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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
MANN COMMITTEES DEATH
SENTENCE OF THREE
Convicted OsnviIIe Negro MUrderers
Are Given Life Imprisonment BY
the Governor.

RICHMOND. VA. June s.-Cov-
ernor Mann this morning commuied
the death sentence Of Calvin johnson.
Eugene Dorsey and Richard Pines. the
three negroes who were convicted Of
the murder Of Walter Schultz. the
Chicago artist. in Alexandria, 10 i'm
prisonmenf for life.
Governor Mann bases hts action on
the fact that the negroes we're con-
vicfed on the testimony Of Henry
smith. = confessed perjurer.
There seems 10 Be no doubt that
smith was he leader % the murder
ous gang. bui toe jury found all four
guilt sEd sentenced them TO death.
smith vas ciectrocutcd last Friday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
FALLS DEAD AT BALL GAME.

THOMASVILLE, GA, June o.
During the progress of baseball
game here today between Thomasville
end BainbIdge mines, Albeit Adams. of
Atlanta. expess messenger on the At
lanta, Birmingham K Atlanta Rail-
road. and former lightweight prize
fighter, fell dead in the grand stand
when a bail was knocked over the
fence.
His sudden death caused consider
able excitement and the game was
called without further play.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY
SOCIETY ENTERIAlNS
Assembly Hail Crowded by Students
and Frlends-EnI oyable
Program.

A crowd that filled the High school
assembly hall to it's capacity and
overlooked Into adjoining halls bray
cd the rain last night to attend the
annual public entertainment of the
Newpor; News High School Literary
Society. nhis entertainment mark
ed the beginning of the annual June
finals of the school.
President Hugh John Fitzgerald.
lr. OF the society. delivered the ad-
dress of welcome to the guests and a
yery enjoyable literary and musical
program was carried out by number
of the pupils of the school. The mum
hers were as follows:
instrumental solo-Miss Mamie
nivins.
Reciiation-Mis Ruth Edwards.
Vocal solo-Miss Lois Hoycc.
Declamation-MO Morgan Patton.
instrumental solo-Cecll Sharp.
Humorous readipg-Miss Marie
Fauntleroy.
Recitation-MlssL Leah Meyerson.
Reading-Miss Elizabeth Fair.
observation-disclosures.
Reci;ation-Mis Nellie Frank.
Instrumental duet-Misses Mildred
Bartlette. Marie Ward.
Declamatlon-Hy Asst.
SeleCilon-Chorus.
Tonight at s o'clock. the graduating
class will hold its class day exer-
Cises in the assembly hall. Every
member of the class will take part
in the entertainment and the exer-
cises promise to be both interesting
end enjoyable.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
open DOOR" POLICY
FOR LEATH IHEATERS
Change in Conditions May
Mean ReOpening Of the
Local Academy.

NEW YORK. June 9.-It was ar.
nounccd in New York tonight that the
ieath circui; OF thcaiers. consisting
Of the Academy Of Music. in Rich
nond. Va: the Academy Of Music, in
Norfolk: the Academy Of Music. in
Newport News; the Academy Of Mus
ic. In Lynchturg. the Academy Of
Music. in Petersbure. and The Acade-
my Of Music. in Roanoke. viii main.
tain the open Ioor- policy.
The announcement vas made b.
the National Thcaicr Owners Assoc.
iafion IN opposition TO the theatrical
syndicate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
CROWD ATTENDS CONCERT
BY LADIES' GLEE CLUB
Unusually Well Arranged and Oeliv-
cred Program Delights Music
Lovers.

In spite of the rainy weather last
night large crowd gathered in the
auditorium of the Young Mems Chris
Sian Association to attend a concert
by the Ladies Glee Club, of this city.
The concert was given complimentary
to the friends of the club and adj
mission was by card.
An unusually well arranged pro
gram was rendered and It proved a
present. The chorus work of the
club was especially effective while thu
solos and duets were well rendered
NJ. William Hamilton directed the
club and Mr.. William Robertson was
tire accompanist. The following pro
gram was rendered.
A spring song. Ladies' Glee Club
Pinsuti.
Ashore. Miss Susie Front-TrOtere.
Kerry Dance, Ladies' Glee Club
Malloy.
Duet. Mrs. Arthur Eastman, Mrs
Edgar Hall-Selected.
Piano solo, Mr.. VIM. Robertson
Selected.
Bridal chorus. Ladies Glee Club
From Rose Maiden.
Solo. Mrs S. =. Marston-Selected
"Oh. Hush Thee. My Baby Ladies
Glee Club-Sullivan.
Because | Love You. Dear" Miss
Anna Manville-Hawley.
Welcome Pretty Primrose" Ladies
Glee Ciub-Pinsuti
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10

Baptist church. oolored. A large
crowd attended the exercises and sew
eral members of the school board
were present
A very interesting literary and mus
ical program was carried out by pu-
pills of the school. the most interest
ing number beng debate on the
question, Resolved. That Modern In
yentiOn is the Cause of the High Cost
of Living" Clyde F. Bell and Robert
l.. Jones and Elwood n. Read spoke
In favor of the Affirmative, and rs
telle G. Jackson. Julia l.. Gordon ana
Estelle +. Green spoke on the mega
tive side.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
ENDORSE ADMINISTRATION.
Wisconsin Republicans Adopt Plat
form In State Convention.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, June 9-Adop-
ton of a platfogm strongly indorsing
the national administration. the Sc
lection OF william ID. Conner, OF
Marshfield. as state cha rmun and the
choosing Ct a campaign committee OF
twenty-five members was the extent
of the business transacted at the clos
ing DAYS session OF the Repubncan
state convention. Nomination for
state Offices were left for the primary
election in September.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
NORFOLK GIRL MISSING
Father Fears Ms AfHietes Daughter
y Drowned

NORFOLK. va. Jane mamie
Burford. a sixteen year-oid white giri.
5 missing ron her home and her
fither thinks she might have been
drowned overheard or wandered
away. The girl is afflicted and when
last seen she was sitting on the front
porch Of her home.
Her father told the police last n gnt
that be feared his daughter had w1n-
dcred down tS the wates. which =
not great distance from her home
and had fallen overheard
The BurforGs live It Dnmberte
Point; The entire police force =
searching the city AID section for
the missing girl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
MENTY-FOUR DEMOCRATS
VOTE FOR The MEASURE
On Final Roll Call Every Member
of the Majority Party Casts HIS
Ballot in Favor Of the Proposed
Statute Creating a National saw
inss institution.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June s.-By
the overwhelming majority OF l9o 10
fO1 the house tonight passed the pos
tai savings bank bill as recently
agreed upon by the Republican
caucus OF the houe. Not single Re
publican voted against the measure
on the final roll call.
Previous to this action by the
house. by vote OF ll3 to 1876 reject
ed the Democratic substitute for the
bill proposed by the minority.
The voting upon the several mo-
lions involved in the disposition OF
The measure followed six hours OF de-
pate. in which many Republicans and
democrats recorded their views upon
the bill. of the majority and the sub
stitute supported by a large portion
of the minority.
Democrats Divide.
A large detection among the Demo
Gratis was shown when the Democratic
subtitute was voted upon. 81 of them
Joining the Republicans in voting
against the measure, most of whom
were opposed to postal savings
system of any kind. Among these
Democrats were ROuullcS, vi
Georgia; Broussard, of Louisiana;
Burgess. of Texas; Carlin, of Vir-
ginia; Flood. of Virginia.; Garrett, OF
Tennessee. Gillespie, of Texas; Hay,
of Virginia; Lamb. of Virginia; Moon,
OF Tennessee; Slayden, of Texas, and
Turnbull, of Virginia.
On the RepuDiican size, Norris. OF
Nebraska. insurgent, was the only
member who voted with the Demo
Gratis for their substitute.
On agreeing TO the bill, as proposed
by the majority of the house, as a
substitute for the senate measure, the
vote was 175 to 105. On this vote 20
Democrats Joined the Republicans and
among them were Aiken, OF South
Carolina; Henry, of Texas; Johnson,
of Kentucky; Pou. of North Carolina
and Randall, of Louisiana.
Vote on Fins! Passage.
Six Republicans Joined the Demo
Gratis in voting against the propos-
I'd bill of the majority. After n
motion of Mr.. Moon. of Tennessee. to
recommit the bill to the committee
which reported it, had been defeated
The house voted upon final passage.
the vote being 195 to 10i. Twenty
tour Democrats voted with the Repub-
l;cans as follows; Aiken, of South
Carolina: Ainsburg. OF Ohio; Ash
brook. of Ohio; Cox. of Ohio, Foss. of
Massachusetts; Foster. of Illinois;
Hammond. of Minnesota; Havana. of
New York; Fry. of Texas; Hitch
cock. OF Nebraska; Hughes. of New
York. Kinnead of New Jersey. Ma
euire. of Nebraska: Moss, of Indiana:
Nichols. of Pennsylvania; OConnell,
of Massachusetts,; Ransdell. of Louis
lana; Rucker. of Colorado; SABBATH, OF
Illinois; Sharp. of Ohio; Sulzer, OF
New York: Taylor, of Colorado, Pou
ielle. of Ohio.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
VEHICLE BLOCKED IN
Al RAILROAD CROSSING
IS Party is Leaving Graveyard
Waterman Hears Approach OF Loco
motive and Closes Gates--litfateo
Car is Caught Between and Awful
Crash Takes Place.
(By Assoclateo fress.l

HANESTRAW, y. l., June =.
Three mourners. their pastor ana
their driver. sat in funeral coach
hero this afternoon and watched GER
tain death come rushing on them az
CIV miles an hour. With a screech
of grinding brakes, heavy west
Shore freight engine. hurrying south
10 pick up a train al Weehawken,
crashed into the coach. scattering ITS
occupants along the right OF way. ana
came slowly to halt $50 yards be-
yond the crcAsing. All of the occu-
pants were either killed outright or
fatally injured.
The dead:
ROMATH. Rev. A, pastor of the
New City NJ. +. church.
SEitRED, r. V, New City, n. Y.
SEIFRED. MRS. +. ". New City,
Ny.
BEBE. WILLIAM, Haverstraw, n.
Y.
KESSELER. MRS. PERRY.
Horrifying Accident.
The accident was not only unusual
but dramatic and horrifying To de-
cree. IL happened at the foot OF
Graveyard Hill. in full sight of the
funeral procession, of which the
wrecked coach was the first, and of
The terrified and helpless Waterman.
The Waterman was eating bite
Of luncheon in his little cabin when
the tinkle of an electric bell warned
him of an approaching train. Mechani-
cally he pulled the lever, closing the
safe. Then glancing from the open
door. he saw sight that will not
lie out of his dreams for many 4
night
Just what happened will probab-
~ never be known, but some eye wit
nesses say that the arm OF the cross
ing gate. late in descending, blocked
the coach after it had crossed the
first of two tracks and had IL i'm
prisOned on the rails, while the ter
rified occupants sat paralyiZed gazing
at the onrushing locomotive. The
driver dashed his horse ira futile at
tempt to force the vehicle from the
track until. with sharp crack. the
picture dissipated and il seemed as il
the coach literally blew up. Frag-
ments of splintered wood and mutilat.
ed shreds of humanity were flung far
and wide. The engine stopped. There
was absolute silence save for the hiss
of escaping steam.
A search for the cead followed
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Seifred
were found side by side fifty yards
down the track. The wife was just
returning from the burial Of her faith.
or. by whose death she had come into
o. - Ie. Artx
er. was the son of a wealthy livery
owner. He lay 81 yards nearer. stone
dead. Rev. Mr.. ROma;h was the
clergyman who had ofIiciated at the
funeral An inquest has been de-
ierred. pending investigation OF the
facts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10

The lease Of the Leafh theatrical
Company on the local Academy ex-
pircs IN Angus and notice has been
givca that it viii not be. renewed.
However. room for hope that the Do.
Cision 81 the company 90 adopt she
open door" policy. thereby Inviting
al Of the independent theatrical a.
fractions to Virginia. viii mean the
sopeninE Of the local playhouse under
more favorable conditions han ever
5cf0re-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
Conference of Eastern and
Northern Railroads is Held.
TARIFFS EFFECTIVE AUG. |
Representatives Of Lines Hold Meet
ing at Washington and Decide 20
Act in Compliance With Verbal In
Outstanding With President Taft.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., June g.
Representatives of the railways east
of Chicago and north OF the ONO
river. at a conference here today. de-
cided that the advanced freight rates
should be fled as effective August /.
pend .ng the enactment of the railroad
bill now in conference. II. for any
reason. the bill should not become a
law by August /. a, further postpone
ment Of the date will be granted. The
agreement provides that the railroads
shall file with the commission supple
mentary tariffs in pOstponement OF
the tariffs which they filed last week
Complies With Verbal Agreement.
This arrangement is made in COM
pliance with the We. bal agreement be
tween the eastern railway presidents
and President Taft and to conform
10 the proviso on in the pending rail-
road bill that the Interstate Com
merce Commission shall have author
ity 20 suspend general advances in
rates pending a determination by the
commission OF the reasOnabieness Of
the proposed increase.
The conference was held al the Of
fees Of the comm ssion between
Chairman Knapp and Commissioner
Clark. OF the commission. and repre-
seniativeS q lines Of eastern ciaSsi-
fcation. The railroad officials ex-
pressed a desire 10 expedite consider
alton q the rate increases in every
way possible.
Will Take Many Months.
While no agreement was made on
behalf Of the commission. IL vas inti-
mated that fnai detesm nation %
the reasou1blcncss Of the rates Sled
necessarily would consume many
months
The understanding Is that. prior 70
the enactment Of the pending railroad
bin. no additional freight rates viii b.
fled by the eastern railroads.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
Lose Fight on Lee Statue.
CIV Associated Press

HARRISBURG, PA, June "a res
olution condemning the placing of a
statue of Robert +. Lee in the nation
al capitol was tabled today at the
closing session of the i4th annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania encamp-
publ c.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
ADDRESSES GRADUATES.
o.. wilson Speaks 81 Finals Of Col
cred School No. I.

Rev. Liovd T. Wilson. y. ID. pastor
Of the Newport News baptist church.
delivered the address 70 the gradu1t-
irr class AZ The ansis Of coiored
school No. ] last night Al the nrst
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
Mayor Gaynor Probes New
York Federal Building.
ALIENS MIST PAY BRIDES
City's Chief Executive Puts Detect
Money is Estorted from Foreigners
for Naturalization.
(By Associated PressJ.

NEW YORK. June 9.-Mayor Gayn-
or has been hunting graft in another
field. He says that he has found 1t,
and that il was flouFIshing openly IN
the Federal building here. He mas
written TO Attorney General Wicker
sham saying that brides are extorted
from aliens who desire 20 become net
uralized.
Soon after the mayor took office he
received complaints which led him 20
begin an investigation Applicants for
naturalization papers are lined up IN
the fede'ul building end stand there
day alter day awaiting attention
Detectives at Work.
City detectives were stationed ia
the lire and one Of them reported
that Jacob Goldsje approached him
snd demanded 81 a. the price OF
having his case attended 20.
Goldsiein told him. he said. that n
he did not paw he might stand in line
100 days without gett ng any nearer
70 the room 10 which the clerks we're
making OF the papers.
The detective Hays he paid So 70
Goidsicin. who Vss then arrested.
When GCidstein ~as arrested ne
was brought before Uaited States
commissioner charged with having
conspired 70 extort money from appii-
canfs for naturalization.
Goes r. Grand jury.
Assistant United StsteS District At
tcrney Walton. the complainant N
the case. said that h. vas not pre-
pared 90 proceed snd the prisoner
vas discharged. The evidence IN
Mayor Gayuor's possession vii b.
submitted 20 the federal grand jury.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10

Harrison to send IA IN a copy or whst
he had said
MIR. Harrison asked il Representa-
lives Goldfogle and keliher and the
others in the party knew that the
President had barred him out.
MI. Norton replied that no one
knew but the two.
Mr.. Hartman said he thought II
unnecessary for the others to know
ANYTHING about IL and thereupon ieit,
saying that he was going TO the capt
tot.
Didn't Know He was Going
Mr.. Norton declared that the Presl.
dent himself had no previous knowl
edge that Mr. Harrison was TO be
one of his callers today. The engage
ment had been made in routine some
ten days ago through the secretary s
Office.
Mr.. Harrison was quoted on May
3 as having said of the back dating
of the Wickersham summary: rms
confession of the attorney general
amornts to conclusion that the
President and the attorney general
had agreed to furnish to congress
misleading Information. to supply an
official document Of one date which
was really many weeks later
Representative Harrison was very
indignant when he returned to The
capitol over the refusal of the Presi-
dent to see him, inasmuch. he said,
is he had made the appointment with
President Taft ten days ago and had
received no warning that he was 10
be publicly Inundated. He declined
to comment upon the incident furth-
er than to give a brief statement OF
what occurred.
Hsrrison's Statement.
when | reached the White House
with the delegation" said MIR. Har-
rison. II informed Secretary Norton
that we desired to see the President.
The secretary went to the President
private Office and returned with the
information that the President could
not see me- ! then told Mr.. Norton
that | had made an appointment ten
days ago for the delegation accom-
panying me. TO see the President ana
Mr.. Merton again conferred with the
President.
When he returned he informed
me that the President would see the
delegation accompanying me. but
would not see me. admit ! was
surprised almost beyond expression
| Immediately left the White House.
Mr.. Harrison said he knew of nc
reason why the President took the ae-
ton he did. as their previous rela-
items had always been peasant. He
was at a loss 10 account for it. 81
was Suggested that perhaps the Pres
ident had refused to see him because
of his introduction in the house some
days age. of the resolution calling up
On the attorney general for informa-
ton bearing on the preparation OF the
Presidents letter of September ; last
| generating Secretary Ballinger. Mt
Harrison replied that he did not know
whether that was the cause or not
Mr. Harrison is, a Democrat and Is
serving his second term from the New
York district. which he represents.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
CLOSING ARGUMENT
Of COUNSEL Is HEARD
Officials Of the Big Corporation Listen
to Arrangement from Prosecution In
Court and Their Fate VIII Soon
Rest With the Men Who VIII Deter
mine Guilt or innocence.
cny Assoelated PreasJ

NEW YORK. June 9.-The jury
In the trial of Charles II. Heikf.. sec
rotary Of he American Sugar Rehn-
ing Con ny; Ernest w. Gerbrach''
superintendent of the companys WI
Harrisburg docks, and James +. Bender
nagel. former cashier OF the company,
all Of whom are charged with COM
pllcity in the short weight frauds by
which the government was cheated
cut of more than $2.o000O0 in GUS
toms duties. decided by a vote ct 3
TO 4 tonight to postpone hearing Judge
Martins charge INT tomorrow MORN
ing
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
Argument OF Counsel.

The defense summed W. lOr Ter
bracht and Heike, and the closing ar
raignment OF the prosecution was de-
livered by Henry l.. Stimson. Fcdm
state Senator Clarence Lexow argued
for Gerbracht that he was only IAN
old German sugar cook faithful 10
his orders. who had no knowledge OF
the policy Of the company. for which
IA. o. Havemeyer was responsible
and which Hayemeyer personally d.
rected in all its details.
Read these letters from Havemey-
er to Heike." he exclaimed. See in
them the fine italian hand of Have-
meyer who knew 1t all-who did II
all. Havemeyer and mis- head devil;
Oliver Splitter, convicted and then
pardoned by the President 10 testify
in the resent trial. were RESPONSE
BILE" said Lexow.
No Personal interest.
AS for He Ike he has never breath
ed the pestilential air of the sugar
docks" ccntended ]. b. Sttanchiield,
his counsel, and he has no personal
interest in the company's profits.
Heike was merely the segister OF the
will of another, the transcriber OF the
records OF his chief. He's the man
they call the man higher up con-
nued Mr.. Stanchfisld-
He's the man Mr.. WiekeTsham
wants To convict so that he can say
To the country: It's all rign';
we've got the man higher up
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10
THE WEATHER

Showers and warmer Friday;
Saturday partly cloudy. proceed
ed by showers; moderate east
winds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-10

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receives the
full news service 'of inc Asso-
clated Press.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
MEETS DEATH UNDER WAGON
Williamsburg Farmer Killed While
on his Way Home.

Kingstree, Feb. 5.-J. B. Lemon,
who lives across Black River, on the
Manning road, left Kingstree last
evening about sundown, driving a
mule in an open wagon. This morn
ing early passers found him lying
face down in the ditch by the road
side, the head buried in the water
and mud, the wagon turned upside
down on top of him, and the mule
down on her side in the mud and
water almost frozen, tied up in the
harness. Lemons body was frozen
stiff and he had been dead for many
hours. In his pockets were found a
purse containing SIS and three let
ters unopened, one from the Germo-
fert Company of Charleston. A bot
tie of Hayner's whiskey, half emp
tied, was found under the wagon.
Lemon was said to have left town
with about $100 on his person. The
verdict of the coroner's jury was that
J. B: Lemon came to his death by the
upsetting of his wagon in the ditch,
he being pinned down in the water
by it's weight.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
Prohibition Prohibits.

1t is reported that the great Pabst
brewery at Milwaukee, which used
to run seven days and seven nights
a week, is now running only three
days a week. The Anheuser-Busch
brewery at st. Louis has acres Oh
storage space filled with returned
fixtures from closed saloons. The
brewers store-houses in Milwaukee
are overfowing with these returned
saloon fixtures, hundreds OF carloads
Of them, and as no insurance can be
obtained on them, and the rental OF
more storage space is expensive, the
brewers have begun to burn them.
When asked why his company would
rot insure stored saloon fixtures, an
insurance man replied: eve are not
writing insurance on worthless
goods
Prohibition seems to prohibit to
some extent; and the Temperance
wave" evidently is not receding ap-
preciably.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-10
AUGUSTA PHYSICIAN SLAIN.
DIR. G.. w. Hickman Meets Death on
Streets of Summerville.

Augusta, Feb. 2.-Dr. Charles w
Hickman, one Of the most prominent
physicians in the South, brother OF
Tracy 1. Hickman, president Of the
Graniteville Manufacturing Com.
pany. was found dead from gunshot
wounds, at 10 o'clock tonight, on
the streets of Summerville, the fash
icnable suburb of Augusta. The
Hickmans live in Summerville and
DR.. Hickman had been at his broth
er's home, leaving there shortly af-
ter o'clock. It is recalled by resi-
dents of the neighborhood that three
shots were heard about that hour.
There were two wounds, one in the
head and one in the body. The pock-
cts had been rifled and DR.. Hick-
mans watch had been taken from
his vest.
It is not known by the family that
DR.. Hickman had valuables or money
in any extent Oh his person.
There is no clue to the murderer.