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?MUNT COMMITTEE TO ?HUT UPON THE MAYOR IMsters and Other Citizens Oiscuss latter ol Enforcing Sunday law MAYOR JONES MAKES SPEECH Says He 'Needs No Spurring- and That He Will Look Into the Law? Nearly All of the Citv's Pastors in Attendant*? East Enden Object to News Stands. Nearly all of the ministers ol the oily and a few other representative citizens fathered at the Young Men's j Bfcjlsllsii Association last night f"r the purpose of discussing the matter of calling ii|k>n the cltj authorities to enfcrce the Sunday law by requlr ing new* stands to close ihelr doors and prohibiting the sab' of anything, other iIihii drugs In the drug stores. After talking for two hours, those present decided upon a plan which contemplates the appointment cf a| joint committee of about tony, to lie j composed of representatives selected by the various churches. The duty i of this join; committee will be to j wait up.tn Mayor Jones and confer with him in regard to 'he enforce-] ment of the law. _ . Mayor Jones was present long! encugh to make a brief statement to j the meeting. He declared that he | "did not need any spurring:'' that he' was ready to do anything he could to enforce the law and that he proposedI to look Into the law on the suhjec' I at once. Mot of the ministers had someta-l ing to say during the evening, and Mr. j J. V. Dorum, whose letter.* to the municipal authorities recently started' this agitation, spoke at length. The strongest protest agajjust vtdntlonjj of the Sunday law came from the Bast End ministers, who objected es? pecially to the news stands In their section, in which, they declared, the j hoys congregated on Hie Sabbath day , Statements also were made to the | effect that certain Jewish merchants) in East End kept their places of bust-] nesg opon on both Saturday and Sun-1 day. It is proposed to have the joint c?m. mittee undertake its work us soon as the church organizations have dealg-| nated their representatives. Among those attending the meeting end participating in the discussion were: Rev. LloyJ T. Wil son, pastor of ihe Newport News Hap tier church; Rev. J. T. Riddick pas tor of tin Second Baptist church; Rev. S. L. Naff, pastor or the t'alvarv Hai?-; ti? church; Rev. W. C. Sale. |?stor of| the Tabernacle Baptist church; Rev. E. T. Wellford. pas;or of the First Piajh|111ian church: Rev. P B. Hen derllte. pastor ol the Second Presly terian church: Rev. E. T. Dadmnn.l pattor of the Trinin Methodic' church; Rev. j J. Bradford, pastor oil the * Chi stnut Avenue ' ...othodist chnrch; Rev II ay. Dunkler, pastor o, the (5race Methodist church; Rev. W. | B. Taylor, pastor of tin- Thirtieth| Street Christian church; Rev. Mur doek W. Butler. |>a.stor of the Rast I Bnd Christian .church; Rev. W. E. Powell, pastor of the Twenty-fourth' Street Christian church and abou: ftf-, teen citizens Messrs A. K. C. Klor. drigg.sl; .1 E. Bohikeu news dealer, and W. R. Scull, news dealer and lunch stand proprietor, attended the meet inc. hi had nothing to say din-in.; the pro ceedir.gs. Paul Davis Here. Pasl Davis, law .,r. football coach and baseball pla>or is the guest of his parents. Mr and Mrs .1. Wtlmer Davis, on Twenty-eighth street ?Mr Davis is a m? mb.-r of the Elmira ha-c bat] team of the \ow York State league which team arrived at the Na. tiooal Soldiers' Hone- f?r practice a few days ago. TEST FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. City Electrician Goodw n Has Install? ed New System. City Electrician Coodw.n and Fire Chief Stow will t. ... the fir.- alarm system today The hefts in the three Station? will be ringing alaaowt oontin. uoosly for a hour re- u.ore Vginnlnc at a o'clock this mom in: Electri'-ian Goodwin baa installed a new battery sysum to oi-eraie the alarms, and la the fnturc he motor which has been rnn cor,;iinio'iM|y m the past, wi'l !?? running on'u ahout two hoars a dar The batteries and motor have been installed in the elee tnotan office at the c.tv hall NtW CLOTHING CABINETS Wertneimcr & 0*> InataM Handsome New FiwtMres Wen beim er ft Co.. the well-known Wawfciagtoa avenue clothing and fur atshttura establirhments. . ?t. ?.; ? |n stalled handsome oak clothing cab! nets, the newest method of display ins men ? clothing The new tlvtnrrs nrnhabiv are :b? tatest to be found in aar elotbtaa ectaMiebmcnt in Ti1? wafer Virginia Mr. Richard McBratnci returns hu gnmhnM thanks to the Mama atSha so ktndH -.n.-.a'Vr.. aad nslnirtered to hm !*eces?e?t broth atr 4miing hrs illnc?* rich *rd Mc BRaTVEY 4-1 Social Personal J ? Jude?* T i Hnrham In routined ??> [?la home on Thlrt>-fourih stroei ?>v i u novel* attack of crip ' Mr V V M< Mil min has been con , Qu.,. to Ins hi me on Thirty four:n ' ?treei for several day* um m?' r< uili 01 ii row ?1 operatl >n. Mis: lola Richardson, of Crliten ,|. n roiiirticil homo yesterday ul'i'-r ; u vis? t<? her coualn. Mix* Kutherinc I Ricbardsop. i:~ Twenty six'ii Kin- i Miss Katherine Davidson has ???*? turned home after spending scver.il weetot with relative?'and friends hi Norfolk and Portsmouth. Miss Hilda G.-hring left yesterday jor Italtlinore iu spend iwo months with relative?. _ ^ Miss Margaret H Hand has return? ed home arter speudlng Iwo seeks with relatives iu Delma. Md Ml.-s Katherine Hilly, r. of Phlladel. phia. is visiting filends In this vie nit; Miss Itena Kellar has returned from a visit to relatives iti Salisbury. N C., accompanied by her stater, Mi:?, William Phillips, who will spend Easter with her parents In this city Miss Gertrude Kline is visiting Miss Louise Kline in Norfolk. Miss Laura llosser has returned from a visit to relatives and friend a I In WilliamViport, Pa Miss Nettie H. Lacy has returnedi homo after spending two weeks wltfti relativen and friends in Albermarle ] count}. Miss Mamie Williams la recovering;' from an attack of appendicitis nt 'or. home in Kast End. Miss Mabel Cnrlstian. of Alexan-] drla. is the gu.i t <l Miss Man Top-, ping, on Thirty-second street. _ Miss Nellie McGowan. of Ann Ar? bor. Mich., has returned hum- after spending the winter with her grand-j parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kllder, on Twentv-elghtli siree". Miss Ceoelia ?llton has returned! from a visit to relatives at Kmmetts-j l.nrg. Md. Mr. and Mrs Thomas it. Verell re? turned from their honeymoon ycster-l day and are now at horn to their friends at tZA Twenty-ninth street TRIP THROUGH RUSSIA. ; Fred Niblo Carries Audience on De? lightful "Pictorial Pilgrimage. Without actually visiting Russia no one will ever get nearer to that conn try or gain more Intimate knowledge of its people and points, of interest than did the audience that gathere.l at the Academy of Music last nigh: to hear the third of Mr. Niblo 3 re? markable "travel talks." This ??pic? torial pilgrimage" was equally a- in I cresting as those thai have gone be? fore There was nothing monotonous about i;; the audience visited all kinds of places, from the magnificent pal? aces ami cathedrals to the country hovels and "vagabond's corner." ami saw ail classes of people, from the c/ar and czarina to the beggar and criminal. All of Mr. Niblo's pictures are good, and prol>ablv none are better than those in the wonderful collection of snap-shot* und motion pictures used with I he talk on Russia. The motion picture reproduction of scenes in Mos? cow during the great flood is one of the most unusual features of the col? lection. Next Tuesday evening Mr Niblo will con.! let his hearers on a pictorial! pilgrimage through .union and mod em Italy lining snap-shot, flashlight, panoramic and moving picture \i.-ws of the wonderful things lo !??? seen in thin picturesque-country'. Realizing the . ducational value of the}.- travel salks." the manageinen of the Academv has decided to offer a special inducement to bring out i the school children When Mr ' Niblo comes lor hi? next > but all pupil, of anv school in the cit> will be ad rait teil to the balcony for cents, and to the orche-tra floor for :.o cen's ^ each CAN'T PLAV HAMPTON. j Manager Ramsey Declines to Meet the! Local Basenall Team. . Mr Henri Curias. coa<-h of the j Hann 'or. Kasaauta League team, [railed .ipon Minaia t H.-n-;. U.m:.-e\., ! of the Klraiia team, which is at the ! Naiicn. i Sohltet *' l|..ni.-. y. -t.-r | y inj I an attempt to arrange a game ?uhi the New Volker? u* Saturday Maua - t, r Ram ev wa< for. .-d Kin- the ] offer as nisi of h.s men sill not get |in lor pra<ficc itnt.i Sun1*> ACCIDENT 10 CRUISERS ! Raleigh and Cincmnat. Fsul e'ach Other; Oamao? Slight I MARE ISLAND NAVY > \Ri> CAl. I March *>-The i miai ra Raleigh ar I il ? nr.ai' stiff. < l ?.en. >?:, n J Mar?- Uiand rhann* i tnd^-. The \.? ?e|B had been mooi.-d abreast ? <? ~> totb.r sad while tb? nav> tu?; ma? ^attempting to rem v.- 'hem the pn> t peMer of owe of ?h'- cruiser,* caught in the ?haft of the other, cassia^ a leak. An investigation will be h'td n fix tb?- responsibility for the accident RIFLES COMPLIMENTED Major Mallory Says Company is Best He Has Inspected. MANY [MENDS IN ATTENDANCE iFcrly-cnt Enltsted Men and Three Officers m Line?Lieutenant Moss. Whose Resignation Hat Been Ac cepted. Bids Comrades Farewell. j With furl > urn i nlis oil tuen und ihr- :- commissioned officers in line ttit Huntington Klfles, CoinpanaC, Fourth i Vii gin in Infantry, underwent it - an I mini lus|H<-liO|i ill the armorj Ins' nullit The inspecting officers were Maj I John S. \l;illor>. I ". S. A., and Maj L. ?' Writthi. ussiaitint adjutant-Ken : era I of the State-. Major ..lallory st:i ' led when be had finished the juspee tion that the Hilles presented the ],. -, appearance ol any conipany he h.id seen in the Slate so far He also personally complimented the musi i ans of ihe company Alter the inspection, while the com? pany was still under arms. Seconu IJ< iteiiani Moss made a short talk, bidding the men 01 the company good? bye and. thanking them for ihelr s tp port during his connection with 'he organization This was Lieuteannt Mo-s's last appearance with the Hilles, as lie re? signed r< centl> and his resignation has I ecu accepted. Quite a larae numb) r of friends of meiiiliiis ol' 'hi' company, in? cluding a number of ladles, wore pres. ] ??tit at the Inspection. Captain K. N. i Eubank, l- S. V.. retired, was present in uniform. I GEIS tili WING i _ i (Continued Prem Firs! Page.) 1 _j pany at Ponta ik-i Oarda declat that the storj <u an assault on The cdore Roosevelt on hoard tit-- steamer Hamburg is untrue Italian Monarch Regretful. ROME, March itU.?King Victor Emaimel. when informed of the re? ported attempt on Mr. Roosevelt's said that if the report was into he was greatly pained and regretted the occurrence exceedingly. The pope, when told of the repar'.' saiil he inexpressibly regretted thi-.tj deviation of a member of s-ici ly fr.-m the straight pain No Attack. Says Paris. PARIS, March ??.?In a dispatch received today ine correspondent of the Havais Agency at Ponta Del Garda denies the siory of an attack on Theodore Roosevelt on t> ar-i the steamer Hamburg. SAUNDERS WILL FIGHT (Continued from Fiisi. Page ) they ran nominate him without Iiis having to go on the stump or make ,' a move tn eny way. the prospects for' arousing interest are altogether prom? ising. Tin1 friends of the governor are | pointing out that during several terms he re prevented the district be has hard tights that he always won l.v going into the campaign an making ihe contest so hot and fast that his op- | penenta were swept off their feet. t..at h. really was never in any immediate danger of defeat, and that w;. - even j district. They- claim with the i.m.n! While Floyd cointy was a part of the I Republican majority out of the way j he would walk away with the cer? tificate of election One thing of Im? portance is that maav of the Repub? licans of the Fifth dis'rict are known ?)> have support, d SwatiMin when be was a candidate for Congress. BAKERY & CON. CO. Car. Waehingto A?e. xnd 3igt Street Newport News. Vs. VAMALT BREAD R?GiSTtft?D Best Ever Made For Sal** by All ?OOOOOOOOCXSOCi TAFT DEMOCRATS MAY BE UNDULY WBlLANT ? Tnft's Promise to Consult Southern Senators and Congressmen Appointments. WASHINGTON |i ('. March Iln - Democrats have pro .ii-;> i.< conic rath \ i i und>:l\ elated t.\? ! 'In' -ory which has gohc forth lioui U'a.-hiiiglou ihat I'r. mi '??tu Taft, n making appoint , in.ms in the Soulli..Iii consult with I Democratic senators ..ml represent a |liv. sand would actually appoint Dcin ocnilH lo such positions where it was j not possible in ec ire good Republi? cans It is a pietM story, but i' , should not have in n taken anywhere at its fnce vsluc Thai portion wbicli lias to do with I the rcporu d iuten ion oi ilio president I Hi consult with Southern Democrats of the Senate hi.,) House before mak ? ii^ appointments to offices in the So tli is con < ei II?' has said mote than once sin<< hi.- inauguration thai he v. < Dl ii 111 (in tnl~ i ::l he lias .loll' so ill several instances. It is also proper in say that he has nut followed I the advice Demo, rai have given him, although it is ine 11 limed thai lie . :Ted iu refusing lo do so. Few Democratic Plums. Flu liiere is no- much probaoility oi Iiis appointing Democrats to anj offlc.s of importatici It would he uut'caeoliablc to expeci him to do so. Occasionally a Is ino ial will lie giv en au offli e her. in Washington, it is stilled, but Illere i . i xce|lcii| ailthoiity lor (he statement ihm the appoint? ment of He-mortals to places in Ilse South wi'| he vei few and fir li" iween. It would also he uiiriaf.onable to export anything ? ' - Mr. Taft i. a 'Kepul-lican. was - l. i t. | lo llepubli can votes and i' is natural lor politic? ians io expect Republicans to receive the ilium- he ina.i have lo dispense, j A prominent K puhlican from a So Min rn Stale, in conversation today, outlined the polii-i "i President Tati as regards tin- South and Federal ap-i point iiienis. To Appoint No Negroes. The referee ssv ^: ? ? m wuich Mr. Roosevelt ndopte.l oi the manor ol making appointments iu the South will if discarded by President Taft." he. -aid "No negroes will In- given ol tic - in the States where th.-r.- is like. 1. to ho objection nil.- to their np-l pointmcnl on tin purl of tin- white.. I That in? ans that no negroes will lie i appointed in the South and that none j now holding office will lie re-appointed. | Hut ii does not pri elude the appoint-j mint of iiegroi s to places here inj Washington, and from what 1 can learn the negro will fare as well in i this particular at the hands of Mr. j Taft as he has fared under previous Republican administrations. You j Know Grover Cleveland appointe!; sum.- nog roes to office in Washington. He began the practice of giving the office of Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia to a negro, a practice which has been followed b> Republican Presidents. Tho^e to he Consulted. 'Republican referees,1 that is the men who have been referees L.tberto. will !?? consulted in the matter of se? lecting men for K.'derai places in the, South. So will Republican members of Congress from the South. I he few! of them that there are. and also' State, district and count..- chairmen.! Dotuorcatic Senator? and members off Congress will be aski d to ^ive theirj views r oncoming the availal ility of j various men being considered for! "But Republicans will he appoint-] od." said this Southern Republican.! with emphasis the emphatic manner! being due in part, to his probable ap-J proval of the alleged policy of the chief oxi. atho. -| do not expect to' see IV mocrats i.-iven any offilces of importance in every community I liiere ein be found respectable voters entirely qualified for such Fed* ral I places as may be o|h'u Of course, j there never was a Republican Presi j <lent who would say that lie would ap ? point nobody but a i<< publican i<> o> I llee. where a rcspet table Repul''.i< in I could l?o lound lor the place or not. Inor ever a Democratic president who would announce that nobody but a I l?< tnocrai shouuld have a place in his [administration, without reference to whether a in< n lit for the pla e could I lie found in the |iai i \ DIES ON TRAIN. I - Former New Y^rk Financier Expires Aboard Pullman. (By Associated Press ) WASHINGTON, I) . .. March. ::??. , L. I) Huntington, ol New Roehelle, N. V.. foimerly member of he New York Stock Exchange .i.< | aUo.it?! u rullnian car jusi bet?re reaching this city today en route from Charleaton. S. '('., for hU New York home. Mr. Huntington was accompanied hv ?laughter. Mi . K (' Huntington, und had been traveling in the So ith for his health. Sword Many Centuries Old. A Japanese sword used by one of the ?mperors about SOu Ii c i* -til' in e?. tatelice. jieeve News. Neu sleeves are made of lace dyed to match ihe gown trimmed with in? sertions of nuked batiste, which has also been dyed in match. One very odd sleeve .it linen has been cm our and embroidered until only a cobweb ol the linen is left over the arm. show? ing underneath a plain tilled sleeve of chiffon edged at the bottom with u plaited chiffon frill Another sleeve is made of bunds of thin cloth stitched 'lath mi to a plain sleeve of chiffon? ihe band, of course, running cross wise the arm. Another sleeve is made of batiste showing the lini?:' of cross wise tucks. Ii opens up the outside of ihe arm. the edges being cut in scal? lops, buttonholed?thai Is, embroid ered on the edge and buttoned 'o gether. - Ron Ton. For Ba?y. Some people dislike putting small children's feel into hard leather, shoes, so make baby's little bootkir.s out ol either velvet or the tops of old | kid gloves. Fasten them on with rib-J boti ties and put a tiny !<?sette on each toe. and they look so nice, it is quite easy to take a paper pattern of one in calico, it one stuffs nut a liair of woolen shoes lliat are the 1 right size, and then pins the paper or I calico on. Novel Two-Toned Stockings. The two-roned stockings iti irides? cent effects are a n ivelty. As a rule tha background will h ? blai ?;. shot with a color. AH the dainty shades, such as pink. bine, mauve, red and lemon color, pale green, ol.r rose and burnt orange are represented. Plush Furniture. I'iusli furniture thai has been flyt 't-neil down will take on a new leaue of life If the surface is sponged with a little chloroform to rai:;e the pile. Vanarica Ol a Cutd. > ?? --an never be -nine s ir w!?rr a c-.>Ui in g.i. >B* to hit v.u.. In tb* fail a.-i-l v ,r,u-r it mat ??ttU in the bnwoia. rroiiurin*- severe i?,n. In tl,e Kum? mer it niav ?iv,- jnun* ?iih diarrhoea or lun:. mer r jrnp.ai.-.L I>o not tie aiarmc.1 i?r torment yourae.t ?.ith fears of append id tia or icftamma Oon of : he bowels. At the fimt sign of the uam or rump take Perrr Davis' Painkiller in warm -?vcetrrie-l water and relief will eome. at aaew There m bot one Painkiller. Perry Darin' It n now put up in a lartze SSc ?iie a* wail as the ran iar 50c *izc. CAPITAL DRY GOODS HOUSE Washington Avenue at Thirtieth Street C/Ba La Spirite Corsets ?? a t $1.00 ? The Newest Models With Hose Sop port ere Attached. Customers from Old Point. Phoebus and Hampton allowed Car Pare cn purchases of $5.00 or over. CM-Namel Demonstration ;?> ?ie> the opportunity to b.trn how to neouro a new haM ? >'.. ? ? I" in and how to have a .Mission finish dining room. d?'ii or v: ' . ? rrorr without 'h?~ cvpense of rcroov.mt o| t punt or re rni'h Ai old floor, oil cloth or Linoleum male to look like new hard wood tut s*< fc" of train I^-i *on? fre?- hi ?pecUI ins! met or. THERE WILL BE A AT OUR STORE ON April 5th to 7th Tile E.W.Cadweli Hardware 2506 Washington Ave. A woman who is sick and suffering, and won't at least try a medicine whic h has the record of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, is to blame for her own wretched condition. There are literally hundreds of thousands of women in the United States who have been benefited by this famous old remedy, which was produced from roots and herbs over thirty years ago by .1 woman to relieve woman's suffering. Read what these w omen say: ( amden, \ . .1. - " It is with pleasure thut I send my testimo? nial for Lydia I'. Pinkhum's Vegetable Com pound, hoping: it may induce other suffering women to avail themselves of the Item-tit of this valuable remedy. **l suffered from pains iu my hack and side, sick headaches, no appetite, was tired and nervous all the time, and so weak 1 could hardly stand. Lydia K. Pinkliam's \ ege table < 'oni|iound made me a well woman - anti this valuuhle medicine shall always have my praise." ? Mrs. \\ . I*. Valentine, IrOi? Lincoln A\e? t'amdeu, S . ,f. Krie, Pa. ? " i suffered for five years front female troubles, ami at last was almost helpless. 1 tried three doctors but they did me no good. My sister advised me to try Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it has made me well and strong. I hope all stiflVriug women will just give Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable ( oni|?oiiiid a trial, for it is worth its weight in gold." Mrs. ,J. P. Bndlich, K. I\ I?. 7. Krie, Pa. Since we guarantee that all testimonials which we pub? lish are genuine, is it not fair to suppose that if Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had the virtue to help these women it will help any other woman who is suffer? ing from the same trouble. For itO years Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound lias In en the standard remedy for female ills. No sick woman does justice to herself who will not try this famous medicine. Made exclusively from roots ami herbs, and has thousands of cures to its credit. EDjaUE^ If the slightest trouble appears which mT^^W you do not understand, write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Muss., for her advice? it is free ami always helpful. Look dwt ThiV! For Sale and Lease! REAL ESTaTF MANUFACTURING SITB BUSINESS LOTS FARMING LANDS. ETC.. Lots 50x150 above Fifty eighth street; very desirable lots between Fiftieth and Fifty eight streets; lots in Second and Third wards in rapidly growing communities, within 10 minutes of postofMce. 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Entrance 3u *tth St Bell Phone it* The Kicker's Value. The kv-ker is a factor la everv bra commoui!) If the kicker keep, bin head, uses tart and doe. not tern crank he l< the bejtt friend of prcfream, Lone live tbe reason* bk Uckerf 1