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The Dai ly Leader
Published every evening except
Sunday. -v
Entered as second class matter
April 8th, 1906, at the Post Oflh
at Bluefleld. W. Va., under act of
Congress. March 3rd, 1879.
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KXAtWiKllATKI* i.lo.
The Dally Telegraph lik to hear
itself talked about, and its versatile
editor. Hugh Ike Shott. pours out
long eulogies upon itself. In this
morning's issue our contemporary
spoke of •The Daily Telegraph” jus
tour tines in its first editorial, aside
from tho free use of the personal
pronoun. Our contemporary fol
lowed its firs’ editorial with a couple
of squilts ant men proceeded to
elaborate editorially about advertis
ing. Really, we had no idea of
counting the times it spoke of itself
when we begun to read, but suffice
it to say our contemporary was mod
est enough to mention its name only
eleven times in tills editorial. OF
course wc all recognize that it is a
case of extreme modesty when a pa
per only speaks of itself 11 fto n
times in two editorials.
The morning D. T. is also evident
ly suffering from a chronic case of
swelled-liead in its advertising edi
torial. for the fa«t is lost sight of
that most of the advertisers men
tioned •’incog” are. and have been,
carrying advertising in the Leader.
A little of their success iti business
might at least be credited its 1 as
favored contemporary, the crumbs,
you know, etc., etc.
In commenting upon the not aide
Democratic victory in the 13th sen
atorial district or West Virginia a
Republican stronghold, the Parkers
burg Dispatch-News (Rep.) says:
The convention that nominated Dr.
Browne unreservedly endorsed the
administration of Governor Dawson
and the tax laws. The Democratic
convention just as unreservedly de
nounced 'he tax laws and Sen’ator
eiect Post made his campaign on
that issue. For some eause which
we do not feel called upon to ex
plain, and probably could not if we
so desired, taxes took a shoot up
ward last year in Upshur. Barbour,
Randolph, Taylor. Preston and prob
ably other counties that we have not
heard from, and which we do not
care to hear from in the no uncer
tain Ion* s of tiie Republicans of th*
Thirteenth district.
Forewarned is forearmed. The
Democracy of West Virginia and the
nation are giving unmistakable signs
of life, it is able to sit up and take
nourishment. Regretting th • defeat,
as we do, of f>r. Browne, it may b*
that his sacridee may save the party
front greater losses.
The Rooseveltian idea that the
people should control and that the
offices belong to them and no to a
political machine, has grown tre
mendously. We must have a free
and untrammelled expression of the
rank and file of the party in select*
ing our standard bearers, front the
humble, though honorable office »f
constable to the highly important
and mo*- desirable ofd<'»* of govern*
or. The people urged on and vastly
' ncoitraged by Roosevelt, have gone
into politics They appear to be
fascinated with the game and they
will undoubtedly regent any inter
ference The county boss, machine
and s*ate commute will act wisely
o take an inventory and arrange to
suspend business until after the peo
ple nominated their ticket.
The voters in West Virginia are
gtuv :ng tit d of Republican machine
rule. They an weary of tax reform
Of 'he party have become disgust
'd with he state machine. And as
our Republican contemporary says,
lb ■ ltemocraey of West Virginia are
giving unmistakable signs of life."
With a strong ticket and a thorough
ly ftetnocra if- platform It will win
the next State election
PUBLIC OPINION
Chari* « W H wisher Jn not out for
nr v Cnlfed Kfafe* Offlco He In DO'
for t h* governorship of Wear Vir
ginia and h nil! jr**f it. too Cjarka
trurg Telegram.
Croat Hiram Den land Plduafer'
The five thousand odd Repuhlirjnr
of Harrison county have spoken —
i’nrkersbtirg Dispatch News
Taft boomers ought to. intro line
a little bill in < ongrc«w about no’.v (
for an appropriation to strengthen
th* White -rinse nrnoea. Atlanta
Journal.
Senator Johnston of Alabama on
Saturday Introduced into the Knifed
Staton senate a bill putting on the
free list art led whose price be.
comes 2.*> per cent, high* r in this
country than th ir price In foreign
count t ic whih* t he wages in con
nection with the mamifactnre of
such articles are 2”> per cent, lower
than ICtiropenn wages. No doub'
this bill will excite the hitter opposi
tion of th • stand-patters, hut it is
one which calls attention to tIt •
evils which the people of litis conn
try are now suffering from tin* pi"?
cut excessively high tariff rates. Ihiey
are paying unduly high prlcess lor
many articles manufactured In this
i country, while at the same 11 trie our
• or'.*met t • h< !rg • \ h s« *'.ir
'heir labor '•); u fove'.r; workmen
are getting. (**" course, tie* daffy and
w ekly wages paid her’* nr<* bl'hc'.
Must i he (ompensut ion glv'-u wot
i ingmen for each nrticl* pro'ui.ed ’s
freiiuently lower here than abroad,
owing to the larger dally output »n
this country. IMttshurg post.
There once was a maiden young and
gay.
She’d laugh and sing the whole
long day,
For I am so happy and well, said
Bhe,
Now that 1 take Hollister’s Rocky
Mountain Tea.
For sale by The White Pharmacy.
.MILUONAlltK, 72, TO WKI).
New York, Jan. 17. George 11.
St' rry. aged 7 2. a millionaire eoal
operator, will soon be married . to
Miss Rebecca Blaikie. 30, a school
teacher of Hast Orange, N. .1., ac
cording io an informal announce
ment just made here. Miss Blaikie
was a close friend of the million
aire's former wife. Mr. Sterry is
prominent in the councils or the
Presbyterian church, being a mem
ber of the board of managers ot
the American Tract Society**iiul the
American Bible Society anti a direc
tor of Princeton Theological Semi
nary.
Rat anything you want, don't
starve yourself, fearing it won't
agree, for JloliHter's Kooky Moun
tain Tea cleans the bowels and
stomach, and makes digestion easy.
Sac, T< a or Tablets. For sale by
Tlie White Pharmacy.
I KM; “Itl'XS HIS FACK.”
Cincinnati, O., Jan. 17.—That he
is the proud possessor of a dog that
‘‘runs his face’’ at the butcher’s and
baker’s is the statement of John Ket
tig. the artist, who recently returned
from Holland for a visit in Cincin
nati. The intelligent animal learned
that meat was to he had at a cer
tain market patronized by his mas
ter and that sweetmeats were sold
by the baker. Now, whenever, he is
hungry, he proceeds to the shop,
puts his paws on the counter top
anti, standing on his hind legs, barks
politely until he is served. There
are several varieties of delicacies of
which tlie dog is fond, but his tastes
vary from day to day, so that the
i«ik«V displays pdfT<bJont kinds of
cakeb until he finds one that suits
ids canine customer, when the latter
expresses his approval with a bark.
Janet je ha- tin open account and
will look out for his own meals
while his master and mistress are Hi
America.
PILES! PILES! PILES!
Williams’ indian Pile Ornament
will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays
Itching at once, acts as a poultice,
gives instant relief. Williams' In
dian Pile- Ointment Is prepared for
Piles and itching of th" private parts.
Mall Oc. and $1.00. Williams M’f’g
Co., Cleveland, O.
A Sultan In London.
All Hln Hamoud Hln Mahomet, buI
tan of Zanzibar, who Is once again
visiting this country In a private and
unofficial capacity, In only 22. though
since he came to the throne five years
ago he has striven consistently for the
Improvement of his country on Kuro
pern lines. Me was educated at a
private school in the south of Kng
land, and afterward at Marrow and
Oxford and is thorouvhl) Knell h |
hla Ideas Mis great hobby Is collect
Ing clocks, of which 72 may bn «er.n.
all ticking away merrily In a single
room In the . of Zanzll .nr |t is
related that when the sultan was a*
school n this country he one morning
i rode a horse, without saddle or bridle,
from the school gates down to the
railway station, a mile away, sitting
with his royal and dusky face toward
the horse s fail, stml guiding th» an!
trial merely by the pressure of bis
knees.- London P. I. o
Politician'* Beginning.
It * a In >li#- OM Hprlnp Garden
market m Philadelphia fha' V, \
Wldener an a butcher laid the founda
tion for a fortune now inm*» <| at
$50,000.f>00 In those days a butcher
•tall wa-, the hea4quartr-i * for polltl
'al ec *lp And It was not lonsr b foio
h*- found hi to weir H political leader
and In the early seventies he had In
come a power.
A Late Stayer.
Mr. HitloiiK The clock Htrike* every
hour, doesn't It?
Hhe (wearily! V»s, but it doesn't
, seem to do any pood.
_ r
OF THE
WORIjD
Pittsburg, Pa The new miners are
machines. On** of the most notable
features presented by the statistics of
bituminous coal production during the
past year or two is the Increase in
the use of machines and In the quart
flty of machine mined coal. In 1889
the percentage of machine mined
tonnage was In 1900, 115.1. In the
number of machl <•,. in use and In the
amount of mad ..** tonnage as In the
total production 'if coal, Pennsylvania
stands far In the lead with 15 per
cent of tin* number of machines and
15.6 per cent. of the machine mined
coal. West Virginia stands second.
Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana tank
next. These staler, contribute over 90
per cent, of the total machine mined
coal.
Kscanaba, Midi — Following tho an
nouncement of a further cut In wages
25 experienced machinists employed
in the Northwestern shops here
struck. Northwestern officials in
duced the working time of nil tin* shop
men from ten hours to eight hours
and orders were issued reducing the
working time of shop employes to four
days a week. The tirst reduction was
accepted without question, but the
second resulted In a walkout, it is
claimed tlint orders have been issued
to reduce the mpany’s pay roll in
tho peninsula division 35 per cent.
New York.—f'»n behalf of the (bind
ing Trades Km ploy rs’ association an
official Ktatcmi m v.. .« made of present
conditions in thi city and the inten
tions of the em; l e ers. Not for many
years have th ie been so many men
idle in the bub ding Industry as now,
bays the statement. The prevailing
sentiment among the members of ihe :
association is not for reducing wages !
in the trades whose agreements expire
at tho end of December, hut to exorcise
the privilege of selecting the best me
chanic for any work (hoy have in
hand.
Reading, Pa.—Employes nt the loco
motive shop of the Reading company,
who have been working r.o hours a
week, will work 45 hours, or five days
of nine hours. A suspension of at
least five per cent, of the force of Em
ployes will be tuade in the different
departments. The uoiployes at the
car Shops will work 47^ hours, with a
half holiday on Saturdays. Seven hun
dred men In tho* roadway department
of the Reading system were laid off.
The remainder of the force will be
put on nine hours a day.
New York.—Returns made to the
state bureau of labor statistics for Sep
tember show that the conditions of
employment during the first half of the
year were not so favorable as those
of 1906, but better than those of 1905.
There were more disputes between
employers and employes up to the end
of the second quarter of the year than
for the last five years.
Lexington, Ky.—The suspension of
light work on Thomas F. Ryan's South
& Western railroad, the great new
trunk line from the southwestern Ken- i
tucky coal Helds to the Atlantic coast,
has left 3,000 nu n idle. A telephone i
message received here states that the j
contractors are reducing wages, and J
fully a thousand more men have quit :
on that account.
Harrisburg, Pa.—It was announced
by tlie Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany that all f.hop forces here will bo
put on an eight hour dny. There will
also be a large reduction of freight
crews shortly, and a number of yard
crow's have been laid off.
Norfolk, Va. —The American Fed- j
oration of Labor, with but few dia j
8ontlng votes, placed itself on record
as favoring a system of government
postal savings banks and unanimously
Indorsed an appeal by the Porto lticnn
delegates to President Roosevelt and
congress for reforms in that insular
possession, with but one amendment,
accepted by the Porto Ricans, calling
for an immediate territorial form of
government f<u Porto Itico.
Washington -Of the 303 occupations
followed by male bread winners all but
nine have been adopted by one or
more women No women are reported >
as United Htates soldiers, sailors or
innrlnes. ns members of city fire de
partments. as telegraph or telephone
linemen, as apprentices or helpers to
roofers and sinters, or as helpers to
Hteam l»oiler makers or to brass work
ers
New York.- A canvass of the situ
ation reveals that 30,000 skilled work
men in the Imlldlng trades are (die in
New Yoik In 1W3 and 1001, 00,000
men in thrso linen were working over
time, arid wo k was accumulated I
ahead, waiting for m#n. To-day less I
than half of these have regular work ■
Ht l/nds An effort fs being made
in Missouri to obtain an appropriation !
of $'■<>.non for th>* establishment <»f a
steel plant at lofTtrson f'Hy, to bo rip- !
! erafed by prison labor It Is designed
that this plant shall turn out shapes
demanded by the eountles for bridge i
j building ami other Improvements
Ixmdnn, Kng. Trouble has been j
brewing In th< bo >t and shoo trade of
Kngland ovei the question of a mini
mnrri wage The men demand 32 slill
1 lings a wer k. and for the females 21
shillings a week. The employers. If Is
said, are inclined to favor the former,
| but not the latter.
i<* 'I \Hlt\ lev* n \ii;\ict\. ,
Haftlmoro. M4.. .Tan. 17 Mi*#
Katharfna Nohl#, onn of )b<* loadar*
of tho youngor *ot in Haltimora *o
'loby. h.is an-vounov'l her ongag**j
nionf to Krno**o Trovl-fllmond ttf. a
wr-alfby M**xiran. .Ml#* NobU- In on a
of the* olavan pamwogar* out of
nlro-ty «w-vr-n who nurvlvad (bo wpv-k
on Otobar i r.. iso., of ih atogmar
IVhogfh In 'ho Knglinh ahannof flbo
1 lung to n plank for flvn hour# bo
ftor* hafng fOgrnofl.
Philadelphia..—An unfounded rumor
that tlie Midvale Steel company would
shut down its extensive plant was go
In*-? I he rounds of the financial dl»
* rift, inquiries developed ihe Infor
inatlon that not only hud some over
zealous calamity howler run short ol
material and drawn on his ImaKlna
lit ti for what he lacked In facts, but
that Midvale would be compelled tc
in< reuse Its force of thousands ol
workmen in the course of a month
or so.
Pittsburg, Pa—Notices at the local
Mills of the Spang &. ('halfant com j
puny announced a reduction In wager I
or puddlers to five dollars a ton. The;
mill will t,e temporarily closed, throw
lug tJOO men out. The H. C. Frick
company plants at Connellsvlllo laid
oh all of its shipping clerks. Man;
Of the ovens have been banked. Thr
plant nf th*» Interstate Steel company
at Hreckenrldge has closed. Two hun
died and fifty men are affected.
South Bethlehem. Pa.—Officials de
,nbi| the rumor that tho Bethlehem
Steel company was about to discharge
several thousand men. The recent
completion of the now Suueon plant
necessitates the discharge of several
hundred laborers, and in some depart
meats there has been a reduction of
forces for economical reasons, but th€
employment bureau is still open and
any good mechanic will be given work
Chicago.—Forty-nine railway sys
tcur.H in the west and middle west,
many of them operating from Chleago.
have made large reductions In the
number of employes in the mechani
cal, construction and maintenance ot
way departments during the past few
days. Between 26.000 and 30.000 have
l>e n laid ofT. No great reduction in
the train service so far has been or
dered.
Indianapolis.—Many of the laboi
union publications or the country have
editorials In regard to John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, in which they speak
highly of tho ability of Mr. AlltcbelJ
and express the hope that he will soon
tie able h> resume his position as the
head of the miners. The editorials
show the widespread popularity of the
man.
San Francisco.—According to Infor
mation received from New Castle
N. S. W., the effect of the great strike
of coal miners there Is felt throughout
Australia. Miners, railroad men and
docl; men are out In sympathy with
the strikers, and all vessels bound for
Ports ot the world which had put into
New Castle to load coal are held up
in the harbor.
London, Fng.T*-An Internationa)
agreement forbidding night work in
factories by women lias been signed
by Kngland, France, Germany, Aus
tria, Italy, Denmark. Spain, Belgium
Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland, It
will be put in practice in December,
1910,
Boston.—Twenty-five thousand chll
dren between 11 and 16 years of age
in the state of Massachusetts are not
at school, was the statement in tin
caption of the charts made from the
report of the commission for the in
dust rial exhibit irv rjoston.
Omaha, Neb.—Six hundred thousand
nickels In a hunch were turned loose
in Omaha when the Omaha Street
Railway company disbursed $30,000
worth of tho five cent pieces In meet
ing the monthly pay roll of the con-,
coni.
Norfolk. Va.—liy n vote of 154 to 50 !
the .American Federation of Labor re
fused to place itself on record as fa
voting the government ownership of
railways and mines. The opponents
took the grounds that government
ownership of mines and railways1
■would prevent all strikes, no mattet
how peaceably they might be con
ducted, and that with a federal govern
ment opposed to labor, it might prove
a death blow.
Cleveland, O—The American Ship
building company laid off 1,000 men
at the yards In Lorain and the plant
will be closed. In the local yards a
number of men were laid off In the
yards at Hay City, Mich., 400 men
wero laid off and tho yards will he
closed indefinitely. The money strin
gency is given as the cause of the
curtailment.
New York.—General Superintendent
Hrooks, of the Western Hnton Tele
graph company, said that there had
been no change In ihe standard of op
.era tor s' w'ages paid by tho company
and that the report from Mobile, Ala .
•o the effect that a reduction of ten
per cent, was to be made was wltho'
foundation.
Ottawa, Can.—The experiment of re
cruiting skilled labor In Kngland for
Canadian factories has now been tried
for seven months, and the committee
of the Canadian Manufacturers' asso
ciation. which is responsible for the
labor bureau In fxindon, is abundantly
satisfied with the experiment so far an
It has gone.
Kaston, Pa—The Freemanshurg
plant of the American Novelty com
puny was closed It will remain idle
until after the first of next year. The
company owns 32 plants throughout
th t’nlfed Slates All will ho af
feefed by the suspension there
Mow to Vat an undertaker: Cough
and Cough nv> end in Coffin. Cure the
Cough, atop the Coughing, and let
the undertaker keep his Coffin. Ry
flnle,„ c .ugh Kllxlr is the best and
surest way of accomplishing this ret
suit. Rest, because It contains the
best remedies known to aid nature to
cure a cough. Surest, because It posi
tively does not contain opiates of
harmful drugs of any kind Guaran
teed under the pure Food and Drug
Raw. For sale by White Pharmacy.
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
AI»S IN THVS COLUMN ONR CKNT |
A WORD.
MEN WANTED—Miner*, coke men !
and laborer* of all kinds, can find \
steady employment at the large .
mining And coking plant of the'
Pocahontas Consolidated Colliers
Co., PocahontaR, Va. Apply In
person to Win. Leckte, Division
Superintendent. 11-1 tf
WANTED—Position as bookkeeper
Work hours from 5 to 9 p. m.
Long exi>erience. Reasonable •al
ary. Address S., care of Dally
Leader. 1-9-11
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
. Messrs. Ross Afe Kalile lx*g to an
nounce the removal of llieir law of
fices from the .Hohn Building to
Rooms 1:1-15-17, second floor of the
Thornton building.
WANTED—Position as monographer
by young 'lady. No experience,
but well up on practice. Moder
ate salary to begin with. Address
“A,” care Dally Leader.
Bluefleld Pant & Overall Factory
want* several girls at once. Call at
office, 2nd floor Red Men’s Building.
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JANUARY 13, 1908.
Leave 8:13 a. in. for Roanoke,
Norfolk and all points on the Shen
andoah division. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Hagers?
town, Pullman 'Parlor Car Roanoke
to Norfolk.
9:43 a. in. for Roanoke, Rich
mond, Norrolk. Pullman Sleeper.
Dining Car to Roanoke. Parlor Car
Roanoke to Norfolk.
2:55 p. m. for Roanoke and Lynch
burg aud intermediate stations and
the Shenandoah Valley. Philadelphia
and New York. Sleeper to Philadel
phia. Cafe Car Gary and Roanoke.
S*:38 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynch
burg, Richmond. Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper to Roanoke and Pullman
Sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk.
Leave Hluceld 8:20 p. m. for Ken
ova, Columbus and all point* West
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus and Cincinnati. Cafe Cars.
8:/>5 a. m. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus, Toledo. Cafe Dining Car.
I>ao »f03 a. m.' and 2:25 p. m.
daily for Tazewell, Norton and all
stations on Clinch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton and point* on
the Clinch Valley division at 2:40 p.
ni. and 8:25 p. m.
lveave 8:45 a. m. for Kenova and
intermediate stations via Wayne.
Loavo 5:10 a. m. and 2:40 p. m.
for Welch and intermediate stations.
Cali on agent Norfolk and West
ern Railway for ticket*, maps »...!
additional information.
W. P. BRVfLL, G. P. A.,
Roanoke, Virginia.
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there. All good dressers take
stock in garments produced by
us. We show nothing but the
vtrjr latest and .our prices are
right*
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Higginbotham Ave.
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When in need of anything in the
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remember we do first-class work
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_
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BLUEFIELD. WEST VA.
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President. Cashier. ' ..
H. C. M’CLAtTGHERTY, W. M. CORN HITT,
\ Ice-President. Assistant Cashier.
,:*'**a »i a v.frfpr ~%a
State Bank of
Bluefield
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Strictly Commercial Banking
Pnl«l-np Capital . . . : .. > g fto,000.00
Htfn-k holders* T,lability .. OOiiMlt
.Surplus Fund ..! 44,000.00
S<-rnrily to d« ,H.slt«r* ... . . . . . . . .. *144,000-00
Attention is called to the fart that this bank Is STRONGER
JUAN EVER, having during the “hard tlfhe*’* Increased Its
capital and surplus from f '.0,000 00 to $94,000.0*; and is
now ,’ropared lo fake care of any account large or small.
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