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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Mr.. sriksMAN's WILL PRoeATEo
Leaves All OF His Personal Proper.
to Son and Grandson.

Attorney ]. ID. &. Brown has pro-
bated the viii OF the late MIR. Rich
ard S. Stikeman in the clerks Office
of the Corporation Court Mr.. Stise'
man bedueaths all OF his property
which Is mostly personal and cash,
to his son. Mr.. r. J. A. Sfikcman. Il
New Albany ind. and his eighteen
mouths-old grandson.
Attorney Brown stated yesterday
that he could not say what was the
value of Mr.. SUkeman's estate. but
that Il probably would amount 60
several thousand dollars.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
ARGENTINE OFFICER
IhSPECTS SH|PYARD
Represents Country That is
To Build Two Mighty
BttIeships.

Lieutenant Federico Gusrrico. OF
The Areetine navy. who is member
of the commission of the Argentine
which drew MP the pans
for and received bids on VITO battle
ships for bis country in October, Is IN
this city on official business Othsr
thau-to say tina; he Is here inspecting
the plant of the Newport News Saip-
building 4 Dry Dock Company, Leu
tenant Guerrico will not discuss his
visit here and the yard officials are
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
NEN STEAMER BEAR HAS
b SUCCESSFUL DOCK TRIAL
vssel's Engines Work Satisfactorily
en- First Test--Nearsn9 Com
pistion-

The handsome aew freight and
passenger steaner Bear. h-sl6.ag AZ
The local shspysrd FER the san Fran-
eIsco q Portiaad Steamship Com
oany. had her FIRST tSst--a dock trisl-
A. nc shipyard yesterday. The YES
ais main propeilirE engine was
fnlrouzaly tested and worked highly
satisfactory 10 The yarc enSineers.
n Il expected that the Bear WI Dc
ronpletcd about January and tae
,ard viii establish a ncw record t2r
shr buiiaine q freight and passenger
sfc.mers IN The coat shipS4Fas o.
fhc Ifnifed states. The vessels keei
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
cLAWHAMMER AS WEAPON.
One Negro Assaults Another for Fail
ure to Pay Debt.

=. Because ''Ulyssuss0 RoateD, a
young negro. was little slow in dig
ding for fifty cents which he had
borrowed frCm Willie Gransby last
week. he was bit on the head by
Gransby with clawhammer in Rock
cts yesterday afternoon. The weapon
made a nasty. but not serious scalp
wound.
Grsnsby was arrested BY PstroIman
Gidd ngs and RoateR vas ssrt TO the
station house tc have his wound
dressed by II. J. ". Aylcr, eurgecn
TO the police.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
CAMEL COAL FOR RIO.
British Steamship Darlington Takes
Bio Czruo Here,

The British steamship Darlington.
Captain Carter. cleared yesterday for
Rio de Janeiro with a cargo of 5000
tons of camel coal. vailed at so, 1854.
Few shipments of camel coal are
made from this port and this is che
Of the largest ever sent from here.
Besides the camel coal. the Dial.
linston carries 400 oreosote pine piles.
veiued at sl,4s2. She will steam TO-
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
On seven per Cert Basis.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1e.-The direc-
tors Of the louisville & Nashville
Railroad tcdGy declared p scmi-annusl
dividend Of Six per cent an incre7sr
Of I per cent over the previous half
year dividend declaration. Todsy's
declaration places the stock on a
seven per cent basis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17

The funeral o. David. the infant
son of lIr. AMI Mrs. Charles J. Knight
who died CT the residence. 513 Thirty
fifth street. "wednesday afternoon.
took place yesterday afternoon -
ST. Vincent's IafhcEc church, the
services being conducted b Rev.
Father Frioli lnterment vas made
AZ Greenlawn cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Scrap iron from Galveston.

laden with a cargo Of scrap iron.
the schooner Henry J. Smith arrived
fl port yesterday morning from Gal
weston. Texas. and locked at Chesa-
peake & Ohio freight per No s,
where she is discharging her cargo.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
SHIPPING REPORT
Thursday, December te, 1909.
Arrived.

= Steamer Cimbria DAM Paulsen,
Galyeston-to Atlantic States Coal &
Coke Company for bunker coal.
Steamer Kronberg tDanl Jensen,
New York-to Berwind White Coal
Company In ballast
Schooner Margaret Haskell. Hart,
Portland-to Berwind-White Coat
Company in ballast
Schooner Henry =. Smith. Calves
ton. Texas-loaded with scrap iron.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17

was laid last June and II will be just
seven months from the time the first
keel plate was laid until the ship
IS completed. The Beaver. a sistership.
Of the Bear, win be completed in
February.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Health Committee Once More
Recommends Appropriation.
BOARD TURNED IT DOWN
Because President Jones Paid More
For Animal Than Was ApproprIat-
ed Upper Branch Refused to Pay
Difference in Cost.

Although the board OF aldermen has
twice refused to pass it, the resolu-
ton providing for an additional APP
preparation OF ST. 10 supplement the
original appropriation made for the
mule which President d.. s. Jones, Of
the common council. acting as spe-
cial purchasing committee. purchased
for the health department some two
months or more ago. was recommend
ed TO the council again last night by
the council committee on health.
This resolution was defeated in the
board Of aldermen last Tuesday night
on a tie vote and one of the alder
men who voted against it then, DR..
Lopgan. voted for 1t last night and
unless he changes front before the
resolution Genes up before the alder
men again in January it will be adopt
ed as President Robinson and Messrs.
West. Holt and helms VIII vote for
fits passage again.
At the October meeting, the council
adopted a resolution apprcpriatins
$3.50 with which to purchase mule
and requested President Jones to buy
the animal Mule flesh is high at this
time aud when Mr.. Jones went to
Richmond to buy the animal fer the
city he vas unable to secure a suit
able one for $3.50. He finally bought
one-said 10 be an. exceptionally fine
one-that cost more than $3.50 and
the aldermen have twice refused 10
pay the difference between the origi-
nal appropriation and the cost OF the
mute. And now President Jones rays
he will buy no more mules or horses
for the city.
important Ordinances.
Two important ordinances were in
PRODUCED at the meeting of the health
committee last night by Superinten-
dent of Garbage Harris, but the COM
mittee was in hurry to adjourn as
some of the members had other en-
gagements and the measures were
passed over until the next meeting
One of the ordinances makes 1t
unlawful for any person to keep more
than two cows on single lot within
the city limits and the other provides
that all cows kept within the city
limits must be- tested by veterinary
surgeon, whether the milk from the
COWS is scld or not. Mr.. Harris ex-
planned the last ordinace by saying
that he had found that persons keep
fng COWS in the city who did not sell
milk gave it to the neighbors and he
expressed the belief that if the COWS
were diseased the disease would be
spread by this practice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
PATRONS LEAGUE MEETING.

interesting Program Rendered at
Twenty.fourth street School.
The Patrons League of the Tween
ty-second street school held its
r. gular monthly meeting az the school
Tuesday afternoon. Supt Willis A,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Coal for Havana.

The British steamer Eva cleared
port yesterday for Havana. Cuba, with
cargo of 5000 tens of coal, valued
at $3.50.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Sailed.

Steamer Powhstan (BrJ Dunstan,
Norfolk and London: William Chs
holm. Perry. Providence.
Schooner Mary ". Bowen, Chase,
Providence.
Parges Flora fer lynn; Badger Tor
Beverly: Baroness for Aiiyns POINT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Opening Of Canal May Make
Business Brisk.
BIOGRAPHIES AT WORK
Mr.. Livezey Figures That Straight
Line Drawn Through Newport
News Would Strike on the lsthmus
Of Panama.
Of Panama

Geographical students in the Cham
Der oil Comm. rec have iigured out
that after the Panama canal is com
pleted in 1915, Newport Newsswill be
the logical port on the Atlantic sea
board fer the shipment OF products OF
tn United States 10 The Pacific coast
of South America and they believe
that ii Will be possible for this port to
do an extensive trade with Chilli, Peru,
Colombia and Ecuador.
With the Panama canal IN op' ra-
zion. Newport News Will be nearer by
water to ans port on the Pacific coast
of South America than San Francesca.
the United States port which now car
riss on an extensive trade with the
ports On the west coast of South
America. and members Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce believe that New
port News will lie able 10 take some
of this trade, at least, away from san
Francisco.
Mr.. Lisezey Figures II Out.
Mr.. Walter Il. LiveZey was the first
memtsr OF the Chamber Of Comms rec
to realize the possibilities OF the trade
with South America flom this pert al
ter the Panama canal is completed
and the government engineers say il
surely VIII be opened in 1915, which
IS only FIVE years distant. Mr.. bive-
zey says that the maps bear out mis-
statement, that a straight line drawn
North and South through Newport
news will touch the coast of Chill.
1t wculd strike the northern coast OIL
Columbia near Panama aud go Though
Colombia. Ecuador and Peru and pass
out into the Pacific ocean running "A
few miles of the p-Tt of Valparaiso,
Chli.
Frisco Further North.
San Francisco is several hundred
miles further north than Newport
NJ VS. and thus the distance by water
between that port and Valparaiso is
several hundred miles greater than
the distance between Newport News
and Valparaiso via tine Panama canal
Newport News is closer by water
to these ports than Baltimore, Phiia-
deIDh.a, New York or Boston. New
Orleans. Galveston, Mobile. Savannah
and Charleston are much closer than
any other American ports and IL IS
practically certain that these southern
ports will build up heavy orders with
Chill, Peru and the other countries
of South America after the canal Is
completed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Cleared.

Steamer Darlington tBrl Carter,
Rio de Janeiro-Barber & Company.
steamer Eva (BT) Howard, ha-
vana-Berwindwh.t Coal company
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
nanlch steamer for Fuel.

Eroute frcm Galveston for Copcn-
hagen, the Danish steamer Clmbria
arrived In port Yesterday for bunker
coal The vessel took supply and
proceeded.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17

The Danish steamer Krcnberg ar
rived n port yesterday 10 load fuli
cargo Of ccal here for a tropical port
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17

Read xelms & COS Want I'D o.
cheap homes IN want column. IL.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17
Calendar for Today.

sun rises $500 -. I'LL .. m
sun sets $1,000 -----s-Sl y ~
High water ..-12:S2 a. II, 1881 2. m
Low water ...C: - r. H. 1.5Z y m
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17

Jenkins made an interesting talk
The following program was carried
out.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-17

". :. Rouss-Fuusrsi DiTee'OT.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
WHEAT GROWERS HAPPY.
Prospects for a Bumper Crop Are Best
Since 1901.

Wheat growers in the Palouse and
Big Bend districts, taking in Is coun-
ties in eastern Washington, which
yielded 4O,75O,O bushels in 1907, are
in happy mood, as the prospects for
a bumper crop have not been better
since the spring of 1901. Fall sown
wheat came through in excellent condi-
tion and spring sowing is nearly COM
pleted The season is fully two weeks
in advance of former years, and ranch
ers look upon this as good sign for
the spring crop. The ground received
an abundance of winter rain and the
moisture has penetrated to a greater
depth than at any time in the last five
years. While the crop of 1908 was
under 3O,OOO,OOO bushels, most of the
farmers received more for their grain
than in the banner year of the country,
because of high prices, Others who held
their grain during the winter are now
reaping the benefit of the unusually
high price. There is little wheat in the
district this spring, and with the com
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
THUGS GRAB $4,000 SACK.
San Francisco Bridge Company Head
Fires After Being Wounded
by Holdup Men.

San Francisco.-James N. Thompson,
of the Thompson Bridge company, is
thought to be on his deathbed with a
bullet wound inflicted by one of two
robbers who entered his Office Saturday
to seize bag containing $4,000, which
he had just drawn from the bank.
Francis German, one of the assail-
ants, is under arrest and search is
being made for his companion, who has
the coin. German was captured after
a running fight with posse of citizens.
Upon returning to his Office from the
bank, Thompson was shot without warn
ing.
One bullet struck him in the breast
and passed through his right lung; one
lodged in his right forearm and three
passed through his coat.
AS he staggered back against the door
the thugs seized the bag of money from
his hand and ran into the street. Barely
able to keep his feet, Thompson drew
his own revolver and fred at the fleeing
men, using his left hand, his disabled
right hand hanging Imply at his side
Swaying and dizzy from pain, Thomp
son g aim was bad.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
Germs Everywhere.
Ito be cOntInued.)

At no instant In any mans life, wax
ing or sleeping, Is he free from assaults
by swarming myriadS Of tiny. but pow.
erful, unseen enemies OF life-those sol
diers Of deaths dark legions, the germs
or microbes Of disease. If 1t were pos
sible to wear spectacles Of the magni-
flying power Of high-priced microscopes
we might see the very air we breathe
thick with the monstrous shapes Of I'M
told billions Of bacilli: and that in, or
about, or upon the water we drink,
the food we eat, the hands we shake,
the car straps we hang to when going
to work, the clothes we wear, the hair
we comb, the lips we kiss, the cats and
dogs we fondle, the books we read
In short, always and everywhere, the
armies of death surround us, and in
cessantly make war upon US. And moi
only do they attack us from every pos.
sible exterior vantage point. but they
carry by assault the citadel OF life
from within the lines Of our own de
lenses. Germs thrive and multiply In
the mouth, in the nose, and especially
In the intestinal organs. Thus 1t can bC
said that not only do We live In tbs
midst of death, but that death lives IL
our midst. The wonder is, not tina
we are ever Ill, but that we are evel
well.-Success Magazine.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
TAFT WOULDVISITUS KING OF WHEAT PIT
JAMES A.PATTEN OF CHICAGO
Is The MAN.
He squeezes Rich New York Shorts
Reggie Vanderbilt Drops 100000 in
Wheat Pit, Is Story-Wilscn In for
Rap-Big Bull Says Secretary Of
Agriculture Is "of'' on Crop Report.

Chicago.-"The Patten pool has
100000 out the May wheat deal" says
the Tribune Jimmy Patten has pock-
eted fully two-thrds.
"The market experts estimate that
the broker and his coterie have sold to
the public 20,000,000 bushels of May
Wheat at an average profit of 20 cents,
giving them a profit of $4,O00,000, and
besides this he has made substantial
profit in July wheat, to say nothing of
the September and December options
which he has scalped in the market for
profit of from 2 to 5 cents, making
his total winnings not much under So
00O, 000."
James A. Patten, "king of the wheat
pit, - besides cleaning up approximately
$4 100000 in the bull movement in. the
wheat market is now being made the
target of Wall street wheat shorts
whom he has "stung' for amounts
varying from 100000 to 100000, and
the disgruntled operators, sore from the
beating administered by Patten, have
started an agitation in Washington
toward the prevention of speculation in
grain futures. The insinuation of Pat
ten today that these shorts were back
ing the move created a sensation
among grain brokers here. It has also
started speculation as to the identity
of the "big Wall street shorts "
Several months ago it was reported
that Reginald Vanderbilt had taken
the bear side of the market in oppo-
ston to Patten and had been squeezed
for close to 100000. Since then the
: tickers have referred vaguely to the
"Wall street crowd" that was fighting
g Patten, but their names have never
been made public here.
There is also. considerable speculation
here among the board of trade mer
t as to the effect, if any, of Patten' Z
G open advocacy of the policy of taking
the tariff off wheat and all othel
u grains
o After memorable speculative week
/ the ticlSers "good night" was received
g with a deep sigh of relief from boar
e of trade men, not to mention an arm,
of laymen drawn into the vortex of tn
&c wheat pit by the publicity given Jane
"a A. Patten, the bull leader, and hi
o. followers. "Good night" means da
II and half for quiet.
II Will the public eat this year, or las
ID years wheat three months hencef Ths
NJ is the problem.
to Saturday Patten personally left til
lg market to it's fate, which, from the vie
Id of the Patten crowd, improved conside
le ably as prices advanced over a cent
e. May and July options. Mr.. Pate
8 lectured reporters who, he alleges, hay
~ been more entertaining than accurat
90 in their stories.
+ Patten Says Remove Tariff.
AS to talk of removing the tariff O
wheat as a slap to manipulators, M
ei Patten was for it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
UTAH's LARGE DELEGATION.
Irrigation Congress at Spokane, August
8 to Ia

Irrigation Congress at Spokane, August
to IA.
"Utah's delegation to the seven.
teenth session of the National Irriga.
ton congress in Spokane, August to
IA, will be accompanied by the best
band in the state" says Governor Viii.
liam Spry of Utah. He added:
"Utah is greatly interested in the
success of this congress and the state
will be we'll represented. / appreciate
the plan for a governors day and will
attend if it is arranged so as not to
conflict with the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which will meet the same week at Salt
Lake City.
"We have invited the governors Of
all the states and territories to meet at
the national encampment. We can, with
out doubt, arrange the governors day
at Salt Lake City for Wednesday,
August II. This will permit the gov
ernors in attendance and myself to
leave Salt Lake City Wednesday eve
ming and arrive in Spokane the morning
of August IA.
"Irrigation, forestry and home build
ing are of great Importance to our
state. We have 20,0Oo,OOO acres of
land that could be irrigated if we had
sufficient water. The state now has
under consideration two projects in ad-
dition to what the national government
is doing for the encouragement of home
building.
"There is every reason to believe
that our delegation will be large as
we'll as representative one. Fred j.
Kiesel of Ogden, member of the board
of governors of the National Irrigation
Congress, will be in charge of the prep
arations for the representation Of
Utah. -
Mr.. Insinger announced that to en-
able the governors at the G. A. R.
encampment to attend the sessions of
the irrigation congress the board of
control will set aside Friday, August IA,
as governors day in Spokane.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23

NO, no." interrupted Miss Leigh, =youP
sister Is tired, Rudel; you had better 20
down and leave her to rest"
"Oh, was not talking to you, Mother
Leigh" was the boys rude retort; and
as Alison turned round to shake her head
at him, she discovered him in the act
of making one Of his favorite faces at the
back Of the unconscious governess.
Il say, missus," he observed, when he
had sufficiently relieved his feelings, ''have
you told Alison about her roon?"
'No. not yet, Rudel," returned the
much-enduring Miss Leigh.
Then shall. l call it mean trick
of Missiles; no one but a girl would do
such thing; here she has been and taken
your room, Alison, with mothers things
in It; and nothing the missus can say will
get her to give it up. Missus is awfully
wild about 1t, amt you, MISUSE"
"Oh, Rudel do be quiet" demonstrated
Miss Leigh, in the old worried voice ALI
son knew so well. "What tiresome boy
you are and l wanted to tell your sister
quietly. Alison, my dear, l am very sor-
ry, but Mabel has appropriated your
room, and most improperly refuses to give
| 1t up. l spoke to your father about II
last night, but he only said it did moi
| signify, that he expected you would not
mind, as your visit to us might not be Q
very lengthy one. think you had bet
| ter speak to him yourself"
| 'I will see about it." returned Alison
quickly, anxious to stem the governess
nervous flow of words. "Am to sleeI
| boro 20 ,;oh+ 9O nc Misc T oi0h opanad fht
door of back room.
al have made it as nice as I can" re
turned Miss Leigh, alphabetically, "but
am afraid you will think it an ugly room
it wants repapering, and the carpet i
dreadfully old"
"Oh, it will do very WE'LL" observes
Alison, quietly; but she looked round he
with sinking heart nevertheless. l
was Mabel's old room and very shabbil
furnished, and looked over the kitche
garden and the sawmills.
She listened with well assumed patienc
as Miss Leigh pointed out the variou
little improvements she had effected
Though Alison did not know it, the cas-
chair and little round table were take
from Miss Leigh's own room; the fuel
sias and geraniums in the blue vase wer
Rogers gift; and even Rudel had cor
tributed the big green fern that stood O
the window ledge.
t "Now, will send you up your tea,
, observed Miss Leigh at last, when til
l boxes had arrived, and Rudel had assis
e ed to unstrap them; there Is no hurr
t my dear; you will have nearly two hour
:, to yourself to unpack and rest"
| Alison tried to answer cheerfully, b
r her head was aching in earnest now; Il
tears were very near the surface agai
e but she battled with them bravely.