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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
s,lI Fsst Inspector Jones Says
Fsu Places uaasufe ~ 70 Tho
leqpRsneals d Low
Ttret Visit Of the Ofsicer Results in
Z Conference With Health officer Bag.
BY In Regard to Campaign Against
Filth, AduIteration and Unsanitary
Condition.

MANY OF the meat shops and gro
Gerry stores In this city are III de
plorably unsanitary and dirty condi
tfon. / have warned the proprietors
Of such places that they must clean
! up their stores aud unless they have
net all OF the requirments OF the
State law in this respect when | re-
turn here for another inspection In
the near future shall institute pro
ceedings against them through the
commonwealth attorney"
This statement was made yester,
day TO a Daily Press reporter by
State Food Inspector l.. ID. Jones. OF
the State Food aud Dairy Depart
ment OF Virginia, after he had con-
cluled his first inspection In this city
under the new State pure food law.
Thorough Inspection.
Inspector Jones arrived here from
Williamsburg at 1910 o'clock ycster-
day morning over the Chesapeake Il
Ohio Railway and he Immediately
began tho work Of inspection. He
visited grocery stores, meat shops.
bakeries aud confectionery establish
mAnts. drug stores and ice cream
factories. His inspection was very
thorough and rigid and only In il
very few instances did the places
measure up to the requirements OF
the law In regard to cleanliness anu
sanitary condition. DTinS his IN
spectlon, the officer took samples Of
various kinds OF sauces. etc. which
purport TO contain no coloring mat.
ter. These samples will be exam-
ined in Richmond and should any
acid for coloring purposes be found
IN the samples, the State will insti.
tute proceedings against the manu-
lecturers of the products.
Inspector Jones says that II the
health authorities Of this city will
take up the work of inspecting the
grocery stores. meat shops. etc. oil
this city along the same lines as
pursued by the State officers. better
results could be attained and con-
siderable trouble would be saved
for the State authorities. The in
spector held a lengthy consultation
with DIR. John Il. Bagby, the city
health officer, in regard to this mat
ter.
Bread on Floor.
In discussing the condition OF
come of the grocery stores. Inspector
Jones said he had learned that the
local groccrs had a practice OF per-
mitting the bakery wagons to put the
the bread on the sidewalk In front
Of the stores in the carly morning
md that the bread remained there
an hour or more until the stores
we're opened. He declared this to
be filthy practice and one that
should be stopped immediately. In
such cases II Is proposed to prose-
cute the store keepers to the limit
Of the law.
Yesterday afternoon. the Inspector
went to Hampton to conduct an In
specfion there. To-day he will go to
Norfolk for his second inspection.
he having made an inspection in that
city last week.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
NEGRO Odd Fellows.

The State Corporation Commission
has issued a charter to the Gran"
United Order OF Odd Fellows Hall
Association, Inc. a coicred organi,
ton o. this city. The company is
{ nartcrcd with maximum capita
stock of $1,000 and a minimum OF
slOe. and with the following officers:
President, X. T. Stewart: vice'prest'
dent. ]. II. Taliaferro: secretary. w,
T.. Williams. The object az the or
organization Is to build a colored Ota
Fellows hall.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
Sociaa-P eEsonai

Miss Frances Fowler Staples. dauSn-
ter of Mr.. ard Mrs. KoDer; q. Staples.
formerly OF this city. but now of Quin.
cey. Mass. and Mr.. John Hubert West.
Ct Elizabeth City county. will be mar
ried n 2 o'clock this afternoon at tn"
brides home in Qnincey. The cerc-
mony will nc performed by Rev. Al
fred w. Atweed. pastor OF the Ounce
Baptist church The bride W. Re al
tended by her sister. Miss Virginia
Staples. and her brother. Mr.. william
Robert Staples. viii &c. as best man
Toe bride will wear tTavciinE suit
~ Copcnhagcn blue and ~, carry
white brides ross. The bridesmaid
vii wear a white Princess gown. The
puricrs wiII be decorated with Snow
oalis and wire roses.
After a wedding tour in the North.
DJ. and Mrs. West will make their
bene I'm Elizabeth City county near
Hampton
and lived here until fcw ears ago
when she moved with heT parents 90
Quincy. She ~ widely known and
pcVuis: nesc.
Miss Nellie s. Hin. who has hem
Spending spmctine a; Carc Henry
vas called home yesterday On account
OF the scrtcus Illness ~ her grandma
ther. Mrs. r u. Sosthan
Miss Msgsic Goodwin has returned
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
Could Not Attend krause Funeral.

Captain f. n. Eubank. past grand
master, vas formally notified yesscr'
day to attend the funeral Of the late
william Krouse. grand steward of the
Virginia Masons. which took place
in Richmond yesterday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. Captain Eubank was unable
to attend. and Newport News was not
represented At the funeral.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
The Bell.

New pictures are advertised for o.
day at the Bell moving picture thea
tire. There will be TWO matinee per-
formances today, AMI the usual
shows tonight. The management Is
still making a specially Of the music.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
Accused O. 0igamy.

James Fcrral. negro. charg U
with hIgamy. was arraigncd in me
polio" court yesterday and b"'h "f
his alleged wives were on hanI 10
testify against him The cas-" vas
continued until today on account oil
the length 81 the docket.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Furncss. witty & Company, Id.
the Newport News Electric Company
Dr. william T. Dorset. Faik L Com
pany, A. ]. Clark and p. w. Bowie
were summoned yesterday to appear
In the police cour, this morning to ans
wcr charges Of doing business with
ont licenses
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
Case Continued.

In the police court yesterday evil
h.,ncr was L"a' IN lie case OF l..
d. Mills. charged with assuming
Joseph Petit II developed that the
men had a row over the payment 81
a bill, an,. Mills struck PCltz IL the
mouth. The case was continued un-
til today in order tn ho.r the tcs-
timoby Of a new witness.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
Mr.. John w. Ellyson. Of Waynes
boro, Is visiting In this city.

City Sergeant Il. W. Milstead and
Mrs. Milstcad are visiting at the Rock
bridge Alum Springs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Justice ". y. Scmmcs and Hes' =
=. J. Cheadr and r. q. GRAY Irft
yesterday tour Cedar island tn spend
a wcet fishing They went by wa
OF Norfolk. where they were Joined
hr several fricndS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
MOUNTAIN EXCURSION.

MOUNTAIN EXCURSION.
TO
ChsrIottesv'Iie, Not Springs, White
Sulphur and intermediate
Resorts
VIA
C.. L O.
Leave Old Point 80 .. N. and New
port News 1905 .. ~ Ihurs
day, August 2osh. Round
Trip Rstes.
Stations: Charlottesville 20 Aron
Inclusive. SEQ. BaSic to stanton.
inclusive. $3.50. Nj. Elliott In Fora
Wick. ipciusivc. 500. Goshen tn
Clifton Forge. inclusive. si5o. Gov
instou To White Su'phur and Hot
Springs. Va. inclusive. $500.
NATURAL oR'oGG-
$3.50 acvnd Trip. I-So
including stage between Station ard
B:idge. Material Bridge tickets sold
only for trssp leaving Old Point Son
q. IN. and Newport News -" q IA,
august 10Th.
Tickets GOD for 1--WE days-
Take a r.x, IN IN. virsis.a Mountains
Sss;,ieisfeet.
s,l1-sl -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
esbv Boy Dead.

Lc!on T. Ra1s. the IL mon'hS-H'f
son n. Mr.. AMI Mrs. T. W. Ra~ls.
died Nonisy evening after a briet
Hlrcss. Fppcral Gcrvices viii bc
held nj the residence this morning al
. o'cioct ny Rev Mrriccs W. But
Ter. The body siii b. inferred At
Grccniaxn cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. Il. Hartstall has as her guest
in this city her mother, Mrs. W. Wies-
ner, and sister, Miss Helen Wicsner,
of New York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
Estate Agricultural and Mechanical College
At Biacksbura, Va.

Fif,y-sX Instructors, thoroughly equipped
Shops Laboratories and I.frmary. Steam
heating and electric tights in dormitories Lib
,ary 1900 yolu,ncs Farm Of 100 acres. Degree
courscs In Agriculture, horticulture, Apt lied
Chemistry, Applied Geology, civil, Mining. NJ.
urgv and MetauoSraphy, and Preparatory Vet
Urinary Medicine.
School Of Agricultural Apprentices.
Total cost OF session Of nine months, includ
ing tu.tiou and other fees. h"Hri washing, uni
forms nr,lirai nj :pnihnCr, etc $4,000 Cost
of state students, $40. 90.
ThcncNt session opens Wednesday. Septem-
Der 25rd, zoos.
PAU. b. RARR!NGEK. n. d, l.. l.. D.. Pres.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Miss Henrietta Moore is spending
two weeks at Natural Springs, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. S. w. Holt and little son. Sa'
on, Jr.. will leave today for whit
Sulphur Springs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

State Senator Saxon w. Holt vii
leave today for Staunton to first re
ativcs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19
from a visit to Buckingham county.

from visit TO Buckingham county.
Mr.. John w. Ellyson. of Waynes.
boro. Is visiting In this city.
City Sergeant +. w. Milstead ana
Mrs. Milstead are visiting at the Rock
bridge Alum Springs.
Miss Henrietta Moore Is spending
two weeks at Natural Springs, Va.
Mrs. Il. Hartstall has as her guest
In this city her mother, Mrs. W. Wies-
ner, and sister, Miss Helen Wiesncr.
of New York.
Mr.. Paul Grant is spending his va,
cation at Rich Square, n. &.
Mr.. J. J. Wilkinson and family have
returned from Buckroe Beach. where
they spent month.
Mr.. w. l.. Tabb and family are visit
ing at WarrentOn. Va.
Mrs. s. w. Holt and little son. Sax
on, Jr., will leave today for White
Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barren. who
have been visiting relatives in THIS
city. have returned to their nome in
Prince George county.
Mrs George d. Davis. OF Washing
ton, ID. C.. who has been visiting Mrs.
Ivan u. Wise returned home yester-
day.
Misses Mamie and Margaret Rey-
noIds will leave TODAY, for Hampden-
Sydney, where they will spend week.
State Senator Saxon w. Holt will
leave today for Staunton to first rel
ativcs.
Mr.. l.. NJ Mapp has returned to his
home on the Eastern Shore after a
visit to his parents in this city.
Mrs. G. u. A. Booker and her son.
Master BERNARD, has returned from
an extended stay In the Catskiil
mountains.
Mr.. William b. Melvin has return
ed home after spending Il month IN
New York and Canada.
Miss Kate Savage, of the Eastern
Shore. Is visiting friends In this city
and Hampton.
Mrs. John Nelson and children
have returned from q visit to rela-
tives In Crisfield, MIR.
Mrs. l.. Y, Melee. of Richmond.
has returned home after visit tol
Der daughter, Mrs. J. s. Rowe. 12o
Twenty Seventh street.
Mrs. George Il. Davis. of Washing
II. c., returned home yesterday after
n visit to her aunt. Mrs. Ivan II. Wise.
Mrs. X. O, Chapman, OF Smith
field, is the guest Of Mrs. J. W. Ran
die, in North End.
Mr. John Curtis. who has been III
with fever at his home on Circuit
avenue has gone to York county
to visit relatives.
Little Miss Audrey Imboden. II
years of age. of Greensboro. N. c.
who, with her mother. has been visit
ing the family OF Mr.. r. f. wilkins.
1875 Twenty seventh street. is i'll with
typhoid fever at the St. Francis hos
initial
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barren. who
have been visiting relatives in this
city, have returned TO their nome III
Prince George county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Misses Mamie and Margaret Rey
noIds will leave TODAY, for Hampden
Sydney, where they will spend week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr.. l.. NJ. Mapp has returned to his
home on the Eastern Shore after 8
visit to his parents In this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr.. w. l.. Tabb and family are visit
ing at WarrentOn, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs George d. Davis. OF Washing
ton, ID. C.. who has been visiting Mrs
Ivan u. Wise. returned home yester
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr.. J. J. Wilkinson and family have
returned from Buckroe Beach. where
they spent a month.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. G. u. A. Booker and her son,
Master Bernard. has returned from
an extended stay In the Catskiil
mountains.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Little Miss Audrey Imboden. IL
years of age. Of Greensboro. N. c,
who, with her mother. has been VISIT
ing the family Of MIR. r. f. Wilkins.
1875 Twcnty-seventh street. is i'll with
typhoid fever at the st. Francis hos
pital.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr.. Paul Grant is spending his va,
cation at Rich Square, n. &.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. X. o, Chapman. OF Smith
field, is the guest Of Mrs. J. W. Kan
die, in North End.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

MIR. John Curtis. who has been ~
with fever at his home on Orcnt'
avenue has gone to York count!
to visit relatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr.. William b. Melvin has return
ed home after spending month II
New York and Canada.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. George u. Davis. Of Washing
u. c.. returned home yesterday after
n visit to her aunt. Mrs. Ivan II. Wise
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. l.. Y, McGee. of Richmond
has returned home after visit tt
her daughter, Mrs. J. s. Rowe. IN
Twenty Seventh street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Miss Kate Savage, of the Eastern
Shore. Is visiting friends In this city
and Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mrs. John Nelson and children
have returned from q visit to rela-
tives In Crisfell. Mr..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

Mr. J. c. Hcpdhcb mas returned
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-19

NJ. W. Y. Hcvse " visiting his oic
bwns IN cscr;h Carn.ins.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

scriptions were made, and the order for
the statues were given to a British sculptor
named Wilton
The two statues, one a replica of the
other, were brought to this country In 1859.
The New York statue was erected at the
northeast corner Of William and Wall
streets in E7O.
Six years later came the American rev.
olution. The leaden statue of George III,
in Bowling Green, was converted into bull
lets, The British took charge of affairs in
1776 and remained until 1888. when they pro-
vided New York with a day for ~feasting
and celebration, which has always been re-
ligiously observed.
While they were here soldiers removed
the head of the statue of William Pitt. 1t
is thought that Hessians did 1t. The head
was seen several years afterward in the
Blue Bell tavern, up Kingsbridge way,
where it looked down serenity upon rosy
faced persons who drank ale from pewter
mugs and smoked long clay pipes.
Members of the New York Historical So
ciety nave been hunting for that head for
the last third of a century, for 1t disap-
peared from the Blue Bell tavern.
The old statue is of marble and of heroic
size. The head and neck are entirely miss
ing.
To effect the restoration 1t would be
necessary to send an artist to Charleston,
s. c., where the Duplicate is intact. witl
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10

fourth year Is. 7si.oes cubic yards were re-
moved at Panama As 1905 was the fourth
year OF work on the Erie barge canal, the
totals, OF course, cannot as yet be given,
but in July the total excavation was 1885,
Ill cubic yards. OF 90 per cent Of the
amount taken out at Panama for July.
1907, which was LOG. 767 cubic yards. In
August OF this year the total expenditure
was 1901 .ssi cubic yards, as compared with
LII, 966 cubic yards taken out at Panama
during August of last year. In this com
p~arison the important point should not be
overlooked that the New York state enter
prise contains in its Az miles of length a
much larger number of structures COM
pared TO the amount OF excavation than
does the Panama canal, the excavation Of
the Erie barge canal representing only 20
per cent Of the total cost Of the work. In
both OF these enterprises the seeming de-
lay in starting the work of active construc-
ton was due to the enormous amount Of
preparatory work in the prosecution Of
surveys, preparation of plans and esti-
mates and the purchase and placing on the
ground OF the enormous plant and supplies.
Scientific American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
"YoUR WIFE7 SHE'S MINE"
Then Two Men Buckle Up and Do q
Stunt While the Woman
Looks On.

Hello, Marie. Are you ready TO come
back to me and the children"
The other man at The card table in Chi
cage sprang 30 his feet as the remark
was uttered upon the entrance Of an at
tractive woman to the room.
What do you mean by speaking that
way to my wife?" he demanded.
Your wife, calculated the first man.
why. she's mine. I married her eight
years ago right here in Chicago. We have
two children"
While the woman, too astounded at thus
meeting her first husband to utter a word,
locke on helpless, the men sprang at each
other. They strained back and forth across
the floor and finally plunged through a
door to the sidewalk. held in each others
grasp.
The fight ended when a policeman sep
arated them. Then both were taken with
the woman to the Harrison street police
station. the men charged with disorderly
conduct and the woman with bigamy.
The scene of the encounter was the
headquarters of the Cigarmakers' union,
at Fifth avenue and Madison street, Chi
ago. The combatants, lifelong friends,
although each ignorant of the woman's
place In the others life. were John Whit
Llciut " gNdIo OAhi otoo LEUW0 dNNAiNNf aAAh
Joseph Bolleyn, 80 years of age, who
lives on Harrison street, near Fifth ave-
nue.. The woman, who deserted Whitfield
last November and Immediately afterward
was married to Bolleyn, is 81 years old.
It had been the custom OF the men to
meet at the c~igarmakers' headquarters in
the afternoon to play cards. They were
thus engaged when Mrs. Whitfield Bolleyn
entered the room the other afternoon in
search Of Bolleyn, and entirely unaware
that she was to encounter her first hus-
band.
At first she seemed looking for som
avenue Of escape when she realized her
position, but. gathering courage, stood her
ground while the men fought, vainly try
ing to pacify them, until she was arrested
with them.
Both men stil insisted that she was his
wife when Policeman Bazak had separated
them.
'She deserted me last November after ]
had caused her arrest for disorderly con-
duct" declared Whitfield.
IT married her last November" as vehe-
mently asserted Bolleyn, and she never
told me che had been married before We
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
STORM OF CANARY BIRDS
Strange Things that Happened to q
Vessel on the South Amer
lean Coast.

II hammered In the night and according
IN the warm spun by Captain Sandberg
of the Panama liner. City of Para. in San
Francisco. IL must nave been a night of
terror.
The ship was midway between Acajutla
and San Jose de Guatemala, which is &
latitude in which the unusual Is expected.
The time was between 1 and 2 In the morn
ing. and It was very dark. Suddenly an
electric storm of great ferocity came up
from a revolutionary republic on the star
board quarter, accompanied by water
spouts, ST. Elmo's fire and a great flock
of canary birds. Everyone knows that 81
Elmo's fire and waterspouts are common
off the coast of Acajutla, but the canary
birds are a novelty.
At the first stroke the lightning blew out
the fuse in the ships dynamo and it be-
came as dark as an abandoned trolley car.
Then the st. Elmo's fire lit on the foretop-
mast and split the gilt ball at the top of
the topmast exactly into two he~mispheres.
one of these fell into the water the other
struck the bridge and almost hit Second
Officer Heckert.
Third officer Zual, who had been off
watch below ran on deck. All the passen-
gers followed Zual to the deck, and the
captain says that the passengers thought
the end OF the world had come. The storm
was bad enough and the lightning was
binding, but it was the great number Of
birds that flew in the faces of the passen-
gers In the darkness that caused the indies
cribable terror,
1t lasted for an hour. and in the morn
ing, when the storm had passed and the
sun rose, there on the decks, covering the
awnings and almost filling the boats dashed
or the upper deck were thousands Of dead
and dying canary birds. Captain Sandberg
says there were thousands Of them. Some
of them had blundered into the state rooms
in the darkness after the electric lights
were out.
So the City of Para came safely through
the storm when II rained canary birds, all
save the gilt ball at the top of the fore
topmast, half of which was lost overheard,
San Francisco Chronicle.
L II a.. -. .a.ur wnnNNaa. - ~. YrdAna -
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-10
PANAMA AND ERIE CANALS
Magnitude of the New York Enter
prise shown by Conn
DarisOn.

Public attention has been 30 strongly
centered upon the progress OF the Panama
canal that the people OF New York state.
and particularly New York City, have
failed to realize either the magnitude OF
the work involved In the reconstruction of
the Erie canal, or the extensive scale
upon which the work is now being prose-
cuted. A comparison OF the total quanti-
ties taken out on the two canals during
the years they have been in course OF con-
struction shows that the state enterprise
is quite comparable in the magnitude of
its operations with hat now being carried
on by the federal authorities. Active con-
struotion began on the Panama canal in
1904 and on the Erie barge canal in 1896.
During the first year OF work at Pansm
24S472 cubic yards were taken out. while
1855 cubic yards were e~xcavated during
the first year OF work on the barge canal.
During the second years work l.7ss.27
cubic yards were taken out at Panama
and 1,460,05 cubic yards from the barge
canal. During the third rear of work the
totals were, respectively. 4,sis.497 cubic
yards and L5Oo.45s cubic yards. In the