Bluefield evening leader. [volume], May 09, 1907, Page 2, Image 2

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THE SITUATION.
Now that the election is me. ami
>°u consider the political condition
'hat existed in t]|e city heretofore,
'here ha.- hern a niamiilieent work
done toward purifying tin atmos
I'hei e of politics in every way. In
'tie itli, .Mil, ♦;tli ami sili wards
'ta re has lie n a great tight In the
•hod doVl'Minieill people all(| We
"ant to give i redit to t hose in"ii
who stood so hravely for a better ol
der o! political affairs in our city
(Mi tie- si it ol I )e iiioi i a t i< - good gov
ernment there was i lean campaign
with no money save a very smai:
amonni for legitimate expenses. Tie
(’lection on Tuesday last has shown
'hat the people will IIO longer roll
sent to Inns rule or ling dictation.
I liis contest has shown that wit it
organization the people can win
anything they want in Mlmdehi |i
has ••-• li • nioiistrated that an i ■
'lorant horde ot colored people can
1" tio longer Voted illegally at wil
h a few White men. who have tiled!
politic al exist ell. e through this vote
it has -hown that our people ha.
gained tIndr independence and as
s,‘’'(’(I loir manhood and that they
w il; mi longer tolerate su.-h politi
•• In vi ruled in t he past Then vv.i
really nothing in the eon;. ,t on la t
lU’-sday except io (-outcast tin* <j11«
'hui of a fair election. That we won
a great victory. there can he no
qm-si on. Tii.it our people have
shown ihat the* ean who have heel,
ruling with a wide swathe m i: t r*
*i W. had only started out in thi
a''i*!e to thank and c cmgrat ulu t •• t h
na n w ho so nobly stood up for good
government in Itl.n li'-id. and for 'he
c c i m in **11 cl a bl i • light mad' Keep tli
good work up and Minefield will |.e
n i ‘tier city -cud y ou will have
I own yi)ii'' iiidepetidefn e as A mer
ic ti ■ i'i/' ti- Again, on behalf of
our • itiz.em. we civ,. credit to the
s;hndid action aid excellent work
cion*- io those who have made it
possible to demand ami get a fair
<-]. t i m in our rltr
Th<‘ president of tie Ivpiii.V Ie as
surance soc iety "f New Yolk coin
plains of the gro^s xac'ions *»l the
states upon the life insurance p >in
panles for tax - and he ro-f- of
p'll'lic :pe] vision. These* exaction,
amounted to $ 1 f'.OnO.MOn i:i lfi0.r».
whi* li i- nicer*- than •jno-fniir'h of th*
a . '• amount returned to pollcy
hold* a dividends. This may or
•
Mates of iiidef* nsibb* disregard of
the in’ i* i of oil* yhold* • f*. it
a 'a;■*■, then
' the* hii :i ofll* :al of *h > c-om
pa nips -» t an * . i hi pi** which will
sham** th- stpt« . info a nine colt*
is<l**i p. attitud Mr. Morton «ai
do o <i * *>n il 11y t .tvini' hi- |vo -
f'Oftsnlar;. cur down consul rnhlj
moi t1 an on** half
• ‘ i li ft he * i op *
' I •• ir ( (ilniril Of t fie
to a brief term in th< '«*n*
• r<» fiect nn Ktim* tor a
''d< d t" • .it* in Kansas h a little
M. '-r than vear ago
Tlx- prog’ess made in the eons? ruc
tion of aeroplane*.- or otherwise sl.ap
ed lnn\lett han-nlr flying-machine;-,
is stiTklngiy illustrated In the amp
tame l»y a French f|rnt of a contract,
with a heavy penalty clause fo- fail
ure. which calls on them t,> d« livc-:
a machine than «>n t bit urns' make
■ i circ ular flight of ; .Mm m *t s
piuctieallv a mile tm | iciuni to It*
starting point
S* * veil t c *c*n liallotM were found In
• Ite hox at an c-|c>i tlon in nit Indlaiiti
‘hutch last week after II people
liiid voted. It inerc|\ showed, how
• ver, that a good deal of Iterosi wn
• tkc n in the* elec tion
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COST OF MILITARISM
In the eouisc id a long complin
■ "on id fact and llgims showing tin
i increasing burden of militarism
Frederick \ nsl in Ogg makes rr.e re
"unk that until prac tical c e>nside*rn
• oi economy am| conservation
<d national energy sh:tll remove* war
"‘»ui * lie active held ot hiiman af
talk about 'disarmament' is
' heap, plentiful and well meant, but
ot ather “TTiaTi avail." This Is a
j judgment with which those* state*.
unit who are deprecating the intro
'I '"'I i"H of the subject at the* peace*
'",l*^1' at I In* 11 ague i*> imprac
ti' il and useles. will douhtloKs agree*.
\< v« tin less, it is interesting to note
Hu* progress of the nations toward
tlx* exhaustion point, nhd it Is this
that Mr. Ogg has attempted to por
t ray.
I lie following table is rod tired
I 0,11 Hie i'iller a1111 more complete
• "inplialion referred lo. and shows
tie* military expenditures, in ||v<*
V 'r periods. of t|)e principal conn
II i<*s of I lie u orld :
I 901-1 90a
Cleat Britain .... $1.1 13,2 2 6, X X 3
. 3,4 S 1,1 0 1,03-1
*icrmany . 2,6:.G.3G3.63K
I tilled Stales. LMi3G.93x.ia2
l{,,ssia . r..24 2.r»r.r»,04 7
l‘a|y . 1.2 I 2,4 19.1 29
•Inpaii . G92.923.47l
It Hie figures for army and navy
expenditures are considered scpnrn
'• lv. tliej will show that the cost of
'be torincr arm of tiie military sor
Hee is by far tile greates, though
Ho- iiicii ise of naval expenditure
, t> 111Icul.-i11> in the last decade has
1"'"ii "lore rapid than that for army
purposes In Hie last 23 years Creat
Ciitinn. for instance, increased the
,n,'.v outlay four times; that of the
l "iied States was tripled; that of
•lapnn multiplied hy I 1-2; that of
Rit.-sia nearly doubled; that of c;«»r-'
"i;,n> it" teased tiy a third; that of
Fratua* ini erased by barely 1;{ per
' lit. and that of Italy increased bv
ls l"‘! ""I On the other hand.
I'niiig the same period, tin* naval
••xpendituros of Creat Britain were
'""'e Hi"" tripled; those or France
■■ •i* Increased by three fifth; those
Germany a 1-2 times; those of
j IBissia wen- multiplied by three, of
ltn|y hv - 1-2 and of Japan bv
] seven.
C.ai Biitian has never lost its
pin* e at tile head of the list as the
""lion making the greatest outlav
"" ils naval estahlishnient. and to
day it is spending more than twice
as n,,H l‘ any other country. The
I nited States during the last 10
v,'ais ,ias risen, in respect „f naval
outlay, from the fourth to second
, i 1«'“ e. while Fraue0 am| Russia have
uitk to third and fourth places.
' •Cspeclively. in spite of enhanced
expenditures. (Beat Britain in the
•ist decade allotted one pound out
every five in the national budget
'be navi and during the last five
ear period the I'nited State* set
'ide for the navy $1*1. in out of
Vl r> $,<M' appropriated by Con
gress.
do not coneejvo it to t»*> wrong
m eien appear wrong, however, fo:
'bn (Judge Sanders C to permit the
li-ciission of liis name for the gov
noi -iiip while a court judge.”
I ('harle-lon Mail.
It i not wrong in any sense, (t is
! 1 eomplimcnf of esteem from Ills fel
on cifizenv fTiat any person may
' •‘I Pt'(»ud of. But Judge Sanders is
i ioted in an interview as saying that
ptoposed io enter upon an active
<nd vigorous campaign for the nomi
nation . and in did not say anything
'bout resigning hi> judgeship in the
Nor ha le denied the
ntei view. Park*ixburg Sentinel,
While we are not interested in
' lldidacy c«f .judge Sanders one
, Are You Going to Jamestown ?
^rl>' f" ’r •*»>'• It is *\ Rood month
"r "1 t! • ,» o f n Kverythtn* will b» In
*° **To #no!iKb mono/
l**' wl»b ♦ho only bunk In th«
• t|, t ys **vory ! jr,t■ ,»
American National Bank
BLUErlLLiJ, WEST VA.
Its the Quality that Attracts
And the PRICE THAT Sn.LS
A very special purchase ot a splendid assortrr r> of new high grade dress
skirts in Voile and Panama, all the latest rovcltios and i’ tlgns have been added to
our already large slock which we are showing at $2.98 $25.00
SUIT DEPARTMENT.
We are prepared to show
the ladies one of the s\v« I lest
1 ineb of suit* that lias ever
been brought to the city.
The* Eton and Pony Coats
are the rage this season.
Dame Cushion has so an
nounced. Our prices are
from $12.00 to $30.00
MILLINERY
DEPARTMENT.
Millinery art is receiving
its highest interpretation in
the many charming models
that grace our show eases
these days.—tributes to the
rare skill of our Milliners.
A further addition of many
charming hats is being add
ed and the elegance of tin*
new style features are pre
eminent I v not iceahle.
DRESS GOODS.
Stunning Plaids and dain
ty Cheeks, decidedly dis
tinctive Panama holds full
sway and the new shades of
tan and gray are Dame
fashion’s favorites. A host
of these charming new
cheeks and plaids in tan and
gray and (’reams with plain
and graduated cheek? and
bars o| black and colors are
placed on displav.
W G FERRFII
■■ ■ '“*■ * Pr;nceton Ave.
BLUEFiELB, WEST VA.
wn\ or the other, we will -tat** ngain
'hat In* has told the Deader that In*
is not an active candidate, hut that
i lie should lie nominated h<* will
• sign Ills pres• id jmlvship and a< -
p’opt .the nomination. That’s i h • ^
whole thing in a nutshell and ii lias
he*si our ol»s* rvation that .Indg
Sanders has never yet ]low.'d any
thing political to las around loose
without taking it in out of the weailt
or.
The Daily Deader is the hcst ad
vertislng medium in this section
I Lively Selling jji
Our sit>cks ;trt* id>w I
replete in every de ^
partment v. i t} i the
riplit poods at the riplit
price. The kind of
poods you want to ! uv
and will lmv when you
see them.
Millinery
Our M illinerv stock
shows the result of
caret til selection, wit Ii
st ric\ attent ion to st vh»
value ami pood work
manship. Every hat
from the lowest to t lie
highest priced, ?m
bodies that mysterious
st vie touch 1 hat makes
it ripht.
LADIES’ COATS,
SUITS and SKIRTS
A splendid assort
merit to select from in
all t he new and most
desirable weaves and
colors, prices reason
able.
P E? 'SHOES
Try a pair of Rad
cliffe Sh es for women. n
made for every possi
1 Itle occasion, in all
j shapes and in all the
4 popular leal hers. Cor
I ret t in style and per
feet in fit.
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j THE PEOPLES'
j STORE EOMIM l
! ~Trssr5:w. ivyiamg a— —■
* W. S. CB9GKETT, F. D„
Entoalmcrand
Unde rtaker,
M BLUF.MF.LO, 'AfF.Sl VIRGINIA.
• ■ . I * enc ’2U Day and Niylit
» ansa
i
Everything reasonable in
1>i ice. < Mlit iui undertaker for
c*- A \\ K”y Co. Thr most
« '•mpicte stock in tins part of
tin* State.
Saiiifljes and Funeral Equipages
FURNISHED.
wn&kui ■ at&jsezs&ct mmt
•».\>11 s ro*VN EXPOSITION.
From Minefield, \Y. V* , Excursion
rickets. account of Jamestown Ex
position On sale dally until Novem
ber the 3oth, 1 'J07, via Norfolk &
Western Hallway.
Season Tickets. $16.35
Fifteen day Tickets .. $12.55
Coach excursion ticket limited
to 5 days oil sale every Tues
day. $7.10
Correspondingly low rates from
other stations. Information and
’rain service upon application to
Agents.
W. n. BKVILL,
(Joneral Passenger Agent.
Itoanoko, Vn,
1-30 to 7-:« 1st.
noim » oi sale ok vam aiilk
m i t M K OK i)K(’(W AND
KIXTI'HEH.
Notifw |„ hereby given (hat, as
special Receiver in tho chancery
«'im- of .1 N. Murdock & Company,
a corpoiation, plaintiffs, vs. George
' R‘<nn<-MI r>t til , defendants, now
pendir - in the Circuit Court of
will, <,n Monday, the (5th day of
May, : at the front door of the
Bennett Drug Store, In the town of
Rraniwell, West Virginia, between
' h»* hotuy of to o'Hook a in., and 12
° k to , offer for sale, at public
ax* ion to the highest bidder, all of
tie 'k of drugs, merchandise, fix
etc , now in tho said store
building, known as the MKNNF/fT
f>K' C STORE, In the town of Brarn
Hio light Is reserved to sell
'e K arid fixtures soyfirately,
(j# < i » d to tho best Interest of
’he defendant* In aald suit
M RMS OF HADE One third cash
'i| g th< day of sale Balance In
on! six months, purchaser glv
bl not s for deferred payments,
urlty Approved by rne.
I ‘ ill also receive private bids for
o-k, fixtures, otc., until tho
time of ale, nnd in the event that
*' ?* hid Is made therefor, at
public auction, win accept, the
rlvaie bid; provided the same, |n
mv judgment, Is an adequate price
for aid property.
R M. OAR RETT, Jr, Receiver
« i i. D to b s, *07.
E. H. EASLEY
(fl ..
Q Fidelity,
z Judicial
q and
cq Contract
*-ife, Fire, Accident
INSURANCE
i Employer’s Liability
i
Plate Glass and Steam Boiler
Bluefneld, : West Virginia.
KliWIN MANN. I rt <i n(. CAPITAL *IOO.ao«.
WALTKIt C. POLL! «’K, Cashier. p|(. it • . , ' • HI KPI4.S $200,000.
I.. A. HOOPKH, Avv.r. rn-hfer. “*■' *
I NIH\ rni.ll PROFITS $2.",000.
^bc jftrst IKlattonal IBank
BLUEFIELD. WEST VIRGINIA.
Total Resources’) |!_LIO»NS 3% Interest On Time Deposits
DO YOUR BANKING With The OLDEST. STRONGEST Bank In Tow t
BROWN ?
NewCst Shoes in town
The handsomest, coolest, and mo«t
durable shoes tin, season are ItKOAi.
ItltOWNM. We anticipated thu pres
ent tremendous demand for brown
shoes, and you can't get the same
shades or quality anywhere else—
l(K(i.4h IlltOWN is exclusively a
Regal product.
KKti.Mi IlllOWN'N are distinctive
each model a direct reproduction
of ono of tho newest Spring and
summer made-ot order fashions.
Rend for stylo book. Mall
ardors promptly filled.
Largest retail shoe business
in tbo world.
Stores in principal cities from
Loudon to San Francisco.
1*4 HIZF.n!
30-^L.ZL
The Shoe that Proves--for Men
Thonton Clothing Company,
SALE AGENTS.
C or. I‘riiicotnnjjsuid I Ii£££in1>othatn Avenues.
Fndertakers and Funeral
I lireetors.
' riees Reasonable,—Satis
faetion guaranteed.
I hiy Rhone, 1 f KI; Night
Rhone IHKJ.
Telephone Ihii'lding, Rland
The RariR Is even to try to vote
r* r i»I»■ i»t.; of Mrifti if li'i f’11 s and Ohio
In Minefield on next TiioHdny. Spot
every one of them find prosecute
them to the fullest extent of th®
law.
ORDER PUBLICATION
WKHT VIROINIA — At Ruin hold
In thn Clark a office of the Clrcul
tVuirf of the County of Mercor on
Iho ]Bt d«y of April. 1907.
'V \V. Putman A Company, PlalnMIT
Agnlnet | jn Chancery.
T 11 It ChrMtle. ot al Defendant.
f'he ohjeif of thla milt la to flub
je. f to ale the real catate of tflO
defondant, T. If. It Chrlallo, to aafla
fy the lien* agalnot the Hume, and for
general relef.
And It appearing from a affidavit
made end filed with the papora In
thla -auso that the defendant* Harry
M Kurtz, Truatee, Herbert. n
l Inwoa, Truatee, Waterloo Organ Cm, I
i corporation, Ueorge p. pent, Ma-J
uon A Hamlin Co., The Standard
Sowing Machine Co., and W. O.
Wright nro non-resldenta of the
S,a,° of Wo*t Virginia, It la tl.oro
lorc, on motion of the plaintiff, by
counsel, ordered that said defendant.
, !,,’»)"ar *'>f the Clerk's office of the
< ircmt Court of Mercer within one
month after tho date of the first puh
,,<al,on of this order and do what
may |,o necessary to protect tl.elr
interest in tis suit.
Attest: W. 1». Honaker, Clerk
!>• M. Easley, l>. q.
points on the"sVion«nH' a,,<*
anoke to New YnVi, , V,ke '*n1 l{'i
!• termed*,,,” ,or “»*-»•
»ur*. Kfchmon?' i;'"’';’"'*
i5SSb,S"'u,Rtt1I?r"
jmiinurg to Richmond. Cafe Car
e»mr*;,*: “r.M,a* m "V'l"*"" «h«
P m. and 9:20. m“ P' ,u ’ 8;,u
a U°J,JSV? “t 8.00 a. ni 9:20
Reave Winfield at 8:20 p for
srMoSRSe «/■ rn"
rafJUCArC°l,,mbU'* *tUl
Po^8°nionti? f,°r,K*TTa' Clnrim.il.
I orrsmoiith, Columbus, St Emits
ijra,
I <Gfl VO 9 ! J T» H rn II Ti /! O . nf
^v-1 -------on::lor
a n? 2 ?nR °n,H" a ® »:0x
a. ,M- 240 h m and 8:10 m. Ar
ilve from Pocahontas at 8.00 a rn
<>» p m and 8: J x p. ni. '
a W.i*Md B: r.O
a rn. 9.08 a m. 2 10 p rn and 8:20
Call on agent Norfolk ancf Weatern
Railway for ticket., maps, and addi
tional Information
*V B REVILE, O P A
A-iaBOk-r, V?
T,T, Carter
.Office 6 and 7 T^axarua Rnllding . .
BLUEFLELD, W. VA.
FOR RENT. A room 40 x
75 feet, with platform to
Express office at Graham.
Va. $15 per month.
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