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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-07-13
No Votes Sold or Credited.

Let it be understood, once for all
that neither the editor, nor any one In
the Off &c, will credit votes In the piano
contest without the authority and or.
der Of the one sending the sub, Grip
ton. II no candidate is named no
votes will be credited to any one at
all. This contest promises to assume
considerable proportions, and there
shall not be even suspicion of par
tiality or unfairness In the matter il
this Office can prevent or avoid it, and
we can and will. Do your own voting
for any one you choose.
Neither will we sell votes. Each
vote must represent a cash supscrip-
ion-new or renewal. The object of
his contest is to secure a large list of
new subscribers, not to sell a piano.
DON'T throw your vote away. Give II
to some one. 1t costs you no more to
vote.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-07-13
Oldest COIOred
Woman Dead
Wardell, Va. July II.

Wardell, Va, July IL.
Mrs. S. b. Ward is visiting friends
and relatives in Thompson Valley and
Tazewell this week.
Old Aunt Iby Steele, colored, one of
the oldest colored women of this COM
munity was buried here yesterday.
Miss Jennie Bradshaw, is making a
prolonged visit to Thompson Valley,
Tazewell and Blueheld at this place.
Miss Marcy Steele, one OF Tazewell's
sweetest and most popular girls, spent
the week with Miss Laura Ward last
week.
Mr.. Geo. Oney went to Tazewell on
business Monday.
Mrs. Ella Thompson is visiting her
parents ut Bowling this week.
Miss Flora Baylor, of Cedar Bluff,
has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Laura Ward, of this place for several
weeks.
Farmers are very busy stacking
wheat and cutting oats this week.
Some are cutting meadows.
Mr.. NJ. f. Lowe has had a very sick
child for several days, but it is much
Improved at this writing.
Mrs. A. l.. Steele. and Miss Ella
spent the day with Mrs. Jno. II. Les
ter and daughters yesterday.
Miss Fannie Ward, Of Amarillo
Texas, and who graduated from Sui.
Inns few weeks ago, is visiting heI
sister, Miss Laura, this week. This
is Miss Fanne's old hrme, and sh,
is very popular here. She will sp. n,
the summer with friends ana Relatives
in TaZewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-07-13

DIR. J. Walter Witten, a recent grad
nate of the Virginia Medical College,
has located at North Tazewell for the
practice of his profession. DIR. Witten
has had R7year or more of hospital
work in Richmond since his gradua-
ton.
III. Claude Pobst, son OF Mr.. III. w.
Pobst, who recently obtained the de
gree of Bachelor OF Law from Wash
ington x Lee University, returned to
his home here Friday. After his ex-
aminations, he passed very success
fully the State Bar at Wytheyille. Mr.
Pobst will spend year here, and at
the end of that time will begin the
practice OF his profession at GrIndy,
the county seat of Buchanan.
Cleophus Allen, an umbrella fixer,
was a party to a little joke in the new
Jail recently. Cleopms was changing
around" the iaiI busilY engaged in
questioning the wOrkmen. Upon his
request TO see the inner part OF the
Jail, John Barnett volunteered 10 show
him around and took Cleo into one Of
the cells, and while he was examining
some of the fine workmanship, John
slipped out and turned the key in the
door. AS soon as Clep was released
he went before Justice II. G.. Peery
and issued warrant for John Bar
nette for unlawful detention" JUS
tice Peery compromised the matter by
having John pay the umbrella fixer
81 and the cost in the case which was
60Q
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-07-13
The Register

Mr.. ana Mrs. Simon Kelly, Burke's
Gard a, have young lady visitor for
the summer arrived few days ago,
and will be permanent boarder in
the family. Burke's Garden, Bluegrass,
Babies-synonomous as well as allit-
eTatlye,
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ney, and his mother are seeking health
and recreation at Battle Creek, Mich
igan.
We are having good results from
our cut prices i'm clothing.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Miss Mollie Hoover has "a mild at
tack OF bilious fever.
Cut prices all through July.
HARRISON Il Gillespie Bros.
Mrs. l.. G. Wingo, and her daughter
Miss Mae Mars, North Tazewell, are
visiting friends and relatives at Pike
Vile. Kentucky.
July is our cleaning up month.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Mrs. John Weigand, after pleasant
week spent with her daughter here,
Mrs. Potter, left for home at Lynch
burg, last Sunday
Bargains in all lines during July.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Misses Leta Davis and Halle Rich
mond, two OF Rural Retreats most
beautiful and popular young ladies,
are the welcome guests OF their aunt,
Mrs Fagg, at The Phoenix, and Misses
Edith and Semourah Fagg, neices Of
Mr.. Fagg, of Christiansburg, are ex-
pected within few days.
Short talks ON short prices in July.
HARRISON X Gillespie Bros.
Miss Mamie Brown, OF Paynesville,
Ky is seeking health and recreation
in Tazewell- soiourning at The Phoe-
nix.
Only 20 days left in which to buy a
suit at actual cost.
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
4 receipt is given for each vote and
subscription sent as. BE sure you get
receipts and preserve them. Any mis-
take will be corrected at once.
A great many men and boys are
taking advantage OF our cut prices on
clothing.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
A. G.. Kiser returned from Wise on
yesterday where he has contract to
build II large 2-story brick store house.
Confidence begets business when
we advertise cut prices we mean it
and our friends know thence the
big clothing sale we are now having.
HARRISON 4 Gillespie Bros.
Messrs Lake x HanlIins have rent
eel and moved into the nice Office for
merly occupied 10y the Prudential Fire
Insurance people.
a former Tazewell lady, Mrs. Litz,
sends us n glowing account Of the
wonderful curative properties of the
water of certain springs in Idaho. We
cannot publish the article as news, as
it is advertising, pure and simple. The
waters are said TO be a wonderful
cure fol rheumatism. The proprietor
should advertise in this section, where
there is II great ell of rheumatism.
Mr. and Mrs. Il G.. Anderson drove
through the country TO Washing
county last Week for visit to relatives
When V. L. Sexton come home last
Saturday from Pocahontas, and found
children and everybody gene, houses
all locked and dark, he looked aston
ished, and muttered, "I'll be doggoned
l feel like one WIN treads alone" etc.
Walter Graham, Philadelphia, was
! in the city on business the first Of the
week. Mr.. Graham's family are re
cuperating at Cape May. Mr. Graham
has been more or less intimately as
sociated with the growth and develop
ment of Graham and vicinity for years
and still has considerable business in
terests i'm this section, where he has &
host OF friends.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-07-13

Mr.. Deuel. DeZille, OF Portsmouth,
Va, is visiting her parents, Rev. g,
@, and Mrs. Maiden, at the District
parsonage,
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LOCAL ITEMS

LOCAL ITEMS
Preaching at North Tazewell next
Sunday at S15 p. m.
Read our al this week about how 10
keep canned fruit.
Buston & Sons.
DIR. J. J. and Mrs. Bishop, Rocky
Gap, were visitors to The city on Tues
day. returning on Wednesday,
See our AL ON first page.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Prof. II. NJ. Eagle, whose home is
i'm Burkc's Garden. passed through
town on Wednesday on his way to
Bailey, where he will teach large
class in vocal music, after this, several
large classes in West Virginia.
Sead our ad on first page and save
money.
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
Superintendent, VIM. Leckie, OF
Pocahontas, was i'm town on Wednes-
day, and purchased several mules to
replace three killed in the mines so
far, this month.
Great bargains in mems, boys and
children clothing for 30 days.
HARRISON 4 Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Ward and the
children are enjoying "A needed rest at
| Chatham Hill
Now is the time to dress the boy.
HARRISON Il Gillespie Bros.
The Blackstone Female Institute. n
school we'll and favorably known 10 he
readers OF this paper, has nm AL in this
issue.
Big Bargains at The Big Store.
HARRISON * Gillespie Bros.
Randolph Macon Academy, said to
the best Of its class in Virginia, had an
al in this issue
Big Bargains sn clothing at The Big
Store for 30 days.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Keep your eye on the piano list. The
votes will not he published every
week
De ycu want anything in clothing
now is the time.
HARRISON X Gillespie Bros
In view of the beginning If evan. e.
listic services AT the Christian church
next Sunday there. will be no preach
ing Ia the Main street Methodist church.
Don't miss our clothing sale
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
Misses Nanola and Mamie Gillespie
returned recently from pleasant visit
to Miss Slemp, at Big Stone Gap.
Now is the time to save from 50 Ia
50 on suit.
HARRISON X Gillespie Bros.
Prof. ?. r. Allen left on Monday for
Atlanta, Ga. He will retain position
with the Prudential Fire ms. Co. un
der its new management.
BE wise-read our al on first page
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
DIR. COpenhaver, the dentist, is at
tending the annual meeting of tn,
Elks in Denver, Colorado.
Take advantage of our special sal,
and dress your boy.
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
Several Of the leading farmers re
port the wheat crop the best the coun
ty has made for years, and corn Il
looking fine.
Get your boy suit NOW.
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
Regular services in the Stras Me
mortal church next Sunday morning a
IL o'clock.
A bargain feast for mankind i'm July
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Miss Mary Light, Nashville, Tenn.
and Miss Fannie Ward, Texas, schoo
mates of Miss Flora and Narcie Steele
! at Vanderbilt and SulIlns respectively
reached the city on yesterday. and vii
be guests Of the Steele homestead 70
/ some time.
: He buys best, who buys first at on
July clothing sale.
HARRISON x Gillespie Bros.
DIR. j. l.. Crockett, the we'll know
druggist, OF Bluefeld, and his wife
spent the day yesterday with Mr. an,
Mis-. VIM. Ed Peery on their retIr
homo from a weeks visit 10 friends an,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
DISPUTE OVER PosTMAsTERs.
Controversy in North Carolina Settled
by the President.

The President has authorized the an
nouncement of the appointn 1T of the fol-
lowing postmasters: Robert B. Douglas
Greensboro, n. c.; Louis n. Grant, Colds
boro, n. c.; Price w. Bailey, Seneca Falls
n. Y; Samuel n. Patton, Hillsboro, Ohio.
Robert B. Douglas, who has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Greensboro N c.. is
the grandson of the late Stephen A. Doug
las. 1t is understood that the appointment
OF Douglas and the reappointment of Louis
Grant as postmaster at Goldsboro partly
evened up matters with the two factions
which are struggling for control of repub-
lican politics in North Carolina
Representative Spencer Blackburn the
only republican representative from the
state, recommended the appointments of
Grant at Goldsboro and of Cyrus p. Frazier
at Greensboro, and the President sent in
their names some months ago, but through
the opposition Of a faction headed by ex-
Senator Marion Butler the Senate failed
to confirm them. The Senate having failed
10 act, recess appointments became neces-
sary and the President has dropped one of
Blackburn's men and appointed Douglas.
who belongs to the opposite faction and In
the editor of the Industrial News which
was established by the Butler faction In
Blackburns home town for the purpose of
carrying on the fight against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10

For the purpose of computing such COM
pensation. and for computing time Ior serv-
Ices rendered during fractional part of
a month In connection with annual or
monthly compensation, each and every
month shall be held TO consist of thirty
days. without regard TO the actual number
Hof days In any calendar month. thus ex-
Guiding the thirty-first of any calendar
month from the computation and treating
February as IL 1t actually had thirty days
Any person entering the service of the
United States during thirty-one-day
month and serving until the end thereof
shall be entitled to pay for that month
from the date of entry to the thirtieth day
OF said morlh both days Inclusive; and
any person entering said service during the
month of February and serving until the
end thereof shall be entitled to one months
pay. less as many thirtieths thereof as
there were days elapsed prior TO date Of
entry: Provided That for one days I'M
authorized absence the thirtyfrst day
OF any calendar month one days pay shall
be forfeited
/. For pay purposes all months in the
year win be reckoned as containing thirty
days.
2 Where q promotion or demotion occurs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
Fugitive Tires of Ills Exile.

Finding himself lonesome by being de-
prived of association with friends. Charles
F. Berry. who charged with abscond-
ing with about $4,000 from estates of
which he was trustee, appeared at Boston
yesterday. after years absence, and sur
rendered. Shortly afterward he was arrest
ed by the police inspectors and arralgned.
The court ordered him held ia bonds of
$1,000.
For a year and three month Berry had
eiuded the police OF the entire continent. 1t
Is the only case of Importance In the annals
of the Boston police department where a
man had successfully eluded arrest and re-
turned TO give himself up because he could
no longer stand the strain and the lonell-
ness OF being separated from his family
and friends He is now resting quietly at
hts home in Mattapan, and neither ne nor
his counsel will reveal where he has been
for the last fifteen months.
II is reported from various sources that
restitution of almost the entire amount OF
Berry's alleged. defaIcations will be made.
There were seYenty-four counts OF larceny
In the indictment against him. He was trus-
tee for about ten estates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
TO UTILIZE STREAMS
PROPOSED HARVESTING OF THE
RIVERS OF ITALY.

The Italian government. through its en-
bassy, is making very thorough study OF
all state and federal legislation OF recent
years In this country covering the subject
of the control of the sources Of water
power and the regulation of its transmits
sion and distribution In agricultural and
industrial areas. This investigation is a
recognition of the supremacy of the United
States In the utilization of water power.
the Dominion OF Canada following. but 1t
is a part of broad policy to move Italy
from third place to first place.
Signor Montgna, charge d'affaires of the
embassy since November Z. 1905, has for
years taken a deep interest in all matters
of irrigation. Harvesting of waterfalls, riv-
ers and dams and their general regulation
in the United States.
THE future of Italy is in water. if not
upon the water" he said THE whole
length of the country Ss intersected by
swift mountain streams<at intervals Of
thirty to forty miles. The tributaries OF
the Pc are even more frequent. AS there
is little coal In the country, large sums
must be expended for foreign coal, whose
place could well be taken by the white coal,
'carbone bianco supplied by the mountain
streams now running to waste. VIII the
government aim to substitute white coal on
the railways now that II has withdrawn
them from private companies? Undoubted-
ly. The whole railway system Of Italy liz
eventually bound to be operated by cleo
tricity In the same way power will be
supplied to the establishments OF industry.
Already a quarter of a million horse
power OF electricity is produced by mod
ern turbine engines, chiefly in the new ex-
tension in Lombardy. To a large extent
the government must go into industry 80
as to control all streams and bodies OF wa
ter in the kingdom. In 1905 work was be-
gun on the aqueduct in Apulia- which Is to
supply drinking water to several provinces
at a total outlay of $40 600, 900. We are not
afraid of such state socialism"
The irrigated meadows Of the valley Of
the Pc. producing up to five crops year,
have long attracted attention.
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SUICIDE AT GOTHAM HOTEL.
Norman G. Leopold Ended His Life
With a Rullet

Norman G. Leopold, twenty three years
old, of New York city and a nephew OF
]. M. Leopold, banker, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head In a
hotel in that city yesterday afternoon or
last night. No cause is assigned by his
friends for the deed beyond an unfounded
report that he had recently met with heavy
financial losses.
The door of Leopolds room was broken
open and his body was found on the bed
with bullet wound in his head. He was
fully dressed and apparently had died in
Stantly.
Several of his friends said he had been
operating extensively in Wall street re-
Gently and that some of his investments
had been unfortunate. It was said, how
ever, that he was supposed to have ample
financial resources, and those who knew
him best declared he was the last man
whom they would expect to commit suicide
because of financial reverses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
Importation of Cryolite.

Considerable quantities OF the mineral
eryolite are imported from Greenland each
year for use in the manufacture of sodium
salts The quantity of eryolite import ed
during the year 1905, according TO a report
made by Mr.. Edmund Otis Hovey OF the
United States geological survey, was LEGO
long tons, valued at 80. 49, as against $50
tons, valued at sl2, 70S in 1904, and 7.7os
tons, valued at 500. S19 in 1908. In the pro-
cesses of manufacture calcium fiuoride re-
suits as a by-product and Is saved to be
sold for use as fiux In open-hearth steel
furnaces In the same manner and with the
same sesults as the natural calcium fiuoride
or fiuorspar. The quantity of the artificial
fiuoride made depends, OF course upon the
quantities OF cryolite treated. and is said
TO be usually from 5000 to 1900 short tons
Der wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
COAL IN COLORADO.
Production in 1905 Exceeded That OF
ANY Previous Year.

Colorado's coal production in 1905, says
Mr.. Edward w. Parker. statistician of the
United States geological survey, exceeded
that of any previous year in the history
of the state. II amounted to $3.50. 40 short
tons with a spot value of SO ,s10,97S-
Compared with that of 1904. the output
of 1905 showed an increase OF 2,165, 216
short tons. or 32.5 per cent-nearly one
third, while compared with the produc-
ton of 1903, the year OF previous maxi
mum production. the record for 1905 shows
gain of 1,402. S27 short tons, or 1879 per
cent.
More than half of the increased produc-
ton in 1905 over 1904 was plainly due to
the growing iron Industries in this state,
for over million tons of the increase, last
year, was in the amount of coal made into
coke. In Las Animas county. where the
principal coke making establishments are
located, the total production of coal in
creased from 2.S03. 953 short tons to 4, 297,-
800 tons, gain of 1 .4SS, 846 tons. or over SO
per cent. the amount of coal made into
coke alone showing an increase of nearly
100000 tons. or over lis per cent.
Another factor that assisted in the larger
output for 1905 was the comparative free
dom from labor disturbances. The smaller
production In 1904 was due in most part to
strikes in some of the larger mines, nearly
1900 men being on strike for an average Of
10 days. or about one-half of the year. In
1905 there were no strikes in Colorado.
The returns for 1905 show that II go men
were employed for an average of 255 days,
as compared with S.123 men for POI days
in 1904, and 9.229 men for 245 days In 1903
The places OF many of the strikers in
f904 were filled by other and less expert
enced men. and the statistics for the Two
years show that the daily production per
man was 3.14 tons against 32S tons per
man per day in 1903.
One of the results of restricted production
In 1904 was an enhancement in values, the
average price per ton advancing from 81 %
in 1908 to $1.31 in 1904 With the larger pro-
duction in 1905 prices receded, and the aver
age for the state during the year was ST.
a ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
POLICY HOLDERS ORGANIZE.
olney Heads Committee to Overthrow
Management

The international policy holders commit
tee. organized TO overthrow the present
management of the New York and the
Mutual Life Insurance companies of New
York. effected permanent organization at
a meeting in New York city yesterday by
the election of the following officers:
Chairman Richard Olney of Massachu-
sets. vice chairman. Gov. J. Frank Haniy
of Indiana; executive COMMITTEES, Alton b.
Parker of New York, Gov. ]. D. Johnson
OF Minnesota. Charles Emory Smith OF
Pennsylvania, Harlow ~ Higginbotham OF
Illinois, A. NJ shook OF Tennessee. Gov.
Henry Roberts OF Connecticut. Coy. Samuel
W. Pennypacker of Pennsylvania; finance
COMMITTEES. Thomas B. wanamaker Of Penn
sylvania, F. G. Neidringhaus Of Missouri,
Samuel Newhouse OF Utah. Samuel Inter
nyer of New York lof coua>oa), neymoIf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
Eaton secretary. and C. R. scrugham cor-

Eaton (secretaryl. and G. r. Scrugham Tor
ganizer).
The general committee formally added to
the list of It's members the names of Lord
St Oswald and Harmood Barnard, Up,
to represent the English policy holders
After the meeting the committee issued an
address to policy holders. explaining the
inception of the committee and outlining It's
plan of action. Reciting that the voting
power has gradually been transferred from
the policy holders TO a few of the execu-
tive officers conferred In New York. the adj
dress says that 1t is necessary for the
100000 policy holders to organize with
ont DELAY. as this year under the Jaw re-
Gently enacted affords the policy holders
their only opportunity to obtain complete
control in one election. while hereafter only
half the directors can be chosen In any one
election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
PAY FOR EMPLOYEES.
Circular Issued by the Controller of the
Treasury.

The following circular to disbursing Of
ficers has beenassued by the controller OF the
treasury, approved by Secretary Shaw:
All disbursing officers will take notice that
hereafter all persons In the government
service receiving yearly or monthly COM
pensation will be paid for such service I'M
der the following act OF Congress, approved
June 80, I9o6--Sundry civil appropriations
act.
Sec. 6.-Hereafter where the compensation
of any person in the service OF the United
States Ia annual or monthly the following
rules for division of time and computation
tabisshed:
Annual compensation shall be divided into
twelve equal instaliments. one OF which
shall be the pay for each calendar month.
and In making payments for fractional
part OF month one-thirlieih OF one OF
such installmeats. or OF monthly conn
pensation, shall be the daily rate Of pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
Il. Il. Rogers Has Been Cures

H. II. Rogers. in writing to friend re-
Gently concerning an offer made to him to
participate In new buIness venture re-
piled as follows In declfNng the proposal;
If ever was diseased with enterprise I
am now cured
1t was said in explanation that Mr.. Bog
ers' dissemination to embark in any new
business enterprise is due to the attitude
of the present administration toward cor
porations of all kinds, Including the stand-
ard Oil Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
Mrs. McKinley's Memorial.

Mrs Mckinley has presented to the First
NJ. f. Church ut Canton, Ohio. four memo
rial windows in honor of the late President
Mckinley. The windows which win cost
several thousand dollars. are to be of the
finest glass The designs were made by one
of the large glass firms in the east and are
in the hands OF the trustees of the church.
A small brass tablet marks the Mckinley
pew in the churcA