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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
FRiCk AND GARY SHOULD BE
SUMMONED.

A Washington dispatch SAYS that
the Senate Commute on Judiciary
will probably pursue no further its in
Quiry into the merger Of the Tonnes
see Coal and Iron Company cnd the
United States Stre! Corporation.
But why should the investigation
be discontinued before Messrs. Prick
and Gary have ;es:ifieiSefore he com
mit,ee concerning their interview with
Mr. Roosevelt assuring them that
he would not consider IL any duty Of
his 20 prosecute those responsii'"
for the merger II seems 10 disint-
tcreStei persons. who desire IN" i'm
partial and infiexibie enforcement
Of the laws Of the United States. that
MessrS. Prick and Garv ouSht TO be
summoned before the Senate commit.
tee and afforded the opportunitv TO
throw further light vpon their nj.
Outstanding with the President
There is need Of this illumination. and
the country Ought 10 hav. the bcnc.
fit Of II.
Why sho~Id am senator object TO
examining MessrS Prick and Gary he
fore the committee u Is suggested
that these gentlemen we gwen ia
understand tina: tn .o:rrnmcnt
would not Interfere with he Absorb
ton Of the Tennessee Coal and iron
Company by the United States Steel
Corporation tn" inference IL that
they ought no; ia he annoyed now b,
an inquiry into tn" par; they PLAYED
in n transaction approved nv tn.
| Prcsidcn;. This explanation will not
satisfy The public however convincing
u ms, spTcar 20 10 10 the R"pul II
can Senator who ar" snxions to clos.
the invcStigation There is q qucS
iion If vital imPnr' ancr to III" cor-rr,
| which ouch: net 20 10 lpf' IT,, .. -
iLy III" abandonment of the rrIufr,
SCEai' rs oIEhi not TO W. NO con
siioratc 81 the fCrliDsS Cf Nc~Sl
Frick and Gary than hey arc Of :h'
'""'f~re of tho country. Tt H.. %
D., cr5G GGCmbe's Of ~ 0ou,nI -,
sTa.d insist That n vote 70 isk,'n =
tn5sdi'tcc on the proposi;Irn 10 h,.:,I
the testimony ~ the S,cel Corporation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
TAFT A S2s EXHIBIT.

tn" press accounts hav" been
tris. vagu" upoa III" subject bur !
c,ssr ANALYSIS q. all bat has b.'m
given GU reveals III. apparrn; ta;'
that TO on" vas p"rE,rr'd 10 atlcnj
the Creole banquet q, which Mr.. raj
was tn" guest of honor on F-iIs,
might in New Or'-ans Unit! IA
SURE rdcrrd So Of The IN ,"
realm
From ID" iimitca liSht ,h".I uw n
III" ms;,"r. the conclusion I,r.r:.',.
itself thai he gathering IN u: ;nr
dgcats did not consist Of as~-,!n
mrmb~rs Of any regularly c"G.; ,..'"t
organization. hut NOR" ma, ~
scmbIcd box o.icc ticket sales.
rs tais conception e the affair b.
correct. {, IL ris king nothing to as
scr; that had Mt Tar dcciincd 10 al
tend The function and IL he had Ihdig
nan,iy refused to bc mad AZ exhibit
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

officials to whom Mr.. Roosevelt prom
ised immunity from prosecution. The
Republicans are doubtless afraid that
a full investigation might injure their
party and furnish the Democrats with
political capital TO- future campaigns.
But they have no right to be intiuenc-
ed by such considerations.
This committee was charged with the
duty CT investigating the merger with
out tear or favor and asceriaining all
the facts in a transaction which was
cCnsummated through The cooperation
and with the approval and permits
sion of the Pre- ident. Mr.. ROOsc-
welt has given the committee no as
sistance He has assumed the right.
as one of executive authority. to with
hold from the committee papers bear,
ing upon the transaction which the
Senate is investigating. Why should
he DENY the senat" the enlightenment
which it demanded in behalf OF the
public There is in the opinion OF
thoughtful men grave doub; whether
he had the moral or the legal right
to promote the consolidation of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
with the United States Steel Corpora
ton. whether he has acted for the
best interests of the people in permit
ting the merger to lie COnsummatea
under guarantee OF immunity. Prob
ably Messrs Prick and Gary know
more than has been brought out in
the testimony OF other witnesses.
They ought to be called upon to tes-
;ify-and the Senate committee
should 90 on record on the question
whether the immunity which the
President granted the United States
Steel Corporation from prosecution
carries with it also immunity to
Messrs Frick and Gary from the OBJ
legation to tell all they know about
the transaction-Baltim Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

of at the highest rate, yet quoted IN
American show circles. he would
have lost nothing in the esteem OF
the Southern people except. perhaps.
tina, part which pulsates in the
bosoms e the promoters of the
money-making enterprise. fer which
Mr.. Tat was made the drawing card.
Nearly decade ago Admiral
Dewey vetoed similar arrangement
in Atlanta upon the occasion of his
visit TO that city. In tina. instance
he admission fee was but fifty
cents TO the fairgrounds where It
was intended by the committee on
arrangements that he should publicly
appear.
|. is not believed that the admiral :
attitude would have been different
had he gate charges been S25.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
A MAsTERLY RETREAT.

Mr.. Jcromes somewhat effuSive ap-
pearancr IN the so-called Panama libel
suit against the New York World and
Indianapolis News was evidently ar
ranged in order TO give President
Roosevelt an opportunity for a mas
terly retreat from the case. hence 1t
seems entir.ly probable that Mr. Je-
rome will now assume the task OF
prosecuting the two papers mention
ed for criminal libel OF the brother
in-law Of the United States govern.
ment. II our memory IS not at fault.
when tn" proceeding was first in
stitu;s j til" victims of the libel were
the Eeop,r Of the United States
through their government. but As the
people" had received non. Of the graf;
said 20 I've involved in the canal deal
they declined to become excited or 10
feel tina anybody had libe!led them
So il seems that the discovery mas
been made that it was brother-in-la"
Robinson OF the United States govern
meHt who suffered libe1l and in whose
name the case is to I" prosecuted bE
Mr.. Jcrom" IN the courts Of the Stai"
OF New York. II is a matter OF re-
greet however to ali the newspapers
in the country that President Roose-
volt is afforded chance TO beat re-
treat behind the bold from. Of Jerome.
IecaUs" they had. for several rea-
sons. hoped that the Government
would proceed along the lines marked
out ny IN" President and his talented
lawyer. hence they arc Urging that
the cas-. -" pushed through against
'hp World and he News a. the Pr'si'
dent conceived IL should be
1T 10 of r"sI importance to the on
tire prs saws the Springfield
MASS U, ;uhiican. to have definite
" and finally determined by the hisn-
"st jTliCla, authcrit- whether the
United S'a'c> Govcrnmcn'. as gov
"rnmcRr. car prosecute Tor libel on
! itself an no; on particular indi'
vidual tn" prPys Is anxious TO know
what hoC.- pocus Of old laws rem ans
under which the Government might
prose- u" joIrns! under tn" tcga
fiction ~ libel committed on dis'
tant Cow rnmrnt reservation. Inc
prryS sr"k, c1act information as IN
Vhcth'r jurisdiction over 10 In hh"'
suits grow ing out Of political criti'
oism Is =" - transferred by huscer
mugc'r pr"c"sscs from State to Fed
oral COM
III" 'ac' Of tho mater - that some
'n'"rcs'.u. and exceedingly importsn'
isgG"s hayc .DccI raised bV the FTcsi
dcn''s pr"r"cding- AGAINST the World
and tho News for violating the iaS o.
los" majrs'r which Mr.. Roosrve'
sr"ms To 'hink ~ris;s In this Country
! and N yirs % ,be isr; that these -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
JONAH AND THE WHALE.

With a correspondent the Norfolk
Landmark has engaged In a cont:o-
versy anent Jonah and the whale.
The Norfolk newspaper delves into
the Greek language and presents ad-
mirable logic in support of its con-
ten'ipns.
Says the Landmark:
IF the sea monster which swal.
lowed Jonah was a Whale. "ketos" is
the word which would have been
used 10 describe il The scholars
who translated the Greek for King
James thought that the monster was
n whale. Maybe II was a whal. l.
the Messina whale could swa''o,' 4
mans leg. it is quite possible that
$.',ue OF that whales ancestors coulI
examine is not the Greek or the
Hebrew. but the whale a, MeSsina."
We had thought that this question
was definitely settled some years as
~ logican whose name Is no. re-
called. but who Goubti'sS was a gay
h.hulous benedict. This unrcmem
hsr"d phi!osoPher declared it as his
opinion that the whole story was
based upon ~" excuse for his alb
Sencr Offered bv Jonah his wife
after three days and three nights
outing with tn. boys
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

his warm heart, that embraced all
mankind; his simple elOQuence; his
patience under numberless difiicL
ties: his undouEtcd qualities Of lead
ership and executive ability; his I'M
faItering and supreme patriotism.
compel the admiration and deserve
the honor of all Americans. and the
South. no less than the North. lays
upon his tomb the wreath OF laurel
His death WAS a greater calamity
to the South than to the North. Tor
had he lived the Southern states
would have escaped the horrors and
the humiliation Of the Reconstruction
period. and love and kindness would
have soon filled up the bloody chasm
which hate and bitterness kept open
for many years"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
Run-of-Mine and sTque1ted Coal Or
ocomotiNes

LOCOMOTIVES.
For the purpose of procuring data
that could be used in estimating the
value OF the griQuetting process as ap-
piled to American fuels. the United
States Geological Survey. in cOOpera-
ton with other interests, began in
1904. at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, certain experiments invOlv-
ing the production and use of bitumi-
nous-coal briquets. Machines were in
stalled at St. Louis. and later at Nor
folk, tor the manufacture of sch
briquets, and the output of these ma
chimes has been tested in locomotive
service on several railroads in COM
parison with natural fuels. An elabO-
rate and careful executed series OF
tests involving the use OF natural coal
and Of l~iquets made from the same
coal. previously crushed. has been car
ried out on a locomotive mounted al
the testing plant Of the Pennsylvania
railroad company at A:tonna. Pa:
less extensive tests were made on
several other railroads.: and some
preliminary experiments involving the
nse Of briQuets in marine service have
been made. in connection with one o!
the governments torpedo boats.
A description Of these tests. prepar
I'd BY W. F. VI. Goss has been published
by the survey in tulletin 3S3. which
is now ready for distribution ami may
be obtained on application to the d.
rector OF the Survey at Washington.
u. G.
ResuIts Of the Experiments.
The results obtained in these tests
are said to sustain the following gen
eral conclusions:
+ The brique;s made on the gov
machines have we'll with,
stood exposure to the weather and
have Suffered but little deterioration
from handling.
In all classes of service involved
nv TIE experiments the use Of briGuets
in place of natural coal appears 20
have increased the evapOrative en-
cheney Of the boilers tested.
}. The smoke produced has in no
test been more dense with the bri-
Guets than with coal: en- the con-
rfrary. in most tests the smoke density
is said to have lren less when bri-
Quets were used
4. The use Of briquets increases the
facility with which an even hre over
the whole area Of the CRATE may be
maintained.
>. In locomotive service The subsff-
tu.fou OF briqIets for coal has result
I'd I'm a marked increase in efficiency.
In increase in boiler capacity. ana
in a decrease in the production ~
smoke. II has been specially noted
fhat careful firing Of triquets at trrIn'-
nails is effective in diminishing tn"
amount W smoke produced.
s. In ,opedo-boa; service The sub
sti,s ion ~ brigucts for coal i'm
proves the cooperative efficiency o.
tho boiler u docs not appear u have
affected. favsrsbiy or otherwise. thr
amount Of smoke produced Thr bri
qucts used in this series ~ tests VIZ"
" a form, requiring considerable bun,
kcr capacity for their stroaSe bn'
as the form Of the briducts Is DE-
tail entirely within control. this Oh
lection need not apply TO the use ~
briqncts In actual service
NJ Gosss report contains a!So
aocoun. ~ the l"'iquct Industry
In Germany. Belgium and France.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

desire OF all the newspapers in the
United States that they be taken up
before the highest tribunal in the
land. which they have every reason to
l.,lieve will decide hem without VIC
lence to the constitutional ,yuaran-
tee Of the freedom Of the press.--New
Orleans Daily States
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
EDITORIAL JoTTiN0s.

The reports are that the Taft in
auguration is going to be the biggest
thing OF the kind the country has
ever seen. and as Mr. Taft is a pretty
big man the prCpriety Of 1t Is not
disputed -Phileslelphia Press
II is hard to get rich. .chuckles Mr..
Rockefeller. Too true but 1t is close
to personal insult 20 rub in this plati-
tudinous axiom On the rest Of Us
Washington Post
Spain is buying a new navy to be
made in Great Britain. May it never
meet the fate of its predecessor. We
won't fight Spain any mOre.-Phila-
delphia Inqlirer.
This is great growing weather.
Watch the Treasury deficit.-I'oston
Journal.
How long will it be before the c q d
cry goes up in Cuba?-LouiSville
Courier-Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

A dispatch concerning the Cooper
trial says. With alacity Judge Hart
ordered the sheriff TO bring the COM
plctc jury into court The country
will be glad to knoI that something
Is done with alacrty in that court.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

Representative Lowering says that
the Panama canal scandal stories
Quently happens that 4 criminal
must be used to unmask a criminal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

No. tRose piles of bricks along
the streets were not put there as
ornaments. The council really has
let contracts fCr paving. and there
is reason to believe these bricks
ultimately will be put to use.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

II the thing keeps up as il has
started. there will be nothing dull
about the present Suberna' oriai cam
paign.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

street every WSeA os1
X at 700 P. M.
FARE-First-class. one way. $500:
Round trip, limit thirty days, $14.00-
meals and berth in stateroom In
Guided.
steerage. without subsistence, $500.
TICKETS on sale at c. & o. Rail.
way Ticket ONCE.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier "A" $50 every evening
PASSENGERS only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM.
pANY. James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land
inss. Steamer Nnbjack leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays at 8:45 .. m. Leave
Newport News Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 5 p. m, for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton vii; leave Pier
IA" daily except Sunday, at 800 a.
m. going to Norfolk. and ut 4:3e p.
m. going to Smithfield. Steamer "Ac.
Icomac" will leave Pier "A" daily, e1-
cept Sunday at 9 a. n. going to
Smii hfield and p. NJ. going to Nor
folk.
All business between New York
and Newport News transacted at pier
No. 6.
All business between Newport
News. Norfolk, Smithfleld and local
points transacted at Pier "A" foot OF
Twenty-tifth st. W. n. LANDon,
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
SUN BEAMS.

"Homeward bound" The lat
tleship fleet IS on the hOmestretch
Has it come to the pass where an
old seadog cannot take his grog with
out corrt-martial?
Revising the tariff is game of
pass it on to the other fellow
The South hopes Taft will sweep
out the CrumS
Congress should appropriate $3.50
900 to take census of the Roose-
Welt special commissions
Government. experts tell us there is
$3I per capita in circulation Bui
about $29 of il is circulated out OF
our purses into somebody's else's
pockets.
But before Mr.. Taft moves in Mr..
Roosevelt will set off a few more
fireworks in the White House reserva-
ton
Does the Presidential automobile
mean thar the next will be 4 horse
less administra :iOin?
Dried bananas are said to be fine.
Wet banana Feelings are pretty slick,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
TRANSPORTATION GUIDE.


Fast Trains to Richmond and the
Leave Newport News 1905 q. m.
5:26 p. m.
Locals Trains to Richmond
$50 am; 5:46 p. m.
Trains arrive Newport News, 1000
a. M, 1926 am. 5:35 pm. and 1890
p. m.
Steamers Service for Norfolk.
Leave Newport News 10:40 Z. M.
$40 p. m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14

Dried bananas are said to be fin
Wet banana Feelings are pretty slicl
too.
Baltimore Sui
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-14
OLD DOMINION LINE
Daily Service

Daily Service
S; :: T.! !;
at 700 p. M.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01
BUSSE, WHO SHOT
MRS. TUCKERMAN,
IS EXONERATEO
Brother of Chicago'S Mayor
Not to Blame for Killing
of New York Woman.

CHICAGO, Feb. l.-George Bus no
last night accidentally shot and killed
Mrs. Lucius C. Tuckerman IN the Wal
ton apartment building. was eXonerated
from all blame by Coroner's Jury to-
day. Busse, who is brother OF Mayor
Busse, was showing a servant how to
use a revolver when the hammer struck
against one OF the chambers that was
loaded, d!scharging the weapon.
Mrs, Tuckerman was dressing In her
room. which is separated from the
Busse apartment by court The bullet
struck her and she died soon after.
POUGHKEEPS1E, n. Y. Feb. L.
Grief-stricken over the tragic death Of
his wife. who wss accidentally shot by
George Busse. brother OF Mayor Busse,
Of Chicago, In that city las, night.
Lucius c. Tuckerman. Of New York
City and Milton-on the Hudson, came to
this city to-day and after taking his
ten-year-old daughter Marion from the
school she has been attending here,
started at once with her for Chicago.
WASHINGTON, Feb l.-Wolcott
Tuckerman, OF this CITY, to-day received
telegram from his brother, Lucius
Tuckerman. asking that he Join him in
Chicago. He will leave for the West to-
night
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01
DISAGREE IN SANDER SUIT.
Jury Not Convinced Death Was Due
to Elevator Mans Carelessness.

Antonio Sander. widow OF Charles
Sander, the Hungarian editor was
plaintiff In an action against the Board
Of Home Missions OF the Presbyter-
ian Church OF the United States, de-
manding $4,000 damages for the loss
OF her husband killed by a fa'l in the
elevator well at the Presbyterian Build
ing. No. $50 Fifth avenue, to-day before
justice Goff and jury n the Supreme
Court
Editor Sander was a passenger on an
elevator car on Jan. 3. 1903. The car
stopped at his floor but had started
up agan when he tried to alght. The
door OF the car was still half open
Sander stepped down to the floor but
the car threw him and he fell back
ward and into the vel The jury was
not convinced by the evidence that the
ACCIDENT was due to the carelessness
OF the elevator men, and failed to agree.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01
Lady Betty" SHOES for Women
Matchless at $3.50

They have won their spurs. We advertise
them, now, only Tor the benefit of those who have
not learned what excellent shoe-style and shoe
service the Basement Store offers every day in
the year. at $3.50.
Lady Betty" Shoes for Spring ready now, in
Patent leather Butcher STYLE lace; tops Of dull kid;
mediuul-weght soes, at $3.50.
Gun-metal calf Butcher and button Shoes, with stou,
wel,ed sol:s very classy last-the sort young
wom:n who know will choose At $3.50.
Kidskin, button and lace, in several -shaPea-boh
conservative and advanced styles. ln a variety Of
sizes and widths that comfortable ht $3.50
Patent leather Button Shoes for DIRE hi
welted so.es, pretty and as durable as SHINY
leather is expected to be. A. SIS
Old Basement 9th st. Side
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01
GATES SUES AND
GETS JUDGMENT
ON MORSE NOTE
Says Banker Now in TompS
Owes Him Sl5l,356
on Paper.

Judgment by default was directed by
Justice rlatzek in the Supreme Court
to-day In favor OF John W. Gates In his
action to recover sl3l. 1858 on a promis-
sorry note from Charles w. Morse, who
Is still In the Tombs.
Byrne & cutcheon represent Gates, and
Clifford, Hobbs n Beard are attorney :
for Morse. Gates's attorneys asked
judgment on the pleadings. claiming the
answer served by Morse was merely a
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01

his predecessor, Mir Newman. There
were dozens OF beautiful set floral
pieces and bouquets rom his many well
wsherS. The retired president Will
have desk room in the directors room
MIR Brown received hundreds Of con.
cratulatory kilograms from all over the
country,
To an Evening World representative
he denied the printed report to- tne Of
feet that j, r. lIarlhan, of the Illinois
Central, would shortly bccom. general
manager OF the New York Genital The
story came from San Francisco and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01

stated that AR. Hartman had offered
Hirallun $4,000 a year to come to New
York
IT is one Of those absurd JUNIORS"
WAS tle way President Brown dis.
m sScd IT,
The following changes, However, were
announced from the presidents Office.
Walter Il. Pollck 10 assume the po.
SiDIun Of viCc.pto'UCnt and general
munger Of the Western AID Ru' nd
Transit, Company which m r. subaii-
larry lues, and tho promotion Of Ralpl
& Cnp'cS to the onIc" Of general AGENT
Of the traffic department. both pas
senGcr and freight, of the Central Sys-
TEN.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-01
NEW HAMPSHIRE SAILS.

The battleshp New Hampshire. Of the
third squadron. Atlantis fleet, twenty
four guns, Capt, Cameron McR Win
slow commanding, steamed under
sealed orders from the Navy Yard yes
terday She has been getting ready
FOR the cruise with tie squadron tina,
is to welcome the battleship fleet on It's
return from its trip around the world.