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EVENING LEADER I
ESTABLISHED APRIL 8, 1906._Bluefield, Weet Vrginla, Wednesday Afternoon September 22, 1909.__PKICE TWO CENTS I
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Remarkable Tribute Paid
Late Governor Johnson—
The Whole State Joins in
Universal Mourning.
LAST SERVICE3
AT THE CAPITOL
Interment Will Be Made
Thursday in Family
Cemetery.
St. Paul. Sept. 22. —One of the
most remarkable trlbute-j ever paid
to the memory of u public man In
Minnesota wan accorded the laty
Governor Johnson.
From the hour that the Governor’s
d«ath was first publicly announced
by telling bolls in Rochester yester
day. al) usual ublic. activity was
abandoned. All banka, stores and
offices were closed and building; were
draped In black and purple crepe.
Governor Johnson’s body was es
corted to a special train for St. Paul
by a throng of citizens from every
"walk of life. On the train were Mrs.
John on, a few of her personal
friends and State officers and friend«
of the late Governor. A» the cortege
passed down the street leading to the
railway station the escort lined up
on oitho- fide with bared heads and
tne hundreds of people around the
depot showed a like respect. Mayor
Thompson had proclaimed jt a day
of public mourning. The mayor and
council men acted as pallbearers.
At St. Paul the train was met by
detachments of all the local compa
nies of the Tiatlona! guard and an
evort of police. In spite of a heavy
downpour of rain the procession to
the State capitol with the mllltln act
ing as escort was witnessed by thou
sands of people.
At tho capitol the body wav placed
In the rotunda where it will lay pi
state until this afternoon, guarded by
four sergeants, four corporals and
four privates.
This afernoon tho Rev. J. J. Law
ler. chaplain of the Governor's staff,
will conduct service# at the capitol.
Thursday the body will be taken to
St. Peter's, where final services will
be held under Presbyterian aus
pices, with the Rev, R. E. Clarke In
charge. Interment wll.| be In the fam
ily cemetery at St. Peter, where Gov
ernor Johnson i* to be burled beside
his mother. Honorary escorts will be
state offlrers, the St. Paul Lodge of
Rlk« and the Knights of Pythian, ,who
will accompany the special train to
St. Peter.
DEATH OF WELL
KNOWN LADY
Mrs. Taylor, wifo of Roy. James T.
Taylor, of Mechanlmhurg, Va., died ,
a: her home 04 Saturday last, and |
Wft-. burled Sunday afternoon. Mrs. j
Taylor had been ill for several weeks
and her physicians decided that an
operation was necessary to re'tore
her to health. She was taken to
Richmond for the operation several
days ago but her condition was so
serious that she nevpr regain* con
sciousness after the operation, al
though sh.» lived nearly two day?
after reaching home. Mrs. Taylor wa*
a r.ister to former Sheriff Gordon
Wohlford. of Crnndon. and was high
ly esteemed by a large circle of
friends. She was married to Mr. Tay
lor nearly forty years ago and thHr
k married life was one long honey
moon. Their union was never blessed
with children. Mr . Tavlor was a de
vote! member of the Christian
Churth. of which her husband is an
able minister.
PATTON IN BIO
COTON POOL
New York, Sept 22.- James A. J
Ratten, tho Chicago wheat plunger,
is here in a hig bull poool of the
cotton market.
“NO TIP” LATEST
LONDON SUCCESS
Lndon, Sept. 20.—On account. <>r
the success of the ''n oti” plan being
tried hi Dondo nhoteU, others
thr”1 t5il;t Kurope will make an ef
fort pi put an end to the practice of
tipping'.’’'
DEPARTMENT
AFTER PANAMA
Will Investigate Reported
(1melties to Ameriean Ar
rested anti Imprisoned.
Washington, Sept. 2 2.—The State
Department ha^ requested the Pan
ama oflh'lals to investigate the treat
ment accorded William Miller, au
America-) citizen, who was recently
ai rested at Panama for drunkenness.
It Is Shorted that Miller wag lm
prl.otoed for this alight offense and
subjected to crueltea which warrant
reparation.
CUSTOMS IN
OLD MEXICO
The social event of each day is the
promenade on the Paso© da ]* Ia^
forniu, where, between the hour* of
4 and 7 In the evening—1n greater
numbers on Sundays, Thursdays,
arn holidays—the world of fashion
turns to see and to be seen, in con
tract to the wooden coachmen and
footman of Central Park, New York,
these In Mexico appear to fine advan
tage in th picturesque clothing of
their country, with wide-trimmed
sombreros to match.
On Sundays between 12 and 1
o'clock the fashion of the town is
again promenading, this time on foot
In the shaded walks of the Alameda.
One or two of the best regimental
bands furnish excellent music, hun
dreds of chairs along the shaded
side of principal walks are rented,
senoritns in almost ballroom attire
pass la groups through the gantlet
maintained by score* of admirers,
■babies are there to patronize the
merry-go-round, to take home some
miniature bull fighter or other toy,
at d the American colony is always
well represented by those wild like to
listen to the music or to otalk over
me gossip or the week.
Courtship in Mexico is carried on
under difficulties, the lover havirsg
top ost himself under the window of
his Juliet at regular times, regardless
of the weather, satisfied if his atten
tion is occasionally appreciated by
some look or sign. This devotion Is
continued regardless f ubttc observa
tion, until at last the vouag man Is
allowed to enter the houee and an
engagement is announced. It is only
Just to say that the extreme chap
eronagd, in contrast to the prevails
in* |a«k of it In the ITnlted State*, |*
gradually giving way to the form*
of modern roclety.
American customs are, l-v many
cases, being quietly adopted. Amer
ican girls are universally admired,
not to sav envied, to their graceful
dancing, I’.ail* sets the style, of
course, and the graceful lace “man
tilla" has. with all but. elderly |adle**,
been superseded by the Parisian
bonnet. .No headgear Is worn at the
opera, however, nothing but full
dress being jn favor. One peculiarity
of Mexican theater* is the custom of
charging so much per act ff the play
Is bad or the patron weary, he may
leave before the collector comes
around Just previous to the thdrd or
fourth act.
POLICEMAN SHOT
FROM DARK ALLEY
Chicago, Act. 22. Policeman
James Carey was fired u|x>n from a
dsrk alley by a.i unknown aaea-sln,
the bullet broking the policeman's
thgh.
Saloons
Will Open
* October 1
i Bitterness of Ki^lit Will
Disappear and Business
Will Be Good.
Bristol, Va.t Sept. 22.—The "wet***
regard the victory here by Judge Kel
ly’s decision in favor of tliem a* Im
portant, because Bristol will he the
only city bet ween Itoanoke and New
Orleans with saloons and. jf Roa toke
I goes dry in the contest now on there.
will he the. ouiy one between Wash
j ington and New Orleans. On every
side there la prohiblon territory to
draw fron»for a-veral hundred iai|«w*
Those who will enter the liquor
bu 'I.less have about perfected an
agreement not to open until October
1. though license} will be granted
today. The liquor people believe they
i will do a bus in era of $3,000.0*10 a
year in Bristol, with the heavy- In-,
crease in the prohibition territory
since jt was wet more than two years
ago. when |t did $l.r>00.000 per year.
Whl.’key men from all over the
South are here and many ofgtheni
will enter business, while all of the
largo breweries will be represented.
Though the campaign and the con
test have engendered much bitter
feeling, it is believed that It wRl
quickly pass away, as those who
• should know say that Bristol has the
chance of becoming thoomost pros
peroua city in the country of It9 size.
The "wets” show no disposition to
'crow over their victory, and the evi
dence |s that the bitterness will soon
be forgotten, though H has resulted
In the (-arrangement of families, the
dismissal of promLnent church offi
cials and much boycotting. Tbo
wots” have put up a clean flght
throughout, and feel that the proM
! 'bition question |s settled here for
years to come.
JEWS KILLED
BY RUSSIANS
Horrible* Beginning to Jew-,
ish ,Ne\v Year Holiday in
the Citv of Keff.
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Vienna, Austrfii. Seyt, 21.- -A re
port received front KMT state*? that
thirty Jdwa were killed by ftuet.ana
during the three dayB beginning the
Jewish New Year. Many women and
babies were among the victims.
Naked Jewish women were led
through the Rrv- t«?, chained together.
aiW. snbject%d o all manner of in-*
| dlgnant cruelties by fix* Russian sol
[ dr ry. The property lor* of Jewish
citizens will he heavy as a result of
jibe carnival of bloodshed and do
. structlon which ran riot.
DANCED AROUND
GUILLOTINE
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Paris, Sept. 22.—Great crowds
witnessed the guillotining of three
criminals, by the name of l,lobt«rd,
David and Hurreyer, at Y’alanoe. The
men were convicted of many murder*
and other crimes.
The execution was celebrat,<*d by
the crowd with songs, dancing, i
drinking and general merry making. I
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FOR PEARY
Will Accept No Invitation to
Any Demonstration Until
Controversy With Cook Is
Settled.
STATEMENT IN
ABOUT TWO WEEKS
Has Drawn l*ny During
Time Kngaged in His
Kxpedit i«ms.
y
Sydney, \ h., Sept, 22.—Com
mander Robert K. Pearv will accept
no Invitations to reception! *.jd no
pi bile honors until the question of
the discovery of the North Hole bn*
been decided by scientific author!*
tie*.
••Acting uiK»n the advice of Uen
eral Thoms* H. Hubbard snd Her
bert L. Hrldtfmnn. president and ***c
retary respectively oof the Peary
Arctic Club, I wish to exprens n»>
thanks to friend* for their kind of
fer* and invitations and al«o be* to
say that. I have decided not to accept
1 any InvItalKhs to reception*, or a.iv
i ovatlonsfr nntll tho present cowtnv
| ven#y Is nettled bv competent author
ity.”
Commander Peary supplemented
thig briefly. He was asked when fhe
public was likely to got a declHtou on
this subject, and he replied
“I do not know but what f hare
lo any will nod be very long delay* I
Whether my statement will be Issued
In on<> week or two wis>ks depend*
on circumstances.”
Tho explorer left Sydney at 7
o'clock this morning and will roach
hiB homo on Bagle Island Friday
morning. .Apparently Commander
Peary has made up his mind fo re
gain at this place for some time,
Washington, tfept. 22.—In re
sponse to inquiries that have been
pouring upon til* Navy Department
Acting Secretary Wlnthrop made
public all of the orders that were Is-,
sued to Robert B. Peary since he be
iytjii* a civil engineer in the navy. |n
Ofctotoer, 1881. There appears to h«ve
been a popular eurloally to learn
when Mr. Peary was detailed to
flearrh for the North Pole and where
he has drawn pay during the year*
that he haa been eugagod |n tho task}
The orders show that, eight
tonded leavo^ of alienee have been
given to Mr. Peary "to go to the
Pole." Only one of the Hght orders
directs him to go "without pav." The
orders npp'*ar to show that on all of
the trite except one the explorer
drew the snlary of his relative rnrix j
a*, commander |n the navy on him, a
leave of absence from April 8. !8b7.
for three year» to go abroad Hut this
was modified on July 2. 1808. by a
revocatton of the im expired leave and '
an assignment to the duty of making
observations In Grant Land and]
Greenland, under the roast and g*o
detic survey. Tinder the amende.) or
ders Peary has been entitled to draw
full pay of $4,500 a year during the(
last 14 months of hi* absen*-*.
Murderer
Must Pay
With Life
S'hukI White Man Will Go
to Kloetrie Chair
Friday.
Rkhinoad. Va.. Sept. 22.—(lov
«*rt»or Swanson this afternoon* an
I Bounced hi* determination uot to In
terfere |;| the ease «>f Howard llrugg.
| the ttoekhrtdge youth, who allied a
railroad wat* htnsn In that county
several montns .oh> ItraitK will there
for* go to the electric < hair ou Fri
day morning.
The « mm* haa been |n t h.< hand* of
tin Oovernor for aomo weeks. The
msn ha* already been respited twtco.
For rome days the tlovernor haa l*W»n
K< lug over papers and athdavits This
artwraoon he announced finally that
b* saw no reason for hla further In
terference In the sentence of the
court.
llrugg killed Thonina Draw hone, a
watchmau for the Baltimore Jk Ohio
Itstlws), and itlaced the body on tho
track** *>a it might he niutllated and
evidence* of the crime thua destroy
ed. The engineer saw the l»od> In
time to atop the train before the
body had been injured to any ettent.
The murderer wu* then ferreted.oat j
and convicted. «
Hragg has been |n the detention I
<**11 at the State penitentiary for
rrnrn than six month’*. I
HEAR ARGUMENT
IN DEBT CASE
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Loiitt-Htnnriitur Ciiw* of
\T
ifi|iia-W(*Ht Virginia N<
'I’m Ho Sottlod.
Illclunonil Va . Sept* 22. Th*
W'est Virginia Virginia d.-ht case,!
H< lt*'dulei| to be heard before fipo-;
eJal Matter Littlefield. In New York!
beginning todav will not »>• e«ii« I
til! U'trdav of thin week. The post- \
poneroeat was by consent of all par-1
tl«*. aud Attorney deneral Andtreon
will leave here Thursday morning
for MrV York
It I* understood that Major
llolmeM t'onrad. Itandolph Ifarriann 1
and John n. Moon, all of coun*e| for i
tho State of Virginia, will leave at
the same firm, and that the gantle
tnen will meet in WaHhlngto.i and
proceed together to Washington.
It la not known. Just how long the |
hearing will last, hut the evidence |« \
all In and only the arguments re
main to lie made, except that It la
possible that a few affidavits will be
submitted by each State
Sperlal Master Littlefield has an
nounced that he hoj^a to be able to
have th>* report ready for the «ni- .
!»'■ *te court of the fnlled •«.«.'"a at
It* October term, *o that II l* pos
;t?hle that a afhdavlta will be
preaen'ed and the argument heard
bt-forn that tribunal within th» ne*t
term,
WHP PAINTED
INSCRIPTION?
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Norfolk, Vs. Sept 22 -An Inye*.
flguflon I* being made to dbeoyefL
who painted *th>« N s hell of a *hlp'^
fn the aider of the battleship North
Caroln*
SOUVENIR HUNTER STOLE ROBERT E. PEARY’S DATA
BIO COAL DEAL
IN MARION COUNTY
Fairmont, W. Va . Hrpt. 22. -One
of the largest coal deals in thl«t sec
tion |n several yeara has been closed,
whereby the Pittsburg Has Coal
Company secure* the coal of the
Pittsburg vein and the mining rights
for the coal underlying an extensive
tract of land in the Lincoln d’strkt
along Buffalo Creek. There are sev
eral hundred acre* in the tract, and
the price paid was $91,575. The coal
waa sold by W. P. Ely and K. L.
Denny, of Wsynerfburg, Pa,
Sydney, Sept. 22 -Commander'
PeaTj and family left for Portland.
Me., thla morning on the Intercolon
ial KaPwa. They will go to Kagle
Island, where Peary wllll take a rert
and prepara a rej»oort to refute the
claim* o I>r Cook.
Peary’s ship, the Hooaeve|t, will
soon go to Now York to participate
i.r the Hudaon-Pulton ceiebrafon.
Peary made a nenaaUonai an- '
noun cement today jn which he claim
ed that aouventr hunfor* had regent- j
ly stolen mene ntoea. hotograhn and
valuable data from hie whip and that
j lie had collated the aid of the police
|ln finding and recovering them.
ELOPED WITH
TRAVELING MAN
\ y 2 2 vl -1
Marlw Idjwrman. of \4*h«.n* y <w
Pa . hnlroaw to I rObO.OOO, oioiwd ’o
Oonova. N. Y., with Janwa A n t«»»t
a travel!** man. and worn mar
rted.
HI J’Alt VTION Of \ % N ||| Kill hi V
New York Set ?2 It ta »••*'>• ir
♦ bat VV K. Vanderbilt, Jr and wife
have rei>arated
WEST VIRGINIAN
IN WASHINGTON
Wu*h|ugton. Sept. 22. K. W.
Mollohan, a native of West Virginia,
registered at one of the hotel.* In th1*
city. In an Interview today say* that
hl« State will ultimately prove the
richest In the Union. ' %
"Went Virginia can be mad * a
rich agricultural Stnte.” said Mr.
Mollohan. "and a great deal of at
teuton la being turned to the cultl
valon of product* of the noil. Our
crop* his year will make a god *how
lug and will cnttmiM to grow bet
ter.
"Everybody 1n the Stato la « )»oll
t'< lan. T hrre are many grave wrongs
being shown up In th<> reigning ad
ministration which must ajid win be
righted.”
TO REPRESENT U.
S. AT BRUSSELS
Appointors to Upprpsont flip
l 11it«*< 1 StntcH lit ( ’oiigrpss
on Maritime Law.
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Washington. Setp. 22.—.The .state)
Ikpartm-ni has appointed hid win II.
Smith, of Plttaburg; Judge Walttr
C5 Noye*. of New l/ondou, Conn.;
Clarence u. Burlingame, <»f New
York, and ex-Oovernor Andrew J.
Montagna, of Klchmond, Va., dole
g:«t«w to the Third International
1 'otifrw« of .Maritime <l,aw, which
meet i In Hruaaela, September 28. .
KILLED IN AN
AERO FLIGHT
ft f ,
Park. Fb-t. 22.---Cataln Ferber, of
ihe French army, wan killed today
by the fall of an aeroplane In which
h« wait trlpg a flight at Boulogne
aar*\|ere K.-rber had made aoveral
hlghia and waa one of the con|c«t
ante fer the aviation trophy at
It helm*,
REPORT GREAT
LOSS OF LIFE
Now Orleana. Sept. 22 —Refugee*
from aoutheaat Loulalana arriving
today aay (hat at bast 200 live* were
•oat along the coaat from tirand Isl
and to Vormlllna pariah.
NUTT, FAMOUS
SMALL MAN DEaD
I**r< h*«t*r. Mm#* , S* t»t. «**.—*•
Major ‘ Nutt, aaid to b«* th« a mall*
#*t Ohio In th* world, and a familiar
flrur* In th* rlrmia world for a long
number of y«ara, dl*d h*r** today at
an advanced a**
vY*
DR COOK WILL
IONORE PEARY
K*w York rtopf 2 2 l>r. Cong I
hiak«'« a aiat* m* t that h* will lg-,
•«f# |‘«arv *rr f**iy and n •••Kina j
forth hi* *la| inof dl^ ovf-ry of th-‘i
pf>l* on** *ar l**foro I*, arv l»r Cook?
k*' k *a hni*-h*-l hia poiar **i*lor* j
•< ^
Hi w*>nmt
#Oi » day O' tol^r f*. inn* th. j
\lh**4ln* l»at|y |r»t#lltg*nr*'r wll
a v* lta d>ith Manual Margal.i l>a>
On k'“ das |i*e lnt*lllaf*i»f .*r will t*
*« .t* mibw rlpt Iona Pawn la advan<#|
fo. on* r«ar f«> |S nft, Kwrybodf In
Waal Vlrg 4>a kr.ow* th* Wh**llng
lit%'|| g* n<»r I** k'afofy n# and rig
and |t# , r* *nt j. - i n \ th# van of
modor# JonmaMam If yon want a l
gr> vt dally p4;#r *-nt )«’i on# y*ar. !
*• nd th* ^ h« • I fjg I* II gao^r | : j
and a** advantage of (M* «f?*r.
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Spoke, in Auditorium at
Denver Last . Night —
Where Bryan Was Nomi
nated a Year Ago.
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URGES STATES TO
ADOPT INCOME TAX
Bv Constitutional Amend- I
incut Making It Possible
in Time of Need,
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Denver, t'ol . Sept. 22.—-President
Taft took breakfast thin morning at ,
Woo I burnt, twenty ntlles south, of
Denver, with John It. Walsh, 'amt
left today for iColorado Springs,
where a great crowd greeted Uhu.
Un made a brief aprech during his
short atop there and left for J’poblo
where he visited the State fair. The
n*xt stop win be made at Oleuwood
SprlngH.
President Tuft arrived in Denver
l»»t Bight and In the Denver Audi
torium where n year ago Mr. Hryati
wm nominated a* pis opponent In the
picsldontlal race, faced a crowd of
thousands that In Uh uolny welcome
retailed some of the hcuuom of con
vention week.
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President Taft, eloctad to take up
tho corporation tux passed a« a part
of the I’ayne tariff bill and to defend
It uh against tin* proposition to Im
pose a direct Income tax.ywhlch ho
Acknowledged seemed likely to imss
tho Senate when the corporation tux
was devl*.*d aB a compromise. The
President strongly urged thut all tho
Hiatus shoud adopt the proposed
amendment to the Constitution, how*
ever, to make an income tax poaulblc
Iji time of need.
Tlie President declared thut th$
corporation Ulx was In itself tho b.wft
fot m of Income tux that could be
levied Mild |M»lnted out that it con
tained many of the boot features of
Dm income tax law of England. Is
urging thutth oHtates should vote for
the amendment to the Constitution
permKtlng the levy of a direct in
come tax without apportioning the
proceeds among the States according
to their proposition, the President
declared, that |t would he pouaFhlu so
to amend the corporation tax o»* to
include within Its scope every desired
feature of an Income tax except th.*
I« vy upon Incomes derived from go
lual salary and professional services; *
The Prcaidmit said he op|x>sed «
direct income tax except in cased of
emergency, a ad i,0 believed It Ut l>*
a prime fault in the Federal consfl
tutlon that no provision is mad* for
n dtnsi levy to nieot war-time or
other extraordinary expense*, . 't
Mr Taft declared that it was Uis-.* <
Hiiproin,. court decision declaring iin
« eni» It ut tonal tie* lncomo tax . *;
p.'Ks-d hy a Democratic congress duH
p g tho r •< • nt HCHsiir,! from Including
in the cororallon tax measure a jttu
vision lor a levy upon bond* hi id ?
B'cr khold< rs. To tax bonds would r«k» -
-up In the reduction or the rate ttf
Interest, which means a direct lex
upon the Individual holders of the
h< nds, and would conflict with the
dccfslwn of the court that no direct
tux could bo levied hy the national
»'0v ri nment without resulting ap
portionment of the proceeds among
the fltaf.*n.
RUSSIA TO SEND
MINISTER HERE
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VV* htriRion. fl. pt. 22.—TtuMia ha*
M>l*olnt«\t Kryntofo Vlch, of tho Tm
P* rt• I Vf'nltMrjr of Aicrloultnrn. it*
• * t |a th<* l rilt' d 9tatr>§ |{o will
‘ l>. in \>w York and r«*malo
h* r** (tornianontljr,
TMK WHATHUJfl.
^ # t ^ K nla Shaw, r* and rool
* ' toalflht. Thu. *da>, partly cloudy
and « oolar.