Bluefield evening leader. [volume], September 25, 1909, Image 1

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ESTABLISHED APRIL 8, 1906.
Bluefield, West Virginia, Saturday Afternoon, September 25, 1909.
PBICH TWO CENTS
CHARLESTON
IN A BAD FIX
Unless Money is Provided
Police, Fire and Street De
partments Must be Elimi
nated.
NOT ENOUGH MONEY
TO PAY SALARIES
Officials Can Not Control
Obligations, Nothing
in Sight.
Charleston, W. Va., Sopt. 25.— j
flavor Janies A. Holley itl a clear cut
n/ble talk explained List night to mem
hera of the Charleston Chamber of
Comemrce at the regular monthly
meeting of that organ ration the pre
else condition of the finances of the
city of Charleston.
-Dealing only with the exiting con
dltions n the city today, Mayor Hol
ley tAld that the business men and
people In every walk of life who are
citizens with the welfare of Charier,
ton at heart should give the question
of the c'ty's finance their most ear
*i«srt consideration and uuderwtand i
clearly and thoroughly the question
which confronts Charleston.
Unless something Is done, the
.Mayor -Aid. to furnish money to con
tinue the c3ty’s executive depart
ment;} in the dice barge of their sev
eral functions, there will be no re
course under the charter but to
discontinue all fire hydrants, all
eUctrlc lights, all of the ftro depart
ment except the ehief. all of the po
lice department except the chief, and
street and health departments,
except the Board of Affairs without
any compen<sat on whatever.
He stated that In the matter of
talari** there Is only money enough
accurtng from all sources to provde
for paying the salaries of the mine
officials named In the charter. n3 fol
lows; Recorder, police judge, city
solicitor, cli cf of police, chief of fire
dejxv.tment auditor, treasurer, s.roet
commissioner and healt h comm In 1
oner.
‘He explained how under the char
ter the official# ran contract no obli
gators when there is nothing in
sight with which to meet them and
that the officials would render them
selves criminally liable should they
obtain funds without security in
s’ght.
He showed clearly that there If
nothing else to he done after the
Hr rt of October but to make the cur
tailment of the departments as ’pro
pos*d. unless funds are provided \$
M>me manner and that the conditions
are -not arbitrarily imiwwed hut forc
ed by the necessity of obey <ng the
specifications of the charter.
At the conclusion of General Hol
ley's remarks the motion that the
committee which had reported after
a rather hasty investigation, agatnef
the prelpoecd levy, be requested to
confer w th the Board of Affairs In
regard to the city's present situation
wflfc [tamed.
ORDERS LOCAL
OPTION ELECTION
’ Cflurtottrvlllo, Wa., •spf, es —
(Judge O. Btirnloy Sinclair, In tie
Corporation* Court yesterday, Isru«j
to tho City Sergeant a Writ ol elec
tion in com pi lane* with tho petition
requesting that the question of lt
or t o licenses for the sale of
l quor bo decided by a vote </f the
people. The ek* »l on M *< t for Tues
day, lie rjuiher 7th.
The c. mpaign will begin at once,
lintmd d'clv after the appearance of
the jpeG Ion on the streets the drys
Q'liefl> organIped for the fight. A
meet'ng was tailed for !a*t
night :i the belief tho* the petition
would n t he bin led to fudge tfin
clalr foT fotrp t me yet.
Howard Bragg, twice respite,I,
was electrocuted at. Richmond. Va.,
rtotfey. He was th.- second! wjhJte
man to pay the death penalty in
Vfr>f nJia by elecd.roculiton.
J
ARRANGEMENTS
ALL COMPLETE
Mexico City, September 25.—-The
Mox can end of the program for the
meeting between Prsldents Taft and
f>tax at El Paso has been completed,
and was today sent to Washington
by the 'Mexican State Department.
President Diaz and hia Staff. several
cabinet members, a battalion of pres
idential guardB and a number of
government oi.rials will leave Mexi
co City on the evening of CMober
12. The presidential train will itto
ceed to the City of Chihuahua,
where Proddont Diaz will be the
guest of Governor Enrique Creel and
the people of the Slate of Oh hua
liua. After upending two days in
that city, tho party will (proceed to
the border.
President Diaz will bo in the city
of El Pa*o from 10 a. ni. to 6 p. in.,
October 10. President Taft is ex
pected to twice cross the border, ttm
to formally return i’res dent Diaz’s
visit and a:Tin in the evening to be
the guest of honor at a banquet to
be given by the Mexican executive.
RESORT
RAIDED
TODAY
Supposed Dressmaking Es
tablishment Covered a
House of 111 Fame on Prin
ceton Avenue.
GIRL INMATES
GAVE TESTIMONY
Habitues <»«»t Unify and
Went to Another.
I louse.
A Mrs. Best who has ostensibly
be«n ccnjucting a dr-“s making
labii-hwrit tip stairs at 231 Prince*
ton nvonue for some time, was this
morning arrested ami brought be
fore Pollct Judge Crockett on a
charge of conducting a house of HI
fame fcnd fined which she paid.
The raiding of th s place has been
contemplated for some time hurt on
account of the Inability of the of
ficers of the law to secure evidence,
when the place was know,) to exit.
ffUeh procedure was deferred until
the evidence was secured through
the efforts of Judge Crockett him
self. He waited his -opportunity,
and when the two girls, habitues of
the pi :ce, got mad and left a fewr
Inys ago. he hunted them up «v.vl
found that they had gone to Rost
Chambers revor* .n another yart of
thr» city. The Judge went there and
«\.w the wome i while their grievance
agiln t the Bet woman was still
r.'irkling and indue«»d them to dis
close all they knew ‘about the place
end agree to give their testimony
aga a»t her.
The two women. France Walt*
and i^aura Miller, appeared as w t
n» this morning and toatifiml
that everything went, along alright
until the Beat woman dernarKled half
the proceeds of their shame when
♦ hey rebelled and walked off leaving
he,- to play a lone hand.
A raid on the place wa* planned
a few days ago. and although the
matter w*i ; kept supposedly perfect
ly quiet, when the pol Ce slipped up
* fairs to make a swot*p upo^ ih,^
in th ir rooms th' re was nothing
doing. News of the intended rsid
had leaked out in some way and the
Inmat**n were placed upon guard for
the time being.
I
I his life-Ukv sketch of Ur. Fre(torlck A, Cook. the tllWovcri
t*"' *S'0,f'1 l*olc, was made by the Seurat Syndicate bj ArtU»t P<
while Dr. Cook was boinp li^tervy*w ^ j)V representative* of tli.- !I
News Service. It 1« an admirable 1 k,n*w of the explorer,
received a weleotno upon his home, onij„K nj<f. umt „tmaily nrrori!
k ng or emperor.
r of
•rloy.
on rat
■who
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Inspiring Pageant Lead by
the Clearmont and Half
Moon, Movs Up the Hud
son.
CANNONS BOOM
WHISTLES BLOW
Tonight With Bright
Parade Will Be Repeated
Illumination.
New York, Kept. 23. TMu Tlud
HOn-Ptflton i«g< tni started at elcv
«n o'clock, t«n thousatH m ,*u whl
ties shrieking out n draining wel
come a* th»' Cle.irniont. and Half
Moon, leading the pageant, started
up the river.
The booming of exnnon« added to
the domoionration. |< ,« estimated
tbaj one m HI ion people were ma-v<d
along the wa-'er front and cheered
the pa rad aa It paaod in review.
A great fleet of tugs, and jraehts
fel) |T, heh n,-| the CNirmOjn and
Half Moon at retc hing tho line of Mie
water parade f »r mJle» up the Mud
son river.
t);»juadte PI, ( let;, street t he aaIufo
from the assembled wn rah I pa l»rgnn.
The warship fleet wa4 at retched
akjiig t,he waffer front for a dlata.K-e
of n ne miles and added jo thw Im
pressive •peotacle.
Whe rv the ricarmont and Half
Moon arrived at 110 atrcot toey wtro
oHclaUy received by the lludeon-Kiil
i ton celobratto,. coin tti teuton afire
1 which the escort ink ueef returned
down the r vi>r.
#Ph** 'parade will b« repeated to
[ n1«iii emnim riel: « a< 7 o'clock when
the thousands of buildlnga and ve»
xels Of every dene *p|lou will be bril
liantly ilium neler].
On the return trip dow,> the river
tiie Half Moon rai into tiie Clear’
| mom. and wax badly damaged, break
1 i#iK iln dowwprlt.. and hba.khig It up
1 in a number of. other ways. No one
w«M injured in tiie aocrident which
may place the Half .Moon teinporarl
| ly out of roniti lmMit.
ROANOKE’S BIG
FAIR IS OVER
Roanoke, \ *... . 25. The Roa
nokf fair oio*~d l*m night with «
kih /I dl«;»b •/ of firework* *»d a
number of ’Idlng r<>nUw»«. The
I r r »wd Jest* -rtny w» somewhat largo
<-r ihan 111 > hi at flay In I't'iH An
excursion cpme to the city from VV«*t
Vlrg nl» over th# Virginia,i, bring*
kng about 100* and nnn over the
Roanoke* and Poqlhern brought :u»
niany more.
'Ilu Kafr lied tho largest attend*
anc* in If« history, and l»s ueunl
fuck f,ft to weather. There wa» h
h«*av\ rain In ho bualneHn ac» lion of
fho »!<y y» tor day. and only a f.w
drf»|»> Ml on the Fa r Orounda.
TilF WF.ATIIMC.
Fair foul -hi and Sunday. Front In
| low la^ds tonight.
Ordinance to Regulate Laun
| dries and One Dealing
Building Within the Fire
Limits.
PERMITTED N. &. W.
TO LAY STEAM PIPE
Hoard May iOxlmusf I *;»
1 ience ul Fudge, Hut No
Recourse I las I lo.
1 ordinalicoH came before tim
board of ufTairH for llrst reading of
thor regular weekly mooting |««t
night. On« for »h*> regulation
of laundries ami wtlpulat.es tho*. then'
piucow must have cone rote floors; no
person aufferfcig from a contagiom
dlseaec shall Ire employed; no nd
joining room sUnll 1»o occupied Jin
.x pin e; and rnunt be In*
Tx^tcd one.• a month by the health
<>|fh . r. A fl no of $2 to $ 10 |H pro
vbl< d for vlolat on of any j»art of
the ordinance.
The afecond ordinance haw for it*
object the regulation of building
co.etrucf.ton within the fire limth of
Ui« city. from th*' l>n11<I
I i»»« liiepe<jtor Are required, an,| th<
i.larm for th< pr»,pored building inn f.
l»o vaibinlttcd With the application for
h |K<rmlt. There wan wwno little r]i«
cuvdon In rexnrd to the fire limits
outlined I-, the ordinance, hut this;
ma*tter will he agreed upon and ad
ju*f.«»d before fho ordinance reacher i
t* aecofld reading.
Attention wan called to vIolaMom;
[ of the cow ordinance which In util!
'operative the there aj**pirs to In
i,rOme laxity iri enforcement.
The police were Instructed to
l«K >k after a dog on the North S’de
Maifi to |,o threatened with hydro
phobia.
W. A, fkodell was awarded the!
eoi trn*t to pot a hath tub In the city
Iftll at $I.V and f'harhw It Smith,
hem* tho lowest. bidder was given
ANTI-SALOON
LEADER HERE
til* contract for repapor ug the city
hul). H4s bid wnt 115,
Tin* contrail with W. K. MoArtor
for gtdcwnlk building, on the rocosn
no md all on of the city attorney, won
a improved.
Thomas K. Cofor was g muted per
mission to eni't a one-story building
6n tbo north aide of Roger* street
to be iik\1 a« n cow house.
The application to transfer the res
taurant license of Meadow & Ibxl
fu>0, coTored. from one hIiIo of R:\
letgh gtreet to tho other was referi'e<l
An application for a rataurant icons"
by K. F, Ihatllffe, un lilunflcld ave
nue, wan referred to the commlssi
oner of public safety.
Paul Adkins was grunted permis
sion to dig a cesspool on hl« prop
erty m South BlueOold.
The ) <juor llcenso of Doc Fudge
and tho restaurant license of Harry
Holt look their usual layovers.
The saloon bond executed by K.
I'}. \j. R:'hohi was approved,
Tho Norfolk and Western Rail
road Comjpany was given permission
to lay a «tcam plpo from Princeton
avenue to the division headquarters
and also the realdences of Gonral
Super ntendent (ieorgo Johnson and
Dlvi lon Superintendent W. S. Meek
er.
i
NO PARDON FOR
CASHIER BUTTS
11 <-11410ml, Vh., Sept, 25.-—A nor
folk aiki I'ortmnnuith delegation,
headed by II. O, Averyt called upon
Governor AwaiiMO;, yvotorday In
h»i*»K of Indu'd ok him to extent'!
clemency ip A. II. HuMh. raehler of
ilie wrecked hank of Portsmouth,
who l« now aerving a term in the
Atnte lionlteultarv. In <th purty with
Ave ry w<>ro A. <J. Porte r, W. C. Not
t’nghatn John P. Dolan and L. Prlv
Itt. Tin* dclegat lojt iloui not e!ate
•Mion what grounda 1te jd<a» arc
baaed.
I ho offense of ltutft was a aerloun
on... He got away with considerably
more than four hundred thousand
dollars, and caused the ruin of many
|K>or fain 11 leg. Nineteen or Iwiwiy
IndNctmenU are et111 ngnlnst him.
Kvon if he were to regain bi« liberty
he might be prosecuted fr;i worm, of
the«e. The erring cashier has al
ready nerved about half hl« term.
The Governor reached his final d«*
tenm I nation not to Interfere with the
sent*inoe of the conrt la the caw. of
Mut.te, who Will be required j/0 ,.„m.
plete hl« aentenco In the penitenti
ary.
It will |h- recalled that Hutt*.
when he came to Itlehmond to be
gl,j IiIk term, rrwio ’.n a apodal char
'••red ear, plentdftilly stocked with
wine, and In conijxiny ffith a numb
er of bis friend*, w'ho were reneted
nnd din<*ri on the way.
JEWISH DAY
OF ATONEMENT
Today Hlu"floMV Jewlah eltlzen
shlp obl«,rvi‘,| one of the mowl fin e rod j
of tTiflr r.-IlKiouH holiday*, "Yom
Klppur." or tin- Day of Atonement..
All iMi'-im-afl house* operated j,y
.l«'ws wi n- clorfd today and will re
main r’osod unlit i'i oVIorK.
J*»v« ry Israelite, fio rnof f«*r |jow |n
f|lfT"ioH( ‘.it hia n-liidon ot It. rw :s«\
»Mi«r.rv<« thIk holy day strh t1y I,, *»•
cordarwe with the iivlno |»r*. t<»
inakr- j| a flay f>f thorough rep'-nt
And cIo.-m communion with hia
linker. My movf f f fa thfiil or this
until aiint** t tcxl.iy, no f<xif| or water
I'a4iUK tJi*' Jlp during tbl« |ul< rval.
IHvinn aervlcn w. ro held In the
•yiiayogU'w and temple* th*--’ entire
•lay, heftier of timet solemn a,id lin
|»r«vHlvo eliar.M-ler, and freely Inter*
[>* r ■ i with aitpplieat.fona for for
eriv«-n*t<M f'-r «1 n ■. of too |mat. a.id
l»rom11««-a to lead letter and holler
11 vew |f, (he future.
A fi dley ear Jumped th* rail,
i'h'^1 Into « saloon, dernollghlng
,fl' hnr and killing the rnotorman.
F'our i>a»he«!tifers wer« badly injur
fnat wan <fhserv* I
d nr day evening ]
State Superintendent Hare
of Charleston Arranges
For Field Day in This
City Oct. 10.
ORGANIZING FOR
THE COUNTY FIGHT.
Relieves Ext i nordinary Ses
sion Will Re (’ailed at
Early Date.
T. M. I loro, state k aporlntondcnt
nf t ho W.«( Virginia Anlfl Saloon
l.eoKuc, of Charleston, was n visitor
In lli'u city today looking over fho
toniponanco Hit nation |n thIh part of
tho elate. Ho will ro to Princeton
tomorrow before returning to Char
leston,
Th > man object of the visit bore
of Superintendent Hnio was to nr
nuiKe for a field day which will bn
held n this city October 10, at tho
Miami street Methodist church. The
)>\irjM>se of the matting will bb to
dteems local conditions nod orga
nize the temperance foiT*% who will
j make a determined effort to wviiro
the pewiage of th llazlott loen! op
tIon bill.
Mr. Haro bol.evea that Gov. Olas*
, <'ock will rail an ertraordinary m*
slon of tlu* legislative body and la
con (Idout that a c«l for a conetlfcU
tloinl convention will paas.
"Wf need a now comet I tut ton,"
"»bl Mr. Haro, "one which will glvo
ur a nocn* ballot and nsllatrlct the
renal*. Worn Virginia line not en
ough senators and I believe that llf
to*n out of th riy honjatora will be
In favor of a -,e\v constitution. Those
an* practically cor lain, and they
should bo able to ludiico t.wo or throo
«»l Mu other* to vole with thorn which
would onahlo the const Hut Iona] con*
vontoji measure to carry.
Senator firot.t will favor Much a
measure from tho fact that his ro
oh'otIon Ih extremely douddful on ac
count of 11m decided diinorrwhc
r ilna plainly evident throughout (he
**'atc Tho republican poll! clans arc
b ginning to realize that they will
have to do something to restore
themselves In (ho confidence of the
people. Governor (IlftHwork," ho
said, “Is alright On tho temperance
f|uus4 Kin and will do all In ills j>owor
to bring about. fh«* reforms pledged
In h1s platform, but H is all up to
the senate and what will bo accom
plished can not. bo accurately figured
oa
‘‘There m no no local option Jnw
in eff<t-t, in do* (Mile, and our b'g
fight will he (o have the Ifar.lolt lo
cal option hill aubn»M.t*d for the
Grast' bill which |« I( more subter
fuge.
"Out of flSi 4'Ollllt left ',J| the Htttto
•10 are l-jf the dry oohun, The real
w«*t district Ik composed of the coutu
,lo'! *»f Mercer, MlfiKo, Ohio, MdNm
*•11, Fuyott ,tn,i \V.*t/,..j. The eotHrf
• I'’* of Kanttwlii, Randolph. .Mineral,
Taylor ht!<1 1/nv n w*»nt Into the dry
column rm July j,
I lit hardest flyht w«’ have yet
met with" ho continued, “was In
I' ilrin<- it, where the wot members
or the * liy council pa««od a Mcfr.mo
ordlnanc by a Hhnrp deal, but Judra
S one cTantCii ii »n tnjumion for
i iri> days which wii« made perma
.irr.t ;<ft« r | wan shown that, thirty
• layo n 4|»o rniiwt he given before II
could ho Kranted by thi coi»n
rU' A' « "on».o|uoiwe, Fairmont
will n-maiii a dry town.”
BORECES’ INFLUENCE
ALSO FELT HERE
The earth current. caused \,y {},<,
dr0fit northern litjhf or Aurora
llor<alia, n.Tlou<dv ntcrforlng with
the working of telephone and teJo
ffraph wires hed vvei»n Now York avid
Atlanta ami Horten und 8t. fyoula.
are aUo f#»lt In this etty today wh r<j
all no sage* wtrre received Subject
to delay,
Tlj. re were no *<-rlous delay*, al
ii oils'll a ,rr«<it deal of trouble was
i vt.< • tuicol .in day in both s<wd;f)g
and ret living n agon at the local
office.