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OTHER STEP 1H FIGHT
!fi LOWER til RATES
Bepressnlatlvss o( lerstiaols Ap?
pear Before Finance Com
mUtee sf the Council. .
WS8T LICENSE TAX INGREASEQ
Captain Berkley, Counsel for Associa?
tion, Aska for and la Granted Time
' In Which to Collect Data to he Pre
scnted Before Matter is Considered
8 ?Important Questions.
' Another stop In Ihe tight for lower
'..electric Unlit rates, which has hcci
'launched h.v the Mcrchanla' Associa?
tion, was taken last night when a com
mil tee of the association appeared be?
fore the finance committee of the oily
council nnd asked for a ltcarltiR In
rtontKCllon with the llxlng of a license
ta.': upon electric light and gas com
banlcs,
Captain C. C. Herkley appeared its
counsel and Kpokesnuni for (lie com?
mittee. Messrs. Alex Meyers ami
'David 1/ce, of the committee or mci
chants, and Messrs. J. It. Spraguc and
!vt. U. l.auh, members of the associa?
tion, were present with the attorney.
Captain Berkley asked the finance
<:oniiviltt< e to podlpone action on Ihn',
clause of the license tax ordinance
which fixes the license to he paid by
? llKhtluc companies. In order to give
hitn Ihne In which to collect certain
data with which he proposed to de?
monstrate to the commit!oo lhal the
license tax upon sucli coiupanle.-i
should be innterlnlly liierensrtl.
Beginning of a Fight.
Ho went on to say that the appear?
ance of the merchants- In this matter
?uns the beginning of a systematic
fight totalnsI Ihe "light und power
monopoly." Kxpluiilng the situation.
tl;p captain unlit tliat the recent
change or <ll -.count >? by the Clll/.eils
Railway. Light and Power Coinpanv
Krently increased the price of elec?
tricity to the InrKor consumors, nnd
that the rate formerly In effect win
entirely too IiIrIi.
In rei-ponso to questions from Chair
nitsn Bead and otlier members of the
^Committee, Captain Berkley said Hint
be proposed to brltip; before the com
.mittee evidence of |he enormous pro?
fits made by the lighting companies;
u comparison of the rales cliarRcd
here with (hose of oilier cities of tills
cla.is, and nn estimate of added
revenue which will l'.> derived as the
l'OsiuU of the recent change In ills
counts.
Declaring that the nierchants pro
' posed to appeal to all the people of the
City for assistance In Ihe light ng
nlnnt the "monopoly," the attorney
r-ald that. In the event that no direct \
niensures can be adopted to compel
tlio companies to lower their rates,
the merchants prefer to have a nail
Of their money go Into Die city Ireas- ,
nry and therefore desire the cotindl to
secure tho money by taxation.
Hsf-! Action is Postponed.
TllO committee decided to postpone
consideration of ino mailer of license
taxes upon light in? companies until
Tuesday. March 'Jti. It was not prac?
ticable to fix ti later date,as all >f
the budget ordinances must be readv
for presentation when the common
council meets
^.i-V.Vln connection with this nuitter, <'it>
Attorney ?Mas .ie was directed to sub
.n?lt opinion upon several legal ques?
tions. Th-- mo'jt important of these
If? tho qUL-rti u of whether or not the
net of ilie I - rlshitlire giving the (Ml
i Izeiis Railway, Light and Power Com?
pany the right to operate upon the
? streots Of tills c-ll> Is constitutional.
Mr, Miissle in Inclined lo tlilnk that the
; njct. which was an amendment to .1
previous act. may be declared un
[~: '.^Constitutional because Its- title doe:
not clearly set forth its import. Tli
.attorney stated before tin- roininltlee
that the umendment in'question was
pushed through Ihe legislature with
?Hfet the knowledge of Ihe
11 acntatlve.
May -Order Property Removed,
fn the event that Mr. Mussie report.'.
?. favorably upon the proposition, the
commit too may rccomnieiu! to the
V'conncll that the street force be di?
rected lo remove ihe poles and pro
;.' porty of the Citizens t:ompany from
tho streets of the city. This woiibl
result In an application for an Iniune
B?fon on tho pail of the company; then
?.;.tue question of wliether .or not tho
amendment in question is constllu
.'. fioiiEl coiihi be fought out in the
courts,
. L?RL1NE LEAVES YARD TODAY.
New Steamer Ready to Load Coal for
'Frisco.
Having received 'her fluni finishing
louche the Mat.toft Steam Navigation
Company's new steamship Lurllne
ill leave th<? shipyard this morning
iilid steam down the Inu-Por to Chcsn
iii-ako it Ohio coal pier No. l'J, whet.
She. will load a cargo of coal for the
Mare Island naval coaling station.
Sh ? will liike about .'..r.tm tons of cargo
i1 11 by 111' 2,000 tons of bunker coal.
? pargo will be for the use of the
erican warships in Ihe Paclllc.
Mitt Llirl.'nc 1 - commanded by Cap
I :.l.'f cilon. of San Francisco, p.n )
John >tcComl?. formetly of ihn
,. '.mi ui.iw of the Pacific toast, j:-,
II?? moved I? Die handsome
marble front Bank Building
No. "Iii- WaAlUgtoil Avenue.,
und will do a general banking
business nnd continue the li?
quidation of tho Newport
News National.
Tills Is tho finest banking
house lu the city, With every
facility fur hanking.
Safely deposit boxes for
rent from $1.C0 up. per year.
?I per cent. Interest paid on
lime deposits. A portion, or
all of your business solicited.
Our Heal Estate and Insur?
ance dUpnrlmoUt Will he i nn
dueled In the rear of the sainn
building.
Powell Trust Co.
2612 Washington Ave.
Social-Personal
Miss Phyllis ICdwnrd* will leave this
evening for Richmond to attend (he
wedding of Miss Jo*lo Christian, of!
that city, and Mr. Clarence llcnilloy,
or Jacksonville, tin., which will be
uploinlnlxcd at the Broad Btroot
MethodIsl church nt 8:30 o'clock
tomorrow night. Miss Edwards will
be one of the bridesmaids.
Miss Christ Ian Is the nolco of Mrs.
.lohn (!. Llvoxoy, of ibis city, and Is
widely known In re. Mr.'. Llvcxoy
went to Richmond Monday to attend
the wedding.
Or. and Mrs. lt. T. StyII left yes?
terday for Qooclaud county, where
they will spend a week. Dr. Styll is'
rccouperatlng from his recent sever; j
illness.
Mrs. Ilnylc King has been called to I
New Orleans by the death of tier sis?
ter. Mrs. II. C. Ludlowo.
.Mr. M. J. West returned yoalerday
from Boltlmoro, where he has been i
visiting relatives.
Mrs. ISlUabolli down Is visiting re-1
lathes in Philadelphia.
Mrs. .lohn D. May will leave carlyj
next month for Sun Francisco. Cat,
where she will spend twp month;
with her daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Eaktu.
Mr. Ellas Peyser has gone lo Rai- j
tlmoro, Philadelphia and New York |
on business.
Mrs. M. .1. West is ill ni .... home,I
2?i Forty-eighth stroet.
Nontenant Commander Victor Blue.,
U. S. N.. has returned from a trip to]
Washington. Mrs. Blue and little
son will leave noxt month for Florida.!
Mr, A. T. Moore lias returned from I
a visit to Rockbridge Alum Spring*
' Miss Frances Carr hus returned!
, from avlslt to friends In Norfolk.
.Mrs. M. W. Butler Is improving after
it'll illness of several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. I.. Bruce Reynold',
returned yesterday from a trip to Now
York.
Miss Ella Kea has returned to her.
home in Smlthflold after spending a I
week with hor sister. Mrs. Turner.
On Roanoke avenue.
Mh's Daisy Watson, of Crafton, Isj
visit lug friends lu this city!
Miss Dimmock Is HI at the home of
her sister. Mrs. .lohn Holsten, on
Twenty-sixth street.
Mrs. O. W. Sale bus returned from j
Danville, where she was the guest"
Of hor sister, Mrs. .1. II. Rich.
Mrs. A. T. Mooro. who has been I
confined to her upurlnicnts at Hotel j
Warwick with a sprained ankle, Isl
rapidly recovering.
At Pastime Picture Theater.
I Roliert Ixmts Stevenson's master
I piece -Dr. Jckyll und Mr. Hyde" thai
intensely interesting dramatic por?
trayal of a dual personality in on
being will he presented In moving
'pictures tonight at Pastime Theater.
Aside from the human Interest (hat
I hold the spectator who witnesses I His
I wonderful drama acted, it offers an
j Interesting study of phyologlcal phe?
nomenon:
St. Patnxk'a Day.
St. Pal rink's Day w:m celebrated
jytalcrdsy, by the wearing of griju
j neoki'ics, hatbands. Ikiws of nbhou
and ortlflelnl shamrocks. Tim day
Vn< marked by the first thunder Morin
of Hie year.
BIG INCREASE IN LIQUOR
LICENSE TAX FAVORED
finance Committee Waits 0. la
For Certain Advice From Cty
Attorney.
WORK Oil BUDGET CONTINUED
School Board Wants $31,000 From
City for Coming Year; Police Com
ml6;Moncrs Want $27,600?Various
Minor Changes In the Ordinance
Imposing License Taxes.
Work on the budget ordinances for
tin' coming fiscal year was continued
by the nuance committee of Hie coun?
cil last night, with Chat, mm Head
nnd Messrs. West, Robinson and Dr.
llosklns present. There were present
l|Uiio a number of parties interested j
in inalleis under consideration, 1
and the committee held its mcttng in
the Corpo'alien Court room.
School Board.
Mr. J, P, Harrison, chairman of the
finance committee of the school bonrd,
prirented a statement showing the
amount <:f money needed by the board
for the conduct of the public schools
flurtlllg the coming year. The state?
ment showed that of $38,531.35, the
total Income of the board foil the :
past yeai. $13..Mtl.II Is now on hand. !
The amount needed to pny expenses
(touring On' rest of this session was
fsltnilted ul $13.3110, and the amount |
tor vacation expenses (Including al?
terations ami repairs to buildings) at j
'$3.0(i(i. This Indicates that there will
Ibe a dencit of about $l.St>0 when the
ts'ihonls open not tall. The amount
needed for next year is placed at $11.
1100. of which amount $9,700 will be
yaid by the state.
Police Board.
? Mr. ll. it. Holmes, chairman of the
board of police commlsslono'e, sub
milted a statement of the money
necessary to maintain the force dur?
ing the coming year. The board ask?
ed the .mi.unit allowed at prcSCIlt,
with $0(i(l udded Tor a deter live nnd
t?'J() added to the Dieldentnl account.
There wns son>o talk of reducing the
< appropriation, which totals $37.000.
and the matter finally was passed by
for further consideration.
Liquor Linceses.
The committee' considered and re?
vised the license tax ordinance. Mr.
Cox asked for a hearing, ami brought
'?up the matter of increasing the
"liquor license tax. He advocated an
Increase of about $300 per year In
rbo license tax. in order to bring tho
total state ami city license to $1.01111,
find the placing of a limit on the num?
ber of licenses to he issued, The cm
mltteemen seemed lo favor this prop?
osition, but dolayed a'tlon in order
j to have, the question of whether or
not Ibe city can limit the number of
saloon licenses to be Issued, repo't
ed upon by City Atorney Massle. Mr.
Massle also will give an opinion as
\ to whether or not the council lias a
right lo give saloon keepers who may
not wish tn rruow their licenses on
[May 1 under ih i proposed new con
1 dittoes, a reasonable time lu which
; to dispose of their stock and fixtures.
Changes in Ordinance.
The following changes In Hie or
1 finance were agreed upon: Amend?
ment to the lul>or agent license so as
to allow agents for domestic servants
to |iay a license of $10; increase in
license on fortune tellers from $10 to
S20 a month; added tax of $50 per
mouth e.u insurance companies doing
! an Industrial business; Increase in
Ibens? for meal refrigerating com?
panies from $150 lo $300; increase In
1 license on soda fountains from $5 to
flu; Imposing license of $111 011 hro
k- n selling lied, grain, etc.; imposing
u license of $ln on cleaning, dyeing
and pressing establishments; reduc?
ing the license 011 hand laundries from
$13 to HO.
After the Pictu e Shows.
It belli); generally agreed that
phonographs in front of moving pic?
ture show are a nuisance. It was
decided to ImprBC a tax of $150 on
(shows having phonographs, mega?
phones, etc. A inx of $25 is Imposed
on such shows not having phonO
Sgraphs.
The matter or Increasing tile II
,/rcnKo lax on privat" bankers was
Sparsed by until next moot lug.
The committee will meet tomorrow
/light to continue Its work.
10 ON NAMES
PERRY SUPT. OF SEWERS
W.th Only One Nominee, lite Council
Disposes of Election in Short
Order.
j du joint session lust tilglit. Hie
I common council and beard of aider
hltn eh < ted Mr. J. II. Perry, unper
Inltndcnl of sewers, lo till the va?
cancy crolled by the death of tho
la?c .1 J. 0,'Donncll.
Mr. Perry, who was assistant su?
perintendent ami who has been In
charge of Hie department siife the
dath of Mr. O'OonnclI, was the only
nominee and was unanimously elect?
ed.
Tho Joint Rosslon lasted only a few
in i mil ok. ?'luif-c present were: Aldor
iiiin Marytis Jones president, Head.
Robinson, Ilosktiis and Wuston;
Counclliiicu Chcadlo. Christie, Cox,
Hauls. Kefjiim; Kotehum, Via. Wal?
la ce and w, : i
MESSRS. HUNTINGTON AND
ORCUTT ViSIT THE CITY
Piiiicip.il Owner and President of
Skpbuilding Company on Tour
of Inspection.
.Messrs. H. B. Huntington and C. B.
() eutt, principal owner and president,
respectively, of the Newport News
Shipbuilding nnd Dry Dock Company,
left yesterday evening for New York
after spending two days in the city.
A statement was given out lo the
effect Hint there was no special sig?
nificance to be attached to tho visit
of Messrs. Huntington and Orcutt;
that they were hore only for the pur?
pose of inspecting I lie shipyard. Ono
of (ho principal objects of interest to
tile visitors was the new dry dock,
which is rapidly Hearing completion.
NORTH CAROLINA READY
FOR FINISHING TOUCHES
Pitch of the Cruiser's Propeller Has
Been Changed to SCuit Navy
Department.
H iving had tin- pitch of her propel?
lers chadged, the new United States
armored cruiser North Carolina was
ftoalcd out of dry dock No. at the
shipyard, yesterday morning, ami was
tied up at pier No. I. where she will
receive her liulshlug touclt's. The
change of the wheels was made by
order of the navy department.
On her recent trlnl trip off the Vir?
ginia Capes the cruiser made 22. IS
knots an hour. After being commis?
sioned ibis spring she will go lo the
Kockland, Mo., trial course to hivoi
'another tost.
Colossus of Rhode?.
I The Colossus of Rhodes, a bronze
slnliie. nun IGT- feel high. It was
i made by Chares, who, allied by mi
! army of workmen, consumed twelve
j years in Its construction. It remain?
ed In position in the harbor of Rhodes
for sixty-six years nnd was thrown
j down by on curthqunke ZU H. C. It
lay on the ground S'.M years ami wns
j sold to a Hebrew for old metal. He
cnrrled away 720.000 pounds of bronze.
Her Ready Wit.
Though he had long adored her In
j tocrot? worshiped, in fnet, the ground
ihe pressed beneath the soles of her
j lalnty Utile No. 3*s?be had never yet
, ?cen able to screw tip suffleleut eour
' ige to put bis fate to the test. Poor
fellow! He was ono of those shy,
I nodest, self deprecating sort of chaps
?Jiat are growing rapidly scarcer or hs
would have tumbled months ago to tho
foot that he had only to go In nnd win.
.iCrtntde Alicia knew the suite of bis
feelings right enough, but It had pleas
td her hitherto to keep him dangling
In nttendnnee. AI hist, however. kIio
ainde up her mind to land her fish as
j loon as a favorable chance presented
. itself.
j And the opportunity came ut the
SmythlnglnnH* little soiree, when the
uanhful swain, entering the conserva?
tory, discovered his Inamorata looking j
her loveliest amid the palms and flow
trs.
I "Aro? arc yon alone?" he questioned
timidly.
I In a moment tho fair nnd ready wit
led girl saw her rhnncc nud took It
then and there. "A loan, Hen?er?Mr.
l-'innlkln," she said, with lowered eyo
lids, "a loan? Certainly not?I'm a
jlft."
? And flfteeu minutes later, when they
?Mnerged from their retreat, Henry wns
; taking himself how he could have been
I inch a Juggins as to postpone his bap.
; fillers so long.
Ten.it- It I? ilifficut to tell the waiters
from gentlemen diners at fashionable
restaurants now.
Crlmsonbeak Well. If you happened
to search 'cm when they went out you
could tell the difference. The waiters
would have the money In their clothes.
- Yonkers Statosninn.
ig Court and
Christy Ties.
For Ladies
In Tan Calf, Brown Kid and
Patent Vlci Kid, with well
shaped Cuban heels.
IA very large showing, em?
bracing many of America's beet
I3.&0 and
WE FIT FEET.
EISENMAN'S
SHOE PALACE
2600 Washington Avenue.
Magistrate ? This man caught yon
with your hand In his trousers pocket, j
What have you to say?
Pickpocket ? Iloncsi, judge, thetn
trousers looked Jest llko n pair I own,'
nnd I got sort o' confused and was j
thlnkln' I had me hand In me own j
pocket.?Cleveland Lender.
Nobody known the sire of the Ice cap
covering and surrounding the south
pole, for nobody baa ever been nblo to i
exploro It. But tho antarctic circle Is
much colder than tho arctic, nnd it la
computed that the accumulations of
lee nre vastly greater at the southern
than at Hie northern end of the earth.
PL E ASA NTS?SHERMAN.
Well Known Young People to be Mar?
ried Today.
Miss Mabel K. Sherman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram M. Sherman,
of it"!t Twonty-aovbiith strebt, and
Mr. Dorscy 0. Plcassnts, of this citv,
will be married at the Second Pres
lytcrlan church at 5 o'clock Ibis
evening, the pastor, Rev. W. 11. lien
derllte. officiating. The bride will bo
attended by Miss Minnie Bnoa aj
maid of honor and Misses Elton Won?
't or and Mary Williams Will be bride i
A UNIQUE RECORD.
Not Another Like It In Our Broad
Republic.
To give positive home testimony In
every locality is of itself unanswer?
able proof of merit! hut when we add
to tills the continued endorsement
from people who testified years ago no
evidence can be stronger. A Newport
News cltiren gratefully acknowledges
tho good received from Doan's Kidney
Pills, and when time has tested the
cure, we And the same hearty endorse
ment with added enthusiasm nnd con?
tinued praise. Cares of this kind are
plentiful In the work of Doan's Kidney
Pills, and sue ha record is unique in
the annals of medicine.
Clin: los K. Carver, living at 2'20
Twenty-seventh street. Newport News.
Va.. says: "in lPtV! 1 gave a statement
for publication in which I recommend?
ed Doan's Kidney Pills and at tIiis
time. (August 29th, 1907) can con?
scientiously say that I think just as
highly of this etnedy. For a long
time I Buffered from a dull aching in
tlte small of my back, while never
severe enough to lay me Uli? annoyed
llie a great deal. Seeing Doan's Kid?
ney Pills highly recommended, 1 re?
solved to give them a trial, anil pro
cured a box at Allen's Drug Store.
They cured me and I have not suffered
any symptom of a return since.''
Tor sale by all dealers. Price 50
rents. Poster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the naiuo?Doan's?and
take no other.
inal?V. Mr. Samuel C. Driver will
nut an best man.
Kollowini; the ceremony .Mr. ami
Mrs. Pleasant* will leave Tor tho
North, whcro they will spend their
honeymoon. Returning they will
make their home In thin city.
Miss Sherman is a graduate of the
Spring
WILL SOON BE
ON HAND
We have made un?
usual preparations
this year.
We have the most
complete stocks of
Solid Silver, Cut
Glass, Hammered
Russian Brass, Chaf?
ing Dishes and all
kinds of artistic mer?
chandise suitable
for wedding gifts.
All articles sold will
be engraved with?
out charge.
High school with the class of Febru?
ary. 1U07. ami is quite widely known
here. Mr. I'leasants ib- a native of
[Njot-th Carolina, but lhas made Ills
homo in Hils clly for several years.
HOLLISTEfi"3
A Busy Medicine, for Busy People.
Elina? Golden Health and Renewed Vigor,
A ureHPc for Constipation. Inoiuostlon, Uter
nmt Kitltif ?? troubles. IMtnplcs. Ecicms. Impure
moon. Und nreoth. Slurcli.h Uowvle. Hcadftcho
anil Hank ache Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab?
let form. 3k cents a. box. Gcnulno mado by
Moujstxb Hr.co> CajtrisT. Madlioo. Wit.
f?OLD?H NUGGETS FOS liALLOt? PEOPLE
Wo thought at llrst wc bad it right,
But now we lind we shall
Bo forced to add another nag ,
To dig tho great canal.
Revised figures upon the coat of
i building tho Panama Canal show a big
increase over the former estimate.
You'll lind upon close InvestIgelion
i that our figure of $3.50 per ton on
?jjOiJR RED ASH COAL needs no re
' vision. It's just right considering the
high quality.
SpragiK:
Jeweller and Silversmith.
^JULftJLILSJLSJLRJL0^^
R. DAVIS
DryOak&PineWood
Citz. 123 Both Phones Bell 12S.
There are no "refractory noses"
when tho "SO EASY Bye Glass"
Is used.
It practically adjusts Itself as if
is put on, and it ?taya on with
perfect comfort and security till
you are ready to take it off.
HULL & HULL
Largest Optical House on the Peninsula
121 TWENTY-S'XTH STREET, Opposite Post Office.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
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