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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

even tone, and glancing from his grim face to
the little slip of paper on her lap that by any
chance you lived in this city thirty five
years ago. along in 1873, or thercabout?'
Il did he admitted, his eyes widening a
bit. Il was raised in this city. 1t was my
boyhood home. What are you getting at?
Just curious little chain of condolences.
as far as | can see. pursued Miss Wardrop,
doubtless a strange duplication of names.
Since you say that you had more sense in your
younger days than to dream of falling in love
with an actress. of course you could not have
been the William H. Cornell who ran away
with member of the Black Crook Company
in this town in 1873 and married her at
venient Gretna Green, en-
She was watching him covertly and she
his jaw drop, his face flush, and then pale,
she went on
And it could not have been your father.
this James T. Cornell, who pursued the pair
and brought his son back home and went into
court and had the marriage annulled because
the boy wasn't of age? No. | suppose not.
He was gaspng by that time. and he adj
empty air. Miss Wardrop,'' he sputtered,
my dear young lady, l beg of you-I-er-
Where on earth did you get those details OF
that-er-unfortunate occurrence? I'm GER
tain Jimmy doesn't know anything about it.
Miss Wardrop raised her eyebrows and
smiled into his perturbed face. OH she
cooed. Then you do know something about
it? How extraordinary!
Yes, yes, of course he admitted. That
was one OF my-youthful escapades. l tell
you that in confidence, in strict confidence.
since you seem to know all about it..
" The confidence does seem bit unnecessary.
doesn't it?" she suggested.
CORNELL was plainly fustered. He took
short turn across the room and brought
up in front of the demure Miss Wardrop with
appealing expression his ford face.
Miss Wardrop,' he began, Il have begun to
conceive an admiration for you if you will par
don my blunt way of putting it,
Miss Wardrop let her glance droop becom-
ngly.
Il came here, he continued, determined
to break up this affair between you and my
boy. l had the usual idea that you "a
what you may call tan adventures, who
had ensnared rich young fool and play
ing him for his fathers money. My first
shock to find you young and-er-charm-
ing l will admit that l have seen Jimmy
since got to town,-he's under guard over at
my hotel,-and he simply raves about you.
He's madly in love with you. and says he'll cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

Copyright. 1910. by G. G. Wiederseim
Everybody's out to-day.
Dear! It's lonesome jus to play
All alone the livelong day!
Guess I'll take a look and see
What dessert we have for tea
In the pantry. Look! Oh. Gee!
Apple. nlince, an cherry pies!
Chocolate cake too! Oh my eyes!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
WILLIAM H. CORNELL,

N/ LILLIAN II. CORNELL, pompOuS and
important, as a millionaire has right to
be, was waiting for Miss Wardrop when she
returned to the hotel after the performance
that night. His card brought to her by
Kilfoyle himself who anxiousy urged her to
=" do your best whatever that might mean.
Miss Wardrop promised him she would and
strolled into the parlor with that same grace
full glide that the critics had seen fit to expa-
tlate upon
Miss Wardrop?" said the short. nervous
little man with disappearing fringe OF white
hair round the base of his skull
The leading woman bowed.
My names Cornell William H. Cornell,
he went on. craning his short little neck to get
a better look at the statuesque Miss Wardrop,
" and | understand my SON Why-confound
it.-you're young, aren't you?" he suddenly
broke off
Miss Wardrop sti1ed an inclination to
laugh. I'm not exactly ready for the Actors
Home she admitted.
"Why-why they told me you middle
aged he continued explosvely, years and
years older than my Jimmy. old enough to be
his mother. and all that I'm-I m surprised.
madam admit. | expected to meet a-er-a
woman of the world who had been-ah-lead-
ing my boy around by the nose"
He threw his little round head on side
as he concluded. painted bit from the un-
waited for a reply
Il think | understand the reason for this
call, Mr. Cornell, said the actress softly; at
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
WANT TO BATTLE WITH
COLLEGE CHAMPIONS
St. Vincent's Husky Eleven
Flushed With Success Over
Defeat of MediCOS.

Elated over their defeat Of the fast
eleven OF the Medical College OF Nir-
ginia OF Richmond. st. VinCents
husky football team now wants to try
conclusions with the college eleven
which wins the championship of the
Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate As
sociation. Manager Caffee will try to
arrange game with the college
champions for Saturday, November
26
st. Vincent's will play one or two
games here before the close OF the
season. meeting Richmond College
and William and Mary College. Rich
mond is said 10 have one of the fas L
est elevens in eastern Virginia and
that game, which probably will be
played on Thanksgiving Day. should
prove a fast and interesting one.
The exhibition given by st. Vim
cents in the game against the Medi-
cos Wednesday was by far the best
exhibition of the new football ever
seen here. The locals had the for
ward pass and delayed double pass
working to perfection and Quarter
back Hamilton varied the attack so
well that the visitors were complete
~ bewildered in the two closing quar-
terg
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Central and North End Fire.
men Out at Same Time,
BREWERY PLANT AFIRE
Faulty Construction Of Brick Chimney
Causes Stubborn Blaze at Hoster
Bottiino Works-Dense Smoke Came
From Stove in Dwelling.

While Fire Chief STOW and the Cen
trail company were fighting STUD
born blaze at the plant OF the HOS
ter Brewing Company, PA Twenty,
third street, about 1915 o'clock las'
night. another alarm was sent in 10
the department from Washington ave
nue. and Twenty-seventh street and
the North End company responded.
When he alarm went IN 1t was
thought that there was a fire III
Rosenbaums hardware store, 260S
Washington avenue, but the tiremen
found that the smoke in the building
came from a stove On the second
floor. the smoke being forced back
through the chimney by The high
wind
The blaze at the plant OF the Hos
ter company was caused by a de-
fective fiue and but for the fact that
il was discovered by +. A. Blake be
fore it had gained much headway the
fire would have proven bad one
The blaze started in the ceiling over
the office at the front of the build
ing and when the Central company
arrived the flames were rapidly eat
ing their way through the second
floor between the flooring and the cell
ing. The fire was a very hard one
TO fight and il was more than an hour
before CHEW Stow was satisfied tnat
the last spark had been extinguished
Faulty Construction.
The faulty construction Of a chin
ney in the building was responsible
for the blaze. When the building was
constructed brick chimney was built
from the second floor to the top Of the
structure to carry off the smoke from
a big boiler On The second floor a
few weeks ago brick chimney was
built in the Office, the bricks being
laid only up 10 the ceiling.
The two brick chimneys were con-
nected by piece of terra Gotta pipe
which was put through a hole sawed
through the wooden ceiling The terra
Gotta pipe became overheated and set
the ceiling on fire.
Happened to See Smoke.
Mr. Blake happened 10 be passing
along the street and saw the dense
smoke in the building and he hurried
10 the office Of Swift & Co, where ne
is employed. few doors away, and
telephoned the fire department
In the meantime the smoke had
filed Kass Brothers wholesale gro
cery store next door and J. II. Kass
also telephoned the department, the
two phone messages going in WITHIN
a few seconds of each other.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.

The local Young Mems Christian
Association building is receiving a
general overhauling at this time. the
interior is being painted, the office
located in the front of the lobby, and
various other changes and improve
ments are noticed The Woman s
Auxiliary have planed TO do
much work on the auditorium and
other rooms The shower baths will
be taken out and replaced and put in
complete repair Such decided i'm
provements will give the city one of
the incest associations in this sec
ton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Old Dominion Line
Daily Service
FOR NEW YORK.


Steamer leaves Norfolk. loot of
Church ST. 1900 p. N. daily excep.
sunday for New York direct.
JAMES RIVER NIGHT LINE
STEAMER FOR RICHMOND. VA.
Leaves Pier "A" S;30 every evealss,
IA. sengers only. Stop ut Claremont
10 land or receive passengers on
signal
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CON-
PANY, James River Dav Line Il
Richmond and all James River lani'
aas. Steamer leaves Newport News
tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
at S:45 a. m. for Richmond. Leaves
Sswport News Monday, "Wednesday
and Friday at p. m, Tor Norfolk
and Old Point.
"SMITHFIELD" leaves Pier "A"
daily except Sunday 9:l5 a. N. for
Norfolk, and 1870 p. m. Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and
|5:35 y. m. Wednesdays and Saturdays
for Smithfleld. Ocracoke leaves pier
"A" daily except Sunday, 9 a. m, for
Smithfeld and 3 p. m. for Norfolk.
All freight received and delivered
at Pier A, foot of Twenty-fifth street.
II. G. PARKER,
Acting Agent,
Newport News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
NEWS OF SHIPPING
Thursday, November 8, 1910.
Arrived.


Steamer lrisbrook tBr). Ullstrom
New York--to Berwind-White Coal
Mining Company in ballast.
Steamer Dorisbrook OBJ. Bannis
ter. Boston--to White Oak Coal Com
pany I'm ballast
Steamer Ventura de Larrinaga
OBJ Thomson. Galveston-tO Allan
tic States Coal & Coke Company ior
bunker coal.
Steamer CheviOt Range OBJ
Moore. Savannah--to White Oak Goa
Company for bunker coal
Steamer Kendel Castle CBr.). Dash
Galveston--to White Oak Coal Com
pany for bunker coal.
Steamer Maiden. Smith. Boston-to
New River Consolidated Coal Com
pany in ballast.
Schooner Ruth +. Merrill, Wallace
Portland-to White Oak Coal Com
pany in ballast.
Barge Havana from Boston-to Der
wind White Coal Mining Company In
ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE
Atlanta Auctioneer. Is Fined $500 for
Rafting OF House
(By AssOcfate1 1srrse1

ATLANTA. GA. Nov. 3.-B. Ber
nard. an auctioneer who was indicted
in the federal court a few days ago
for conducting a scheme similar to
a lottery" in disposing of furnished
house and lot valued at $4,000 by
raffie. the chances selling at 81 each.
today pleaded guilty and was fined
$500. The specific charge against
Bernard was that he used the mails
in sending five chances on the prop
erty to A. T. Yoder. Roanoke. Va The
property was won by Demands
brother-in-law, who lives in New
York city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Will TOW STEEL BsRGES
TO PANAMA CANAL ZONE
Tug NJ. e. Luckenback Will Put to sea
This Morning With Craft
Built Here

Towing steel barges Nos. Il and 16.
which have just been completed at
the local shipyard for the lsthmian
Canal Commission, the American sea
going tug NJ. E. Luckenback will
steam today for Cristobal, Panama
Canal Zone The barges ae valued
at s104.200 and they are carrying a
total of 673 tons of coal. valued at
$1.6SS.05. They are to be used in
the construction of the Panama Canal
and are the first of eight barges build
ing here to be completed
Captain Varnum is master OF the
tug Luckenback and the craft carries
a crew or sixteen men. She is one
of the largest sea-going tugs on the
Atlantic seaboard-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
MOTHER AND CHILDREN ROAST.
Attempt to Start Fire With Kerosene
Causes Four Deaths.
(By Associated Press)

PEKIN. ILL.,. Nov. Am attempt
to start the kitchen fire with kerosene
today. caused the death of Mrs. Mary
Novesel and her three children, twins.
aged FIVE years and a five-months-old
baby.
Mrs. Novosel was trying to pour
kerosene from a lamp. which ignited
and an explosion followed. With her
clothing ablaze. she ran into the bed
room. where her husband and three
children were asleep. Her husband
made frantic efforts to smother the
flames, but the bed clothing caught
fire and mother and children were
burned to death.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
ALL OPPOSE PRESENT TARIFF.
Candidates Answer Question Of Free
Trade League.
fBy Associated Press)

BOSTON. MASS. Nov. 3-The
American Free Trade League. with
headquarters in this city. has attempt
ed 10 obtain the sentiment OF the can
didatcs for congress at the coming
election on the question. "On what
economic theory would you revise the
present tariff"
Replies have been received from 10
Republican and s. Democratic candi-
dates and none is in favor Of the pres
ert tariff.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Branch Falls Across Electric
Light Feed Wire.
POWER OFF EIGHT HOURS
Linemen Pass Scene of Trouble Five
Times Before Locating Cause OF
Short circuit-Elevators in Stores
And Office Buildings Stopped.

A small limb falling from tree
across the main feed wire On Twenty
seventh street and Oak avenue short
" before & o'clock yesterday morning
caused a short circuit on the wire and
as a result the electric light and power
current in all parts OF Newport News
was cut OF until 2:lO o'clock yes'er-
day afternoon, when linsmen or the
Citizens Railway, Light r. Power
Company located the trouble after
passing il no less than FIVE times dur
ing he morning.
After the current had been of
couple of hours. reports TO the effect
that the engineers and hremen en-
ployed at the main power house IN
Hampton had gene on a strike became
circulated here, but they were posi-
lively denied by officials OF the com
pany Yesterday morning and again
last night. Later reports had II that
there was more trouble with the boil
ers at the power house.
Little credence was given either OF
these reports because Of the fact that
the street cars were running through
cut the day.
Business Houses Handicapped.
All of the business establishments
in the city dependent upon the Citi-
zens' Railway. Light & Power Com
pany for electric current were tied
up. The elevators in the larger ONCE
buildings and store were out of COM
mission for eight hours and there was
no light current throughout the morn
ing. In many cases electric lights
were needed because the sky was
overcast and the interior Of some or
the stores and Offices were rather
dark.
AS soon as the fact that the cur
rent was cut off became known. line
men of the electric light company be-
gan hunting for the trouble. Every
foot Of the main feed wire between
this CITY and the power house at
Hampton ives gone over, but the men
could not locate the trouble Search
was then made for breaks in the feed
wires in the city without success.
Trouble Finally Located.
The linemen went over the main
feed wire a number of times. and 1t
was not until o'clock that they
noticed that small limb from tree
at Point of Pines had been broken
By the high wind and had fallen across
the feed wire. causing a short circuit
and cutting the current of from this
city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Northwest Storm Sweeps Harbor


A bowling northwest gale swept
this harbor yesterday afternoon and
last night and kicked Up heavy sea
in the river and Hampton Roads so
far as has been reported the gale
did not cause any vessels hereabout
to come to grief Several Of the
craft anchored in the stream put out
extra anchors so that they would not
drag in the high wind. Warning oil
the storm was received here from the
weather bureau at Washington a
l:l0 o'clock yesterday afternoon The
warning advised that the storm world
be general from Hatteras 10 Eastport.
Ne. and that the storm was conferred
Oft the middle Atlantic coast, moving
Lorthsastward Several steamers put
10 sea in the face of the gale yester-
dag afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Cleared.

Steamer Irisbrook (BrD, Ulistrom,
st. -Berwind-White Coal Min
ing Company.
Steamer Ventura de Larringa (Br),
Thomson. Manches ter-Atlantic States
Coal & Coke Company.
Steamer Kendel Castle (Br.), Dash,
Bremen-Furness Witty & Company,
Ltd.
Steamer Cheviot Range tBro,
Moore, Bremen-Furness, Witty 4
Company, Ltd.
Tug NJ. f. Luckenback, Varnum,
Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone-Clear-
ed by master.
Steel barges Nos. - and 16, Cristo-
bal-Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry
Dock Company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Two Steamers For Coal.

Two British steamers-the Doris
brook and Irisbrook-came into port
Yesterday morning TO load full car
goes of coal for foreign ports. Tne
Irisbrook subsequently cleared for ST
Lucia with 5000 tons. valued at $s.loo.
She will steam today, The Dorisbrook
is to take 1890 tons OF coal 10 vera
Cruz Mexico.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
SAVES BABY: LOSES OWN LIFE.
Returns to House 70 Save Money and
is Burned 20 Death.

JOHNSTOwN. PA. Nov. 3.-Trying
to save her husbands savings of sew
crai years. Mrs. Susan Calwanick. Is
years old. was burned to death today
and the home vas destroyed by Ere.
The woman had carried oct her year
old baby. and retained to the house
10 get the money. when she was over
come by smoke.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04

The physical department committee
and those who are to take part in the
house league" tournament met last
evening and selected the four teams
which are to contest. Mr.. J. r. Holmes
was chosen captain OF the Eagles,
Mr.. Fitzgerald of the ~Vultures, Mr..
Duval Hudson OF the "Snipes." Mr..
Cary Epes of the Ravens. The tour
nanent begins next Monday evening
and these games are free to the mem
bers of the association.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
sho. at Bold Robber.

According TO reports in circulation
Yesterday. Thomas Eken. o. 1913
Twenty-afth street twice shot al a
bold robber Who was trying 70 steal
a roll Of carpet from the back porch
q the Eken home Wednesday night.
u is net thought that the shots took
eject. though the negro left the car.
pct behind No repcr' Of the matter
was made 10 the police.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
POLICE HAVE QUIET DAY.
Guardians o. Peace Land One Drunk
IN Jail

Yesterday was one Of the quie;esi
isys the police have had IN many
weeks. only one arrest being made
from the time the police court con
rsred al 2 O'Clock until midniSh; last
night. One unfortunate drunk. who
was hanging across a brass rail IN
front Of John Miicnelfs saloon on
Eighteenth street when Sergeant
Henry =. BridEers passed BY. vas the
lone lot&r in The jug last niehi
and he remained in jail only = feE
hours. Some q his friends hired =
carriage. drove 90 North End after
Justice Of ne Peace J. ]. Hoizbach
and the justice bailed the nan. The
drunk vas taken home in the carriage.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Come For Fuel Coal.

The British steamers Cheviot Range,
Kendel Castle and Ventura de Lar
rinaga came into port yesterday from
southern ports to load fuel coal. Tney
took an aggregate Of 1850 tons and
steamed yesterday evening for ports
in Europe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Collier Maiden Arrives.

After an uneventful run down the
coast. the big American steam steel
collier Maiden came into port yester-
day from Boston 10 load 1900 to1s for
the return trip up the coast She will
steam today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04

Sluggish Iivers and bowels are the
cause % nearly every disease. Cleanse
sorr system. regulate the bowels and
liver 10 healthy. natural action By Hol-
Listers Rocky Mountain Tcr- The
svrsst remedy known TO start ycu on
the road 70 weliviIie For safe by J.
G. GORSUCH q co.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
s;x.masted Schooner Here.

The six-masted schooner Ruth f
Merrill, Captain Wallace. arrived yes
terday from Portland, Me-, to load
5000 tons OF coal for New England
pert. She anchored in the harbor to
await q berth at the coal docks
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Time Table of Express
Service Between New
port News r Norfolk
Norfolk & Atlantic
Terminal Go.

In Effect Thursday. Sept. 2s, 1910.
Subject to Change Without Notice.
LEAVE SHIFYARD-
$3.50 q. m, daily except Sunday;
700 a. m, daily except Sunday; $3.50
a. m, daily; 9:35 {. m; 1885 a. H.;
1850 p. M; 2:40 p. m; $3.50 D. d.:
sos p. m; $40 p. m; 1886 p. ID
Sundays only.
LEAVE NORFOLK
1920 a. m. Daily Except Sunday:
S:i5 O. m: daily; 1000 a. M; 1900
noon; lis p. m; 300 p. m; 4:15
D. M: $3.50 p. rs.; GAS p m; 1000
p. m, Sundays only.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Busy pa. on Waterfront.

Yesterday proved to be a rather
busy day along the waterfront. six
steamers. one schooner and one barge
coming into port during the day. All
came for coal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Fifty Jesvi,s Expelled

LISBON. Nov. "A party Of fftv
Jesuits. the last q The members ~
the religious orders. we're expelled 20
day. They sailed for Holland.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
channel BUOY ReIiahted.

HAMPTON, ROADS, VA.-Newport
News Middle Ground Thirty-Foot
Channel Gas Buoy, No. s, found ex
tinguished, was relighted October 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04

Acting Police Justice p. p. S,r making
had very small docket in, across the
Ice court Yesterday morn the yates %
four cases Of minor Import liner Maure.
docke;cd Tor trial new record By
oG tie Lonz
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Sailed.

Steamers Kendel Castle (Br.), Brem-
en-; Ventura de Larrinaga tBr), Man
chester; Cheyiot Range iBr), Bren-
en-.
Schooner Grace A. Martin, Smith,
Boston (and anchored in lower mar
bor).
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04

The FIRST basket ball game of the
season with the representative team
of the association and the Y. NJ. c. A.
team from Fort Monroe will be play
cd here Saturday evening al eight
o'clock. The Woman's Auxiliary will
serve refreshments to those attend
ing the game free Of charee.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
Calendar for Today.
Weather at Cape Henry.

CAPE HENRY, VA, Nov. B.
Cloudy, wind northwest, thirty miles
heavy sea.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04

The Boys Bible Class will meet
Friday at 3 O'Clock II the building as
usual. All boys from twelve 20. ff-
teen are invited. whether members
of the association are not.