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DUNN a CO. MUST pity
B?lling Grocery Company Secures
Judgement lor $2,000
BUSINESS OF FIRM
Reports About Standing of Local Con?
cern Prove to be Costly to the
Commercial Reporters?Case Tried
in Norfolk.
Judgment for $2,000 was given
B?lling Grocery Company, of this
city, against R. G. Dunn & Co., com
liiierclal reporters. by the Jury
in the fCoiTolk circuit cotirt yeslor
day. Judge l'rentiri was on lli.u
bench.
The local firm sued for $30,000 dam?
ages on account of reports concern?
ing its standing sent, out to the busi?
ness world by the commercial report?
ers. It was alleged that the plain
lifts had been irreparably injured by
the reports, Which damaged their
credit and materially affected their
business.
The Jury brought a verdict after
beln gout a very short lime. It. Is
probable that the case will go to
tne Court of Appeals.
.Messrs. Ashby & Read, of this city
and Lawless fi Jefferies. of Norfolk,
represent ed the plaintiffs. Messrs
R. W. Shultlcp and W. L. William:;
were counsel for Dunn K- Co.
"Gloriana" n sparkling musical com?
edy In three acts will be the offering
at the Acaduiny of Music, today mat?
inee and night. Resides Little Chip
and Mary Marble, many or the old
Bijou Company favorites will be In the
cast. Tthc presentation of Gloriana
will be of special interest to the Acad?
emy patrons, for It will serve as the
Vehicle to bring together again I hose
clever stars, both ol whom have ex?
cellent roles.
Little Chip hs said to ho excruciat?
ingly runny as "Splnks" ami Mary
Marble charming as the captivating
widow known as Gloriana.
The following is the cast:
Leopold Fritz Jocelvn... Robert Hatty
Of the Foreign Office.
Timothy Chadwick ...David Antlradra
A retired tanner.
Count. Evitoff .Win. H. Hatter
A Russian diplomat.
Bsron Kronlkoff . Win. McGIrr
Of the Russian Army.
Major Stonideff .Ren Dickinson
Of the. Russian Army.
Splnks .Little Chip
Fritz Joeelyn's valet.
Richards .Wm. Mc.Girr
Mrs. L?velings servant.
Jessie Chad wick.. Marie Franehonetli
Chadwick's daughter.
Mrs. Ijoverlng .Mary Marble
A charming young widow known as
Gloriana.
Kitty .Elvla Crrix Seabrooke
Mrs. Loverihg's maid.
There will be a special ladles and
children's matinee this nftcrnoon at
ft. o'clock for which the prices have
Veen placed at 25c for children and
50c for adults.
Mr. Bryan for Council In THIrd.
A delegation of Third Ward citi?
zens called on Mr. C. B. M. Bryan
last night and requested him to make
the race for council front the Third
ward. Mr. Bryan said lie would com
?ply with the request of his friends
and admirers and that lie would
make formal announcement of his
iDientlon to make the race in a few
days.
OLD RESIDENT PASSES AWAY.
W, O. Gatewood Dead in His Sixty
Eighth Year.
Mr. W. 6, (iatewood, one of the
pioneer citizens of Newport News,
died last night at his home on L'le
vator road in the 08th year of his age
The deceased came here when this
city had hardly reached the propor?
tions of a village find was in the em?
ploy of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
way for many cars He was a mem
ber of the Newport News Baptist
church.
'Mr. Gatewbod is survived by his
?widow and three children?Messrs,
Thomas \V\ and W. J. Gate wood and
'Mrs. Mattie E. Nslson
Arrang"menis for the funeral will
be announced later.
Contributes $20 to Fund.
Mr. S. S. Pennybacker of the local
San Francisco relief fund committee
'yesterday received a check for $2u
from the Golden Guide Lodge, O. S.
B. of Morrison.
Mrs. Rowbotlon Dead.
'Mrs. Matilda Rowbottom, mother of
Mr. James Rowbottom, superinten?
dent of engine construction at the
fehipyatd, died yesterday afternoon at
3:30 o'clock at the residence of her
acn, 124 Twenty-eighth street. Mrs.
Rcwbcttom had made h<?r home here
with h*r son's family for years and
was belcve.i by many friends. Fun?
eral services will be conducted from
the residence tomorrow afternoon
Tlie pall-bearers will be Messrs. John
Luwery. .lohn H ly, Albert Gildner.
M V, I". Doughty, Fred R? ad and
W. T. Hopkins
Knlgh?s Templar Coining.
Apollo Coniinaiidcry, No. 15,
Knights Templar, of Troy, New York
on Its annual pilgrimage, arrived in
Richmond yesterday and will reach
Old Point this afternoon a* 4:3?
o'clock. T'icv isitors, amount tooiii
o'clock. The visitor:-, about 130 in
numher, will remalu at OOld 1'idnt.
with the Chomborlin sis livud'ujujii'ters
until 7 o'clock tomorow evening.
Mr. Ford Enters Race.
SSIr. K. I .Ford has liliouuceil him?
self ;i candidate for Hie Dtmiocra
llc nomination for the common coun?
cil from the First ward. Mr. Ford
was a lending member of thu council
lor several years and enters the race
confident of winning.
Baseball Game Today,
With Reynolds, the young college
.pitcher in the box, the local baseball
team will meet. -Norfolk Collegians
I on the Casino diamond this after
noon at 3 o'cock. Fit/.p.itrick. who
was al one time a pitcher in thu
Stnit'het li league, will lie In I lie box
for the visitors and a faul game i;
' xpci teil.
TURNED OVER TO NORFOLK.
Peddler Arrested Here Wanted
Across Roads on Seiious Charge.
Sam Bliutzci'j a young Austrian
from New York, was a res ted here
yesterday by Officer Mcssiek on the
charge of peddling dry goods without
license At the siatiuu house Chioi
of. Police Reynolds recognized Shut
/.or as a man wanted by tin- Norfolk
authorities on tili? charge of grand
larceny. The prisoner was turned
over tu the Norfolk police with Hi"
request that he he held for this city
in event he is not convicted across
the Roads.
Ii is alleged that Shutzer stole
Sill from his former partner in busi
iicss.
J. P. Branch Dead.
Mr. John Purhell Branch, brother
of Mr. L-. f. Brauch of this city,
died Thursday in Norfolk from pneu?
monia. The deceased was just 21
years old and lived with Iiis nmth?r
years old and lived with his mother
and father, Mr. and Mrs. .1. O. Branch
In Norfolk. The body wn3 interred
al Windsor, Isle of Wight county.
, Going to Norfolk.
Mr. T. T Atkins has sold his in?
terest in the Alklns Electric Com
piiny to Mr. J W. Driver and will go
to Norfolk to engage in business and
make bis home.
I An Important Matter,
At an open meeting of Up1 Mer?
chants' Association next Thursday
ulgihi Mr. Alexander Meyers will
suggested a plan by which he think*
'business fur t'he local shipyard may
be secured.
JAPAN THANKS AMERICA.
Acknowledges Moneys Sent Through
Red Cross to Aid Famine Sufferers.
WASHINGTON, April 27.?Japan's
appreciation of America's assistance
in the time of famine Is recorded in a
letter dated Tokio. March 31. address
Mi to Miss Mabel T. Boardinoii, of the
American National Red Cross by S.
Uirayama. of the Red Cross of Ja tan.
The letter says in part.
"A generous appeal for our famine
sufferers in northeastern provinces in
.lapun by President Roosovolt. whoso
sympathy with Japan and her people
we have highly appreciated. lias
echoed to our shore. The moneys
sent to us amount to (100,000. which
we l ist no time In distributing to re?
lieve the Immediate necessities of the
most needy sufferers."
Another contribution of $23 000 from
" The Christian Herald" was received
today by the Red ,Cross for Irans
mission to Japr.n for the relief of the
famine sufferers.
DISASTER PREDICTED.
Earthquake or Tidal Wave Foretold
for Havana.
HAVANA, April 27 -Professor J. F.
Nowack. of 'Vienna, who i<; giving lee
tares before the Cuban Institute of
Sciences on phenomena of nature,
says that Iiis studies of the condition
of plant life in the vicinity of Ha?
vana, combined with peculiarities in
the sun's appearance, indicate n vio?
lent earthquakes or tidal wave be?
tween May 15 and 19, which will
sweep the seaward part of Havana,
including the suburb of Vcdado.
Professor Nowack said that while
tin- conditions pointed positively to ;t
disturbance he could not guarantee its
appearance.
Plague Raging in Casbmir.
fBv Associated Press.)
LASHORK. INDIA. April 27?There
Is a serious outbreak of the pleague
at Jamm.u,' in Casbmir, Northern In?
dia. There have been many victims
among the members of the palace
household and' tlie Imperial Service
trbtps. Two hundred and eighty-five
deaths occurred last week.
FIFTY LiPH ?
Granted by .Judge Barham In Cor?
poration Court.
APPLICANTS CK WITH ft
Report That Judge Would Sit But
One Day Cause Saloun Keepers to
Turn Out in Force?Opposition to
Few. ?. ? * i ? ?
Judge Hin ham, in the Corporation
Court, yesterday granted fifty liquor
licenses for Ihu year beginning next
Tuesday, May I There waa no oppo
sitioii (u Ihbso granted and I lie judge
disposed iif Hi" applications in short
Order. In ^-? >111 ? - way many of Kie
liquor dealers g>n into UiUir heads
lliat yesterday whs thu only day dur?
ing this lerni thai the ludgu would
oil to grant liceii?cs an.I for thi:. rea?
son an unusually large number put
In their appearance during I In- day.
It i<i probable that as many as
twenty muru iippiiciiiions will he liied
today and Monday. In a few cases
I here will lie contests, but most of
Hie licenses will he granted without
opposition. Chief of Police Reynolds
opposes ihe granting of a license to
lt. AI. ['helps lor 2711 Warwick-av.
nuo en the ground ilial the place,
?wihlch Is under Hi" Twenty-eighth
street bridge. Is an improper one for
a saloon. Th' poliert deparlmeni has
always had trouble with the saloons
located undei Ihi.; bridge.
Following i.; a compel., li.-.i of the
licenses granted yesterday:
\rrighi ft Itocchiccnlli, 381)0 Hunt
iligtoii, avenue..
Phil Brown, -111 Jefferson.
.1. t". Rnrtott, ::ioti Huntington.
II. G. Biytho, L'l 17 Jefferson.
Byruin ?V- Jones. 2407 .lofforsoh.
It. R. Color, 210 24lh street.
10. .1 Collins. ?700 Huntington;
10. .1 Collins 250(1 Huntington.
Fianerty & Kline. 2808 Huntington.
.1. C. Phillips. .".IS 23rd sheet.
F. I) Ginsham Co., 2200 Jeffer
oh,
11. Ciulhs, 2301 Warwick.
C l\ Hundley, 3400 Washington!
C. F. Hundley. 3005 Washington.
T. N. Harris. 2400 .TeffeioOll.
G. W. Ilogge. L'L'IS Warwick.
C. W. Lohmiin. 2300 Washington.
C. A. Lohse, 201 i Washington.
D. Lerkowitch, ?508 Huntington.
F. C. Leu/, 221'! Jefferson.
John A. Lenz, .v.4 23rd.
W. Marbach, 2410 Huntington. -
.1. If. Mugier, 2312 Washington.
II M Mugier. 2:ur> Washington.
R. .1 Maokcy, 2412 Washington.
Fred Mail?nder, 2215 West,
.lame; Maloncy. 3820 Huntington.
J. J MoKeon, 3800 Huntington.
.1. .1. McKecn. 2113 Warwick.
J. Mooney, 3514 Huntington.
L. Narhman. 2150 Jefferson.
Old Dominion Land Co., 2.">th and
'. VVest.
L. Oser. River Front.
M. Oser, 120 18th street.
AV. G. Plymale, 22<il Warwick.
Thos. Pct?rson. 22n5 Warwick..
C. S. it- N. J. Rayfleld, 2??18 Jeffer
ten.
1). J. Ryan. 12!) 18th street.
C. S. & N. .1. RH.vfleld, 2008 J.-f
ferst n.
M. & C. P. Rowlett, 2209 Jeffer
son.
T. M. Smith, 117 18th.
10. F.Shields. 37H lluntlnptoii.
Win. L. Smedley, 3010 Huntington.
A. II. Swannio, 3412 Huntington
J. Shimkowltz, 5 13 23rd street.
A ti folker, 2411! Washington;
ti. \v. Todd, .".12 2Sth street.
Charles Wldemeyer, 35io Wash
ingtori.
C. W Wlhitlng, S17 23rd strest!
C W. Whiting, 2401 Warwick.
Negroes Interested.
Nearly 5rnoi worth of stock in the
Negro Development and Exposition
Company was subscribed at a maps
meeting held at the Columbian oprra
house Thursday nigh' by N. fl. Clark,
one of llv Virginia commi.5Sioners
Col. Marvin Jones, at the request of
Hie commissioner, presided at th?
in.et lug ami various other prominent
white citizens wi r;' present
"Washington Square."
'Washington Square" is the nani-'
which has been selected by the Mer
chant's Association for the nininture
park at Tweiity-cigLh .street and
Washington avenue. Chairman Mot?
ion states that his committee hta.
raised $181 no for Hip park fund.
iPRflLCF'.THEEl,, M.I>.
"5?.7MOflTP SIXTH nT.IMUil?lpi.i,.
Antvlrs. Onarnufrti IfttoirtftlwV) 31*1! ill
. '??!.,-. I.'.?... ilrnl <???? Is t lo lOrfatr.;
I?- ^)ry|kn?l, .V .nnillfl.lllt., Slrl.-1-lt?!
?f~?tu?J>S?JllM. I Tit .'ID' f ntl.?l;ract<s(lrris>
M~i?i:if.r-,.iiiL'1\uLiv^ 3^
Every woman knows that a
polished table collects so much
dust in a day that she can write
her name on it.
The same thing happens to a
soda cracker exposed to the air
?sufficient reason for buying
Uneeda Biscuit the only
soda cracker. Perfectly pro?
tected in a dust tight, moisture
proof package.
WATT, OOXEY & WATT WATT, DDXEY & WATT
A Record Breaking Sale of Ladies1
Shirt Waists
We have been fnrtnnate in securing a manufacturer's entire sum
pie line of Lingerie nntl China nillt Wnlsts Unquestionably nn<> or
the most interesting display of shin ivnlsts ever shown in this city.
1=3 Under Regular Price
To jIvp you an idea how habdsOnie tho.=e waist * arp and bow they
are made we will say they are beautifully irimmed with cluster of
tucks and pretty vat lace with rows of lace insertion in choice scroll
designs.
Ou Sale this Morning
i*m No two alike; no more at these prices?Surprising values; come early
fm if voii want a handsome, stylls'i waist at a small price.
WATT, DOXEY ? WATT,
2909 Washington Ave. Newpoi'i News. Ya
ft
ANTI-BILIOUS
c!md"p ttip Blootl of lou(? wnS
lnff Jmr'iniio.*. br?r# np tha
KerrOttfi Sr^icm to n hfch
pnint of ru'tir. ?nri t?f
?*|ii?I1t cbn
ANTI-BILIOUS
eliminate and remove all
noxious matter that tends in
dissiTanco Ihn functions of
principal or?jnns.nn<l their
up* iii=mre=* n perfect,
regular A- healthy
i ?until].'I' fit tllO"
ey st em
<lr|>u?>lnu.
The Great
Fami'.y
Kernel y.
ConMlnntion
Roweli- Kid?
ney Disorder?,
Torpid Liver, Dtspep.
eia. Bud Rreath. Dlzzl
ners. Wind nr Cramps in
tli^ Stomach; (tout; Klietima
ttsm. Dropsy, Siintlu?. and all
Impuiilies of Hie Skin <>r Blood
Cured by XJmlng
ANTI-BILIOUS
ANTI-BILIOUS
SPJElVEasSB ?
ores pnsltlveniro forall Dis?
eases of the Stomach. Liver.
Kidneys A- RnwelS^ Constipa?
tion. Hiliniisness. Ilead
ncbe, Indigestion, Ner
vousiie?s. I'iinples,
BkUubes,
elc.
Also It. & G. Sciatic Plasters and It. ft G. Derma Lotion.
For sale at Congdou's l'har macies, Newport News, Hampton and
Phoebv i
LOTS FOR SALE
.OR. LHASB
In All Parts of the City.
j' OLD DOMINION LAND CO.,
I Hotel Warwick Building.
Daily Pfess JO Ck&is a Week
A Splendidly
Rppoin ed
LADIES' 6 GENTLEMEN'S
Open from 6:30 A. M.
to 12 o'clock P. M.
Everything in Season
Efficient Service
Hotel Warwick
From A Parcel To An
Engine.
FRWIUHT, pAarJAOIB, TTtR
NrniRPl A NO $tAFrC3 CAREFULI-'
A NO PROMPTLY ??TJESO.
Storage Warehouse
514 520 27//i SI.
MASON AOLli RATES
Virginia
Transportation
Company
YOU HAVE FOUND 11 TRUG?
9*
Cafe and Family
Liquor Stole.
Is the best piece to buy h PURE
stlnjulaut or a beverage, li you must
have It.
My leading hranda of bulk goods
are Oallngwood aud Mount Vernoa.
We also carry a full stock uf other
brands of flue Wblsklee.
Duffy's Malt, for EHvC.'OlnaJ purpogas,
85o quart; Virginia Clat'at end Cali?
fornia Wines. 25c quart.
JNO. F.. MUQLER. A
2312 Washington Avenue. W
Roll 'Pboun fil.
EYES
A re Workers
Sight Is the only special sense which
we use constantly except
during sleep.
Perfect eyes see without effort.
The Imperfect ones are constantly
under muscular strain.
Is It any wonder eye strain Is ?e
hurtful 7 \
How are your eyea?
Consul tatloi free. .- ? - -
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Mull & Hull,
' Opticians.
121 Twenly.sUth St.. Op. P. O.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA,
LET US WIRE YOUR HOUSfc
and Install the best, cheapest and
most convenient light in use.
We will be glad to give you esti?
mates on wiring
Cnll at office and s?e ua 'Phone
messages receive prompt attention.
Electric 10'bt <*nd power Tale. 10o
per 1.000 watt , suhject to our usual
terms and discounts. . .
Pure Ice?made of distilled water.
COLD STORAGE.
Power House eno. Plant, Twenty
fifth street aud Virginia avenue,
Office, Thirty-first street and Wash?
ington avenue.
Roth 'phones, No. IB; night 'phone,
No: 408 Citizens.
CITIZENS? RAILWAY, HOW.
AND POWER G0MPANY
Rrr.nch office. 3102 Wathlngton Ave.
HrCK9r ,..
C?PUDIKE
IMMEDIATELY CURES
HEADACHES
Bresk* up COLDS
tN o to ta ttOCK.se
TrUl Jot? lie. Ai 0r?*&a