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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

THE Gingerbread Man."-The at
traction at the Illinois Sunday, Feb.
%. matinee and evening. will be 1.-THE
Gingerbread Man" This rollicking
and very meritoriOus musical fantasy
is this season under the direction of
Messrs. Nixon and Zimmerman who
have acquired all right and title to it
and have engaged the strongest COM
pany yet seen with this charming
work. 1t includes such well known
artists as Miss Vera Stanley. Miss
Della Nevin Miss Dorothy Mott,
Charles Gallagher, Charles Morgan,
Ben L. Melory and Robert Parllin. to-
gether with a large and efficient
chorus of so voices. Special atten-
ton has been given to the staging
ard costuming which will be ON a par
with the foremost of the Nixon &
Zimmerman attractions.
Passion Play Beautiful.-The pas
sion Play" shown at both the local
vaudeville houses this week is prov
ing strong attraction. The pictures
are vivid and deeply impressive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-19

COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Feb. 19--"The WestvilIc Cadets"
vnls," matinee aud night.
Feb. 23-"The Gingerbread Man."
matinee.
Feb. 26-Miss May Robson, starring
In "The RciuvenatiOn of Aunt Mary"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
ORDER or PUBLICATION.
Circuit Court. May Term, 1903
West Virginia.

Circuit Court. May Term. 1903.
West Virginia
Mercer County
w. G. Pollock. c. u. Hancock and
G. q. Wright, trustees of tho Presby-
t"rlan church OF Bmeneld. w Va,
'N parto, In chanccry.
4, w. u. Honaler. clerk Of tho
Circuit Court OF Mercer county,
West Virginia. do hereby certify
that w. G. Pollock. G. ID. Hancock
and c. O. WrIghtn trustees OF the
Presbyterian church OF Bluencld. w.
Va. have filed their petition in said
court. praying for a sale OF certain
real estate In Blucfleld, said county
and state, conveyed TO said trustees
by deed duly recorded In said coun-
~ and state I'm decd book 80, y. AIS,
said property being known as the
Presbyterian mnnso and located on
Ta2owcll street I'm SAID city.
Attest: w. -. HONAK ER, Clerk.
May 10, 1903. 6-I2-4w
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

Vention city.
However, there were men on the
Democratic National Committee.
who knew Denver and who had con
fidence I'm this city's ability to
make good" and Denver won.
Now that the convention is assured
II might be we'll to consider Denver
In detail 10 ascertain whether this
city's claims as convention city
are well founded.
In the first place the people OF
Denver are used to conventions and
large crowds, and Denver wants ALI
OF the national conventions that can
be secured. The desire for conven-
lions. then, assures the visitor OF
fair treatment Fair treatment
means good hotel accommodations
at reasonable rates and hospitality
TO strangers while they are within
the gates OF the Gle. II visitors
are not treated fairly, Denver must
be the worst sufferer. II follows,
then, that visitors TO Denver during
the Democratic convention will
have all the best Of II to start with,
and the good people OF Denver hope
the visitors will have all the best OF
1t at the finish.
Denver IS the commercial center
OF the Great Rocky Mountain re-
gion The city IS situated on the
plains fourteen miles east OF the
mountains. The country I'm the i'm
mediate vicinity OF Denver and 20
the north, east and south is devoted
10 agriculture. To the north Is the
/ largest irrigated farming district ia
the world embracing $4,000 acres.
/ To the east is the "dry-farming"
belt Most OF the land around Den
yer IL under irrigation"
To the west Is the mammoth
mountain barrier. which contains
the wonderful scenic attractions OF
/ Colorado, and which is vast treas
ure house OF precious metals
Colorado's capital has po2ula-
I Alyu VI eVUtyVUs II ~ "A UuHy, fu.
terprisIns city that is pushing for
ward I'm a commercial way o. fast
as the development Of the agricul-
tural ard mining sections OF tho
Hate all permlt The romance Of
the wild and woolly" days IL gone.
but the romance Of the mountains
remains, and the climate Ia superb
Every street and avenue Of Denver
Is a vista 70 the snow-capped noun
tain range, and the atmosphere IS
saturated with a tonic ozone that ls
soothing 20 tired nerves. and that
puts new red corpusclss in bloc
that has become depleted by over
work and too close application 10
business IN the humid sections OF
ether parts Of the country.
Denver ia situated fortunately.
that is all, and her people. although
they are engaged IN the heroic
work Of building mp new country.
have taken advantage OF location
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

Owing to the present stringent
times In money matters, many man
ufacturers and dealers In order to
realize ready cash quickly, are sell
ing their wares at less than cost. be-
cause they have obligations tn meet
which must be met, or II may mean
failure altogether.
THE BLUEFIELD DAILY LEAD
FIR, has by special arrangement, Sc
cured the distribution 81 limited
number Of sets OF the greatest
household reference library ever
published. These while they last
will be distributed at ridiculous
small price.
The following are n few Of the
Items contained iB the library: Tn
der the title ''The Modern Hostess. -"
we read all about dinners. parties.
etc. How to properly give or at
tend them.
Under tho title Of "The Cooking
school" we are not only shown how
- prepare the meals, etc, wo arc
also taught how To- purchase the
various meats, poultry, fish, vcgcta-
bles etc, and how 20 tell whether
they are good or had. besides the
best season - the year for each and
Ia which tO use klem Is indicated.
Under tho title ~ soups, chow
ders and fish meats, poultry md
game, more than 1000 practical
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

and climatic conditions and have
made the Queen city OF the
Plains" convention city as wcu MS
an industrial center.
Denver is noted for her structur-
al beauty. by city ordinance frame
buildings are not permitted within
the fire limits, which embraces
nearly all OF the territory OF the
city. All OF the streets arc kept
scrupulously clean. The downtown
streets and the boulcNlrds are paw
ed with asphaltum ANA granite
blocks are used on the streets of
the Wholesale district Tho ciu
has block after block of imposmg
business houses, and 90 night near
ly all OF them are ablazo with clcg-
trio display signs. Denver is truth
fully termed a Getty of Lights"
and during the Democratic Nation
al Convention the city viii Do "a
blaze OF lights. THE Committee ON
Arrangements is planning the most
extensive and most brilliant light
ing scheme during this convention
ever attempted In the history of the
city.
The new auditorium. whore tho
! convention Will be held. IS unique
In the history of the worlds con
vention halls. II is being built
with money raised Ia % b,uI fest..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

OF one of the big political parties Of
the nation in city of the Far West
thought ridiculous by many. not on
account of any particular prejudice
against Denver as a city, but be-
cause OF sectional prejudice, nat
ural, OF course, when one considers
the elements of human nature. The
idea that western city could
handle an event Of such national
Importance seemed absurd to men
who were not familiar with Denver
and her many advantages as CON
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
HOuSe-keeperS Attention

recipes for preparing are TO b.
found. These are not to be con-
hlctcd with the ordinary cook book
recipes, all Of them have been care
fully tested under all conditions, n
you want To prepare a quick or slow,
cheap, medium or high priced meal,
of one or ten courses, you will
find the necessary information.
Under vegetables, fruits. cereals.
bread and cakes, calads and rellshes.
fees, pastry and other desserts we
have 5000 more Of the invaluable and
thoroughly reliable recipes which
are not found elsewhere. Chatting
dish recipes, carving, beverages,
mixing And serving ali kinds Of
drinks, are also included. AbouI
800 after dinner speeches and tOasts
are also TO be found I'm this mex.
haustable work. The names Of the
various meats, fish poultry yegeta-
bles, arc given ia four az Ian
guagcs VIZ. English, German, French
and Spanish. all the terms used IN
cooking and the names of all pre-
English. An index 81 OF pages,
containing more shnu 5000 refer
ences' alphabetically arranged,
makes u most convenient 10 locate
anything ON which you may want
Information at glance. The work
u complete IN five volumes. thor
ouRhly illustrated, artistlcally bound
In white enamel waterproof oil
cloth
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

exhausted we shall not bo able To
furnish the books at the samo low
price. The publishers thomselve,
will take control O rtho sale and tn,
price OF the books will be- advanced
considerably.
IT you care To secure set OF TIN
work at our present very low price
yorS@nust act quickly. ny paying
a few cents a day now. you can be-
Como The owner OF the books at
once. lud in tho course or month
or two will save you their cost Send
coupon today.
SNE COUPON AT DOTTOM OF
TINS PAGE
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
DENVER A MILE HIGH AND IN
THE SHADOW Of THE ROCKIES

Denver, May % Special-In view
OF the fact that the attention OF all
Democrats is attracted toward Den
yer for the reason that the next
national convention of the party
will be held in this city in July, It
1t Is not out OF place In the interest
OF general information to present
some important facts about the en-
terprising western city which secur-
ed the convention after a hard fight
in which prejudice perhaps was the
hardest obstacle to overcome.
The idea of holding a convention
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
Rugs! Rugs!

Floor Rugs are uIng tIaD baau
iiii"s q room and you cannot SOD. u
without them. our stock .ump
some beautiful design.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

hiln Dried Laths-Pine, Pop
lar, Hemlock. Standard dimen-
slons.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

Made at Portsmouth.
Ohio y tn e Latest
Approved Process: En-
tire New Plant: {:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
re. We have the machine to fill that

phere. We have the machine to fill that
bill.
The test is to be flight of one
hour. In dead calm our present ma
chine will cover the distance in the time
named. Going with the wind its velocity
may be added to the velocity of the flyer
Going against it its velocity must be
substracted. For instance: If we were
to go up in a gale blowing thirty nine
miles hour we could move against IT
at rate of only one mile per hour Thus
1t would require five hours to make a dis
lance of five miles. Then If we turned and
came back with the wind our speed would
be seventynne miles an hour This
would cover the five miles in about four
minutes.
Are YOU making new machines?'
Several of them. Those we are MAX
ing now are practically duplicates of the
one that was used at Huffman's Praisie
and Kill Devil HILL
Was your brother hurt in the acct
dent at Kill Devil HIM.
Not at all There was an abra sion
across the bridge of the nose, proba ~
caused by the cord stretched just in front
Of the operator and connected with the
motor"
What about this man Farman in
Paris who wants to race"
He is the Frenchman who won the
prize for constructing an aeroplane that
| would travel through the air and carry
man for a distance of one kilometer.
believe that is the limit of his known
FINANCES. 4 kilometer is about two
- IF a mile =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28

persons narrowly escaped with their lives.
Loss. 1000. partially covered by insur-
ance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28

because of the modes of life of each of
them
December q Mrs. Whitmore left their
BROOKLYN home and did not return until
December ~ There was quarrel at
tina. time but when Mrs. Whitmore said
she would go 10 schenectady her hus-
ha,1 gave her So and she left the house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
BIG TAX RECEIPTS.
In Excess of 100000 Paid in To.
day, Making Total of 100000.

the tax office of the District today, a
larger amount than was paid on any
previous day this year.
According to Assistant Assessor
Adams this brings the total amount paid
in to date up to $2,000.o0O in round
numbers. 1t is expected that about ST.
600 900 will be handed in tomorrow, the
close of the taxpayins period.
From an early hour this morning
there was a crush of property owners,
real estate men. agents and others at
the tax office, all anxious to pay their
taxes as the present month will close
with two holidays-Memorial day and
Sunday All taxes due must be paid by
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
ECHO OF THE DRUCE TRIAL.
One of the Principal Witnesses SEN
fenced to Is Months for Perjury.

LONDON. May 2S.-AIrs Margaret
Hamilton who was one of the principal
witnesses TO the alleged identity OF the
Duke of Portland with T. G.. bruce. was
today sentenced to eighteen months
penal servitude for perjury, her appeal
having been disallowed.
Mrs. Hamilton. who is seventy years
old. was arrested March last. charged
with willful perjury and conspiracy in
connection with the bruce case. She was
found guilty at the Old Bailey April ..
but sentence was postponed pending an
appeal on points of law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
Russian Battleship Aground.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 2s.-The Rus
sian battleship Peter the Great struck
the rocks last night in the Gulf OF Fin
land at a point near Reval. Her bow
was pierced. According 10 the latest in
formation received at the ministry Of
marines here she is still fast aground. IL
the weather continues favorable 1t Is be-
lieved that she can be saved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
Brotherhood Elects Officers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio May 2s.-The fol-
lowing officers of the International Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers were
elected TODAY. all of them from Clevela nd
Grand chief engineer. W. S. Stone; as
sistant grand chief engineer. Z. W. Hur-
ley: assistant grand chief engineer, r. A
Burgess.
All were elected by reclamation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
Chic Town Escapes Destruction.

F. HILLSBORO. Ohio. May 2s.-Fire which
threatened for time late last night 10
completely destroy this place was finally
brought under control after several bust
ness houses had been burned. Eleven
horses were burned to death and several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
Fifth-Time Mayor Dead.

CALAIS. Me. May oS--Marshal \ NC
Cusick, five times mayor OF this city. died
today aged sixty-eight. He had repre-
vented this city in the state legislature
and was a civil war veteran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
ROOSEVELT TO BRISTOL.
President Sends Note of Congratu-
lation to New Bishop.

BALTIMORE, May 2S.-Dr. Frank NJ.
Bristol of Washington has received
note of congratulation on his election to
the episcopacy from President Roosevelt.
1t says:
The White House.
..Washinston. May -. 1908.
MY Dear Bishop: Nobody is more
pleased than / am. / congratulate YOU
most heartily and wish you all possible
success in your bishopric.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28

An inventory filed in the Anne Arundel
tMdD orphans court shows that the per-
sonal estate of Mr.. Mary E. Vansant.
widow OF James II. Nansant of Anna polls,
is appraised at SlO53S So. The live stock
vehicles and other equipment of the Van
SAINT stables are appraised at $l.746.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
Greek Steamer Wrecked.

BREST. May 2S-The Greek steamer
Lamyron. 1910 tons. bound for Copen-
hagen. has been wrecked on the rocks
three miles from Cape Finistere. Tho
crew. numbering twenty-three men, were
rescued by q fishing bark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
DROP THEIR THEIRS SECRECY
Wright Brothers Claim A!rsh!p
Problem Is Solved.
STATEMENT TO REPORTER
Latest Aeroplane Flights Proved a
Great Success.
AMATEURS TO HAVE 4 SHOW
International Federation Places
Them on a Level With the
Professionals.

SENIA, Ohio. May 4S.-Tac Wright
brothers. who for SIX years have been
perfectinG an aeropiane and recently test
ed il at XIII Devil I'LL. y. G., hay" ended
the Secrecy they maintained throughout
their experiment and yesterday made the
unqualified statement that their airship
was success; that their fondest eXpec-
|. tatiorS had been realized, and that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
Mems FURNISHINGS.

Lot of Mems Muslin and Cambria
Night Robes: extra long aand full cut:
made in collar and Coll23losS Styles;
some trimmed with was liable
silk embroidery: others plain. ON
Regular SOC. 1Jc and Sl.or oOVA
values, lcI-..-- ---...--..--------.
Mems Balbr. ggan Underwear; mostly
shirts with long sleeves ana $50
pearl buttons: odd sizes. Reg ZVE
Elar SIC value. tor.........-....
Mems Neslise Shirts Of madras and
percais; made in coat style, .
with cuffs attached: odd sizes. oOVA
Regular 49, value. fo-..-..--...
Mems Washable Ties slight o.
y soiled from handling. Reg VIZ
Mems Black ana Tan Half Hose.
with sp!iced heel ana tof;
sizes 9l2 to i1i2; sold resu @T/
larry for 15c. Remnant Nh G.
PRICE. -.-......---- r
Mems Suspendars, ii good quality
s sss ss,a: sa5 as''. Hss.s 2Ac
Id value. lRf-...--. -
Mems Mercerized White !.is.e Under
wear; shirts Iris and and drap ps-,,, = SOc
Sl.pI value. or-..-......-...-.....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
TRIAL NEARING AN END
SWAMP MURDER SUSPECT WILL
KNOW FATE SOON.

NEW YORK. May 2S.-Today brought
to close the prosecution in the trial
of Theodore S. Whtmore, the Brooklyn
man who is charged in the court of oyer
AMI termner in Jersey City with having
murdered his wife and thrown her body
into Lampblack swamp in Harrison.
The prosecution closed soon after the
opening of today's session of court Only
one witness: Joseph c. Lorenzo, paying
teller of a Brooklyn savings bank. was
called. He testified that Witmore ap-
peared at the bank the morning of De-
cember 26 and asked for a new bank book
saying that the old one had been badly
damaged in small fire in his apartment.
His request for a new book was not
granted. Mrs. Whitmore is supposed to
have been killed the night of Deem
t,a.N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
The State Rests.

When Lorenzo left the stand Prosecutor
Vickers announced that the state rested
and counsel for Whitmore Immediately
made motion for the dismissal of the
indictment on the ground that the state
had not proved its case. The motion
wa; disallowed.. Alexander Simpson then
began the opening statement for the ee-
Tense.
He said that Whtmore and his wife
had not had happy existence together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28

machine was ready to turn over to the
government fer trial preparatory to sale.
orv,ile Wright in an interview with the
%,w York World correspondent said:
our experiments We're entirely salts
'asi"rN. We accomplished all that we eX
:"o'"d -. The accident 10 the flyer (at
XIII Devil IiilD was not of a serious ma
itisr'. and WAS he result of the use of
wrong lever too close TO the ground to
bc turned upward after IL started down.
We did not make any attempt 10 go
long distance attain great altitude.
We know exactly what the machine will
do in that respect We We're testing some
new steering levers and proving the carry
ing capacity. This we have done to our
satisfaction.
Will Garry Two Sitting Up.
The machine we used was the same in
which we made the flights at Huffmaf's
Prairie in September, 1905. with some i'm
provements TO provide for the carrying of
two men in sitting posture instead of
one lying prone On the bottom of the ma
chine There were stories of flights over
Inc STA at an elevation of 1000 feet. That
story was written before we had made
single attempt at flight.
When will you deliver the flyer to the
government?
I'VE have until September %. but we
arc ready now. There is an ambiguous
paragraph in the specifications concerning
the method of determining speed. and We
are seeking to have that altered or clearl.
Genned.'
Where will the government test be
made?"
Test at Fort Myer.
Il presume it will be at Fort Myer
| We are TO furnish a flying machine that
VIII carry Two persons and attain a speed
OF forty miles an hour ii a still atHoS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28

Decoration Day. f will avoid the rush Sat
h bought t at
Arizona republican., 1908-06-22
As GOOD As GRANTED
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
Only a Lack of Formally Prevented
an Order by the Supervisors.

The board of supervisors met on
Saturday to take up the matter of
the application of the Peoples In
dependent Telephone company, but
it was found that the copy of the
franchise had not been formally APP
proved by the office of the district
attorney. That is ii had not been
formally endorsed and as both Dis
trict Attorney Billiard and Assistant
District Attorney Lyman were out of
town, nothing could be done about it.
1t is known though that the ap-
plication will be endorsed on its pre-
sentation to the office of the dis
trict attorney and that the matter
would be attended to on the return
of Mr.. Lyman today. 1t is also un-
derstand that the franchise will be
granted. The supervisors are entirely
satisfied with the terms of it. The
Independent people are therefore pro-
ceeding just as if the franchise were
already granted.
While the board was in session it
took up another matter, that of the
Tempe high school bonds which had
been voted to the amount of $4,000.
All formalities in connection with
the issue were transacted and the
board ordered an advertisement for
bids