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The newspaper., 1908-05-22

The town board are at present
making plan, for the enlarge
ment of the light plant TO meet
the demands for current caused
by the rapid growth OF the town.
In last weeks Booster three
plans ere discussed and as We
have an opinion on each we wish
10 talk about them a trifie now.
We fully agree with Mr. Oliver
that we should all support the
council in wha, they decide to do.
tor 1t is entirely unlikely that
they will attempt TO do any
thing which IS wrong. The only
suggestion we have heard that
even intimates a wrong action IS
contained IA the single sentence
IN the Booster article closing
their second paragraph. 'or else
we must grant franchise and let
, someone else put up the money" "
With that idea robust opposi
ton may be looked for. Paonia
and her people are opposed TO a
franchise and none will be voted
without contest in which we
believe franchise would be
HoYned fND ia ont.
But We take 1t that there is no
serious idea on the part OF the
Board to submit any such pro
posal. therefore we shall discuss
only those sensible and live ideas
which the Booster presents as the
plans under consideration. For
the purpose OF giving our readers
an opportunity 10 understand the
proposals We reprint same from
the Booster:
After careful estimate OF the cost
81 buying the necessary machinery
IL has been decided that to move the
plant up near the railroad, install
the machinery and make the changes
in the wiring arrangements that
would have to be made, VIII take
an expenditure of something like
5000. In order to raise this money
! Mr. Mathews proposes that the busi-
ness men and citizens give their notes
for three years at eight per cent. in
terest. The idea being TO divide the
$4,000 into notes OF say 500 each
and then get responsible people to
sign them. The town has plenty OF
money I'm the treasury and appropri-
ated TO take care of the interest on
the notes and by the end OF
the three years through the
Increase in valuation and increased
revenue from the sale of electricity
the town would be able to take up
the notes and the citizen would be
out nothing but would have done
IL to use his credit. OF course
the person giving n note would be
protected all the time by having the
value OF the new plant behind him
TO guarantee that his note would be
paid for him by the town.
There are other propositions that
some are springing but all of them
have the disadvantage of requiring
too much capital to swing them.
The scheme that Mr.. Bruce proposes
IL a good one II it were not for the
fact that IL takes too much money
to install; meaning as 1t does n mat
The newspaper., 1908-05-22
THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT.

ter Of $4,000. His idea is to go up
the river to the railroad bridge and
there put in "A water plant by means
OF enlarging the Stewart ditch TO
the point where the water Is to be
used. This plan presents cheap
operation but It would take years
to make up the difference in the cost
of installation.
Mr.. Rawalt proposes to put in n
water power plant on the pipe line
from the spring and although this
appears to be feasible plan there is
still the trouble of the vast amount
of money required for installation
and although they tell us that IL
could be done by n bond issue for the
purpose Of increasing the water
supply IL does not seem that "A plan
OF this kind would be Just right
when everyone would know that
the idea Of increasing the water
supply was simply "A blind to make 1t
possible to do something the law
says we must not do. II the com
munity as "A corporation cannot face
business propositions honestly then
we cannot expect the individual
transactions.
As to plan number one. the
suggestion OF the mayor. there IS
no objection that can be made 10
the plan for raising the money
necessary. 1t is strictly IN line
with the advanced ideas peculiar
TO Paonia In other words we
can always find a way to 20
something which the interests of
the town require. But this plan
in no way suggests the best
method tor building a good and
economically operated plant. 1t
should be considered and utilized
in connection with the third plan
which Mr. Oliver is pleased to
describe as the Rawalt plan.
This idea is mine only in that !
have favored II. II is the plan
made prominent because 1t is the
only one that has the advantage
OF having been carefully consid-
cred For over two years abso-
lutte authorities on the question
OF water power have made esti.
mates and submitted certificates
to its feasibility. Under the plan
which the Booster considers the
only feasible one, an expenditure
for fuel far greater than interest
on bonds is made certain and
permanent. Labor in the engine
room must constantly increase. as
demand for current increases. En-
gines and boilers rapidly deteri-
crate in value and efficiency.
This is also a feature that must
be considered in the expense ac-
count
If we borrow money from the
people we should provide for an
early and certain cXtinguishment
of the debt. This can best be
assured by the installation of a
plant having capacity for the
needs of the city for many years,
the securing of the most econom-
ically operated plant imaginable
The newspaper., 1908-05-22

men in the town Offices that
would do their best to manage
the affairs OF the town in a bust
ness like way. Personally we
think no mistake was made and
that they will do the best they
can, but we submit that the cheap
operation and permanent chsrac-
ter of the proposed plant should
be carefully considered and il
occurs to US that 1t would be very
well indeed to submit the ques-
ton to the voters in the form of a
proposed water bond issue to
build two reservoirs and a pres
sure pipe line from the spring to
the Roeber ranch.
Should they authorize the issue
then let this business council
proceed TO build a pressure pipe
line for the 1000 feet necessary
to reach the Roeber ranch. one
large storage reservoir al the
spring and one al the ranch. Then
we will have a power adequate to
the necessities OF the plant for
many years. We will also have a
largely augmented water supply
which Is sure TO be needed soon,
and above all we will have a GER
tain revenue largely in excess o.
our present one and no added ex
pense as the business increases
Mr.. Oliver should furnish a dia
gram for his hint at dishonesty IN
the matter ot issuing these bonds.
He is painfully honest now when
a plain business proposal is up
for consideration. We remember
a few months ago when he de-
Tended the action of the council
in destroying the peoples power
To elect their city clerk and treas
urer by hasty and surreptitIous
repeal of an ordinance. Then he
gleefully announced that they
had done it and the people would
have to stand 1t. Also we must
all admit that borrowing money
by the Mathews plan OF securing
the endorsement of notes by
business men is simply a legal
way Of doing that which is illegal
if done in another way. We fear
that the Booster was struggling
too hard to find fault with plan
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
TAFT is STILL IN LEAD.

Washington, March 21.--Politi-
cal developments OF the week have
'not served to materially change the
situation in the race for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination. Sec
rotary Taft is still far in the lead,
with every prospect of maintaining
his advantage. State Republican
conventions will be held next week
in Illinois, Rhode Island and Ten
nessee. The former state will, OF
course, be for Cannon. Tennessee
will undoubtedly select Taft dele
cation, and Rhode Island is appa-
rently divided in its allegiance be
tween Taft and Hughes, with the
odds i'm favor OF the former Con-
gressional district conventions will
be held next week In several states
and all OF them, with the exception
Of two Illinois districts, will likely
elect Taft delegates.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
TORONTO CLUB
IN TRAINING

Toronto. March -Toronto's
championship team OF the Eastern
League will assemble in Charlottes-
Vile. Va, tomorrow for its period
OF spring training. The University
OF Virginia is situated at this place
and the Eastern League champions
Will work out with the collegians
until the Soth. when the regular
series OF practice games viii COM
mence. the dates being as follows:
March 81, April l and 2. Rich
mond, Va: April ; and 4, Norfolk.
Va; April G and Z, Portsmouth,
Va; April and .. Wilmington,
Del: April 10 and IL. Lancaster.
Pa: April Is and 16. Reading. Pa;
April IL and is. Harrisburg, Pa;
April 90 and 2i, Trenton. n. J.
On Wednesday. April 20. the
team VIII rest up. the Eastern
League opening the next day with
Toronto at Jersey City.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
States. for the Southern District
of West Virginia.

In the Matter Of Jno. II. Webb. I'm
Bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF Jno. r. Webb,
bankrupt, OF Bluefield w. Va. in
the county OF Mercer and district as
aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day OF March, A. ID. 1908. the
said Jno. r. Webb was duly adiudl-
Gated bankrupt; and that the first
meeting OF his creditors will be held
at my office in the city OF Blueheld
Mercer county. West Virginia. on
the 30th day OF March, 1908, at 10
O'Clock In the forenoon, ut which
time the said creditors may attend.
prove their claims, appoint a trus-
tee. examine the bankrupt and tran
sact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting.
G.. j. HOLBROOK,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
March 10. 1908.
Memorandum. Proof OF Claim I'm
order TO be allowed must be i'm strict
conformity with the forms prescrib-
ed. See forms Nos. 81. 80, SO, "a,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
SATURDAY, MARCH Fl, 1908.

We are glad that there will be
no reduction of wages with the Nor
folk & Western railway employees.
1t is also source of qualification
that the railway company has an
bounced its determination to abide
by the result. In view of present
conditions 1t is manifestly unfair to
ask the labOring man to reduce his
wages. A large number OF the rail.
way employees are already on half
time and to ask them to further
reduce their income would make
the maintenance of their families a
matter of impqssibigIty. The ok
penses OF living have not been re-
duced-indeed the laboring man
must pay more for the necessities
of life than two years ago, ana 10
reduce his wages TO the extent o.
ten per cent. in addition to Short
thine" would place him between
ScyEa and Charybdis.
The railroads are no doubt suf-
fering under present conditions
but the case of the laboring man is
even more acute. The prices OF
necessities on account of an in
iquitous tariff system, are alb
normally high. The wages OF the
laboring man have increased about
twenty per cent. in the last decade
while the necessities of life have i'm
creased from fifty to a hundred per
cent, or from two and one-half e
five times the increase OF his pro
ductive capacity.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
,FFLlCTED WITH SORE EYES
FOR RI YEARS.

have been afflicted with sore
yes for thirty-three years. Thirteen
ears ago I became totally blind and
vas blind for six years. My eyes
we're badly infiamed. One OF my
ieighbors insisted upon my trying
Chamberlain's Salve and gave me
,alf box OF It. To my surprise II
iealed my eyes and my sight came
'ack to me.--P. c. Earls. Cynthiana
". Chamberlain's salve is for sale
" The white Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21

One hears and reads a great deal
these days about Combinations"
especially Combinations of Capt.
tai" The government is after a
great many of them with the big
Stick and it is to be hoped that
they will be broken up. There is
another great combination however.
that is a source of much good, and
not only does not come within the
5wath Of the Big Stick" but con
forms strictly the law. 1t is a
combination OF Quality and Quantity
TO be found in the half pint bottle
Of Elliott's Emulsified Oil Llniment
for Csc. Guaranteed under Pure
Food and Drug Law Yellow pack
age. For sale by the White Phar-
macy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
NOTICE

The following notice that J. Wal
ton Thomas. residing at Godfrey.
Mercer county, West Virginia. has
made application to the county court
OF said county for license to sell
at retail spirituous liquors, wines.
porter, ale, beer and drinks Of like
nature for the period beginning on
May tst 1908, and ending June
8Oth. 1909. in the d. p. Crockett
Building in the Town OF Godfrey
Mercer County, West Virginia.
Given under my hand this the
10th day Of March, 1908.
Teste: EsTTLL BAILEY, Clerk.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
ERIE ROAD CUTS WAGES.

New York, March 21.-The an
nounced cut OF 10 per cent. in the
wages OF engineers on the Erie rail.
rad will become effective tomorrow
Similar reductions have already
been made In the wages of other
employees OF the system. The wage
committees OF all brotherhoods will
hold a conference In New York next
week.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
ANOTHER TAFT DELEGATION

Silver City, y. NJ, March I'll
New Mexico's delegation to the Chi
cago convention will be instructed
for William II. Taft, as a result of
the action of the territorial Republi-
can convention here today. Taft
sentiment is universal among the
Republicans of the territory and no
other presidential possibilities are
considered.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
SOP TO THE NEGRO.

The retreat of President Roose
welt upon the Brownsville affair viii
not prove the sop to the negro vote
dt was expected. Even the negroes
do not admire this fashion of eating
crow 1t had been better If the
president had stood his ground.
Rev. r. C. Ransom. an eminent
leader of his race, I'm speaking of
the Brownsville affair, said:
Il want to don my hat to The
odore Roosevelt for recommending
the bill, for he has made a retreat
that Will be more famous than that
OF another general on tho other eide
of the water-Kuropatkin at Muk-
den. President Roosevelt is not the
brave man he was in November.
1906, when he discharged the negro
battalion and denounced them as
midnight assassins."
The president has played both
fast and and loose with the NEGRO.
N the language Of the Louisville
CourderJournal:
When President Roosevelt enter
ed upon the duties of president of
the United States he loved the ne
gro not wisely but towel At IN
dianOia, in the matter of a postof-
flee appointment, and at Washing
ton i'm the matter Of a luncheon, and
elsewhere in other matters, he ran
his head into the hornets nest with
the best intentions toward the col
ored brother, no doubt In time he
learned that IL was neither good
politics nor philanthropy to revive
in the south the propaganda Of so
cial equality. He continued, with a
better understanding, to help the
negro go far as lay Within his pow
er as president and as sociOlogist
Tn the Brownsville matter he seemed
to be clearly right, and plainly in
terested I'm doing his duty. Mr..
Foraker OF Ohio. who is something
OF a politician, although Of no great
dimensions as statesman or law
maker, managed to make little
capital out of the situation. Pres
iient Roosevelt, as 81 must seem to
any dispas8ionate reader Of the
news, sought to counteract the eff
feet of Mr. Foraker's activities by
backing down from his excellent and
entirely defensible position Ga the
Brownsville matter. The sermon
here quoted is a foretaste Of what
he may expect as a result of his
having marched down again like the
King of France with his ten thou
sand men"
Political hedging will not win the
gro back Foraker has aroused
the feeling Of the negro vote against
the administration True it is that
Taft swept every thing before him
in Ohio, but the question Is whether
Foraker has not done his work bot
ter than the administration forces
imagine. There are 10000 colorej
voters I'm Ohio ana the state coca
&onally swings to the Democratic
column
IL is a desperate game at politics
the administration is playing. An
other SOP was thrown at the negro
vote by the Ohio platform which de-
clared in favor OF cutting down the
representation OF the southern
states In congress on account OF tho
Acknowledgement Of the negro.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21

Alexandria, Egypt, March 21.-
Numerous festivities and a military
display today marked the anniver-
sary OF the battle Of Abouklr, in
1901, when the French under Me
nou we're defeated by the British
under Abercrombie. Three thou
sand French soldiers we're killed
and the standard OF the Invincibie"
regiment was taken.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
Old MAsoNIc IonGE-

Lowell, Mass, March 21.-Pen-
tucket lodge, F. and A. NJ, will to.
morrow observe the 1O1st annlver.
sary Of the granting OF its charter
The lodge is one OF the oldest in
America.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
NOTICE.

Take notice that the firm hereto
fore existing and doing business un-
der the firm name and. style OF
Bluefeld Brokerage e. Commission
Company, said firm being composed
Of b. J Wysor. J. F. Hurt and A.
a. Wysor, partners, has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent
Of all the partners composing the
said firm.
The debts outstanding and CON
tracted by said firm prior to said
date will be paid by the old mem
bers Of said firm upon demand. The
entire business Of said firm. con-
sisting Of furniture and fixtures
used I'm connection with said bust
ness together with the good will OF
said business, has this day been sold
to w. y. Fulton. who will continue
the business under the firm name
and style Of Bluefeld Brokerage
and Commission Company.
We, the undersigned. take this
opportunity to express TO our old
patrons our appreciation for their
past patronage, and beg that they
may in the future patronize our sue
cessor Mr. w. p. Fulton. who is
highly recommended to us.
Signed this the 18th day OF
March, 1908.
b. j. VISOR.
J. " urRT
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21
sC|SSORRINCTU MS

The submarine investigation Is
at least exploding lot OF reiuta-
tiOns.
According to the record this
should be day when quiet pre-
walls again" in Hayti
II Hohson accepts membership in
the Ananias club. however. he will
lose caste in the hero club.
Kubelik's valet is named Cuppu-
suranury Dawsanujabar. 1t would
undoubtedly sound better on the
I violin.
MIR. La Toilette got even with
Pierpont Morgan by referring to
his face as that beaming counte-
nance" in the gallery.
The Pennsylvania dentist who
will build a walk around his house
from teeth he has extracted proba.
bly, expects them to take the place
of the watch dog.
II remained for congress TO dis
up the definition of blind tiger" as
the place where you get a drink o.
booze mot fit 20 clean carpets
with"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21

II Hohson accepts membership In
the Ananias club. however. he will
lose caste in the hero club.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21

According to the record this
should be day when quiet pre-
walls again" in Hayti.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21

The submarine Investigation Il
at least exploding lot of reiuta
tione.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-21

IL
New-York tribune., 1908-09-04
CONFERENCE ON BETTING.
Nassau Authorities Determined to Enforce
Gambling Law

Nneoa. Long Island. Sept. 3.-There was a con-
ference this morning between Sheriff Joseph H
Foster. District Attorney Coles and the members
of the Nassau County Board OF Supervisors to con-
slider the adopted during the fall meet
ing of the Westchester Racing Association at Bel
mont Park
The employment of special deputy sherffs to
suppress gambling will run up into the thousands
of dollars. and the supervisors want to keep the
expense down low possible.
The Sheriff and District Attorney have decided
that there shall be no betting at Belmont Park
The arrangement at Belmont Park is such that the
betting ring is almost wholly within the county
Only a very small section extends over the line
into Queens County.
II Is understood that at to-days conference 1t
was agreed the Westchester association should
be asked to adopt the plan the Coney ISL
and Jockey club at Sheepshead Bay. and close the
betting ring down and bar bookmaking from the
track.
The decision OF Justice Gaynor relative to the
making OF "A bet between S~o persons was also
discussed and it is probable that attempt will
be made to interfere with the courts decision In
New-York tribune., 1908-09-04
ATTACK HUGHES POLICY.
Personal Liberty Speeches for Street
UO1nen and R0cetr0CkS

individual rights much talked about last
night at a meeting OF the Personal Liberty League
held in Prospect Hall, Brooklyn Resolutions de
nouncing so-caIIed blue laws" and promising to
support only candidates who will resist further
restrictive legislative measurea were passed by ac
clamation- Addresses using the same theme OF re-
sistence to executive Interference as II was
called were made by Andrew MaclIean, editor OF
."Tbe BROOKLYN Citizen; ex-senator Crosby. Of
Missouri president the Missouri Society, and J.
Crattan MacMahon, Brooklyn lawyer who has
frequently been a candidate for nomination to OIL
fee
The resolutions decried the tendency of the
LEGISLATURE toward enactment Of numerous laws
born of hysterical sentiment" and declared that
the trainers of the resolutions will resist further
enactment of restrictive and oppressive measures
affecting the personal rights of the people
An audience of two thousand persons. stirred UP
bv q band and thousands of American flags. WAS
made up largely of followers Of the racetrack
sporting men and several bookmakers recently in
dcted by the Kings County Grand Jury.
Coupons emitting the bearer to printed race
track information handed out at the door
Senator Crosby objected TO the interference or
the law with the peaceful pursuit Of pleasure
The state has no right to interfere with the
community because of immortality or sinfulness
until such time these may result in violation ol
law or breach of the peace" he said The idea
of our police arresting married women, eighteen
years old because they may accost a man IN the
street is outrageous. If the good people would
stop trying correct character and attend to IN
dustrial questions there would not be so many
women in the streets. 1 have been accosted IN
the street by women, but 1 never had to call for
police protection"
Mr.. MacLean said that lovers of horse racing in
berit the hest traditions of the race and violently
attacked the so-called blue laws.
What right has the Executive Of any state to
say that men must enjoy themselves in his way
or not at alp" he said. Our reply to him is the
renv Of Jefferson and every typical American, that
II is the nalienable right OF man TO pursue happi-
ness in his own way. If we permit an infringement
in one respect other liberties Will be interIereo
with such as our religion and domestic affairs.