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BLUEFIELD EVENING LEADER
ESTABUSHFD APRIL 8 1906 BLUEFIELD. W. VA.. MONDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 14. 1910 ’ V , , ,-wn ri.-Nt
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American Federation Con
venes at St Louis and Vari
ous Disputes Will Be
Aired
CONTEMPT CASES
TO BE HEARD
i
Meeting May Be Extended
Longer than the Usual
i
Two Weeks’ Session
St. Louis, Nov. 14.—Renewal of hot
battles which have marked a number
of national labor conventions in recent
years was forecasted today when the
American Federation of I>abor conven-1
ed here. A number of disputes were
promised between various branches
rf the federation. In addition to these
ccrVmpt cases against Morrison, Mit
chell and Compere, growing out of
Bucks Stove case will be theshed out
About fOO delegates are here. The
convert ion may be extended longer
'.ban the usual two weeks, owbig to
a larger number of disputes before it.
CU! SIMMS!
TAT
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Night travelers on the Norfolk &
Western line between her*, -d Colum
bus will hail with delight the Pull
man arrangements just made by tlio
road whereby the sleeper on train
No 3 will be cut out at Kenova and
passengers can remain in the sleeper
until picked up by train No. 33, cut
ting out the long, weary wait at
Kenova and making the nigl service
to Columbus one of pleasure, giving a
good night's rest.
Returning from Columbus the sleep
er on train No. 32 will be dropped at
Kenova and passengers will remain
in the sleeper until picked up by
train No. 4, bound eastward.
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WILL BOON BE
TARIFF LINEUP
Representative Says Dem
%
ocrats of the House
Will Get Together
on Question
Washington, Nov. 14.—In tho opini
on of Representative Smith, of Texas,
there will soon be u lineup on the
Democratic side of the House on the
tariff question. He * says tho tariff
promises to be the issue of the cam
Palng of 1912, and that in order to
keep party lines straight it may bo
necessary for a caucus to agree on
a program.
An investigation of this hint has
brought to light the fact that there
may be a realignmen of the Democrats
and Republicans on the tariff. Tho
majority of the Democrats in tho
House and the Senate are in favor of
free raw materials, but the element
that believes in protection, as shown
by the record, have always voted with
the Republicans, thus offsetting the
votes of the latter who advocate tho
placing of raw materials on the free
list.
In the many petitions received last
session from lending manufacturers
the statement was made that if the
manufacturers are to compete in the
foieign markets of the world it w.ll j
bv necessary that Congress amend
l’*e tarilT so as to provide for freo
pp .v material. And this promises to
Ub the rock on which both parties
vt:t split in the next Congress, accord
ing to the veterans of the House*
SENATORIAL ICE
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Elkins, W. Va., Nov. 14.—Hon. Hen
ry G. Davis, the “Grand Old Man of
; West Virginia,’’ who was the Dem
brratic nominee for vice president of ]
the United Stales in 1004, last night i
announced the fact that he would be j
a candidate before the legislature of
West Virginia next winter to succeed
Senator Nathan Hay Scott. Mr.
Davis Is an ex-Unitod States senator,
and has always remained in close'
touch with administrations at Wash
ington. In making his announcement'
to succeed Senator Scott, Mr. Davis
says that he has already received the
assurance of several members of the !
next legislature. Here in Elkins he Is;
[looked upon as a winning candidate.]
MIT METE Mil Ml
I )[IH EIREIESTHU EMCEES
Washington, Nov. 14.—Officials vit
ally Interested in tho construction
work on the Panama Canal are ex
pecting an announcement that will bo
immensely pleasing: an announce
ment that the canal will be completed
and in operation by July 1914, a year
earlier than the time set for the fin
ishing of the task.
So well has work progressed in dig
ging the "Big hitch'’ that specula
tion as to the ability of the engineers
to complete their task at the schedul
ed time, July, 191.r», ends in the belief
that the canal will be in operation at
lenst one year earlier. President
Taft's visit to the canal zone will re
sult in the announcement of the* rapid
progress that is being made, It is sold,
and the Chief Executive is expected
to officially tlx the drite for the open
ing of the waterway to commerce as
July 1914.
In connection with the canal work
nothing more interests official Wash
ington at this time than the fight be
ing waged between New Orleans and
San Francisco for federal govern
mental sanction of the exposition each
propse to hold commemorating flic
opening of the Pana-ma Canal to com
merce. Both sides have raised mil
lions of dollars to finance their exposi
tion. Neither asked Congress for an
appropriation, for a loan, or for funds
for a Governmental Exposition. Each
•*eek Congressional recognition, how
ever. as without It they cannot Invite,
the nations of the world to take part)
and make exhibilon. Han Francisco
has not been as active as New Or
leans, and the concensus of opinion
tt this Itrae Is that the (Pacific Coast
comers will have to hustlo hard to
rcome the lead that New Orleans
has made in getting Congressional
ipporters.
are naturally lined up with New Or
Southern Congressmen and Senators
leans. With her, too, are the Con
gress and senators, Republicans and
Democrats aliko from the Mississippi!
Valley region. Han Francisco is de
pending upon the support of the Fast.
Ah a play for this support, Governor
Gillett, of California, upon the request
of Representative Hennett, of New
Y’ork, forbade the holding of the Jef
frles-.lohnson prize fight in Han Fran
clseo.
New Orleans, which her boomers
have named the "logical point," has
established headquarters In Washing
ton and all summer has been actively
campaigning. San Francisco manag
ers have not. been heard from, so far
but it is expected before Congress
meets in December headquarters for
the Pacific Const City will he opened
here and a fight for Congrossfonal re
cognition inaugurated will prove high
ly exciting and interesting.
I
||CT ARCED WITH HAVING POISONED HUS°AND|ir
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.Mrs. John O. Schenk, wife of the millionaire (pork packer of Wheeling,
W. Va., whom she*, is; accused of,'attempting to kill by putting arsenic in
his food ami drinking water, fiho has been afrnsted and placed in jail
pending the outcojde of Mr,iSchcflkk’sillness. He was taken to the Wheel
ing Hospital two Wfehs ago.mnti to in a critical condition. It is said that
Airs. Schenk lavished money and Jewels on a . W'-nty-dollar n-week piano
salesman and that a desire to marry, her lover prompted her to poison
her husband. She denies the charges, however.
mill Bills Bill
200 K
Richmond, V'a., Nov. 14.—An inter
esting story of a train running down
a doer, while huntsmen and hound*
were searching the woods in soareh
of their quarry, is told by It. IS. fill
man, salesman for a local shoe house;
Gilman was a passenger on a South
ern train traveling through Meck
lenburg county on Friday. As the
train approached Grassy Creek, over!
which there is a trestle, a deer wasj
noticed on the track ahead. Thei
huntsman could be plainly seen In the!
distance. Evidently trying , to . elude l
its pursuers, the fleet-footed animal
took to the: higher ground of the rall-(
way roadbed. Everything , went well
until the trestle was -reached. Here
the deer found its foothold rather qr< !
carious and jumpedifrom the trestle
lo the roadway below, *
Engineer Vlairs . stopped the train,
and, together with Captain Tyson, It.,
E. Oilman and Rev. George R. Stuart,
sought the roadway below, where the
deer lay prone. A knife quickly end
ed Its miseries. It was a 200-pound
buck, and Is said to be the first of tho
nimble-footed tribe to be run down by,
a railway train. The bend of the
animal was given to Mr. Stuart, who
will have It mounted. The train*
crew divided tho carcass.
It wns an exciting chase, while It
lasted, and tho hunting party was,
consldoratdy angered at being depriv-t
ed of Us prey.
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WAS RUN OVER BY A
GROCERY WAGON
William Pyles. the seven-year-olJ
son of Captain and Mrs. A. P. Pyles
of Minefield avenue who was run over
by a grocery wagon last Thursday on
Thomas street and badly Injurod Is
getting along very nicely. The little
fellow was with some of his play
mates when he accidently got in front
of the delivery wagvni. Ho was bad
ly bruised about the face and should- (
©rs and had one of his collar bones j
broken.
'I ~ IMfltil IIF
EXPRESS STRIKE
New York. Nov. 14.—Striking ex
pressmen end helpers returned to
work today terminating tho strike
which 1ms cost almost $<>,500,000. Tho
strike cost tho lives of two men, a
wage loss ©.Miniated at $1,170,000 and
eity a total of $750,000 for police pa
trol. Aitout forty men accused of In
citing to v|< lenco were refused their
old Jobs.
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OF moil SCHOOL
The essays on the Leader’s auto
mob le subs* ription contest continue
to show a high order of work con
sidering the age and experience of
the high school students who enter
ed it. The following essay by Ralph
Milliard giver excellent promlao in tho
advertising Hue: •
(By Ralph Bullard),
Ifrrytm own an automobile? If you
do not It is high time to get one.
In this age no one can afTord to bo
without one. simply because everyone
els*: owns one, if for no other rea
son. Little did the man who mado
tiie first car, dream of tiie coming dev
elopment to which tills useful machine
was drstlned Mut then that can be
accounted f©* by the fact that the
lirst uiaohim made was but a poor
thing Indeed. Now. after the develop
ment of drily a few years the automo
bile i» not. a poor tiling, but a very
useful one—more than that almost,
an absolute necessity. Pleasure is not
the only use to which a car can be
put. Far from it. As a time saver
alone an suto is well worth the men
ey that is laken to get it. And there
are tnunv ofh*r uses which a good
car has. Moreover, the working class
is beginning to realize its true value.
rhe automobile industry in tho past
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Said His Mind Has Been
Wrecked by the Machi
ntions of Russian
Government
Moscow, Nov. 14.—Count Tolstoi,
the great philosopher and luiumnitnr
kin who disappeared from tlm homo
some days ago, was found in a mon
astery not far from his home. His
daughter found him there and tried
to persuade him to return homo but
bo refused, saying that, ho had done
all he could for the world and nOw
only wanted poaco and (pilot. Ho
sold lie thought this much was due
him and his friends had no right to
grieve.
Countess Tolstoi says his mind has
been wrecked by the machinations of
the Russian government.
POLICE Off 10
TRACI OF MB
The police ho far have found no
trace of (he negro who apparently
made an attempt to criminally assault
\V. Brooks on the North End
of the (irant Street bridge Saturday
night at 9o‘clock. Mrs. Brooks, her
two daughters, Priscilla and Viola and
Miss Maude Keesec, wore returning
from church when the attack wa«
i ado, Mrs. BrookH was thrown to the
ground but through the assifanco of
j he young women who bravely attack
ed the ruffian he was driven away.
The screaming of the women attract
ed flic attention of several men, but
win n they arrived the negro was gone.
r-oni the description given as to h's
dr<Mi, it is believed the negro was %iq
• leyed on fbe railroad yards, but this
i-i so 'ndclhiite that the police l»ave
i It lie to work upon.
BODMCOUtlERNEV
FCi! LU SENATE
Col. L. K. Tierney of Powhatan.
" ho is prominently mentioned for tho
* Ultrd States Senate to succoed Nath
» D. Scott. Is in the city today, and
■' * the solicitation of his many friends
has ugrecd to make tho raee, TDo
woods is full of senatorial timber, to
wit. Cx i tilted states Senators, Henry,
fi. Davis, W. E, Chilton, James Henry
.’liller, Kx-fJovernor W. A. McKorlc,
C. E. Watson, John W. Davis, Kx
Oovernor Fleming and others, but the
Democrats in this nock of tho forest
are to a man for Col. Tierney. They
agree that Col. Tierney is not only an
abb* and honest business man, a dyed
in-the-wool Dembcrat, but that bo has
fought as bard or harder for the party
than aii other member without any
hope or desire of personal political
reward. Ills friends urge, and they
are legion. In this part of the country,
that Col. Tierney Is not able in busi
ness but that he understands the
needs of his state and will work hon
estly and conclontiously toward secur
ing them.
The Demoerats in this part of the
State are for Col. Tierney and will
work and fight for him,
TO FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS
Charleston, Nov. 14.—Mr. George ft.
I.aidley, president of tho Kanawha
County Anti-Tuberculosis Dengue, has
rendered the following report of tho
work of the league and makes an ar
dent idea for cash dontations to carry
</ii the work in this community
The Kanawha County Anti Tuber
culosis Dengue lias employed a train
ed nurse. Miss Silke, for the pjo
( ••. who de\ otes all of her timo to
(Continued on Pass Six)
—
TARIFF CLASH
: WITH GERMANY
i \
[Is Inclined to Discriminate
Against this Country
in the Matter of
Potash
Washington. NTov. 14.- A tariff war
with Germany Is possible. The State
Department Is striving hniyfet throuuh
diplomacy, to offset, such a possibility,
hut it is known that President Taft
Is determined that tho German dis
crimination against tho United States
in the matter of potash must ho wait
ed or else there is to be retaliation.
The situation, created by the new
German potash law, affects the price
oi potash to American buyers and
cnnsutiu r.^. who heretoforo !;av«
bought to the amount of about $s POO,.
O'M* \ej tly. Under tho now la*’, tho
luict vould bo Increased about rev*
ci ty per cent.. If the plana of tho
l''"''’•» potash syndicate are reaped.
Dnn>\ advances in pricey have be n
n : do f 'nco tho law became eff"ctIvo
In Alny li\c months ngo.
I' ’o million American farmers nto
jdeep.y Interested In the fpiostton hr*
, ause they are heavy consumers of
JlH'i.tsh for fertilizing purposes. r
I’li.rn is the chief source of simply
i<>f this Important farming article, and
•1I ! ‘ f fhe production comes to ti e
United Slants.
I K r several years the mining and
,)•' potash were controlled by .»
Gorif'un syndicate. Kocently the ayn
d‘«.«(e lied internal troubles and dls
ba nil'll. In the meanwhile U ilted
Hti(..- layers went to the Individual
I'nine owners nn«l made contracts for
iwo yeras. with the privilege of five
tycius renewal. The members of the
!syndicate patched up their differences
j«tul had a Jaw passed by tho (Jerinan
Reichstag invalidating these contracts.
After the potash law was put In
force the American purchasers wore
required to pay about twice the
amount specified in their contracts.
Tile delivery price for potash in tills
[country lias risen from $20.40 to $:!4
per ton. I lie holders of flu* American
eon tracts have paid the heavy addi
tional prices under protest.
OPERATED UPON FOR RUPTURED
LIVER.
James Rlrd of Mntouka was brought
to the Minefield Sanitarium last night.
jin a critical condition caused by a fall
nearly two weeks ago. At first It was
j thought Ills injury was not. serious,
j hut he steadily grew worse, and when
the operation wns performed Iasi nl\ht
It was found his liver had been rup
tured. fie Is getting along very nice
ly today.
Rather than Let the XI
Party Dominate the!
Body Will Be j
Dissolved
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GENERAL ELECTION
WILL TAKE PLA
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Will Bring About Big SI
in All Political Parties
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of Kingdom
.
London, Nov. 14.—Hut her than'
• he Irish party dominate in the p
out political crisis, Parliament will
adjourned tomorrow with an order
a general election. Tills annout
mont wag made today by the load
member of the liberal party.
The general election will be
about a big shift in political part
There was great activity In all pari
today with the Irish holding the 1
V ito Power of Lords
' niion, Nov. 13.—With tho adv
of the new yiw it. is expected t
Kngland will plunged iuto the 1
moil of another election. At le
these are the present Indication!
On Tuesday next Parliament f
reassemble, and at this timo the
muii oi me conrerence on^he Lor
veto quest ion, will bo nmdo knoi
The members of the conunit.tee appt
to bo hopelessly split, ami It is i
believed that a report satisfactory
nil parties will bo presented.
The question of limiting the v<
power of the house of I xml ’a If i
abolishing that body altogether la c
of the gravest problems that the 0<
eminent has ever bad to deal wl
I lie trouble started a year ago, wh
that aristocratic body rejected Lie
Ceorge’H radical budget which h
been passed through the House
Commons. This resulted In tho d
solution of Parliament, and proclplh
ed a general election, which was h<
the brat part, of this year.
The voters endorsed the Iludgct a
returned the Liberal pnrty to pow
hut with such n small majority tt
i he government had to depend on t
help of Irish members to cai
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(By Sidney Espey).
Washington, Nov, 14.- From num
bers of sources, financial and other
wise. Secretary MncVeagh of the
Treasury Department has received re
quests for Information concerning
Just what the Department will do in
regard to (hanging the size and do
sign of paper currency; I'nited Stines
notes and gold and silver certificates.
Within the nett several weeks, a full
i announcement of the Secretary's
plans is to bo made public and at the
same time a full description given as
to just what is to be done.
(lie agitation for a change in the]
paper curreney of the country was be
gun at about t lie time Set-ref ary .Mac*
Veagh assumed the portfolio of the
I Treasury. Since then, flnanclera have
! been working overtime to get. somo
ideaa as to Just what the Department
is about to do. It has been shown
by banking interests that at leaet
$200,000 a year can be saved by thorn,
if the size of paper money is reduced
and it ha* been found by the Treasury
Department that I'ncle Ham will be
about $1,000,000 richer if Secretary
Mat Vcagh’s plans are adopted.
In an interview with Mr. .MacVengii
concerning the subject, he said:
For more than a year the Treasury
^epaiiaicu^a^oateaaplate^xstoiaj
arizing the designs for T’nlted Statl
n*>»»!s and gold and silver eertlflcatj
and a reduction in the size of papt
eiirrenry. No less than- nineteen ml
eellaneous portraits and historic d
signs appear on the Issues now ctj
r<-nt These serve no useful purpoi
In Identifying the denomination \
iwmcs mill the designs they hear ha
not been selected according to ai
scheme of hlstorial balance. A# t
example of existing confusion, t
present onc-dollar silver cortlflca
hears the portraits or both l^neo
and Cram. The plan Is ^to rcdu<
tie se nineteen miscellaneous deslgl
‘o nine, selecting the portraits wll
■oiiie reference to the im|>ortance an
posit ion of tholi subjects in Anterict
history, and using the same portra
I he faces would lie placed In tl
center of the note and thus enab
the holder to determine at. a giant
Its denomination.
'Tor example, the dollar note, whle
is the most common in circuUltlo
■night hear the portrait of Washlni
ton as the emancipator of tho cou*
iv and (he founder of Its goren
inent; the $2 note, that of anothe
ainous American, and so on for a
the separate denominations.
"Such reclassification is believe
to be the more advisable as it wll
■noble cashiers oi hanks and eOM