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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
CRAB NECK LOST.

Defeated by Hampton By the Score
Of "a 20 Z.
Crab Neck met an ignOminius defeat
on New Park diamond yesterday ar
tcrnoon at the hands Of the Hampton
baseball nine.
The visitors were simply out
ciasscd and oatplaycd a; every stage Of
the game. Final score vas Hampton,
"a: Crab Neck. Z.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
Boy Kills Playmate.
(By Associated Press. }

WACO. TEXAS. June 9i.-Followine
a trivial quarrel this afternoon George
Cohen. . years old, secured a target
rife and killed Maggie Farrell, years
his senior. The shooting occurred AT
Edgeaeld, n suburb Of Waco.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
MEMORIAL SERVICES OF
GEEBtE I0DGei o. o. r.
impressive Exercises N Memory OF
David Williams. Warren Hall
and 7. ". BcnthsIi.

crcbic LcdEc. No ~. T. o. r. last
nieht held very impressive memorial
exercises IN Greblc hall for the mem
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-LoCUST AND CEDAR
Posts. also ali other kinds. Elec-
trio Saw and Planning MIL, A. NJ
TENNIS. proprietor, foot OF Shields
street, Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-TflE STORE AND
ware room above. located between
Congdon's Drug Store and T. KRIS
ner's Clothing store. Apply TO GEO.
a. SCHMEi.Z, Newport News. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25

Mr.. James IT, Brinson. the Hampton
contractor. yesterday closed the con-
tract with the First Baptist church. OF
Norfolk. for the erection OF hand
rome church building in Client. The
building is to be Of solid marble and
Mr. Brison's contract price is $4,000.
Mr. Brinson has also been given tho
contract for erecting a modern rest
dencc in Armistead avenue for Mr. =.
l.. Carmincs. and another in Melrose
avenue for Mr. Rudy Hyatt The 40
residences viii cost about $3.50 each.
Councilman Richard G. lee has pur-
chased the residence Of Mr.. Herbert
Hickman IN Fast Hampton. at S4.eeo.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25

Charity on your prescriptions.
CouEdou sl.s them free. Sif-1m
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
BUILD ADDITION TO
THE MEMORIAL CHURCH
Contract Awarded to c. 7. Holtzc!aw
at $6,971-Two New Resi-
dences.

The building committee of the
Memorial Baptist church yesterday
awarded the contract for building an
addition TO the present church, at the
corner of Newport News avenue and
Stuart street. TO Mr.. c. T. Hcl:zciaw'
whose bid was so.791.
The addition will be used as an as
sembly room and for the Sunday
school. It will be connected with the
main auditorium on the Stuart street
side with folding doors and this will
give the church a seating capacity OF
I.000. The congregation is rapidly
growing and the necessity for larger
quarters has forced the church Of
ficiais to build the addition
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25

Congdon's Pharmacy accurate
compounds prescriptions.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-25
TWO RECORDS BROKEN
BY ARTILLERY CLASS
Bed Of Hampton Roads Covered With
Deadly Torpedoss IN
Eight Hours
GOOD At TARGET SHOOTING TOO

Small object Hit Four Times In Six
at Distance of -Four Miles by Gun
ners at Fort-Performances Give
Much Satisfaction in Army Circles
Generally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
BIG FIRE AT KALAMAZOO.
One Life Probably Sacrificed and
Much Property Destroyed.

One life probably was lost, many
firemen were overcome by smoke, 800
hotel guests were driven into the icy
streets and property valued at 81 ,o00.-
900 was destroyed by a fire which
started in Kalamazoo at 10 o'clock the
other night and was eXtinguished af-
ter an all-night struggle by the COM
bined fire-fghting forces at Kalama-
zoo, Battle Creek and Grand Rapids.
Originating in the basement of the
Star Bargain house, 8 and 1O-cent
store on West Main street, the flames.
famed by a strong southwest wind.
spread east along the north side Of
Main street, destroying the Burdick
House, a four-story hotel and store
building covering more than half a
block. Along an arcade running north
through the Burdick building to Water
street were half dozen small estab-
iishments, and these were burned.
Sweeping east on Main street the
flames made their way through the
Postal Telegraph and American Ex-
press offices, Chase's shoe store, Cowl-
beck's furnishing store, Kennedy's
drug store and smaller business places.
To low pressure in the mains is at
tributed the spread of the fire. The
city depends for its supply on artesian
wells and the water from this source
was inadequate. A large standpipe at
the asylum was connected with the
mains, but gave only temporary adj
vantage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
RAIL WAY RATE FIGHT
OPENED BY CUMM|NS
Iowa Senator Introduces Bill at
Washington for Radical
Changes in Law.
POWER TO THE COMMISSION.
Uniform Classification, Interstate
Body to Act on Own Motion and
No Court Interference.

A controversy over railroad legisla-
ton which for interest and impor-
lance promises to surpass the legisla-
tive conflict over railroad rates four
years ago will be precipitated in Con-
gress this winter. The first gun was
fred by Senator Cummins of Iowa
when he introduced a bill proposing
radical changes in the interstate COM
merce act.
In brief, the Cummins bill requires
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to promulgate a uniform classification
Of freight and to prepare plan for
the statement of rates, which there
after would be made in uniform way.
The carriers are required to adopt this
classification. The commission is to
be authorized to consider rates on its
own motion, with view to determin-
ing their reasonableness, and is en-
powered to fix maximum and mini
mum rates. In an action in court to
set aside an order of the commission
respecting rates, the courts would be
prevented from inquiring into the
reasonableness or sufficiency of any
rate fixed by the commission.
The bill also provides that changes
shall not become effective before they
are approved by the commission. It
prohibits acquisition of control of par
allel and competing lines by any COM
mon carrier, or acquiring of capital
stsck or bonds of any other carrier
that is a competitor.
A carrier is prohibited from issuing
capital stock without payment at par
either in money or in property, and,
in effect, the commission shall have
supervision of issues of stocks and
bonds by any carrier. Sracific direc.
tons are set forth for the disposition
of the proceeds of any sale of bonds.
After Jan. l, 1911, no railway doing
interstate business shall be permitted
to engage in other business than that
of a common carrier.
A resolution authorizing the Presi
dent to take the necessary steps for
the apprehension of President Zelaya
of Nicaragua and for his punishment
on the charge of murder, If the facts
in the possession of the State Depart
ment warrant such action, has been
introduced i'll the Senate by Senator
Rayner. The resolution recites the
circumstances connected with the exc
cution of two Americans, Grace and
Cannon, by order of President Zelaya
as generally understood through pub
lished reports from Nicaragua.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
The Week
i'm Congress


The Senate met promptly at Il
o'clock Tuesday, with full attendance
of Senators On the floor. The Pres
idents message was brought in short
ly after the call to order and the read
ing began. The Senators manifested
deep interest in the document some
following the reading and others turn
ing over the printed pages to find sub
jects in which they were specially in
terested. Following the custom the
message was referred TO the committee
of the whole. The Senate then held an
executive session until 2:30 o'clock,
adjourning to meet Friday The House
assembled at u, and few minutes
after when the Presidents message
was brought in there was a scramble
to get copies. The actual reading of
the document consumed a little more
than an hour and half. The message
was referred to the committee of the
whole and the House adjourned until
Friday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
NEGRO SOLDIERS HIT.
New Evidence Said to Fix Guilt Con-
clusively in Brownsville Case.

New Evidence Said to Fix Guilt Con-
clusively in Brownsville Case.
That the shooting up of Browns
vile, Texas, was done by members of
the Twenty-fifth Infantry, colored,
who were in the fort at the time their
companions were running through the
streets of The town, firing right and
left, is said to be proved conclusivsly
by evidence now in possession of the
military court of inquiry into that fa-
nous case. None of the members of
the court would discuss the matter,
but it is intimated that a demand for
the abolition of the negro troops will
be made by the Southern delegations
in Congress. Thus the bitter debate
that marked the inal days of the
Roosevelt administration threatens to
be renewed. The evidence discovered
by the officers who compose the court
is said to be susceptible of complete
proof. Certain members, Ii is report
ed, made personal examination of
buildings across the road from the
fort in Brownsville. They discovered
bullet holes in the sides of three
houses. Continuing their investiga-
tons, they discovered the bullets.
which were of the regulation army
design. Following back the line of
fire, as shown by the track of the bull
lets. the marksmen could have been
nowhere else than within the barracks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16

More than $50 bills and resolutions
were introduced in the Senate Friday.
A resolution presented by Senator Ray
ner authorizes President Taft to cause
President Zelaya of Nicaragua to be
apprehended as a common criminal for
numbering two Americans. Adjourned
until Monday. Many bills were intro
duced in the House, including one by
Mr.. Lundin, of Illinois, for 100000
postoffice On the West Side in Chicago;
one by Mr.. SABBATH, of Illinois, provid
ing jury trial for persons accused of
contempt of court, and a resolution by
Mr.. SABBATH providing for an investiga-
ton of sugar frauds. Mr. Monkey. of
Illinois, was seated. Mr. Kustermann,
of Wisconsin. denied his interest in
German shipping trade made him an
tagoniZe American ship subsidies. Adj
journed until Monday
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
NEW YORK.

Colder weather and the nearer APP
proach OF the holidays have stimu-
lated trade generally throughout the
North and West, and have even helped
Southern trade. AS the week advanced
there seemed to be evidence that the
railroad strike was losing its effective
ness as trade deterrent
In wholesale lines there is some
thing like a seasonable quieting down
shown. There is no particular evil
dence of slowing down in industrial
operations.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with Dec
8 were 259, as against 230 last week,
29S in the like week of 1908, 2S4 in
1907, 220 in 500 and 226 in 1905.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 80, comparing with %
last week and so in the corresponds
week of 19es.-Bradstreet's
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
CHICAGO.

R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade says:
THE general conditions indicate
that business is progressive, despite
the hindrances interposed by rough
weather, freezing and railroad difficult
ties in the Northwest. Bank clearings
show a satisfactory gain, money is
in broad request for commercial pur-
poses and trading defaults have de-
clined. Factory outputs in the prin-
cipal industries exceed all former ag-
gregates.
Specifications assure considerable
forward work at rail mills, FORCES
and car shops. improvement is main
tanned in structural steel activity,
wire. machinery, hardware, electric
and woodworking The leather mar
ket is steady in values.
Further iuerease is noted in fac
tory capacity and hands employed in
the Calumet district and additional
furnaces are operating at South Chi
cago.
"Snowstorms impeded crop market
ings and heavy freight and merchan-
disc movements, but the lower tenn
peratures stimulated a. brisk demand
for seasonable wares. Heavyweight
apparel, furs, jewelry, art and Christ
mas lines are freely bought. Mail and
road orders continue their favoraele
comparison with a year ago in dry
goods, footwear, clothing. woolens.
mems furnishings and food products.
Lake navigation closed for the sea-
son with results satisfactory to vessel
owners. Earnings of the Chicago.
steam roads disclose notable gains, in
gross over those at this time last year.
Bank clcarings, S270,717,579, ex-
coed those in the corresponding week
last year by 6.5 per cent, and compare
with s193, ,971 in 1907.
Failures reported in the Chicago
district number 20, against 80 last
week, IL in 1908 and % in 1907. Those
with liabilities over $4,000 number z.
against last week. Is in 1908 and 5
in 1907"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
InfantiIe Paralysis Infections.

Doctors Flexner and Lewis of the
Rockefeller Institute, who since the
1907 epidemic in New York of infan-
tile paralysis have been carrying on
extensive Investigations to ascertain
the nature of this little understood and
much dreaded disease, now announce
that il is an infectious disease and
hold out the hope that a serum for its
cure will soon be forthcoming. The
experiments have been made on mon
keys, which were inoculated with ma
terial obtained from the spinal cord of
a child who died of the disease. The
first monkey promptly took the disease
and died in a few days, when it was
found that its spine contained LESSONS
exactly like those in the cord of the
child
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Fire of unknown origin destroyed the
West Branch Hat and Cap factory at
northumberland, Pa, at loss of $780,
900.
Contracts are to be placed for two
submarines for the Russian navy. They
are planned to cruise in company with
a battle ship fleet.
While sleep walking, 17-year- old
Human Knowlton of South Framing
ham. Mass. is believed to have fatally
shot both his parents. The boy was
arrested.
The Keck Manufacturing Company
of Cincinnati was declared bankrupt
in a decision handed down in the Uni
ted States District Court.
An endowment fund for the support
of a post graduate school for teacher
nurses" has been given to the teachers
college of Columbia University by Mrs.
Helen Hartley Jenkins. The amount OF
the gift has not been made public.
The national executive committee of
the Council of Jewish Women, in con-
vention in Pittsburg, elected Miss Sa-
die American Of New York as a dele
gate to the international white slave
traffic association to be held at Madrid
next May.
Henry T. Hart, Jr., charged with en-
bezzling $4,000 while he was collector
for the Illinois Central Railroad, plead
ed guilty to one count in New Orleans
Sentence was deferred.
Britain Medith and Richard Pace
fought a duel near Charleston, w. Va.
after Medith shot and killed Lulu
Wickline Pace was wounded mortal
ly. Medith shot himself.
Asserting that the United States gov
eminent set a bad precedent in grant
ing her father the late Capt James
Hall, $4,000 for his polar eXpiora-
tions, Miss Anna Hall of Cincinnati
will return her share of the money to
the federal authorities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
DATA ON POSTAL BANKS.
Comptroller Shows Growth of Such
Depositories in Foreign Countries.

In the annual report of Comptroller
of the Currency, Lawrence o. Murray,
there is comprehensive table of the
growth of postal savings banks the
world over which serves to emphasize
the need for such banks in the United
States. The table shows that thirty
four countries or colonies have such
banks and that, during the last dec
ade, the number of depositors in these
banks have increased from 20,1S2,SS7
to 40,320,303, or nearly 100 per cent,
while during the same period the de-
posits have increased from S1,13S,411,-
944 to $685. 99,S15, or approximately
75 per cent. During the decade the
average deposit of each depostor has
fallen from s5641 to s49.S3. While
the number of depositors in postal
savings banks is AZ per cent of the
number of depositors in all foreign
savings banks, the deposits are only
about 20 per cent of the total deposits
in such banks.
In the thirty-four countries and de-
pendenc1es having postal savings
banks, the united kingdom leads in
the number of depositors and amount
of deposits-that is, 11,01S,251 and
1871. 4,533. respectively. In Japan
there are S,013,193 depostors; in TIA
ly, 5,10S,SO2; France, 5,034,99S; Bel
GUM, 2,1O6,237; Austria, 2.064,403;
Russia, 1,7SS.990: Netherlands, 1,401,-
go, and British India. 1,262,763. Ca
madam postal savings banks have but
1885 depositors, but their deposits
amount to S45,190,4S4, making
the average deposit account s2S9.SS,
by far the largest average account in
postal savings banks in any country.
The report shows $4,000 banks with
an excess OF. 25,OOO,00O deposit ac-
counts, capital aggregating s1,S55,9S7,-
36S and individual deposits of more
than 4,O00,O0O.000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
ErSSQ1Y5EyI MNsSAIz1@szE I|
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IT is reported from Rome that the
Duke of Abruzzi has been promoted
and is now rear admiral.
Twenty sailing vessels went to the
bottom and an unknown number of
sailors were drowned in a storm which
recently swept the Mediterranean sea
from Port Said to Gibraltar.
An effort to draw the United States
into the revolution in Nicaragua is be-
ing made by many who are circulating
a petition asking this country to re-
store peace. The United States, the
petition says, is the only country to
which the Nicaraguans can look for
assistance.
Canada's naval plans have been laid
before Parliament. They provide for
the construction of three cruisers of
the improved Bristol" class. and four
destroyers of the improved river class.
The cost of the cruisers is estimated
at SIS, 900, and that of the destroy
ers at 100000. The annual cost of
maintenance of the vessels is estimat-
ed at 100000.
The Finnish diet, the last legislative
body of Finland preserved from the
domination of Russia. has been dis
solved. The dissolution is looked up
on as the beginning of the end of Fin
nish independence.
During the past few months remark
able excavations have been In opera
ton at Jerusalem and startling results
are expected. A hitherto unknown
tunnel has been discovered and ex-
plored and two deep shafts have been
sunk. In spite of the secrecy main
tanned, il is understood that the quest
is for the tombs of David and the
kings of Judah and the treasure
thought to be buried with them.
Having finished their inspection of
the Panama canal works, the members
of the American Congress Appropria-
tons Committee has begun work of
the S4S,00O,000 estimate for 1910, pre-
pared by Col. Goethals, chief engineer
and chairman Of the Isthmian canal
commission.
An official report from Ottawa, Can
ada, bespeaks an immense harvest
The wheat crop is put down at 16S,-
$4,000 bushels, giving an average OF
twenty-five bushels an acre. and barley
at 100000 bushels, or thirty one
bushels an acre. The yield of oats is
given at 355,000.OO0 bushels, or thirty
eight bushels an acre.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
.K%&E515Qsr

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to 1915; hogs. prime heavy. $3.50
to $3.50; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to s5.75; wheat, No. 2, s119 TO s121;
corn, No. 2, 64c to 66c; oats. standard,
Ale to 43c; rye, No. 2, 73c to 75c: hay.
timothy, $1,000 TO $3.50; prairie. $500
to s14.0O; butter. choice creamery. 29c
to 33c; eggs, fresh, &c to soc; pota-
toes, per bushel. 30c TO SOC.
Indianapolis-Cattle. shipping. $500
to $500; hogs. good to choice heavy.
$3.50 to $3.50: sheep. good to choice.
1925 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, SLIT to
s1.19; corn, No. 2 white. sec to 5Sc;
oats, No. white. 42c to 43c.
st. Louis-Catt,e, $500 to $500;
hogs, $500 to ss.5e; sheep. $500 to
$40; wheat, No. 2, SIZE to s1.27;
corn, No 2. 5Sc to Coo; oats. No. 2, 41e
to 42c; rye, No. 2, 75c to 7sc.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to 5000: hogs.
$500 to ss.15; sheep. $3.50 to s4.25:
wheat, No. 2. s1.19 to s1.21; corn. No.
yellow. 5Sc to 6Oc; oats. standard,
Ale to 43c; rye. No. L, 75c to 76c.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. northern,
s1.0S to SLIP; corn, No. 3, 59c to &c;
oats, standard, f3c to 44c; rye No. l,
re to 75c; barley, standard, 66c to
csc; pork, mess $500.
Buffalo = Cattle, choice shipping
steers, $500 to $500: hogs, fair to
choice, $500 to $500; sheep. common
to good mixed, $500 to $3.50; lambs.
fair to choice, $500 to s7.65.
Toledo-wheat, No. 2 mixed, s120
to S1.21; corn, No. mixed, SIC 20
SAC; oats, No. mixed, Ale to acc;
rye. No. 2. 74c to 76c: clover seed.
1918.
Cincinnati-Cattle $500 to S6.S5;
hogs, $500 to $40; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, Sl.24 to SIPS:
corn, No. 2 mixed. Sc to sec; oats.
No. 2 mixed. 40c TO 4Ic; rye. No. 2,
77c to 79c.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. red. s123 to SIPS;
corn, No. 2, zoe to 72c; oats. natural,
white, 45c 20 47c; butter, creamery,
SOC to SAC; eggs. western, 30c to
SAC.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
BLIND EYEBALL TATTOOED.
White Surface Made to Match Young
Girls Healthy OPTIC.

An operation performed only a few
times by the greatest eye specialists
of the world was recently successfully
completed in a Philadelphia hospital
clinic. BY the use of six needles, in
dian ink and vegetable dye, the doc.
tor succeeded in tattooing the perfect
semblance of an eye on a young girls
blind eyeball, which was covered by
an ugly white blemish the size of a
scent piece.
The girl sought to have a glass eye
in place Of the diseased tissues, which
made her face repulsive to look at. The
doctor, upon examination, found that
the growth over the cornea was so
strong that the delicate operation that
came in his mind could be performed
with chance of success. Cocaine was
inserted to destroy whatever sensibili-
ty remained, but no anesthetic was adj
ministered to the patient, who did not
appear to suffer any pain while the
operation was going one. The students
saw the skillful hand of the doctor
guiding the tattooing needles produce
the semblance of an eye with the skill
and patience of a trained artist on
surface that had been blank white.
India ink was used for the pupil. For
the iris vegetable dye which had
been caref.lly experimental with was
employed, and the brown color of the
other and healthy iris in the girls 9th
er eye was duplicated.
The operation. it is said, can never
become common, as it is seldom that
the eyeball of blind person is in con-
dition to permit tattooing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Mars Digging More Canals.

A message from Prof. Lowell of the
Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz..
says that the recent sensational reports
about Mars have no foundation in fact
The planet has been under minute OBJ
servation there since April. and the
much talked of haze which appeared to
envelop it in July is explained as due
to the excessive spring maze, caused by
the evaporation of the South Polar
SHOWS and only goes TO corroborate the
theory already published that there is
water vapor in the atmosphere of Mars.
The development of the canal system,
he says. has progressed regularly down
the disk from April to the present mo-
ment. Visual observations and photo
graphs agree as to the apparent late
ness of the Marian season.