Bluefield evening leader. [volume], April 29, 1907, Image 1

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DAILY LEADER
Gateway to Pocahontas Goal Flolds.
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Teddy and i aft
Get The Cheers
NF.W JFRSFY RFITRUCAXS
WARMLY KF<'FIYKS WOllBH
OF Bl'RTOX
Trenton. N. J.. April 29.—A Roose
velt candidate aud victory or a
reactionary and defeat is the choice
before RcuuhUcans in 190K. accord
ing Congressman Burton's speech
to Republican club of Trenton.
J., last night.
Me ndded that William M Tuft
filled the requirements for success.
The inference as to Forakor was
plain. As to the contest in Ohio Mr.
Burton prophesied that Taft would
win aud there would not he enough
minority votes to count.
The 500 members of the club pres
ent cheered these sentiments to the
echo. They ranged (in kind fr<om
Senator Frank O. lirlggs, chairman
of the Republican state committee
and one of the party's controlling
leaders, to humble ward workers
and meu of the ranks. There were
big manufacturers who make the
prosperity of the city and their
workmen. But the sentiment was
unanimous and enthusiatlc. Tt w’ns
“Roosevelt. Roosevelt.” and when
Mr. Burton suggested Taft a3 the
heir apparent of Roosevelt Repub
licanism. they shouted “Tnft. Taft”
with equal fervor.
It wns significant that the souvev
nlr at each plate was n miniature
of the “Big Stick.”
STEAD TIDED
JAIL JDDNSON
ENOMSIIMAN THINKS MAYOR IS
N SIIOHT ON EXPERIENCE
TIIllOl (ill MIH1U V.
Cleveland, April 19.—"A great
cause never succeeds fill there are
hangings and lives are sacrificed,”
said Editor William T,. Stead in May
or Johnson’s offlce’vcaterday.
The mayor and Stead had a long
conversation, touching on various
subjects.
“I haven’t been in Jail yet,” said
the mayor, answering the observa
tion.
"Not In jail!” exclaimed Stead.
“How old are you?”
"Fifty-three next July,” answered
the mayor.
"You must hurry up. Time is
fleeting. Men really do not experience
all there Is In life until they have
been in prison. You know I was
sentenced to six months, but they
only kept me in three days, as an
ordinary prisoner. The Judge then
learned how I was treated and made
me an extraordinary prisoner.
"I always celebrated the anniver
sary of my Imprisonment. Anyone
visiting my home on Nov. 10 will
find me in my prison uniform. There
Is a sort of bond between ©-priso
ners. No matter whore 1 go men
who have served time look upon me
as their friend."
The mayor presented City Clerk
Witt and said he had been In prison
"How long?” Stead asked.
"An hour.” answered Witt. ‘ Then
the police became afraid of me and
nolled my case.
Stead said Witt had reached him
through falso pretenses; that a man
who hod spent but an hour in prison
had not experienced the value of
such imprisonment.
Stead said every criminal judge
should have been in prison so that
he could understand conditions to
which he sentenced men before pass
ing on their cases.
Tolstoi once asked mo what I
thought had made the Christian reil
goin so strong." Ktead continued. "1
told him it was not the religion; that
it was the terrible persecution, and
the great spirit dlsplnved In meeting
the persecution. People began to
believe that there must be some
thing In a religion that would cause
men mid women gladly to walk to
their deaths for the faith.
ft OOM PRESI
DENTIAL BOOM
Itt'MOi; IX WASHINGTON' THAT
lilt. 11 It VAN' IS FA VOIt A
ULKy
“Look for a presidential boom for
ex-Oov. William L. Douglas of Mas*
, bachusrtfs. with the personal ’0.
I K.’ of William Jennings Bryan.*’
That is what a republican of nation
al reputation from a western state
said here today. Fie had the “tip"
from two democrats who have talked
recently with Bryan and have his
confidence. He said that this move
ment. gs far as it has gone, looks to
the nomination of Mr. Douglas for
governor of Massachusetts this year,
and that his election would naturally
increase his availability for nomina
tion for president.
If Mr. Douglas could he twice elec
ted governor there would ho some
grounds for claiming that he could
have the electoral votes of Massa
chusetts in a presidential year. As
the story goes, Mr. Bryan and ex
Oov. Douglas conferred In Boston
Monday about the likelihood that
Douglas could be nominated for the
presidency tinder certain conditions.
Mr. Bryan is said to have informed
at least two friends recently that he
realized the handicap that his two
defeats would he should ho consent
to run next year. He told them
♦ hat he wan fully aware he could
have the nomination if he wanted it;
that he would control the convention
and probably come near to designat
ing the nominee if he did not want
♦ ho nomination himself.
KANAWHA
COUNTY COURT
IGNORES fXSTRIT(T!ON*~OE TAX
COMMISSIONER IN MATTER
OF GRANTING LICENSE.
Disregarding the advice of Tax
Commissioner White and his prede
cessor. C. W. Dillon, the Kanawha
county court Is Issuing saloon licenses
under the provision of the old law
and at the rate of $500 per year.
The new law, which fixes the rate at
$600, does not. go into effect until
May 2 2. The matter will then be tak
en into the courts.
Mrs. Willie Gibson, of Wllcot, Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. E. R.
French, In South Blliefleld.
Dear Mr. Customer
When you go Into the market to buy a house—what do
you do? Do you send for a real estate agent and say you
want a house costing so much—and buy It In five minutes
without Investigating?
You certainly do not.
You want to know all about the house, who built It,
what sort of material was used, the style of house It Is, who
has It for sale—and so on.
Then you see the house—you examine It thoroughly—•
you peer Into the corners, sound the walls, examlno the
plumbing.
You Inspect It carefully Inside and outside.
N'ow, why not he HALF as careful when you buy cloth
ing doesn't the foundation of your house rest on the cloth
ing you buy? If you would give to the buying of clothing a
fraction of the care you would give to the buying of a house
there would be «n end to the helter-skelter, buzz saw cut,
hastily basted together clothing that clogs the market nowa
days.
That I* all except HART, flC'HAFFNKR # MARX CT/OTH*
1X0.
E. S. PEDIGO.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF
THE GOOO GOVERNMENT CLUB
For the purpose of proeurlttg tho
electiou to office In the city of Rlue
fleld, of honest, capable and clean
men. who will discharge their of
ficial duties without fear, favor or
partiality; who will administer the
business and affairs of the city
faithfully and economically for tho
benefit of ALL tho people, and not
for tho support and maintenance of
AN”\ political clique, party or organ
isation.
To stcuro honest and fair elec
tions. prevent and suppress Illegal
voting; mul save and secure to the
citizens of Dluofletu the right to
govern themselves and elect their
(own officials; to prevent and sup
press grafting and corruption by city
officials; and generally, to promote,
establish, maintain and secure for
the city of Mlueileld, in all Its de
partments, (5001). CLEAN and
IM RE GOVERNMENT.
We. the undcraigued clt irons of
liio oily €»f Bluefleld, do hereby
subscribe ourselves aa members of
the BLIEFIELD DEMOCRATIC
GOOD GOVERNMENT CIATlt; and
we do hereby pledge our sincere,
earnest and active support and co
operation la the accomplishment and
maintenance of the principles and
purposes aforesaid.
The time is drawing near when
the good citizens of Dluefleld must
decide as to whether we shall have
a change in our city government, or
allow things to run along In the
same old Tut. Tho time is past for
everything except the logic of hard
work. What remains now to be
done, is to see that every man who
will vote with us, does vote with
us on the 7th dny of May. If the
friends and advocates of tlio good
government movement know of any
citizen whoso heart Is with us, but
who from sickness or Infirmity, Is
unable to walk to ibo polling place
In it is ward, see to It that he Is pro
vided with conveyance to take him
there. We want every citizen who
believes in the principles of the good
government movtment, regardless (>f
politics, to show his faith by his
vote on elect Ion day. If the in embers
of the movement will do their whole
duty in bringing up the lingerers
and stragglers, the cripples ami the
invalids, we will figure up n total on
the evening of election that will
unwise our friends and astound our
opponents. Aristotle, the famous
rhetorician, said the llrst thing In
oratory was action. He that as It
may, If Is certain tunt the llrst and
only thing to secure success at the
polls. Is downright, earnest, hard
work. Hut little time now remains
for labor. Let's make good use of
it,
THE TRUTH IN ORATORY ABOUT THE GANG TONIGHT.
There will be n grand outpouring
of tbe people ut Sohu'a Hall tonight
to hear Hon. George Byrne address i
the people on the rule of the ring-!
Kters and bosses in uny city govern
ment. He will talk to the Rood
government club and all other citi
zens who take an Interest in the fu
ture prosperity of the city of Mine
field. He deals in facts that will
appeal to the voter and bring down
sledge hammer blows upon munlct
l»al government by those who would
presume themselves your masters
and rule with tm Iron hand. He will
tell you that your liberties are
threatened and that the freo Insti
tutions of our republic are founded
upon good clean government In yonr
municipal affairs. If you wlali to
hear the whole truth expounded
about tin’ gang of Hlueflold, Charles
ton and Huntington, cotut out to
night and hear tilts eloquent orator
tell the people about what the man
hoot! of our city should do In tho
uplM'ouchlnn election on tho 7th ot
May. Ho will toll you that Charles
ton and 11 u ii 11 u nt oil have been re
deemed and that now is the time for
Hlui*11eld to do likewise. He will
compare the "Hon Combine" of
Charleston with the *‘Hln -I" masters
of our city, and ask the people to
vote for their own and their chil
dren's liberties in your city n<>v
crnnient. He! the hoUBO ho pueked
to hear him.
VERY IMPERTINENT
The Motiudsvlllo Herald Ik very,
very impertinent. It says:
"If it takes n month or two to
get ready to try Hutson for filching
eight hundred dollars, how could a
legislative committee Investigate all
the utato instltutons in thirty days.
The eperience In the Hutson case
would seem to refute the idea of
Governor Dawson that a month Is
sufficient time in which to Investi
gate all the state instltultons. The
Governor is evidently entitled to
another guess."
Col. Hutson will never be very se
riously tired. If the stories that are
told he true that hog was very gen
erously divided, so generously that
more than likely it will turn out
that the Colonel's trouble was all
because of an error of hook keeping.
As regards the Investigation of ptib
Mc institutions It is a Joke Rnd a
Jaunt at the expense of the taxpay
ers. It Is known months before
hand that the committee Is coming,
and after they start their movements
are dally heralded Of course the
committee will not find nnytthing
wrong.
There are tw'enty-three public in
stitutions in this state. The rmmttre
Is allowed thirty days to examine
them. Deduct the time required to
travel from one to another, and the
Sundays In the month. Rnd a way
faring man can see the sort of an
examination that is sure to he made.
But the people foot fho hills. —
F’arkersburg Sentinel.
AND NO PASSES.
EITHER
While It niny be true that the rail
roads do ftf. per cent, of their busi
ness on credit, it will be noticed that
they Htill insist on passengers lay
ing cash for their ticket*.—Waiting- j
ton Post.
ARE FRIGHTENED
The nitieflold rlngsters are be
coming frightened They are appeal
ing to outsider* to com© to their aid
It seems now that they are figuring
how many votes they can i<et from
the coal fields and bring Into the
city to vote on election day. \jc\
the good people discountenance
such tactics and such fraud upon
the ballot fx»t them come out on
election day and put the men out
of power who would resort to such
Illegal voting In our city.
j
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The good government movement
Is progressing with great enthusi
asm ami hopefulness. It has the in
herent force to overcome every ob
stlcle, however great, and trnmplt
under foot even re i lance, howev
er gigantic. Th opposing element
stands like an Impenetrafile wall, lint
the wall has been sealed, and a foot
hold gained on 1* summit and like
.forlco of old. when all the condi
tions have been met, the wall will
fall and the city he captured. The
good government movement Is of
recent origin, but the principle |h
hoary with ngo, and will lie at work
purifying our much ipality long af
ter the noise of opp< Itlon Is hushed
to silence |>y ||m« v1' tec’s shout on
the seventh day of May.
Rt’Ois’ra)!"'. i f Hie vu
Itrs of tii<’ i"tv is now
titling nn ti !l;e tort
Hotiss in ti t: l!*y Hall,
ffp^ilrors nil ii« Him I
irtini 8 a. in. ;a 4 p. m.
and from fi p. in. to 8
p. ni. AH v i>, is slifiiiltl
rigisier.
THE LARGEST SALE
IN ITS HISTORY, j
The 10 days' Millinery Sale Inaug
urated at the Paris throe dnys ago
Is by far the largest and moat sue-1
cessful this store has has had In
Its ten years of existence.
Owing to the att i ctlve and sty
lish goods anti the reduced prices on
them, hundreds of bright people
have been ready to take advantage
of a good oppnrtunity, and have
bought their hat and saved money
by doing go
For this wool dozens of new
tints will ho put In stock to take1
the placo of some of (ho ones sold
ami low prices will rule. Many j
other attractive hargaln-t are offered j
In the different departments of the
Paris,
A man was killed In the Flat
Top tnnnol on yesterday by N’o. i
passenger train HI* name was not
learned.
SAD ACDIDENT
A very and accident occurred yes
terday morning on tho Norfolk &
W eat tin Railroad olio mile oast of
Ada. Cora, tho toil year old (laugh
ter of Mrs. Sut.iia Harrison, was
killed Instantly by No. 1 ft pussengcr
train. Wo aro Informed that tho
IUHe girl was on tho track making
her way to Hie homo of a nearby
neighbor. Mrs. Harrison wan left
u widow several years ago, with five
children dependent upon her Tor
support. She having no means at
command by which to moot her ne
cessities and relieve the wants of
her children whh forced to do do
mestic work for her neighbors, such
as washing, sewing, and other house
hold work of like character. In
this sphere she still labors. Mrs.
Harrison, though poor In worldly
goods. Is a woman of spotless
character, and deserves the aid and
sympathy of all her neighbors and
friends.
Huff, Andrews Thomas, whole
sale grocers, are making timely im
provements about their place of
business. inviting environments
mean an Increase jn business.
MUST SUBMIT
TO TUT UK
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TO IDII,W IT M \ YIOKKM.
Pittsburg, A i*r 11 28.—Three hun
dred or more railroad president*,
vie** presidents, freight agents, traffic
managers and other officials beside*
manufacturers and shipper* of
freight were guests of the Traffic
flub of Pittsburg last night at Its
annual banquet During the day the
geests were taken on a trip along the
Monongahela river, visiting the Hteel
plants.
At the banquet, the rluh’s presi
dent. W, A Terry, general freight
agent of the Pittsburg and hake
Brio road; M B. Ingalls, ehalrinan
ef the Hoard of Directors of the Dig
Pour, and rhnrtes S, Hamlin, cor
poration counsel of Boston. spoke.
Mr. frigalls gave an extensive re
:°w of railway leglslAtlon. In clos
• ng his lengthy address he said:
It has been a long fight It has
been a long time In which public
opinion has been getting education,
but as | have Mated, the end has
come. There Is to he In the history
tjf this cosntry no mor« socret con
Court Continues
Abernathy Case
.. -■ — >
tracts no uu»ro rebates—no nioro
free transportation.
He closed by say tug:
A now evangel must be preached
In reference to tbo railways; they
must b,. considered by nil ua beno
iim! Instead of being considered by
<ho ordinary people as pariahs, they
must bo sonsldcred by all ns bene
■ actors, a ml _you win* have struggled
along so faithfully during tho past
years, doing many things that have
been criticised, but doing them on
ly for your company and not for
your personal aggror
uro tho men to proaeh this new
gospel and produce a higher and
better condition of affairs.
JUOGESAUNDERS
A FOItMKll ItlAFFICl.U DFMO*
t’llAT, IS A t’ANIH 1>ATF
Foil FOVHItNOlt.
•fudge Joseph Saunders, formerly
u elll/.en of liluctlld, Is to become an
active candidate for the republican
nomination for (Jovornor. lie la now
on the Supreme Court bench. Our
people will remember him as a
former democrat who went over lo
the republicans several years ago.
TONIGHT.
(loud people (»r Minefield, (hero Is
u hI i anger In our midst, who Ih hero
on other business. He Ih an orator
and a statesman. Ho will appeal to
the manhood of our city tonight that
they may derend their rights and
liberties ut the ballot box on the
7fh day of May. Ho knoWH wlrnt bo
Ih talking about. Ho Ih here to toll
of a charleston redeemed and to
plead with you to protect til© her
itage «>l your children from gang
rub*. Come out and hoar him that
Jon may learn and vote for the
best Intorests of your rlV\
LOCAL NEWS
Mr. T. .1. Tuggle, of near Ada, wuh
in tin- city yesterday to communi
cate with Minefield lodge No. 2f»0 of
Odd Fellows, In reference to the
burial of IiIh brother-in-law, Mr. K.
1). Mills, who was a member of the
| above lodge.
Tomorrow w<? shall put tho gang
on the witness stand again and
propound a few morn (|iiostlons.
They hociii to bo deaf and dumb
themselves, but still wo ran lot tho
people understand.
Mr. ,f. A. Melfonry, of Rielilands,
Va., was railing on our business
men today.
Mr. W. R. Ayres, a prominent
business man of Lebanon, Va., was
transacting business hero today.
Mr. A. J. Autln, of Ingtesldo, was
mixing with friends bore today.
A.bouf 50 mirrors have been taken
out of tin; government printing of
fices tit Washington, so that, tho
women employed there will not spend
all their time arranging their hair.
Mrs. Minnie (j. iOasley, who has
been tlie guest of Mrs. M. M. fcJas
b*y, of thin dty, leaves today for
her homo at J’earlsburg, Va.
MOVTAWK INI> RdmATR THRU
ATTORNEYS, PLICA AUMKNCK
°l’ IMPORTANT WITNKMH.
Charleston. April 29.—Alleging
Hiat two Important witnesses, Messrs.
J A 01v®n« and John Jones, were
absent and that it would bo unsure /
'° K° *° ‘rial. Terry McGrath and
Dan Montague, through their attor
• Mr. Frank Burdette, succeeded
In having continued in Intermediate
eourt. yesterday the case In which
they are Jointly Indicted for assault
ing Mr. j. o. Ahernettky, editor of
l he Gaxotto, when ho was dragged
out of his office, without a warrant
«»r other legal process, slugged and *
maimed, on tho IXth of February.
McGrath and Montague swore that
Messrs. Givens nud Jones w’oro ma
terial witnesses; that they saw the
beginning of the affray, and they
could not. prove what they desired
by any other witness. They declared
that Mr. Givens wns now In Ohio,
at the bedside of Ills father, who ta
dangerously III, while Mr. Jones wns
at Mt. Carmel, hut could not he
reached with a process. Therefore
they prayed tho court for a con
tinuance. which was granted, tho
defendants having this right under
tho law.
Attorney John B. Floyd, together
with Captain S. B. Avis appeared as
prosecutors for tho state and Mr.
A her net hy. Attorney Hunt assisted
Mr. Burdette In the defense.
I'he case will not come up until
the next term of court.
GIRL SUICIDES
MISS ItOSA SPEAltS ENOS LIFE
IIECAPNK I/OVEH OlON’T
WHITE.
_
Huntington, April 29.—Miss Kosn
Spears, nu attractive girl of 19,
brooding over tho non-attention of
diyr lover, Samuel lllttonhour. com
nilttod suicide at the home of^rs.
Sarah Brown, of Fifth etroeeTat
« o’clock this Afternoon, using
Hie contents of a vlnl of carbolio
acid.
With tho glr] when sho died was
her Hlsfer. who rushed up stairs
when she heard Miss Spear scream.
"Kiss me quick before I die,” ox
clalmed the despondent girl, as her
sister opened the door, and, saying
as much, fell across tho bed, expir
ing at once.
Tho women and children or niuo
llold need have no roar that the
school building on the NoNrth side
Is not socuro In Its title. Tho papers
on this point urn being prepared to
soldo that, (juristIon even to the sat
isfaction or the gang and the Tel
ogrnft. fa-i the management or that
shoot hoop on and he will soon not
only have tho decentcltlzonshlp of
tho city down on him, but tho wo
moil and children will join In the
«ry or ' Down with the rascals!"
Itlnghamton, N. Y., Is a vory pret
ty dty. One of Its enterprising set
tons advertises: "Glenwood Is the
host located cemetery In the city;
low prices and best services guarun
' toed."
A man was struck by a Clinch
Valley passenger train yesterday,
"I'd was badly hurt. He was brought
to this city and placed In the hos
pital.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS! UP TO MAY THE FIRST!
THE 5 AND CENT STORE CO.
Closing Out to Quit Business.
Everything must go AT ONCE, so we are cut
ting 33 1 3 per cent or nearly half off all goods,....
THIS MAKES THE IMMENSE STOCK AT
LESS THAN WHOLESALE COST.
EVERYTHING SACRIFICED!— NOTHING
RESERVED!
You select what you want, pay 2-3 of the former price only!
How ia flint for Mar-gain Hunters?
Tills store will positively close out to quit May 1st, 1907.—
All goods lort over will have to ho packed up and moved.
Hence the unheard of cat of 1-3 ofT all prices.—Nothin*
excepted. Now |k your Golden OOpportaolty to lay In supplies
for future needs. Como at on(l® Marly buyers get the pick
of the entire stock.
FOR SALE: All Show Cases, Cash Register,
Cash Carrier system, Light system and other
fixtures at less than cost. A clean sweep of ev
erything at sacrifice.
THE 5 AND 10 CENT STORE CO.