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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
TOURISTS SPEND DAY
ON LOWER PENINSULA
Indiana Sight-seers Visit Fort,
Normal School, Hampton
and Shipyard.

A party of 40 tourists, under the ci
rection of 8. II. Creighton. of Indian
spolis. Ind, manager of The Ameri
man Tourist Company, spent yester
day visiting points of interest on the
historic Lower Peninsula. The party
attended the Sunday School Conven
iicn at Washington, and then pro
ceeded to Philadelphia. From Phiia
deiphia they went TO New York, where
they boarded the Old Dominion steam
er for Old Point.
Arriving at Old Point yesterday
morning. the tourists visited Fortress
Monoe. the National Soldiers Home
the Hampton Normal school, Old 81
Johns church and the Eaton
Academy. Then they came over &c
this city and, after having dinner al
Hotel Newport, inspected the greatest
private shipbuilding plant on the con
tinent ard the largest single railway
terminal in the world.
The visitors went TO Norfolk late
in the afternoon. and today they will
make a daylight trip up the James. In
the party is one old lady OF seventy
two. who is enjoying the trip i'm
mensely.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
BABYs PITIFUL CASE

"Our baby when two months old was
suffering with terrible eczema from head
to foot. all over her body. The baby
looked just like q skinned rabbit. We
were unable to put clothes on her. At
first il seemed to be few mattered
pimples. They would break the skin
and peel OF leaving the underneath skin
red as though it were scaids. Then q
few more piusples would appear and
spread ali over tho body leaving the
baby all raw without skin from head TO
foot But on top Of her head there
appeared q heavy scab quarter OF an
inch thick IL was awful TO see so small
o baby look as she did Imagined The
doctor was afraid to put his hands to
the child. We tried several doctors
remedies but all failed Then we de-
cided 10 try Cuticura- After three DAYS
you could scc the body gaining little
skin. Now the baby is four months
old She is fine picture Of Est little
baby and ali IS well. We used CUticura
Soap. Ointment and Resoivent- Mis-.
Joseph kossmsnn. : ST. JOINS Place,
Ridgevood Heights, l. l.. " Z. Apr.
20 and May =. isce-"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
coLoREo SCHOOL EXHIBIT.
Creditable Work of Students Display
ed Yesterday Afternoon.

A formal exhibition of industrial
and literary work by students of the
city cclored schools was given yes
terday afternoon at Colored School,
No. L. The exhibition was an excep
tionally creditable one, and the vist
tors saw many useful articles on dis
play in the sewing. cooking and man
ual-training departments.
The literary work was first class
and showed much Improvement on the
part of both Instructors and students
A large number of people visited the
building during the afternoon.
The closing exercises of Colored
School No. 1 will be held at the col
cred First Baptist church on the even
ing Of June Q. An elaborate program
is being arranged for the occasion.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28

Notice.
The Ladies ~ Grace Episcopal
thurch Win rive q bazaar ~ 3so1
Chestuut avenue toaiEht and tonor.
row niRht. Sale % fancy articles
Siil b The speciality. IS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
WRONG NEGRO ARRESTED.
Said That James Woodson Turns Out
to be the Wrong Man.

Sheriff Curtis, OF Warwick county
returned yesterday morning from
Scranton, Pa. where he went TO bring
a nceFo back to Warwick to stand
trial on the charge of murder. The
negro is alleged to have killed an
other negro in Dawson City eight
years ago, hut according TO reports
current here last night the negro now
in custody turns out to be the wrong
man.
The negro under arrest has retained
counsel and, it is said, has pretty wei
established a case OF mistaken identi
ty.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
A Pleasant Surprise

That's what you've got comins
when yog get your first months gas
bill for cooking ana lightning.
We venture the opinion tnat 1t Will
not be one-half as large as you ex-
Eected It would be.
. II you think that gas Is too ex-
pensive for you to use for cooking
why not satisfy yourself on thas
point?
Wen charge you nothing for tell.
ing you about what the amount OF
gas you'd likely use would cost you
each month Just think Of the com
fort you're missing by not having
gas range.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28

Sunday School Baseball.

The teams OF the Sunday school
baseball lesgae will play today as toll
lows:
St Pauls Episcopal VS.. Calvary
Baptist. Casino grounds.
Chestnut Avenue Methodist VS..
Trinity Methodist. Twenty ninth and
circuit avenue.
: Grace Methods. vs.. Thirtieth
Stree; Christian. Ffftisth street and
Huntington avenue.
First Presbyterian VS.. Twenty.
fourth Street Christian. Twentylnfth
street and Madison avenue.
All 81 the games viii be called al
S:se O'Clock tais afternoon.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
CAPT. BERkELEYS STAND
is HEARTILY APPROVED
Insurance Papers Discuss Action OF
LEGAL Authorlties-President Harris
Proves That Combination Keeps Up
Rates-commissione Button Holds
Conference With Committee.

Whereas, fire insurance rates
in this city and State are controil-
ed by the Southeastern Underwrit-
ers' Association. an organization
formed, We believe, for the I'M
lawful purpose of eliminating rate
competition between the insur-
ance companies; and,
whereas, this Southeastern I'm
derwriters' Association, penalizing
the insuring public OF Newport
News because of the action OF the
city council in fixing the license
tax upon insurance companies
upon a percentage basis, has made
an increase of ten percent. In the
already unfair and excessive in
surance rates in force here; and.
Whereas, Commonwealth At
torney Charles {. Berkeley has
undertaken. by causing the arrest
of the officers of the Southeastern
Underwriters Association, 10
break up this unlawful combina-
ton, and thereby restore. fair
rates, therefore be It
Resolved. that the Central
Labor Union of the city OF New
port News. representing organic
ed labor in this community, here
by expresses its hearty approval
of the prompt and courageous act
ion of Commemorative Attorney
Berkeley, as well as OF the effec-
tive assistance given the common
wealth's attorney by Chief of
Police John w. Reynolds, and
pledges its support to this effort
to protect the interests of the peo-
pie and enforce the laws OF the
commonwealth.
Resolved further, that this
preamble and resolution be spread
upon the minutes of this meeting,
and that copies OF the same be
sent to the commonwealth at
to1sey. the chief of police and
the local daily newspapers.
Adopted by the Central Labor
Union of Newport News, Va, in
regular session Friday. May q,
1910.
JOHN C. ROSS. President.
T. X. MECHEM,
Recording Secretary"
Adopting the foregoing resolution
he Central Labor Union last nigh
ormally Joined hands with the othe
orces that are at work in Newpor
News against the oppression OF III
Trust
Capital and labor in Newport New
agree entirely on this insurance prop
sition. The people of the commun
~ stand as a unit behind the con
attorney in his determ
ned effort TO enforce the law.
Insurance Magazines.
Since the arrest Of the officers {
the Insurance Trust at Hot Sprins
lest week on warrants sworn out
Captain Berkeley the Insurance mag
zines o; the East have been havin
much to say on the local situatiC
as well as on the arrest OF the o
ficers. In its account Of the process
sEgs OF the Southeastern Unde
writer's Association al Hot Spring
The Spectator. an insurance mag
zine published in New York city, hs
the following to say relative to tn
matter:
~On "Wednesday a sheriff arrive
from Newport News bearing wa
rants for the arrest OF the pres
dent, manager and members OF n
Virginia committee and the exec
tive committee. who were charge
with violating the common law |
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
MOUNTAIN SPECIAL VIA TIE
CHESAPEAKE q OHIO RAILWAY
OLD POINT AND NEWPORT NEWS
TO HINTON WEST vTQcfNtE

Under new schedule. effective san
day. May 18th. the Chesapeake 4
Ohio vili operate daily. expect sun
day, MOUNTAIN SPECIAL Rich.
mond TO Hinton. leaving Richmond
q; 100 noon forming connection with
fast train leaving Old Point $40 a
m and Newport News 1895 a m
Tits irsia carrying through ParloI
Car Old Point 10 Hin;oa. West Viz
sinia. 1921. June l.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
Pleasant, Refreshing Beneficial,

Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA appeals to the cultured
and the well-informed and the
healthy because its component
parts are simple and whole
some and because it acts with
out disturbing the natural func-
tons, as it is wholly free from
every Objectionable quality or
substance. In its production a
pleasant and refreshing syrup
of the figs of California is unit
ed with the laxative and car
minative properties of certain
plants known to act most bene-
ficiaIly, on the human system,
when its gentle cleansing is de-
sired. To get its beneficial eff
fects, always buy the genuine,
for sale by all reputable drug
gists; one size only, price
fifty cents a bottle. The name
of the company - California
Fig Syrup Co.'s always plain
ly printed upon the front of ev-
cry package of the genuine.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
Confess to Big Judgment.

In the clerks Office of the Corpora
ton Court yesterday, II. ID. Coleman
and X. NJ Coleman confessed to I
Judgment of $3.50 in favor of the
First National Bank, of this city
Suit was brought by the bank for
this amount through its attorney, r.
G.. Bickford.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28

ly. Home killed meat IL pre-
terabie to the western killed cold
storage product and besides the
butchering OF cattle here tends TO
keep down the prices OF beef which
are very high at this time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28

Besides this dlfhculty. an inspector
rsust be appointed and paid BY some.
one In this city. Dr. Fcrneyhouzh
says be win name any man who -
recommended ~ the Chamber Of
Commerce as 4 reliable person. How
ever. either the meat dealers or the
CHAMBER or the council must pay The
inSpector's salary.
The qusrsntins question Is a ser
iSns one. not only for the meat deal
srs, but for the public general
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27

trouble in pulling off the wedding in
such short order. He was inclined to
agree with me. He thought it more
than likely his bride would balk at
such unceremonious haste.
But, by Jove! / know girl who has
no such foolishness about her
When / married Dearest-who had
been the Hon. Agatha Wyckhoff, you
know-she did not make me wait for
anything. We were married at the
questionable hour of seven in the
morning in a certain little well-re-
membered chapel in the village Of
Wye, with Mrs. Armistead, her aunt.
as our only attendant. And then
but l forgot am not telling or
story, but Terhune's. Poor old chap!
If you could have seen mimi" | said
to Dearest, throwing myself on the
terrace at her feet. Never saw him
in such state! He was in the wild
est hurry to begin his record-break-
ing campaign for a wife, but didn't
know how to go about it at all. And
couldn't blame him really. Twenty
thousand dollars year would make
all the difference in the world to
him!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27
PAYS FOR MACHINE SWEARING
Hungarian Judge Recognizes Swear
er's Voice and Holds That the
Charge Will Stand.

Budapest.-An amusing case was
tried at Arad, in Hungary, in which
a M. Schwartz, gramophone dealer,
was sued for SANDER uttered by mis-
instruments.
1t was explained that M. Schwartz
s1umbers had ben disturbed by the
singing of girls in dressmaker's
workshop which was opposite his
bedroom. He protested to the man
ageress, but in vain.
One morning the girls were horri-
fed to hear the most violent abuse
and the strongest oaths of which the
Hungarian language is capable
trumpeted at them from the mouth of
gramophone placed in M. Schwartz
window on the other side of the
court. Neighbors, of course, heard
it, too, and the girls brought DIN ac-
ton for damages.
M. Schwartz declared in court that
he had been testing some new rec
ords he had bought, as there was. a
demand for swearing" records to
amuse parties.
The judge, however, ordered the
record in question to be played in
court, and as M. Schwartz voice was
recognizable, he was ordered to pay
five dollars damages.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27

FARMER MANAGES FARM AND
ADDS TO HIS WEALTH.
indiana Man Physically incapacitated
by Being Unable to Stand on
His Feet Is Successful
in Business.

Clay City. Ind.-Joseph +. Adams, a
Perry township farmer, has been very
successful in business during the last
35 years, although he has not left his
bed in that time. He was born in 1841
and has been in bed continuously
since 1875.
During all the time Of his confine-
ment in bed he has managed and di-
rected his affairs, buying, within the
time, a farm of 200 acres, now one Of
The most desirable and valuable in
Perry township, which, he says, cannot
be bought for less than $4,000. At no
time has he shown any indication of
mental weakness or incapacity for bus
mess.
His ailment seems to be merely
physical disability to remain on his
eet He is not paralyzed and when he
went to bed IS years ago he simply
said he was unable to get about and
work. He lives, with his son, ten
niles south of Brazil, his wife having
lied nearly forty years ago. Prior to
his decline came the loss OF audible
speech, since which he has carried on
conversation in whispers and by means
Of pencil and tablet, as his hearing is
also perceptibly affected. Though now
three-score and ten, his writing is as
regular and clear cut as so years ago.
Adams meals are served in bed, and
he has eaten regularly three times a
day. Not at any time during all the 35
years has he called physician to pre-
scribe for him nor diagnose his case.
nor taken dose of medicine of any
kind
In his youth Adams was an apt stu
dent, in his earlier manhood a. sue
cessful teacher in the public schools,
and in 1870 he was elected trustee of
Sugar Ridge township. From the fall
of 1861 he served in the Forty-third
Indiana regiment until the close of the
Civil war, participating in many en-
gagements.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27

But she interrupted me. EYES," she
said, $50 far you're quite right. But
don't you see, Freddy, dear, that the
Agathas I meant to invite are Agatha
First and Agatha Sixth. In the first
place, they are the only Agathas of all
the six yet unmarried, and in the Sec
ond place, they just happen to be the
two girls Archibald showed the most
interest in at the time you two men
were guests at Castle Wyckhoff for
the first time"
"Of course" cried, 81 see 1t now!
And you think he'll have more of a
chance with them than with strange
girls he's never seen before?"
The secretary, | mean my wife
as I say the other name will slip out
occasionally sometimes when I'm
talking of old times-smiled indulgent-
ly. CAS- l argue it, she said, 'it will
be his only chance. He couldn't hope
to accomplish anything in ten days,
in regard to a girl he doesn't know,
and if you will remember, Agatha
Sixth showed a marked liking for him
at that time! A most important point
In favor of his speedy MARRIAGE.
"Then why not ask just Agatha
Sixth? Why have Agatha First, too?'
I inquired innocently.
Dearest allowed the most delightful
little expression of pity for my linn
tied masculine intelligence to dim the
brightness of her eyes.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27
MOTHER PRESENT AND GIVES
HER CONSENT.
Man Of 81 Is Bridegroom in Family
Marriage Mix-Up-LittIe Girl AS
sumes Responsibilities of
Wifehood.

Denver, Col-Jennie Trammel.
twelve years old, was married at the
courthouse to James M. Taylor, rs
years her senior. Through this mar.
riage Taylor becomes the husband of
his brothers stepdaughter, and the
brother-in-law of his wife's mother. as
well as the husband of his own niece
by-marriage.
The appearance Of the girl, who Is
small for her age, in the office of the
county clerk, dressed as she was in
white with a bridal veil about her
head, caused sensation. Miss Ste
phens, the marriage license clerk, was
astounded when she was asked to is
sue the license.
The child's mother, Mrs. Taylor, ap-
peared for her daughter and gave her
consent to the nuptials. In reply to- a
question of Miss Stephens, Mrs. Tay-
lor said that the man and girl were
not related, though he bears the same
name as herself. Taylor did not make
any statement regarding the reason
for marrying so young a person.
After the license was issued the
party went to Magistrate De Lappe's
court and sought the justice He was
not in and they left, promising to re-
turn later. When they reached the
first floor they learned that Magis-
trate Morris was in his office, and pro-
ceeded there. The ceremony followed.
The marriage of this young. girl, it
seems, is simply the latest develop
ment in a peculiar series of family en-
tanglements. -.
Jennie Trammel, which is the real
name of the bride, is the daughter Of
Mary Trammel, who, being left a wild.
ow when the girl was quite young,
married Jesse Taylor Jesse Taylor is
brother of the James M. Taylor who
became the bridegroom. James Tay-
lor got to know the. little Trammel girl
after her mother married Jesse Taylor.
L thought the girl was at least ff-
teen or sixteen" said Magistrate Nor
ris after the wedding. IF l. had known
she was but child of twelve years of
age | would very likely have refused
to marry the couple. Still, the license
was regular. the mother of the girl was
present consenting to the marriage
and there was really no reason why
should refuse to perform the cere-
mony. The objection might have been
raised in the clerks office to the issu.
ance of the license"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27
6ueyauHyAnv 6y ma cHzess4 6a18vzYM on1M lMzNwT

Z "Eighty-two," he snapped; "old
enough to know better!"
"Old enough to be thinking about
making her will, at any rate" said
meaningly. And of course Arch had
in reality too keen an interest in his
own welfare not to appreciate thai
fact without needing me to emphasize
it. He was not the boy-I thought-if
knew him at ALL to sit sulking in q
corner when there was only a little
thing like getting wife i'll ten days
between him and chance at for
tunei If he did, he could not certain
ly be the same Terhune that had
proved so earnest an aspirant for the
millions of the Hon. Agatha, a sum-
mer ago. And I was right. 1t was not
long before he'd forgotten his disap-
prevail of Aunt Georgy's methods and
was excitedly discussing ways and
means of obeying her behest.
thought myself the thing didn't sound
so hard. thought at any rate that it
would be a regular lark to have a try
at it. But he was much less optimis-
I
cause he doubted his ability to get
some girl to marry him, for he felt
quite sure on the contrary that his
only trouble would be in making a Sc
lection. But it was the shertness Of
the time that stumpA him. He
couldn't seem to see himself an en-
gagged man in ten days, his magma
ton somehow failed to sum up the
picture / did my best to cheer him
up and pointed out that the property,
which was a sheep farm in Australia,
formerly belonging to Aunt Georgy's
brother, now deceased, and yielding a
yearly income of about $4,000, was
worth having try for. And as I said,
it might have been much worse. Aunt
Georgy might have insisted on his
actually attaining the married state in
ten days time, instead of merely get
ting engaged. and that l thought
would have been well nigh impossible.
Girls are so queer about that sort OF
thing. They must have trousseau,
and bridesmaids and churches and
fuss and feathers of one kind or an
other. He would certainly have had
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27
SEEKS $4,000 FROM WIDOW
st. Louis Man Sues Rich Kansas City
Woman Who, He Says, Proposed
With AIuring Offer.

st. Louis, Mo.-Fifty thousand dol
lars worth of disappointment is in
possession of at least one st. Louisan,
because rich Kansas City widow
who, he says, proposed marriage (and
supporD to him changed her mind
without the slightest provocation on
his part, and neither married him nor
supported him.
This is the substance of petition
filed at Kansas City by Martin Kapp
against Minnie Bickling of PIP Brook
Ign avenue, that city. In the petition
Kapp admits he was to have had GER
tain obligation under the marriage
proposal which Mrs. Bicking made
him.. In the first place he was to wed
her, and in the second place he was to
spend much of his time studying mu-
sic, so he might enrich her life with
melody while she puzzled over the
business of the partnership.
According to Kapp, Mrs. Bicking
did not fail to impress upon him her
ability to provide the necessaries of
life. One lot on Main street, Kansas
City, which he says she held alluring-
ly before his eyes. was worth S165, 900.
Mrs. Bicking apparently had nothing
to stand between her and Kapp. There
were no children. In addition she had
love of music, which Kapp could
satisfy.
Kapp. although forty-f1ve years old.
had never married, and he saw no rea-
son why he could not become the hus-
band of the 100000 He and the
woman, he recites, were friends and
affectionate companions in their youth.
After Mrs. Bicking became a widow.
Knapp asserts, they met in Colorado
and their acquaintance was renewed.
This was in October, 1909
The meeting was followed by an in
vitation for Knapp to visit the widows
home in Kansas City, and it was while
on such a visit her offer of marriage
was made, Knapp asserts. The petition
mentions letter said to have been
written by Mrs. Bicking in which Kapp
is referred to twice as sweet one.'
1t is all, of this agony piled up which
Knapp thinks worth one-tenth of MRS.
Bicking's alleged fortune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-10-27
Bat Is Trained by Man.

Sharon, Pa.-James Sands, al.
italian, who resides near Struthers, is
believed to have the only trained bat
in the country.
One night Sands was returning from
his work, when he found the bat lying
on the ground with broken wing.
Carrying it to his houses. ne cared for
it until the wing had mended. Then
the bat refused to leave.
it has killed all the mice and rats
about the house and comes to him
whenever he whistles for it. 1t has
also become the defender of Sands
home, for it has been known to go
after tramps when they entered the
ward