furious
all day long. AZ sunrise the church
bells called the women to PRAYER, TIL.
service continuing all during the day.
The children of the town with white
ribbons iluttering and banners waving.
and singing battle songs paradcd the
streets and stood near the polls.
Never has there been fiercer or
more closely contested election in
West Point The vets unhesitatingly
agrced that The drys were morally in
the right. but tho question OF revenue
a matter of $l.S5O00 caused many TO
vote for the saloons.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, TUESDAY, April :, 1908.

OF the public, though perhaps not dl-
rcctly connected With interstate COM
mcrcc. by granting to corporations
engaged In interstate commerce cor
tain privileges, ii being admitted for
the sake of argument that corpora
tons could no, be directly compelled
by the courts to furnish such intorma-
ton.
at is my judgement Sud MIR.
jerks. that the government does
have legal right to gran, these priv
ilegcs 10 corporations provided the
corporations would furnish the infor-
nation desired: but in case the de-
sired information secured by granting
these privileges would not 20 beyond
The information immediately connect
cd with Interstate commerce. the gov
crmcnt should secure all II could.
Chairman l.ittlcfcld. having raised
II doubt as to the constiiutlonaliiy oi
the proposed questioning of corpora
lions MS 10 the intimaccs of their
business, Mr. Lowe called attention
10 n bill introduced by Mr.. Liitlohold.
in which the same power of question
ing is conferred.
Mr. Littleficd's Contention.
Mr.. l.ittlcncld replied that he in
troduccd that bill before the decision
OF the Supreme Court of the Uniten
States in the Howard case. which de-
cision laid down the opinion that the
Federal government has not the right
TO exercise control over Interstate
corporations because they are inter-
state corporations. but has merely the
right to control interstate commerce
itself.
Daniel Davenport, of Bridgeport.
Conn. representing the American An
boycott Association, spoke In OPP
position to the bill He maintained
the doctrine of Seth Low that the
people OF the United States had out
lived The principle of the necessity OF
maintaining and preserving compa-
tition." is wrong one. He claimed
that the proposed bill would legalize
the most Objectionable forms of com
bination. particularly the boycott.
Mr.. Davenport commended tina, there
is noting In the present law that pre-
vents labor unions from organizing
and pursuing all of their interests by
legitimate means.
The decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, he said, in the
Connecticut hatters case means that
they could not maintain Il boycott, but
the Supreme Court had repeatedly de-
cided that the Sherman antitrust law
recognizes the right OF labor to organ
lie and authorizes them to do SO for
| all legitimate purposes.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07

Ing trust. which it is reported he or
ganizcd last Saturday to stop legis
lation.' said MIR Payne.
Ona viva-voce vote the bill passed
but in order that mcmbe rs-mlght be re.
corded the yeas and nays were or.
dercd.
Tho vote resulted: Ayes, 900; nays
|; absent. s.
The negative vote was cast by Mr.
Litucheld. The bill passed by the
House was transmitted 10 the Sena, c
today. and on motion of Senator Dol
liver was laid on the table subject 10
be called up at any time
MIR. Dollivcr explained that the bill
is quite similar TO The measure re
ported to the Senate from the com
mittce- OH education and labor.
Mr.. Dolliver contcmplates asking
the Senate to agree TO take up tbs
bill at nm carly date. probably some
time this week lie will probably
move To substitute the Senate meas
IRE for the House bill and after the
Senate acts vii then leave to the
ccnferes the task of agreeing upon Z
compromise measure.
The House bill is much more sweep.
ing than the Senate bill as il apple.
to all common carriers" while III,
Senate bill applies only to common
carriers by railroads.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
ARGUMENTS BEFORE COMMITTEE
Seth Low Again Advocates National
Civic Federation Amendments Be.
fore Senate committcc-Professor
jerks, Authority on Commercial Law
is Hcard-o,her Arguments.
(By Associated pressl

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April 6 -
Inc statement by Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
oil Labor. that organized labor would
rather endure the Sherman anti-truat
law as applied by the United States
supreme Court iii the hattcrs' ease
IMAM submit to restrictions as nro
posed by the amendatory bill drafted
Jy the National Civic Federation ana
introduced in the House by Mr.. Her
Duin, of Iowa, was ono of the features
today OF hearing on that bill before
sub committee of the House iu
dietary committee.
The speakers in addition TO Nh.
Gompers, were President Seth Low
OF the National Civic Federation: pro-
lessor j. w. jerks, of Cornell Univcr-
silly. as counsel for the Federation
Daniel Davenport. of Bridgeport
Conn, for the National ANTI Boycott
Association; and George +. Monahan
OF Detroit. counsel for the National
Founders Association, an organization
OF manufacturers employing 25O, O0C
men.
The chief speaker was Professor
jerks. who discussed the bill in Its
various phases and answered a run
ming fire of questions from members
OF the committee and interested per-
sons. lie made it plain that in so far
as he and the National Civic Fedora
'ion are concerned, they desire nc
changes TO be maze in the Sherman
law that would authorize an inter
state boycott, as defined by the an
lhracite coal commission.
Mr.. Gompers declared that organ
ized labor does not want its contracts
with employers TO be passed on as 10
their rcasonableness or unreasonable
ness by a commission: that rather
would labor submit to thc> law as ii
now stands. Further hearing on the
hill was postponed to Thursday. April
&c.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
ROBERT G. SKERRITr
ON SUBMARINE RACK
Hon Well Known In Newport News
Gives Testimony Before Ii.
veslIgal|ng Committee.
NO LONGER IN EMPLOY OF LAX S
Newspaper Man and Mr.. Lillcy indulge
in Heated Controversy as to Who
is Telling the Truth = Committee
slyly Rcprimands Liilcy for Giving
Gu, Anidavits.
ny AasocIatcd Prcnsl
Out Ahidavits

INV Apsociotcd pross,
WASIIINCTON n r. ANN .
TIN ,nl,c Tornado no,, con,n
cm,tcl thc e,,rc ,cJn,. II, ,,,o i,',.',i
cation or charncs nrnipai ,hc ,sIoctric
non, Comnouv hoin,, ,,,nInc,,,, ,,,. ia
special House committees. Robcrt q.
Skerritt. OF New York. who formerly
was In the cmplov of tho Lake Com.
pnny rs It's forci5sa representative, was
put through n searching examination
ms to certain articles lie had written
Tor magazines AMI newspapers on the
SUI Jcct OF submarines. II was the
evident purpose of the committee ia
F! show hat he had written the artl-
clos with the view OF creating favor
able sentiment for the Lake company
but he denied this. He was still on
the stand when the committee AL
journcd.
The morning session was cnliycncd
| by passage at arms between Ron
rcscnta,ivc Lillcy ana II. w. Woollcy
n Washington newspaper corrcspon
dent, over question OF personal YER
acity.
Representative Loud. of Michigan
denied the statement OF State Semitic,
1 Frank Edinborough. of Michiean, IL
the effect that Loud was ANNOYED he
cause W. G. Borden, a representative
OF the Electric Boat Company, wa
ue"Ii"E uoWh on nm ~ ms uis'ric'
y" NV 4"'a''o'' VI '"o''''''"cS'
Mr Loud denied that any influence
mad Dcen brought to bear on him &c
vote ior submarine boats
He said MIR Gordon had not threat
ened him with political opposition
neither had lie urged upon him Tho
Subject of submarines. Mr.. I.out
said TINT when ne learned of Mir
Gorion's employment by the Electric
Boat Company he had expressed eX
IRENE regret mat Mr.. Gordon hnd nc
ccpted employment WIN the company
ne also dehieu knowledge ci causing
iet'cr OF ielesrhHh 10 DC wrltlen, az
referred 10 ny MT hnenDoroheh' III
forming MI: Gordon OF ms action II
committee IN voting lor submarines
hc S''u ne co"iu hhu no record o.
a"Oii 'e''oi'
No one had ever intlmated 10 hin
that Mr. Gordan would tecome n can.
didate against him II he did not voti
FOR submarines. Mr.. Loud said ht
never 'had been interviewed by any
one outside the naval affairs com
miteec.
A Slap at LilIey.
BEFORE Mr. Ioud toor thn stan,
Chairman BoutnIl ca,lcd oticn,ion :,
the fact that aGidavits letters o,c
lnrcscntcd TO the committee hut mn
made public by IT, had boon unfinished
lie said the matters wore moi nronn,
levidencc until they bccamn mart n
the record. This course Is undcr.
stood to have been taken because o
the action of Mr.. I.illey i'm maxim,
public certain documents he had nrc.
scented 10 the committee.
Rohor, woo,Ioy yvosh,,o,o,, nv
rcannndcn I hccamc irvn nh,5 ;n oo cor
irovnrsv Win Mr. / iiIcv nc 80 10 o on
curacv or n ..,,tcmcut I,ad,. ~, W.
LEV on mo stnnd rcc,rdino cor,,i,
interviews he Ind haT viii AR i,
low
RON ce.,,Icrror ronoatohI,. ,o,i. III,
stand In controdic,ion os cach oihc,,
Testimony and Mr. Woolley's remark,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
Seth Lows Argument.

President Seth Low. of the National
Civic Federation. made statement
when the committee met. as TO the
purpose of the bill under consdcra-
tion.
In rejecting upon the criticisms
upon the Hepburn bill, he said in
part; at seems TO me that the scheme
OF the bill has not been perfectly
comprchended. AT the present time
1t Is Legislative duty, exercised by the
attorney general TO determine who IS
to attack under the Sherman law. No
one can find out whom the presccn-
ing department may choose to at
TACK. nor when. Our bill does not
rhhaigc the legal status under inc
Sherman law Of any combination or
contract i'll restraint of trade. but II
does provide Il method by which bus
mess men can quickly find out, if they
want to- from he department Of CON
mcrcc and labor whether the lcgisla-
turc is going to attack or not and
whether the legislative may change
its mind. If time shows that Il
mistake has been made il can then
attack only by accepting the burucn
OF proving that the thing complained
of is an unreasonable restraint OF trade.
Evidently this is not IN extension OF
legislative power, but a limitation
upon it. and ii involves M hardship
upon anyone. for everyone is free 10
determine whether or not TO ,,opiy
for such q ruling
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
Montana swinos to Taft column.

HELENA, MONT. April 6---The Re
publican slate committee OF Montana,
at It's meeting Saturday. unanimously
endorsed the candidacy of Mr.. TAFT
and called the state convention 10
meet at Helena on May Nth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
Prof. jerks Argument.

Professor J. W. Jerks. of Cornell
University, supporting the proposed
amendment. explained the technical
details of the bill and pointed out the
benefits that would ensuc under it.
He also compared it. from legal
standpoint, with the present law.
showing the necessity in his opinion.
for the proposed changes.
The main point under discussion
with Mr. jerks was whether the Fed
eral government might properly Sc
cure from corporations certain infor-
nation conceded to be in the interest
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
Eire at Cane CtarIea.

CAPE CHARLES, VA, April G ~
She clothing and furniture stores Of
j. w. Joneo were badly damaged by
fire here Saturday night. The loss
is estimated at $4,000
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07

THE DAILY PRESS 10 tho
only newspaper published In
Newport News that reeelves Tho
full rews report Of tho Asso-
olated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-07
THE WEATHER.

Far tuesday; rain Wcdnes.
day or Wednesday night, except
fair in southeast portion; light
to frcoh south winds.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-10
WILMINGTON 8, TORONTO z.

WILMINGTON, April 10.-The Will
mington team of the Tri-State League,
yesterday defeated Toronto, of the
Eastern League, by a score of S to ?.
WILMINGTON. TORONTO
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-10
WHITE CARS GET HONORS in HILL CLIMB

Forbes, driver, tied for second place.
Inn. IA lbs.
III. Gasoline ears selling at s1,251 to
81 000-Jackson car, Bob Burman.
driver, first. 50 3-5s.; Corbin car, Harry
b. Tucker, driver. second, So Abs.
". Gasoline cars selling at s2.001 to
SO, 000-Corbin car, J.. w Swan, driver,
first. AZ 4-5s.; Knox car, William
Bourque, driver, second, 46 2-5s.
V. Steam gasoline or electric cars
selling at $2.001 to SO, 000-Corbin car. J.
W. Swan, driver. first. AZ Abs; Knox
car, William Bourque, driver, second,
45s.
VI. Gasoline "a selling at SPOOL to
"a, Observation-Disclosures p. j.. Robinson,
driver, first, 45s.; Cleveland car, Frank
McCaffery, driver, second, So 3-5s.
VII. Four cylinder gasoline cars sell
ing at $4,000 or over-Stearns car, Guy
Vaughan. driver, first, AZ LIS; Stearns
car, d. E. Farrell, driver, second,
A. 2-5s.
VIII. Six cylinder gasoline cars sell
ing at over 81. 000-Stevens-Durpea car,
p. j. Robinson. driver. first. IS Ass;
Stearns car, Guy Vaughan, driver. sec
ond. 46 4-5s.
TX. Free for all, open to cars of all
types and motive power-White
steamer, Walter c. White. driver, first.
50 lbs; White steamer, same driver,
second, 80 2-5s.; Apperson gasoline car,
Edgar Apperson, driver, third, 36s.
X. Steam cars-White steamer, Clar-
ence II. Lane. winner, 81 Ass.
NI. Electric automobiles - Babcock,
II. f. Wagner. winner. I'm. 24s.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-10
KRICHELL.
Big Fight Precipitated in Sport
Against Soldier Athletes
by Controlling Body.

NEW YORK, April 10.-There is no
longer an athletic alliance between the
Amateur Athletic Union and the Mill
tary Athletic League. The A. A. u.
severed the alliance yesterday n the
consequences to amateur sport are
likely to be so far reaching as to affect
the Olympic games in London next
summer
For some time there has been friction
between the two bodies, owing to the
fact that the Military League failed to
enforce A. a. A. decisions in the matter
of disqualified men. The trouble came
10 a head at the recent games of the
Military League when the league DELHI
erately permitted two members of the
Second Signal Corps. c. E. Van Sise
and L. p. Cypiot, both of whom were
under suspension by the A. A. u, to
compete.
The accepting of the entries of these
two men proved to the officials of the
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-10
TERRE HAUTE FANS SEE
THAT MAN BROWN PITCH.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 10
Terre Haute yesterday celebrated
Brown Day. the return of Mordecai of
that name, whose three-fingered arm
has won two National and one Worlds
p%ennant
The Cubs stopped at Terre Haul to
let Browns old boyhood chums see him
pitch. They were gratified. Brown
pitched the first four innings, allowing
Terre Haute's new team only two hits,
one of which was a gift from the UNI
pire and the other the result of a con-
fict between Sheckard and Slagle. The
score: R.H.E
Chicago ~. 1901 0 90 IA 0
Terre Haute.. d 0 0 / 0 0 o. l 6 s
Batteries-Brown. overall and King;
McA1listcr. Glidewell and Drill, Will
Jams.