Bluefield evening leader. [volume], February 01, 1908, Image 2

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The Dal ly Leader
Published every even'n^ except
Sunday. r
C'J
Entered as s<M?oud class mat • i
April Etb. 1906, at the Post Oilie
st BlueGeld, VV. Va., under act of
Congress. March 3rd, 1879.
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SATURDAY, I Kll. I. 1008.
The loss by fire of the rnilroa 1 V
M. C. A. will be very seriously felt.
It has been a vast power f »r moral
ami spiritual improvemient of tli
large community of railroad men
who most frequently avail them
selves of the hospitality of its quar
ters. Under the management of Mr.
Roof as director, and Mr. Fisher,
the organization in recent months
has made great strides.
Doubtless the Norfolk & Western
railroad will come to the rescue. The
people of Bluefleld will undoubted
ly back every effort made to instal
a now building at the earliest possi
ble moment.
The Daily Loader is proud to ini
tiate subscriptions for this great
work. Practically whilst the fir**
was raging and it was seen the
building waa doomed, our em
ployes were prompted to set the ball
rolling which will eventually assure
for Bluefl tld an even handsomer
building than the old one.
Subscriptions will be received and
acknowledged by the Daily Loader
and when some permanent building
committee is arranged will turn
over the list and still continue the
good work.
PROFIT OF EXPERIENCE.
We would urge upon our city the
noeessity of a well equipped fire de
partment. There is also a crying
need for more water plugs which
should be put in without the extor
tionate charges heretofore made by
the Bluofleld Water Works & Im
provement company. The confla
gration yesterday is sufficient argu
ment for a thoroughly equipped fire
department.
Our morning contemporary at
t mj<ts to put the responsibility of
the poor fire department upon those
who opposed the bond issue last
year. It says;
"When It was proposed last year
to increase tho issue of bonds so a?
to provide for two fir-* stations and
new and adequate equipment
enough of our enterprising (?) r;ti
zens opposed the proposition tr
make the bond issue uncertain un
less thf* provision was left out."
Is not the Telegraph aware that
the bond issue was made for the
limit, and that it was admitted that
the city could not Issue more than
IlhO.OOO according to the taxable
property? The first that w * knew
°f the fad that the fire department
was not to be included in the recent
bond issue was from a statement
made by Judge Hit* at a public
m etlng at the city hall, who an
nounced that improvements for the
o»urt house and thp fire depart
ment would he left out. and the en
t.re fund used for street improve
ment and the sewerage.
We did demand, however, that the
olty council let the people know just
uow much money they proposed to
expend for each item included in
fho bond issue, aa the law required.
\K e demanded to know what th' v
proponed to expend upon street jrn.
prsvenaents; upon sewerage; upon
n,“ fire department, and upor the
‘ ourt house. a<? we had a right to
deman d.
Why me the la* k of a fire de
I T*m**nt upon a bond issue? Why
Ji’ake excuses after this fashion? Ac
we compelled to do everything by
• issue? Can't w<* pay for any
thing without bonds?
Would H not be better for the
' *y • - af’ernpt to prov i for a >
of these thing* out of the r**vent.e
derived from the rfty
We are for a thoroughly equlope-i
fire department. No one should op
pose it. But we have already 1s
"Ml'-d rjfy V.ndft to the limit allow e-I
ff rt n g ?
After having <*'urM a bond is
»ue to the limit allow* d by law , win
the Telegraph continue to harp ur*on
the fact that the bond issu< w n< n* t
sufficient and had to be nr down
«nd therefore tie city is fjepriv* !
of li* r needed improvements?
O. I*. \M> | NIOV f. Wtoft.
Tho Rfpu'hHrsn party is murh d -
ov*r 'ho T*r< nt d<vrl»lon<>
union labor Th« president
b;n\*eif has «rown nervotia over the
affair. The supreme court recently!
knocked out tin* most impoitant '
provision or tie Krdmun act. which;
prohibited interstate* rath , a Is from j
dismissing employes because of theii
membership in labor organizations '
Coming on tin* heels of the decision
helming tin* employers’ li:*.b!!it\
i.iw tc* lie unconstitutional. together
with other tecent judic ial mand ites'
interpreted as decidedly lio >t i!• * t -• |
organized labor, the* Krdinan law j
defeat has raised grave aj pr<*hon
»ic*u on the part or the Republican '
lenders regarding its effect on the
labor vote at the coming presiden
tial election.
Only the* other day Judge Dayton,
or West Virginia, one of President
I loose vc it’s appointees, Issued an in
j'V>ti<n against labor lead'-it. cut
that slat** so sweeping in clinractet
ts to attract the unfavorable atten
'ion Of the white house and tin* sen
:ite. The president lias caused In
quiries to be made into the facts
nti.I a resolution Is pending before* I
' 1‘” senate judiciary committee eall
•n-‘f for information to determine
" bet her tlio situation warranted
Judge Dayton going so far in re
taining labor lea dors. The* prosi
l<*tit and his friends realize that
these unfavorable decisions, taken
it ri t hr fact that the panic has ro
stilted in reduction of forces in
“lills, factories and in other indus
tries. are bound to have a bad effect
l,n the big latx>r vote.
Mr. Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor
recently proceeded to catalogue
sonic or the recent decisions in i
which labor has sustained defeat.
He mentioned the decision or yes
terday. which declares the Erdman
act unconstitutional; the decision of
!a fow l,aJ« ngo. holding the em
ployers’ liability law unconstitution
al; the decision in tho supreme
court of the District of Columbia
against the American Federation or
Labor and Mr. Gompers personally,
m which the "We don't patronize’
list published in the organ of the
federation was held to ho against
[ the law; tlie decision in .Yew York
•voiding the bakers' ten-hour law un
•institutional; the decision in the
“case of the National Hatters’ Asso
i elation, and. finally, the injunction
issued by Federal Judge Dayton, in
Meat Virginia, restraining the offi
'ers of a labor organization from
attempting to Induce the employes!
of a coal company to join a union.
Judge Taft recently made a speech
explaining the fairness of his labor
i decisions. His campaign manager
■s sending out many explanations
■ along this line.
The question is one that is full of
trouble for the Republican party in
the coming campaign, any augurs
"ell for the Democrats.
lilt A -AN'S ItKSI'OVSinil.lTV.
—
W h> not stop this nonsense
about asking Mr. Bryan to refuse to
be considered for the Presidential
nomination." says the Norfolk Land
mark. “Give him credit,” it eon
t in ties, “for human nature and don’t
make unreasonable demands of him.
I he party ought not to nominate hin:
against its honest opinion of what
!« the thing to do. II,> is „ot to
Manic for willingness to accept the
I nomination. The responsibility ig on
the I'arr>'. not on Mr. Bryan."
And yet the fact remains that Mr.
Rryan ran prevent his nomination
'»• lie so lists, and that he ought to
prevent it. if he deems it unwis»
•ind Inexpedient, \vh-n giving him
I eredit for human nature, we might
i wen give him credit for motive,
! higher than thf.se which would im
pel a man to sacrifice a great cause
for the selfish purpose nf merely
nrquirlng or holding a prominent
Place upon the nation’s political
siage. we take it that a tremendous
b'krep of responsibility rests upon
‘he Nebraska leader. He recognizes
his strength with the masses. He
rannot well be blind to the consid
erations which might tend to hi
lefeat and the defeat of his party,
were he nominated, it |a with him
measure carefully „]] (h,. bo.,r.
ings of the situation, and to net as
to his judgment and his sense of
patriotism may .seem best. Speal
jing for himself and his Democratic
associates in congress. S nator Ray
i nor said Wednesday In the course
j of a Baltimore Sun interview
ft Is a paradox to sa\ so, but
i’h* Democratic lenders here who ar >
against Bryan are aM for him. They
! will tell you that they are agn|n,
1-tn and at the same time will fell
I you that the delegation from their
I states Will he for him In the con
vention r have no Views of my own
j to present at the pres nf time, nor
can 1 foresee what a day will brine
l forth
L very one of us recognizes th
enormous strength of Mr. Bryan
! with his party, but knowing Mr
ftryan a- well «, do, tve all feel
hi* patriotism, his character and hi*
blgh sense of pcr-onal honor uf.riM
h,rn *° J b h| |f he thought that
' hi* candidacy would imperil Hie
f lianre* of fiarfy *ti<cc**. That mo
ment. however, has not com *, and
1 * enthusiastic followers at this
hour have supreme confidence in
; their belief that he is rlo-r to the
hearts of the people and c8n poR
a arger vote than any other candi
date who Could he selected."
That - our estimate of Bryan
Ju • as given by Mr Raynor There’s
-o ’« ling what will occur to change
tb' Democratic situation In tho ap
rroa-hing weeks and months, but
j ills we h* eve; |f Mr Bryan sha’i
:km< ;.! the nomination, he will do so
with the «•-mir thm that no xtr.Miv
candidate could 1> e.o • • .1
Lynchburg News.
Tlic New Jersey preacher who was
turned out of the pulpit for breed
ing dogs hud no idea ills deacons
were going to growl about It.
Count Szech nyi’s family may
have money, as he claims, but th"
list of wedding presents railed to
■ e an y Indication of their wil
lingness to s|K*nd it.
With two Ilil!s, two Charleys and
a Joe in the presidential race i!
'ookx as though the country will
have a good old-fashioned name in
the white house at any -ate.
"Manic-depressive” does sound
somewhat milder than “dementia
Americana brainstorm,” but plain
old * loose-screw” is more expressive
titan either one.
I lie .Massai'liuratts gentleman who
found a $ 1 .GUO coin while digging
bait can afford to sp nd the rest of
life Ashing.
There Is moio Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other
diseases put toge;her, and until the
last few years was supposed to l>
incurable. For a great many years
doctors pronounced it a local disease
and pr scribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with lo
cal treatment, pronounced It Incura
ble. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treat
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manu
facturt d by F. J. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional
cure on the market. It is taken In
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teaspoonful. It acts directly on the |
blood mid mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dol-i
lars for any case It fails to cure.
S°nd for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., To
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Take Hall’s Family Pills for con
stipation.
THEATRICAL NOTES
“A Qi kst.on of m sn.wps.”
The favorite c miedienne, Florence
Davis, will be seen at the Elks Op
era House Feb. 3. in her latest com
edy success, “A Question of Hus
bands'’
Hove and intrigue are the famih
iar themes on which are based the
plot of "A Question of Husbands.
Hut in this drama the tenor of life
and action is based on essentially
new- and especially adapted lines,
with the result that a complete and
original story is told as effectually
as if th ■ action wore in real life.
Florence Davis as Cyprionne has
taken the key-note established by
th-> dramatist and given to it a treat
ment that receives an additional
appreciation from her audience be
cause of the personal charm of the
woman. Genius and duty do not al
ways assimilate and some of the
best actr sees on the stage have not I
always been blessed with the gifts'
of the gods. r$ut Florence Davis
has. in her personality, a combina
tion of effective forces. and one
hardly know which to admire the'
more, the development of the gen
uine actress or the frame work of
physical attractiveness in which her
genius Is not.
Dexter Elliott is th • part of Gyp
rienne’s husband is effective. He Is
seif-sustained, deliberate. loving and
appreciative husband, with a de>
mination to sustain the r putation
of his wife and to prevent her from I
falling In'o one of the many traps J
into which a frivolous woman may:
be tempted to go.
He succeeds In convincing his wii
without argument or undue persua
•sion. that the letter part of action
is in the line of wifely devotion and
duly. She is lead Into a snare by,
which an intriguing lover seeks to
' nf lir.iil her, and the husband's tact,
and the wife’s sense of aroused ap-1
predation draws her away from j
temptation and she is restored to
He hearthstone of the home tvhlle
Ho beguiling lover jH thwarted*
There are two Old adages, "Haste
makes waste and "Make haste slow
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vlun they undertake to cure a rough
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form or other opiates. They must
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THi: MF.MBKltSHII* BOVKUNS
TllfS CItKAT COMBINATION OF
\V.\OK-KAIt NKIIS.
The local unions of the luterna
j tlonal Typographical union are about
to nominate candidates for tlie vari
ous international offices. Nomina- ■
lions are made at the regular Fob- i
rimry meetings of the local unjto
The election will take place on the
third Wednesday in May. Inasmuch
as tii ■ typographical union is the
oldest and best conducted trade
union on the North American con
tinent. some information us to its
methods of self-government will lie
of particular Interest at this time.
.Many persons outside th« ranks of
organized labor are unfamiliar with
the demoeracy that prevails in al
most all trade unions. As a demo
cratic body the International Typo
graphical union of North America
is the pioneer, and stands pre-emi
nent ns such in tlm organized labor
movement.
I Min typographical union is a free
I association of economic equals, men!
and women, for lie it known women
are admitted to membership in this
| organization upon the same basis as
nr.- men, one of the cardinal princi
ples of the union being equal pay
for men and women for equal ser
vices performed. The international
union is composed of unions scat
tered throughout the United States
and Canada, and its jurisdiction ex
tends from Alaska to the 'Philip
pines. Each local union administers
its local affairs in conformity with
international rules and regulations,
said rules and regulations being de
veloped by the combined local unions
and administered by a central body i
known as the executive council tn
the interest of all the iocflls. This
executive council is composed of cer
tain of the international officers,
who are elected by the referendum
for terms of two years.
When, more than fifty years ago,
representatives from the unions scat
tered throughout the United States
met and organized a national body,
which developed into the present in
ternational organization, the initia
tive and referendum were but little
known or used, so that up to about
• «n years ago the annual conven
tion. composed of delegates from the
affiliated unions, elected all of the
international officers and formulated
the rules and regulations. This has
now been changed. While the annual
delegate convention is retained, all
of the international officers are
nominated and elected by the refer
endum. legislation is Initiated and
all constitutional laws and amend
ments must he submitted to the re'-!
erendum. The officers of nll local
unions are elected by the local ref
erendum. in fact, the way In which
fhew> men and women, associated in
a voluntary organization for their
collectivo benefit. govern thems- lves
is one of the greatest expositions or
democracy extant.
N'ot only does each local union
govern itseir, but each union shop
i' f,rcaniz d into a chapel, (he mem
bers elect a chairman and secretary
and such other officers as they may
deem necec^nrv, depending upon the
size or the chapel. Th • chapel for
mulates and adopts rules for the
government of its members, and it
is the duty of the chapel officers
to see that ail union and chapel laws
arc lived up to. These chapels are
not only for the benefit of the mem
bers, but are a protection to the
employers, as the members are ns
zealous in sc ing that the office rules
are observed as they are to see that
the union laws are lived up to.
All members of a union have a
voice in the discussion of all mat- I
ters »>■ fore the union, but only those
who have been members in good '
standing for six months have a vole
on certain questions, such as. i<>; ■
i.r.iann, .-n tlng the o-r <H!ut!oif
th.'.isgf i ,;i the wag© .'-cal© or t-> do*
• *ui • a strike. The strike is the
■weapon or lart resort in this union.
3ssd is only appealed to after all
other moan a to adjust difficulties
have failed, a proposition to declare
a strike must receive three-fou/ths
vote of Six months members in good
standing, and in order that the mem
Ikms may be entitled to International
benefits must conform to certain in
ternational laws and be sanctioned
by the executive council.
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OPEN WIKIOLESS “CABLE" LINE.
Cllfden, Ireland, Feb. 1.—The
Marconi transatlantic wireless sys
toin was opened to the public for
the transmission of private mes
sages today. The service at present
is 'bet ween London and Montreal
only, by way of this place and Pold
iui, Cornwall, on the eastern shore
or the Atlantic, and Glace Bay, N.
S., on the western shore. Montreal
was chosen as the American termi
nus, because Canada has subsidized
the wireless system to the extent of
$*0,000.
Heretofore the wireless transat
lantic system has been used only for
press massages. The rate on private
messages between London and other
points in England, Ireland, Mon
tr al and other Canadian cities will
be only 12 cents a word, or less
than half the rate charged by the
cable companies. No attempts will
bo mndo at present to lay private
wires to the wireless terminals.
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RIGHT-OF-WAY SECURED.
Mercer Republican: The right
of-way for tlie trolley line between
this id ace (Princeton) and Athens
lias been finally secured and the di
rectors of the company are only
awaiting the r turn of its president,
R. g, Meador, from Florida, to
put in motion the actual construc
tion work of the road.
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SIX WI11TI2 A RTISTS |
RATI IS KELLEY & MOYJCR BI,DO.
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A man’s apparel should be distinctive, it should reflect the taste
and characteristics of its wearer. His personality ought to find
expression In the set and stylo of his garments. All our time
and tulent are given to the crealon of just such Tailoring. From
tho first clip of the shears to the last stitch, it Is the work of
our expert craftsmen. Do you want Tailoring of this class—the
satisfactory sort, if so we’re at your n ice.
CHARLES FISHER
THE TAILOR
Successor to I\ J. Kelley. RALEIGH STREET.
SiKMial Department for Cleaning and Pressing nt Reasonable
Prices.
WE. &,E L. SHUFFLEBARGER
ARCHITECTS
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Rooms 6 and 7 Bohn Building, Bluofleld, W. Va. ’Phone 44.
DAVID E. JOHNSTON, F. M. PETERS,
President. Cashier.
R. C. M’CLAUGIIERTY, W. M. CORNETT,
Vico-President. Assistant Cashier.
State Bank of
Bluefield
SAFE, CONSERVATIVE,
Strictly Commercial Banking
Pnkl-up Capital . ^ oo,ooO.OO
Stockholders’ liability . r,0,000.00
Surplus Fund . 4-1,000.00
Security to depositors . $1 I 1,000 00
Attention is called to the fact that this hank is STRONGER
than EVER, having during the “hard times” Increased its
capital and surplus from $.',0,000.00 to $9i,000.00, and is
now prepared to take caro of any account largo or small.
PAYS INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS
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