Show I NEWS EDITORIALS Newport News The News Tho Fore nh River r Shipbuilding company compall and the Newport Now Now- port News Shipbuilding and aud DI Dry Dock company firo aro contemplating suits against the navy department in regard to changes made In tho Island New ew Jersey and ami Virginia The claims a aggregate Portland Ore Assurances Assurances have been boen received recel b by the Western Vestern Pine Manufacturers Manufacturers' association from th ht interstate commerce commission that tho the advance in the lumber rate rato made by the northwestern roads Nov 1 1 will bo be taken up Dec Dee 10 anti anil given preference over o all other cases London The London The fight against the sleepIng sleepIng sleeping sleep- sleep Ing sickness in the Lake Victoria re region re- re glon slon in Uganda promises to ho bo long and costly One Ono of or tho the medical ux- ux who has recently returned to England from Cram South Africa estimates that an nn expenditure of ot a n year will bo be necessary The Tho population of or the affected area Is now It II used to td bo ho but have ha actually died of or the disease At At tho the expiration of at the trado trade agreement of or tho the Amalgamated Sheet Metal workers next month it Is Js said that the employers will Insist on having hn two helpers for tor every Journ Journeyman Journey Journey- y- y man Instead of or ono one as at pre present ent This Is Js a n measure of or retrenchment as the metal workers receive 27 a week weck arid and the helpers from Crom 10 16 IC to 18 Th The change will be bo opposed by the union WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-The The na navy department department depart ment has hns Issued an on order oner by the operation operation operation oper oper- of or which the number of or small boats bont carried In th the bl big big- battleships will be bo reduced by one une Instead of or having 20 large boats of or different types the tho vessels on their cruise to the Pacific will have only ten This is a concession to tho the arguments of ot Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Richard lUchard WaInwrIght of or the Louisiana Louis Louls- iana lana who has maintained that the largo large number of or these small boats bonts was not on only I unnecessary but that the they were a i hindrance It l is planned that thai the tho big ships shall carry carn only three steam launches two sailing launches two or three cutters ono one wh whaler ler and andone andone one SiS gig r. r 1 |