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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-23
GOVERNMENT 1
TALK Of CRIMINAL
PROSECUTIONS
MAY FOLLOW PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST THE STANDARD OLE
~
COMPANY.

New York. Nov. aa.--IIf the auv-
ernment wins out In Its pre~ent suit
to dissolve the Standard OIL Com
pany. a criminal prosecution against
Rockefeller and other high OIL
cials wall be made with q view to
sending John ID. TO Jail. After
Rockefeller admitted that the oil
business was hazard Jus one NJ
the present time" Trus: Buster Kel-
logg declares that he has a right
10 inquire into tho business OF thia
gigantic corporate on up to the prss-
emf time and viii try to compel the
court to allow him TO bring the la
quiry up to 1908. John ID. will be
on The witness stand all day today.
Following him on the stand Will
come william kRockefoller and John
ID. Archbold. also offic ais OF the
company. who will be put through
a Brilling examination by KsiIosx.
Rockefeller has already admitted
that the Standard Oh made seventy
m llion dollars last year. Juss now
the firm can make that much money
without beng guilty OF restraint
OF trade and violations OF the sher-
man law kellogg cannot understand
bu+ VIII attempt to In the deop
probing into the affairs OF the oom.
pany which he declares 10 the moBs
lniquitous In existence.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-23
TAFT OPPOSES
JOE CANNON
WOULD PREFER BURTON FOR
SPEAKER OF THE HOUsE-AT
SAME TIME HE Is INCLINED
TO FAVOR ELIHU ROOT FOR
THE SENATE.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. 23.--Pres-
ddent-elect Taft is convinced thai
Elihu Root will be elected senator
from New York, and that Joseph G..
Cannon should not be ro-eiected
speaker OF the house or represen-
tatives.
James s. sherman, vice pioJ dent
elect, and Willirm l.. Ward, who
came here ostensibly for Their re-
5pect!ve hea.ths, have kept a private
car on the side track on tn top OF
the mountain three days awaiting &
the return OF Mr.. Taft They saw
HIM for two and half hours at
cottage and told him that Mr.. Root
should be and would be senator
from New York.
Mr.. Root Is a great statesman, Z"
ed to have Mr.. Root In his cabinet
but that there could not be q better
man to help the administration work
n congress. IIo added that he
would have hard time fling Mr..
Roots place in the cabinet.
Mr. Root ls a great state"lan." i"
he said. "He provided always
ahead for emergencl es."
TAFT FIRM AGAINST CANNON.
Sherman's mission was to beg for
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-23
Trade and Development of Panama

total population OF 102,133 people
in Panama, Colon, and the Canal
Zone, was 1858 per 1000 as com
pared with 4G.4O in 1906. The
United States government up to
June 30 1907, expended on the
sanitation OF the anal S5,500,OOO;
on street improvements in Panama
CITY. 100000; on waterworks and
sewers at Panama, S657OO0; at
Colon 3424.0OO; on cons ruction Of
roads, $4,000, and on ;he zone
waterworls, R1,037O0O.
A weekly steamahlp service Is
ma ntaino1 between the republic
and Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, while
tho fre' ght ana passenger traffic
from Mexican and Genital Amer
can poTcs VIA Panama, for nerly mo
nopoiizeJ by a sing.e company, Is
now open 20 al steamers on equal
terms. A new coa8 al service was
recently organ ned with local capt
tai to operate on the Pacinc coast.
the ght draft Of the vessels ena-
bling them TO cnser rivers hitherto
inaccessible exccp5 by s.na sailing
craft Extensive harbo- improve
ments have been made ana are in
progress at Port Ancon
The above condensation or Minis
ter Mallett's report possibilities OF
Sill further development IN Pana-
ma and OF American trade with that
Republic Oahcial fgules compiled
by the bureau OF statist O. show
that importB into the United states
from Panama have increased from
8S12,974 N the calendar year 1904
TO 31,68O,953 in 1907, and exports
from the United states to Panams
from 81 683,8OI in 1904 % 1866.
323 In 1907 in the nine months
ending with September. 1908. i'm,
ports from Panama we're valued a,
S997,2O7 compared with 1880,
go in the corresponding period o.
1901 The primo pal items were ba
nanas, S6O2,253, and hides and
lkins. $4,000 Exports 10 Panama
In the nine mon; hs ending with Sep
tember 1908. amounted TO t12,
723,411, compared with $1425Oy
O21 in the same months OF the pre-
ccding year
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To Open
Rich Field
NEW ROAD LETS CONTRACT FOR
BRANCH LINE FROM null
LINs, WYOMING. TO pEMBE,-
TON, IN RALEIGH COUNTY
COST. ONE MILLION.

BY tho construction OF feeder
from the main line OF the Virg nlan
railway, from Mullins, Wyoming
county. To Pemberton. in Raleigh
county, the undevelo"e coal lands
OF these two southern counties will
90 opened TO the outside world and
uext spring there Will be an unusual
amount Of development in .hese two
counties where rch coal deposits
and virgin timber abounds.
Recently tho Virg niaa railway
let the contract for tho construc-
ton OF the branch line or feeder
rom Mullins TO Pemberton at q
cost OF one million dollars. and II
is claimed the work will be pushed
With rapidly. for In q feAF months
the line OF the yirginian from Deep,
water on the Kanawha river to
Norfolk will be completes.
At the present tine the route OF
tho Virg.nian from Pemberton has
never been announced. At Pember-
ton the new line Will connect with
the old Raleigh and Southwestern
railroad. purchased about a year
ago by the Chesapeake and Ohio
rad. Al Pembcr:on tho Virginian
VIII be within ten m les or tho Pia-
ey branch OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad and about the same
d stance from the Piney River and
Paint Greek railroad to the new
development in the Cranberry coun-
try.
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Cannon. He toos axsurancea 10 NJ

Cannon. He tooS axsunances to Mr..
TAFT that Cannon you'd be good
in the next four years. bat Mr.. Taft
knows from observation the att
tude OF Cannon toward policies that
soon are To become hs wn and Is
skept'cal OF the speakers sincerity.
1t can be said that the presid ent-
c'ecs 10 con, Mood that the speaker
must not occupy the chair at the
next session. Only tho practical
method OF Cannon's dereat remains
to be settled.
Mr. sherman told Mr.. TAFT that
Cannon cannot DO beaten. Ye.
Serman admitted later. when asked
what will happen IL Trft backs some
one e'se, that that is d frorent.
Congressman Burton. of Ohio. Is
the man whom The next administra-
tion would spAe to zee In tho speak
er's chair, i
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THE EFIRSTPASSENGER
TRAIN INTOPRINCETON
THOUSANDS GREETED THE AR
RIVAL OF THE vIRGINIAN
YESTERDAY-RE SERS
WOE BETWEEN PRINCETON
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TRAINS ABOUT FEBRUARY.

Yesterday marked a new era in
'Princ Ston, the county seat, Not
- nee the day the old town was lo-
Gated in 1897 has It shown as much
life. Tho iirst passenger tran over
the virginian arrived at 1890 and
everybody was out to see II. II is
estimated that Aeee were at least
5000 visitors a. the station when
IL came IN. II was made an ooca-
sion OF rejoic ng. ana one lady more
enthusiastic than the rest. broke a
bottle of champagne on she pilot
of the engine.
The train iet on -he return trip
at IL O'Clock and Will hereafter
make regular daily trips between
Deepwater and Princeton. Through
trains 20 Norfolk vii not be run
ming before February. as the Big
bridge at Glen Lyn will not be COM
pleted before that time. with the
completion OF that bridge II is ex-
pected that the entire line will be
completed, and a regular passenger
schedule put into effect pro,' ding
several trans n day.
Princeton has passed the three
seore and ten mark and was about
ready to die when the vi-ginian
came along. Now the old girl has
donned a new wig. literally applied
The PARTS" and 10 as fresh as a
new blown rose. She Is getting fat
and saucy. too, and has challenged
her young . saer OF twenty sum-
mers for a race. Good luck to the
old girl. and may she live long and
prosper.
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HAS ITS USES
DOGGEREL VERSE SAVES LIFE
OF CoNvICT-ACCEPTED AS
PROOF THAT HE Is CRAZY.

Auburn, N. Y. Nov. 2s-Dogger-
el verse written by William s..
Brash, the convicted wife murderer.
prevented his execut on In the cleo
trio chair today. Brasch was to pay
the death penalty this morning at
6 O'Clock. but when the lunacy COM
mission was shown a piece OF poet
ry he had composed they qU' 'ckIy
decided tina, he was crazy Brasch
drowned h wife In the Erie Canal
June 16th, 1906. After Filling his
wife he ran away with Mary Gil
more and little daughter. Tn y
were captured In Cleveland.
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NEWPORT NAVAL
CONFERENCE
FINDS THAT AMERICAN ORD
NANCE AND BATTLEsHlPs
ARE ALL RIGHT.

Washington. Nov. 23.--Truman
vi. Newberry. acting secretary OF
the navy. has made public the re-
port OF the Newport naval confer
ence, called to consider the cr.ti-
cism OF the battleship North Dako-
ia and the Deaware by Conman-
der A. L. Key. The official report
is to the effect that with the excep-
tion OF minor defscts the battleships
under CT tlcism were found TO be
not deficient. SO far as "tual de-
fects pointed out and alleged 'nferi-
ority of American ordnance are con-
cerned. the conference decided that
the American ordnance was a. pres
ent equal to that of any nevy
afioat. a
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cate of smelling and assay; gold
coin and iewelry. l per cent of IN
sured value, and III neral ore, 81
per ton.
The Panama republic has an area
OF $1,000 square mics, or about
equal 90 thai OF Maine, and a popu-
lation of little less than 100000.
or about one-half that Of Maine.
Its sea frontage aggregates l.
245 miles, 4S7 on the Atlantic and
767 on the Pacific though there are
only four ports for foreign CONNER
clal entry: Colon, Cristobal, and
Bocas del Toro on the Atlantic and
Ancon on the Pacific.
The Canal Zone Is a str p OF terri
tory ceded TO the United $ ates In
perpetufty, having an area OF 474
Jquare miles, or slightly less than
half the size OF Rhode Island, and
cons sting OF all the land for miles
On each side OF the canal except the
cities OF Panama and Colon. It's
population g 54,O3G, exclusive Of
thai Of the city OF Panama, which
Is 1854, and has G5 wholesale e.
Adjustments, 27O retail dealers, IS
hotels, and in all. $40 establish
ments. The government OF the ca
nal strip Is under ths direction Of
officers representing the govern
ment OF the United States.
The Isthmus IS undergo ng rap
i'd Improvement in its material and
social condition and under tho pro
gressive and civilized guidance OF
Tho United States IS bound to ex-
pand and become an important com
mere al center The National As
sembly OF the Republic OF Panama
assigned S2,0OO.OOO for public
works. and OF this about 5000. 900
have been expended on works com,
pleted OF in co lrse OF completion.
They comprise the making OF roads.
bridges, port Improvements, public
bU ldings, school houses. ETC.
The sanitary regulations and hos
p'tals have been under the contro'
OF the y. s. army medical corps for
three years, and the result OF their
administration Is eloquent testlmO.
ny in suppor. OF the methods adop
ted 60 improve health conditions
The annual death rate in 1907 in 4
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-23
eOMPERS AGAIN
HEAD Of LABOR;
kEEFE Gets OUT
ONLY ONE DISSENTING VOTE
AGAINST HIM-wITH ONE TX
CEPTION OLD OF-FTCRI:S OF
AMERICAN FEDERATION ARE
RE-EIECTEp.

Denver. Nov. 2S.-President.
Samuel Gompers. OF Washington.
First vice president. James Dun
can. Quincy. Mass.
Second vice president John Mitch
ell. Spring Valley. III.
Tbs rd vice president. Max Morris
Denver. Col.
Fifth vice president. ID. A. Hayes.
Philadelphia. Pa.
Sixth vice president, William H.
Huber. Indianapolis, Ind.
Seventh vice presiden:, Joseph f..
Valentine. Cincinnati, o.
Eighth vice president. Jno. r. Al
pine. Boston, Mass.
Fraternal delegates TO the Brit
ish Trades Congress, John II. Frey.
editor OF the Moulders Journal and
b. A. Larger. OF the United Gar
ment Workers OF America; to the
Canadian Trades convention; Jerl
ONE Jones OF the Georgia Federa-
ton OF Labor and ed tor of the
Journal of Labor, alternate.
Convention city for 1909. Toronto
Canada.
The above Is the result OF Satur-
days election in the American Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor convention. The
executive council. whish Is made up
OF the officers. shows no change
with exception OF the substitution
OF John r. Alpine for Daniel J.
Keefe. who withdrew.
Mr.. Gompers was reelected TO
the office he has held since the or
sanization OF the federation In 1881
with the exception Of one year.
amid scenes of greatest enthusiasm.
only one dissent ng vote being cast
against him. A rollc all 20 decide
where the next meeting shall be
held, resulted Toronto. Canada.
9,3s7; st. Louis, 3,70e; Rochester.
N. z. l.4aS; Washington. SEQ; Mil
waukee l.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-23
ADVENT OF AMERICAN INFLU-
ENCE IN CANAL ZONE AS SEEN
BY BRITISH EYES.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The i'm
provement OF conditions in Panama
since the advent OF American infu-
ence-ts Interestingly set forth In a
report by the Brit sh m mister to
that Republic, Mr.. Claude CoVen-
try Mallet. recently presented to the
British parliament. A copy OF the
report just received By the bureau
of statistics o. the department OF
Commerce and Labor shows that the
imports rnto Panama In 1907 ag-
gregated E25,24S,460. against &17,-
951,428 In 1906; and the exports,
31,9O8,31O in 1907, aga nst ST.
0S5,7S6 n 1906. OF the imports OF
1907, SO per cent were from the
United States, and OF the exports
about so per cent went 20 the Unit
ed states.
These figures OF total imports in
clude dutiab,e merchandise, So
100000; canal supplies imported
free OF duty, 911,1OO.OOO; and i'm
ports on account OF Tle commissa-
ries, estimated at approx mately s.,
100000 in 1907. OF the dutiable
mportations during the year 1907,
50 per cent were from The United
States.
The import tax on merchandise
In general is 10 per cent and can
not be increased without the assent
OF the United States. Certain art-
cles, however, are subject TO high
er tariff at the option OF the Pana-
ma government. notably rum, bran
dy gin. whiskey, W. nes, and spirits
tobacco matches salt. and cattle
except for breeding purpose. Artl-
clos on the free list are animals for
breeding purposes. appsratue for
useon roads and canals.
Export duties are charged on a
few articles; bananas, 1 cen& pei
bunch, cocoanuts, so cents per thou
sand; precious metals, 2 per cen
on the value shown in the certlh
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the oompiex,ty OF the situation.
which has already embarrassed ne
Duke beyond measure. Notwith-
standing the consent OF King Manuel
and Queen Helena the Duke recent
ly cabled Mss Elkins releasing her
from an engagement which has been
marked with much und sirable pub
licity. but expressing fe-vently his
eagerness 70 marry her IL her fam
lily can be pefsdaded to modify
their views regarding the necessity
OF the unanimous consent OF the
royal family.
Dowager Queen Margheritsa re-
fuses to withdraw her opposition.
but suggests that her lack OF con-
sent cannot prevent the Duke from
marrying whom he pleases. with
eheacefta.nty that his VIII will be
received -as princess royal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-23
AbRUzZ| RELEASES
HIS BRIOE-T0-BE
INABILITY TO SECURE QUEEN
MoTHER's CONSENT CAUSE OF
LATEST COMPLICATION IN
DUKES CoURTsHIP.

London. Nov 23.-Wth ehe
Bpl lgntlfness OF Jack-in-the-bo1, the
Abruzzi-Elkins game has bobbed up
again as the leading question dis
cuseed by the correspondent OF the
Central News, who claims the au-
thority Of an ex-mlnis:er OF the
Italian royal household for the
statement. The IN Mister, says the
correspondent, declares the position
OF the Duke is one Of the most d'f-
ncult ever encountered By a royal
suitor. The insistencs of the fami-
ly OF Mss Elkins that the engage
ment be accorded the saction of tho
entire royal family only increases
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ctI|IoK MUST
DEAL SQUARE
If HE oBsTRUCTs LEGISLATION
MIR. TAFT WILL SEE THAT HE
LOSES SPEAKERSHIP.

Hot Springs. Va. Nov. 2a.--Pres-
ident-eiect Taft and Representative
Burton OF Oh o had another confer
ence Saturday, at which tho spea6-
er ship question vas discussed, as
we'll as nearly everything clse.' as
Mr.. Taft put Il. What he present
state OF mind OF Mr.. Taft is on tie
speaksrshIp question, and what viii
be his future attitude is made ap-
parent beyond all guess on In n
statement made for publication by
Mr.. Burton after the conference.
Mr.. Burton stated that on his re-
turn to Washing on ON Monday he
5hould give moro vigorous atten-
tion to- his canvess for the Ohio
senatorship. He then said;
I'm discuss ng the subject of -he
speakersh D. / al not assuming to
say anything for Mr.. Taft, but only
to expross what seems to me Is
clearly a correct view of the situa-
tion. The presidcnt-elcct made GER
tain promises during tho campaign.
One was, for thorough and honest
revision OF the taiff This does not
necessarily mean that rates In all
schedules will be lowered, nor that
any legitimate right or interest of
ei. her capital or labor will DO diGse-
garded. 1t does mean careful re-
In nP hn wi ufth
Be1 des tho tariff there woro other
promises conta ned In the party
platform and reiteI atcd ty the pres
ldent-elect which must be fulfilled
even at cost OF contest for the
speakership. No doubt Mr.. Taft
would oppose Mr.. Cannon very re-
luctantly. but as the head OF his par
~ as well as tho presidont-elect of
the nation, he is bound to meet the
expectations OF the people and TO
insist upon the observance CT party
pledges.
The speaker has great power in
represo ng legislation. If this re-
pressive influence should stand in
the way there would be but one
co rsa for the president-elect to
pursue, and that is to exert his in
fuence against obstruct ion.
1T is 20 be hoped thore will be
such harmony ald concert OF ac-
tion between the presi lent-elect and
Speaker Cannon that contest will
he avoided"
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MISS THEODORA DUDLEY.

Saturday night Mss Davis was
prevented by the death OF her father
from taking her part In the pay.
Under the Greenwood Tree" and
Miss Theodore Dudley appeared In
the stellar roIe, 20 the entire salts
faction OF every one. Miss Dudley
bids far to become a star herself.
Elliott Dexter appeared TO good ad-
vantage, as he always does, and
4 he show was well received, despite
he absence OF the star.
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GEORGE SHAW
DIED IN SAME HOUSE AS HIG
FATHERtINLI4Ay--
SHOCKED by DEATHS OF IT'S
PROMINENT MEN.

Richmond. Va. Nov. 2s.-Ths
death OF Joseph Bryan, one of the
richest and most prominent men Of
the south on Friday. AMI that Of
chief OF the fire department, George
Shaw, Saturday night. have COM
pletely shocked this community.
Shaw died in tho same bed Shat HE
fatherl n-law d IN three years
ago after being taken III at a frs.
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Died IN POVERTY
FAMOUS PORTRAIT PAINTER N
DESERTED IN HER OLD AGE.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Mrs. I'm
ogene Rob nson Morrell. the famous
portrait painter, died yesterday in a
back room OF cheap tenement
house. deserted by friends. At one
time she was souLht by roclety with
whom she mingled freely. She stud
led art both in this country and
Paris. and was at one time a pup |
of Bougereau.
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FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.

Fi6Tence. n. j., Nov. 23.--Miss
Mary Mead d ed here last night
from result OF fright upon seeing
a mouse. Death was dre to valvu-
lar heart trouble caused by fright.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-12-13

This advice would nave been alright if the
world was to end very soon. Jesus no
doubt considered that there was already
enough produced to last until The end But
if the world was to last for thousands OF
years longer, Jesus was a fool for giving
such advice Jesus sent his disciples out to
preach and told them that they would not
be able TO 90 over the cities % Israel until
all those things would come to pass. 1t is
clearly seen tAat Jesus was a false prophet,
and that he was either a deluded person or
else an impostor.
Blue-grass blade., 1908-12-13
(By }. NJ. GilberJ

And he said unto them: 'tso ye into ali
Creature. And ne mat Deiieveth and is pap
uzed shall De saved, put he that believetn
not snail be damned. And these signs shall
follow them tnat beiieve In my name snail
they cast out devils; they shall speak with
new tongues; they shall take up serpents,
and ii they drink any deadly thing it shall
not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the
sick and they shall recover. Mark 16:
10, 16, II, Is.
But Christians pretend that these words
were not meant fer this age, but only for
the apostolic age. 1ney know that they
cannot show themselves TO he believers
hence the necessity for the evasion. But
they have no authority whatever for such
an assumption. The gospel was TO be
preached to every creature of all the world,
and the signs were to follow every one that
believed. 1t was by the signs that any one
was to know that he really believed If
one cannot give the signs he is not a believ
er. We have just as good (in fact better)
authority TO say that the commands to
preach the gospel do not apply to this age;
that the promise to be saved through belief
and baptism does not apply TO this age;
that the threat TO be damned because of
unbelief does not apply to this age; that
not a particle of the New Testament
applies to this age. If the signs do not
apply to this age, then none of the com
mands, promises and threats in regard to
belief or unbelief apply to this age. We
have better authority for saying these things
than the Christian has for saying that be-
lief is not the same now that it was 1900
years ago. They claim the same God and
the same Christ that they had then. They
say that God never changes. l. belief could
do miracles once, it could do so now.
What is our authority for saying that
none of the New Testament applies to this
age? 1t is conceded by the best authorities
and apologists that Jesus taught that the
world was 10 end in very few years.
Jesus said that some of those standing there
should not taste of death until he would
come into his kingdom and power (See
Mark gid. He taught them TO take no
thought for the morrow; to give to all that
asked; to lay up nothing for future use.