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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
STARTLING STEEL MERGER
REVELATIONS.

Tbn 1robc inserted by the special
United States Senate committee into
the merger OF the Tennessee Coil 4
Iron Company with the United States
Steel Corporat;,n has n; y'F been
inssfted- very deeply. But already
the facts brcasht TO light .a~c OF an
astonishing nature.
|; appears altos"thc: probabi" tha;
New York fiaancicrs an speCula ;ors
hoodwinked Pre- siden, Roosevelt into
agreeing to the combination because
Ct the ,at,cr's lack OF business acumen
and his unsophisticate,iness with re-
gard TO Wall street wiles and tricks.
According TO the testimony given
by Grant II. Schley. member Of The
financial firm OF MCo,c I'D SChl"y
on Tuesday las, before The Senate
investigating committee. the sale OF
III Tennessee Cal & Iron Company :
stock :, the steel rus was brought
about through the agency Of j Pier
FONT Morgan 4 Co
but the most astonishing rc,cla-
ton is tn" published statement ;Aat
he steel ;ruS: proft.d % III" amount
o: over halt a bill n dollars bN III
zeal without the diShnrs"m' nj from
its II, asury 4 a cent Of cash
\ par OF t,c Ninr! - ;oli IN n,
follow ing words quoted from New
! item.
Th. trSiim0n! ~ G,ant II SChl"H
| n" wcIl known New Y TX trokcr. b.
| f";, III" special - "a " committee in.
| vrstiua'irg the Pr"sid"n : auth ri;!
Ter permitting ne s'""l we s"r. in
| ,IiC1I"~ tina In III" DIAL fer -" Ten
n"SS"" &C Il l-cu Company n"
;Iu; Cured a properly '-':ma'"d
vor il from s,"n.""n nhn 80 s. "'"m"
~" fc~ onI, s:"."""."on To az
comp!i>h his rh,v did ha," 3,
u.s. an, cash hu' m.r"l, 10 80 IanE,
,h":r own ."'u!irrS a. ia hank z
+" T,rr.->~.'" stock
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04

1, was removed in 1877. from ina
year to the prrscn, time it has been
on the free list.
According to III" New York world
tho eyes of the Congressional com
mttee which is preparing the 'arin
hill have been directed 10 con"". nOi
Il, the needs o. lhc Government but
nv a syndicate. According to THIS
story, tn, visible supply OF cone" IN
Brazil and in Eur>pean WAREHOUSES
Is some 7.n0n. 900 bags. In tn" Unit
ed States warehouses there ar" j.
200, 400 bags. and there are 900 ""o
bags atlGI;. The plan o! the alleged
svndicalr, according TO III" World, -
TO 20: a-ttx OF ) r'@,s a pound I'M
posed on coffee. and then IN the
sho!i time which would rlaps" be
tween til. a .sura3cr OF III" IAN ana
the time IL w@uld 90 into "Tcci -
rush the whole visible supply n'H
the United States without paying IN"
tax Then the syndicate would aCd
the tax to the selling pric" and reap
a profit OF many million dollars. Will"
the government wonll los" It's cNl"r'
ted revenue. Even If the story Is
only a,tially true. ii would furnish
another argument against lhn imp =
iion OF this tax on In" btraktaS'
table
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
Soldier saI.S oessn Plot.

T. seemed IN ! 4. stone. cav"
var veteran. 81 Kemp. Ton. That
plot c'Nistci between q h"spCra'" luhG
trpuhIr AM ih' grave 10 Cansc h'H
,!caih I contracted a stubborn co'd.
u" writes. " IN. dcvelGpd coHEh
tia: stucL M, in spite Of AL ROM
DIS. for Ca. Wy weight ran gov"
10 ITO md Then I hogan 10 NC
" E'rCs NJ DisrossrE'. which T''
':or, NV h'a'ih completely. NO"
weigh i7s TspundS~ Fw scVcro Coos
Obstinate Coughs. HcmorrhzSes. As'h'
ma sud ~ pr-vrut Pneumonia "
urriyaled 20. and 81 90 Trial hot ]"
.frcc Guarantee By all druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
GIANT BANK MERGER.
viii be Greatest Financial ,nst'tut or
IN America.

NEW YORK. Feb. 3-It was learn
cd Yesterday afternoon that plans arc
appruachrrg ComT l"iion for cons IL
dsfiun Of he Nation CITY Bark a"i
the National Rank OF Commerce. win
q combine ca.ital and surplus ~
$50 ooa noa, and deposits Of abou;
81" ,.a,. ooo. making + by far IN" BIZ
ges; bank in the world
To cons olidatiOn. il rs said. WI
he casiiy carried Cut. Tn" Nati,na!
CT, Rank has nearly $i".ooo.oe NOR"
yurr,us than tho Rank Of Commerce.
- that all that will bc necessary Il"
do will hc for the Ci.y Rank 10 a
clare an extra dividend for fhi'
.nlounf. AMI then IN" sock in n"
rev Lark will ~ cNChang"abic shIT"
Tor s.agc for tn" stock Of The Two
c-n' II ,aiiuS hanks
7, Is said that Frank \ Van6rtiiP
,,v rrcsI.icni ., tho National C''
Hsak. will 10 prcsid"n: "f N" n"rT !
institution. vrirniinc Y S1Yf'r
prrsid.n, Of Tho EInk OF Commerce.
and II : presumed n" will ha""
high POSITION in III" '. y bank
: The National CITY ~ capt q: -:
So Ooo 900 anil . surplus e s2I.G's
aeo Its ,i~posiis arc in Cxc"ss u
s2es Oe0.oCe
Tho Rank ~ Commerce Ia cap'
tai e 81, a'o.0 600. surplus Of 30,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
AN ORDER FROM mARye nrlI

DT Nd"rmsn SAYS ira, hc -. L.c'
ID r" p-iz" wInu'r {, H." II - IN.
'uriCal saw On ~" sol, :, N r.
h~S.s Of li'"rar, m"li' "" dd u"
mud. rstanL iaat the -"I,, ION ~n"ri,i
havc t'c| made from h:,i"rsca'
3 in' NJ view Dr. Nd"' NAN ami
second no man in III" S"u'h !.
his allegiance :" It's ideals T. Unul.l
b VOL q drop This malt rrI"s
some on. else j. 30 b. attacked M
pr Aldcrm. -, dc,ick. 6urs
Evening Journal
We'll all right II nc Fr..d.rtcks
burg Evening Journal know " IA
oftcr Distinguished S-uih--u g in A.
diiiou TO ~ ciovS Nld"THau ara
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
"shOOTERS-UP" TO BE REIN
STATED.

The United State. Scua,r on Tue"
GAY la. agreed to vote On + bruir,
-. uIon the proposition TO. rrils'ate
'lc negro soldiers whh 'sho, M
Rr wnsvillc. Texas.
An objection from ON. s'ontlt IN
Democratic senator wonii har" a."
lay i, i! II did not dcfcat the pnrpS"
in view.
As previuuSl, announced. the Re
publican senators are united upoi
the .rop sal to rriuS,alc every mem
her OF he discharged bat'ah
against whom rvitcnc:n of guilt car
NOT be p:oduc. |, has never h""ti
t. und possible to pro luce legal "vi-
,,.ucr against these men.
Ry failure 10 mt"rI :" "hl"rii II,
every Democratic senator preset IN
the CHI amber vir' ually "a tened the
declared purpose Of ihr R"publiC IN
senators to pass resolution Enarr
til. provisions of which every mem
Der uf nc battalion who a night as
saultcI ;hr 81 cping citizens 4
Brownsville must b" returned I; tn"
ranks with homer
Senator AldriCh. III" Republican
boss OF the S.ratc. presented tn"
re solution
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04

Smith who has had part In handing
over $IOn belonging to the Daughters
of the COnicderacy as reward fo'
OBTAINING the character Of Robert r.
Leo l.t the Journa! name him. NO
ravcriti%m will be shown. 4 few
hammers are ready for all such
Assurcdiv tn" matter isn't gong 10
d" dropped Notwithstanding Ii" fec
tina, me. hrhrst comes from the WEI
uity OF the Maryc Heights and IN"
Bloody Angle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04

According 10 claims from IN" rival
headquarters. tn" vii ndrawil Of Hon
Henry G. Stuart from the euherna
toridl race insur,s Two things, IL
wit: The nomination OF Mr. Tuck"r
for the govtrnorship and The nomina'
ton of Judge Mann fox the governor,
ship.
be heard from
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
Hampton, Phosbus and Old Point
RICHMOND STORM
Cfk1ER OF POlHiCs
Glass IN City Consulting With
Friends-Two AVoWcd Cand'.
dates Friends Active.

RIrHMC\D. VA. Feb. 3.-f!rli'
mend today is Il vriita.l" STERN cen
ter Of politics and the friends OF the
respective gubrrnAtrrial candidates
are living aroInI like chick rs with
their heads oft.
Excitement and hustling isn't tn"
word for i Everyday is claiming
rNc:,thin@ fo- his man. and if al
th,, predictions heard today rCmr true
Virginia will undoubtedly have at
coast two end possibly three govern
nrS in the tNccvtirr chair after Hon.
Claude A. Swanson comes ont.
To adj 10 the furry. Judge Mann
end Ilnrr, -. G"orS" Tucker. the
W. alnw"d candidates for the office,
are m.th n III" city. and Carter Glass.
Il s;r"ns possibility. alsS arrived here
this mGrniu"
.lui%" Mann got in ii , oci0ck,
hat was preceded by his secretary.
Colonel Mann. who came s"vera!
hours ahead Cf him.
Ccn.:"sSm"n Glass is sill rrtic"n'
as /, his plans Although he knows
that Ii" opposition camps ar" dying
20 learn his plans. Ii" p.aci,''y Keeps
them 10 himself. and seemingly "Nults
in nrulOn9iN9 he agony.
Until hc lets the public know JUS:
what he intends to do. everything
mr,aphoricaily speaking. will hc ny
,. N" air.
In he interim the friends OF Iuis"
:..i.nr and Mr.. Trckrr hav" to anus
themselves with rrneateh assertions
Of confidence and by fOr"telling a
weeping victory for their respective
IL I GriIl-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1903,
WAR TAXES NAY BE REVIVED.

The usually we'll inform Wash
inctna correspondent OF jhr Bait
marc Sun rr1rr,s % his paper 'Eat
the RcpubliCan header in t2nSr' IS
are SERIOUSLY considering The pro.oS !.
ton l. =. xiv" the in'cl3ii revenue
war tax schedule, which was in io;c'
In 1898 ?nl 1899.
Their" has bc"u slnmp in govern
men, revenues ana great increase
in sovcrrmcn; expenditures.
This scheme means j return % the
use of the internal reNcnu" stamp
AID it's application to all proprietary
articles sold in drug stores and &c
hank checks. drafts and all l. gal Gu.
ments Of record.
In addition. according to IN" PRO
gran, outlined BY the Sun corresroa,
dent. Il is proposed to tax coffee three
cents a pound and to p1ac" m impor,
Guty ulOa tea. the tea la;e no. !e'
having been determined u!On.
These measures have been rcsort"i
10 IN order 10 meet governmental, re-
agreements since II has been aScsT-
tanned tina, in til" new tariff bill pro
h;bit;yn ra,cS upon trust manutac'ur-
ed commodities will either be kept
where they &c or raised.
TIE more complete shutting out or
fore ign competition with products o:
American mono Dolies naturally por-
tends 4 still greater slump in tariff;
revenues after the tariff 'rcv1sion'
bill shall have gone into effect.
II has frequently been rnmor"I
that there is another motive one
than the raising OF r"vcnu" benin
the tremendous agitation in favor OF
a tax - c-ncc. Tn" first proposal
cmana,ing from Washington fixcd the
schedule 4: :, cents a pound. Tnr
Sun co7rcspoa icnt believes that this
amount has br'n Gu; nearly half in
two perSa-s h, cause "f tn" howl OF
in,i;gna ion with which tn" peo;.I'
greeted h" p:Cpcsal
Further;uorr. Il ha~ been slated
that syndica:c A&d uo' ii" govern
mcnt. for yrs would rap In" h;'E"
h,s acc,uinS from III" impo il!on OF Il
tax on coffee
The Sun "Hw - a aunch E"Vuh
liCan EoH Spapcy. ard vigorously Su
ported Mr. Tar IN n" last campaign
But rs stomach rcvul'S a h" COT
fee duty outrage. IA l. shown ~ ih'
following cxtIsC's from rs d:'.ria
columns CT WcdnrS, AZ
Il: view Cf tho 'no@mous ii. hciI l:
Z ;bc publir rcvPuu.-S i becomes H"C"s
saTy sor CUnEi"eS 20 IL; T r"luC, ~
niiiUres CT Increase r'C"Ir;.. uulc,
rhere j. I rC@ sCnabl' ! ruspeCf of III
6sicpt rcycnHn iToTa TCViviuC rad
As the fcrH"r remedy is alien y h
CoEgT, ssionsl natGTr. an incrcas" :
taxation NAV b" anticipated /,
reported that. in hooking around "a
somsthins 20 tax. tho cyrs Of ihc con
mii'ce which Is framing n" NJ
;s-iA lsr hav" fallen on coffee Her
Is an article used hy all. rich an
poor alike. which is fsI""n'"d aim
as one of the ncccssaTicS of life. an
u r. getting into the country "a
:. free. Why not put tax upon 90
fee? they are asking.
There 10 no prc'enSe in this ca,
that ;iic foreigner viii ply ~ "a
n he should 20 30. In order to NO.
shc price dS~a TO the present lev
~ wc,ld have 10 give his col
swa- From is2e down 10 the Civ
War tscrc was no ar On co6cc.
&c vac time . TAI was imvcscd. b.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04

~ r"", and dcTc-i = &c about go"
.oo 600
Tho National CITY Is VIII l. kr'sv n
as 2 STANDARD oil hank whilr 'h''
Morgan and Kuhn-tr"b in'cTC - dic
'aic " yoiicv Of The Rank Of Con-.
m.-c". Kuhn. Loeb & Co are also
Influential in ihc City Bank
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04

w. FOR NEW YORK
HESS&a From Company's Wharf.
SR Norfolk. foot Of Church
n street every week day
at 100 p. NJ.
FARE-First-class one way. $s.Co;
Round rip, limit thirty days. $l4'oo-
meals and berth IN stateroom IN
cludtd.
Stecrage. without subsistence. $500.
TICKETS on sale at c. Il o. Kali
way Tickle, Office.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND. VA.
Steamers brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier a. $50 every evening
passengers on!E.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COM
pANY. James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River land-
inca. Steamer Mobjack leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays at S:45 Q. IN. Leave
Newport N"ws Monday. "Wednesday
and Friday a; ) p. m. for Norfolk and
Old Point
Steamer Hampton Will leave Pier
"A" daily except Sunday, at 900 a.
IN. going 20 Norfolk. and at 4:3o p.
m. going to Smithfield. Steamer 'Ac.
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily. eX-
ccpt SUNDAY at 9 a. m. going 10
Smi;hfied and 3 p. m. going to Nor
folk
All business !ctween New York
and Newport News transacted at pier
No. 6.
All business between Newport
News Norfolk. Smithfield and local
roin;s transacted at Pier a. foot OF
Twrntyil:h 81. w. n. lANDON.
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
bly, Nh best Of tho" Suhmi;i"1
Fraqmertary Quotations.

/
| The mtIhUd Of fra@mrn a:y quota
| ion which has been applied 20 .Ier
! pa =. is Il method fl!ai 10 iairn's :
| AMI hi! orical accuracy. by hi;
. mrih0h III" best ESSAY. III" most "'o-
; Gl"Nt ,:2:tiol. the ru"s, his DRY. AMI
! r'r III. II life ma, he held up ;;
| i!iculr voted fur Nj: 5 HOy>C': :
,ra,m:. MOI because OF the iragmenta.N
,Iuo;a'iCns which have been M It.
| from il VA; III spit" o: them. On
! illu.!aii)n will suffice" In ;hc
Richmc III Tjmes-Dis arch OF Jan. -.
ron quote the following scn,cnc" from
Miss E-ys MS paper: n" G AGRA!
Lee. was t:aitor in 'h:,' rr Sacr:-
feed all TO aid the enemies of hi
Country" BY thus cutting sen
tcncr in two and snppres>ing III" M
ter half Won have pat Mss Boy sen
and the committee. OF award in an un-
| favorable AID wholly unjust p@:itiol.
| The complete sentence is as follows:
! H. wa traitor in ia: h" sacrifice
| all 10 aiG the enemies Ct his county,
| but 30 were Gto-g,, Washington and
John Hampden and William, o.
Orange"
Ccmm. nj is unnecessary.
The basic Though. OF her essay is
in these wO: DIS: The matter Of
secession hal been rurposely- left
! o.en by the tanners OF the c12stitu-
ii II. and in the mads of many sin
| ctrr people both North and SOu'h il
! VAS sill question. The real issue
| Vas NOT between patriotism ami tn"
| WY Cf il. hut between two forms
OF it. and ,hc point to be b~r2r in
| mine. is thar those who bclicvtd IT.
one conce: ton were as loyal as tho,"
who chung 10 another" On This
bead foundation. when is neither
Northern n, sou; hern but American
Mis- Is ysc@ has erected noble
structure. mirrch here and Their" b.
igroranc" OF ~" acts but never b.
prejudice or disfuIted vision.
His Personal Defense.
HAD the papr- attempted to pi ov"
n had ii evrn remotely implied tta
Lee or the humblest soldier VINO
| followed him was ;rait~r. | should
! have cast FER essay ASIDE as unwOI
| thy OF further reading. And SC.
| an cunfd"rt. would every member O.
| III" ,ommirir" RCGrt +. IL" is I"
| M, mind n" Il. a;cSt So'di,? an III"
Eoblcs, TYP" of Chris ian gcn'l"ma'.
| :h..' III" mex world fas given - his
| iJry Tn" Nan NhOs" nam" | h"a"
j. thai of a Virginia -idieT. a father :
| hi her who's. fac. 10 Ks down upon
me from nv minile as | write. "nn
| fell hv tn. sid" OF StOnewail Jackson
| and whose horor.d dust sleeps witn'l
; hugh. call g.! ha Ct The Two immoI
| ial chi"fIains VIII -" cause nc Ci"d -
| Il. fcud AID vt. without askinH
| on" VII a. ~ ,Iarltion. ~" R'ch
mCnd Chapter "l the Daughters
| he Genie dc.acS has sent thai ram"
| broadca-t over 10" land as par :
| 10 h" defamation of Lee.
submit The case. Mrs Randolph"
| 20 every man ard woman Who know
| .h.. h"r.taS" Il coHfsdcI ate blood g
| who hocoI, Tho simplc justice Of The
| '5nf" Dc rarC cause.
| AIN.
Nc:l respectfully yours.
! & ALpIONSO SNiTH.
Tui,crSir, u NGrth Carolina.
Cra,ci Hill. y G
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
TRANSFORMATION GUIDE.

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.
Fast Trains to Richmond and the
West.
Leave Newport News 1905 a. ID.
5:25 p. N.
Locals Trains to Richmond
$50 am: 5:45 p. IN.
Trains arrive Newport News, 1000
a. IN. 1926 am, 5:35 pm. and 1870
p. H.
Steamers Service for Norfolk.
Leave Newport News 1910 a. m.
j: 40 p. m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
SEEKING A
1ARlE WINE

seek no further" than Leonard S
store. where YOU will find Wines at
the following prices:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04

Port. per gal. .............sl 500
Sherry. per gal. .............. loo
Claret, per gal. :. ............ l.oo
Swte; Calawba. Pr sal ....... 100
TOkary, per gal. .............. 100
blackberry, per bottle ......... 70
Rhine Winc. per bottle ........ 80
Dufcys Malt "hiskc:. per bot. 50
Whiskeys In Bulk at the Following:
Bourbon Whiehey, per gal. $l6o
faTkWOOQ -. -."'
Star A Rye. straight .......... 20
Old Charter. straight ......... 80
Par, Homes 275
Huntcr .. 400
Harner . 4.nh
Douhle Siamn Gin ... 200
All hottie beer sc per hottie; soc
per dozen. Watch my imitators!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
After Stuart Support.

Mr. Tucker rra lin" that III" No."
| formerly held b. Henr,' c. Strari. is
! "cw in an exceeding plastic >ta,'.
| is >Iraininc every merry" TO Snatch II.
! and his friends her" insist that he
! j. making magnificent progress IN
IT,. direction.
t!rXan,lrr II. Sands. the RichnIon!
ar' ynry. seems particularly interest
ed in presenting the ambitions of
Mr. Tucker and has spent geo part
III today with him.
Captain Richard s Kerr tn. cam
, pa..n manager of ID" Valley man.
l. also hu> ling Not a minutes
Ireaihinc spell have III" two had
since early this morning.
Mr. Tucker has secured rooms i.
and !! at Murphy's Hotel and will
i:, tncc open his headquarters there.
IT, .aughin"ly calls attention 10 III"
fact that ;hcs" M" quarters have
~ "r occupied in the past by Senator
Martin AMI Governor Swanson. In
this connection. nc hints that the
rooms smell of vic.cry AMI hat his
case will 10 no exception 10 tn"
luic
TIE Tenth district candidate really
CO. ms rlated at his strength in Rich
nCrL and obviously expects to cath
r. in a good part OF the local vote
that would have gone % Stuart. ~"
Is likewise claiming ninety per cent
vi the Sc,Nhw. st Virginia vote.
Mann's Friends Serene.
II Judge Mann is uneasy at the
!.lGdcn turn things have taken his
lends at least ar" wise enough not
I" show l.: They toe. are displaying
no lack of mOdestv in the matter OF
making claims. Quit" joyonsiy they
quote A. A. Campbell. Of Wythc. a
i.rcther-in-law of Henry c. Stuart. eN-
rr"ssing the belief that Mann will
sv; ninety per cen. Of the Southwest
Virginia vote Mr. Campbell hv Nh"
way will hardly he included in In"
ninety rer cent aforesait as he is be-
Iic,cs TO ne opposed TO :he NOttaway
'il'l"r
Colonel James Mann OF Norfolk. who
will manage Judg" Manns campaign
for the guhernat orial nomination. got
here this morning and has selected
h. dquarterS at Murphys Hotel. from
watch he s2Es mcst active campaign
vi o.. waEed from now on.
Congressman Carter Glass OF
I.rncbburc. is IN tn" city today in
cons ul,aiion with friends. when
asked by a reporter whether he had
yct decided - become candidate
for the Democratic gubernatOrial nom
nation. he replied that h" would
make statement IN that point prob
ahIy nv he end Of the week at III"
/ .ltFst.
Mr.. Glass carc down. from Wash,
ington this morning after comforting
with Virginia friends in that city. and
Wi return TO the capital tonight "r
, tOmOrrGw m Tning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
OLD DOMINION LINE
Daily Service

Daily Service
FOR NEW YORK
-, From Company's Wharf.
~ Norfolk. foot Of Church
street every week day
n. IN d NJ
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-24
ELAN BOY SWALLOWS
ACETANiLIDE TABLETS

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Elan, Washington street, this morn
ing had a narrow escape from poison
ing, when he swallowed number of
acetanilide headache tablets which
were kept in the home. The child soon
showed the effects of the drug, and
Dr. M. Stiles was Immediately called
The contents of the little ones stom-
ach were removed, and, with slight
ill-effects, the patient was soon out of
danger Had attention been delayed
for even a short time the tablets would
have caused a depression of the mus
cles of the heart and the danger would
have been great.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-24
DELOSS COFFIN BADLY
HURT BY FRACTiOUS COLT.

While endeavoring to lead half
broke colt from its stall, on his farm
west of the city, Deloss Coffin, former
ly one Of the commissioners of this
county, was knocked down and badly
bruised.
MI. Coffin had entered the stall and
wi ,hout fearing any trouble united the
horse, when without the slightest
warning it reared and struck him. He
Immediately called for help, but until
one of the employees arrived, he was
at the mercy of the frenzied brute
which bit and stamped on him al hough
fortunately breaking no bones.
Mr.. Coffin is progressing rapidly, but
is still in a precarious condition owing
to the serious bruises which he sus-
tanned.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-24
FUNNEMARK FOUND
NOT GUILTY BY JURY
Man Who Has Many Times Been Un'
der Suspicion, Is Again Cleared
From Conviction.

Jacob Funnemark, tried in the SUI
perior court yesterday on the charge
of forgery, is now a free man, the jury
after two hours of elaboration finding
him no. guilty. 1t was. claimed that he
issued an order on G. w. Alice, proprl-
etor of a grocery store on North Fourth
street, for bill of goods amounting to
$425, doing this by signing the name or
H. w. Moore to the account
The defense, represented by Attor-
neys H S. Blandford and r. E. SAT-
ford, pointed out that this act was
committed according to a previous
contract between the two men, it stat
ing that F'unnemark was to furnish
lights. fuel ETC., if Moore would pay
for the grub"
The jury was composed Of David
Stokes, o. B. Funk, Thomas Potts, p. j.
Pentacos, B. S. Woodruff, P. b. HaW-
ley, D. S.. Brunton, Frank McConaugh-
tv. w. P. Townsend, ]. M. Adair, Frank
Richmond and P. ]. Nelson.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-24
BLACK CATS BEGIN
PRACTICE TODAY
Aberdeen Team Is Working Out On
the Whitman Baseball Diamond
This Afternoon.

Manager Clarence Rowland, of the
Aberdeen BLACK Cats" arrived in the
city yesterday with number of men
who will fill positions on his team
this season. and this afternoon the
preliminary practice stunts were
taken up on the Whitman college
diamond. AS soon as the Aberdeen
bunch gets into condition a series Of
games with the college nine will be
opened, and the penitentiary players
and the Babe Mixture aggregation
viii also give the visitors the neces-
sary training.
AS Walla Wallans win be given
practically no other opportunity this
season of witnessing gilt-edge ball,
much interest is being taken in the
practice series. and the home teams
are preparing to give the Cats" a
run for their money. Announcement
of the first game with the college will
be made soon. and it is probable that
the Mixtures will take on the Cats"
for a contest at the fair grounds Sun
day.
The Aberdeen players are making
a big stall for the pennant this year.
and baseball enthusiasts here who
watch the team trying out will follow
the percentage column closely later in
the season.