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PRE WORK FOR YARD
Steamer Newport News to Have
Accommodalions Increased.
NEW HOUSE ON HURRIGAN DECK
'While Here the Vessel Will Undergo
General Overhauling From Stem
to Slcrn?Old Dominion Night
Liners May Be Improved.
Tho Norfolk & Washington Steam?
boat Company's palatial puKsohgor
Mtenthor Newport News will arrive
at the shipyard In tho course <if tho
nc.\t few weeks to Undergo extensive
alterations and a thorough over?
hauling from stoin to stern. Site
will remain at the yard for soveral
weeks. ? |
New deck houses are to he erect?
ed on Hie steamer's hurricane deck,
giving hor an addition of about forty
now staterooms and an Increased
carrying capacity of from no tp 100
passengers. Tho steamer's passen?
ger capiiclly Is being Increased so
its to 'facilitate tho handling of
pat/sen gors during the Jtuhostown
Exposition. It is possible that. I he
other steamers of tho company's
licet will bo slmillarly improved, but.
so far as can bo learned Die offi?
cials of the line have tts yet reached
no decision In regard to the mat?
ter.
II wtiH learned yesterday that the
Old ?Dominion Steamship Company
contemplates Increasing tho passen?
ger capacity of the steamers Bruit
don and Berkley, which ply hot ween
Norfolk, Newport. News and Rich?
mond! by erecting additional dock
houses on the vessel's hurlcnuo
docks, it is understood that this
work will also he done at the local
shipyard.
LINER ST. PAUL COMES
TO YARD THIS MONTH
Quarter of a Million Dollars to Be
Spent In Oerbaullng tho Ves?
sel.
The mammoth American Line
steamer'St. Paul, which piles In the
trans-Atlantic passenger s'urvlec bo
tweon Now York and Southampton,
England, will come lo this pori the
latter part of this month to undergo
???vxtuislve repairs, at. the local ship
' yard, nt n cost of about $250,000.
An entire set of new hollers will
he installed on the ship her engines
will bo overhauled and repaired, hor
Interior lit I Inga will be repaired
ami hIiu will bo given a thorough
overhauling from stem to stern.
Tho new bailors for tho .steamship
arc now being made In the boiler
shop at the shipyard. The material
was brought, to this port from Eng?
land several months ago and'since
that Hille forces of men have boon
working night and day to complete
the boilers.
It Is expected that tho St. Paul
will remain nt tho yard for several
months,
If you are not satisfied with the
handling of your. Routs. Real Instate
and Insurance, try us at No. 2517
Washington Avenue, Newport News,
Va. We will do all wo can to please
you. u. G. Nohns, Sec'y., W. 10. Kit
Cheh, Treas., C. R. Nohns, Prost. How?
ard W. llnwcii; Directors, Albert
Howe, ]j. P. Steatites, H. 12. Parker.
J-0 lit.
SHOES OF QUALITY.
A Shoe Full of
Value and Wear
Strong and well built flexi
blo sole, and military heel.
This is n fool-form shoe.
Every lady who has seen the
shoe says its perfectly lovely.
LET US FIT YOUR FEET.
S WE KNOW HOW.
Fashion Shoe Store
l. H. BURCHER, Manager.
Begin the
New Year
by Opening
a Savings
Account
with
The
Powell
Trust
Co.
4 per cent,
paid on
Deposits.
Call and get a large
or small Calendar
lot Social-Personal b*
Mrs. ,lf4tfpli Kline, wife nf Briga?
dier General Kline, U. s. A.. retired,
and her daughter, Miss Kathcrlna C.
Kline, Wim uro spending the wlntor
at Hotel Warwick, delight fully inter
tallied at a luncheon and bridge par?
ty at the hotel yesterday afternoon.
McBduhiCH George llansoinc and .Ioh
eph Drucoy and Misses Hilda Booker
and Sullivan curried off tho honors at
the bridge tables.
Tho dining tablet) were tastefully
decorated with plhfc roses and pink
t.haded candles,
Among the guests were; Mosdamea
Andrew Hero, Richard Marshall,
Frederick Smith, Joseph Hracey, Rob?
ert Abornnthy and John Stephens and
Msses Hilda Booker, Meyers and Dtt
vls, all of Fort Monroe; Miss; Cloin
I Oil CO Cooko, of Hampton; .Miss Sulll
1 van, of Old Point Comfort and Mrs.
A. T. Moore and Mrs. George Ran
uome, of this city.
Rev. J. F. iMayo and Mrs. Mayo
tiro the guests of Mr. and Mrs. O.
St. .!. Howard at tho Colonial apart?
ment house Mr. Mayo was at one
time rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
church ami both ho and his wife
have many friends here. They will
spend a week or ton days with Mr.
and Mrs. Howard.
Messrs. Richard Stubloficlil und T.
II. Hoffman have gone to Philadel?
phia where they will take positions in
the Baldwin Locomotive works.
Mr. Nathan I lodges Is able to be
out after an illness of seven weeks
from appendicitis*, lie was operated
upon at the Hli/abeth Buxton hos?
pital.
Dr. S. W. Hobson Is (imlined to
bis home on Twenty-sixth street
with an attack of grip.
Mrs. Lulu Richards, of Richmond,
has returned homo after a visit to
her mother, Mrs. M. H. Hundley, on
Jefferson avenue.
Miss Edith Thomas, of Mathows
county Is the guest of Mls's Ola
Davis at 3-14 Twenty-seventh street.
Mr. N. W. Bryant yesterday re
cell (I U telegram from Roanoko no?
tifying him thnt his brother tho
commissioner of revenue of Roanoko,
had been stricken ? with paralysis
and war. critically ill.
Dr. T. 10. Crnddook has returned
from Lynchburg, where he spent tho
holidays with friends.
Miss Agnes Mackey has returned to
the St. Joseph Academy, at Emmet ts
burg, Md.. to resume her studies after
spending the holidays with her par?
ent Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mackey.
Exploitation Commission.
The Exploitation Commission held
another busy meeting at the office of
Secretary Farrnr last night.
Educational Association.
Tho Newport News Educational
Association held Its regular meeting
in tho assembly hull of the High
school building last night at 8 o'clock.
A number of routine matters were
disposed of.
Y. M. C. A. Directors Meet.
Tho board of directors of tho Young
Men'-: Christian Association held its
regular meeting in the association
building last night, transacting con
I siderable important business. .
i'j- '
Henry C. Vansant Believed of His
Cash and Groceries.
-
HELD IIP AT POINT OF REVOLVER
Police Department is Working on
Case, But Mr. Vansant Cannot
Give Accurate Description of the
Robber?Thinks He was a Negro.
'While on his way to his home on
Twenty-sixth sheet, last Saturday
night about 8 o'clock, Henry C.
Vansant was hold up at the point,
o' it revolver by a lone highwayman
and relieved i.f all tho money ha
had, several dolluis in change, mil
an armful of groceries! The robber
appeared as Mr. Vansant was passing
through t|io Poiiii or Pines and ar?
ter directing Ii;? gentleman to pro
coed on his v.'i.y homo, wns lost In
?he uarkhoss of the trees.
Mr. Vansant Dinks tho man wns
a negro, but cannot give an accurate
description of htm. Tho caso has
been reported to the police nnd i
tho officers arc now at work ou it.
Mr, Vansant Is employed by E. T.
Covoy, the florist, and lives 'on I
Tworjty-slxlh street, near Baiter's
crook.
EAST END PATRONS' LEAGUE.
Interesting Meeting Held at Twenty
third Street School.
The Patrons League of the Tweh-]
ly-sccond street, school had a largely
attended mooting yesterday afternoon
nnd the session was n success In
every respect. The program for
the afternoon Included a demon
!'trat ion of primary leaching by
Miss Webb; talk on fresh nlr by
Dr. Buxlon; recitation by Remington
Cliewnlng; a vocal solo by Demvlcoj
fOddins nnd a recitation by Mrs.
Bu banks. After the program had
completed refreshments were j
served by the committee In charge.
Tho following committee was nam?
ed to have charge of the .next
melting of ? tho league: Mrs. Sin ton j
Mrs. ProB&cy, Mrs. Knight, Mrs.
HOskihs, Mrs. Andrews and Mrs.
Gegg._;
MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Doctors Interested in Paper on Treat?
ment of Children.
Tho Newport News Medical Socloty
i bold a well attended meeting In the
Oolemnn building last night. An |u
' foresting paper on Hie subject, "The
I treatment of children" was read by
Dr. B. R. Gary and the members be?
came so engrossed In its discussion
that il was decided to continue the
troatmcnl of the subject at the next
regular meeting Tuesday week.
At that meeting Dr. Q. 10. Newby
will read a paper on the subject.
"Feeding children."
Mr. Hunter Coming.
Mr. J. G. Hunter, Lloyd's surveyor
for the Chesapeake bay districts,
will arrive in this city from Bal?
timore this morning for the purpose
of holding surveys on several ves?
sels that are expected to arrive
hero this week. . .
New Boilers Installed. '
The boilers were installed on the
Old Dominion liner Jefferson at the
shipyard yesterday. Work on tho
Jefferson is progressing nt a cry
satisfactory rate ami tho vessel will
be ready to leave tho yard in a
few weeks.
Confederate Building Fund.
iMrs. W. 10. Rouso has been made
treasurer of the fund which is to
i be contributed by John W. Daniel
'Chapter, Daughters of the Confed?
eracy, lo the fund for a Confederate
building at the Jamestown exposl
. tton. Members of the chapter are
j expected to send their contributions
to the treasurer as soon as possible.
The chapter does' not hold another
regular meeting until February <1.
Powhatan Clears.
The British steamer Powhatan,
of the Chesapeake & Ohio line,
cleaved yesterday for London with
a largo cargo of miscellaneous ex?
ports loaded here.
The World Almanac.
The World Almanac and Encyclope?
dia for Hlfl7 has just, been issued by
the Press Publishing Company of
New York. This valuable little book
is gotten Up In the usual good style.
Containing statistics and information
on almost every imaginable subject
it is a mighty handy thing.
U you are going to buy Wines and
Liquors for the holidays why not buy
the best for your money. Our motto,
"Honest goods and honest measure."
NEWPORT NF.WS WINE & LI?
QUOR t!0.. Corner Twenty-fifth street
and Washington aventio. Both phonos.
12-12-lm.
WOODWARD TAKEN AWAY.
Goes to Richmond to Serve His Sen?
tence of Ten Years. i
Clarouco Woodward, convicted of
criminally assaulting Mrs. Rosa Fore-|
tloh and given ton years in tho peni?
tentiary, was taken (o Richmond by
u guard.
Tho Court of Appeals yesterday re-'
fused to grant a writ of error in'
Woodward's ease. Two judges refus?
ed the appeal several weeks ago.
As lib was hoarding the train (he
prisoner told Jailor Drown goodbye
and said "I may never see you again,]
?but before Gcd 1 am innocent."
RETAIL GROCERS MEET
Wholesalers Asked Not to Infringe'
Upon Retail Trade.
Tho Newport News Retail Grocers'!
Association held a largely attended!
meeting last night in Business]
Men's- ? hall.
Tho most important business trans-]
acted was the adoption of a resolu?
tion asking tho wholesale grocers'
to refrain from selling to the re
tall trade, with the exception or
tho hotels.
ROBINSON STANDS BY NELMS.
Alderman Declines to Withdraw Sup?
port From Man He Nominated.
When the committee appointed by
the Merchants Association to as?
certain whether or nut Alderman'
H. W. Robinson will support a can-!
didato for the First ward vacanc j
to be named by tho association, Wait?
ed upon Air. Robinson yesterday the
alderman stated .Unit be proposed
to continue to support the man ho
nominated for the place;, Mr. C. G.i
Nelms. Mr. Nulms declined to with?
draw from tho race1.
The Merchants' Association -will I
hold ti meeting one night this week
to receive the reports of Its coin- !
Mill tee appointed in connection with
the matter. '
Tho Retail Grocers' Association
last night adopted n resolution en?
dorsing the stand the of the mer-:
chants.
Youngsters Jailed.
Seven boys, their ages ranging
from 10 to 13 years, were sent to
jail by Justice Brown for their part
in tho operations- or the gang of
youngsters who have been creating
disturbances on Jefferson avenue.
The boys are confined In the hospital
department, of the jail and will hol
kept tin re for a few days, at least.
Major Dingham Coming.
Major Gonzales S. Ringham, U.
l S. A., has been ordered lo report,
here to assume command of the
iiuatl ertnaster'w depot and take
charge of tho tinny transport service
at. Ibis point. It Is understood that
Captain Carl A. Martin, who is now
,ln charge of the depot, will remain
[here as assistant to the major.
Week of Prayer Services.
Rev. D. S. Henkel, pastor of the
Twenty-fourth street Christian
church, iircached at the week of
prayer services at the Y. M. C. A.
hall last night. The service begins
each evening at 7:110 o'clock.
CONSPIRACY TO KILL
MANY ARMY OFFICERS
Such a Plot Said to Have Existed at
Fort Reno, Okla., With Negrccs
as Instigators.
(By Associated Press.l
EI, RENO, OKLA.. Jan. 8.?Tho be?
lief of the army ofricers at Fori Re?
no that a conspiracy to murder every
while orricer at Fort Reno beginning
with Captain Edgar A. Macklin,
against whom it is said many negro
soldiers at. the post entertains a
grudgo as a result or the affair at
Brownsville, Texas, and the discharge
or the negro soldiers that rollowed,
became known today as the result of
the preliminary hearing in tho case
of Edward L. Knowles, corporal of tho
Twenty-fifth Infantry who was held
on n charge of assault with intent to
kill Captain Macklin.
Knowles was bound over to await,
the action ol the grand jury. All of?
ricers now go heavily armed and pro?
tected throughout t'ao night. Every
effort has been made by the oHIcers
to keep tho alleged conspiracy a se?
cret, but It is learned that an Investi?
gation is now being conducted at sev?
eral army posts throughout tho coun?
try and several arrests or tho mem?
bers of the trooji recently discharged
in disgrace tire expected to follow.
Information was i-ecelved here tonight
that the arrest, of a negro soldier was
made nt La Junta. Colo., today. Sus?
picion rests upon tho negro at Fort
Niobrara, Neb., ami throe other points.
Death Caused by Alcoholism.
(Bv Assoc.ltted Press.)
DANVILLE, VA.| Jan. 8.?The cor?
oner's jury that Investigated tho
death of J. M. Thomns of Roanoko, j
whoso body was fouid near tho city /
last Tuesday, returned a verdict today ',
that he died from acute alcoholism j
nnd exposure.
Capital Dry Goods House
Wasliiijgtgu A venu? ?'it Thirtieth Street.
i
i THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY
nroadeloth, Panama, Mohairs, Fancy Plaids and Novelly Mixtures;
rormorly sold at $3.98 and $4.50; marked down <p*) ft O
to . ^iLitU
WOMEN'S PETTICOATS OF BLACK TAFFETA SILK; WOll.a
$3.<is; special OJO l>C
at . . <?f-.<iU
WOMEN'S PERCALE AND
Flannelette Wrappers; dark
colors; well made; perfect
?i'ting, 00?
each . i(Uo
WOMEN'S TAILOR MADE
Suits; those that were $15.00
to $20.im>; reduced Q 1
to .
$10.00
PRICES REDUCED ON ALL
WOMEN'S COATS.
FASHIONABLE LONC COATS
that sold at $13.50 and up to
$18.00. are
now .
$10.00
THE REGULAR $10.00 COATS
art; reduced
to.
$8.98
EXTRA VALUES IN WOMEN'S KNIT UNDERWEAR?FINE RIB
bed Vests?Pants and Long Sleeve Corset Covers, OK?
each .
Is
Good
to
Drink
Best Fountains
and Cafes
If you are hot satisfied with the
handling of your Rents, Real Estate
and insurance, try us at No. iir. 1T
Washington Avenue, Newport News,
Vn, We will do all we can to please
I you. C. O. Nohns, Sec'y.; W. 13. Kit
I eben, Trcns., C. H. NOlnis, Prest. How?
ard W. Rowcii; Directors, Albert
I Howe, L. p. Stearnes, 11. K. Parker.
1-9-Gt.
If you need a good stove of any
hind, you no' ' have tin opportunity
to secure thchl at a great saving at
the closing out sale of the Chicago
! Ifousefurnlsnlng Co. l-G-Ct.
Powlcy Not n Train Robber.
(By Associated Press)!
RICHMOND, VA., Jan. 8.?-Percy
Martin who was arrested at Hunting
ton, W, Va., charged with complicity
in the recent Seaboard train robbery
near I/iCrosse, has signed a confes
' sion that he alone did the work. He
j says Powley, under arrest in tills city,
j had nothing to do witli it.
Colorado's New Governor.
(By Associated Press.)
DENVER. COL., Jan. S.?The Rev.
Dr. Henry A. Buchtel, chancellor of
tho Denver University, was inaugu?
rated as Governor of Colorado today
and for the first time in the history
! of the state the inauguration took
i place In u church.
NATURE'S WARNING.
Newport News People Must Recognize
and Heed It.
Kidney Ills come quietly?mys?
teriously,
But nature always warns you
through the urine.
Notico the kidney secretions.
See if tho color is unhealthy?
If there are settlings ami sediment,
Pasnges too frequent, scanty,
painful.
It's time Ilten to use Doan's Kid?
ney Pills,
To ward off Blight's Disease or dia?
betes .
Bonn's luve done great work In
Newport News.
J. W. Chandler, day clerk in Hotel
Lexington, says: "When a man is
annoyed with pain in the small of
the back and the kidney secretions
contain a sediment like, brick dust,
ho may bp certain that his kidneys
require attention. To know this is
om; thing, but what to do under the
circumstances is often a mystery.
My advice tt> anyono aware of these
complications is to go to Allen's
drug store for Doan's Kidney Pills
and tako a courso of the treatment.
Two boxes so strengthened my kid?
neys that when their action became
normal tlhe backache ceased."
For sale by all dealers. Price r>0
cents. Fostor-Mllburri Co., Buffalo,
N. Y., solo agents for the United
Slates.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
t 'to no other.
CUOTM'i?S
CLEANED
PRESSED
SCOURED
ALTERED
REPAIRED
Or DYED
At Moderate Prices
The Hub Gleaning and
Pressing Co.,
211 Thirty-third St.
Citz. 'Phone 328.
J. H. WHEELER, Prop.
To Sec or Net to See
t* im
n \ * ?
is the Question
Classes that are right preserve tho
sight.
Tho most comfort comes from tho
best glasses. ? ?
Good vision depends a good deal
on the lens.
Glasses are a positive help and a
pormnnent pleasure.
A word to the wise; take caro of
your eyes.
Yott cannot got now t: i:;. hat you
can got new glasses;
A frown on the brow menu you
need glasses now.
HULL &, HULL,
Opticians.
121 2Cth Street. Opposite Postofflce.
232 25th Street
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316 49th
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312 31th
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FUTS
Lookard Bldg. Wash.
Ave., per room.
Trade Bldg., 28th St. &
& Huntington Ave.,
$s.oo fn .
No. 2017 Rolanoke Ave
$ 3.00
12.00
8.00
STORES
No. 248 28th Street.
No. 262 2Sth Street.
No. 315 2Sth Street.
No. 3802 Hunt. Ave..
No. 3S10 Hunt. Ave..
No. 3311 Hunt. Ave..
No. 3410 Hunt. Aye..
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or Mint In pinto "?rBp??t,
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din in" ?r im* an racnwMV,
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BANKERS and BROKERS,
20 Broad Street, New York City.
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