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VOL. V NO 105. BLUEFIELD. WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST U)oS --
-■ ■ - " ■ ■».- -— - ■ ' ■ ..- ■■ . —' • . ■■ 1 ____ ERICK 1 WO CKMTC
CXHNT ZKPPEIJN ft ILL HAVE
MONEY TO CONTINl'E EXPE
RIMENTS.
Berlin. Auk. 22.—A fund which
was start* 1 when Count Zeppelin's
airship was destroyed near Stutt
gart on August fourth, to enable
him ‘to build another airship and
continue his exiterlments, ha* reach- I
ed 1600.000.
SoSfSs
HE\I> OF PA8TECR IN8TITPTK
INCKTTjATEII, takes HIS OWN
TREATMENT.
Chicago, Aug. 22.—T)r. A Iagn
rio, who is at the head of the Pas
teur Institute here, was inoculate:!
with hydrophobia germs and is tak
lng his own treatment to ward or
an attack of the disease.
GOVERNOR
MAGOON HERE
CALLS OX SECRETARY OF WAR.
HILL RRTt'RN TO CURA NEXT
HKKK.
Washington. Auk. 22.—CharloF |
E. Magoon. provisional governor of j
Cuba, arrived here yesterday, trailed
on the secretary of war an I bad an
extended conference with him. II
will go to Oyster Hay Tuesday, and
expects to be back In Cuba by S p
(limber 1.
GNTNffl AWARDED
J. 1>. SIIOTT TO PAVE MAIN ANI) !
• |
RRIIICE STREETS OF KEY
STONE.
Rids for the paving of Main and
Bridge, streets in Keystone Wei»
op ne<J By the council at that plact
Thursday and the contract wa
awarded to J. I). Shott. of this city
A bond issue of $14,000 was re
cently voted for and carried at Key
atone, $10,000 of which is to la
spent on ths streets and the re
mainder to be used to construct
sewers. The work will commoner
as soon as the bonds ara sold.
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FUNERAL LA HR ELY' ATTENDED.
C. TI. Mustard returned yesterday
Iroin Bland courthouse, whc.ro he
attended the funeral of his broth
er-in-law, Charles J. Muncey. The i
funeral was held Wednesday even
Ing ad was attended by perhaps the
largest concourse of people that ev j
ir attended a burial in Bland coun -j
ty.. Mr. Muncey was hoi I In high
esteem by everybody.
Ft Is not what you make but what |
you save that Increases your hank
account. If you buy your stippl'es
from .1. M. Echols, the rash store.)
you will be pleasantly surprised at
your raving. 231 South Bland St.
F»hone 249.
Unit. General Nelson A. Miles,
retired, who will lie one or the
guests at the fifth annual encamp
ment of the (.Tinted Spanish veterans
at Boston.
GOVERNOR SERE o HKN< KM I NA
TION—SI*E<'ELATION AS TO
REST OF TICKET.
New York. Aug. 22 —There be
ing n > longer any doubt about the
renomination of Governor Hughes
the question arises, who will be the
governor’s companions on the. Re
publican state ticket. Several high
ly prized honors are to be awarded
at the slate convention and there
will be keen rivalry to capture them
MR. IMMDDY TO
S \ l/OON KEEPERS
To the paloon keepers of Blucfleld:
Gentlemen ( bail hoped to have
the time to v’sit you today, hut will
he too busy to do this. 1 am going
to hav- a service for men only Sun
day at 4 p. m., at Grace church, and
if you men wlM come I promise to
ilo every thing In my opwer to make
the services pleasant to you.
Yours truly,
THOS. PRIDDY.
Pastor Grace Church
Do not worry, buy for cash and
he happy, from J. M. Echols, the
cash store.
NOTICE
I was appointed August 3rd as
trustee for J. T. DeWltt k Co., but
ler known as the Blucfleld Book and
Stationery Co. All parties are here
by notified to pay all accounts due
said concern to me as trustee for th**
above named company.
M. B. POSTEETIIWAITE.
Trustee
BET,MONT CAFE.
Dally.
Full Course Dinners,
12 to 3 p. m.
ROc.
D. B. MARTIN, Proprietor.
And Manager.
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‘IP YOIJ HER IT AT PEDIGO'H IT*H WORTH THE PRIOR.* T ,
OF THE SEASON BEGINS
MONDAY. AUG. 24th
^mmmm^m"*■“mmmmmmmmmm^//g
Remaining Summer Stock must now be closed
in a hurry. Prices made all less than cost.
SOME STAPLES
are included to make the sale more interesting. Call
or write for hand bill if you fail to receive one.
E. S. PEDIGO
Opposite Freight Depot
32fi AND 327 PRINCETON AVE.
BLUE FIELD WEST VIRGINIA
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THE TARIFF QUESTION
cMasterly Speech of William J. Bryan at Des Moines, Icnva, Last
Night-Democratic and Republican Platforms
Quoted and Contrasted.
Dos Moine, la., Aug. 2 2.—Com
paring the attitude of the two dom
inant parties on 4lie tariff question
\N illiam J. Bryan, Democratic can
didate for the presidency, nt the
base ball park last night, before a
vast audience, fired the first gun in
the campaign. He attacked the Re
publican promises of tariff revision"
and asked if the lkMimcral'ic party
was not justified when it included
in its platform the declaration that
“the people cannot safely entrust
the execution of this ini port an*
work to a party which is so deep!.*
obligated to the h'ighly protected
internals as the Republican parl>
Mr. Bryan said in part:
Mr. ChairtiiaiT, T/adles and Gentle
men :
In my notification speech I sta'
ted that, as the. campaign progress
od*. 1 would discuss the question,
“Shall the People Rule,” as It ap
plies to the various 'issues involved
In this campnlgn. 1 begin with the
tariff question, because It Is the
most lasting of our economic ques
tions and 4ho one. upon which th*
leading parties have most frequent
ly opposed each other. Other ques
ttons may come and go. tint ques
tions which affect taxation. UK *
Tennyson’s 'Brook' 'go on forever.
As the government ts not a Rady
Bountiful, with unlimited means,
but merely an organization which
must collect on the one hand what
it pays out on the other, the sub
ject of taxation is an ever present
one. Wo may discuss how much we
should employ in collecting, and
should collect, what method wc
how best to di tribute, through ap
propriations, the money collected
but we are never far removed from
the subject of taxation. Iowa has
been selected for the presentation
of what I doBire to say upon th's
subject, beeaue the Iowa Republi
can* wore pioneers in the effort to
secure tariff revision at the hands
of the Republican party. 1 come
among them to define and defend
the Democratic position on the tar
iff question, beifnuse 1 believe it
will commend Itself to them. That
the issue may be clearly Btated, I
shall read you the Democratic plank
on this subject and then the Repub
lican plnnk.
The Democratic platform says:
"We welcome the belated prom
ise of tariff r- form now offered by
the Republican party as a tardy
recognition of the righteousness of
the Democratic position on this
question; but the people cannot
snfely entrust the ^xecutlon o' tills
Important work to a party which Is
so deeply obligated to the highly
protected Interests as 1s the Repub
lican party.' We call attention to
the signflcant fact that (he prom
lsed relief was postponed until aft
er the coming election—an election
to succeed in which the Republican
party must have the same support
from the beneficiaries of the high
protective tariff as It has always
heretofore received from them; and
to the further fact that during years
of uninterrupted power, no action
whatever has been taken by the Re.
publican congress to correct the ad
mittedly existing tariff Iniquities.
"We favor Immediate revision of
the tariff by the reduction of im
port* duties. Articles entering Into \
competition with trust-controlled
products should he placed upon the
free list; material reduction should
bt* made in the tariff upon the no.
cessltlcs of life, especially upon ar
ticles competing with such Ameri
can manufactures a* are sold abroad
more cheaply than at home; and ,
radnal reductions should he made
In such other schedules ns may b >
necessary to restore the tariff to a
revenue basis.
“Rxlsting duties have given the
manufacturers of pnjior a shelter
behind which VTiey have organ zed
combinations to raise the price of
pulp and paper, thus Imposing a tax
upon the spread of knowledge.
“We demand the Immediate r.>
ponl of the tariff on wood pulp
print, paper, lumber.* timber amt
logs, and tlist these articles be plan
ed upon the free, list.”
The Republican platform says:
“The Uepuhlean party .declares
unequivocally for a revision of the
tariff by special session of » figi
Immediately following the inaugu
ration of the next president • and
commends the steps already taken
lo this end In the work nss'gned to
the appropriate eonimitte s of con
gress, which nro now investigating
the operation aud effect of existln,;
schedules. In all tariff legislation
the true principle of protaction I*
best maintained by the Imposition
of such duties us will equal the dif
ference between the cost of prodiic
Mon at home and abroad, together
with a reasonable profit to Aim r
ican Industries.
“We fnvor the establishment of
maximum and minimum rates to
be administered by the president
under limitations fixed by the law,
the maximum to he available to
m et discriminations by foreign
countries ngniiiHt American goods
entor ng their markets and the min
imum to represent the normal mens
tire of protection at home; the aim
and purpose of the Republican pol
icy being not only to preserve, with
out excessive duties that security
against foreign competition tp
which American manufacturers,
farmers and producers are entitled,
but also to maintain the high stand
ard of living of the wage earners
of this country, who are tp. most
direct beneficiaries of the protect
ive system.
“Between the United Htates and
the Philippines, we believe in a free
Interchange of products, with such
limitations as to sugar and tobac
to as will afford adequate protec
tion to domestic Interests."
Secretary Taft refers to this sub
Jeiy briefly 'In his notification
speech—only briefly hut I shall
quote such passages from his speech
ns are pertinent to this discussion
It Is not necessary to read his re
marks In full.
It will he noticed that the Repub
lican party has abandoned the earli
er arguments advanced *in support
of a high tariff. Wo hear no more
of the "Infant Industries" that must
he tenderly cared for "until they
can stand upon their feet;” there is
no suggestion that the "foreigner
pay the tariff,” and nothing about
the "home market." These catch
phrase** have had their day, they
are worn out and east aside. The
Republican lenders are no longer
arrogant and insolent; they no Ion
ger defy InrlfT reform. Their plan
now Is to yield without really yield
ing.
I submit that the Democratic
platform accurately describes the
Republican position* when It refers
to "the belated promise" made by
the Republican lenders ns " n tardy
recognition of the righteousness of
the Democratic position on thlr
question. ' The Democratic party
In Its platforms and through Its rep
res; ntat Ives In congress has for
years pointed out that the tariff
schedules are excessively high and
ought to bo reduced, but that flu
Republicans have, until recently,
refused to admit that there was any
necessity for reduction. They now
confess through their platform, and
through their presidential candidate
that tho need for revision la so
great ns to justify the party In de
claring "unequivocally for a revis
ion of the tariff" and the need Ir
<> urgent that the work Is to ho un
dertaken at "a special session ol
congress Immediately following the
Inauguration of the next president
The use of the word "unequivocal
ly" Indicate* that those who wrote
the platform recognize Hint they
are under suspicion. They want M»
distinguish this promise from the
linkept promises o ftho past by add
Ing as emphatic nn adjective n
could be found In the dictionary
If former Republican promises hn I
been conscientSously fulfilled, It
might have been necessary to I him
strengthen the promise made thh
year The use of the words "Imme
diately after the Inauguration" Is
evidence that the Republican lead
f*rs are conscious that the patience
nf the public has been strained to
the point of breaking, nnd it Is al
most pathetic to note the solicit u b
which they now feel about doing a
thing which, but for wilful ncgleol,
might have been done at any tlm< 1
during the last ten years.
Mr. Bryan's speech will be con- 1
t’nued Monday.
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FORMED (iOYRKXOli o| ' OK LA*
HOMA ANIt NOW MAVOK OF
Ot'TAltlK.
Guthrie, Okn., Aug, 22.—It took
a Jury only ftve minutes to ronvlrt
Ca-aiua M. Rarnen, former governor
of Oklahoma, rind now mayor of
Guthrie, of gambling. The mayor
waa arrested neveral weekn ago
with other prominent men. Ilia
rompanlona pleaded guilty. Judge
Strang, who will aentenre Karma,
wan appointed by the defendant aa j
hla attorney general during hla
term of offteo an governor.
RACE RIOTS
FNSETTLED MIND OF WILLIAM
VEST AND HE DIED OF APPO*
PLEXY.
Deratur. Ill, Aug. 22.—While
waiting an inquisition aa to the nan
tty of William Vent, died of apo
pleiy yenterday In the detention
ward. It la supposed that hla rea
non waa unsettled hy reading of the
Springfield rare rlota.
Try a Leader want nd.
Roar Admiral Hohloy. rotlrad,
who will bo ono of tho u*• 1 at t),o
fifth annual wieampmonf of tho
FnlteJ Spanish votorana at Boston.
IXTKRRMTIVO ItKMUh
Rov. S. W. Bourno, pastor, as
aiatod by Rov. Jaok Word, oonfor-i
onco ovoangollst, aro in tho midst
of a vory IntoroatJng rovlval at Ifo
nakor'a ohapol, Rooky (lap, Va,
OV.IYKR ( Klim t»l \Vr.KK.
K. T. Ollvor, of Hal Ivh, \*. O.
la In tho olty looking nftor h'a roal
oatato Intoroata. Tho oa o of Ollv* r
va. tho olty of Bluoflopj will oomo
Up In tho olroult oouri at Prlncuton
tho first of tho wook
I
IWI'TITIEI» IITKIt A CIIAHK OF i
I
TllftKR WKKKH.
New York, Auk. 22. After h
chase Of three weeks leading thru
Boston, Philadelphia. Providence,
Washington and other eastern cities
the burglars who dynamited two
safes In the Jewelry factory of
Thomas J, Dun and company. In
duly, getting $25,000 In precious
metals and stones, were arreste I
today in Newark.
GOVERNOR CREEL
MEXICAN AMIlAHMAItOlt fJOKM
HOME TO BECOME fJOVKIlNOK
OK CHIHUAHUA.
Washington, Aug. 22.— flenor 1
Enrique Creel, Mexican Amhassa- i
dor to the United States left yew- '•
terday for his native state of Chi J
huahua, where he will resume his
Pities as governor, sn office to !
which he was elected last fall.
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Miss Fanny Morgan, of Itockv 1
Mount, Vra., returned home this
morning, after a pleasant visit of j
several days to the family of Mr. :
j and Mrs. T. If. Becker.
Hoar Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan
who served In tho Spanish-Amot I
ran war will ho ono or the guests
at the fifth annual ouoamptnont of
tho United Spanish veterans at Itoa
ton.
TO Ith' IIKAItl) IX OPKX <WUT.
New York. Aug. 22—Frank J.
(,ou,‘l. ** b«H been stated on
Koo,l authority, haa decided that
tho details of t#o suit for dlvorco
brought against him by hla wife
Khali bo hoard In open court. Mr.
Oould will oppose the appointment
or n rororoo and will contoat every
*tfP In tho litigation.
N|,HK|»|X<1 HAlUMtH
haVia ity roi.h'io
Naw Y“'k. Au*. 22. A*. point
or a pistol, throe alleged thieves
wore diptured early today by a po
11*'*.'man while they wore In the got
or robbing five Hallora of the United
Hla tea cru'sor Prairie, alecplng In
a doorway at ulnety-alxth Ktreot and
Hrondwny.
SAYS COUNTY COURT
PLAYED POLITICS
MINdO < ’< >\IM IK.NH l'\ K|{M HAIII
TO HAVti (’IUN(iKI) KMilTlON
I'llMTINrTS FOIl rOMTK’AI.
ITKCOSKS.
Judge McWhorter of tho court or
appeals has issued two writs of
mandamus ulsl, both returnable on
• ho fifth day of September, at the
instance of certain parties in m p.
go against the county commission
imh of that county. The complaint
Involves the legality of the action oi
tho county court In cousolidatlug
certain election precincts in th.i'
county, which action the complain
ants aver, Is illegal, llsfranchlscs
many voters and was done for pollt
leal purposes.
The complainants in one case arc
EBIIhu Hoggs, Floyd Hatfield and
Scott Browning, clt'/.ons and tax
payers of Magnolia district, Mingo
county .against M. V. While, .1 amen
Hatfield and Andrew Varney, coun
ty commissioners of Mingo county
The petitioners aver that the
county court of Mingo, in consoli
dating the voting precincts of Mat
wan and Red Jacket No. l> has dls
rrancnlsed over 1400 legal voters
many of whom are compelled to
travel over ten miles to reach tie
;»o 11 h . while the consolidate] dls
rlct contains more than the |ega'
voters allowed any one voting pro
•ln<*. Petitioners aver that till
onsolldation was made for pol'tl
•al purposes.
The petitioners also nver Mini
there Is not a resident within the
loundary embrace I within I,yn pre
•Inct No. G, created August 1, 100k,
ind tfiat nn accurate and actual poll
»f tho voters wtfliin said precinct
ihows but thirty-four electors, and
lnally, "that the greater part of
he amd embraced within said boon
lary Is wild and mountainous land
ipon which neither man nor beast
ias It habitation.’’
The other mandnmiiH case Is slm
lar In purport nnd tenor lu the
rialn, the peltloper In the rase bo
ng ff. 8. White.
ADMIRAL EVANS
ItK ri|(lOI> NAVAL oi'l'inoit OK
FIOItKD IIIQ CIVIL POSITION.
L«h Angeles, Cal., Aug. 22 -
Hear Admiral llohley I). lOvntiH, rr
lln’d has hoe., offered the clmlrninn
rh 1> or the |,oh Angeles Harbor
Ha 11 road Company, a big corpora
tion which will practically control
the harbor of Los Angeles ut Hun
Pedro.
•VKW HUNDAT PAPKIt
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 22.— The
Uveiling Dlapatch, rounded In ISIIS
as a Hepiillcan afternoon dally, will
enter the Sunday Held tomorrow.
Mr*. W. S. Leake, of llchmon l.
Va., who has Just returned from
!i trip to Palestine, will talk to the
Woman a and dlrls' Missionary so
cieties of the Find llnpllst church
Sunday aflernoon at 2:80 at the
church. Members of other denomi
nations are invited.
Mrs A. II. Mann and daught r,
Miss Florence,, left yesterday after
noon for the Iron Lithlu Springs at
Tip Top where they will spend sev
eral days.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCKIIN
The new telephone directory of
the Hlueeld Telephone closes on
Tuesday, September 1st. All those
who contemplate moving, or are de
sirous of having telephones Installed
ho as to get their names In the di
rectory will please communicate
with the contract agent, phone JLI4
ho that Hiich change can he properly
made and listed.
Yours truly,
flLUICFIELf) TKLKPIIONK CO.,
My w P. Hawley,
General Manager.
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Savoy Shirts $1.50
to $2.50. i:
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•*LaSavoic” of Import- *\
cd French Madras
$2.50 and $3.00
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EW Patterns*are here, stripes and f»g
^ ^ urcs on white grounds. Self and con
_ trasting stripes on grey, tan, canary
and blue grounds. Also the short stiff bosom,
which will be very popular this fall and winter.
Metropolitan Men's Furnishing Co.
Elks Building Bland Street
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