Daily press. [volume], June 26, 1907, Page 2, Image 2

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LOCAL TOBACCO PLANT
lack ol Help Makes It Impossible
to Keep Branch in
Operation.
NOTICE GIVEN TO HI EMPLOYES
Atnerldan Company Proposed to En
largo Factory So Ab to Accommo?
date Any Number of Hand? the
City Could Furnish, But All Ef?
forts to Secure Labor Have Been
In Vain.
Notice baa boon given that tbo
Newport Nows branch of the Amorl
can Tobacco Company will close Its
doors and cease to exhu next Satur?
day. Manager CablUOSS received
his Instructions from headquarters
Monday, und no has not tiled his
force of several bundled employes
that their services will not hu
needed after tills week.
Since the plant was established
nearly two yearn ago, the manage?
ment bus had t<? light for existence
oil account of the lack <>t labor. It
ban I.u Impossible to get enough
boys and girls to .lustily tbo company
in maintaining the branch, nil hough
everything possible has been ilono to
make the place attractive to young
people socking employment ami u
great deal <>r money has been spent
In advertising for help.
Loso Their Jobo,
The dbslng of the branch will
throw about I .'.ii white boys and
girls, and thirty or forty negro
wemen and glrlu out of employment.
Manager CnblneSn and bis office
force will be Iraiisfered to other
branches of the company. It Is prob?
able that all of the trained blinds em?
ployed nt the factory who desire to
COIltltlliO 1\ the service of the com
puny will be given places In factories
elsewhere If (hey desire them.
Vain Efforts to Get Labor.
'I'ln.' American Tobacco Company's
efforts to secure labor here were sup?
ported by the Chamber of Commerce
un'd all the business Interests, und
C'e coinpauy had promised l<> enlarge
th,. factory to accommodate any
number or hands thai could be se?
cured. The efforts were In vain,
however, und (ho building nt the
cornCr of Thirty-fourth street and
Huntington nvenue will lie vacant
nflor Saturday.
jWORK ABOUT FINISHED.
Mayor Buxton and Mr. Harwood In?
spect the Fire Houses.
Mayor Ituxlon and Superintendent
of Streels Harwood yesterday In?
spected the three lire engine houses,
which have been repaired and over?
hauled under the direction of Mr.
Harwood. All of the buildings arc
now In Ural class condition, the work
having been done at a cOb| slightly
In excess of the original appropria?
tion for the purpose, ?1,K00.
The appropriation would not have
been exceeded If the committees had
not decided lo have some extra work
done -en the Central house.
JOINT COUNCIL MEETING.
..Mayor Will Nomlnato Police Com
mlatdoner to Succeed Mr. Holmes.
Mayor Buxloh lias asked Colon ol
Miuyun Jones, president of the board
of aldermen, to call a }"lnt meeting
of the council to receive the nomina?
tion of u police commissioner to suc?
ceed Mr. iL II. Holmes, whose term
expires on July 1.
Mr. Holmes Is chairman of (jhjQ I
bonrd and since his appointment has]
taken an active part In the manage?
ment of the departmont.
Suit Against Largest Peanut Dealers.
SUFFOLK, June 26.?An Interest?
ing peanut cuse was called esterday
by Judge K. B. Boykln, in the circuit
court of Isle of Wglht county. Is Is
alleged by counsel that the Cwalt
nev Bunkley Peanut Company, of
Sriilthfle]d, perhaps the largest deal
on In the world. In seeking lo hear I
th> market, offered nuts in Seattle,
Wash., belOw prevailing prices.
Lummis & Co.. also factory men. of
Suffolk, bought about; $3.000 worth I
from tbo rival firm through a Seattle
broker. It Is contended thai the
Smllhfleld concern refused to deliver
when the purchasers were known,!
hence (ho Bult for approximate
pr ills. ff>00. The case was not con?
cluded, being continued until July .1.
YARD KNn"ws"7TS~~BUSINESS.
Virginian Pilot' Replies to Statement
Pi N. Y. Commercial.
Yesterday's Norfolk Virginian Pi?
lot In the editorial columns, said:
The New York Commercial Is of
the opinion thnt the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Drydock Coinpauy.
whose bhi for construction of one of
the two mammoth battleships au?
thorized by Ihe last Congress was
something nmler $ 1.000,000, and
[.0(10 less than the amount pah) the
foinpany for the construction of the
'Louisiana, will do the work at an
Pn?rm?Ufl l'ss. "unless wages and
materials decline greatly In cost
within the Ihlrty-slx months allowed
It for turning over the completed
vessel to the government." Maybe
so, but It Is a safe presumption that
the Newport News company knows
what it is doing. Possibly the (pies.
ttOn Is not one of loss, but of loss
profit.
Arrested for Norfolk.
First Mate Rilev, of the navy col?
lier Nero, was arrested yesterday by
Officer MoHsIck and taken to Norfolk,
whern he is wanted on the charge of
nspoult and battery.
MONEY AT 6
PER CENT.
We have- $11,000.00 to loan In sums
of $I.!MM) to $5,000?on good approved
Heal Eslntc, In Newport NoWB, Pe
rloda of 2 to 5 yearn. Want to gel
thin out at once.
BANKING A: INSURANCE
Rents & Real Estate
2711 WASHINGTON AVES.
!UcJLO.JL9Jl/ULJLOJUU^
?S Social-Personal *
tiUOUULSUlASUBL fiJLg-aJULg J. .1 g,tULgJLtt-fi
Tlie Wednesday Social Cltlll will bo
enlei liilin (J HiIh afternoon by Mrs.
Sol Tischler, at her homo on I lamp?
ion Bonds, . ?^^.jgi
Mrn. William Clamor will glyo a
musical at h?r home on West avenue
tills evening at S oo'clocU for tho
benellt of tlie JoBCph Charles Auxll
llary of tho Newport News General
Miss Alberla Harrison has re?
turned home after spending several
weeks with relatives in North aCro
liua.
Miss ICdllh Graham returned homo
aller spending u week in Norfolk.
Mlstt Edith Graham roturnod home
lifter spending a w'ock In Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Peyser, of
Washington. I). I'., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. William Gamer.
Mr. Toy T. Neves, of this city, ban
hoop appointed nn Inspector of cus?
toms at. Norfolk.
irrtjWWToTrr^ipnr's-d-n rrens-mnnn
? THEATRICAL *
ms-vsvy. c mr (rrtnnrrrr^oTnnr^
Tho Intense boat of last night
drove u large crowd to Ruckroe
I leach in search of breezes. Tho
crowd was nn unusually large one
and the pavilion, as well as tho the?
atre, was well tilled.
"The Christening," this week's at
trnctlon offered by tho .''dm it. wills
Comedy Company, Is the best play
presented by Mr. Wills.
During the play the following mus?
ical numbers are rendered:
"The Dancing Dolls"?Misses Hol?
sten, Marshall, Snyder and Rrndeley.
"Have a Float With Me"?Sam
Well and girls.
"Tho Man in the Overalls"?Knto
Holsten Tind company.
"Operatic Soprano" ? Elizabeth
Heche.
"Sidewalk Conversation" ? Gordon
and Gilbert;.
"Rosle. My lrlBh Roso"?Kate Hoi:
Bleu and girls.
"The I.It Ho Coon Shouter"?Miss
Cap Snyder.
"Famous Three-Handed Reel"?By
tlie company.
Calle walk:?Finale.
Friday night will bo "Amateur
Night."
Warner-Edwards.
Mr. John Luthor Warner and Miss
Mailie (i. Edwards; both of Isle of
Wight county, were married yester?
day afternO?n at ? o'clock at tlie res?
idence of the bride's sister, Mrs. W.
'I' Robins, 1124 Twenty-fourth street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. W. Porter, D, p., in the presence
of a few relatives and friends. After
(lie ceremony the bride and groom
left for a wedding trip to Washing?
ton, Philadelphia and New York. Aft?
er three weeks they will be at home
to tholr friends In Smithfleid, where
the groom Is a prominent young mer?
chant. ?cHfl
LEMON PRICES 8HOOT UPWARD.
Hot Weather and Llcjht Crop Unite to
Bring a Sudden Rise.
CHICAGO, June 25.'- The lemon, at
once one of the most useful and
most abused fruits, is about to get
revenge on the near humorists, who
have made It lie- subject of ribald
song and idle jest.
Today wholesale prices shot up
from GO cents to $1 on crate lots, ami
quotations range from $:'..LT> lo $r>. as
compared with the former range of
$2.75 to $?!. An extraordinary de?
mand, created by (bp hot weather
utter a slow and backward spring,
has combined with crop shortage to
niako prices high.
Medical Society.
The Newport News Medical Socie?
ty hold an interesting meeting at Its
roooins In the Coleman building last
night. The feature of the evening
was the rending of a paper by Dr.
Clarence Porter Jones. The discus?
sion was led by Dr. John Jones. Aft?
er Hie session delightful refresh?
ments were norved by Dr. Glnrenco
Porter Jones.
Holl In Second Ward, Barreit In
First and Fellows In
Fourth
ALL HEARD BY GOOD CROWDS
Campa'ign Isbucs and Official Records
Discussed?Ashby Speaks Again
Tonight ? Democratic Legislative
Primary Will Be Held Saturday
And Time for Work is Short.
Balmy summer weather, with wel?
come broozOa and glorious moons, fa?
vors the politicians and llielr open
air mcollng8 tlioso nights. Tlio Domo
era tic legislative primary will be
held Saturday, and this will Do a
busy week with lite candidates. There
wore throe meetings in the open air
lusl night, ami all were attended by
fairly largo crowds.
Mr. Holt in Second Ward.
Senator Saxon w. Moll made his
first speech In the Second ward
last night. Ho was introduced by
Alderman Wcston, who presided at
the meeting.
The senator spoke for more than
an hour, discussing the issues of the
campaign und answering the attacks
upon his record that have been made
hy his opponent. Mr. Ashhy. Ho
went over Iiis entire record, paying
particular attention lo the subjects
upon which he already has been
ipioted In I'.icho columns.
IMr. Barrett Speaks in First.
Hon. W. K. Harrett. who Is offering
j foi' re election to the Legislature,
spoke at Washington avenue and
Twenty-ninth street last night. Mr.
W. B. Colonnn opened the meeting
with ii short address in support of
Mr. Barrett's candidacy and Mr. W.
c Stuart, who presided. Introduced
the candidate.
speaking for more than an liour,
Mr. Darrett gave a complete history
of his record In the House of Dele?
gates during flu? last session, dwell?
ing particularly on the .lim Crow ear
law. i?f which he was a patron, lie
said dial if sent back In the House
of Delegales he would do all In his
power to have I lie bill so amended
as lo make it applicable to passenger
depots and steamboats operating in
the slate. Ho nlso pointed out he had
W( rked far and helped to secure mi
additional sink? appropriation for lho
JamoBtowp Rxposltloh nnd was the
author of a bill which gave the coun?
ties tlio right to make exhibits at L.e
Tercentennial.
Mr. Fellows in Fourth Ward.
Mr. Charles R. Kollows, who Is
? offering for the nomination lo the
House of Delegates, spoke in tbo
Fourth Ward last night for the His!
Line since the campaign opened, ad?
dressing a crowd of about two hun?
dred men and women from the band
stand of the Kagle Engine Company,
corner Huntington irYonuo and Forty
seventh street. Captain Charles C.
Iterkloy presided and made a strong
speech In support of Mr. Follows'
candidacy.
Mr. Kollows spoke for more than
an hour, outlining at length his pjnt
f rni. lie dwelt at considerable
length on the public school question
and promised, if elected, to do all in
his power for tlie public schools of
the stale and to have the single list,
of hooks adopted for all of tin; state
schools. He declared In favor of the
election of the members of the State
Cm potation Commission and the
commissioners of the revenue by the
people. The speaker also denounced
the present practice In this state of
hiring penitentiary convicts to man?
ufacturing companies to plaeo goods
made by the convicts on the ninrket
in competition with goods made by
w irking men.
Tho speaker dwelt at some length
on the question of Immigration; lie
pointed out that the state hnd appro?
priated $tn.O(iii for the purpose of
sending agents aboard to bring farm
laborers lo Virginia to till the farms
of the state and (hat although all of
the sum had been used for the pur?
pose only 2iilt persons bad been
brought into the state from abroad.
Only One Meeting Tonight.
Tho only political meeting sched?
uled for tonight Is to he hold at
li fferson avenue and Twentyelghth
street in the Interest of the candi?
dacy of Mr. C. Aylett Ashhy, who la
offering for the nomination lo the
Stale Senate.
Among the speakers who will ad?
dress (he meeting will be Col. John
W. Friend and Captain C. C. Borkley,
Tomorrow night there will be anoth?
er Ashhy meeting at Washington
avenue and Twenty-ninth street, 'ine
speakers al the meeting wil be Col.
Mnyrus .tones. Mr. A. C. Garret I and
Captain C. C. Berkley. At that meet?
ing the power, purp-sos and uses of
the State Corporation Commission
will be discussed.
SURPLUS NOW $31,052,317.
Five Daya Yet in U. S. Fiscal Year?
Expenses, to Date, $567,733.789.
WASHINGTON, Juno 26. Tho
tu usury surplus for the year reached
$81.0,12.:! 17 today. At this time last
year It was $17.544,443. The receipts
for the current fiscal year already
have aggregated $648.786,0:20 and five
more business days remain before
the accounts for the present fiscal
yfar will be closed. Tho expenditures
this year to dale were $5^7,7.13.700.
Tho receipts for today were $3.
0(18.SIC. and the expenditures ngcre
gated $1,670.000. leaving a surplus for
the day of $1,49S,81C.
-,
VALE ADMINISTERS CRUSHING
DEFEAT TO JOHN HARVARD
Fourteen Wearers of Blue Encircled |
Bases While Only Six Crimson
Res Touched Home Plate.
MOW HAVEN, conn'., Juno 25;
tho Rrccn award of tho Yale Held
diamond, encircled by humanity in
kladolscoplc brilliancy, tho Yale Lust*
ball nine crushtngly defeated Harvard
this afternoon in the second game
of the series by tie' BCOro of 14 lo (!.
'Ibis means ti play off of the tie lu
New York.
Score: lt. 11. E.
Yale .2701 301 Ox?14 10 2
Harvard _1 0 1 00000 1? 0 10 C
Batteries: Mercer and .lams;
Brennan, Sclator, Howe and Pounds.
Time. 2::io. Umpire, Smith, of Phil?
adelphia.
Rockbridge Woman Killed.
LEXINGTON, .Inno 25.? Mrs.
Glenn, wife of Emme) (Menu, n farm?
er, near poxlngton, was struck by
lightning Sunday afternoon and in?
stantly killed. She passed within n
few feet of a wire fence, when a
boll passed along, jumped to her,
(earing her bonnet and shoes Into
shreds and all clothing off to her
waist, leaving them in a heap on the
ground.
Innes' Band
now
Exposition
Famous Soprano
Listeman
$1,00 Concerts for
10 Cents.
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H All Other Kinds of g
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$1.00 Untrimmcd lints for . 59c
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Three Ball Games.
The (Irsl of a series of Ihre,, games
between the Shipbuilders and tin. Si.
Mary's Academy, of Norfolk, will in?
pulled oIT at the Casino pari; tomor?
row nftcrno n. Gaylord prohahly*
will he in the box for (he Irieals and
the fans expect the flrsi game to go
to the home team. im_,^
Chafing Dishes
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Our stock of chaf?
ing dishes is par?
ticularly complete.
We have them in
all sizes and prices
both in copper and
nickel finish
$3.75 to $20.
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icii
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REASONABLE RATES
Buckroe Beach
Theatre
ALL THIS WEEK.
"CHRISTENING,"
by the J. B, Will? Comedy Company.
Cake Walk Monday Nljjht.
Friday Night for Amateur?.
ADP/HSSION?10 AND 25 CENTS,