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The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Servants Skull Fractured;
Crime Charged to Burglar

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Fen. S-Nfrs.
Madeline Booth. d servant in the en-
plOy OF Dr. Herman Hoppe. of this
city. was found in the pantry late this
afternoon with her skull fractured Be
side her was bloody Ratchet a bds-
Ke.ful Of siIverware belonging to the
household was also at Ecr side.
None OF the household but Mrs Booth
was in the house at the time 1t is
supposed she discovered a burglar car
crying the siIverware from the house
and raised al OuJcry when the robbCr
dropped his plUnder and assaulted her
with n Ratchet
At 10 o'clock Mrs. Booth was alive.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
ANDREW CARNEGIE
SCORES NOBLEMEN
Says American Women
Should Not Marry Worth
less Foreigners.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Andreu Game
gle tonight expressed his disappToval
IF international marriages. He was the
principal speaker and guest of honor
at the annual banquet of the GeneaIog-
zeal Society.
The iroumaster gave as an example
the marriage of poor and ambitious
young man of his acquaintance 10 the
daughter OF his Millionaire employer.
The young man was about to re
nounce his position as secretary to the
tact with the woman whom he felt was
too far above him. The father declared
that he could not wish for better
s0n-in-law-
CONF. are. demanded Air. Carnegie.
with the marriage of a certain woman
to worthless duke that is about TO
take place? '
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Fellow LaborerS Hear
Cries and Stop Ma
chine, But Are
Too Late.
Coroner Views Body
and Issues Certificate
of Death by Ac-
cident.

William II. Love. OF 1925 Third street
northwest, a Iaborer employed on the
construction OF the trestIs at Fourth
and T streets, was caught by a rope
on a WindIass yesterday afternoon ana
before he could be rescued his head
was severed from his body.
Two fellOW-WoTkmen, r. L. Fierpont
and p. c.. Gates. VINO we're in the en-
CINE room when Love became eutangIed
IN the rope heard his cries and rushed
TO the throttle 10 stop the engine from
winding the heavy coils about the neck
Of the doomed man. Just as they turned
or the power the head dropped. follow
ing the final chus OF the engine.
Police Notified.
Gates and PierDout seeing that med
zeal aid was useless teIeploned To the
Eighth precinct police station and an
ambulance brought the body to the
morgue- Coroner hewitt Was summoned
and issued a certificate of death by
accident.
According 10 the story OF the men who
witnessed the tragedy Love had had
trouble with the engine all day, it be
ing necessary for him 10 make many
minor repairs 10 the wheels which con-
trolled the windIass.
A large steel beam had just been
raised 20 its place. and Love was low
eTiug the massive arm to pick up an
other when he noticed something was
wrong with the iron spindle on which
the rope is wound and unwJund. Let
ting the engine run on at half speed he
stopped over the machinery with his
head between the rope and the spindle,
Suddenly ne pitched forward IS though
his clothing had been caue IN the
cOgs, and lie lost mis- balance.
Head Falls Under Rope.
His head fell directly on the spindle.
and just under the rope which wound
about his throat ard cut his head COM
pletely from his shoulders before the
engine could be stopped
The dead man is survived by a wife
and two sons. His sons live in PniIadel-
phie He came to Washington from
Philadelphia IN November. and secured
empl9yme with the Brann & Stewart
Construction Company as a stationary
engineer. The body will be prepared for
burial and Mrs Love viii accompany
il TO Philadelphia Thursday
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
MRS. MARGARET SCHMIDT
WILL BE BURIED MONDAY

Mrs. Margaret Schmidt died ~ par
aiysis at her residence. 81 + street
northeast, yesterday afternoon. after a
few Gays illness. Funeral services viii
be held at ST. Aloysius' Church, Monday
morning. Interment IS 20 be made in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmidt was born IN washing
ton fifJy-five years ago. She was a
daughter Of James Fitzgerald, a pioneer
Washington merchant. About thirty-five
years ago she was married to Peter
Francis Schmidt. of Stanton, Va
Mrs. Schmidt is survived b. her
daughter, Mrs. Margaret ODonoushUs,
and two grandchildren
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Mr.. Secretary
Clubman Now:
Sh! 800 of EN-
IumuItu0uS NJ e e ting in
House Office Building
Ends in Organization.

Fourteen motions and seventeen
amendments every minute, Roberts
Rules OF order led 10 rrightfuI car
n-ge. Disorder and tumuIt, wild leg
islatve Irregularities, Hurrah! They're
of.
In this style go secretaries TO rem
bCrs Of Congress and clerks 10 com
miuees met i'm the dining room space
of the new House office building last
night and undertook the laborious or
Grafton of peTfecung the organization
OF what. at last reports from the scene,
was 10 Zee called THE Capitol Club"
They met early and stayed late. SO
late that they may still he in session.
Unfortunately. paper mas a certain
hour for gOinE 10 press, however i'm
portant the Deliberations it chronicles
NAV. be.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
EXAMS FOR LIEUTENANTS
IN MARINE CORPS SOON

Announcement was made at the Navy
Department today OF another examina-
ton to be held in March to fiji the ex-
listing vacancies in the grade Of second
lieutenant in the United States Marine
Corps.
Appointments win be made from civil
life. Only four candidates out OF seven
teen successfully passed the exc nina
ton recently held. and a number o. va
cancies stiIl exist.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
I. NJ. CA. CIRCUS
APPLAUDED BY
THE PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Takes
Much Interest in Per-
Torrance and Praises
Institution.

President Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roose-
Welt were present az the indoor circus
given ty the boys of the i. NJ. C.. A.
in the hau last evening.
The maa, whose actions are the talk
Of three continents and whose yvardc
are listened to by a nation, might have
been one of the managers Of the cir
GUS had his interest in the show been
measured by his enthusiasm. once in
side the door he was not the guest of
nonor, but a spectator deeply Interested
in performance conducted entirely By
boys There was not a good feat when
his applause could not be heard above
the general hanicIapping, and not a
joke escaped him.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Go to Florida and Carolina Resorts

Via Seaboard Air Line. Three daily
trains. elegantly equiI7ed with Pullmans
and dining cars. Office. 1921 Pa. ave-
ADJ,
The Washington times., 1908-02-09

Skaters Floral Designs Create
Favorable Comment. 18th & I.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09

When You Want Cut Flowers
or Floral Designs, see shaffer 18th & 1.
Adv.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Battle Royal Opens.

The battle was opened when "a man
Of medium size and with sorreI hair
pounded "A brand-uew table to flinders.
screamed three times like a man in
pain. and rcwlcd for order. Some one
suggested that the roll of all the Con-
gressiOnal districts. from Maine to
Hawaii. be called, bis being the quick
est way of asccrtaininE who is present. d"
II was sad job The acoustics OF the
room were made for eating, not fer
speaking, and each luclless gentleman
who arose and spoke his name had to
spell il three times before the sccTe-
try could set it.
Then followed the report OF an organ
izati0n committee wh,sh had been ap-
pointed at SOME previous indefinite date.
After hearing #, the asscmbiaSe arose
with blood ia its eye, cussed out the
report, and bore most Of it to a win
dow and tossed it out. 1t fell on the
bricks and died loudly.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09

]. h. Small & Sons, Florists,
Washington AID New YeEk.-A5v.
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Watched Quentin.

The President attended the circus
ostensibly 10 watch the Efforts of his
youngest son, Quentin, who was among
the performers. His real motive as con-
fessed to A. NJ. Chesley- secretary Of
the boys Y. NJ. c. A, was to see how
the local institution was progressing.
The President arrived shortly after tie
opening O. the performance
Mrs. Roosevelt dressed in blue
tail0r-made suit and wearing a large
white hat adorned with a single plume,
preceded the President. She was ac-
companied by her younger daughter.
who wore dark brown suit and a
black hat trimmed with roses.
Although there was considerable doubt
among the audience as to whether the
Chief Executive party would put in
an appearance, the President was
recognized as soon as he entered the
hall. As he walked to his seat the
audience rose and cheered heartily. The
performers stopped in the middle Of
their act for some moments and Joined
the spectators in a prolonged and en-
thusiastic shout OF welcome. President
Roosevelt smilnEly took his seat and
the show continued
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
G. 0. P. Elephant Cheered.

BY singular coincidence Quentin had
been assigned a part with three other
boys in a sketch dealing with the ad-
ventures and mishaps Of ''B0liver.'' the
educated elephant
When the elephant. a somewhat atten-
uated, notwithstanding beast. was led on
the floor with the initials &C. o. p" in
black letters standing out conspicuous
~ on its hide. the President applauded
enthusiastically, and then the crowd.
which seemed TO be waiting for st
such an opportunity, started in 20 cheer
the President again. For the time be
leg the elephant was fo-gottel.
G. o. P-Greatest Original Performer.
Quentin administered n severe shock
to his illustTious father soon afterward.
The elephant was led into the middle CT
the ring, which, by the way was square,
and requested to perform for the edi-
fcation of the spectators. There was
wrong with that elephant
lie was suffering with acute indigestion
or had been crossed in love or some
tlurg and performed with all the alac-
rity and agility of an Indian cigar sign.
What on earth is that g. Q. 2. on
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Exclaimed President.

About this time It developed that the
gentleman with the sorrel hair and the
full-grown scream was Nelson r. Ja-
CObson, private secretary to Crumpach-
er of Indiana; that he had worked long
and faithfully for the organization Of
the ciCb, and that he should be elected
permanent president for two years.
This went through with a snort. Ev-
srybody arose and gave him the Chau-
tauqua salute and a few other bouquets.
In a like manner the election of Rob
ert L Livingstone, of Georgia, as first
vice president, we through as merry
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
The Town Election Upon the Question Of
Issuing Bonds For New Building Al
most Unanimous For Bonds.

The Tazewell people are sometimes
slow about starting, but when they do
get move on them they go pretty fast.
1t has only been a few months since
active work began looking to securing
the erection of a new modern high
school building. The town council was
petitioned by a number of the citizens
to order an election upon the question
of issuing bords for paying for the new
building. An election was ordered by
the council, and was held on last Tues
day. The result was most gratifying.
Of the lis votes cast 112 were for issu-
ing the bonds and only six again st, Civ
ing q majority of LOG for the issue. The
maximum amount to be issued is twelve
thousand dollars.
In the meantime the council and
school authorities have been going for
ward and preparing to build, feeling as
sured that the election on the bond
question would be favorable thereto.
Plans for the building were called for
and several were submitted. One Of
fered by A. c. Smith, an architect from
Bramwell, w. Va, has been approved
by the town council, by the school board
and division superintendent, and has
heen sent to the State Board of Educa-
tion for its approval.
The plan which has been thus ap-
proved will provide very handsome,
commodious and up-to-date school build
ing. 1t will be located on the lot where
the old building stands, but the ground
will be graded down on a level with the
stone wall in front of the lot, and the
new building will be connected with the
present chapel building, which is COM
paratively new structure.
The first floor of the new building,
according to the plans and specifca-
tions that have been approved, will have
five recitation rooms, 20x30, a reception
room and the principals Office. The
second floor will be divided into two rec
itation rooms, 20x20, two recitation
rooms, 15x20, and two music rooms,
15x20. In all there will be eleven rooms
to be used for teaching purposes; and
each of the recitation rooms will be
supplied with cloak room. On the
second floor there will also be six living
rooms for the principal of the school.
The building will be equipped with all
modern appliances for heating, lighting,
ventilation and sanitation.
Bids will be solicited without delay
for Doing the work, and it is hoped that
it can be completed apd ready for use
not later than next Christmas, certainly
by the beginning of the second half of
the next term of the school.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
M00NSRINeR CAUGHT.
Rev. Jesse ChiIders Is Taken into Custody
For Illicit OistiIIinq.

Buchanan county has for number
of years furnished occasional sensa-
tions when the revenue officers walked
up and made the raids which have
brought that county into repute as a
moonshining center. 1t devolved upon
the revenue officers during the past
week to bring to light a new moon
sinner. This gentleman who was caught
this time and alleged to be a moonshiner
is one Rev. Jesse Childers, a well known
preacher, who at one time represented
his district in the Virginia state legisla-
ture.
1t is commonly said among some of
the people of Buchanan that the
preachers look lightly on the moon
shining in that country and as long
as the moonshiners are generous con-
tributOrs there has been little friction
between the ministers and the illicit
distillers. In fact, things have been
that the Rev. Mr.. Childers has appar-
emily learned all about the industry
and has become one of those who
brew the beverage that other preach
ers are trying to knock out of exist
ence through the prohibition laws.
Rev. Childers was taken into Gus
tody and last Wednesday was before
Squire Combs, United States Com
missioner, and that officer considered
the evidence strong enough against
Childers to hold him under a $500
bond for his appearance. Two wit
nesses were introduced who swore that
they sold the preacher the meal which
was used 70 make the illusion producer.
The preacher as his defense claimed
that he was not making moonshine to
sell but was making it for medicinal
purposes. He said that his wife was i'll
and that she needed a stimulant and he
saw no harm in making her a little
liquor that he knew would comply with
the pure food laws
The alleged still was located near
Grundy and everybody through the
country is talking about the arrest.
The preacher is we'll known all over
his part of the state, and is active,
although he is about so years of age.
He occupies the pulpit every Sunday
and has a fairly large congregation. =
Bluefield Telegraph June 81.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
Pounding Mill News.

Supt. P. H. Williams is in town today.
Mrs. Kate Maxwell visited relatives
at Maxwell last week.
Mrs. Nancy Davis and daughter, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, were visiting relatives
here this week.
Misses Sada Mcclure and Mayo Hurt,
of Cedar Bluff, visited their uncle, J.
B. Hurt, last week.
Messrs. Rex Steele and James Pack
attended quarterly meeting at Dailey's
Chapel last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcclure and the
baby, of Cedar Bluff, visited Mrs. w.
B. Steele last week.
Mrs. Julius Williams has returned
from Richmond. Her daughter and chill
dren came home with her.
Chas. Christian, brother of our towns
man, H. Wade Christian, has a very
sick child with pneumonia.
Messrs. Geo. Hurt, Fred and Harvey
George Gillespie attended the social at
Mr.. Wards, at Wardell last week.
Mrs. M. ]. Sturgill is expected home
this week from North Carolina where
she has been visiting relatives for some
time.
Rev. Maiden, of Maxwell. preached
this place, preached at Maxwell Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Madame Rumor says there are to be
two weddings here next week. The
writer don't vouch for the truthfulness
of same, but wouldn't be surprised if it
be true.
Mr.. Frenoy, who lives on R. K. Gil
lespie s farm, had his only COW killed by
lightning a few days ago. He has a
large family and deserves to be helped
to buy another.
Miss Keyser, daughter of Mr.. Counts,
merchant at Bondtown, visited the
family of W. B. Steele last week on
her return from visit to relatives and
friends in Roanoke and Bluefield.
Mr., Rex Steele and sister, Miss iva,
are expected home this afternoon from
a visit to their uncle, Mr.. P. M. Alder,
at Bondtown. Their aunt, Miss Pearl
Mcclure. of Cedar Bluff, accompanied
them.
Messrs. John Mcclure and Ruel Hurt.
of Cedar Bluff, spent Saturday night
with Mr.. George Hurt. All these young
men have lately returned from college,
the two former from Emory and Henry,
the latter from Bethany College.
Hunter Sturgill, N. & W. newsbutch,
is spending the week at his home here.
He expects to go to Jacksonville, Fla,
the last of the month to assist his
brother. j. M. Sturgill, who has charge
of the Union News Stand at that place.
Yesterday, the 22nd, was the 7th an
niversary of the food, when four were
drowned near here. From the inces-
SAINT rain for awhile it seemed as if we
were going to have another. The river is
very high, all foot logs ,are washed
out.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
Death of Venerable Citizen.

On last Monday night, at about nine
O'Clock, Mr.. A. G. Cox, died at his home,
near Grafton In this county. He was
seventy-three years old and for a long
while had been suffering from heart
disease and complication of troubles.
The deceased was native of this
town, having been born and raised in
the house on Main street now occupied
by w. w. Moore. He was the son of
VIM. and Amanda Cox. The latter was
q Miss Graham, sister of the late Col
onei VIM. Graham. She died at Wythe-
vile few years ago at the advanced
ege of ninety eight.
Mr.. Cox some thirty-five years ago
was residing at Wytheville, Va, where
he married Miss Fanny Gibboney,
daughter of Robert Gibbonsy, deceased.
More than thirty years ago Mr.. Cox
moved to Tazewell, and from that time
SlntiL his death resided at the place
SVhere he died. He is survived by his
wife and three sons, Frank, Robert and
and William. Until he became too
infirm he pursued the calling of civil
engineer in additions to farming. Mr..
Cox was a most estimable man and
served as a Confederate soldier. He
was held in the highest esteem by his
aeighbors and by all persons who knew
him. The deceased had many relatives
Sn Tazewell, Smyth and Wythe counties,
among the number Judge S. c. Graham
and Mr.. Samuel M. Graham of this
place. His remains were buried on
Tuesday afternoon at Mt. Pleasant
graveyard, near his home.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
S. W. VIRGINIA
NEWS ITEMS.
WHAT HAS RECENTLY RANSPIREO
IN THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SECTION.

A. H. Reeder, general manager of
the coal and coke operations at Stonega,
IN Wise county, announces that his COM
pany has recently put into full blast
l,O31 coke ovens at Stonega. and that
in addition to this the cOmpany's several
mines are in full operation.
R. Horneck, the Cumberland Gap con-
tractor, has been awarded the contract
to construct pike road from Jones'
Vile, In Lee county, to Ben Hur, a sta
tion on the Louisville & Nashville Rail-
way. The contract price is 81. .S20 per
mile. Convict labor will be used in con
structing this road.
The Roanoke Fair people are conprat-
ulating themselves upon having Secre-
tary Taft, the Republican nominee for
the Presidency, as guest at the fair to
be held In that city this Fall. 1t was
largely through the untiring efforts of
Mr.. r. II. Angel that Mr.. Taft
consented to visit the Magic City during
the fair.
The work of excavating the great
tunnel through Clinch mountain on the
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railroad. is
now completed The tunnel was built
by the S. Walton Construction Com
pany, and is the longest in Virginia. be-
ing approximately three-fourths of a
mile in length. Very few accidents
have happened in the tunnel, the great
est caution and care having been exer-
clsed In its construction. The grading
of the road is nearing completion, and
vast amount of track laying will be
done before the end of the year
The Roanoke Times of Wednesday
says: Two solid trains of steel rails
have arrived in Roanoke within the past
few days. They came over the Shen-
andoah Valley division by way of Hag-
erstown. The first of these trains to
reach the city was destined for the Vir-
ginian Railroad, and consisted of ten
cars. The second of the trains landed
IN Roanoke yesterday and consisted of
nineteen cars, and was intended for the
western extension of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad. Of the ten cars of
rails for the VirginiaD, nearly all of
them have been forwarded to points
where track is being laid, and, from all
accounts, this work is being pushed
ahead rapidly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
Award Premiums For SoaIps.

At meeting of the Board of Super
visors, of Tazewell county, held on
Tuesday, the 9th of June, 1908, the
board, acting under authority of an Act
of the General Assembly of Virginia,
approved March 14th. 1908, ordered that
premiums for scalps be awarded as fol-
lows: Ten dollars for each wolf scalp;
one dollar and fifty cents for each scalp
of wild cat, catamount or red fox;
seventy-five cents for each scalp of
gray fox, and fifty cents for each scalp
of chicken hawk or owl, except screech
owl, upon satisfactory evidence that the
same were, respectively, killed within
the limits of the county, and by the per-
son in whose behalf the same may be
presented, to be paid on warrant of
said board on the county treasurer.
F. THOMPSON,
6-11-O8 Chairman Board.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-25
COMING FIGHT
AGAINST WHISKEY
People Of Southwest DiSgruntled At De-
GiSiOn on Shipping Into Dry Towns.
NAY ASK FOR STATE ELECTION.
10 Not Think Roanoke Should be Allowed
To Send IntOxicants Into Places Where
They Have Been Knocked Out.

Richmond, Va, June 23.-Gentlemen
from Southwest Virginia express the
opinion that the people of that section,
disgruntled at the recent decision of the
state corporation commission, will set
TO work to have the state of Virginia
vote on the question of prohibiting the
sale of liquor.
The Southwest is generally dry and
they say that the decision whereby a
man in Roanoke can ship whiskey into
these towns after the towns have voted
against it and passed ordinances pro-
hibiting it's being brought into the cor
porate limits does not compoFt with
their ideas of local self government.
They take the view that if the city Of
Roanoke insists on setting aside their
wishes and disregarding the same, they
will ask the people Of the state to vote
on the question and settle the matter
ior good and all.
The fact that several distillers from
North Carolina are moving into Virgin
ia, and getting charters for business,
has aroused some considerable attention
and the Anti-Saloon League forces are
keeping in touch with the general stu
alton.
The anti-saloon people are not dis
posed to discuss the situation in any
aspect. The officers are keeping their
own counsel but 1t is known from cas-
ual remarks that have been picked up
that the anti-saloon folks will not balk
at fight. The idea obtains that the
league would prefer to see the issues
fought out in the cities of Norfolk and
Lynchburg before the state struggle
comes and II it does come there will be
no doubt the hardest battle the state
has ever seen.