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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
BRADSTREEI'S NOTES
TRADE IMPROVEMENT
Retail Business Gaining Lost Ground
-Jobbers Hold Their own-iron
and Steel Active.
(Rr Associated Press.l


NEW YORK. May 7.-Bradstreet 5
tomorrow will say:
Improvement in retail trade. some
regaining of the lost ground in farm
ing operations. and distinctly more
favorable features in this for the fr-
ture are the leading favorable fea-
lures in this weeks reports TO Brad
streets. Jobbing and wholesale trade
for immediate delivery shows be-
tween seasons quiet. but fall trade
is developing a t'stter tone and en-
larged demand. Perhaps the most en-
couraging feature Of the week. be-
cause affecting one Of the country s
basic industries. is the enlarged de
mand. more cheerful tone and high
CT range Of prices are reported in the
iron and steel industry.
The wool market is strong and ac-
tive az higher prices. and leather ana
hides are selling better az higher ono
;atious. Collections show Little change
and are stiH inclined to slowness.
business failures in the United $ aics
for the week ending with Nav we're
sf4 against 26S last week and rs IN
the Ike week Of 1898.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
DiNGLEY RATE RESTORED.
No Particular Significance Lies ir
Action on Lead.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., May T.
Just before adjournment today the
Senate voted TO fix the duty on lead
contained in lead ore at one and one
half cents a pound. which is the rate
OF the DingIey law and of the pend
ing bill as it was passed by the House
of Representatives.
Fifty three senators including all
Republicans present and Senator
Hughes. of Colorado. and McEnery. of
Louisiana. voted In favor of the duty
and 10 Democratic senators voted
against il. This particular paragraph
has not been opposed by the low
tariff Republicans, and the vote was
not significant.
During the day Senator Clapp. OF
Minnesota. spoke at length in favor
of lowering tariff duties and Senator
owen. of Oklahoma. upheld the con-
stitutionality of an income tax
. At $40 o'clock the Senate ad-
-alirBed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Lieutenant Governor viii Seek Re-
nomination and Reelection.
CATION WILL NOT AGAIN GIVE WAY
Present Incumbent Removes Al!
Doubt OF His Neutrality-suspicious.
He Announced His Candidacy Many
Months Ago.

RICH...OND, VA. May 7.-Lieuten-
ant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson this
morning dissipated all doubts as to
his candidacy for reelection. when
he stated in unequivocal terms that
he was still in the race. and had
never entertained any idea OF retiring
since his first announcement imme-
diately after the adjournment OF the
last Legislature.
Somehow or other, the voting pub
lic-or at least a portion of it-has
got the idea that Mr. ElIyson recent
ly decided TO give up the fight. though
the exercise of its memory would
readily have recalled the TACT that he
last summer reiterated the state
ment as to his purpose of running
again.
Yes. am a candidate" tersely
said Mr.. Ellyson today II first made
the announcement just after the last
General Assembly adjourned. and
made il twice last suus1er-once be
fore wen; abroad and once after
returned I do not see why the mat
ter. therefore. can be involved in any
doubt. or why il is necessary for me
to make another formal announce
ment now"
Legislator James r. Cation. Of Alex
andria. who Is opposing SIR. Ellyson
for the nomination. and who. by the
way. has leguB to make his cam
paign quite active raised the pOin'
that he retired in favor Of Mr.. Ellyson
before. and doesn't think he should
be called upon TO do the same thing
again.
Furthermore. ne says that there is
no precedent for a lieutenant COVER
nors standing fer rc-election-that
heretofore they have gone out OF Of
fee Al the same time as The retiring
chief executive.
Mr.. EIiyson points with cqual en-
phasis to the fact that there Is no
prcccnf against his standing for re-
election any more than there Is a
precedent against his having been
unanimously rc-ri~cted chairman oi
the STATE Democratic Committee for
the last nineteen years.
The position to which ne now as
pires for a second term Is honorary.
rather than remunerative. u paws
$50 a wear. and the chief duties al
tachinx 20 the once are those per-
formed a. presiding officer Of the
Senate
or course. " the Governor were 70
die. tho Lieutenant Governor would
step inso his Official shoes. bu; up 20
this time the executives have proved
remarkably healthy propositions IN
this respect. They don't die on the
job
Colonel Cation. Mr.. Eilylon's oppo-
nent. has been in town for several
days. though his headquarters are IN
Alexandria.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
CANNON CELEBRATES.
Speaker Passes 73rd Mile Post-Pre-
scented With Ccuro.
CBv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. d. c, May =
Speaker Cannon Of the House OF Re
presehtatives today celebrated his
7srd birthday anniversary. Mr.. can
non received the congratulations and
good wishes Of his friends and politi-
cal ener.ies in his office at the capt.
toll
The Republican members from
North Carolina. in which state the
speaker was born. presented him with
an unusually large diPper, made OF
a xourd from the tar heel state.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
TO MAKE STRIKE AN
OVER WHElMlHG MOVEMENT
French Postal Employees Meetings
However. Are Sparseiy Attended
Appeal to Public Opinion.
fBy Associated Press.)

PARIS. May Several meetings
of postal employees were held tonight
hit the attendance at them were
somewhat sparse.
The speakers urged an active pro-
paganda in the various bureaus, so
that the strike would be an over
whelming one when the moment for
its commencement arrived. The lead
ers in the movement have placarded
Paris with a statement, printed in
big type. outlining their case against
the government and appealing TO 9no
lie opinion for snnnorf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Track Record Broken.
fRv Assoclated Press. }

LOUISVILLE. KY, May Two
track records were broken at Church
hill Downs today. Cymbal. in the
third race ran seven furlongs In
1:252-5 which was 20 OF second
faster than the record. and In the
fourth race. the handicap. Wariield
ran mile and 20 yards in 1:i3 i-5,
which lowered the Churchhill Downs
mark q full second.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Death Of A. Infant.

Jesse " shannon. the if-m0n;hs-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs J. c. shan
non. died yesterday morning al ;
O'Clock a. Che home his parents. $40
.Thirty-sevenih street The body was
shipped to Portsmouth yesterday
evening ana win be buried here TO-
morrow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
ALLEGED Naval Stores Trust Intro
duces Several Witnesses.
DEFENDANTS AMONG THE NUMBER
One of Them Later Describes Expert
ment of Heating Turpentine For
Expansion Purpoees-knows Moth
ing of Monopoly.
CRy Associated Press1

SAVANNAH, GA. May Tine de-
Tense gos in considerable testimony
today in the trial in the United states
court of the American Naval Stores
COMPANY for alleged violation OF the
Sherman antitrust law
l.. NJ. Lehardy, of Savannah, col
ton factor. said it was customary 10
re grade cotton upon reaching the
warehouse ward. He stated q cross
examination that there were no
sworn inspectors of cotton as In inc
case Of naval stores.
]. II. Tyson. OF Jacksonville. Gus
todian of the Yards controlled by the
American Naval Stores Company in
that city, testified that he had never
received instructions to do anything
unfair i'm the conduct of the com
paHy's business.
Tells Of Expansion Experiment.
Carl Moller, OF Jacksonville, mana
ger of the National Tank & Trans
portation Company. subsidiary of the
American Naval st res Company ana
defendant in the case. told of the
experiment Of heating turDentine at
jacksonville adding that the expansion
was only temporary and therefore
valueless.
Mr.. Mcller knew nothing Of a mon
op0ly OF conspiracy.
Z. s. Nash. OF Savannah, Presi-
dent Of the American Naval Stores
Company in his testimony entered a
denial that he is identified with any
scheme in restraint Of trade. and set
I'D a general den al of all charges IN
the Indictment. He testified mat his
COMPANY han not manipulated the
market and had advocated lessened
production in naval stores
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
CABfLl FOR COMMf SsIONER
OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Appointment Not Officially Announc-
ed, But President Has Decided
Upon Richmond Man.
Try Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON. D. c.. May THE
most important happenings in the ma
tons capital today were as follows:
Two Democratic senator's. Hughes.
of Colorado. and McEnery. of Louis
lana, voted with the Republicans TO
fix the duty on lead contained in
lead bearing ores at IL cents a
pound.
Joseph G. Cannon. speaker OF the
House of Representatives. celebrated
his 73rd birthday at his desk at the
capitol. attending to his Official du-
ties and receiving the congratulations
OF friends.
CabelI 70 Get Plum.
A Southern man has been select
ed to succeed a Southern man as
commissioner of internal revenue,
President Taft having decided to ap-
point ROYAL F. Cabell of Richmond.
Va, in place of John G. Capers, OF
South Carolina. whose resignation be-
comes effective on July 1.
Rear Admiral William II. Potter
has tsen appointed chief Of the bu-
reau of navigation Of the navy de-
partment to succeed Rear Admiral j.
Z. Pillsbury. retired.
Diplomatic and Official Washington
joined 10 do honor to the memory of
Henry Wadsworth Iongfellow at the
unwilling of a statue of the great Am
erican poet in the heart of the fash
ionable district
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08

NV YORK. Ssv 7.-Freddie
Welsh the English light weight. de
fcaied Johnny Frayne. OF California.
IN a fast ten round tout before the
Fairmont Athletic Clui' here tonieht.
Neither man was able to hit very
hard and while both were clever. the
English visitor. who appeared for the
first time in New York tonight was
the master hand at every stage Of
the mill
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Baseball Players Reinssstes-

CINCINNATI. OHIO. May. !
Chairman Hermann Of the National
Baseball Commission. announced this
afternoon that Pitcher Walsh. Of the
Chicago Americans and Second Base
man Evcrs. Of the Chicago Nationals.
have been rcinstated and again can
pIav with their respective clubs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Mike oonIin Is wiling


SPOKANE. WASH. May Mike
Donlin. formerly captain OF the New
York Giants. announced today ihai
he would return to the New York club
AZ the end Of his present theatrical
engagement " the fans 20 desir-
ed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
cermsn Ambassador was Guest.
nv Associated Press J

MILWAUKEE,. WIS. May Count
Johann Won Bernstorn. German am
hasxador. was the guest OF honor al
a luncheon today at the DeutscheT
Cub. an aristocratic German organi-
nation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
cAeELL SELECTED.
Vroinisn VIII Succeed cspers, Whose
Health IS Broken.

WASHINGTON. y. e.. MAY -
Royal =. Caben. 81 Richmond. Va.
has been selected 70 succeed John g.
Carers. Of South Carolina. a. commis-
sioncr Of internal revenue. Mr.. Cap
efs some UeeSs ego sent IN hts res
ienation. effective July J.
Mr.. Capers Is very ~ IN this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08

NORFOLK. VA. May THE cruis.
or Prairie with 9o0 tons Of coal In
her bunkcrs. sailed today for New
port. V. T.. where she win take on
the naval militia for an annual
cruise.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Democrats Join Republicans.

This was n party vote except that
Senator Hughes. of Colorado. and
Senator aicEnery. Of Louisiana. voted
in the affirmative. This paragraph
was not the subject OF opposition oy
lOx tariff Republicans who have d.
rected their opposition to the increase
e the House rates on pig lead and
the products Of lead
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08

WASHINGTON. u. g. NAY -
President Taft sent 10 the Senate the
nomination ~ Augustus I. Monroe.
u. Of Mississippi. 10 b. secretary OF
the legation 81 san Jose. Costa kica-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08

NORFOLK. VA. Nav w ".
earrearf IT. 81 this cit has been ap-
pointed anciilizry receiver IN virginia
Cor the National Building Association
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN,
WANTS REDUCTIONS
Insists That Extra Session Is an Alb
surdity Unless Party's Promise
Maze Good.
ORx Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May MIR.
Clapp, of Minnesota. In the Senate
today commented upon the policy OF
trofection and referred to dis
tinctions between a protective tarin
and a tariff for revenue only.
The promise OF the party, Mir.
Clspp declared. was that the tariff
should be revised downward. and he
asserted that this promise had been
made in response 10 a positive de-
mand. He said that the position OF the
party and of the protective interests
was that we should le- well enough
alone and on the part OF the con-
sumers that the tariff should be re-
vised
Would Quit His Job.
You can't tell me-" he said, that
the latter demand did not mean that
the tariff should be revised down.
ward. To take any other position
is mere toyiSh play. nothing less
than a farce and II I did TO. be-
Iieve the duties were TO be lowered
in response to this action. I would
pack my grip and 60 home. for as
senator. ] am NOT required TO par
b Ntllfalt III cHCn = taltC ltlS ttlEtt
reenactment OF the Dingley rates
The people understood that We
were 10 have a revision downward:
the men who made the platform un-
derstood IL: We understand a. Every
body understood IL and no amount
OF sophistry can otherwise explain
the popular demand and the party
promise.
Ridiculous Extra Session.
II this promise he said. was for
revision that would mean the main
tenance Of the Dineley rates then NE
are confronted BY the righteousness
OF the chief executive calling Con-
gress together 10 revise something
that should stand unchanged until
The end OF time.
When the people made the de-
mand for a tariff revision down
ward. here was no suggestion that
these industries were not sufficiently
projected. n the demand for revis-
ion did not mean changing the du-
ties downward u did not mean any
thing and We are indulging in a farce
now
DECLARING that n Congress should
fail nog % lower the tariff rates.
he Democratic party would b. put In
he declared that the Democratic par
" would be put IN a position % %
revise Il two years hence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
HAMS WAS SANE, SAY
| THE INSANITY EXPERTS
States Adenlsts Declare Army
Officer Was Rational al
Time Of Tragedy.
EACH LATER QUALITIES STATEMENT
Opinions Predicated Upon Long Hy-
pothetical Question Prepared by
Prose- ution-Mrs. Annis Not Call
edit Acquitted, Army OFFICER MAJ
Have to Be Confined in Asylum.


FLUSHING. n. Y. May AFTER a
brief breathing spell of two days. 10
morrow and Saturday. the Hams trial
will reach the beginning of the end.
On Monday both sides will sum up
testimony and Judge Garreison VIII
charge the jury. Thereafter the
fate Ct Captain Peter Hams Jr., Uni
ted States Army. on trial for murder
OF W. e. Annis vii. be in the hands
OF the u men.
Three hours will be allowed eacn
side for the final appeal to the jury
AS the trial nears its end, both pros
ecution and defense profess conf
dence as 10 the outcome.
Most of the days session was taken
up with the testimony of the states
three insanity experts. They all ex-
pressed the opinion, predicated on the
hypothetical question prepared by the
prosecution that Captain rains was
sane at the time he shot and killed
AnpiS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
CLEAN VICTORY FOR GOVERNMENT
Six Men Involved Continued Opera
,ions Of Odeii Brokerage Company
After Death OF Famous Bucket Shop
king-Used Fast and Slew Wires In
Their Business.
fnv AssocIated press.l }

CINCINNATI. OHIO, May IA
verdict of guilty was returned by the
jury In the case of Louis ". Foster
and five others who were charged with
using the mails to defraud In the
running of so-called bucket shop
in the United States circuit court here
today. The men found guilty are:
Louis w. Foster. John German. w.
j. Campbell. A. c. baldwin. John NJ.
Scott and Edwin +. Hell.
The defendants were FOUND guilty
on the charge OF using the mails 20
further n scheme to defraud. The
penalty is a fine of from $1,000 20
$4,000. Is months in the penitentiary
or both.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Favors rs or 30 Per Cent.

In response 10 a question from Mr.
Gallinser. Mr. Bacon declared that I'M
der a tariff for revenue only. duty
equal to % or 80 per cen. advalorem
would be necessary to support the
government which would reduce the
s.. 900. O0d. 100000 to the extent OF
about enc fourth.
Mr.. Bacon especially criticised the
wcolen schedule as providing ex-
cessive rates.
A vote was taken on committed
amendments TO section 179, the effect
of which was only to fix the duty or
lead cont aimed in lead gearing ore al
IL cents a pound. which was the
amount carried in the bill as passed
by the House of Representatives and
the amendments were agreed to b.
a vote of % to 10.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Symptoms of Acute Mania.

Mr. Mcintyre cross examined the
opposing alienists at length and he
succeeded in drawing the admission
from each one of them that the facts
as set forth in the delense's hypo-
thetical question included symptoms
of acute mania in the appearance and
actions of the defendant at the time
of the shooting.
The district attorney did not call
Mrs. Annis, the widow of the muir
dered man. to the stand as had been
expected.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
Nav Go to Asylum.

The belief prevails that if Cap
tain Hams is acquitted on the ground
of insanity, the court may deem II
necessary to order a lunacy commits
sion to inquire into his present men
tai condition. This suggests though
of course it is but surmise at pres
ent-the possibility of Captain Hams
going the way of Harry X Thaw, 10
An institution fer the criminal insane.
The prisoner has sat throughout
the trial with scarcely any indication
that he realized what was gong on
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08

William ]. Odell. who died here sew
eral years ago left an estate esti-
mated at $2,000.000. He amassed this
fortune by running bucket shop" on
a larger scale than ever known in this
country. having branches In all the
principal cities and towns in the West
and South. At his death the de-
PENDANTS found guilty today continued
the OdeIl Brokerage Company. De-
PENDANTS German, Baldwin. Scott and
He'll were formely telegraph opera
tors In the employ OF Odell. The
verdict is a clean victory for tho
government. which contended the de-
PENDANTS did not even play the bucket
shop game honestly. Blu. by slow
wires and fast wires to Chicago and
New York took advantage of market
quotations in closing out trades with
their customers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
THE WEATHER.

Fair Saturday and Sunday,
warmer sunday; moderate
north winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08
INVOLVES An ENORMOUS BURDEN
People, to Collect Three Hundred
Millions Of Revenue, Pay Billion
ard Seven Hundred Thousand
tion-Lead Schedule Adopted.
lRv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May T.
The lead schedule was again under
consideration when the tariff bin was
taken up by the Senate Today. Sena-
tor Stone took issue vita his Repub-
lican colleague. Mr. Warner on the
duties provided in the BILL declaring
that the rates II me H-Use bill were
sufficient 10 prOtec, the great lead IN
dustry of his state and that the in
oreases made by the Senate o2mmit-
tee IN finance were unnecessary for
that industry.
Many senators took part in The dis
cussion and there was fair pros
pect of reaching vote on the lead
schedule when Senator Bacon. Of
Georgia. took the floor and proceeded
TO discuss the general principles OF
the protective ,ariff system.
People Pay Heavy Tribute.
He declared that by a conservative
estimate, for every dollar collected at
the custom houses OF the country 81
is placed as burden upon the peo-
Dle in the way of increased prices or
the articles they consume compared
TO what they would pay If there were
no duty. So that 10 raise SsJO. OOO,OU
results in a burden Oh about ST.
600 100000 en- the American people.
If the benefits Of this system. he said,
could be distributed equally 10 the
people who have to pay the increases,
there would be greater justice in IT,,
but he contended that the benefits go
entirely to the producers of the
articles affected.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-08

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
full news service of the Asso-
ciated Press.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-12-10

Study of Disease.
Estate at Darlington, N. j., and House
in New York City to Constitute
a Great Fund.

New York City.-By the will of the
late George Cricker, youngest son of
Charles Croker, of California. who
died of cancer at his home, / East
Sfxty-fourth street, the trustees Of
Columbia University are to receive
a fund of about $~1,500,0OO to be
known as the"George Croker Special
Research Fund" the income Of which
is to be applied in the prosecution Of
researches as to the cause, preven-
ton and cure of cancer
Mr.. Croker became interested In
the subject after the death of his wife
from the same disease five years ago,
and he made a study of the causes
and prevention Of cancer. He be-
came a victim Of the malady. Two
operations were performed on Mr..
Crocker in an effort to save his life,
but the treatment proved futile, and
he finally died after a brave fight. He
had previously given to Columbia
some $4,000 to encourage a study
of the disease.
The estate at Darlington, N. j..
cost Mr.. Croker more than $1,000
900 when he purchased it. and he has
improved 1t since it came into his Dos
session. The property which be-
longed to the testator in this city is
valued at nearly the same figure, SO
that when both have been disposed of
according to the provisions in the will
the Trustees of Columbia University.
will have at their disposal a fund
which, according to a close friend of
Mr.. Croker, will be in the neighbour
hood of s~1,500,000, or even more
than that, for the study of cancer.
Mr.. Croker inherited from his
father $4,000, 900 as his share Of the
$30,000,0 900 estate watch the former
railroad king left. He had a reputa-
ton before his fathers death Of being
a reckless young man, but in accord
ance with a clause in his fathers will,
stipulated that his son should
abstain from drink for five years, he
turned over a new leaf, and at the
end of that period came into his in
heritance.
1t is understood that the bulk of
the younger Mr.. Crocker's estate was
divided among his near relatives.
These include a brother, William H.
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