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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
s.ys sIemp VIII Be Candidate.

Bristol, Tenn, Oct. Civ. S. Rose,
postmaster at Big Stone Gap, and a
close friend of the Slemps, is in Bristol
tonight. Relative to Bascom Slemp
becoming a candidate to succeed his
father In Congress, Postmaster Rose
said:
''Basccm Slemp has made no formal
announcement up to this time, and has
taken no steps to secure the nomina-
ton. However, in the event of Gov.
Swanson ordering a special election,
am quite confident he will become a
candidate. ! happen to be in position
to know that the demand for him to
announce himself as candidate is gen.
eral in the district. He has received
numerous letters and kilograms from
leading Republicans throughout the
district urging him to announce his
candidacy. He cannot speak at this
time owing to the recent death of his
father and the critical illness of his
mother, who has been barely conscious
at intervals since the death of the con-
gresham, and who has still not been
apprised of his death. His friends are
confident that at the proper time the
Republican state chairman will an
nounce his candidacy.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
CIVIL ENGINEER HAS PLAN
TO WIDEN PANAMA CANAL.
Lieutenant Rosseau Lays Proposition
Before Secretary MetcaIf-Big Ships
Constructed VIII Need the Room


Washington, d. c., Oct. 19.-Lieu-
tenant II. II. Rosseau, civil engineer in
the United States navy, and a member
of the Isthmian Canal Commission, has
arrived here from the Isthmus aud laid
before Secretary Metcalf a proposition
to increase the projected width of the
Panama Canal, which is now planned at
100 feet in the locks.
The recommendation is based upon
the rapid increase of beam in naval
construction since the canal plans were
formed.
Secretary Metcalf will take up the
matter with the President as soon as
possible. Lieutenant Rosseau departed
for New York soon after his interview
with the secretary.
Undoubtedly naval exigencies, sup
plemented by the building of the giant
Cunarders Lusitania and Mauritania
was the basis for this projected change
of plan, which will involve the cxpen-
diture of many ad litional millions of
dollars and perhaps the extension of
the time required for the completion Of
the canal project.
1t is also probable that the mere sug-
gestion of such a considerable chang-
of plans as that proposed by Lieutenant
Rosseau would preciritate a general de-
bate in Congress and reopen the whole
issue of Sea Level VS.. Lock Canal,
which was believed to have been finally
settled by President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Taft when they gave the order
for the beginning of work on the lock
canal plan.
The fact is that when Congress was
so warmly discussing the two projects
about two years ago these level canal
advocates made the point that theirs
was the only plan that would have
sufficient elasticity to meet the needs
of rapidly increasing tonnage in marine
construction.
Their plan involved the use of but
one lock, merely to offset the tidal
difference between the eastern and
western seas, comparatively low and
insignificant lock, which could be easily
widened when required. But they made
strong point of the difficulty, expense
and loss of time in the use of the canal
that would follow the attempt to widen
the complicated and massive locks re-
quired for the high level canal.
Possibly foreseeing the force of that
argument, the Canal Commission ap-
parently feels that it would be wise to
make the locks of the canal wide
enough in the beginning to accomo-
date the giant ships. not only of the
navy, but of the merchant marine, that
are sure to be constructed in the near
future.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
formal Call Issued.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The formal
call for the meeting of the Republican
National Committee was issued today
over the signatures of Acting Chairman
Harry s. New and Secretary Elmer
Dover, as follows:
''The members of the Republican
National Committee are hereby called
to meet at the Shoreham Hotel in the
city Of Washington, d. c., at IL O'Clock
a. m, Friday, December, 6.
'This meeting is called for the pur-
pose of fixing the time and place OF
holding the next Republican National
Convention and to transact such bust.
ness as may probably be presented anc
the session will probably continue
through Saturday, December T."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24

that the members Of the board all lived
In the country some distance from the
courthouse, It was considered best to
appoint a building committee, to be
composed of somo of the best citisens
of the town, who should take charge of
and supervise the work. This was
done, and Messrs. Jos. S. Gillespie, H.
p. Britain and the late T. E. George
were made the committee. They ac-
cepted the trust and performed their
services without any charge. Who will
dare to say that these three'good men,
honest citizens, of splendid business
qualities, did not discharge their duties
in the most acceptable and economical
manner? The Jail has been pronounced
the beat one in the State; and, afte-
careful inspection by the master me-
chanic Of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way Company and distinguished civil
engineer, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was
declared to be perfect IN detail, and the
cost Of construction 30 marvelously low
as to reflect credit upon the committee
and the board of supervisors.
Second Complaint has been made
about the appointment of superin-
tendent for the county roads. The facts
are as follows: His appointment was
required by Act of General Assembly,
approved March IL, 1904. The work of
such superintendent had previously
been done by the members of the board
of supervisors, in their respective dis
tricts, at q per diem fixed by law.
Critics of the board, through the public
prints and otherwise, demanded that
the law be complied with and road
superintendent appointed. The board
called in Maj. r. X. Henry as advisory
counsel and he gave the opinion that
the Act was mandatory, and that it
was the duty of the board to appoint q
superintendent Of roads. This was
done promptly, although the appoint
ment took from the members of the
board the part of the salary they had
before been drawing for letting con-
tracts, inspecting and supervising work
on the roads. The amount psid the
superintendent is about equivalent to
what the members had before beer
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

VIRoINIA:-In the Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Court of Tazewell e ,unty,
in vacation, the Sth day of October,
1907.
Mrs. l.. g. Whitaker and Mies Nora l..
Whitaker, ComplEinanis.
VS. In Chancerv
William Pack and Angeline Pack Defen-
dante.
The object of this suit is to recover of
the defendants the value of fifteen and
three tenths GF.3l acres Of land, at $40 On
yer acre, with Interest thereon from the 18th
day of Julv, 1905, the said defendants
having, hv deed dated the 29th day of
July, 1905, cold an conveyed to COM
painan's a certain TRACK of land as and
for 80 acies, at $4,000 pei acre, when in
fact said tract Of Land contained only 81
acre.; and also Ia recover from sa;d de-
feudants a sum EQUAL tn tie value of the
laud described in line deed iron Flrmnn
PAtk to said defendants, dated Sep
tember s h. 1903, and which was roavev-
ed by dt fendan;s to complainants. less
the value Of the life estate of the defend
ants in III land, the eRii defendants hav.
ing convey eel tn said cumplainanis Ih- Zee
simple of sad hand, With covenants of
ge' eral warranty, VIII, n they owned only
life - ate thertiT; and To attaci. the
property Of the defendants and subj ct
the sanIe tu the payment uf said cams;
and The a tHchment in this case having
been I-su-'i and returned executed, and
the defendants having not been eerved
With a uupy cf tni- at arh hIent, or with
Fruc.es in the sui; and. it appearing hy
All avit dlei acc..r,liny to law that vii
h=nI Pack aud Aneehhe Pack, the above
named defendants, are not residents OF
the State "t Virginia, it is therefore order
! ed tia the said William Pack and Ange.
liue PAX do appear here within fifteen
DAYS after due publication of HE order
in the Clerks Office of our said Circuit
Curt, and do wirat NAV be ntcs ssary t
protect their intrTests in this suit.
Add it is further ordered that copy
hereof lie published once a week for fou
successive weeks in The Tazewen Repub
licen, a weekly newspaper published a
Taz'well, Tszewell County, Virginia, anC
thar copy he posted at the fir mt door q
the courthouse Of this county as pre-
scIibed hy law.
A copy-Teste:
s. NJ. GRAHAM, Clerk.
Greever & q llespie, p. q. octl0w4
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
The limited States" Lands in Canada,
610 Miles Prom st. Louis.
WEATHER BUREAU MAN
THE FIRST TO REPORT
Major herseY Comes to Earth Near
Hamilton, Ontario, After Crossing Lakes
Michigan and 81. Clsir-Other Big Bags
Heard From at Different POints-NO
Accidents.

st. Louis, Oct. Scattered through
Ohio, with one or two in the vicinity of
the great lakes and another last heard
from near Chatham, Ontario, all nine
of the big balloons participating in the
second International aeronautic cup
race, were still in the air tonight.
Throughout the afternoon reports of
balloons at various points in Ohio have
been coming in, while Detroit first sent
word of the contestant which after
wards passed the Canadian border.
The identity of only four of the balloons
has been definitely established. Through
kilograms dropped and addressed to
The Associated Press, the balloon
America, one of the three American
contestants, containing Messrs. Mccoy
and Chandler, reported from Marion o.
The message said that the America
would descend on the borders of Lake
Erie, probably near Cleveland.
The German balloon, Pommern, passed
over Cleveland late this afternoon, and
Pilot Oscar Erbsloeh dropped a note
saying "open water ahead. All we'll :"
The Pommern had been reported early
in the day in the interior of Ohio.
note dropped this morning at New
Augusta, Ind, near Indianapolis con-
veyed the information that the balloon
passing was the Lotus ii, the English
entrant.
The French balloon, Isle De France,
dropped message for the Associated
Press at Columbus, o.
There has been much speculation
here as to the identity of the balloon
which passed into Canana with ap-
parently a wide lead in the big race.
The balloon is reported to have flown
American flags and this fact is accepted
by some of the officials of the race as
indicating that the balloon is the
Omitted States" with Major Henry B.
Hersey, of the United States Weather
Bureau as pilot.
The United States" was the winner
of the international race of 1906. The
balloon carried two American flags, but
all of the contestants were decorated
with flags and bunting. The Aero Club
officers are inclined to believe, however,
that there can be no mistake as to the
identity of the leader and are freely
predicting that Major Hersey will win
the contest. The balloon reported at
Detroit and later at Chatham, has
followed the course which Major Hersey
forecasted he would take.
There seems no doubt that the record
made in the race at Paris last year, 40I
miles, will be exceeded by practically
every balloon. Nearly all the balloons
reported in Ohio have covered more
than that distance, while those on the
great lakes are more than 100 miles
ahead of the record.
All of the balloons have gone to the
east and northeast. One vagrant cal
was reported at 7:45 p. m. tonight as
passing Waukegan, Ill, just north OF
Chicago, and on the edge of Lake
Michigan,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
TO THE PUBLIC.
Statement With Reference to the Wsrk
Of the Present Board Of Supervisors.

Certain persons have been criticising
the record and work Of the present
board of county supervisors. The OBJ
ject of these attacks is to serve personal,
selfish ends, and they are more likely to
fnjure those who have invented them
for campaign purposes than to hurt the
worthy gentlemen who constitute the
board. The most Of these assaults are
being made to injure Mr.. Fullen Thomp-
son, chairman of the board, and super
visor for Jeffersonville District, but
they reflect equally upon each member
of the board, all being equally respon-
sible for the acts that are made the
subject Of criticism.
II is deemed proper to give q brief
statement of the work that has been
done by the board during the past few
years, and especially of those things
that mischievcus critics have been talk
ing about. Such statement will be
more than sufficient to show that no
more faithful and capable men have
ever served the county as supervisors.
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
First, Complaint has been made
about the new Jail. its costs and man.
ner of construction. The board adver-
tised for bids for the entire work, and
only one bid was filed-by A. @. Kiser.
That bid was for the carpenters or
wood work. His bid, however, was
conditioned up his getting the brick and
stone work also, without stating in the
bid at what price the stone and brick
work would be done. The board could
not accept the indefinite and uncertain
bid made by Kiser. At the same time
bids wsrs received for the brick work,
but none for the stone work. The
brick work was awarded to the lowest
bidder, whose bid was much. lower thar
any of the several others offered. II
was then determined to build the jai
with mechanics and laborers paid b.
the day, to be superintended by com
petent mechanic. In view of the fact
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24

Caledonia, Ont, Oct. 22.--The
balloon, the United States, of which
Major Hersey, of the United States
Weather Bureau, at Washington, is the
pilot, landed about twelve miles south
of Hamilton, Ont, at 6:15 p. m. The
United States crossed the state of
Illinois, thence across Lake Michigan
and Lake st. Clair to the middle of
Lake Erie, when a change of wind
carried it north into Canada to the
place of landing.
The distance from st. Louis to
Hamilton, Ontario, on an air line is
approximately $40 miles. Therefore
the United States travelled about 610
miles, which is far ahead of the record
made in the European races by Lieu
tenant Lahm, whose balloon won the
international cup by sailing from Paris
to point in England, 402 miles distant.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
Dorset Sheep.

Dorset Sheep.
/ have some very fine Dorset bucks
for sale. Correspondence solicited.
SAMUEL T. HENINGER.
Burkes Garden, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
NOTICE.

Having purchased the stock of goods
belonging to Blankenship & Hale, at
Raven, Va, all persons having claims
against said Blankenship & Hale are
hereby notified to present same to me
for payment on or before the 29rd day
of November, 1907.
Respectfully,
oct17t4 JAS. T. LAWSON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
Trespaas Notice.

All persons are hereby notified not to
trespsss on any of my lands situated in
Tazewell county, Va, on the Coal Branch,
two miles wet Of Pocahnntas, and known
as the Hugh Dillon place.
John w. Moore.
adg29yl
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24

VIRo the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Tazewell 9 ,unty,
in vacation, the Sth day of October,
1907.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
Notice TO teachers.

Teachers of Tazewell county will
meet in High School chapel November
lst. All teachers are expected to
attend. Teachers will be allowed
their salaries as if teaching. Public in
yited to attend,
P. H. Williams.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
IT is SURPRISING
That So Many Men

are willing to wear cotton
mixed clothes when they can
get all wool; but it's more
surprising that anybody is
willing to pay all-wool prices
for cotton.
You know that wool is very
high priced; all-wool clothes
cost more than part cotton;
if you want all-wool clothes,
you must pay the price. You
understand that. But don't
pay the price, and not get the
stuff.
You want all-wool clothes
and we're sure of it; they wear
so much better, keep shape
better and have so much more
style than the cotton-adulter-
ated goods, that you'll find
them economical, even at their
higher price.
We have Hart Schaffner &
Marx all-wool clothes to show
you; you'll never see any
better.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24

During the Winter, except on Satur-
day nights, the drug store will close at
O'Clock. Jno. Z. jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-24
w. p. CECIL
Notary Public
CEDAR BLUFF, VIRGINIA

am prepared TO do ali kinds Of noto-
rial work. Call on me when you want
such service. oci3tf
The evening world., 1907-04-02

The point of HarHdgos question was
APPARENT
br Alfred Warren Ferras sali he be-
neved TaAW 10 be yiotlm Of paranuia.
lie also thought the clippings 10 DelmnA
showed an inooherenoy ana d lack
reasoning power that Indicated mental
weakness. Dr. William -, Pritchard
ma 70 HnBWurs 10 Mr Jerru uln stTuiidr 70
ihs answer which HirBoh and tho
others had slven, lilo also had be-
brought into the trial by the atai~ onlT'
a fes davs before uhe breakup came
DF Charles II. Blpgaman she 1hRlW
family uhyhiclan. from Pittsburg. who
originally testified for the defcise. was
ralled forward by the plEtrut-Attor
nes Tie Sitncas sad he had known
Harry rhaW over thirty years
ltd .gou know his maternal aunt
Afrs Maly liersh. and fhu form of
WcntH weaknsss froal which size SUI
Tered
Hartr.dke objected. but Mr. Nol1ur
said fhe testimony could ba admitted
Mrs Hersh Wis an opilcptic Sic
died of cpl epsy az an advanced age
Her mind was some gghi impaired n
fha time of her death SHE developed
epilepsy Al seven following scarlet
fever. SHE Huncred from .lf On girl
hoad and in narslage. a.4-i size ra4r4d
family eFid conducted houfehald
while In thai c1ud lion
The evening world., 1907-04-02
HEAVY VOTING
IN CHICAGO ON
CITY OWNERSHIP
Both sides Claim NIctory,
but Busse SeemSto Be
Rushing Dunno.

CHICAGO. April 2-Not In many
years has there been held in Chicago a
municipal election 80 4mportagl asa Jar
reaching IN It's effects AZ that which be-
gan a. Z O'Clock thls morning al the
LIS voting prel1nFu iH thig c.iy.
Besides the e!sSuoa OK cl-y officers,
the people Will decide OF rail to decide
the street car question. which has kept
he olsy in agitation during the lAst ten
yeaTs.
The Republican managers claim thai
their candidate for Mayor. Fred \
Busse. present Postmaster ol Chicago
~hl nave a pgufsi.ss oi from soev9 u
s..~Vs.
gellsl la tHg saseEas of Mayor Edward
\. Dunno hy sU0Ji tbs same Adyan-
tEKo over ldshN tuaL ane Aepublica "a !
claim for their candlus44
cpnipaIatlt ely hghi vote was cast
during the sarly hours IN the trst; IN.
downtown district. and ID Was dsclar ed
that this ward. which u usually con-
sidered Democratic by zlo plurality
will give Mayor Duane only about LIS
plurality The fact that there iH no he
pohilfan candidate for Alderman Oppos-
Ing Alderman Michael kcnna. "Hinky
Dink Sas given as one reason for the
Ths yas-Ak IN other wards was unusu-
ally s'raFg fqnaIltnE in some places
that of lie last Presidential election lu
the Twenty first. Hurses home Nard. q
heavy vote wa~ nolled early, end Z wni
candidate for Alderman in that ward
that huHsa would win out by a large
plurality. although Major Dunno carried
the ward Two years agp ey NO majority
The evening world., 1907-04-02
MYSTERIOUS GIRL
is MURDERED BY
A STRANGE ERROR
Belief that the Victim
Was Mistaken for
Another.

In rho little two-story house at NO
II Beach street. Brooklyn. the body OF
a epmely young woman. richly attrea,
was found on a bed In a room ON tno
ground noor to-day. There was ou-
irg wound in the head, and in the right
hand was loosely cIasped pistol.
The hrst police assumption was that
II was a case oc zlleide. Put the re-
porters who hurried TO the foene recog-
nlzed the Beach street h3ase aA the
nom. OF the Trapolina family. the
head Of which was asslssinnied BY the
ljiaoK Hand few months ago. They
remembered that TRpolna'a eldest
daughter. uns.blo TO convince the po-
lice that sho knew the alAyers OF her
father, hal armed herself and sworn
a vendetta They remembered. fur-
ther, that the Trapollna gir4 formerly
occupied tho room in which the body
wa1 found
The dead woman was not Miss
Trapolina. nor WIS., any one In the
house able to establish her Identity at
the oeginninS OF the investigation into
the tragedy. II was said that she
rented the roou "A few days ago. From
gossip In the neighborhood the re-
pOrteru gathered conviction that tho
mysterious young woman had been muir
dered by some one bent upon taking
the life Of the Trnpollna girl.
1T was tho Black Hand" said one
whispering volunteer OF Information.
They thought that Miss TrapolinR still
slept In that room They entered and
found woman rlere and killed her.
leaving the pistol In her hand 10 create
a suspicion Of suicide"
An ambulance surgeon who examined
ihe body said the woman had been
dead since Sunday. There were lot
OF wine bottles and bottles that had
eDntAined carbonated water In the
room Pending the arrival Of the Cor
oNr at the building the police would
allow no one 10 enter tie room or look
at the cody.
The evening world., 1907-04-02

WhtnevsF tfoubIsd vith ssrs throas'
hoarsensas or cough uss "brosn'a .
BRONCHIAL Trerhes." Contain no opium
csc. roc and 81 hoN 80
The evening world., 1907-04-02
OSCAR -LEWISOHN
REFUSED To GIVE
Up EDNA MAY
Brothers at Dinner Here
Urged Him Not. to
Marry Actress.

4 farewell dinner nj tcctor's last
night set a nnel seal on tho failure OF
the G.cwisohn f1univ+to Induce young
Oscar Lcwi~pin Co. abandon h.s rrsolu
unn 90 marry Edu4 Ai1y
Wr Lcwirohn returned 70 Srv York
about wvok as@ where hi- nrrairs
are sails TO nave been m5do the subieot
of n family counci wnlen tntroatod
him TO abandon the !dea OF marrying
Miss May
All appeals were apparently useless.
L,wlsohn remained firm Ia his dcclara-
lion that he would make the actress
HE wife. -\Nhcn cntrcAtlus and .arsu-
ments proved futile. the family wisely
resolved 90 make ihe BEST ~ tho mat
ter
Events Ncrc further hastencd by a
cablrarrrm from Miss May; command
iug LcwisOhn g. r1mo Nrck 20 London
~ once loIuuF opposition hclugN con
gucred he sailed this morning onNthc
l,r.aar MilHtim.
Last evening "A bachelor banquet was
tsudered o. the futuro Benedict at
KectorE by his brothers, Jesse. Walter
nud Fred Ainong thc others who
gathered TO wish The young man good
were William Anderson Fred House
man and Joe J kpthrchild.
Considering the fact that hrotherly
argument and opposition had $40 re-
Gently been rife. the dinner vas a
thoroughly Jolly nnAir ana soon after
- conclusion Oscar drove 10 tho
steamer
The evening world., 1907-04-02
ThrNIs RundIe d tIInrInas.

Rnear1iuE Tfaw's hurdia ~ rilprinra
l iIE H daurf iu unplnF ur
40 HpH'faiisf snid
"Th.a- documents are abaolufefr
UHarIrfH r.sfir M pHrhnninrH
Doctor Haid Hurtridee. do YOU
ever mako mistakes IN disEnusing pa
tents Fnsunrfcu of hcinE iunntios7F
There o. no hum7n being who does
not make mistakes" anaWsrrd Dr
Hlrseb IN hts inimitnhie accent
"no vou make mistakes"
IL think 4 MAKE as fnM mlataEaa nz
any human heing on earth
h rhnsk rft through fHe rrarFf nul
rterIng aNt enre
tu0 ypu fhfrF no exarFFr rF' la
frnFf "a SYMPTOM - p1 ulra'
"NHf always" answered re- wnaH7
'f1niN
TNe. efu0kle RrfW Nh a Flilay nH roar
1r laughter ENacVhnir i1IfIr 1T ls,
his WNa tha lawyers anf hH e0uniia-
sk..s@s@-Aa=~14.AAE s<A@a& ~ LEH4<zA
The evening world., 1907-04-02
SENATOR GRADY is
MUM ABOUT ALLEGED
POOL-ROOM PROFIT
Jerome Will Ask the Democratic
Leader Whether 1t Is He Who Has
Received Great Sums From
Gambling Place.

ALBANY April Grady absolutely talk
City
a word o say today
Grady early Bingham
So McCarren
police to rune down pool o-roous aHd handbook men.