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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
PASTOR TRIED
TO STEAL KISS

Atalnta. Ca, April AT a meet
ting OF the board OF deacons OF the
Edgowood Baptist Church. Rev. G.
l.. Barnwell was discharged from the
church on the charge. admitted by
him. OF attempting to kiss Mrs. c.
A. London. the wife of the Sunday
school superintendent of the church.
Her husband. learning about the
affair from his Wife. went TO the
home of Mr. Bramwell. forced him 10
return to the London home. and
there with both parties present,
learned the whole facts. Mr.. London
says that the minister kissed his wife.
The pastor states he only made the
attempt.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
WHITE OvERDRAWN
FORTUNE
MONEY FROM SALE OF HOME
AND INSURANCE. TO
PAY DEBT.

Now York, April lit developed
today that Stanford White, on June
-, 1906, the day on which he was
shot down by Harry Thaw, was over
drawn in his accounts with his f,rm
to the extent of about 5000. 900.
According TO the statement made
by friend, White lost about $780,
600 in Wall street year ago. He
appealed to his friends and they
agreed TO take the account and car
ry IL until his losses were wiped ont.
providing he would sign a promise
never again TO speculate. Mr.. White
agreed 90 this and his losses were
taken over by a syndicate. which sub
sequently recovered almost all that
had been advanced by rising har-
ket.
To meet Whites debts to his firm.
however at the direction OF Mrs.
White the proceeds OF the sale of
the former home or the Whites at
No. 121 East Twenty-Hrst street and
the great quantity of art treasures
IL contained are to go to the firm
10 pay at least part uf the debt OF
Mr. White. Also it became known
that Mrs White had given instruc-
tions that the amount received from
the insurance on her husbands life
should he applied TO the same ac-
count
Mrs Stanford White is under.
stood 90 have been we'll provided for
by her relatives, who are wealthy
She was Miss Bessie Smith. the
daughter OF Judge Lawrence Smith
Of New York, and descendant OF
Colonel Richard Smith. the original
patentee Of Smithtown. L. I. The
family had been prominent and
wealthy for many generations
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
TIE YANKEE CONSUL

JosnR ! slaeum is one Of the man
ayers to NAgoo The use OF the word
show girr' as designating the proud
est and statliest beauties of a muscal
organization. Henry w. Savage was
the first New York manager to
abolish the word Klaw and Erlanger
followed closely after. and now Mr.
Slocum announces that while his
chorus girls comprise the handsomest
young women he could find. he does
not know them as SHOW girls. "
"Show girls explained Mr.. Slocum
became to be known as the young
women who on chorus salaries wero
able TO own automobiles, diamonds
and racing stables, and otherwise
naunt evidence OF mysterious wealth
before the public The world be
came unsavory, and there are no
"show girls" I'm "The Yankee Con
sui" either actual or nominally.
But If there are any handsomer girls
iu thc profession open TO chorus
positions than those ] have. ! would
be elated to know It. for ] would soon
have them under contract"
During his managerial career Mr.
Slocum estimates that he has en-
gagged over 1000 chorus girls. and
he is acknowledged by his rival man
ayers as conni8seur The chorus
of "The Yankee Consul" numbers
fifty (5O).
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
A FEMININE FAD.

An optican who was trying to it
n woman's eyes with pair of glas-
SEES discovered anew the prevailing
passion of femininity After expert
menUng for about three hours she
decided that the glasses that save
her most satisfaction were a pair
with round lenses set in black rub
Der frames
"They are fine" she said, "but they
make me look Ike a Chinaman."
They really are patterned after
Chinese models" the optician ex-
planned "But what difference does
that make so long az they are good
for the cyes?"
Tho look the woman flashed his
way ought 10 have made him very
uncomfortable.
"ft makes all the difference in the
world" she said "I will take this
pair, but / have no idea that I shall
ever wear them"
why not?" he asked.
~ have Just told you" she ex-
in surprise "They are not
becoming. and 7 could never stand
mp before folks looking like n fright.
even if go blind as bat."-Ncw
York Sun
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
JAPAN AT THE
SECOND TABLE

For a proud and high spirited ma
ton, Japan Is being treated with q
degree OF contempt that is ruthless.
and possibly dangerous. She has. I'm
fact. been cold shouldered away
from our Pacific coast. however for
bearing the process was made for
her, and she Is now excluded from
the British parts OF South Africa
the so-called "Asiatic ordinance" hav-
ing passed the colonial PARLIAMENT
last Friday, Japan's saving point Of
self7respect- Of equality with the
white" races is the fact that she
is an ally of Great Britain. This
is something. OF course. but II viii
not diminish her slow AMER at hay-
ing her people deprived OF that free
dom Of the world that g. possessed
and used by the Germans and the
French. by the Italians and the Hun
garians, by the Poles and the Slavs.
Having, with almost incredible dbil
ity and diligence, asquired The ON
liRhtenment and methods of the Yves
and having fought one of the great
European powers to % standstill ia
pan is now cOnspicuously denied p
first place among the nations. and
Is plainly instructed with the ut
most freiendliness. IT. is true but
still, as matter OF fact. with firm
insistrnce that she is of and for
the East, and that her people are
not, and cannot be. the legal equals
OF The people of the Wcst Hartford
Courant
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
NEW GROCERY
COMP ANY

Another wholesale firm is soon to
begin business in the city of william
son and preparations are being made
for the erection Of large building
The company has been Incorporated
and will he known as the Tug River
Grovery Comrauy. The officers and
incorporates Of the company are.
A. c. Pinson President: H. c.
Charles. frs' vice-president: II. l.
Baker. second vice-president. J Z
Cannady, treausrer and general man
ager and c. r.. Adair. secretary. The
home of this firm will be on east
Third-ave --Mingo Republican
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
CARNEGIE ON
GAMBLING
SHARPLY CRITICISES MEN WHO
MAKE MONEY ON WALL
STREET.

Andrew Carnegie made vigorous
attack upon certain Wall-street
methods i'm "A speech at dinner ten
dered In his honor by the United
States military telegraph corps at
the Hotel Manhattan, New York
Tuesday night. MT Carnegie de-
clared that he had never made dol
lar gambling in stocks. and added
that IT was time that business men
declined to recognize men who make
money i'm Wall street and render no
value for It,
"A few gamblers in wall street are
I'm trouble" said Mr.. Carnegie. "If
n man has sold stocks short. and they
20 down, he is delighted. But II
they go the other way, and he has
not the stocks TO deliver, he thinks
the president has gone trine too
far II is q good thing for the coun-
try that the gamblers have come to
grief. | wish / could invent n sys-
tenn or n plan whereby both sides OF
the stock gamblers would come tu
grief. As a business man / can say
never made n dollar gambling in
stocks. | would as soon SIT down TO
gambling with cards or at bridge.
Let me speak as a plain business
man. Wall street is not all OF Amer
lea. and there are some places in
New York even that are not wall
street The spectators are para
sites feeding upon values and Great
ing none. II is time that we business
men should rise and decline to recog-
nize men who make money in this
way and render no value for It, and
give nothing-or manufacture moth
ing-or exchange in no way a value
for what they get
I'VE have had five years Of won
derful prosperity. To-day, instead Of
charging $4GO,0OO,OOO for the Car
negie steel company, would ask
500, 100000 for It, but never kite
went up before II came down. But
Wall street Is really in a healthy con-
dition. It Is an eruption that is com
ing out and not going in, and let us
rejoice and hope that tomorrow
prices will go down Gentlemen, /
was born to poverty. But 7 would
not change with the richest mans
son OF millions born 90 life. What
does he know OF father and mother
Of the boy whose mother is nurse.
seamstrcss. washwoman, cook, angel
and saint with no servant between
the boy whose father is his guide,
philosopher and friend No teacher.
except at school IT'S I'm the home
that the boy gets his teaching I am
honest have lived both lives There
are men who say that riches are
corrupinR. but they only know one
side Of the shield I have lived both
There IS gentlemen, very little ln
wealth IN adding to the sum Of hui
man happiness think that wealth
rather decreases happiness AS I said
once before. n Millionaire who laughs
is rare"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01

Miss Martha Berry Of Rome. ca.
IS ono Of the most notable women IN
the South Her father left her
comfortable fortune. with the bulk Of
which she established near Rome an
industrial school for country boys
not able 10 obtain education olNrr-
wise. Beginning upon a small scale
she has interested other persone OF
wealth and philonthropic character
not only throughout Georgia buf In
various parts of The country. u1Hi
now her institution is deyelopin IN
10 one of tho greatest places Of iaar-
ming in tho South
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
SPLENDID GRAHAM, VA, RESIDENCE AND
CORNER BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SA. q
AT A BARGAIN

Lot running from so foot street to 40 foot Street
Six Rooms and Bath All modern conveniences Eleo
trio Lights, Hot and Cold Water, Bath Toilet, sinl,5
Stationary Wash stand. Large Cellar with Hot Water
Furnace Heat Radiators in each room
On the principal street. Depot and Post ofHc,
Banks, etc. Street car line passes front door
Price S275000 $3.50 down Balance $500 in 10 months
$500 in % months and $1,000 in years if desired al
per cent The property has brought $4,000 every month
for nearly years and bouRd to advance in value
See E. ID. LUCAS, 12o Princeton ave Bluefeld
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
IN A BAD WAY

The republican party is now Zoo
such straits that it has just one man
whom it regards as popular enough
to be the candidate for president
is there any parallel in history TO a
situation in which "a party hinges IT'S
success on one man, and when that
man IS one who has had the courage
to drop his own platform and adopt
that Of the opposition party?
The republican party has claimed
n monooly Of intelligence while #
has fostered n monopoly of every
thing else isn't g. strange that with
an the brains it claims TO have. 81
has no other popular man in The
party2- Commoner
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01

1n Warsaw thc school children are
rlav're now game called demon
strafogs." in which they divide them
selves into two camps "Cossacks"
and patriots" or demonstrators F."
Tho latter form procession and ad-
vance singing Polish melodies,
whcrouuon they are Immediately
charged bv The "Cossacks." and after
a scu0o are driven on. leaving dead
and wounded" ON the ground In
ST. Petersburg the school children
have started q game Of "bombthrow-
ers."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
THE GAIN FOR
PUBLICITY

There was a time less than year
ago when It was easier to 20 through
the eye OF a needle than to interview
MI. Rockefeller. Mr.. Hartman and
Mr.. Ryan Now it is apparently as
easy to interview these gentlemen as
90 push a neodle through piece
of cotton cloth. Mr.. Rockefeller ap-
pears in "a four or hve-colum inter
view printed in the most yellow
newspaper in the country. Mr.. Ryan
contributes two or three columns OF
his ideas on the financial situation
TO the press, while Mr. Hartman is
daily engaged in receiving delega-
lions of newspaper men at his home
and his Office. There was time
when "a representative OF the press
would have had to approach Mr..
Rockefeller anu Mr.. Hartman with
IAN the diplomacy that has TO be en-
ployed i'm getting TO the presence OF
royalty itself Now the representative
.of the press is welcome as a medi-
nm OF cotimuuicaticn with the pub
lie.
This fact is stated not for the
purpose OF criticism but of commen-
dation Mr Rockefeller. Mr.. Har-
riman aud Mr.. Ryan appear in a
much better light and altogether "a
better advantage than they did when
surrounded with mystery and clothed
in solitude They lose nothing by
letting the people become better ac.
auainted with them through these
Interviews No individual and nc
corporation can afford 10 De indiner.
ent TO public opinion In the lona
run 1t pays 10 take the public into
confidence. That corporation which
adopts the policy Of letting its plans
become known explaining it's pur
pose plainly and openly. and appeal
ing 10 the common sense and judg
ment of the public for support q.
nbhiiN W 0h''f'As sum ~ NNl lbl dIlp II
need not resort to bribery or submit
TO blackmail Il is safe TO say thai
there is not corporation in tn,
country that couldn't put through
q legitimate plan OF extension oi
Improvement If It made a plain
honest statement of All the facts il
connection with the project.
The mistake that Mr. Hartman
Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr. Ryan hav,
made is that they have delayed al
together TOO long I'm making friends
with public opinion Their delay
has subjected them to suspicion, tc
lack OF confidence. so that nov
when they speak the country listen.
but not with that respect which woulc
have been theirs II they had spoker
freely years ago. Nevertheless II 1,
better late than never They are un.
doubtedly stronger for giving thei
views publicity The public is dis
covering that after an the difference
between their opinions and those
Of ife own g. ~~f 90 wide as wa.
r"ored better muma' under
ru'inr c~iss and the points o
ae.cawert are discovered TO b,
m"ny Wall street Journal
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
PAINT THAT IS PAINT.

The largest and best assoted stock Of Paint Coors
in Varnishes and Hard Oils in this Section.
Give us a trial order AL Paint fully guaranteed
and If not as good as money buy for the price, will
refund your money.
We have paint as low $1.o0 per gallon and guar
anteed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
BUlLDFRSI HAnnWARE.

P. 81 f. Corbns line of Builders Hardware, which
second to in finish md quality and prices GRO
right Sole Agents for the Famous line Of B. g. +
Mechanics Tools. Bob Bill and Bud the Three Broth
Every tool fully guaranteed. If not good money re
funded or new Tools replacei for defective ones.
Give us call, we VIII treat you right or know the
reason why We want your business and if good goods
and low prices is what you want have both
Yours for Business and Satisfaction
FOWLER RICHARDSON HARDWARE co.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01
RANGEsl
RANGEsI

The Largest and Most complete line of Steel Ran
ges ranging in price from S25 to $685. and best assorted
stock Of Kitchen and house hold utensils in 100 square
miles of Buefeld
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-01

The Daily Leader Job department
sollcits your patronage
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-31

might study the methods of the steel
trust with advantage to themselves

|might study the methods of the steel
TRUST with advantage to themselves
and their customers.
The Patent office was recently
asked for information concerning me.
ehanical devices for rapid and cheap
biography. The list furnished was
sncyclopedic. Many have been
Bought and suppressed by the West.
tern Union. Some, simply discarded,
languish In that limbo OF disappoint.
ed inventors hopes, the cold gray
building at Ninth and f. Streets,
washington, D. C.
Ihere is the Anderson, the Craig,
the. Hotchkiss, the Delany systems--
any one of which would appear to
correct Col. Clowry's theory that
mere mas been no improvement In
sending and receiving res,,:.ds since
tne Jays OF Morse. To take for ex-
ample tho Delany system, now called
me Telepost," still without com.
mercfal test. It's patentee claims for
II that 1t can send one thousand words
a minute; and that at one cent word
Tor TWENTY-FIVE word day messages,
ana fifteen cents for twenty-five word
night messages, good profit can be
earned. AS the latest of the devices
on record the Delany promises the
most Yet from the Anderson Of
years ago to this one OF today, not
one OF these economies has been nc.
csepted; or even tested by the exist.
ing telegraph monopoly. When You
nave q monopoly 1t is SO much easier
TO use old-fashioned methods and
make ten public pay the price. That
seems to be what the two. associated
tteiegraph companies are doing today.
so far In the history of American
politics the one man In high office
VINO opposed telegraph monopoly was
John Wanamaker, Postmaster Gener-
al a under President Harrison. ne was
No., ,. a postal telegraph system, and no
ness men in politics. Perhaps il the
BUSINESS clement would try to get
out of the Patent Office limbo. and
INTO mt, use, some of the devices for
might help -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-31

hibited from acquiring connecting
lines, by acquiring stocks. bonds, or
other securities OF auch lineH, but 1T
Is already we'll settled as contrary Ia
public policy to allow railroads to
acquire control over parallel and com
peting lines of transportation. Subject
to first giving to the Government the
power of supervision and control
which have advocated above, the law
should be amended so that railroads
may be permitted and encouraged to
make traffic agreements when these
are In the Interest Of the general pub
lie as we'll as of the railroad corpora.
lions making them. These agree.
ments shonld ofscourse he made pub
lie In the minutest detail, and should
be subject to securing the previous
assent of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Railways Must BE Regulated.
The movement to regulate rail.
ways by law has come to stay. The
people of this country have made Zip
their minds-and wisely made mp
their minds-to exercise closer con,
troll over all kinds Of public service
corporations, including railways . Ev.
cry honestly managed railway will
gain and not lose by the policy. The
men more anxious to manipulate
stocks than to make the management
OF their roads efficient and honest are
the only oneSwho have cause to oppose
1t.
1--WE wish to make It to tho In.
torcst OF the investor to put his money
into the honest development OF tho
T. ilrnnHS ,t.t. A.,
discriminate against the man who.
while enriching himself. lays upon the
future owners and partons of the road
and above all upon the honest men
whose duty 1t may become to operate
the road, burden of additional debt
without adding corresponiingly to It's
actual worth. Much Is said about the
inability of railway president to agree
among themselves as to what policy
should be advocated and what plans
followed in the effort to work out the
problems which now present them,
selves. In SO far as the law Is con.
cerned, all l ask of them is a willing.
moss to comply fully with its spirit,
and readiness to move along the
lines indicated by those who are
charged with administering 1t. Our
-PohSS 10 uuht upoh eAgeisehcct AIM
OUR primary purpose Is to insure the
future against the mistakes and de.
llDquencies of the past"
vlce-Presldent Also Talks
Following the ceremonies Vice Pres.
ident Fairbanks addressed the crowd
briefly. He said Fellow citizens,
] wish to express to the President OF
the United States that which 1 know
is IN all your hearts-thanks for the
admirable address he has just deliy-
cred. lie came into the State this
morning greeted by thousands. AS
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-31

he leaves uR tonight after this crown
Ing event of an eyentful tay, he will
carry With hAi The assurance that The
great citizenship OF indiana ia loyal
to the memory OF these who made Il.
lustrious the years from 1S61.G5 and
that the people of Indiana are for
cleanliness In civic life and honesty
IN public service At the conclus.
ion of the address the President and
Vice President were driven to Crown
Hill cemetery, where the President
iplnced q wreath on the grave of form.
or President benjamin Harrison. He
Drought the token from Washington.
The train bearing the Presiden.
left for Fort Wayne. whore he will
pnss the night In his car. The PresI.
dent VIII speak tomorrow Mt Lansing,
Mich. : q - - % -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-31
ALL 4 ABOUT i! W|ATTERsOHI.
Correspondent Dwells Upon
Kentuokian's Declaration
He Has Candidate.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Every-
hdy loves "Marses Henry Waiter
son. He calls himself a Democrat,
nut his work has done much for, the
Republican party. He breaches tariff
reform, and helps the party OF pro.
tectfon to stay in power. Democrats
maying political memory regret that
In later years Col. Wattersons should
have drifted away from progressive
democracy. He holds, OF course, that
democracy has drifted away from him
very much as the man in the middle
OF the regiment, marching in line
across the parade ground, complains
that he was in step. but the other
nine hundred marchers were out OF
step. Col. Watterson whose brillian.
cy we all admire seems to be -bne of
the few. men out of step with his
party since 1896. Yet his personality
is SO amiable.- his past service SO
admirable that no one In the Demo
cratic party has 1t In his heart to
say word OF criticism though it is
possible to address a word of In.
CURRY.
In the Louisville Courler-Journal
which Col. Watterson has edited with
great ability for many years, appear.
ed on Wednesday an editorial the
substance Of which it may be worth
while quoting He says that 1t has
neen frequently given out that Mr.
Bryan does not want the nomination
next year. Mr.. Watterson is proba-
bly, correct in that statement. But
there are people who want Mr.. Bryan
10 take the nomination that the edi-
tor of the Courier.Journal did not
suggest and he does not seem to be
one OF them. He goes on to say that
lI the Nebraskan wishes to play
/, warwick he (Watterson) ''can tell
MIN OF Democrat who, without en-
tangling alliances with say of the
money powers" Is "yet without any
antecedents which could drive away
conservative Democrats" Watterson
aserts that the man whom he has In
his mind supported the ticket In
1896. ~ :
Mr.. Watterson didn't support the
Democratic ticket in 1896, nor was he
very enthusiastic in 1900 Possibly
Tor these reasons the Democratic par
" may be disinclined to accept his
Judgment as to the individual he has
IN mind. He says that the man does
not i've East OF the Alleghenles nor
south OF the Potomac and Ohio Riv-
;ers.
Poetic Tribute to Watterson's Politics
Some years ago Mr.. Watterson had
one of those political "bratnstormsi'
and denounced every possible Demo
cratic nominee. He then hinted dark
2ly at some one he had In mind. but
whom be would not name. A flippant
newspaper poet at that time wrote
these verses which have just appear
ed In Washington newspaper.