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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
ONE TIME CHAMPION STOPPED
BY JACK JOHNSON, WHO HAD
A PIPE or 1T.
(By United Press }

Philadelphia. Pa, July IS.-Iacl,
Johnson stopped Bob" Fitzsimmons
in the second round of a six round
boxing bout before the Washington
Sporting Club last night
Fitzsimmons did not show trace
of his former prowess and il is prob
able Johnson could have stopped him
in the opening round, if he had cared
TO do so. The blow that put Fitz out
was a light right to the jaw.
The old man fell to the floor and.
as he made no attempt TO arise. the
referee stopped the bout
The kissing which usually follows
lnockouts of this character was alb
sent, the spectators evidently taking
comparison on the former pugiatic
star
Referee keenan, refused TO act i'm
the ring because he had heard Fitz-
simmons had badly spraind his arm,
The manager of the club then enter
ed the ring and watched the uneven
match In the opening round John
son tapped Fitz when and where he
chose, but the latter was unable to
even land his famous counters
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
WOMAN ST0WAWAY
DRESSED AS MAN
SLIDES DOWN HAWSER no
WHARF But ~ CAUGHT by
IMMIGRANT INSPEC-
TOR
CBy United Press. }

New YorL July 10 Hand-oycl-
hand. in true sailor fashion "A diminu
tive form in male attire came over
the side Of the Russian steamer Sara
tov dockoi here. and at the end of
the spring line dropped plump into
the arms Of an immigrant inspector
The bold front and stout heart chat
had brought heir passengers
through many perils failed under the
searching inqulsltion Of the Office
and presently lu "a food Of tears
stood revealed Miss Pauline Flaks.
stowaway. 1S years old. bound from
Koyno. Russia, ,s America and free
dom She will br ent back to Libau
her sailing port
Back Of the arrest Of the FIaks
girl is "a story of immigrant SNUG
CLING that has made the immigration
authorities especially vigilant recent.
ly Sometime ago % report that un-
desirable aliens aero being landed
illegally from Russian steamers led
special inspector. 200 hold up "a part
of Russians found 90 The Grand Cen
tral station and Iacr 20 return the
whole party to E'I ISLAND while o.
story secured from them could be in-
vesfigated Thc.. Rus ians declared
that through au Draauized traffic the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
Woman Has Tz0O H4S-
bands In One Town
(By United Press }

Cladinglon, Ohio, July I9-Ths
story about Koofer coming back to
the wifo he deserted 80 years ago
when be was supposed TO have been
drowned ina the Scioto-Lomas disas-
tor, created great excitement here
Kccfer turned up c-Woodsaold
on the Fourth of July. % years TO
the day after he disappeared, and has
been working In the oil fields east Of
Woodsneld until hc came here Mon
day
Keefer has informed his wife and
son that he was not on tho Scioto.
os was supposed, but n ne told them
why De left they have not repeated
il Nothing i8 known outside his
family as To- why he lest, and they re
fuse 20 talk He has told nothing
as TO whore he went or what he did
during the 20 yeors absspse. further
thau to- say that he has bsao all over
tine world
Dixon The second husband N Keof
sr's wife did not leave town, as he
said hc was going 10 do. and wac
here today He did not go near his
old homo however and says that ~
win leave forever
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
KILLED BY /
FALL FROM ROOF
(By United Press J

Westminster. Md. July l9.-John
X. Rakestraw. OF Union Bridge lost
his life and Clayton Barnes, OF New
windsor district, was seriously hurt.
and Walter Johnson, OF the same
community, slightly hurt by the fall
ing OF a scaffold in New Windsor
Tuesday They were engaged in slat-
Ing the roof OF the residence of
Or. |. f. WhitehiIl. when the scaffold-
ing gave way Mr. Rakestraw who
was the contractor on the work. and
his helpers fell 40 feet to the ground
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
USE A SLIPPER
SOUND, OLD-FASHIONED SPANK
ING PROPOSED FOR FAIR STU-
DENTS BY BOARD.
(By United Press.)

Chicago. July I9.--"Taey ought TO
be spanked"
This is the battle cry Of both men
and girls iu the threatened battle be
tween the high school sororiucs and
the school board.
President otto G. scheider of the
board entered the lists with the re-
commeudatious that this form of pa-
rental restraint De applied To- the re-
beIlious members of the sororities
Miss Grace Thompson. of so. 3733
Vincennos avenue counfered with n
declaration that President Schneider.
Superintendent Cooley and the 9th
er opponent. of their organizations
ought TO be made Victims of the slip
per She further insisted that tho
member win enter The battle 1udis-
mayed and refuse to submit 10 any
punishmou. from either parents or
teachers
The board has taken 300 active ac-
tion ou 'hc Superintendent CooIcy's
report said President schneider
"buf it win Doc upheld fro every par
tcuIar 10 the members of the
sorority set themselves up against
the school authorities iu matter
like this they ought To- be spanked
The parents ought to uphold the
board when it comes To- a question
of discipline ann opposed 10 the
particuiarstir tendencies which the
soroires and fraternatos seek fo lu-
iecf into our public schools The
children are too Young FOR such
things ] ann % believer in the demo
racv of che schools and The board
wil sec that it is maintained.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
ASSAILANT IS
CALLED INSANE
MAN WHO SHOT At PRESIDENT
or FRANCE UNBALANCED
CBy United Press. }

Paris. July 10 An investigation
into the life history of Leon MaiIlc.
the naval reseryist who fred two re-
volycr shots a. President FaIicres on
the streets Of Paris last Sunday.
leaves no doubt that the man is
unbalanced mentally
Furthermore. ne had been q victim
Of alcoholism for years lie is pos
sessed Of The mania of persecution
and fancics that the state should
restore 20 him bis Identity. of which
be was robbed at his birth
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
A MINISTER'S
BUSY EVENING
(By United Press

Winchester. Va, July 19.-Rev. J..
w. H. Beale. pastor Of Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. estab-.
lished record for marriages here
last evening, marrying three couples
I'm few hours The happy couples
were Charlgs w. Light and Miss
Pearl Clark, James Arthur Anderson
of Hampton county and Miss Fannie
b. Clevenger: Mr.. John Tressle Cup
pet. OF Uniontown Pa. and Miss
Maude Bernice Hammack of Re
lance.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
FitZSif1n1OnS Lasts
But Two Rounds

County Circuit Court. to have the
will annulled. and it is probable that
the hearing of witnesses alone i'm the
case will last several days This case
j probably the most complex OF its
kind ever before a Virginia court
Mrs. Koch was married seven times
and at least so heirs are Interested
in the disposition of her property.
The estate is said 10 be valued ar
$4,000 Several different families
are represented by attorneys.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
WILL TELL Of
ALTERATION"
BERLIN PHYSICIAN, ONCE HAlrS
CLASSMATE, TO BE
CALL.tD.
(By United Prcss.)

Berlin, July ia paper here pub
fishes letter from "A classmate OF
Karl Hau, now ON trial for tho mur-
der OF his mother-in-law at Carlsruho
II which the Criend asserts that uau
showed signs OF mental alteration
while attending Berlin University.
The writer, who is now n physician
.of note will be subpoenaed as a wit
ness tomorrow. Prominent jurlsts OF
Berlin are taking lively interest In
he trial.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
COOK BLACKENED
MATRON'S EYES
RESENTED CRITICISMS on THE
BREAKFAST SHE HAD
PREPARED.
lBy United Press

Parkersburg. w. Va, July 10
Miss Elizabeth williams. matrou at
the city Hospital, yesterday sworo
out a warrant for Mary Grogap. coo,
at the hospital, charging her with
assault Miss Williams complained
about her breakfast this morning
and the cook got even by blackiup
both her eyes. Late today a lunacy
warrant was sworn out before Justice
Puttencutter for the Grogan woman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
NEGRO PAYS PENALTY OF HIS
CRIME IN ELECTRIC
CHAIR.
CBy United Press.)

Columbus, o.. July 19-Prison Of
ficials are today vestigating failure
OF death chair in penitentiary TO
properly dispose OF Henry White ne
gro murder of Marshall Basoore at
Franklin Executed early today. II
required three shocks to xiii White.
Seventeen hundred and fifty volts
were thrice sent through his body
butonly after the third shock when a
sheet of blue flames burst from the
mans head, did doctors decide White
was really dead
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

Philadelphia, July 19.-There were
discharged from hospitals of Phnadel
phia today nearly thirty FIVE hundred
patients who had been treated for
heat prostration while watching the
Elks parade yesterday out OF this
great number, victims of extremely
high temperature only FIVE cases prov
ed fatal. The hospsital were over
Whelmed with cases
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

Tangler. July 49, Kaid Mclean.
commander-in-chief Of the Sultan
forces. who was captured through
treachery by Raisuli the rebel chief
has escaped and taken refuge with
the tribe of Zavouia
Raisuli captured General Mclean
July 3 and declared hc would hold
him until the Sultan granted him
immunity and paid a heavy ransom.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
MIDSHIPMAN DEAD

Boston, July 10. Midshipmnn
Cruise of Kentucky the tenth victim
I the explosion I'm the Turret of the
iattleship Georgia died today at
'helsea Hospital.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

Misses Cooper. Van Aisdell and
Mckinney OF Welch. were i'm the city
last night visiting the skating ring.
one o fthe three fell and today has
a badly sprained ankle
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
HAYWOOD TRIAL ADJOIrRNEn
FOR EXAMINATION OF
AUTHORITIES

Boise, Idaho. July 10 Judge
Wood adjourned HAYWOOD trial untu
his afternoon in order to give him
more time for the examination OF au-
horites.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

Washington. July Navy dee
partment has received telegram from
Rear Admiral Snow at Boston. report
ing midshipman Cruise and Seaman
Meeze are loosiug ground Condition
less favorable
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
HERE'S A
MIX-UP CASE
PROCEEDINGS BEGUN TO HAVE
MRS. MAGDELENE KOCH
Will ANNULIED.
CBy United Press.)

Richmond Va. July 9-The heirs
of Mrs Magdeleue Koch whose viii
was admitted to probate some time
ago. today began proceedings before
Lulg- r narler Scott I'm Tho nnnrinn
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19

H E Elliott OF ChrIsuansburq.
Va. is in the city ON business.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-19
e. S. PEDIGO

OPPOSITE FREIGHT DEPOT
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06

mail order houses and the devil. With
its corrupt government, its overflow
of population. and its vice. the great
city is the menace of our morals and
our liberties.
The city like the dragon swallows
the vast throngs of country boys and
girls that flock into it. and by and by
when health, and virtue and hope are
gone, spews them out to die in want,
or wander as dcrelicts over the face
Of the earth.
And don't you see. my friend, that
when you take the money from the
country town. you destroy the chance
of success there, and the boys and
girls will follow where you have sent
the money?
This town Of yours was founded on
faith. ON the faith In the customs OF
men for hundreds Of years to trade At
the nearest town. These merchants
and carpenters, masons and editors
are your neighbors. They have grown
up amongst you or amongst others
like you.
They have put their all in . little
business. money, time and hope.
| Around the corner there IL little cot
| tage. and the wife and the baby-it
may be your grandbaby-wait; and
there is . smile of happiness when
business is good" but the troubled
| look comes when business II poor.
They are struggling to live, and pay
for the little home, and by and by ed.
| ucate the children. They are your
neighbors and friends, not your enc
mics. They work hard-you scarcely
realize how hard-and are not living
high. They have pinned their faith
to the town-your town.
Their success or failure Is In your
hands. For your trade they will give
you good returns, and all win prosper
together. II you withdraw your trade,
failure must follow. Some poor strug'
gler must go down facing bankruptcy.
The light must go out Of some WON
ans eye, and hardship be laid up foz
the child.
Even II you could save little By
sending your patronage to the city, de-
you not think 1t the fair thing. the just
thing, the right thing. to trade at tho
little home town with those you know
those whose prosperity and happiness
are in your hands?
For it is written. Thou shalt low
thy neighbor as thyself."
WILLIAM H. HANDY.
1
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06

Find 200 acres of good land almost
anywhere that Is 20 miles from town
and you can buy 1t for $25 an acre.
The same land within ten miles VIII
bring Ss5. within I'VE miles its value
is $50. within two miles $85 an acre.
Thus that town has Increased the
land within radius Of ten miles an
average of $35 dollars an acre. AS
that is about the age OF country towns
generally. you may figure that town.
as long az it Is fairly prosperous, In
creases the land around 1t an average
of one dollar an acre every year.
Not considering staple articles like
cattle, hogs and grain which can Do
shipped and sold anyway. the town Is
q local market is worth at least $1e
. year to the ordinary farmer.
For example: This year the peach
markets were so glutted no ordinary
fruit would pay the express. Around
the little town In which the writer
lives most farmers have q few peach
trees. The 1000 inhabitants bought
nearly every bushel In the vicinity az
from 40 cents to q dollar busnei.
More than $4,000 was paid for peaches
within three weeks.
That was clear gain which must be
set over to the credit Of the town.
Plums. cherries, early vegetables,
scores of little odds and ends. perish
able stun that the farmer could not or
would not ship he turns into cash at
the home town.
So II q man owns 200 acres within
reach of town, he will receive $275 q
year direct cash value from that
town, none of which he would receive
| from the mail order house.
To be sure, the town does not do
nate him that amount, the town was
not built for the purpose Of philan-
thropy, yet he receives an actual cash
benefit because the town is there: and
he is under actual financial obliga'
lions to return that benefit by spend
Ing his money at home.
It is not an obligation that the law
would recognize, but it Is one that ap
peals to those independent, clean
hearted men of high honor who fee
that perfect honesty demands thai
when benefits are received from
stranger or brother, friend or foe
benefits should be returned.
Social Obligations.
It is right for the country to spent
its money with the home town because
Of the social obligations between
them.
The town Is the center OF your com
munity. From 1t radiates your rura
mail service; in 1t center your tele
phone syatsms. On the streets q IN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06

morning had come and on the porch
they turned to look at the sunrise
Waves of pink flooded the sky and
warmed the tapping, gray waters.
Then. as they stood, the bright gen.
erous sun rose from behind the far
hills and shone into their faces.
Inside the children we're laughing
and rustling cooky bags. The boy had
lit the logs in the fireplace and the
flames cheered the big room. Their
light fell upon the mans knife and a
half-fnished boat for the boy lying
on the table.
The woman. turned and looked into
| her husbands face, boy-handsome-
now haggard and strange with its
mans care lines. As the warmth Of
the sun grew, binding film seemed
to leave her eyes and brain and heart.
For the first time she felt herself a
real woman-the cold, analytical
creature was left somewhere out
there in the channel with the sha-
dows and the cold-the shadows and
cold which they had struggled through
together-home-yes, together. Sud.
denly she felt there in the golden
light how very incomplete she was
alone-how impossible a life alone
would be for her. She glanced inside
again at the half-whittled boat and al
her husbands white face beside her
and the meaning of her strange JOY
at the landing when she had stood
close against him flashed over her
Two were needed to make the rea
home-she felt that now-the woman
and the man she loved. There was
all unreasonably, magically, the RICH
one, the keystone to her own com
/ pleted life, and now the woman
| turned--knowing and acknowledging
Had she meant to be angry? Wer'
, there past and future vexations t
, trouble? It all seemed very vagu
! and far away from this present full
. moment in the new sunshine.
The glow of the home fire and tn
. sun went through every vein in he
body. Her arm slipped around hi
: neck. Together they watched the su
clear the hilltops.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06

A vast increase in the importations
of briarwood pipes is noted. which Is
complimentary to the taste OF old
smokers. There may be solace In a
good cigar, but there's likewise COM
fort and Joy in a sweet pipe, declares
the Boston Herald. 1t is much affected
nowadays out of doors and on the
busy street, but that is violation OF
good taste. The den is the place for
the pipe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06
YOUR OBLIGATIONS
SOME OF THE THINGS YOU OWE
YOUR OWN TOWN.
YOU SHOULD BUY AT HOME
The Country Town Can Be Made
the Very Best Place to
Live In the United
States.

(Copyright, by Alfred c. Clark.)
A preacher who was q crank on
doctrine wearied his congregation by
constantly harping on baptism. A
brother that longed for rest handed
him a text he thought safe, 1.-THE way
Of the transgressor il hard"
Friends" said the preacher. there
are three things suggested BY this
scripture: First, the transgressor.
Second. his conversion. Third. his
baptism. We win pass over the frst
two and come at once to the third"
Many reasons why people should
trade at home rather than send their
money away have been given. but sup
pose we pass them all by and come at
once to the one vital reason:
1t Is the right thing to do.
For after all the fundamental ques-
ton In every transaction is whether
It is right or wrong. Not win save
money. but Is 1t just? Not Is 1t more
convenient. but is 1t fair? Not
whether is 1t good business. but
whether 1t is good morals?
For you and l know, and all the
world is coming to know, that not
one dollar is ever saved or made by
unfair means that does not curse the
possessor. And man may be as dis
honest in saving money as In getting
| 1t.
It is right to spend our money with
the home town and wrong to send II
away because we are under obliga
lions to the home town, but not tt
the mail order house.
Financial Obligations.
In the first place the country Is un
der financial obligations to the town
OF course the town is also indebted
to the country, but the town canno
help but pay Its debt, its very exist
ence does that. Hence we are merel.
discussing the country side of the oh
legation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06

The blunt-nosed sloop moved slow
ly from the kelp as the man bent his
strength over the oars. The children
woke up, and the father talked to
them in his jolly way. Their little
SPREE he called it, and offered his
wife a piece of smoking tobacco to
chew on for comfort" The boy
laughed and reported the progress
with a child's delight over an inch OF
gain, but his mother leaned back
against the damp gunwale, sick win
cold and disgust.
The boy sat by the prov. the little
girl fell asleep again with her head IN
her mothers lap. In and out, IN ana
out the man dipped the oars, ana In
the silence the boat crawled forward.
A change had been creeping over
the sky so silently and gradually that
it seemed to have no beginning. The'
woman only knew that another light
different from the yellow-white moon
light had come. 1t was a wonderful
coming, that of the pearl morning
The shadow of the little, moored
sloop they crept up to, and beyond
| was mirrored in gray water.
Then suddenly the boy called out:
"The morning!" and life swept back
into them all. With their eyes on
the rope, the dipping float ahead, they
crept nearer through the long, silent
minutes.
Suddenly the woman felt within her
growing sensation of strange pleas
ure. Her tired brain refused to ana
I'VE it; she only knew that something
warmed her numbness and cold, ano
that life seemed a pleasanter thing
AS they came to the mooring she
stood up and looked toward the light
ening sky. Over the breakwater ane
through the rude row of fishermen'i
cabins glowed the first pink OF sun
rise.
/ She had never felt so moved before
t She wondered if she were. not anotnel
t woman, one of the simple creatures
{ she had always smiled pityingly upon
|, those who find life worth while sim
l ply because they are wife and motne
/ of a home. Nonsense! she was her
' self, cold, angry and determined. AM
yet-she felt like singing.
g Silently they went past the sleeI
e ing cottages to their own. The tru
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-04-06

town Won meet your neighbors satur
d.v afternoons and exchange news
and experience. You go to 1t sor = Jay
of recreation when the snow colnes'
the fair, or on holidays
There during the winter iectuls
course you hear great orators ana e1'
cellent musicians. The political rallies
the church conference or association
are held there.
BY and by in the pretty little VIZ
lage church. whose spire you can sec
from your farm. you SON VIII preach
the gospel In the brick building Two
doors from the corner. farmer boy
will open law Office. and IN the nttie
frame two blocks away another son
of the soil, Just back from college. VIII
begin the practice of medicine.
There IL the high school to which
you send your children, and there
after awhile your daughter will teach
And some day when you find the
farm work too heavy for your age. ana
want to get near the children. you VIII
build on that grassy corner lot two
doors from the Methodist church ana
move to town.
Yes. the town is q mighty GOOD
| thing to have, pleasant thing; ana
the more you put into it the more you
get out of it. For 1t grows according
to the trade 1t gets and the more II
grows the more it can buy and the
higher will go your land.
The Moral Obligation.
But the last and strongest reason
why It is right that the country PEG
pie spend their money at home Ii tne
moral obligation.
The town is yours, yours to ruin o.
prosper. The same sense OF obliga
ton should prompt you to support II
as prompted our old Teutonic ancea
tors in the forests of Germany u
stand elbow to elbow In protection Q
their village. The same spirit OF loyal
ty should inspire you as fred tn
| Highland Scot to spend his blood 10
the welfare of his clan.
| The country town with all its fault
IS the best governed, most enligh'
ened, most moral. and happiest spo
in American civilization. 1t Is goo
safe place. Not too swift, nor yet to
slow. In touch with the current Z
progress, but not racing with gree'
The place from which come nearly q
the great business men. lawyer
scholars, preachers, physicians. Tn
place where men are neighborly an
helpful.
This town, my farmer. friend.
| yours. But the city belongs to II