Bluefield evening leader. [volume], December 03, 1910, Image 1

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THE WEATHER
Show or rain touieht and Sunday.
Warmer tonight with temperature
near freezing.
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?£*>abrr
BOTTBT E VOTE OFFER
t‘on tenant* ahotrld read .‘areiully
l igv two toda> One dollar ooea
dout'ie dut> i t Subaoription Contest
ESTABUSHED APRIL 8> 1906
I3LUEFIELD. W. VA.. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 3. 1910
PRICE TWO CENTS
I
For a Five Day Period, Beginning With
Monday and Ending Friday Evening
AnyjSubscription Turned in by Any
Candidate Will Earn a Double Vote
One Dollar Now Does the Work ol
Two-New Contestants Should Ge!
Into the Race Next Week—No Bette)
Offer Will be Made During the Big
Subscription Contest.
A better or more liberal ofler war.
never presemed by any newspaper
than that, v hirh is today offered by
The Bluefleld Evening I cade- t > con
testants who oro striving for s iprc
n'acy in the Subscription (’o^tr-.t
whleh comeR to a close ‘'cio.bei '1
Previously in tivg contest u yearly
subscription counted 6,000 votes for
any contestant. For live day? next
week one yearly subscription will
give a credit of 10.000 votes, with a
like doubling of vote for threo or six
months. From December f» until De
cember 9 only is this offer good, and
it positslvely will not be extended
* an indefinite length of time nor will
any better offer be made fo contes
tants at any time during the contest.
For five days only will candidates
get the double vote.
One of the rules of tho contest
provides that a new candidate may en
ter at any time up to the last day of
the contest. Any person who has
been considering entering the contest
should turn in hts or her votes at this
time when subset-!'tioar count dotibi*
alike for a new cor»tes u:.t for c:;
of the frrt to enter.
Xny candidate ro'v i -. t' e c .r»t
who .!nrinr t1*** p.
do • •> not ‘-ring I*-* or her total .or
up to ev * v. 'fuivu -.luKi ,r' .
should rr'uuest tie < mu, I Malt-;:j.r te
wit* draw Hr. or h r name from iht
rontest. It Is hole od th vt n :• ml*
have been withholding ft*e'r >*. *-.’ve,';
until Fome better offer was m :do uTd
this special offer should bring out
every subscription now being held, If
any there be.
Wends of candidates who lmvo
been promising that later on thw
would help their favorite, rhould now
without being naked turn In tlieii sub
script ion, at the time when one dol
lar does the duty of two. Do not wait
for the candidate to call on you
for all contestants will be pretty busy
during the five days of next week
(Continued on Page Two.)
TARIFF BOARD TO
MAKE ITS REPORT
Chicago, Dec. 3.—In recognition of
the fact that the Chicago Association
of Commerce first recommended the
npopintment of the National Tariff
Hoard, President Taft has print-><i to
tin* association the privilege o' hav’.r*
the first public report of the board
made at a banquet to be given in Chi
cago tonight. This will be the first
authoritative statement of the aims
of the tariff investigators and of the
progress they have made up to date.
Chairman II. C. Hemery, of the Nat
ional Tarilf Boa-J, will present the im
port. which he has said will consume
an hour in its delivery and will thor
oughly cover the ground of the in
quiries so far made. lie will outline
tin- work undertaken by the board in
the effort to learn the cost of pro
duction of dutiable articles abroad and
at homp, lor the purpose of finding
a scientific basis for the relvsion of
individual schedules of the tariff. Mr.
Kmory is professor of political econo
my at Yale and President Taft be
lieves him to be best fitted of any
limn of the country for the gigantic
task before him and his colleagues.
Prof. Kmrr) k associates on the board
are .1. B. Reynolds, of Washington,
former assistant secretary of the
treasury, and Alvin II. Sanders, edi
tor of the Breeders’ flazette, Chicago
About two years ago the Chicago
Association of Commerce prepared,
passed and forwarded to Congress a
resolution asking for the nppolntmerit
of a nonpartisan tArlff commission,
"to consider and draft without delay
an act to provide revenue for the
government and tp encourage the In
dustries of the United States, but
not to the undue exclusion of inter
national competition in commerce."
A sum of s quarter of a million j >i
lars was appropriated to carry on
the work of the commission, which
has the hearty indorsement of Presi
dent Taft and of the commercial in
teresfs and labor organization* of
the country.
TO ENTERTAIN DAUGHTERS
The Daughters of tlie Confederacy
Vwlll be entertained Monday night.
Dec. r», by Mrs. («. A. Mathews and
Mrs. 1,. I,. Rhodes at the home of the
former on Princeton Avenue. All mem
bers are requested to come prepared
to buy their Xmas seals.
TODAY’S BEST BET
New York, Dec. 3.— A certain dis
tinguisred Hoosier- see advertising
columns of any literary publication
for his name—came to New York (hi*
week to have an interview with Mj
publishers and. incidentally, 'o s-tten l
| the annua! feed of the Indiana So *i# . v
! of New York, lie brought !.is »irc.-*
i suit with him ,and a few nights a* .'j
resplendent in "hlled” shirt and -ol
'.course other glad rags, appeacd ir
‘the dining room of one of the loaning
i hotels. (See adevrtlsing colurnit
jagain.) Ah he made his way botw'v-i
tables, he was aRtonished an-J ci**.g
rined to have one of a party ef f**l>
ionaldyclad women RT.'ap her lit ? t »
at him. saying, "Here, waiter!"
Recovering rls composure in an in
stnnt, he approached the table, affect
ing the suave manners of a wai*«v,
"Hring ub two bottleH of chn n
pagne," commanded the lady. (K .1
, brand of wine, nee ad. column.?.t
A genuine waiter then approach'- |
and, turning to him, the Hoosier an
thor saisd:
j "Bring these ladies three bottle.- 0
I champagne."
"Only two," corrected the lady.
"Three,” repeated the literary gen*
"I’ll attend to the third bottle."
Then he sat down nt the next ta
hie and calmly proceeded to order hit
1 dinner.
When tre waiter returned, two hot
ties of champaign were given to th«
ladies, and the third left with th«
author. And the price of It wasn'
included in his hill.
OCTOBER INCOME
OF N. & W. RAILWAV
Mr. Joseph \V. t'oxe. comptroller <
the Norfolk and Western, has Issued
statement of the earnings and expci
hob of the company for the month <
October. The total earnings for tli
month In 1909 were $3,045,354.13 an
In 1910 $3,300,013.14, an increase of
per cent or $255,159.01. The gr >
expenses were in 1909, $1,799,1291
and In 1910 $1,924.990 90, an Increa#
of $143,867.91, or 8 per cent. The n*
earnings in 1910 were $1,337,516,1
against $1,246,225.08 in 1909. This !
an increase of 9 per cent, or $111
291.10. The surplus for 1910 in $8.75
042.81, being an Increase of $78,49**f
oevr the surplus of 1909 which tw
$778,542.82.
i 1 Republican Leaders Who Will Disappear
Decision in Allen Street
I
Case Affirmed —Bever
sed as to Railroad
Company
i .kji .n:)o;.am o4c£l:ng
■ tin* municipality of IHir t eht w,v
handed down yesterday In tlio Su
preme t’ouit «*l Weed Vi)|inip. Tl»o
suit v. us brought by \\’Main 1^. Fow
ler, D. (1. I iUv Mid others » > recov* r
damages to the extent of $15,000 al
j leged to have been Incurred on tlu lr
j property. The suit was brought
• against the city of Bluefleld anti the
I Norfolk & Western railroad by t ■ »s
on of the abandonment of the grad',
•crossing at Alien stro.'t mil the < nti
jptriirtton of an overhead bridre in
the j lace of the grade erosaittg. The
| chief damage alleged was on account
iof the approach to the; bridge on the
' bo it* li side cutting off accena to the
property of the plainf!,T/j "greatly in
’ j Juring the value
In the trial cf th»* ca*,e in tl *• ri*-.
• cult court the city won vi<> • t hr*
i instruct long cf the court, it having
instructed the Jury tint the city was
^not liable, but the plaintiffs kuc- rod
la verdict again-f the railroad tor
$*,000. The cage was appo Ictcl to Hio
supreme' cotirt of tho atate and the
j decision just handed down lty .fudge
Poffenbarger afflrmk the decision of
Ithe lower court, holding that the city
in not liable and icversir.g t e r •
aa to the ‘ rriiro^d . c'ui por.v. This
, means that there ,wijl'be n new trial
between the plaintiffs'and the r llroid
company. This .in in accordance with
the syllabus of-Jndfje Poffenbarger
Just isalted,, Who bolds that tiicrc' Is
no liability *o the city for Injury on
necosrt of abutting property,,
.Ij. K* Fre nc h, city' nttornoy of (tin*
field, represented the city boforo ft-e
circuit md supreme courts.
CANAL BOILER
1 MAKERS STRIKE
Colon. 1 >ec. fl. /II boiler mak'-rs
• employ* cl on the Canal lime nfr ,ek.
Allay other workmen arc threatening
to Jotn with the boiler makets.
The waterway authorities have
sent to Nov. Oilcans (or strike- break
ers. This is expected to c-atisc furth
or trouble The* men are very indig
nunt at President Taft for tefus.ng
to consider their grievance when he
was there- recently. Ho promised t*»
! invent igafe la-or
TO ATTENO FUNERAL
. | William and Kdwnrel Pfe.vlcy left
i this morning to attend the funeral of
-Itheir sister .Mrs .1. W. Mires who died
! yefsterday lal Horse Pen Oro.V, Va..
• I of pneumonia. They v. ero accompani
ed by Mrs. J. W. Hu$t. a cousin of
the deceased ,*
It. I'Ubiicu'l lenders v.'ho.-.c I'fiwoi i.. Congt «v will tli appear at t. e l-.co
oi tli" rowing K‘ i i.)«i .1 ini n In nocrut who V «|| |i ;ul it; * ’uJjritj
1. Sc’imrdi’ fierry Cnboi Do lge, of A* m ;nrln * > ti , I -He .*<>••• C.-von,
Sphilkcr <>£ ’.he House of Itepreaentatlvcs for ihnify yen : who . II . jeld
| fl'o ryivol 'or tlir* last time at the coming session of Cony . Sen tor
Hugcne fin Jr. of .Maine. 4. Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Inland, fo
mane yen h tlio most powerful figure in the railed States Senate.
f«. vCJi!'*hf>” Clark, Of Missouri, leader of the minority i t the »|ou * «:
this rcealon. and who is the most talked of candidate for the speaker.,l.i;*
v. Ikmi the Democrats mine itit » powfe next Deeeinher.
Fotil plr J’ v .H 'a ■ ’ .* t' a
death of < .Irr;» h,e> ’». • .1 i \v->
man who tutrhe i i *• , ■ r . hi
o'r'oci Vfi a steal! h>:•:<? b-. o
rcaidonce of f’ol. J. f/. Patton \ to
resldt* at H'/'t Princeton Avenue, and
at the inaf'tficf! of WllPnm K. liar:1,
a%<l<atP pro»:?cnt Int; attorney, nn in
Qtif*' f wa_:i I cut this afternoon at ’
o'clock ai the iia.vkln-t u*nl• -*-takin :
establishment on Hlnnd . fn t to make
• inquiry Into the criuwe of the death.
't)rn. Hare ntld Si usher performed f)?«•
autopsy for tbc Jury, and they found
tho brain of the woman intact wtth
'absolutely tjo cvlJ*>nco tliat a murder
11 ad been co film It f< V
It. appear* that the von an had
iftinrreled with !i r .v.<< art, a col
ored man hy tin* rue y| I e< III: jr
»a: 1} in M.c ev< nins; and had rone
to Imr lie:f!<* hi an intoxicated eon M
♦ Ion. fibe was r t;ployed an a servant
in the homo of Co1. Patton. Tho tup
j position is that she built up a bit
I're and west to bed to sleep away
’•Or tlioiib’o*. It was a small rwmi
—- —
nrvl {'if »love wan nc r the vail. ,
(::• ! ' 1 .1 the Tin* caught in
! ■ * * . , vr , .noYf.-al doathn of
I >• ■ ■< i'ri- (1 within I'.ic
pa - tow ja.o on*b »• dclo.it> < ir
com? lame s in! it « I’, >rp d v ire
by the riasiKtnnl )>ror< mUm. .V.tjraey
to hold an imiu.-s* The in i ;oat vvai
j held by ’.bjuiio I ' I* Cod'.ey and tV
v'rdlet ol (in j.ir. ',a a a follow.**
Mete r iDin *y lo-oil: \ery,i «”t o:i
t,iI;«*11 i nit>r»‘ifid in iiic minty rf
.VriTfr or O f :: da. of I oc.*|!‘|f> j,
f-iro I-;. I* 'Jodbey a jurdlc • o' fh
pence of Hi'1 sale! county, nr,; i 1h
jVlow of lh*tfH>ody of Clara Ueynoldn,
/hep lylrn? Joad. Tin- Jror.-i «v,orn t>
InvMtlf'iift, '.vli(>n, 11o% , and by what
,means the id On ,i Keynold; eainc
to In r death. ujion Poor oath do
|’I bat from nil appenraneer ( l ia *f«•
Holds can r In be: death by hcliifc In
toxicated and wliih in !| co.idlMo
let her honre catch on lire from an
overheated stove. r. I* CJodboy. .lux
tire of flie Peace M .1. Oh- n J. W.
t’onrd, ('. r. Pattlson, .1 \V. Bird, T.
f, Itowdy. \V. It. Kidd.
——
ftf* bridge, |,i lire. .! r‘ir«t
d imaging testimony again*! Haiti'
1# Blanc wan given today by Atto •
nay s. I) Rlmorr who n»»«d an At
torney for fJlover'* widow after Iter
1.unhand W'r.a kT.'ed He t'-tifinl t\«. '
to the mark on the girl’* hand, when j
she nas found thne daya nfter the
tragedy and eaid t'.ev t»e*e iimijr'
mark*
PIK.ll FLEA 111
KELLNER CASE
1-OUi'Vll'r. lire n>> (Ini! plea m
the »riaI of Joncph Mend ling, marge.I
with murder of Alma Kellner, watt
reached before .fudge Oregon today
when the lawyers began mini molting
uf. The court 'tnnounred ihat the .ti
fcrnt on both • i'!' Cf iM s, *»alv
Icngt h.
The prisoner was < he rful and auiil
e<i as he listened to arraignment of
hr prosecuting attorney.
FIE RAGES
E IIS III
Guts Entire Business Block
With a Property Loss
of a Million
Dollars
STARTS IN THE
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
Mayor Issues Ordors to
Close All Saloons for
the Day
Petersburg, V».. I or. . \ i v|ii<
f:u* raged for m\ hour,'. In t o bunl
HO«r. district of l it . t>.rh I 1
gutting p?art lc:tlly an entire \ I-.<■ i.
mid ruin ing a loss estimated at 91,
000,000.
The Haines broke out in tho V, M. :
t' A. building at 2:iJ0 thla mnrninp
and quickly spread to the adjoining '
property. Ai S:30 the tinned were '
atlll burning fiercely but under con
trol.
Fearing disorder In the city tie
mayor issued ordot<• that all *ilonri
be kept cloned for the day.
Durban, South Africa, Dee. \t
11 a' an Inspection of tlie volunicei
!the laying of tl<e foundation of the
'South Afrlea Technical Institute and
a lunch 'on sit the Town lit II, ()P*
1 tike -if Connaught and liih pn'iv •
day boarded t’ «> Mer.nmhlp Hal.nor.t>
Cf’.tle to begin »!»»• trip home. A
•' top will be made at inis Haltnu t b\
• bo royal party. ('hrlHlimis will no
t-'d eat at sen, a ; Portsmouth will not
be reached until Moxlug Day, I >e
M N believed that tho visit of f’.:e
King’s uncle, Vvliiih was pritnarllv foi
the purpose of opening the first !’•.
(lament of tlto t . S. A. (Union of
South Africa) lin*< had an e<erlioht
effict. The Duke toured prnolic.tMy
• he entire Union. Through bis tact
and Influence many bitter noli., il
dlfToi'eneoH line apparently been rum
cnbly r.'tiled and the new nation «:i
ter- upon Its career with th* m« t
hopeful prospects for a pr-npi ot.s
and peaceful future.
Arthur Mnrgten, colonel ,w I > does
n i’ mi cm" 11 aline shining I»uhIj:o; on
In In'-flon Aimue In i| < vldnitv or
the Htewarf Hired erornor, unx put
n k on ♦’ll1 rlid'H vang «• ■ V i >
’ Iiiic on tin* charge of having t<,ur!.#r|
•f. \\ Hlley, a Ininhernum of Willicm
Hon yesterday niter noon foP ; , <•
rcvo.i or night dollars while hrunhing
him down. The charge Ik ffint ,Mor
*?fln «aw the groenhaek sticking from
tho vphi pocked of Mr. Willi,itntton
aid j m<i !»♦ 11 appropriated It. The
negro wan given a hearing yesterday
n't nr’ o »n hef<. <• .lodge* Akers and
flood » in def iijjt of >• high *,,•> utim
io tla t k ;>iie
* hargc*d •> a* too :mxro makes
f ) cdiee or offprint: to iko bis wink
broom on perlr trimi* without money
and without price with the evident in
fcnMon ol making a touch, hut in the
present irmtance it appearn the touch
■■ as discovered.
DEATH OF UNCLE.
H. I. Shotf, editor of the Daily Tel
iCgrnph, left ih|< morning for tftaun
toi . Va.. to attend the funeral of hie
uncle. \: \\\ Shott n ho died the
> esirrdat.
i
Engineer Smith and Two
Fireman Lose Lives
in Wreck at Clinch
Bluff
- > <
V 1
PAN INTO A
• r>OCK SLIDE
___ t '
rv/o Engines Turn Complet
ely Over and Laud jbo
* Feet from Track
\ccord»;g to advices recclv il here
hia morning. f n' 28, a south
bound (tolght on Carollm, rjinchflold
£ Ohio, a double header, wr.s wieek*
• <1 n. t*Tnrli muff, *•■>*: e thirty rulles
cmtli ot '-t. Paul. Vn., mid Knglroor
■ mitliond two rremon, .vhore nntries
ivon* not learned, were instantly kill- ■<
’d. The onglnc:, were pulling ninety
•niH when they run Into a rod: elide,
nrvlrfc completely over and landing
fifty feet from the iracks. The ro
port states that I ft re a ears worn
wrecked, It In not known whether
rey wore loaded or not, but the unp
►osittop is that they were empty. The
nen losing their lives were, caught In
.he engines nr they toppled over mid
•nmhed to dentr.
Tht? neddent occurred nt 2:110 this
corning, but. owing to the fact M at
it happened in an isolated locality3
i was dlllieult to yet assistance. Snv
ral v)tber tnoinoers of the new are
Kill’d Id have been badly licit, but
«h!n>; definite in tills particular is
known. An ofi’ott was made l»y the
men to iCeuit? aid, hut owing to the
Nut tiiat tlu» wires were down, It was
i difficult mutter to reach any source
nt assistance, ,\ win was received
here tills morning staling C e details
is given .
Mupei intcndciit 1. 'i I’etteplaee of
Knvln, Trim. Imp] eaeil to he in the
ity. and hastened to the scene of the
wreck . Mr, Phettepis.ee, who is an,
>ld Norfolk Or W't ate r • man, was hern
c. business connected with Ills coin-,
pany.
l-dth engines arc said to have been
"full' wrecked and the cars almost
o’upletoly smashed.
suits raws
TO THE REBELS
First Time in History of
Vi-jz that Ke Has Ever
Shown Quarter
to Enemy
.Mexico ('Iff. Dee, ;{. The Mexican
revolutionist . have spied for pejodj
Tin- government will ;,rant Mietl
terms and P;r:d<lmt P!ar. hn: ni point
'd a peuro (’OmnitHnlou. The robe In
: u«f| for peace after overt urea hu
been made to them !»y r< present*'
tlvr*M noting for tie Mexican govern
ment, who made known that the Dial
regime would meet revolutionists haH
way with concession?-.
Thin i*< the ft rot time President
Ihaz Iiah ever relented toward* tho*4
v. iio opposed him. The chief demand
of the -ebeln is general amnesty fol
political offenders including Madera
The pence commission is no;v it
se« slop at San Isldor.
NEXT MEETING AT I
KINGSTON. N. C
Kli/aheth Cit\. N. C.. Dec. It.—TB
next meeting of the North ('urolith
Methodist ('on'erence will lie hold «
KuiRHton Conference Sr. well up wto
•he work and will adjourn Monday a|
tei the reading of appointment*, j
i