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BLUEFIELD EVENING LEADER j
ESTABLISHED APRIL 8» 1906 BLUEFIELD*W. VA.. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 25. 1910 * PRICE 1WOCENTS
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Board of Affairs Hears Evi
dence and Argument and
Takes Proposition Uu
der Advisement
TO CANVAS THE
SITUATION TONIGHT
Entire Afternoon Yesterday
Was Occupied With a
Hearing of the Case
The Board of Affairs at its meet
Ing yesterday afternoou after having
heard the evidence and arguments in
the proposition to reconsider the
building permit granted the Blueileld
Gas & Fuel compuuy in the west end,
which occupied the time to nearly 6
o'clock, suspended decision in the
mutter until 7:30 this evening. At
this time the Boardw ill canvass the
mutter and reach a conclusion as to
whether it will or will^ not rescind
the permit.
W. E. Boss attorney for the gas
company introduced A. S. Booker for
the purpose of shoping that the pro
posed site for the gas plant was in
tended only for manufacturing pur
ines. He also introduced evidence
showing that the proposed gas sltej
adjoined the discharge of the west
end sewer, and that the property own
era nearest the gas lot were not ob
jecting.
He read a number of affidavits from
people living near the Boanokc, Lynch
burg and Bristol gas plants, among
which was the affidavit of ex-Govcr
nor John I. Cox, of Tennessee, whose
resident is nearer the Bristol gas
plant than any residence is to the
Bluefield plant. Governor Cox gave
Mr. Boss an affidavit that the gas
plant had not proved objectionable to
Ills residence, and that the Bristol
plant was not a nuisance, basing his!
affidavit upon having lived In about a
square of the Bristol plant for twenty i
one years. \
Me read another affidavit from J.
S. Sherfey who owned a nice home In l
less than a block of the Bristol gas
plant, who said that the Bristol plant
was not a nuisance and that he bad
never been bothered by It. Appended
to his affidavit was the certificate of
the notary that Mr. Sherfey was one
of the leading merchants of Bristol,
and that Ills stock was snid to he the
largest of any clothier in the city.
The affidavit of S. M. V'ance, gener
al manager of the Bristol Gas & Klec
tric company was to the effect that a
gas plant w'as not any more of a nui
sance than the average manufactur
ing plant, and was no more obpec
tlon&bte than an electric plant. The
nffidavit of W. T. Cooper, Jeweler, was
to the effect that the owned his Own
property and had lived within a hun
dred and fifty feet of gas plant for
twenty years, and had never found
any objection to It.
The affidavit of T. J. Burrow was to
the effect that he had been recorder
of Bristol for sixteen years, that his
office was within 200 feet of gas plant;
that he had never been annoyed by
it, nor had any complaints brought,
ixjfore him against the gas plant.
The affidavit of A, J. Kohler, sup
erintendent of the Lynchburg plant
was that a coat gas plant would not
be objectionable to residents 150 feet
distant, and would prove In no way
injurious.
A number of affidavits were read
from people living near the Roanoke
plant to the effect that they had nev
er been bothered with the Roanoke
plant.
Col. C. O’Leary was put on the
stand for the petitioners. He said he
was interested in the Hale Ipind com
pany. and it was his opinion that the
erection of a gas plant would depre
ciate the value of the property own
ew by the company In the vicinity.
Ho said that the gas people had
been offered a site on the north sMo
for $1200 whereas he understood they
had paid $4200 for the present site.
His former experience led him to the
conclusion that gas plants do not
operate to Increase real estate val
ues. The witness admitted on cross
COLONEL'S SHORT
AND HOT WOROS
Indianapolis. Oct. 25.—The alleged
denunciation of Judge Albert B. An
derson as a “damned Jackass and
crook, by Colonel Roosevelt on his
recent visit to IndlnnapoliH is still the
most important bit of gossip in local
club and i>olitical circles. Inasmuch
as the statement accredited to Roose
velt was made while the latter was at
the Columbia Club as a guest of that
organization, the members of the club
are loath to talk of the matter ouV*
side tlie club rooms.
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Out-of-Town Speakers Wiu'
Address the Organiza
tion at Meeting
Friday Night
'riit? Bluefleld Democratic Club held
a good meeting last night at Bailey
hal on Bluefleld avenue, at which
several member* made short addres
sea. Those taking part were Prosi
dent John Kee, Bernard McClaugb
erty, William H. Thomas, T. C*
Gwynne and Mr. Neal. The genora.
sentiment of the club was Diat the
members of the club shoula get out
and work for the ticket. There was
much enthusiasm and the members
were perfectly willing to pledge them
selves to do everything in their power.
The next meeting of the club will
ho held at the same place Friday
night, and at this time several of tlio'
Democratic candidates will be pres
ent and dHiver addressed These
meetings are open to all voters, and
they arWffrfted by the club to attend.
CAKE WAS EATEN
WITH DELIGHT
The Magic Range company gave a
demonstration at W. H. Harry & com
pany's hardware store this afternoon.
A twenty-five pound cake was baked
from Ideal flour manufactured by Mr
Cue & Wright Milling company of
Bluefleld. The cake sustained the)
weight of twenty-five ladies and after
iliey had stepped ofT came back to its
original height and was eaten with de
light by some twenty-five ladies. It
was served with delicious coffee and
(he ladies pronounced it the best
ever. They Unanimously pronounced
the Majestic the goods.
EXAMINATIONS TO .. .
BEGIN TODAY
Boston, Oct. 25.—Qualifying exami
nations for tho selection of a Rhodes
scholar from Massachusetts commenc
ed today in the administration build
ing at Harvard Medical School. Simi
lar examinations of young men who
desire to go to Oxford will he in the
various states.
Under s new management, tried
.this year for the first time, a candi
date conditioned in entrance Greek at
Oxford inay now become free from
the condition by passing the examina
tion in "Republicans” Greek at Ox
ford.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
New York, Oct. 25.—The Democrat
ic State I/CHgue of New York will
open the campaign tonight with a
mass meeting in Carnegie Hall, at
which John A. Dlx, Democratic can
didate for governor, will be the prin
cipal speaker.
RESUME RATE HEARING.
Chicago, Oct. 25.—Investigation pf
the Western trunk lines, trans Mis
souri and Illinois freight, committee
freight tariffs was resumed in Chica
go today by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
examination by Mr. Ross that In
stances women had been induced to
sign their husband’s names to the
petit Ion.
The attorneys for the petitioners
are Judge Joseph M. Sanders. D. M.
Easley. Gi'orge A. Prick and Bernard
MccJlaugherty.
W. E. Ross presented tho argument
^ for tile gas company.
MANY ARE EAGER TO ENTER
EVENING LEADER’S CONTEST
Anxiously have a number of intend
ing candidates been waiting for today
to arrive- the day when The Leader
Subscription Contest opens in ear
nest. The contest Is now on and from
present Indications will be prosecuted
to the llnish with great activity.
A half dozen nominations were re
ceived in this morning’s mail, while
several letters were received from
persons asking concerning the con
test.
W hile this number of persons si^
nified tbeir intention to enter the
race, it is policy of The Leader man
agement to announce only one name
each day, and the date of entry of
each candidate will date from the an
nouncement as oftielully made In The
Leader. Vontos'ants are privileged to
begin taking subschiptions ns soon as
nominated whether or not their nonit
nation has been announced in The
Leader. All are furnished with re
ceipt books.
As announced tiiat the first lotter
opened this morning would receive n
free -vote of r».OO0, The Lender takes
pleasure In stating that the nomina
tion of Mrs. M. K. Browning was tho
ttrst letter opened and she has is
accordingly credited with tin* fl.OOO
votes, her name being oin« ially an
mm need in this issue.
Mrs. Browning is employed In tho
10. H. Pedigo company store and has
J charge of tho millinery and dross
goods departments and does the buy
ing in tills line.
.Several others have he n nominal
' ed by their friends ami as soon as tho
i Contest Manager can personally make
their acquaintance their names will
be announced.
Miss Mary Hall. Dr. K. II. Thomp
son And John Hall, nil of Rluetlold
Irnve boon nominated by frlonds and
their names will be offlclally announc
ed In The Lender from day to day.
LIST OP CANDIDATES.
Name. Address Votes
MRS. M. K. BROWING. Bluefteld 5.000
DK3CRJPTION OK PR1Z10S OKKI5R
KD AND HULKS GOVKRNING TDK
CONTK8T.
The Prizes.
The grand prize oXered In the sub
Kcrlptlon Contest is a $ 1250 Hudson
Touring Car, 1911 model a perfect
machine in every way.
To many people an automobile. Just
nn automobile, who made it and how
it is mnde means nothing to him.
(Continued on Pago Five.)
TO CHANGE NAME
OF HUDSON BAY
0
Agitation to Change the
Name of the Great
Canadian Body
of Water
\ Ottawa,Oct. 2f».~ Now that Hudsons
IJay has become definitely the exclu
sive possession of Canadu.. by the
award made The Hague, and a
railroad is to be built to Its shores con
necting with steamers to Europe, an
agitation has been commenc'd for
changing the name of the great body
of water. Hud son's flay is not a bay
at all. but a sea. and the third largest
sea of the world. Many names have
been suggested, but It is likely that
Canadian Sea will be the name to ap
pear on the maps of the future.
THE DIVINE SARAH
IS RAPIDLY DYING
! I/ondon, Oct. 25.—"Grandma" Sar
ah Bernhardt has at last come to rea
lization that she Is getting along in
years, and with that realization has
come the thought of death. Possibly
It Ih because she has Just celebrated
her sixty-fifth birthday, possibly be
cause she has recently become a
grandmother, possibly because she
knows that the golden voice with
which she c~ thrilled her audience
is gone beyond recall but the truth
is that within the last few weeks tho
"divine Sarah" has aged rapidly. She
; is still a superb actress, and <jfi the
stage she continues to seem the im
j personation of eternal youth.
' Despite premonitions of death
| which have troubled her of life. Mine.
Bernhardt ontlnues preparations for
her Amorlan tour, recently ahe lias
declared that she expects to die In
America, and she will take with her
an elaborate coffin In which her re
mains ere to be shipped back to her
j beloved France.
j Subscribe for The leader.
John Molant and his wrecked mono
plane. Molsant's anxiety to demon
strafe to his sisters who are visiting
him from (,'bieago his ability to guide
a dying machine almost cost him his
life. Despite the advice of aerial ex
perts, hr* Insisted upon going aloft, at
Belmont Park in very high winds. He
rose quickly from the ground and
rose to the height of 600 feet clrcul
ing the track twice. He then sought
n lower level and while at an altitude
of 200 feet he lost control of the ma
I chino and daahnd to the earth. The
Impact of the flying aeroplane raised
; ft *reat cloud of dust and grave fears
were entertained for the aviator until
he wag seen emerging from the wreck
cd machine a little dazed but other
i "'l«e uninjured. The machine was
damaged to such an extent that there
is little probability of its taking pnrf
It the Internatona! Aviation meet.
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COW DERAIL A '
N. & W. FREIGHT
Extra west bound freight No. 42."V
! nn the Clinch Valley division of the
i Norfolk & Western struck a cow near
(>rnham late yesterday afternoon de*
'railing the pony trucks of the en
gine and two ars were derailed. Thar
were soon retraced and traffle was
delayed for only a short time.
No member of the crew was hurt.
A colored hobo stealing a ride was
slightly injured and the cow was en
tirely killed.
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Residents Clamed that the
Untaxed Canines Are
Raising M°re or
Less Caine
The residents of Raleigh Terrace,
Wyoming and Monroe streets claim
that a dop has Flipped somewhere In
the log tax collecting business and,
that there are sundry canines wlth-i
out collars to show that their tax
has been paid In that vicinity.
The krk of the residents is not ho
much that the city has not collected
the tax, although they greatly deplore|
this fact, as it is thnt the untax d
canines are making night more or
less hideous. They suy that the
howls and the incidental scraps of
the untaxed dogs brightens Morpens,1
and that slumber approaches Impos
sible. One citizen sallied forth last
night and bred a few shots at a spec
ial convocation of dogs, but his aim
was wild. A roll call of dogs this
morning faile dto reveal a missing
dog.
Call Haxon Lime & Lumber com
pany, Prone 78 for kindling wood.
BOXING TOURNAMENT
New York, Oct 25.—An Amateur
boxing ahow the like of which whh
never before stag'd In this country
will be held tonight, and Thursday
n-Bnlng at the lubhouae of the Irlsh
Am»r1<aii Athletic Club. All of the
pfMuUing young amateur scrappers of
.Hal will take part. The pre
nmtnarMf: arc carded for this even
ing *e<l the finals for Thursday. Five
‘Wtlglit^ will be contested 105 pounds
15 "in<ls, 125 pounds, 122 pounds
hnd irii-ldl' weight.
Mr, and Mrs, Andrew Morrlsey who
vy*-r«- married recently at Covington,
Ky\. returned todny after a visit to
'Mr Morrisseys parents at Tyronle,1
Pa, Mr. Morrissey is night dispatch-’
er at the Norfolk K W cstern division
olllce, and his wife was a former res
ident of Bluefleld.
Subscribe for The leader.
FREIGHT WRECK
ON THE N.&W.
No. 4. oust hound passenger train
wn« about five hours late today on
account of a freight wreck on the
Scioto division of the Norfolk * wes
tern. No definite Information has
been received at the division office re
garding the wreck, but It Is under
stood that no one wns seriously hurt.
01ILV BETTER
Hon. Rankin Wiley Returns
from. MsDowel! Where
Ho Finds Good
Following
lfon. Rankin Wiley. Democratic
candidate for congress in the fifth dis
trict. accompanied by Col. 1,. K. Tier
ney of Powhatan arrived In the city
tills afternoon returning from a cam
paign trip through McDowell county.
Mr. Wiley wll leave tonight for his
home at Point Pleasant, and will
»P‘ t»d the remaining days of the cam
paign In the counties near Ills home.
lie expresses himself as well sut 1b
llcd with his trip to this section and
says Hint his chances of election ure
growing brighter every day. lie Is
fillip convinced that he will get n
good Vote in McDowell where the neg- =
ro element dominates.
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ARE IN PROGRESS:
Washington, Oct. 25. Examinations!
are In progress this week, under the!
auspices of tlio government civil ser
vice commission, for positions as law
examiner for the Bureau of Mine.?.
Vacancies exist at the mine rescue
stations in Illinois and Indiana, and
other vacancies are likely to occur.
Hegnl education and training are nec
essary to satisfactorily fill the require
ments. Salaries range from $2,500 to
$3,00 a year.
A week from tomorrow civil *er
Vico examinations will he held for
meat inspectors of the Bureau of
Animal itiishniidry. No applicant
will he coVI I red vho rr s n >t »is t u - I
packing or cannlnshrdetaoinshrdluuu
least five years experience In curing. I
packing or canning meats. Practical
experience is given most weight in1
this examination, although a fair edu |
cation is also necessary. Weighing
or clerical work or experience as a
butcher or meat cutter will not he re
garded as the experience reqnlred.
These examinations win all be held In
western packing centers and cities of
the cattle country, with the exception
of examinations at New Taven, Conn.
other examinations announced for
the near future are Tor mining engl I
neer, salaries $2,400 to $3,600; Junior
chemist in the Bureau of Mines, sal
ary $1,020 to $1,500; animal husband-1
man, at Washington, $000 to $2,400;
teacher Of metal working afid median
leal drawing at. Haskell Indian School,!
Kansas, $720; Junior computer. Bu
rcau of Minos, $1,020 to $1,500; Junior
physicist. Bureau of Mine*, samo sal
ary. and testing engineer, office of
Public roads. Department of Agr|
culture, $1,800. All these examina
tions will be held on Nov. 0.
Vou can’t collect your own rent ns
cheaply as Kasley « West can do It.
THE WEATHER
Washington, Oct. 25.—We*t Virgin-'
la fair tonight and Wednesday, cooler
tonight with probable frost.
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OF THE LEADER
If The Leader carrier it not deliv
ering this paper regularly to you,
kindly notify the busine*a office and
the irregularity will be immediately
looked after. If there it any lrregu
laxity In delivery by mail, thi* office
should be notified. All complaints will
receive our careful attention.
TT. Claude 1‘abst of Tazowell was In
WuoflHd on business matters.
After Deliberating Fifty
Minuter; Jury Reaches
Conclusion of Volun
tary Manslaughter
MOTION TO SET
ASIDE VERDICT
Sentence in Such Instances
One to Five Years in
State Pen.
Welch, Oct. L»r». (Special) — Lato
yesterday afternoon the Jury In crim
inal court horo In the case of stato
against John Waldron, deputy United
States marshall, harged with killing
Men Tate and Wade Gillespie In a
desreputable house In Keystone on
Jnnunry 23, 1910, returned a verdict
of voluntary mnnBlauKhter after de
liberating fifty minutes. A motion
woh made to set. the verdict, aside.
'This motion will be argued Novtmber
11 when sentence will bo imposed If
tlie nioth>h in hot entertained by tho
A '
rroacvutltog ^Attorney Smith wus
nmy assisted' Ky Kamos Gillespie of
Tazewell, Vn., a relative of Wade Gil
lospio, one of the men killed at Key
stone.* Tate wag nn engineer on tho
Norfok A Western and Gillespie was
connected with the Armour I'ncsking
company.
The case wus first called at the
April term of the criminal court, but
the Jury dlsugreed.
'i he sentence In instances of volun
tary manslaughter is from one to live
yean; In the state penitentiary.
l*uwson Warrell of Minefield was
attorney for the defense.
The circumstances of the killing
had wide publicity at. the time. Wal
dron claimed ho had authority to ar
rest. someone connected with the
house of ill fame. There was a mix
up In which both Tate and Gillespie,
who were visitors at the place, were
killed.
TO PROTECT MEXICAN DEER
(Mty of Mexico, Oct, 25.— Mexican
sportsmen have appealed to the gov
ernment to stop I ho slaughter of deer,
which is now carried on by wholesale
In the northern part of the republic.
The animals are slain for their hides,
and shipments of ns high as $10,000
deer skins have recently been made
from Monterey to New York. Ameri
cans are largely responsible for tho
slaughter, crossing over the border
from Texas Jlnd slaying deer by the
thousands for the sake of the profit
to be derived from their skins.
MISSIONARY jubilee.
Denver, Colo., Oct. 25.—The Worn
cn'n National Foreign Missionary Ju
bilee. celebrating the fiftieth anniver
sary of the beginning of organized
work for foreign evangelization by the
women of America, wae commenced
In Denver today arid wH! continue to
morrow. The gathering hero hart
attract'd mission Workers from alt
parts of the country, and is a pnrt
of a series which will cover the con
tinent.
AUDIENCE WAS
WELL ENTERTAINED
McEwen, the hypnotist and magi
cian. drew n good house at. tho Elks*
last night and the audience was welt
entertained. McEwen Is exceedingly
clever In his line, which consists of
the regulation slight of hand tricks
and an excellent hypnotic program.
The opinion Is freely expressed that
McEwen Is the best hypnotist ever
appearing In the city. Miss Florence
llnrtly who gives several vocal selec
tions is a pleasing attraction.
Don't ndss being present at the
Regal Wedding to be held in our show
window. Oct. 26, Wednesday. You
are cordially invited to be present at
4 p. m. Richardson Hardware Co.