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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
LOTS OF WORK
FOR THE SENATE

Washington. Dec. 5-Nearly 1000
bills we're iptroduced In the senate
yesterday and all Of them were sent
to committees wbers they Will be
taken up for consideration after the
new senators take their seats. No
other business OF importance was
transacted Almost all Of these bile
were considered I'm the last con gress
and most of them are private pension
bills.
The whole number Of bills intro
duced in the senate OF the 50th con-
gress was S.627. and before the
Christmas holidays II is probable
that at least half Of thom will be
again introduced and referred TO
committees.
Among the more important Of the
measures introduced yesterday we're
the following:
BY Senator IfansbrouRh: For =
government bank to be located a.
Chicago. and to have a capital Of not
to exceed 10 per cent. of the asgre-
gate capital OF ell the national banks
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
CURRENCY FAMINE
CAUSES TROUBLE
LINERS ARM AND REFUSE TO
ACCEPT SCRIP AS PAY.

Goldheld, New. D,c. 5.--vioience
Is momentarily expected here today.
Mine officials say they think a bat
tie Is inevitable before the federal
troops can ach camp from Cali
fornia, even though they should be
ordered at once. With the towns
500 miners armed 10 man. aud
the guards under orders 10 oper ire
on anyone who even approaches the
workings and both sides being In a
frenzy OF rage, the slightest spark
Will fire the magazine. No secret
10 made by the mine officials of the
fact that the mems refusal to ac-
cept scrip for their wages during the
currency famine was taken ADVANTAGE
OF to bring matters to crisis.
Threats TO burn the town cannot be
traced to the unionists. but the en-
ployers say they know such threats
have been made and look for an cpl
demlc of incendlarism and dynamit-
ing. AT the same time the mines
not running have shot gun guards
on duty over them and more men
are being imported for the same
duty.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
SCIENTISTS TO
GATHER IN CHICAGO

Washington, Dec. 5.-Prof. u. o.
tion.. who Is permanent secretary of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science. has just Is.
sued the call for the fifty-eighth an
nual meeting of the association. To
be held at the University OF Chicago
from December 30 to January g..
Early indications point to the moat
interesting meeting in the history
Of the American science movement.
Among the affiliated organizations
OF savants and learned men which
Will meet In Chicago at the sam
time are the American Anthropolog-
ical Association. the American Chem
ical Society. the American Folklore
Society. the American Mathematical
Society. the American Physiological
Society. the American Society OF
Naturali5,s. the Association of Amer
lean Anatomists. the Association of
American Geographers. the Associa-
tion of Economic Entomologists. the
Botanical Society OF America and the
chronological Society OF America.
Other bodies which will also meet
the same week include the Ameri-
can Nature Study Society, the Amer
lean Federation of Teachers of Math-
ematics and Physical Science and the
teaching section OF the Lake Placid
Conference on Home Economies.
Among the speakers on the pro-
gram of the American Society for the
Advancement Of Science are Prof
r. l.. Nichols of Cornell University,
who will be president OF the conven-
tion; Edward Kasner OF Columbia on
Geometry and Mechanics" Charles
A. Conant of New York. on "The In
fluence of Friction in Economies; ="
a. G. Lane of Michigan. on "The
Early Surroundings of Life;" r. c.
Conklin of Pennsylvania on "Zoolo-
gy;" w. G. Sabine of Harvard on
The Origin of the Musical Scale;"
ID. T. MacDougall of Washington. on
"Heredity and Environic Forces"
Clifford Richardson. of New York on
"A Plea for the Broader Education
Of the Chemical Engineer" and
Simon FlexBer of New York on RE
cent Advances and Tendencies in
Pathology"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
SERIOUS FIRES IN
new YORK CITY
ONE DEATH AND MANY SPEC
TACCLAR RESCUES.

New York. Dec. 5.-Three fires 10.
day in the lower part OF tic city
caus d one death and en1an 4cred the
lives OF thirty Gremen gave an or
portunity for pectacular rcscues Of
women and children and nay result
In the deaths OF seven Gremcn who
we're Overcoma by gas AMI smoke.
Fire in stationery store caugol tho
explosion OF gas pipe collar ard thir-
" fremen who there hrhtinR tlo
flames were overcom'. seven afc in
serious condition ana may lie.
a six-story tencment house fire
caused The hremcn TO mako many
thrilling rescues The body Of Mr.
L-nchan. aged 7G was found in tie
ruins She hal been oycrcoma and
burned to death
Fifty thousand dollars DAMAGE was
caused by biz nro at Adult ari
Wiborg's llthographing plant
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
MRS. PETERMAN DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Mrs Bessie Peterman. wife OF Il.
Il. peterman, died after short III
ness OF pneumonia nt her home ON
Blueneld avenue at 1880 this morn
ing.
Th deceased had been living here
only two weeks. She was reared in
Bristol, Tenn. and before her mar
riage was Miss Bessie Hash. She
was n member of the Methods,
church, and sometim, before het
death she showed evidences that she
was ready for the great change.
The funeral services will be hehl >
at Radford. tn, home OF the hus.
band, where the remains will be
taken on No. g tomorrow mornlnG
The young husband has the symra
thy OF many friends in his bereaye-
ment
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

charged with n vast mass of routine
wcrk. They are relieved OF all such
labor and have the fullest opportuni-
~ for the work OF gathering infor-
nation and ideas. In short. they are
men OF brains and not automatons.
They are consulted when tarin bill
for instance. comes up in the reich
stag or when a commercial treaty
with some foreign country comes up
for consideration before the foreign
department.
Both In England and in Germany
the chief work OF the department OF
commerce and labor Is furnishing i'm
formation and advice TO the bust
ness world. Through the business
of manufactures our department has
been trying TO do something like
this, and il was to this end that the
daily publication of consular and
ira ie reports was commenced. IL
has been suggested at today's meet
Ing that since much of the informa-
tion published In the daily consular
and trade reports comes from the
department OF state. IL would be well
To have joint committee appointed
by the secretary Of commerce and
labor and the secretary of state TO
work out a practicable scheme for
better cooperation between the two
departments. II is likely that this
viii soon be accomplished and that
the department of commerce and la
Dor. as the result of the present con-
ference and those 70 come. will soon
become an important factor in the
development of the foreign trade of
the United States.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
MODERN wooDMEN
ELECT OFFICERS

At the meeting last nishf oe Blue
field Camp No 9595. Modern wooa.
men OF America officers for the en-.
suing year were elected as follows
Venerable Consul-W. n Doak
Worthy Adviser w. Y. Sfurgis.
Banker-R. J.. Roach.
Clerk-H l.. Moore.
Escort-A G. Vine.
Watchman--W n. Francis.
Sentry. &. Joint.
Manager for three years-D. D
Tines
Camp Physicians DR.. c. M. Scot,
DR. f.. II Thompson and Dr. j. G.
Jett.
There were large number OF
members al the m citing and the or
der VIII start the new year with
bright prospects
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
GaYAN'S OPINION
or the MESSACt

Plttsburg, Dec. b.--W. j. Bryan.
en- route to his homo In lincoln
Neb., arrived here yesterday from
Washington. BY appointment M
bryan met his wife and daughter at
the Fort Pitt Hotel. The latter are
bound for New York whence they
| VIII sail for Europe Saturday.
Mr.. Bryan will not accompan,
them he said on account OF his lec-
tnre engagements.
Mr.. Bryan was reluctant to dis
cuss President RooBcvelt's message
10 congress, saying he had not hac
sufficlent time to read IL through
He, however, commented freely on
veral OF the most important dssu az
and gave President Roosevelt credit
for Introducing an original PROPOSE.
tion In suggesting the appropriation
OF campaign funds by the govern
ment
IL hope" ne said. that II will re
enacted into a law"
ON important questions Mr.. Dry-
'n's ideas coincide with the texture
2f the message. He is strictly In ac-
cord with the PRECEDENT concerning
postal savings baniSs ana gu@x~nfess
banks. He said.
The plan OF the guaranteed bani
8 simply this: Statistics show the
averag' loss TO iepositors 10 be very
small. taking all the banks together:
but the deposltors are afraid be-
cause they do not know much about
the affairs OF any particular bank
The postmaster general In recon.
mending the postal savings baniss
called attention to the fact that
large sum OF money ia sent back 20
the government banks OF Europe by
people who are afraid TO trust tho
private banks here and MIR. Wana-
maker has been quoted as saying
that a large sum is kept in hoardfug
ami hiding places In THE country.
lf this sum can be drawn into
he banks and thus put into channels
of trade It will relieve the strineeucy
more effectively than anything else.
The postal bank will 40 this 20 n
1mitei ext"nt. but not completely.
Tor In the plan prGposei the deposi-
tors VIII be limited as N each pereop
aud there will be no checking ae.
cunt allowed.
The system Of The guaranteed
anks contemplate Tho absolute guar
lntee by the government Of such
'anks as may Voluntarily enter into
he system. During tho last forty
ears tn average loss among nj
''oDal banks has been less than one
enth Of per cent. OF deposits, and
- we have passed through two
anics I'm that time. Il is not likely
hat the average loss will be greater
'uring the next forty years.
'"To sum up The situation, the de-
posltors need security and this must
either be given by the postal savings
fanks which will grow until Il has
absorbed the deposit banking of the
country or 81 must be furnished
trough The guarantee OF existing
banks"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
PERSONAL

II G.. Groseclose. Of Rocky Cap.
was a business visitor here today.
F. r. King, of Norfolk, was IN The
city today
G. a. Nunley merchant " Ada
was business visitor here today.
~ 1arnes loft thls morning on
. business trip to tho coalheldg.
James Miller. q prominent cltiz RI
of rPocahontas. was a visitor here TO.
lay.
~ g Thompson. OF Cl arfofk was
seeing ofter his business matters u
tho city today.
The weather was several degre-
colder this morning than at any time
this winter
John e. Dunn. a merchant cf Blnn
City, Tom. was here buying dry
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

Washington, Dec. 5.--General oil
v'r acting secretary OF war, and Gen
Bell. chief of stan. are holding them-
selves In readiness 10 send federal
troops to Goidheid. but will take no
decisive action until moro compre-
hensivn report is received. Orders
have been issued to General Funston
at Gan Francisco to have troops pre-
pared to move at snort notice into
the mining district.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
Big SAsIkkl Gk.
or DEPOSITS

Kansas City, Mo-. DNc. 0.--.The
National Bank OF Commeroo. the
largest financial institution IN the
Missouri River valley, were soroSd 10
open their doors this morning With
bank statement published today IN
answer to Comptroller Ridgpley's
call, which shows rs dsposlts last
August. when tho previous cal! was
made as thlrty-nve millions aud yes
terday were only sixteen millions.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
EVERYTHING IN READINESS TO
MOVE TROOPS TO SCENE
OF TROUBLE.

San Francisco. Dec. Brigadier
General Funston said today that
everything was in r-adiness to for
ward troops 20 Goldfeld on short
notice. He is receiving confidential
reports from the scene OF the mine
strike.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
FOR BULOW

Berlin, Dec. 5.--The relchssag
assed a vote Of confidence in Chan
"elor Won Bulow today the OBJECT OF
the recent controversy has beeu TO
strengthening Won Bulow's position.
Fho yesterday gave warning that ne
would reign unless there was an
Immediate settlement Of tho diRer.
ences OF opinion among tho various
parties which constitute the go~pr9.
Mants support.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

| ef-N SboNf W bt HSAt oy uattOnOl
banks an the bank to be controlled
by general council OF 2i members,
made up from men chosen by dis
tricts organized according to popula-
tion and by treasury officials.
BY Senator Fulton: Amending the
railroad rate law In such manner
that a change of tsriff filed with In
terstate commerce. commission can
not 20 into ffect where objection Is
made until the commission has de-
clared the rate fair.
By Senator Dick: The aaministra-
tion measure providing for an in
crease u pay for members OF the
army, navy and the marine corps.
BY Senator Burkcti Providing for
tn teaching OF agriculture In normal
schools; free postage on reading
matter mailed to the blind and pro-
hibitlng telegraph and express COM
panies transmitting returns pertain
Ing TO gambling.
BY Senator Lafosette: Requiring
the railroad rats shall be fixed so as
only TO yield fair return on tho
valuation of roaf's property.
BY Senator Lodge: Regulating the
salaries OF inspectors OF customs and
others connected with the customs
service. Mr.. Lodge also Seintroduc "a
his measures presented in the last
congress IN regard to dissertations
of the United States flag and child
labor.
BY Senator Nelson: Ext nNing the
free delivery service 10 all towns
having n postal revenue OF $4,000
A short bill which may take the
place OF a regular ship subsidy bill
this session was introduced by Sena-
tor Gailinger. II provides for an
Increase OF the mail carrying rate
for 1e knot ships plying on the Pa
cific and the South Atlantic to an
amount not exceeding the rate paid
10 FIRST class vessels. The bill Is de-
signed to meet the ideas set forth
on ship subidy In the preident's mes
Fage
Two single statehood bills were
introduced by Senator Teller for the
admission OF New Mexico AMI thn
other by Senator Stone for the ad-
mission of Arizona as a state.
Senator Culberson reintroducei
two bills which he advocated In the
last congress- One ~ 1htesSsa 10
make I'll gal the dealing In futures.
the other TO provide penalties against
railroad companies that fail to fur
nish cars 20 shippers.
Senator Overman reintro1uced his
bill authorizing the president to sus-
pend the collection OF customs du-
ties on articl~s coming into compe-
tition with products OF companies
which sell abroad at less price than
In this country.
Senator Bacon introduced bill
providing a survey 10 determine the
Dracticability Of building canal TO
connect the navigable waters OF the
Mississippi valley with the navigabla
waters OF the state OF Georgia. This
project he stated had been consider
ed twelve years ago. but the time
was not then riDa for it's realization.
The canal projected he said woul1
be about 100 miles long and would
connect the Mississippi river with
the Atlantic ocean.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

While there rs no concealing tho
fact that there Is more sickness In
Bluefield now, and has been for the
last six weeks, than ever known here
before. IL is also encouraging to
know that the fatalities are very
few. and that the death rate for the
last three months has been much
lower than for that length OF time
i'm the past three years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
vIscOUNT AoKrs SUCCESSOR.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 5.---tn-
official aivlcos from Toxic say that
Kogor0 Takahira. formerly Banar
es' minister TO The United states. bs
been appolne1 20 succeed viscoan
Aoki az ambassador. The Japanes
embassy has heard nothing OF The
report
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

Miss Mary Eanes, who has boen
nursing Miss Caroline Terry, who
has been under treatment for w.
phold fever at st. Luke's hospital for
tho last month, loft for her homo at
Norfolk today. The many friends
of Miss Terry will be glad 10 learn
that she is convalescent.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
4 RECEIVER TO
BE APPOINTED

IBE APPOINTED
Norfolk. Dec Following an all
Day hearing in the United satcs cir
cult court yesterday judge Wa1diii
Yesterday evening decided 10 place
10 jamestown Exposition company
foo The hands OF receivers bIt Ge-
ferred action in the naming ~ She
recelv ntil Friday. bu' in 'he
meant esignatcd President Uir.
ry ST. g 20 Tucker and Director
General Aiyah H Martin to take
charge Of Tho affairs OF the compal,
70 is Understood that the cour win
name three receivers. one to- apge
sent The gockholders. one to- repre-
vent the bondholdcrs and the gov
crnment and q third to represent the
general creditors.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

Miss Minnie Kirk. of Brush rrrk,
left this morning for Roanoke.
whore she will spend some time visit
Ing her grandmother. Mrs. j. p.
Kirk, and her aunt. Mrs. T.. II. Neal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

Go and see the two handsome
prizes ON exhibition at Whites Drug
store for B'uefleId's most accOnp-
Iishcd lady and gentleman skater.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
goods yesterday.

Miss Goldie Turpin left this morn
Ing for Bedford City. having been
cal, ID there on account of the Illness
OF her aunt, Mrs. II. f. Norvlll.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

Go and sec thc two handsome
prizes ON exhibition az whites Drug
store for BIuefieId's most accom-.
Iishcd lady and gentleman skater.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

Read he Eureka Hardware CO
advertisement in this paper aud YOU
VIII not wonder. why they have gu,
crowds every dey
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.

a reguias meeting OF the cham.
ber OF commerce will be held at tae
Thornton building tonight at :
O'Clock.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-05

John c. Dunn. a merchant of Blnn
City, Tenn. was here buying dry
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-12
Suicide as Experiment.

A wealthy young man nameu Lean dro Improta after taking refreshmeAt at cafe in Naples called for pen anl ink and wrote a numbe of notes and letters. He then quietly took out a small revolver and shot himself in the breast. One of the letters found in his pocket runs:
 To the Curious Public-In this century 1t is impossible voluntarily to leave this world without great efforts being made on the part of newspapers and curious people to discover the cause of the deed In my case I wished to study Inetempsychosts at close quarters. Is that not a fine idea? So much has been written on the subject, and 1t peases me to discover Instead of talking. So I determined to die and seq whether I shall be reborn in the form of some animal It would be delightful to return to this world as a lion or rat This Is why wanted to die. ADDIO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-12
"1he AlmiqhtY Dollar"

A recent headline Rule of the Dol Iar," has suggested the Inquiry, Who originated the familiar phrase the almighty dollar:' It was Washington Irving in The Creole Village" which he published in 1S31. The phrase be- came so popular and excited so much controversy in consequence of a doubt whether the adjective was irreverent that It's author had to explain eighteen years later that he had intended .'no irreyerence. even to the dollar, which he Is well aware is becoming daily more and more an object of worship" Dollar Is certainly one of the world < great words now. and it Is difficult to realize that it only means "valleyer," the "thaler" having been named after the JOachimsthal in Bohemia. iu whose valley it was first coined In the six teenth century London Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-12
The First Gas Tubes.

William Murdock, a Scottish mining engineer employed in the Redruth mines, Cornwall, appears to have been the first to suggest that gas might be conveyed in tubes and used instead of lamps and candles. He made very 1T lious gas lantern for himself, with w4.ch he used to light bis way over the Cornish moors at night. This lan- tern consisted of bag filed with gas and fitted with a tube. at the end of which the gas could be lighted. Carry ing the bag under his arm, Murdock used to light his way home at night. On meeting any one 1t Is said that he EoW give the bag squeeze and thus send out long tongue of flame. This led to his being looked upon as the demon of the Cornish moors.-LondoE Telegraph
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-12
TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC, Three Years for One Dollar.

Until June 30, 1907, the Twice-A- Week Republic of St. Louis, Mo, the oldest and best known semiweekly newspaper In the United States, will accept subscriptions at the remark able rate of three years for $1.00. At this price you cannot afford to be without this big semi-weekly newspa- per.
 Your friends and neighbors will also want to subscribe. Tell them about thIs great reduction in price, and ask them to send In their sub 'cription. Old subscribers as we'll as sw may come in at this price. If you re already subscriber, your order will be accepted now for renewal o begin when your present subscrip- tion expires. Remember, a dollar be. fore June 30 pays for three full years -312 eight-page papers.
 Send all orders to the Republic, St Louis. Ma
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-12
Let No One Boast,

Nevertheless. let no one boast. Just as every man. though he be the great est genius, has very definite limitations in some one sphere of knowledge. and thus attests his common origin with the essentially perverse and stupid mass of mankind. so also has every man something in his nature which is positively evil. Even the best-nay the noblest-character will sometimes sur, prise us by isolated traits of deprayity, as though 1t were to acknowledge his kinship with the human race, in which villainy-nay. cruelty-is to be found in that degree ee.-Schopenhauer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-12
British Army's First Trousers.

Perhaps the army revolution of deep est interest to the soldier himself was that effected in 1923. when for the first time he was put in trousers. The an pouncement from the horse guards took the following remarkable form His majesty has been pleased to ap- prove of the discontinuance of breech- es, legglngs and shoes as part of the clothing of the infantry soldiers and Of blue gray cloth trousers and half boots being substituted" In order to indem
 nifty the clothing colonels' for any hardship which the new order might cause 1t was decided that these gentle men should no longer be called upon to provide the waistcoat of Tommy. but that Tommy should himself supply 1t out of his shilling day. To reas- sure him it was pointed out that he was In position to do so with com fort, because he would no longer have to buy gaiters Chronicle.