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POLITICAL
ROTTENNESS
IN WO
Democratic Chairman Gets
Writ to Permit Exami
nation of the Regis
tration Books
WAS REFUSED BY
COUNTY CLERK
Republican Ringsters Mak
ing a Desperate Effort
to Steal Election
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Williamson. Oct. 29.—(Special) —
E. J. Wilcox, chairman of the Demo
cratic executive committee of Mingo
county, applied to James Damron,
clerk of the county court, for permis
sion to examine the registration
books of the county on lat|t Tuesday
Oct. 25. Damon refused to allow’
Wilcox to examine the books aud
stated that they were not public re
cords. and that he could not see them
as long as the books remained in his
charge. Damron further stated that
one copy of the bookB was filed in his
office and one in Republican county
headquarters, and suggested to Wil
cox that he apply to Republican head
quarters and see if they would let
him see their set.
These books, under the law', arc re
quired to be filed by the registrars of
the several precincts of the county
not later than the 24th day of Oc
tober, and were in fact, filed long be
fore that time. The registrars ap
pointed by the county court refused
to permit their books to be examin
ed before they were filed.
The Demoratlc executive commit
tee has not been ablo to ascertain,
either from the county clerk or from
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KEYSTONE MILL
WAS A FIZZLE
The much heralded heavyweight won
der, “Dub" Buchanan of Keystone
met his Waterloo in what was to have
been a \en round go with Simon Ofaa.
the crack base ball player Of the
Keystone team, in a bout at that place
last night.
Ofsa’s speed was too much for
“Dub," A stinger on the nose in Vho
early part of the first round com
pletely took the grit out of him and
be refused to continue the imftch.
Many sports witnessed the fizzle,
but were very much surpriaed by the
excellent foot work displayed by the
ball player-pugilisit, and it :n the
general opinion among them with
training Ofsa would make a battler.
MONUMENT TO
FATHER CORBY
Gettysburg. Pa., Oct. 29 —Catholics
from all over several states and hun
dreds of Catholic and non-Cathollr
veterans witnessed the dedication to
day of a monument to FaSher Corby,
the heroic civil chaplain. The memor
ial occupies a prominent place on the
battlefield of Gettysburg,
The dedication ceremonies were
preceded by the celebration of solemn
high mass. Distinguished Catholic
clergymen took part In the religious
exercises,
Flo not miss getting a chance on the
free heater to be given away by the
Kurcka Hardware Company.
HARVARD RUNNERS.
Cambridge, Mass.,' Oct. 2T- ?W
va»d cross country runners begin
their season today against the team
representing Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Yale will be here next
Friday.
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UTTER CUTUPS
II SMOKY CITT
C. T. U. Charges that
Young Women Engage
in Very Unbecoming
Hallowe'en Tricks
Pittsburg. Oct. *9.—That many fair!
maidens of the Smoky City are wont i
to calibrate Hallowe'en by stripping^
themselves of their maidenly reserve, j
nnd other things, and letting loose
all hold on th^ moral law, is the
charge made ijy women of the oral
W. C. T. r. who have uppf aled to the
mayor and chief of police to do some
thing to stop the naughty cut-ups on
next Hallowe'en, now only ifwo dayo
I in the effing. g
Many shocking stories are told of
the actions of pert young things who.
in past years, have donned coats,
vests and—well, trousers,—and un
der the Influence of the strange garb
have turned themselves loose In the
gayest al gay revels. Young ladies
of some of Pkttaburg's most respecta
ble families, girls who have had tliej
benefit of church and Sunday school
in their uphringng, are alleged to!
have been the chief offenders. It is
said that, they have entered saloons, I
put tneir little ro ftsy-wootsles on the
brass rail, putted cigarette smoke in
the far* of the outraged bartender,
and, after a hearty ‘‘Step up, gents,
and name your pizen,” from the lea
der of the gang, have quaffed their
liquor like good fellows.
, In the opinion of the ladies of the
Women’s Christian Temperance Un
ion, such cnduct is ‘‘immdest and con
ducive of the leading astray of young
girls. * The police have promised to
put a shop to it, and if any of the
sweet young tilings get too gay next
Monday night, they may find them
selves enjoying the hospitality of a
polie station.
That the W. C. T. U. ladies are not
exaggerating is vouched for by a
number of patrolmen and reporters,1
who assert that on Hallowe’en last1
year they witnessed scenes which
made them blush. And to make a!
Smoky Citv policeman or reporter
blush Is about as difficult a matter as
may well be Imagined.
At the regular meeting of the board
of affairs last night the gag matter
met with another postponement. A
resolution was adopted which sub
stantially states that the building
permit granted the Blueflcld Gas &,
Fuel company Is still in force, tho
board having not yet reached a con
clusion as to the evidence Introduced
by the petitioners to show cause why
the permit should be rescinded,
The board disagrees as to the
weight of the evidence, the vote stand
ing two and two. it is understood.;
No public vote has been taken. A
meeting will be held this afternoon
for a further discussion of the mat
ter.
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PRESS CLUB TO
PULL OFF MEET
New York. Oct. 29.—As a prelimi-j
nary to the Amateur Aithletlc Union's
national championship indoor games,!
to begin in Madison Square Garden
bn Monda>, the New York Press j
Club has arranged a big carnival of
sport for Celtic Park tomorrow. All
of the athletes who participated In
the national outdoor championships
at New Orleans two weeks ago and
came on here for the Indoor games
will participate In the Press Clubs
carnival. Not only will the best of
the club athletes be seen In compel!
' Mon, bat the stars of the collegiate
athletic world as well. The greatest
galaxy of athletes that ever compet
ed in a meet in America will battle
for the handsome and cos<tly prizes.
TRAVELERS’ MEET.
Jackson. Miss, Oct. 29.—Traveling
men of Mississippi and other gulf
states are meeting here today as the
guest* of the Mississippi State Fair.
SENIOR CLASS OF HIGH
SCHOOL WILL CONTEST
FOR AD-WRITING PRIZE
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To encourage the art of writiug
advertisements, at the suggestion of
Miss Ethel Wall. tMchor of the Eng
lish department in the Minefield High
School, The Evt ning Leader offers a
prize Of one year’s subscription to the
•tudeut in course 7 in English, who
before November 4. 1910, presents to
the Contest Editor the best planned
advertisement sc f ing forth the
grand offers now being made by this
paper in Its subscription contest.
The contest o fad writing is open to
any studenft of the course and .there,
are no suggestions os to what the
advertise no ut shall contain, other
than as above outlined. All we warn1
is n good ad, setting forth the con
test. The advertisement Is to be
three columns wide and to inches
deep. No cuts to be used except fug
one of the automobile offered In the
contest. •»* ;.>!
All advertisements must be npfvrbVf
ed by The Leader management until
alter approved they will bo
over to a committee of business ’tflhh'i
w ho shall determine the winner.
The winner of jthe one year's sub
scription to The Leader will hlHlj
lowed to cast a vote of MOO rol jjlaj
fuvorhe candidate, but no annouhXte
__i a
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ttumt will be made of the recipient of
tills, vo u\
The Leader selects as judges . In
the fad writing contest tho following
tneif hnnts: Mr. C. W. Thornton. Mr.
fchumate «nd M. NiAthan Sohn.
“'All advertisements must be preneut
h( The Leader office by 4 p. m.
Noil. 4 and the award of tho judge*
will be announced Nov. f».
Candidates in this contest mu.it nc|
write their name on copy of- adver
tisement. Each one will be given a
tin tuber and the Judges Hhnll deter*
j\)P9 the winner by number only,
•"wet busy, student*.
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Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Will Have 400 Additional
Mine Cars Within
Sixty Days
The Clinchfield Coal Corporation,
according to advices received here
today, is about to place an order for
400 mine cars, to he used at its new
operations at Dumps Creek, which
are expected to be opened the first
of the year.
The information received slates
the order calls for 200 three ton and
200 one and a half ton cars, solid
steel and forty inch gauge. The de
livery is to be made within sixty
days.
REMOVES OFFICES
The Bluefield Coal and Coke com
pany has removed Its office fom the
Union Bank and Trust building (old
Slate Bank building) and is now oc
cupying a suite of rooms on the sec
ond floor of the Thornton building.
WEEK'S ENTERTAINMENT
AT THE ELKS’ OPERA HOUSE
The Plckerts Dramatic company
of excellent report which will begin
a week's engagement at the at the
Elks’ Opera Mouse Monday Nov. 7
with Saturday matinee has sixteen
people every one of whom Is said to
be good in his special line. The en
gagement will open with "Mis Majes
ty and the Maid,” In which Mary
Emerson appeared here two years
ago. Every night there will be some
thing new and the week's entertain
ment promises to be one of the best
in the history of the Elks’ Opera
House.
MINE MOTORMAN
INSTANTLY KILLED
A mine motorman. employed by the
Cllnchfleld Coal rorjwjraMon st Dante,
was struck by a mine car yesterday
afternoon and * Instantly killed. His
name could not be learned.
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A GREAT NIGHT
FOR THE IRISH
New York, Oct. 29.-Thl* will be
a great night for the Irish. The an
nual ball, the principal social event
of the year in metrapolitan Hiber
nian circles, Ik to he held at Grand
'entral Palace. John Redmond, the
great Irish parliamentarian will he
one of the guests of honor, and many
other natives of the old sod who have
ecqulred fame wilt grace the hall with
their presence.
LOCAL MAN IN
MONTGOMERY MEET
Billy Adams, the local pugaliat, if
putting In his finishing touehe.^foi
his botjf. with Karl Mctore at Mont
gomery next Monday afternoon. Ad
nms says he waa never in bottet
shape in his life, and feel* confident
he will make short work of the an
tagoniet. Several Rluefleld men wll
accompany him to the battle ground
Battle Fought Between the
Government Troops an<J
the Inahrgents Accord
ing to Report
m a
OTHER REPUBLICS
MAY INTERFERE
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Revolt Started to Prevent
Election of Candidate
for President
Huonos Ayrra, Argentina, Oct1. 2'*—
A bpf.tle has been fought botyve n
the* government troopa and revolu
tionist* on }n Uruguay near \he fron
tier, according to a report received in
this city today.
Tho revolution haa assumed such
alarming proportions that thorjf is a
likelihood that Brazil or Atwnftna
may interfere. ,
The government of Uruftu#
taken vigorous stops to suppress out
break but the revolutionists tftfeated
into the wild districts and Itf not-/
diers found It difficult to p'Tslel -eiD.
The revolt Is said to linlol heeh
tfarted for political purpose <»7inainjy
to prevent the election of-Hatdfl,
candidate for president. ii\
BOGUS BILLS IN {
MEW YORK CITY
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New York. Of. 29.—Sonicwhefo in
New York's east side there I*1 thought
*o exist a new printing concert! SkiIch
has attempted nothing less ambitious
than the duplication of t'ncle Kama
national hank notes. The counter-*
tetters are unusually good and many
merchants and others on fbd • e<mt
side have been taken In by them.
The bogus bills are of two varie
ties, but b<|h of the $10 tb'bdmrna
tion. One purports to be Issued by
the First National Hank of Portland,
Ore., and bears the charaJtcrTitunyl
her of 1553, check letter I>J $ r*tmij/y
number M92,,984, and ban* trbiifVr
252.'.. The other is on ♦ Irw (’.yuKleoa
National Hank of PasadondT f^l,
charter number 3568, check' \tt<j/ J,
treasury number R 59,268. and bank
number 6855. They are said to b<f
photo-etched bills of a i arc Warn leal
process, pint<fd on Jtwo plerbs of pa
per. between which Is placed thin
silver thread. Their moat .notable
defects, common to both bills, are the
dark appearance of the The
light green of fhe back of the notes.
DEATH OF INFANT SOM
Asear Clrlmcs, the ftvd^fn^ijttti. old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. i*tlinos of
■ Hluefleld avenue died at 4t45 (his
l morning of stomach trouble, after a
few day's illness.
COMPANY HIS
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Williamson Coal & Coke
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Operation Finds Increas
t ing Demand for Its
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Product
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Cuptain E. L. Hailey, general man
ager or the Williamson Coal & Coke
company who come in this morning
to spend Sunday with bin family, says
that the demand.for the product of
Ida operation is the best since it lias
been in business. As an evidence of
this fact. Captain Hailey is advertis
ing (or thirty-live miners in order to
increase the outptit that the demand
may be supplied. The company has
now orders ahead and is making
every effort to accommodate Its cus
tomers.
The Williamson J'oal & Coke com
pany ships exclusively a very high
grade of splint coal, especially suited
to domestic use, and In view of ;*s In
creasing demand recently improved
machinery, with washing apparatus
and other up-to-date devices was In I
stalled. This installation called for
a shut down of several weeks, and!
it. was thought that with tho Increas-1
«d output which the better equipment
would give the, the company would
bo able to meet the demand. Hut
even at this «the management soon
found orders piling up.
The output goes mainly to the)
western states where splint coal of
this quality appears to be coining In
Vo popular favor for domestic pur
poses,
THE HISTORY OF
i, WELLMAN’S CUT
w k
New York, Oct. 29.—Human inter-,
cat la n Rood thing in a story, hut it
ia nothing compared with cat inter '
eat or dog interest. When the wire *
Jess flashed the tidings that Tent.'
the kitten mascot of Jthe Wellman
alfshlp expedition, had been rescued'
the glad news quickly circled the'
globe and was received with sighs of
relief and thanksgiving by millions
of readers. No story of the saving
of passengers and crew of a sinking
steamer is complete without a cat or
faithful dog. The cat whose frenxi-j
ed newlng saves the lives of the
sleepers in u burning house is of al
most monthly occurence in the n^ws
columns.
All of these feline heroes and ho
foines must now take a bark seat foi*
*ac, of Savannah. True, Sac does
no| show up much in the light of n
J»ero, being better fitted for the role
bf villian. Hut is It not written that
all the world loves a villian? It. Is
not? Well, no matter.
Bar is a Persian feline, the pet of
Mr, Heaton, a Savannah druggist.;
Ilia claim to fame Is due to the fact,
that he is a drug field, s morphine
eater, a "dope.” Some of the bent
physicians of the South have attempt
ed >fo cure Sac of this unfortunate
tendency, but without success. (Thai
Is why Mr. Heaton Is bringing Sac
to New York on a steamer due here
tomorrow, for treatment by (he beat
specialsts of the metropolis.
Rd Cooper of Bramwel! is her* on
business today.
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STRUTS WITS
TO IT RjLOEO
Ambassador to Turkey Has
Asked Secretary Knox
to Have a Succssor
Appointed
New York. Ort. 29- Oscar Straus,
ambassador to Turkey, stated today
that he had asked Secretary of State
Knox to relieve hint of his post. He
however, has sent in no resignation
to President Tuft and If not relieved
will return to Constantinople art the
end of slxlty days on a leave of ab
sence.
He said be was sent to Turkey to
accomplish certain tilings and bad
succeeded and now wished to be re
lieved.
He snid be wanted to stay In this
country btjt still if wanted In the
diplomatic service he would remain.
TODAY'S FOOTBALL GAMES
Princeton vs. Dartmouth at New
York, Pennsylvania vs. Carlisle ut
Philadelphia, Harvard vh. West Point
tit West Pol at. Michigan vs. Syracuse
at Syracuse, Nuvy vs. Western Re
serve at. Annapolis, Northwestern vs.
Wisconsin at Madison, Yalo vs. Col
?nte at New Haven, Hrown vs. Tufls
at Providence, Cornell vs. Williams at i
Rhnca, Minnesota vs. Chicago at Chi
cago at Chicago, Georgetown vs.
North Car at Washington.
CITIZEN SUNDAY IN LONDON
London. Oct. 29.—Ministers of near
iy all the churches in London will
participate tomorrow In the obser
vance of "Citixen Buhday,” and will
Preach sermons dealing with various
civic and sociological topics, especi
ally the treatment of the paupers nndi
unemployed.
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BATTLE ARRAY
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Ht. Lou is, Oct. 29.-W|th the sub
mission of the prohibition question to |
tiie voters of Missouri now only ten'
days distant, the “wots” and “drys’i
are lining up in bnjttle array prepar
ed for a fight to the finish. A great i
parade under the auspices of the i
Good Government League was field
today as a means of arousing enthu
siasm for the “dry" campaign. Men,
women and children marched In the
long procession, while other women
and youngsters rode in carriages and
on fiorfts. Hundreds of banners em
blazoned with “dry” sentiments and
apepals to down the “rum demon”
were carried in the parade,
While the “dry” element. Is working
and praying, the “wets” have not.
been idle. As one of the greatO'jr
browing centers in the world, Hi.
Louis would suffer severely through
'the passage of a prohibition law, an I
the arguments of the “wets” are bas
ed principally on economic grounds.
As an agument In favor of con'flnu
ing the present local option system,
the "wet ” point out that the tax r;fto
In Missouri Is much lower than In any
prohibition stpte, being >1.70 for
every $1,000 assessed, as compared
with $I2.H0 in ithe ad^bfhln.^ “dry”
state of Kansas. The per capita cost
of municipal government Is $7.54 in
Kansas City and $l.°.27 1« »*. i..», is
comparing wlfn . ,* in nu n-ph;*,
$22.37 In A»Unf i ,mJ in I'rit
land. Me., ti* lu«t three being ”d'.v
cities.
Missouri has 3,888 saloons, of which
r2,300 are in this city, did in Kansas
f'ify and Jackson county, and 178 in
|Sf. Joseph and Huchanan county. Un
der the present license system, these
dramshops pay the state anually
$ 1,048,800, the county governments
$2,090,700 an dlarge additional sums
paid by wholesalers, brewers and
I manufartuers in licenses and taxes.
Tho Prohibitionists th^t the loss
of these sums would be more thin
made up In decreased cost, of gov
i ornment under prohibition. The
wets ' enter the battle with approx
Imately 1,000.000 of the $3,200.00<
t people of the state living In ‘dry’
i terltory, made so through fthe lo< a
option law, enacted over a s^ore o
years ago. Of the 09.41f> square miei
comprising the territory of the »tat<
i 2d,912 square miles are 'dry” terri
i tory.
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Frenchman Crashed to Earth
from Height of 65 Feet
and Was Badly
Hurt
FEARED HIS SKULL
WAS FRACTURED
Had Beaten the World's
Record at the Time
of His Fall
International Aviation Field, Bel
mont Park. New York,, Oct. 29.—
With the disaster met by the French
and American teams In International
cup race today, and England won the
first honors.
Claud Graham White, of the Wng
list) team, completed the 62.14 mile
course In one hour, one minute and
4.21 seconds.
Alfred Le Blanc after accomplish
ing a speed record was dashed to
eurth. Walter Brookins, while trav
eling sixty feet in air met similar
accident. He was not hurt but his
machine was demolished.
French Aviator Hurt.
International Avlutlon Field, Del
mo*t Park New York, Or*. 80.—Al
fred I,e Blanc, the French .^aviator
crashed to earth today from a height
of sixty feet while competing In the
international cup race. At the tig^
he had beaten the world’s record'fc>f
speed on a circular course, „ *
He was badly hurt and, the ma
chine was wrecked. Ho wds attend
ed on the field before being removed
to u hospital. There are fears that
he suffered a fractured skull und ho
was badly lacerated and shocked.
His machine turned turtle. Other
aviators continued their flights. The
race started if. 8:4;'., White being the
first to start and c'tbers starting wt
intervals. The race Is the most ox
citing ever witnessed in this country.
SECTION HAND IS
KILLED ON TRACK
William Payne, colored, aged thirty
five, a seiffion hand employed by the
Norfolk & Western, was struck by a
yard engine near Allen street cross
ing late yesterday afternoon and In
stantly killed. Payne, who was not
on duty yesterday was walking from
his home In draharn to Illuefleld
when the accident occured.
The engine which struck him was
hacking up the west bound main line
when Payne stepped In front of It.
The remains were taken to an under
taking establishment and later to
Orahnm.
CURTAIN RAISER
TO SIX DAY RACE
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Poston, Oct. 29. A preliminary pro
gram of bicyc le races at the Poston
' Arena tonight will serve as a cur
tain-ralscr to the six-day race which
will be started early Monday morn
ing. Jackie Clark**. winner of the
record-breaking six-day grind at
Madison Sfjuare Carden, New York,
last December, and winner of the
Perlin six-day race last January with
Walter Rutt as his partner, Is among
fhe entrants in next week's Strug
gle.
' arke, who is known us the "Aut
trallan Rocket,•• will team with Floyd
McFarland, the noted California rid
er. and a veteran at the six day game,
i; 'v,th Clarke and McFarland riding
together, the other teams would seem
I to have a slight chance for victory,
fi 'IfFarland Is one of the best pluggera
i af fhe business and Clarko is with*
. I out an equal as a sprinter.
Leader Want Ad* bring recultt.