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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
HEAR APPLICATION FOR
RECEIVER FOR RAnWA '
Case Against Local Electric Company
Comes Up in Federal Court at
Norfolk Today.

Formal hearing will be given the
application Of the Maryland Trust
Company. Ct Baltimore. for the ap
pointment Of receiver for the New
port News & Old PCin: Railway nd
Electric Company. before Judge Wad-
dill in the Federal Court at Norfolk
today.
Messrs f. VI. Braxton Of this city,
and s. Gordon Cumming. OF Hamp-
ton. will 90 to Norfolk to appear for
the company The attorneys state
that there is no ground for the appt''
catica for a receiver. and TIA; '':c
proceeding is merely a contes. over
the disposition o: certain shares oil
stock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
PEOPLE We KNOW.
They are Newport News People, and
what They Say Is Of Local
Interest.

WI, n an incident like the following
occurs right here al home. II Is bouin
to carry weigh, with our readers. So
many strange occurrences go IN"
rounds VI the press: are published aS
facts. people become skeptical ON
one subj, Ct Sk"pticism is rapidly DIS
appearing This is du" to the actual
,xp"rirEC" of our citizens, and thelr
public ultrraurrs regarding them
The doubt'r muSt doubt no NOR" IN
the face OF sifrh evidence as this
The pulijc statement Of reputable
citizen living right ut home. one
whom Nou can see every day. leaves
no ground for the skclfic to stand on
H. \ Smith, az $50 Twcnty-srvenih
street Newport News. Va. says: II
have used Doan's Kidney pills with
excellent results. | suffered for many
years from kidney complaint ana
hackachc and was unable TO find a
remedy that would give me relief. MY
attention was finally called TO Doan :
Kidney pills and procured box at
A. f.. C. Klor's Drug Store. They
CAV" me relief from the first and /
have not had any trouble since. THIS
cure took place in 1902 and | am glad
to say that during the intervening
wears. have not suffered any return
of the complaint | will gladly confrm
this statement 10 anyone doubling its
truthfulnoss
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents Foster Milburn Co. Bnffalo.
Il S,I, fHr fha limited
StaleR
Remember the sand
take no other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
For selling Liquor.

W J. Parksr, a n"gl" barber CT
E,S, End, was fined s." anr costs and
rcqrired t. give b~"d of $50" for
twelve month" yesterday. upon being
convicted in the polio" { mr. c. "'ll'
ing liquor without license. The lin"
was paid and The bond inrnis hed.
Thaddeus Racket. 4 negro who was
arrested in Parker's place. was fined
500 and costs for carrying G. mceal"d
" apC"s The case OF II. {. Clark.
another negro taroor charged with
st Ling liquor. was continued
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
Go to
Jennings
Resta ura mt

Twenty.fifth Street and Washington
Avenue.
If YOU WANT THE BEST OYS-
TIERS IN THE CITY BY the dozen,
quart or gallon. Finest shell Oysters,
Csc dozen. Fried oysters a specially
at 40c per dozen, either in the restau-
rant or put up in boxes to send out.
My restaurant is supplied at all
times with the best Of everything in
season and good service. am also
furnishing the city trade with the
finest fresh, clean opened oysters
with their pure juice, free of water.
Fine select frying oysters. 4oc per
quart, Fine stewing Oysters, CSC per
quart. Try them and you vii! be
pleased.
Jennings Restaurant
Bell Phone 1874. citz. Phone 3o3.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
HAMPTON ROADS CITIZENS.
Question Discussed
leooth by Union.

Little business was transacted al
the meeting OF the Hampton Roads
Citizens Union held at the school
building on Poplar avenue on the
boulevard las night.
The annexation question was dis
cusses AT length. but no action vas
taken L. the union other than re-
guessing as many members as possible
10 bc present at the meeting Of the
city council annexation committee TO
bc held THURSDAY night. to present
the peii'ion from the union asking
hat the section re presented by
them DC annexed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10

The tug Covineton of the SeabOard
Transportation Company's fleet had
in tow tonnage of $500 tons OF
bottom when she arrived in Hamp-
ton Foods Yesterday. composed OF the
barees Kennebec and Pottsville for
this port. and the John A. Briggs
for Baltimore
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10

The Norwegian steamer O. A. Knnd-
sen cleared yesterday for Tampico.
Mexico, via Norfolk with cargo of
.537 tons of coal valued at $405 and
900 tons Of coke valued at $500 con-
signed from the Chesapeake 4 Ohio
Coal and Coke Company
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
Calender for Todas.
Marine Notes.

There is being loaded at the present
time at the Chesapeake & Ohio coal
piers here tonnage of $500 tons
of coal for government use. The fuel
is teing dumped into the government
GOLFERS Ajax. Hannibal and BrutuA.
and the coastwise barges HOlton and
Reading
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
Independents Meet Tonight.

Meeting Of baseball players viii be
held at Huntingdon hotel tonight at
40 a'clock for the purpose of re-
organizing the independents club
Willie uaioDey. who was manager las
year. said YESTERDAY thot he expected
W have mosct Of the Old men IN the
lineup.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
CRIPPLED VESSEL IN PORT.
Norwegian Steamer Otto SewrorvI
roSsed 70 Shipysrd.

VVWS0 20 SVsVySS'
The Norwegian steamship Otto Sew
drum which sailed from Norfolk for
Havana on Monday with a cargo Of
coal and vas compelled TO return TO
that city the same day on account OF
arrangement o! her machinery. was
towed into port here yesterday by
the tugs John Twohy and Dauntiess
and taken 10 the shipyard for repairs.
While the damage 20 the machinery
j. said not to be very serious. a survey
will be he'd on her today to determine
inst what repairs will be necessary.
and II is expected that il will take
about four or Eve days 10 complete
the work before she can proceed on
her voyage
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
Sailed.

Steamers Parran. (Nor). Norbere.
Msnzanillo: Potomac. tBrD, WHITE.
Buenos Ayres: Italia. Ntalian) Bar
rata. Pori Tampa. Urania lNorD. Jen-
sen. Bordeaux
Barges F. s. Hampshire. Providence.
FlOrido, Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-10
Y. N. {. A. CAMPAlGNERS
NEARING GOAL STEADILY
Nearly Four Hundred and Fifty DOL
lars Added to FUND
Yesterday.

BY the securing CT $446 as result
of yesterdays canvass. the to Al
amount collected since the commence
ment of the Ten Day Campaign" for
the securing of $500 for the locn
Young Mems Christian Association.
reached $2,63450 last night.
Fer the second time since the cam
Daign commenced Leader l.. c. Phil
lips's group led she business men r.
tkI day by securing total of $93.
while Captain l.. 4. McMurran's team
was the high one among tn, young
mca having collected $3S.
The following is the standing o: the
various teams for the seven days
ending last night.
The oasis., 1909-05-01

jurors paid three dollars each for that day There are $18O. Add to that an allowance of a propor. tlonate share of their mileage and other court expenses, and it will be seen that the estimate of $500 is not at all extravagant.
 So, in the two cases cited, the taxpayers of Santa Cruz county are mulct uselessly to the tune of one thousand dollars. Is there not some way of preventing experi. ments SO unavailing and costly? Should not committing magistrates have discretionary powers and keep away from the district court cases so trivial and so plainly brought for other purposes than those avowed In the prosecution? Or, if that be impossible, should there not be some provision of law under which, when conditions described have developed, those who set in misdirected motion the machinery of the law shall be made to pay the cost? During ten years past Santa Cruz taxpayers have paid out thou. sands of dollars to defray the cost of useless prosecutions such as the two described in the term of court now closed. That kind of play be- gan with the very first term of court-when Tom Frederick packed a grand jury to bring about certain indictments that failed-and has continued ever since. Cannot a halt be called?
The oasis., 1909-05-01

THIs week has seen dethroned an absolute monarch who had held autocratic sway for thirty years over the Turkish empire. Even Moslem thought had embraced the Western theories of constitutional government and forced upon him a constitution that he endeavored to overthrow by force. The army espoused the cause of constitution alism and the downfall of Abdul Hamid was swift and sudden. His brother Mehemed succeeds him on the Ottoman throne.
The oasis., 1909-05-01

DURING the tariff debate upon the floor of the Senate, Wednesday when twitted with the declaration for free lumber in the Democratic national platform, Senator Bacon of Georgia, remarked that he twas not bound by declaration written into platform at midnight by a few interested men," Let that be put into their pipes and smoked by those who are twitting Arizona re- publicans for the slowness of that party in carrying out its own plat form declaration for immediate statehood for the territories"
The oasis., 1909-05-01

SUCH an institution as the Con- gregational Educational Associa- tion will erect in Arizona at some point, with Nogales very favorably considered, would be of great value to the town and of all the region on the West Coast of Mexico. The people of Nogales should put forth every effort to secure its location at the line city.
The oasis., 1909-05-01
USING THE COURTS.

Last Saturday. the time of the district court was occupied the en- tire day ir the trial of case that ought to have been thrown out in the justice court-or at the most should have never been more than a mlsdemeanor case-lnd the peo- pie of Santa Cruz county are mulct in the sum S700 at least. Here are the items: Nine witnesses from outside the county or indigents- $500; fifty jurors an additional day, for they would have been dis charged Friday night but for this case, $50; and $250 more to the Sheriff for serving subpenes on witnesses without the county, to which may be added the cost of keeping the defendant in the jail since January, and some other in- cidentals, such as the time spent by the grand jury on the case, the cost of the court for a day, etc.
 The entire outlay was made to punish the alleged crime of grand larceny, in that the defendant was accused of having killed a two year old heller, valued at about fifteen dollars. Under the law the theft of any article of less value than $5) constitutes petty larceny, for which the penalty is a jail sen tenced, except the theft of the stock; and stealing. a yearling calf constitutes felony-Then a jury can be induced to convict, which i, very sel lon. The manifest ab-  surdity of 50 invidious a distinction gives the accused at the start in such cases an advantage of tht sympathy of the jury.
 It is strange that the cattlemer of Arizona will insist upon reten tion upon the statute book of ar act so futile. Experiences has de monstrated time and again that juries will not convict of felony ir petty cattle thieving cases. IT their efforts to punish such theft'
The oasis., 1909-05-01

taxpayers Tn the various counties to enormous bills of expense with out accomplishing results, when would the cattlemen be content that offences against their class and kind of property should rank as like offences against anything else there would be convictions secured and something accomp- lished toward punishment of de- predationS committed upon them
 This whole subject was threshed out once before about a decade ago. The cattlemen had then, as now, secured enactment of law making cattle stealing felony. But there were no convictions, and tbe time of the courts was taken with fruit less attempts to enforce a law con- sidered too drastic by all jurors. Public sentiment demanded a re. turn to rational enactment; cattle stealing was made a misdemeaner and then convictions were had. But the stockmen were not satis- fled, and they moved in force upon a subsequent legislature and se- cured readoption of the felony feature in such cases. The argum- ent is that the stock industry should be protected, and making theft of neat animals a misde- meanor only is not sufficient pro. tection. Yet to the ordinary mind it would seem better protection than felony penalties which no jury will inhict.
 In the case cited in this article that cost the county so much money needlessly and uselessly there appeared to enter other con- alterations than the mere theft of heifer. At one time it looked as though the title to mining prop erty was involved. The defence put up by Al Johns, the accused was that the heifer was killed by two of the witnesses who were the tools of others aiming to railroad Johns into the penitentiary that they might jump valuable mining claims he holds. That the jury ac. quilted him, being out very short time, goes to show that the defence offered a theory that was accept able. So 1t seems that the mis l placed felony statute with regard to cattle stealing can be made al engine of oppression as we'll as de feating its own object in the sup pression of depreciation upon tho livestock industry.
 
 Another case tried at this Apri term of court wherein it developed that the criminal process was useC to even up another matter else where was that of the Territory vs Michael Karam, who was indicted upon a charge of obtaining good upon false representation. Karan has store in Nogales, Arizona another in Cananea, and he di(
The oasis., 1909-05-01

duaymas. A case ot clothing for his store in Guaymas was consigned
 to broker in Nogales, Sonora, so the evidence went to show) was de- livered by the latter to some third party who undertook to convey it to the Guaymas house of Karam at a cost much less than if the usual duties were paid. The party making that undertaking was caught and the case of clothing, with other goods for other people in Guaymas, was confscated. The broker mentioned was connected up with the transaction by the Mexican authorities, and he was cast into durance. But although under detention he was permitted
 to do business. His office was run by his clerk, and he had a branch office at the municipal building in
 Nogales, Sonora, where his clients visited him when they could not get all they needed from his clerk. Karam had ordered some goods for the Cananea house from the same firm in Kansas City that sent the goods that had been con6scated. Two boxes consigned to the same broker came from that house. The broker called Karam's attention thereto. They were not marked except to the broker. Karam and the brokers clerk went to the de- pot, opened the boxes and inspected the goods. As they were from the same honse in Kansas City and similar goods he thought they were his. So they were sent to his Can. anea house. But comparison with the invoices there showed they were not. Later the fact was de, veloped that they were for another man in Guaymas). Karam notified the broker, but held the goods a, an offset against his own preceding consignment lost in the shuffle with the smuggler described hereinb be
 fore. When the broker got out O
 his difficulty with the authoriiiei he went to Cananea 10 see Karam
 who was willing 10 settle for tn, goods he had or return them upol d basis of reimbursement for hi
 own lost goods. That was refused and be was arrested at his store il Nogales, Arizona, examined on th' charge named, held to appear tt the grand jury and indicted. Whel all the story came out in the tria
 and the case was sifted down to it, final analysis, it became plain tha
 the criminal process in the Arizon' court had been invoked for settle
 ment of matter that should hay, been tried by civil process in tn
 courts of Mexico. So the accused was acquitted. But it cost the tax payers of Santa Cruz county at leas
 $500. Trial of the case occupied the first day that the trial jur, was in court, and there were sixL,
The oasis., 1909-05-01

ALLEN T. BIRD. Managing Editor DANE D. BIRD, Business Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
VOL LGAST RUSHES IN
AND FIGHTS POWELL
RIGHT OFF HIS FEET
Milwaukee Terror Takes Crowd by Storm and
Batters Local Idol All Over the Ring in
A Nerve Racking Battle

exploded Lew Powelrs ighewight championship
~ aspirations by baering him all the
ring The dminutve sugger from Mil
ukee round He beat Powell
though lad gamey ung for 9
bb of the tide could Powes
fighter and his and ring
genshp Welss decision good
Wogas is the MAJ Of Nelson.
underrated fighter that San
in laughed ofed at BY
around and showed them
needs he fearless
tricky al he IS knockout punch
POWELL FAILED TO USE CLEVERNESS
Powell fight This that of the
credit should be ubtacd wonderful showing Not
all He won and he every the credit But
on the how he should have
In the language he fought suckers fight He failed
his eerness when Wogas ushe and he lost
every time
Instead Of laying the little fellow when they came
in inch gentleman and Wolgast
and bu this stub
fighting his fight and he wanted to
land
the fight accomplish this
OF punch lie had
elbow blows right and left hand
chops everything pu dictionary boasts He fast
lightning last night and tricky Jack
plenty strength and he knew
,vhen He inch and he
Powell the OF break and cfnch
bong there little boxing to the fight
MET STRONGER BETTER MIXER
well the gritest boys
should have been
rounds But he His pride
and his spirit him He wanted show the fans that
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
MYSTERY OF GREEN
TURKEY PUzzLING
Attractive but Dangerous Bird
Found on the Porch of
Adolph Ottinger's Home
One Time Ticket Scalper and
Wife Poisoned by Fruit
Kept Near 1t

Who sent TO Adolph Ottinger, one
time railroad ticket scalper, large
Thanksgiving turkey, cOrpulently
stuffed. but so sinister that its mere
contiguity contaminated two plates of
grape fruit which subsequently made
Ottinger and his wife i'll?
The Ottingers live at 1901 Page
street. corner of Lyon. on the day pre-
ceding Thanksgiving Ottinger scalped
a turkey and brought it home. Early
Thanksgiving morning Ben, the Chi
nese cook, put the bird in the oven
and began TO bake it. Later he found
on the back perch, according TO his
story. turkey wrapped neatly in a
paper and addressed to Adolph OF
finger.
But Ottinger has read his ancient
history and feared the gifts OF the
Greeks. He had the founding turkey
put in the ice chest until he could
learn from what source it came. The
family made delicate investigation
among their friends to discover who
might have sent the distinguished look
ing fowl. No one came forward TO
claim il.
In confinement in the ice chest the
turkey turned green and the Ottingers
finger has two bears which he keeps at
shorty Roberts beach resort and
Sunday he decided that he would take
the questionable turkey out and feed
it to the bears. He went out to Rob-
erts' place and was going TO give the
bird to the bruins, but shorty" stopped
him. Then Ottinger threw the bird in
the ocean.
we can not imagine where the
turkey came from" said Mrs. Ottinger
last evening AT first. il looked fine
bird but later it turned green and we
were afraid of il. II was dressed with
sone white condiment that looked like
suet Yesterday both Mr.. Ottinger and
j were stricken with nausea. We con-
cluded that we were poisoned by grape
fruit, which we alone of the house
hold ate yesterday. The grapefruit was
in the same compartment of the ice
chest with the turkey"
1t was reported that the turkey was
stated partly with. arsenic. but Mrs.
Ottinger said that no analysis of the
dressing was made, so far as she
knew.
Detective Sergeant Ed oibsons house
adioins the Ottinger residence. Gibson
said yesterday that the turkey was
found or the sidewalk between the two
houses by Ottinger's chauffeur. who
carried il inside. Whether the turkey
was poisoned or not Gibson did not
know He said that he thought that IL
the turkey were poisoned the poison
was intended for Ottingers two bears.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
MORAL INSTRUCTION
URGED FOR YOUNGSTERS
DR.. Frances M. Greene Ad-
dresses Juvenile Court Branch

The Women's auxiliary of the juve-
nile court met yesterday afternoon. the
address of the afternoon being deliv-
cred by Dr. Frances NJ. Greene of
Berkeley on Sex and the Delinquent
Child Doctor Greene went into de-
tails as to the necessary instruction of
the child of the streets along moral
lines with a view to the eradication of
the evil ideas contracted in the urchin's
wanderings.
1t was found that the plan of estab-
fishing boarding house for the boys
discharged from the detention home is
not feasible, but q committee consist
ing of Miss de Tirbeville Mrs. Schles-
niger and Mrs. Parmenter was ap-
pointed to find suitable private homes
in which these boys might board.
motionewas made and carried pro-
viding the addition of a second vice
president to the board of officers.
Mrs. J. c. Levy was selected to fill the
office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
Catcher Bliss
Breaks Ankle
During Slide
Exhibition Contest at Stockton
Goes to Nationals by the
Score of 4 to |
Especial Dispatch TO The Call


STOCKTON. Nov. 2e.-Today's exhi-
bition game between the Athletics and
the AllNationals was marred by an
accident in which Jack Bliss, the
catcher for the Nationals and formerly
with St Louis, broke his ankle while
attempting to slide to second base The
players spikes caught on the bag
doubling his right foot under him and
swapping the bones at the ankle The
bones protruded from the flesh as the
player lay in agony on the field. Bliss
was removed to st. Joseph's hospital,
where Doctor Ladd reduced the frac-
ture.
Ralph Willis of the Seals twirled a
grand game for the Nationals, shutting
out the Athletics with but one hit
scratch hit by Strunk. followed by
clean ones by Collins and Baker. sent
Oldrlng across the pan with the only
run made by Philadelphia.
In the first inning Dick Eagan's single
took bad bound past Strunk and went
for three places. Plank baked and
Eagan scored In the fourth inning the
Nationals added three more Mitchell
and Konetchy singled, Lennox famed
and Bliss hit to right, scoring Mitchell
Konetchy went to third drawing the
throw. and Bliss darted for second. He
was safe on beautiful slide. but at
the cost of a bad injury which may
keep him out of the game all next sea-
son. When play was resumed Myers
singled, scoring Konetchy and John
son, the latter replacing Bliss
Spectacular fielding by HeitmulIer
and Eagan were features. The score:
ALI, NATIONAVS
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-30
National Championships Are
Allotted by A. A. U.

The national championship committee
of the Amateur athletic union held it's
first meeting at the Boston athletic as
ISOLATION clubhouse Saturday evening,
November 20, and the following mem
bers were present: Everett c. Brown,
Chicago; Edward E. Babb, Boston: Bar
tow S. Weeks, New York Thomas
Riley, Cambridge; Joseph r. Hickey.
San Francisco, and James z. Sullivan.
chairman. New York.
The committee decided to award the
track and field championships for 1910
to New Orleans, La, on the conditions
that satisfactory arrangements can be
entered into between the southern as
sociation of the A. A. U. and the cham
pionship committee. The date has not
been definitely decided on as yet. but
in all probability they will be held the
The boxing championships were
awarded to the Boston athletic associa-
tion, which association has success
fully managed them for several years
past They will no doubt be held some
time in March, as usual.
The national wrestling CHAMPIONSHIPS
went to Chicago The national basket
ball ampionships-several weights
also went to Chicago, and in all prob
ability the gymnastic championships
will be held there some time in April.