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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
SPRINKLE STREETS;
ACCIDENTS RESULT
Water Freezes in Few Minutes
and Horses and Men Have
Nasty Falls.

With the thermometer registering
about five degrees below freezing
point tbs city street force got busy
Yesterday AFTERNOON about 4: 80 O'Clock
aud sprinkled Twenty eighth street
from Washington avenue to the west
erly approach of the Twenty-eighth
street bridge. Fifteen minutes after
the sprinklng was done the street
was covered with sheet of ice and
several persons and at least two
horses and maybe mors' fell on the
street during the evening.
The first accident caused by the
sprinkling OF the street occurred al
$50 O'Clock when the Central IRE
company was called to extinguish a
small blaze in the basement under
William Gordon's taller shop. 1901
Washington aw nue.. When the horses
drawing the big combination wagon
turned into Twenty-eighth street to
go TO Washington avenue. they slipped
on the ice and both fell to their
knees. Driver Gordon pulled them VI
and they escaped injury.
A few minutes later a man was
crossing Twenty eighth street from
one sidewalk d the other and BIZ
slipped and fell on the street. sus.
tanning painful bruises. Several 9TH
er men fell at the same place later
in the evening, but SO far as could be
learned none of them was seriously
injured.
Earlier in the afternoon the street
force sprinkled the River Rad in
front OF the Chesapeake & Ohio depot
and the water there froze In Short
time. However, so far as could be
learned no accidents resulted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
A. F. [. WILL SUPPORT
STRIKING SWITCHMEN

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Dec. l0.-The
American Federation Of Labor VIII
support the railroad s~itchmen who
are on strike IN the northwest 70 the
extent Of its power, according TO an
announcement made tonight BY sam
vel GcmDers. president Of the fedora
ton after an extended conference with
Frank Hsw.ey. president Of the
switchmen's union q North America.
THIS Is said 10 mean that II the
railroads do not cocede the demands
Of the strikers. the trouble may
spread Until Il involves other railroad
unions connected With the American
federstion-of Labor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Mr.. p. S. sTiKeMAN DEAD.
Constructing Superintendent Of Boil
er Company Passes Away.


Mr. Richard s. Stikeman, q con-
structing superintendent of the Roa-
roke & Wilcox Boiler Company, died
at the Warwick hotel at 1880 O'Clock
this morning from complication oi
diseases. He had been in i'll health
several years and the end came I'M
expectedly.
Mr.. Stikeman was 81 years Old and
had been in the employ of the Bah
cock and Wilcox Company for-twenty
years. He had spent much OF the past
eight years in this city saperintend
ing the installation Of boilers in bat
tleships built at the local shipyard and
was we'll known here His last work
was in connection with the boilers OF
Of the battleship Delaware.
The PADDOCK and wilcox Company
spared no trouble nor expense IN CIV
ing him the best possible attention
during his illness. one OF the high or
ficials making q special trip here to
take him where ever he wished to
20. but he preferred to remain IN
this city.
The body win be taken to New
York for interment.
Mr.. Stikeman's son, Mr.. z. d. Stlke'
man. OF New Albany, Ind, was at ths
bedside when the end came, having
arrived here yesterday morning Mrs
E Stikeman will arrive today. Be
sides his son. Mr.. Stikeman is sur
vived by a niece, who lives in Ne1
York.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
MERCHANTS MAY SWEEP
SIDEWALKS AT ANY TIME
Mayor Jones and City Attorney Mas
sic interprete City Ordinance
at Trial in Police Court.

Provided they have the dirt and
trash placed into receptacles and 10
not sweep it into the streets, mer-
chants may sweep their sidewalks al
any hour OF the day or night
This was this construction when
both Mayer Jones and City Attorney
Massie placed upon the ordinance
passed by the council several months
ago prohibiting persons from sweep
ing trash into thes treets betW en- the
hours of s a. m, and 10 p. m, when
the trial of several merchants On
charge of violating the ordinance was
taken up yesterday morning by JUS
tice Brown in the police curt.
The merchants who were summ2n-
ed to court had had trash swept up
in front of their places Of business
and deposited in receptacles after s
o'clock Thursday morning, and their
case were dismissed by the police JUS
tice.
Mayer Jones' Position.
Mayor Jones states that he never
entertained the idea of preventing
the merchants from keeping their
sidewalks clear. In regard to the
matter he made the following state
ment to this paper yesterday:
"The facts are these: After the
council passed the ordinance prohibit
inf the sweeping OF trash from the
sidewalks tino the driveway after .
a. m. and before 10 p. m, the mayor
instructed the chief OF police 20 have
the patrolmen notify every person On
their beats, that the ordinance was
the law and would be enforced, so
nobody could be taken by surprise.
The common council at its last ses-
sion passed a resolution requesting
the mayor TO see that the ordinance
was enforced. That resolution was
transmitted by the mayor TO the CHIEF
OF police.
When called upon to construe the
ordinance. the mayor gave II as his
opinion that the council did not in
tend, nor did the ordinance commit
tee, the meaning that the sidewalks
should not be kept clean. But that
when swept between the hours Of :
a. N. and 10 ,. m. the sweeping
should not be swept in 10 the drive
way. but mrst be taken up and put
into scme depository. His intent was
noe to allow the drivevays to be
filtered after they had been swept
So that people can aad should sweep
the sidewalks. but must not sweep IN
TO the iTiveways after e. m"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Car Float Bridge in Operation
Again.
FREIGHT WAS DIVERTED
While Bridge Was Being Repaired
Freight for Norfolk Was sent Over
Norfolk and Western and s. A. L.
install. Another Bridge.

Repairs to the car float bridge near
Chesapeake & Ohio pier No. s. which
was broken Thanksgiving Day, have
been completed and the bridge was
again put into operation yesterday
morning.
Since this bridge has been out OF
commission, all Of the freight handled
by the Chesapeake & Ohio except
freight collected in this city, was
sent to the CITY across Hampton
Roads by the Norfolk & Western
and Seaboard. Air Line as the cars
could not be loaded on the floats
here. 49,.
When the float bridge broke four
cars were being toaded on a feat
Three Of the cars-two containing
coal and one containing pig iron
were thrown into the river and the
fourth, which was loaded With -four
was left hanging over the edge OF
the wharf. Divers came here from
Norfolk and assisted in getting the
cars out of the water the task being
performed by passing iron chains I'M
der the cars and hauling them up by
the means of a floating derrick.
A new car float bridge is now be-
ing built for the Chesapeake & Ohio
at St. Louis and it will be installed
alongside Of the present one near
freight pier No. s. It is expected it
will arrive here about six weeks. With
the two bridges in operation if one
should break down the business could
he handled on the other and 1t would
not be necessary to divert the Nor
folk freight TO other railroads.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
STEAMER COMES TODAY
FOR CARGO OF GRAIN
Daltonhaii VIII Arrive from Norfolk
TO Take Corn for London,
England.

The British steamer Daltonhan will
arrive in port this morning to load a
cargo OF corn here for London, Eng
land. The vessel will come here from
Norfolk and will dock Mt Chesapeake
& Ohio grain pier No. s.
This will be the first cargo OF
grain loaded here this winter, but
several other ships are under charter
to load corn during the next three
months.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
FUNERAL OF MRS. UzzELL.
Services viii be Conducted at Trinit,
A. z Church Today


N, z. Church Today
The funeral Of Mrs. G. T. Uzzeii.
vno died early yesterday morning at
Ter home, % Armistead avenue
Hampton, will take place this morning
at II O'Clock at Trinity Methodist
church, the services being conducted
by Rev. W. G. starr. the pastor The
body will be inferred at Greenlawn
cemetery.
Mrs Uzzeli, who was 80 years old
was Mss Annie Edwards before her
marriage. She was the only daughter
Of Andrew jackson and Rebecca Ed
wards. and was born in Isle OF Wright
county. She IS survived BY her hus-
hand and six brothers.
She married NT. Uzzeli in 1891 and
had lived here during her married life
until \ few months ago She was
member Of Trinity church for many
years and had a great many friends
in the city. She had three children,
ali Of whom are dead The Oldest boy
Jack Hamlet. died in August and the
mother had never been well since
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
SHIPPING REPORT
Friday, December 10, 1903.
Arrived.

Steamer Minerva (Nor) Matheison.
Philadelphia-to Berwind- White Coal
Company.
Steamer Ivydene tBr.) Bunks, Sa-
vannah-to Chesapeake & Ohio Coal
Agency Company for bunker coal.
Barge Idaho from Boston-to Cnes-
apeake & Ohio Coal Agency Company
in ballast. x
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11

When Won lock through Wanted columns don't see
a,v young who they can do
TRAINED Hep-oookkeepefs
do this OF supply ana
yourself TO
young
position saorf III
our will put where onI earn so
RATES
enrolling before Jan 1910 Cs
write.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
RASH ALL OVER BODY
Awful, Crusted, Weeping Eczema on
Little Sufferer -AScore Of Treat
ments Prove Dismal Failures.
CURE ACHIEVED BY CUTICURA

my little boy had en- awful rash all
over his body and the doctor said it was
eczema. 1t was terrible and used to
water swsuily. Any place the water went
it would form another sore and il would
become crusted- A score or more ply
sicians failed utterly and dismally in
their efforts to remove the trouble.
Then / was told to use the Cuticura
Remedies. got a cake OF Cuticure
a bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent, and
before we had used half the Resolvcnt
] could see change in him. In about
two months he was entirely well.
George r. Lambert, i39 West Centre
ST.. Eehanoy City, Pa, Sept. &c and
Nov. 4, 1907"
Hssser Drug Chem. Corp eoie Prors. Boston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Golfers Load Quickly.

Having completed cargoes Of COAL
the American steam coal Golfers
Ravenscraig and Everett steamed yes
terdav for New England after being
in port Jess than "a hours The Ever
EFT took 1900 tons Of coal and the
Ravenscraig loaded 3.400 tons.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Calendar for Today.
Steamer to be Painted.

The British steamer Minerva ar
rived in port yesterday from Phila-
delphia to have her hull below the
waterline cleaned and pointed at the
local shipyard. :.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Cleared.

Steamer Minerva (Br.) NLrfolk--
Berwind White Coal Company.
Steamer Ivydene (Br) Bunks, Ham
burg-Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agen-
cy Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
To Load Coal CarQo.

The British steamer Wilhelmina.
which arrived here Thursday from
New Nrk Is to load full cargo OF
coal for a foreign port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Sailed.

Steamers Everett, Frosted. Everett;
Ravenscraig, Johnson, Providence.
Schooners D9rothy Palmer. Hard
ing. Portland: Dorothy B. Barrett, IT.
win. Portland.
Barges Thaxter for Chelsa; Carrie
Clark for Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
Naval Collier Loading.

The naval colner Marcellus was
doced at Chesapeake 6 Ohio coal pier
No. 2 yesterday morning and Is BAD
ing a cargo Of coal for the ships OF
the Atlantic feet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11
A Good Idea.

What do you suppose that TN
breua manufacturer selected a. IN
motto OF his business
~whatz-
Put up or shat mp"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11

Read Nelms & Cos Want ad-" o
cheap homes ~ want column 10
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-12-11

csrTisges-csu ". E Rouse
Evening star., 1909-06-21

of meeting annual deficits out of the as
sets cannot go on very long.
The university must have financial sup
port. If Congress will give to the Dis
trct of Columbia the same considera tiom
that ii gives to every state and territory
and Hawaii and Porto Rico, by extend
ing the benefits of the Morrill, act TO this
District, and designating this university
to receive the money. the appropriation
would pay a little over one-half of the
deficit next year. We are doing the work
required under the Morrill, act in the
mechanic arts to justly entitle us TO the
benefits of this fund There is no other
institution in the District that is carrying
on work Of university grade in the me-
chanic arts.
II the citizens of the District OF Co
lumbia will do as Baltimore did for Johns
Hopkins when it in financial straits.
and what has been done in other cities
for other institutions, raise by subscrip-
ton a fund of S2o0.o0a payable in five
annual installments of $4,000 each, this.
with the benefits of the Morrill, act. would
enable the university To go forward on its
present plans and do its work for the Dis
trict.
With five years free from financial anx-
iety we could hope to thoroughly establish
the university upon its new basis by APP
peals to the country at large f9r adequate
endowment.
Evening star., 1909-06-21

| Reports have been made to the founda-
! ton by the university. and its agents
have examined the law and medical
schools within the present year. No
serious criticisms had been made by the
foundation until its hurried and unex-
| peCted action June !.
| Eleventh-The foregoing constitutes all
the policies of the present administra-
ton which have been criticised or con-
| demned by members of the college fac
ulty, and put them forth without argu-
ment in order that the people of Wash
| ngton may determine whether these
plans have been educationally sound
and whether or not a university serving
| the community in all of its needs is
worthy of their confidence and support
| Professors who opposed these educational
| advances. finding that there was call
| for heroic efforts to maintain the uni
| versfty, went TO the trustees and pro-
posed TO take the university and run It
| for the fees. provided the president was
removed and their policies could prevail
| Had this concerted effort heen sue
| cessfu with the trustees not only would
the salary Of the president" have been
been stricken down and many of the
new professors would have been dis
| charged Ii is a matter of conjecture
whether, had this plan succeeded and fff-
| teen or twenty professors been dischars-
ed. there would have been a propor-
tionate increase in the agitation of the
public mind.
| Thirteenth--In regard to the pensioning
of teachers. so far as / understand it, it
| has always been construed where pen
| sion system existed that when A pro-
| fessor has become entitled to a pension,
either by length of service by age
limit, he has the right to retire volun-
| tarily at any time, and the university has
the equal right to retire him when, for
any cause, it seems expedient to do so.
| In the recent action it became necessary
| to reduce the expenses about SO 600 and
| to distribute that retrenchment among
each of the departments of the univer-
sity. OF necessity the services of some
| of the teachers had to be dispensed with,
and in selecting the ones to be retained
all things being equal, it was natural to
| retain those who were thoroughly in
harmony with the general plans and de-
velopment of the university.
Action "Hasty and Arbitrary"
; The action of the Carnegie foundation
| in assuming that the university had no
| option but could retire only those eligible
who voluntarily sought retirement seems
| to be contrary to the usual construction
of pension systems. Waving this point,
/ however. their action in our case was
hasty and arbitrary. AS the secretary
sought to give the widest possible pub
| licity to the injury done the university
| by giving their letter to the press. l give
my letter in reply. which states the facts
| regarding the procedure. 1t reads as
| follows:
/ June II, 1909.
DR.. Henry S. Pritchett, President the
| Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Teaching
! Dear Sir: Your letter of June 4 was
Evening star., 1909-06-21
Harden Camp Gives Excursion.

At the recent annual excursion of Har-
den Camp, No. =. United Spanish War
Veterans. to Marshall Hall winners of
athletic events We're:
One-hundred-yard dash, open To all
corners. Yetter: time. 10 - seconds One
hundred-yard dash, open to Spanish War
Veterans, Brittson; time. 10 1-5; seconds
Potato race. open to girls under fifteen
years. Miss Lottie Jordon. Miss Pearl
Whip. second. F'ifty-yard three-legged
race, Brittson and Yetter: time. sec
onds Shoe race, for boys under fifteen
years. George Southerland Russell
Whip. second: Fifty-yard dash for la
dies, Miss Stevenson; time. 20 seconds.
The Starter was &. r. Smithson: &. l..
King. judge. and w. G. Money referee.
A ball game between Miles and Harden
camps resulted in victory for the latter.
Score, ) to >
Evening star., 1909-06-21
FUNERAL OF JAMES H. CATHELl
FINAL SERVICES IN RYLAND M.
E. CHURCH TOMORROW.
Lifelong Resident Of National Capt..
tai Found Dead in Bed-Heart
Disease the Cause

The funeral of James II. Cathell, who
for many years was head gateman at the
old 6th street railroad station. will be
held from Ryland NJ. L. Church tomor-
row afternoon at = o'clock. Rev. Samuel
Meeks the pastor. will ofiiciate. He is
TO be assisted by Rev. r. l.. Wright.
pastor of McKendree Nj E. Church. and
Rev. w W. Barnes of Douglass Memo
rial NJ E. Church. Interment will be in
Oak Hill cemetery.
One of the particularly sad features of
Mr. Cathells death was the fact that he
had been married only two weeks. His
wife was formerly Mrs. Margaret J. VIII
lams of Atlanta. Ga. Early yesterday
morning she found her husband dead in
bed. Physicians were Immediately sum
moned. They decided death was due to
heart disease.
Had Planned q Trip.
| Mr.. Catheu. who was dfty-eight years
Evening star., 1909-06-21

received while we were in the midst of
commencement week, and for that rea-
son the answer has been delayed. I'M
mediately upon the receipt of your com
munication it was presented to speclai
meeting of the board OF trustees.
It is a matter of sincere regret on the
part of every one who has read the let
ter that your organization, with its nlsn
aims for the advancement OF all true
efforts in educational work. should have
taken this action without any notice to
the university and without giving 1t any
opportunity to be heard upon the real
and apparent reason for your action. as
shown by your letter. That an inst1tu-
tion of learning with 800 students should
be struck such blow without warning
or opportunity to correct any defects In
it's administration that might be shown
is difficult to comprehend. and, as ex-
pressed oy others than myself, almost
impossible to believe.
Your agent arrived here on Wednesday
morning. the I'd instant, and was shown
every courtesy that could be accorded
to him. Our deans. who have the inn
mediate charge OF the educational work,
although in the midst of examinations,
gave up their time and showed him ev-
erv consideration. At the end of the
examination he came to my offlce and
expressed in the most hearty and gen.
tlemanly way his appreciation of the at
tention that had been shown him by, the
secretary of the university and by the
deans l asked him - make any criti-
cisms that he desired to make to me. and
assured him that We should be glad to
correct any defects in our system that
could he corrected. He made few re-
marks regarding some of the work, part
of them complimentary and part in
friendly criticism, but there was no in
timation that 1t was contemplated, or
that the investigation was with view
to terminate. the relation between the
foundation and this university.
Since the action has been taken 1t
hast been stated by DR.. Sterrett that the
agent spent two hours with him and
partEof the time with DR.. Gore regarding
the matter of their retirement. What
they saide of course. / do not know.
Had thIke been fair investigation of
that Q8estion with view to taking
action regarding 1t, I respectfully submit
that the other side of the question should
have been heard. To assume that there
is but one side to an issue is not only
unfair. but tends to create the impress
sion that it is desired to hear only one
side.
Since coming here in 1902 l have had
but one aim and that is gradually to
make the institution a true university.
serving this community in all possible
lines of higher education-a community
that has pressing needs for such ad-
vantages.
From my acquaintance with you | can
but believe that upon mature reflection
you will see the injustice that has been
Evening star., 1909-06-21

done. and will accord hearing to the
university.
With very great respect, l am sincerely
yours. CHARLES w. NEEDHAM.
The University Finances.
Fifteenth-In reference to the financial
conditions of the university the treasurer
has handed me a comparative statement
of the assets of the university in 1900 and
the assets at the close Of the fiscal year
1908, which shows that in 1900 the gross
assets of the university. including every
thing. were $aO5,279.4 and the liabilities
were 1925 1881, leaving the net assets
s579. 800. 81. In 1905 the total assets were
81, ,365 JN3.22 -. the liabilities As9.O0i "A,
leaving the net assets 1915. .49s3 3s The in
crease in the indebtedness during the
last period was occasioned by the COM
pletion of the new medical school build
ing and the hospital in 1901 -19o. and In
debtedness created to meet deficiencies in
current expenses.
OF the foregoing assets the productive
investments in 1900 were $223.IO9.65. In
1905 they were s127. This change in
the productive assets was caused by the
drain upon the funds occasoned by the
increase in the cost of maintaining the
university. The contributions toward the
current expenses were insufficient TO
meet the annual deficit, and thus funds
which were properly applicable had to
be used to pay the salaries ana current
expenses or close the doors to progress.
1t must be borne in mind that the uni
versity has always had deficit. Its pro-
ductive funds have never been sufficient
to meet it's expenses. In round figures,
81 o3 600 of the Indebtedness in 1900 rep
resented borrowed money to pay accumu-
lated deficits. Since the new policy went
into effect the annual deficits have neces-
sarily been larger than they were before.
and have been incurred with the author
ity Of the board of trustees. in the be-
lief that the improvement of the educa-
tional standards and work. with the In
creased numbers of students coming in
upon higher entrance requirements. would
SO demonstrate the needs of such uni
versity in this District that broad-minded
and, benef1cent men would come to its
aid and support the movement. 1t had
been demonstrated by numerous EFFORTS
that no money could be obtained for the
old university No successful effort for
endowment is possible, except for true
university doing high-grade work.
Needs for the Coming Year.
We need to secure for the expenses next
year, 19O8-1O. $4,000 exclusive of existing
loans for this years deficit. to keep the
university going on its present plans. This
budget has been approved by the board.
and il the money is not provided II Will
again have to be paid out of existing
assets. 1t is apparent that this process