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KO EBB IK SIGHT
Philadelphia Striving Desperately
to End Straggle, But With
Small Result.
COMPLICATIONS GROW
Labor Committee Threatens, to
Force General Demand for
New Wage Scale.
PHILADELPHIA, PA., March 12 —
With the eyes of the nation centered
on her efforts to end tlte greatest ia
bor crisis in her annals, Philadelphia
is striving desperately to bring about
a commercial peace that will retrieve
her lest fortunes and end the street
car strike that to in its twenty-second
day and the general strike now eight
usyt old.
Both labor and capital have appeal
ed to President Taft for intervention,
and hope Is held out to-day that "the
great pacifier" will take a hand
through the commission of the foun
dation for Industrial peace, founded
by President Roosevelt. Secretary
Philander C. Knox has been asked
Just what powers this commission
would have In interfering in the pres
ent crisis in Philadelphia.
Complications Increase.
The committee of ten. In charge of
the strike, has made the situation
more critical by declaring that unless
the traction company agres to arbi
tration In forty-eight hours every
union low ott strike wttt be ordered
to demand a new wage scale commen
surate with the present high cost of
living before returning to work. It
was at first proposed that the sym
pathetic strikers should return under
their old contracts as soon as the
street strike was settled. A demand
on their part for increased wages
would lead to numberless clashes be
tween employers and unions and keep
the city in a state of business unrest
for months.
The strikers to-day claim 145.000
men, both union and non-union, have
obeyed the call for the general strike,
though these figures are emphatically
denied by the city officials.
Pew, if any, of the striking street
car men have availed themselves of
the offer of President C. O. Kruger,
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, to rcturirto work. This of
fer was made at the suggestion of
Mayor Reyburn.
The committee of thirty, appointed
at yesterday’s meeting of representa
tives of civil organizations, is to-day
Informally considering plans to end
-the strike. These plans will be con
sidered formally by the committee at
a me.-tlng'to-morrow.
Ask Hanks to Aid.
It has t>ecn suggested by members
of the committee and by representa
tive business men that financial In
terests In Philadelphia be asked to
bring pressure to bear on the Rapid
Transit Company to end the strike.
Many leading bankers have been ap- j
pointed, but there Is little likelihood
that they will act.
K. Clarence Miller, president of the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, de
clared to-day no formal ropiest had
been tirade upon the bankers und
the Clearing House Association to act.
and (flat he did not believe financial
interest* would take proposed step*.
Strike leaders to-day declare they
have gotten out a large percentage
of the men employed in the great
Diaston Saw Work at Taeony. The
management deniea that the plant haa
been crippled by the walkout, but
the labor leaders express great sat
isfaction In the number of men out,
and say they will be able to close
up the entire plant before night.
Sffong effort* were made by na
tional organizers and local leaders to *
make Inroads upon the force* at
Cramps shipyards in Port Richmond;
Peneovd Iron Works at .Vlanyunk; the
Midvale Steel Works at Nlcetowrn and
other big plants, which employ 75.
000 men on the "open shop" plan.
All these plants were surrounded to
day by pickets doing "missionary"
work among the laborers. Cramps’
men were paid off to-day, and the
organisers hope to keep several thou
sand from reporting for work Mon
day.
Food Price* Soar.
With thousands of men on strike,
retail meat prices in Philadelphia
are to-day five to ten cents a pound
above normal, and dealers predict an
other advance Monday. While the
advance Is not attributed to the gen
eral strike, it is causing much suf
fering among men out of work.
The street car company to-day de
clares It is running l.tto cars. The
« strikers declare only *00 are In opera
tion. Several cars have been stoned
at various points in the northeast’
and northwestern portions of the city
to-day by individuals or small crowds,
hut no mob violence has been report
ed. Snow and cold wsather kept
numbers of parsons off the streets.
John J. Murphy, president of the
Central Labor Union, this afternoon
denied te the United Press the state
ments that monay was scarce among
the strikers. “We have all the money
we need to prolong this strike indefi
nitely,“ he said, and showed a certi
fied check for $1,000 from the street
ear men of Pittsburg.
“Street oar men In Pittsburg will
meet Monday to discuss calling a sym
pathetic strike there, and a similar
meeting will be held in St Louis to
night"
INTERVENTION HELD
MOST IMPROBABLE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March If.—
Federal Intervention In the Philadel
phia strike situation Is unlikely either
from the Department of Commerce
and tabor or by arbitration under the
Krdman act
The telegram sent yesterday by B.
». Oreenawalt, president of the
Pennsylvania Bute Federation of La
bor, to President Taft eras to-day con
sidered by Secretary Nagel, who
reached the oonoluslon that there was
nothing at this time that the national
government could do. He further
stated that the Nobel Foundation for
the Promotion of Industrial Pesos was
not at present In a position to offer Its
servloes. ,
President Oompers. of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, declined to
say whether he would take personal
charge of the light in the Quaker City.
FIGURES IN CAPITOL CEILING
BUNG FRESHLY PAINTED
The figures In the corners of the
selling on the seoond floor of the State
Capitol building are being repainted
and fersooed by Mr. H. Elliott Chase,
one of the artists connected with the
Petsr* studio of this city. In opposltt
comers are large reproductions of the
sHstd of the Stats sat Is a back
ground of spreading tobacco leavea
In the other two corners are frescoes
depleting the socles of Justice and the
Stabler.' of unity.
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APPROVE LISTING
OF CAMPAIGN GIFTS
Bill for Publication of Contribu
tions to Election Committees
Favorably Reported.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
The bill providing for the publica
tion of campaign contributions*, fath
ered by Repressntativ* McCall, which
haa been sleeping for many months
In the committee <>n election of Pres
ident and Vice-President, was finally
ordered fa\ orably reported to the
House to-day. llepresentatlvc GUIs,
of Oregon, a republican, voted with
the democrats of the committee In
favor of the bill. Chairman Gaines
did not vote, and Messrs, itullowny
and Madden opposed the measure.
Messrs. Conry. of New York; Hard
wick. of Georgia, and Kucker, of
Missouri, were the democratic mem
bers to vote for the bill.
Governor Harmon, of Ohio; l’resi
dent KHot. of Harvard, and other
prominent men have l>een bringing
pressure to bear In favor of the bill.
It provides for the publications ten
days before the election of a detailed
ltst of contributions by ail political j
committees on elections where more j
than one State Is concerned.
BLOWS OUT ORIS
IIS STEAMER LEAVES
Passengers of Adriatic Are Thrown
in Panic by Strange
Suicide.
NEW YORK, MARCH 12 — Albert
Burgess, said to be fromr Camden, N.
J., threw the passengers on the out
going steamer Adriatic Into a seinl
pantc to-day by shooting himself !
through the head as the steamer was i
being warped out of her pier. He
died as his body was being lowered \
to the dock. Jlls wife. It was report
ed, sailed for Europe earlier In the
day on the Vaderland.
Most of Burgess' papers were car
ried on to Europe on the steamer and
the cause of the suicide could not
be learned.
URGE COI'XCILMAN POLLARD
TO STAND FOR RE- ERECTION
Councilman Pollard, of Lee Ward,
■ays a number of hi* constituents are
urging him to reconsider his deter
mination not to stand to re-election
In the spring primary.
"I appreciate their good intentions
to keep mo In th# council,” said Mr.
Pollard Saturday, "but 1 think eight
years of service la enough to require
of a busy man like myself.”
NEW SOUTH WOLES
ENDS ITS STRIKE
Coal Miners Return to Work Al
ter Eighteen Weeks of
Idleness.
BTDNBY, N. a W.. March II.—The
strike In the New South Wales coal
fields, after eighteen weeks, ended to
day with the return to work of the
strikers In the northern coal region.
The men In the southern Held return
ed three weeks ago. The differences
between miners and operators will be
settled by arbitration. The price of
coal jumped from I? to 111 a ton
during the strike.
Ashland Honor Roll.
Following 1* the honor roll of the
Ashland school for February:
Eighth Grad*—Oran berry BUM,
Maurice Lancaster, Merle Luck, Har
aid Thompson.
Seventh Grade—Laura Tilly, Sam
Carter. Cent* £*pley, Emma Law
less, Sex Taylor.
Sixth Grade—Mary Guest, Calvsrt
Jenklof*.
Fourth Grade—Katherine Tilly.
Mary Ragland, Anna Kart.
Third Grade—Nat ILancaster, Jr.,
Bps* gydnor, SMteaboth Williams,
EUchard Chenery, Eleanor .Perrin,
William BUnooo, Sara Hughes.
First Oral# Jamas Pollard, Rus
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HAVE WORKED HARD TO
GET MORE REVENUE
Session of General Assembly Ju st Closing One of Rusiest in State’s
History Some of the Important
La ws.
Piercing every niche ami corner of
the proud old Commonwealth of Vir
ginia for sixty fruitful days, and keep
ing the ejc* of every red blooded citi
zen focunm upon It. the LegislativeT
sun is fanny sinking behind the west- j
orn hills to rise no more until the
dawn of 1912. Saturday night, mid
night, perhaps, marks the close of the
lawmaking season lr. the State for two
years. A few legislators, just enough
to make the business they trunsat t
legal, will remain at the Capitol until
Friday, to enroll bills, but Saturday
night virtually marks the end of the
race which has been as Interesting as
it has been gruelling.
This is the *ea.s<<|i at which every
ciUien and every lawmaker pauses
to reflect and ask w hat has the Legis
lature done?
It has kept the aristocratic old
Commonwealth out of bankruptcy by
increasing revenues with which to
face a deficit of a quarter of a million
dollars, made better provisions for the
brave old soldier who wore the gray,
In teh days thi.- tried men's souls, amt
put the educational system of the
Stale on a higher plane and more
substantial financial basis than ever \
before, in tine, those are the achieve- j
ments of the 1910 Legislature, and i
the task, which was no easy one. was
accomplished only after much earnest
and faithful raking and scraping here j
and there to raise money from new
sources in order that the State might
be spared the humiliation of looking
Into empty vaults, or be subjected to
the embarrassment of being asked for
money justly due. but which U could
not pay. To the Finance Committee
of the two houses the people of Vir
ginia owe a tribute and a debt for ac
complishing this feat.*
In addition '/> >*a lawmaking duties,
the Legislature witnessed the Inaugu
ration of a new governor, a forme,
member of the Senate, re-elected Sen
ator John W. Daniel to congress,
elected Judge J. R. Wingfield to the
Corporation Commission to succeeo
Colonel Joseph Willlprd, and con
firmed a score or more appolntmenta
made by the governor, and elected
several Judges to the minor courts.
Some Stirring Incidents.
The Legislature was stirred—if this
be the proper word—twl/e. Once
when Delegate Johnston, of Russell
declared ho had been offered a bribe
to vote for the Rlson divorce blU
giving either party to a suit for aep
aratlon the light to sue for an ab
solute divorce, and in the atoning dam
whan Senator Noel made ohargee oi
squandering State money, against the
State Board of Health. Beth of these
affairs ended in smoke.
No Legislature has been so aroused
over a bill aa the 1*10 General As
sembly was over the Rlson bill, and
It was vary proparly dismissed from
the House calendar after passing tbu
Senate during the early daye of the
session and before the solona of the
upper house had time to carefully
consider Us provisions.
State-Wide Not Acted Upon.
The State-wide prohibition bill In
troduced by Senator Strode, of Am
herst, was not voted on by the Le»>e
lature as a whole. In the Senate It
senators voted against engroastM the
bill and II voted for engrossing “It.
In the Houee 41 members voted to
consider the bill and vote on it, ana
41 voted against considering it In
neither house were the actual merits
of the bill, which merely provided
that the people be allowed to decide
for themseivee whether or not they
wanted the salhon in their midst
voted upon. * The Senate killed Sena
tor Hhlsey’s bill wiping out every
saloon in the State and subetltuting
dispensaries wherever the people
wanted them.
Ifeesums for Revenue.
Doubtlees the moot Important reve
nue raising measure passed by the
Assembly was the Byrd-Hoit liquor
MU. which increased the revenues of
the Slate by from IltO.OOO te |I,0«0.
thus making the total revenue te be
derived from the liquor interests dtir
ing the neat two yean 1*00,164 in
stead Of 9100.000.
A tax commission, composed of the
Governor, chairman of the Corpora
tion Commission, an expert en taxa
tion. the Speaker of the House ut
President of the Senate, was created.
Five new State depositories were
added to the twenty already existing
in the State; a bureau of bank exami
nation. providing that the banka par
for the examination, wac created.
Provision was mad* for the creation
of the ©Bind of (tats gossan tan t, who
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bookkeeping in all departments of
the State government.
The people were allowed to vote
on extending the sessions of the Leg
islature to ninety days without In
creasing the pay of the law-makers.
Taxes were levied on all heat, pow
er and light corporations; on dealers
In soft drinkB, on automohlllsts. The
mileage rate of taxes on expreas com
panies was increased from $3 to $«.
The taxes were increased on insur
ance companies. A special and sep
arate assessment will be made on
mineral lands.
Take Cara of Veterans.
Half a million dollars was voted to
the- old soldiers In the State. About
$176,000 was appropriated for the Im
provement of roads in Virginia. Play
grounds were established In cities and
towns. The Legislature authorised the
expenditure of the 140.000 for the
erection of a Confederate monument
at Gettysburg, and a site at the Sol
diers' Home for the Battle Abbey was
granted- The oyster taw# were codi
fied. The hotel bill requiring SI-inch
sheets and better fire protection was
passed. Seats will be provided in
department stores and factories for
women and girls under the terms of
a bill Introduced by Senator Wick
ham. The bill authorising the con
solidation of Richmond and Manches
ter waa passed.
Agricultural training was added to
the curriculum of the high schools,
rhe United Board of Agriculture was
established. Twenty-five thousand
dollars was appropriated for the es
tablishment of a new normal school
For girls at Radford. The appropria
tion to education was $600,000, in
itead of $476,000.
Virginia will give France a replica
t>f the Houdon statue of Washington
which stands in the Capitol. The re
plica will cost $4,000.
Against Income Tax.
The Legislature did not ratify the
Income tax amendment to the Consti
tution of the United States, the House
noting against it. and the Senate for
It. The Legislature did not pass the
Strode relllng stock bill nor the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
merger bill, nor the hill providing for
t rearrangement of the Baylor survey
linea
Hundreds and hundreds of local
sills for amending charters and pro
rifting for road Improvement were
KCKUERS or MQBttATOM
DUKKUOI THKUt FfUKTTDS
A pleasant reception Friday even
ng at lit* r*st Clap street to the
item be re of the Legislature who are
vtxT Capta
residing them, vial, Captain T.
(Teat, of Bedford; Bon. A B. 1
tarn. Jr., of Surry; Dr. H. 8. Myers,
jf Amherst, entertained their friends
rla. Colonel J. B.V West, of Suffolk)
Son. T. A. Jett, of Northumberland;
ktorney London Lowry, of Bedford
3ty. A sumptuous dinner was pro
rifted and handsomely served by the
lental hostesses, Misses Morgans, of
ihls popular house, assisted by Miss
Brooks, of Halifax eounty. The oo
aaalon was enllvensft by the pres
rme of ftie ohArstlsff ladies and
peeutlfui floral display.
HA SOX IS ACQUITTED
AND TOLD
TOLD TO LUVh
R. E. Mason, the young white man
who waa auspeotod of haring rant*
Ml rooms at hotels in the city far the
purpose of "Mmflamaniaar men
whom he enticed to go to hie room,
son acquitted In pottos court ftatur
lay. but was laid by Justice Crutch
iald to get out of town.
Ms said he was going to North
Carolina at ones, and Justlpe John
ixclalmed that hg. (JasUos John)
lorry for the OIS North pinto,
ind to congratulate Virginia.
but
COOKS
a NOT
"They say I ain't crasy, yer Honor,
md 1 dunno what ter da. X la crip
>led, and I wants er horns.. I Jed*
oaks crasy, but I ain't"
Aaron Bpps, n negro, who oortotnb
ippesred to be 'Tuny," was befprs
rustics Crutchfield Saturday and
nade the statement ousted above.
There 2»s * question off doubt in
he mind of the
is net Bppe
n to wMur
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REPORT TO GOVERNOR
OF MONEY TOBNEB IN
Statement of Board of Fiaheriea
Shows Over $15,000 Turned
• Into the Treasury.
Richmond. Va„ Mar. 12. 1»10.
To Hia Excellency.
William H. Mann.
Governor.
Sir:
In conformity with the Commis
sion of Fisheries Aeu mat requires
a report to the Governor from the
out-going commission covering the
period from October 1st to Maroh 1st.
at which latter date of this year the
new commission takes up Its work,
we have the honor to submit to yonr
Excellency for public Information this
report of the Bnance# of the State
Commission of n short ee for the
months of October. November and De
cember, 1999. and January and Feb
ruary. 1910.
COMMISSIONER OP FI3KERIBS|t Ve.
Ceasssleeleaer of maheftee tail
By balance on hand Oot. 1.
1909. |2«,«9».«
Cash from chairman for
towing, sale of old braes,
etc . ltt.09
Szpendlti
October, 1909 . . .
s'ovember. .1999
December, 1909
lanuary, 1910 ...
February, 1*19
$24,999.29
.$9,919.99
7^5
. 8.970.19
. $.752.75
$19,992.27
Cnexpected balance, reverting to the
treasury .$5,002.9*
Special Fsad for Purchase of Beatsi
Balance of $20,000, appropriation on
hand, Oct. 1.$10,174.1*
Expenditures for the five months,
names . 190.29 ,
Unexpected balance reverting to the
treasury ..$19,922.77
Total sum returned to the treas
ury .$19,939.7 9
We are gratified to add that the
present season, now nearly h* »n end.
has ben the most prosperous In Vir
ginia’s shell Bsh Industry for several
years, both as to Individual business
Interests and financial returns to the
State. Collections to date are about
ten thousand d&llors In excess of the
corresponding months ft h year pre
vious. Respectfully submitted.
W. MCDONALD I.BE, Chairman.
S. WILKINS MATTHEWS,
GKO. B. KEEZELL,
BLAND MANN.
J. M. HOOKER.
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WOMAN SMACKS MAN
10 TIKES FLIGHT
Trouble Occun at Seventh and
Broad—Case Continued in
'Polioe Court.
Jo* lCom, an Italian. tmarged with
abusing jUntlit Flaort. tprw«4 In
PeUe* Court Saturday, but th* oaa*
ni not beard, a oonttnnaao* Mat
•ranted until th* 17th.
Th* difficulty between th* man and
woman occurred at a*r*nth and
Broad streets attar 7 o’clock Frlday
night and quit* a crowd waa attract
ed for th* time being. The woman 1*
alleged to have emaoked the face of
th* man. who la aald to have run
down tho atroot towards Franklin.
Nothing wga aald about tho ogae In
eourt and It la thought It will ha
oom promised before the 17th.
Mr*. A. V.
PFnPBgHUHO. VJL., Murah It—
Mr*. Add!* Franoaa Cook**, wife of
Joooph P. Cooke*, died at her home,
on Bank atreOt Friday
_attar
a long lllneaa. Bbo waa tl yuan old.
and la eurvlved by her hue hand and
two aone—Messrs. Joseph and War
ren Cooke, of Newport New*.
RB MV __ _,_
in one of the hotels recently
new electrte llghta were pat la nee la
a decorative way. A young man who
Uvea on the hOl happened th after
tbejtock show and notmedtb* lights.
“They’re very ntoa" he aald to th*
head waiter, “but why didn’t you put
up merer'
The hood waiter, knowing tho young
■ana's
Th* young man remained la th*
oof* a eeuple of hours and Inbtbad
rather freely of liquid refreshment*.
Whoa ho got ready l
the tend waiter.
“Moeh obliged to you.'
to leave he sought
It the extra one* I*i for a*r
replied th* bead waiter.
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GREAT WORK POSSIBLE j
ASSERTS MISS MINOR
Regrets That City-is Unable’to:
Provide for School
Nurses.
Two hundred and one pupils were
Inspected In the (High school and
John Smith school during the month
of February Just past, according to
Miss Minor, chief nurse of the In
structive Visiting Nurses' Associa
tion, who expressed regret Saturday
tihat neither .the council nor the
Kihool board had been able to see
its way clear to make a special ap
propriation for school nurses.
Miss Minor feels that a great work
can be done In this special line of
work and she hopes the council wi„
certainly make an appropriation for
the purpose next year.
Detection of measles and other con
tagious diseases as well as a general
care over the health of the school
children are duties expected of nurses
assigned to school work.
Just at present, the Jefferson
school Is the only public Institution
of Its kind In the city supplied w'th a
nurse. Payment of this nurse Is made
possible by an (anonymous gift of
ISO# received by the Nurses’ Asso
ciation last November. She went on
duty at the Jefferson - school Feb. 1,
the association having used a part of
the gift in maintaining a nurse at
the high school and John Smith
school.
Many Presentations Exchang
Between Members and Clerks
of House,
Mr. Byrd Presented With Hand
some Set and Makes Grateful
Acknowledgment. .
Saturday was "donation day” in th#
House of Delegates. As tokens <*t '"'S
love and esteem several presentations/ ,
were made and the members In thelf >:
speeches praised the work of ever/'
member connected with the asaem
bly.
At the conclusion of the morniaff -a
session Mr. Cook, who was In th# J
chair, requested the members to le
main sealed. Colonel Stubbs todk In*
Moor and presented a handsome MfjjjjS
ver table set to Speaker Byrd. Ik. 5
his speech Colonel Stubbs paid a joint
tribute to Mr. Iiyrd. He spoke of th* ,
high ( haracter and fairness of th* . '
speaker. He said lc was a most
pleasant task to have the honor to
present the token to a man of such
high standing, honor and esteem.
This presentation was following by
a presentation of a document can*
from the pages of the House. ThM r?
case was presented by Reo Dent, ,
"speaker of the House of pages," who ,
a< ilttud $hat the speaker was a
young man and said the pages looked
forward to the day when they could f
vote-lor Mr. Uyrd lor governor.
In accepting the gifts Mr. Byrd '•
thanked the members and pages most
heartily for the beautiful presents’
and added that if judging from the
energies put forth by Deo and tho
other pages It would be one of them
who would be candidate for governor.
The speaker, paltf a high trlbuto
to the character and ability of tn*
members of the present House. Mr.
Byrd also paid tribute to both tb*
Republican and Democratic members
alike and thanked the members on*
and all for the tokens of esteem.
(lift to the Clerk.
Mr. Harry Owen took the oppor
tunity to present to Mr. John W. Wil
liams, the clerk of the House, a beau
tiful chain. Mr. Owen praised the
work and ability of "Genial John”
and wished him "God speed” In be
half of the members of the Houaa
and the clerical force.
Mr. Williams accepted the gift wltU
a few appropriate remarks.
Judge Dove took the floor and pre
sented to Dr. Myers a remembrance
from the committee on prisons and
asylums of which he Is chairman.
Charm for Mr. Taliaferro.
Mr. C. C. Taliaferro, of Orangs,
was presented Saturday with a hand
some Knights Templars watch charm*
The ensign came as a token of es
teem from his fellow members of tn4
House committee on agriculture and
mining, of which he is chairman. Th*
charm Is a large one, made of solid
gold and w>'l be one of th* most
highly piixeu possessions of the gen
tleman from Orange.
Mr. Taliaferro la acknowledged to
be one of the strongest men In th*
General Assembly and his work In
connection with the agriculture and
mining committee Is an evidence ot
this fact. . .
Check Raw Paused.
A heavy restriction was placed on
the class of people known as "check
flashers" by the House Saturday.
That body passed a Senate bill
which makes It a larceny to obtain
goods on the payment of a check
or draft If su<;h check or draft la
found to be "no good.The passers -
of such bad checks are allowed ten
days to make good, and If the do
not do so In the required time they
can be arrested and charged with
larceny.
M7q Throckmorton attempted to
have this amended, so that If a per
son <gave a bad check for goods re
ceived previous to th* time the check
was presented he should not be con
victed. but this amendment was lost.
Solons Veto Salary Increase.
By nearly a unanimous vote, th*
members of the House argued Satur
day against raising the salaries of the
members of the General Assembly.
It was the purpose of the bill to
Increase the salaries from $500 to
$750 to provide for the 90-day a**
slon. which seems a probability.
RESTRAIN RAILROADS
FROM RAISING RAT**
BUFFARO. N. Y.. March 12.—Fed- ig
eral Judge Hazel to-day ordered k 3
continuance of the injunction against
the New York Central. Buffalo. Ro
cheater and Pittsburg. New York, Chi- 9
cage and St. Routs, Rake Shore and
Michigan Southern. Pittsburg and T*» |
keerte. Baltimore and Ohio, the Penn- |
sylvanta and the Erie railroads, re- §
straining them from raising the rat* J
20 cents a ton on shipments of coke
from the ConnellvlHe, Pa., cok* 41s- m
trtet to Buffalo until the question la
finally settled by th* Interstate Com
merce Commission. The court order
ad ttte steel company's interests t* |
flle indemnifying bonds In ease th* Jg
commission rules favoring tha In eras! ,11
ed rat*.
Iron and steel Interests her*. In-, M
eluding the Lackawanna Steal Com- i
pany, representing capital of $100,- a
000,000, petitioned the United State*
Circuit Court for the Injunction,
claiming that the new rate would
make It Impossible for them to com
pete with Pittsburg and Gary, In
diana, steel makers. Prior to lttf
the rate from ConnellsvtUe to Buffal*
was $1.50 a ton. Then It was raised
to $1.15. The railroads now propose
to make the rate $1.$6.
Charter* unntM.
The following charter* here beat
Issued by the State Corporation Com
mission:
Dinwiddle Realty Corporation, ot
Portsmouth. C. R. Walton. president;
A. E. Warner, vice-presidents W. H.
Better, eeeretary and treasurer—all ef
Portsmouth. Capital stock: Mast
mum. 111,000: minimum, 9I.4M.
Imperial Theater Company, of
Alexandria, Vs. F. H. ICramer, presi
dent: 8. Oppenheimer. vlce-presideMt
R. K. Cook, secretary—sli of VM
tngton. D. C. Capital stock—MnXt
mum, 9110,400; minimum, 910.0M;>
grKGRO BKNT TO JAIL _
IK PBFAPM OF SKCOOfll
An echo of the trouble in the snfaAj
at Pat MoDonough on Thuraday UM
heard in police court Saturday Ml
Jasper Hickman, a negro, was eSgM
ed with abusing Ur. K. P.
a bartender in, the pines, sad jm
vsa the defendant, and the comnMj
ant. as wall, ta tbs idiaw—a isapa
Thursday. . ■.--*3
It appeared that the negro 'Mi
taken the place of Winchester. *5
was struck by Mr. Sweet, sad tan
rone into the saloon with a -raowa
bis hand to strike the bartandeeyJM