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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-30
Has a Woman the Right to Do
It? Men May Send An
swers, Too.

EI1ERS are pouring in by the
hundred in answer to THE EVE
MING STARS question, Has a
woman the right to search her husbands
pockets?" Everybody in Newark seems
to have an opinion, and to be anxious
to express II. Have you? This contest
is open to both men and women. To
the writer of the best reply THE
EVENING STAR will give a handsome
SIS coat, offered by L.. 8. Plaut & Co,
which firm will also award, through
THE EVENING STAR, a nohby, up
to-date $40 Jacket to the writer of the
next best letter. If the winners do not
desire coats they nay choose anything
in h store valued at SIS or SIC.
Letters containing more than 200
words will be discarded. as will those
written on both sides of the paper. or
to which James and addresses of
writer's are not appended.
Address communications to Woman's
Right Editor, EVENING STAR. All
letters answering requirements will be
carefully considered.
Fo1loUJpp ara laftore recatued.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-30
] HEART T. ADVICE % On r ias nsas
BY doom

1t? | would not want to do anything
l would regret. Thanking you for your
advice, l remain,
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Our First Snow

The first real winter weather
came last Thursday night in the
shape of quite a heavy snow fall,
which continued at intervals
throughout Friday and Saturday.
The mercury, however did not
take much of a drop and the snow
melted about ms fast az it fell, and
what remained soon disappeared
with the rain which followed.
The storm was general aud heavy
SHOWS have been reported all
around us. Now, according to
traditions, we will have twenty
two SHOWS this winter, as the first
one happened on the 22d day of
the month, but this remains to be
seen.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Big Bill Taft

Don't you hear the boys a COM
ing, why the very air is hummine,
rs the republicans are marching
in their country behalf. Bryan
please stand from under or you
will be crushed, by thunder, by
the Republican nominee, big Bill
Taft. The farmer is thinking, his
eyes they are a w~inking, as be lis
tens while they argue free trade
IN his behalf, As he wakes up in
the morn, views his 70 cent corn,
he says by hec. I'll vote for big
Bill Taft. | remember the hour
when the democrats were in power
under the Cleveland administra-
ton they certainly had the pull.
Twas the farmer that was sur
prised, and ashamed to look his
sheep in the eyes, for the Demo
Gratis took the tariff off of wool.
The country is prosperous now,
what's the use of raising a row,
you never hear the farmer make n
squeal. He gets up 10 the morn,
takes his 70 cent corn and buys a
$4,000 automobile. - Stephen
Quaife.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
BAD ACCIDENT
TWO Men Injured In a Runaway
on Their Way to Morrill,

Emerson Flickinger, B. f. Ell
hot, Cyrus McKinzie and Lon
Wagner were returning home from
Falls City last Thursday evening,
after they bad turned south at the
John Kelsey farm the team be-
came frightened and started to
run, although all four tried to
hold them it was impossible to do
SO. AS they turned the corner at
the Chas. Mcclure place the ear
riage was overturned and the oc-
cupants thrown out breaking Cy
Mckinzie's collar bone and dislo-
eating his shoulder. Lon Wagner
bad his thumb broken and was
badly bruised. b. L. Elliott and
Emerson Fllckinger escaped with
out an injury. The injured boys
were taken to the Mcclure home
and cared for until G. w. Flick
niger could arrive and bring them
to town in his auto. The team
was caught near Jake Lichty's
place. The top was completely
torn from the carriage. 1t is not
known what the the team became
frightened at.-Morrill News.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
German Evangelical Church

9:i5 a. M. Sunday school.
l0:45 n. m. Sermon.
p. m. Young People Alliances
1870 p. m. Sermon.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 1880
p. m.
Friday choir practice 8 p. m.
PETER SoHuMANN, Pastor.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Notice

On account of stormy weather
the Wittrock and Rieschlck Po-
land China sale has been post
poned until Nov. ), '0S, Chap
mans feed ward.
H. G. WITTRoCK,
w. II. RIESCHICK.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

To quickly check a cold, druggists
are dispensing everywhere, a clever
Candy Cold Cure Tablet called Preven-
tics at the sneeze stage, to head of all
colds. Box OF 4s-25c. Sold by all
dealers.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30

The Hon. John w. Kern, Democratic
candidate for vice-president, who visit.
ed this city yesterday. was starred" In
large headlines in The Evening Post"
as IAN %optimist.' Anybody who car
travel these days ON a railroad nass
has good reason for being IAN optl
mist."-New York Tribune.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-10-30
Private Money.

Private money to loan on Real
Estate. Mortgages bought and
sold. Call at First National
Bank. 3-tf A. j. WEAVER
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
WILL MEET
At PRINCETON
CALI FOR DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTOI TO SEND DELE
GATES TO STATE DELEGATE
CONVENTION AND TO THE VA
RIOUS DISTRICT CONVENTIONS

At meeting OF the Democratic
County Executive Committee. held
in the court house in the town Of
Princeton, on Saturday. the 18th day
of April, 1908, pursuant to the call
OF the chairman. # was. on motion.
ordered that mass convention Of
the Democrats OF Mercer county be.
and is hereby called to meet at the
court house I'm the town OF prince
ton, on Tuesday, the 18TH day Of
May. 1908. at I. O'Clock p. m. for
the purpose Of electing delegates TO
the state delegate convention. which
meets In tho city Of Wheeling. w.
Va. on the 28th day Of May. 1908.
and for he purose OF elecHng del
egates to the various district CON
vontions.
BY order Of the committee.
WRIT a. FRENCH. Chairman.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
JOHN W. CROCKETT
DEAD
PRESIDENT OF THE BANK OF
CLINCH VALLEY AND LEADING
CITIZEN OF TAZEwELL CoUN-
TY.

The news OF the death, of John w.
Crockett. president OF the Bank OF
Clinch Valley at Tazeweli, and for
a third OF a century one of the lead
ing citizens OF Tazewell county. will
be received with universal regret by
his many friends throughout this
section and the state OF Virginia. Mr..
Crockett had been sufferer from
Bright's disease and hea,tsdisease
4 also. a complication that made treat
ment extremely difficult. He mad re-
turned bur a few days ago from n
visit TO West Baden, Indiana, but
was not permitted to take the treat
ment at the baths owing to weak
heart action.
MIR. Crockett took sick on Wednes-
day night and on Thursday his heart
ceased action for a time and IL was
thought that he was dead, out in n
few minutes he rallied and continued
to improve until Friday about /
O'Clock when he suffered another
sinking spell and quietly passed
away, about o'clock. death being
due TO heart failure.
Mr.. Crockett was 57 years of age,
son of Capt. John T. Crockett, of
Cavatt's Creek, and brother Of
the late col. Robert Crockett and
Or. Grattan Crockett, of Graham.
His wife was Miss Grace. daughter
OF the late John G. Hopkins, and a
sister of eX-OOngressman Hopkins of
Kentucky. To them were born four
children. to-wit: Robert O. Crockett,
commemorative attorney OF Taze-
well county; W. Goggin Crockett. a
student at Virginia College; Mrs. w.
J. Gillespie. of Tazewell. and Mrs.
II. S. Ginespie, OF Welch, wife of
the cashier OF the First National
Bank Of Welch.
Mr.. Crockett held the office of
sheriff OF Tazewell county for TWEEN
ty-four consecutive years and could
have held Il longer II he had wanted
TO. lie was man OF great popu.
larity and highly esteemed by all
who knew him
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
ALV0RD EXPLAINS
LEAGUE POSITION
NOT AGAINST HE,RNE BUT FOR
SCHERR--iN THE STATE CAM
fAiGN WILL SUPPORT TuE
MAN GIVING HEST AssuR-
ANCES.

Huntington, April 25.-"we new
er did a thing against Mr.. Hearne
personally in tho Marshall county
primaries" said Theodore Alyord.
The activity OF the Anti-saioon
League was between swlsher aud
Scherr. We did send a numLer of
letters TO nenwood favorlng scherr
as we believed him to be preferable
to Swisher and did not think
llearno'a chances good.
More than that MIR. Hearne new
er made statement satisfactory 10
the Anti-Saloon League forces, while
Mr. Scherr did. but remember we
did not hght Hc0rne. Now MS TO tho
latter's charge that Scherr made his
headquorters In the saloons OF BEN
wood don't know anything as the
hrst hoard of II was In Henrne's
lgttor"
Mr. AlVord went on to say that
tho policy of the Anu-Saloon League
WAS to support the most available
candidate for tho nomination and
then choose between him. and some
Democrat In the election. He said
that he considered the Democratic
chance of success good if the right
man IS nominated. The best man
he declared TO be Hon. Thomas
Hoigss, of Morgantown, who. no
said would sweep the state In case
oi his nomination.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
ALvORD
MAKES HOT
ADDRESS
DECLARES THAT GOV. DAWSON
BROKE HIS WORD IN NOT IN
GLIDING LOCAL OPTION IN
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION.
AND THAT III COST $4,000.
MONEY PAID IN HAND, TO DE.
FEAT PRoHuBrTIoN AMEND.
MENT IN THE SENATE.

Had the speech delivered last
night at the meeting of the Anti
Saloon League by Theodore Alvord.
the state superintendent. been by
anyone with a reputation other than
FOR the strict adherence to the truth
MS remarks would have been treated
as those or fanatic whose zeal had
caused him TO believe the imarina-
ton OF n dlsordered mind: but com
Ing from the source they did they
must be given great credence.
TO say his speech caused n sensa-
tlon Is mildly expressing It. Mr.. Al
word, In the opening OF his speech.
told what the Anti-Saloon League
had to contend with I'm the state. and
how their efforts had finally resulted
In temperance wave sweeping over
the state.
On the Sth OF last January" said
Mr. Alvord, Governor Dawson is
sued call for a special session OF
the legislature to pass certain laws.
In the call no mention was made
of the local option law. Ynt GOV
ERNoR DAWSON HAD PERSON
ALLY TOLD ME A COUPLE OF
WEEKS BEFORE THAT HE IN
TENDED TO CALL A SPECIAL
SESSION AND WOULD INCoRPOR-
ATE IN THE CALL THE LOCAL
OPTION ENACTMENT.
Between the time Governor Daw-
son told me this and the time he is
sued the call for n special session.
Governor Dawson sent out 'feelers'
to find out how the people would
take the local option part of the call.
The governor was told by the li0uor
men that II he insisted on putting
In the call the matter Of local option
they would prevent a quorum being
present any day during the special
session and hence there would be no
special legislation.
They intlmidated our governor
and he did not include i'm his call
the local option provision. / can see
Ex-Governor White telling them TO
20 to-well, where an ice factory
would not last very long, but II
seems that Governor Dawson is not
that kind Of man.
Despite the fact that Governor
Dawson broke his word In not put
ting local option matter I'm his call.
the question OF submitting the mat
ter Of prohibition to the people was
passed IN the house and killed in
! the senate.
TT COST $4,000, MONEY PAID
IN HAND. TO DO THIS. I KNOW
WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. We
used to sing up north. Wen hang
Jen Davis to sour apple tree. I
wonder how sour the apple tree
ought to be to hang those senator's
who sold out to the liquor men
few months ago In Charleston
81 just came from hell sur
Drlsed a friend OF mine this after
noon. who Is a minister by that re-
mark. but ! mean II. am just back
| from Mcdowell county and Mellow
ell county Is hell, ! have been there
and ] know. Mingo and Mercer are
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25

Atlanta. Ga, April 25.-A dis
patch received at this hour gives es-
innate OF dead as a result of the tor.
nado in Mississippi. Alabama, LUuis-
lana, Texas. Oklahoma, North Da-
kota and Georgia. to be thr'e hun
dred, while the injured number four
hundred The tail end OF the cy-
clone which swept up from lower
Mississippi through Mississippi, Ala
bama and Northwest Georgia, struck
Atlanta last night and a large num-
Der of houses were unr) pfcd and
chimneys blown in. A now negro
church was raZed and half a dozen
houses in that neighborhood were
wrecked No one was injured so
far as can be learned at a. m. 4
is estimated that the money loss will
reach 100000. Reports from out
lying districts are coming in slowly
and indicate considerable loss OF life
and property in towns TO the wes'
OF here.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
DR.. |. H. CLARKE
WILL RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF
y. Il w. DEMOCRATS FOR DEL
EGATE TO DENVER.

Huntington, April 25.-Dr. l.. H..
Clarke, Of Kyle, Mcdowell county.
West Virginia, one of the most prom
inent and popular Democrats i'm the
Firth congressional district, is a
candidate for district delegate to the
Denver convention. He will have
the unanimous support OF Democrats
on the n. & w railway in the Fifth
district.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25

Winchester. Miss, small town
is reported wiped out, though only
two persons are known 10 nave been
killed.
Natchez, Miss. reports sixty known
to be dead in the northern Louisiana
storm. Hundreds of plantation cab
lns are reported destroyed in this
section.
Mobile reported nine dead in Hat
tiesburg. Miss, but this has not been
confirmed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
STORM EXTENDS FROM THE DA-
KOTAs To THE GULF.
Loss OF LIFE IS VERY GREAT

WIND CARRIES
DEATH IN IT'S PATH-THREE
FATALLY DESTROY ED-FOUR
HUNDRED ARE KILLED-LOU-
ISIANA, MISSISSIPPI AND ALA
BAMA TOWNS WRECKED OR
FATALLY DESTROYED-OVER
HUNDRED ESTIMATED AS
INJURED-NEGRO SUFFER
MOST.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
VS..
WEST END TIGERS.

WI0I IND IIGEIiS.
There was q baseball game on
The Tower grounds this morning be-
tween the Covcnanters and West
End Tigers. The main feature Of
the game was the first bascman Of
the TIGERS sitting down I'm the mud
and letting the ball 90 by. and for
The Covenanters Middlcswartz made
pretty throw To- second. whore the
runner was tagged out by Fox At
.ho dfth inning the score stood 9
Io in favor Of the Covenanters.
1e game was called on account OF
rain
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
COTTON MILL DESTECYED AND
SEVERAL DEAD AND INJURED

Griffon. Ga. April 25 -- Five per-
sons known dead. fifteen residences
demolished and fifteen injured. and
tho Rushton cotton mill olown down
are some of the effects of last nights
storm. Details of the damage done
by last nights tornado cannot be
obtained at this time.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
THE OUTLOOK
IS BETTER
But THERE Is LITTLE IMPROVE.
MENT IN DIsTRIBUTIvE TRADE
SOME GAIN REPORTED IN
THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL
wEsT-,RETAL TRADE QUIET
IN SOUTH.

New York, April 25.-.- Bradstrects =
report says:
Improved weather conditions ana
excellent crop reports throughout the
greater part OF the country. coupled
with the favorable construction put
upon recent financial developments,
have made for the growth OF bet
ter feeling as regards the outlook.
but the actual effect upon distrlb-
utive trade and industry Is as yet
or the slightest.
Some gain is reported I'm a few
sections, notably the south and cen
trail west. I'm retail trade. but at the
south retail business since Eastcr
Is rather quiet, and Easter trade as
n whole was not up to expectations,
Harbingers of Hope.
Textiles are very much depressed
though weather and crop reports are
harbingers OF hope for the future
and short time is we'll nigh universal
north and south.
Business failures for the United
States for the week ending April %
number 254 against 2Gt last week.
J. 81 In the like week OF 1907: III
in 1906; 1913 in 1905. and 1877 I'm
1904.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25

not much better. II there is a hell
ON earth IL is Mcdowell county"
That the remarks OF Mr.. Alvord
met with the approval OF his hear
ers was evident from the generous
applause that frequently interrupted
his address. Huntington Advertiser
April "a.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
WRECK ON S. A. |.
SOUTHBOUND FREIGHT GOES
THROUGH TRESTLE WITH IA.
TAI RESULTS.

Atlanta, Ca April 25.--A south
bound freight train on the Seaboard
Air Line fell through a trpstie near
Montreal at O'Clock today. Tho en-
gineer is reported killed and sew
eral trainmen injured.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
SAIL FOR EUROPE
TIE DUCHESS DE CHAULNEs'
PARENTS AND SISTER WILL
ATTEND FUNERAL or DUKE.

New York. April 25. Theodore
y shonts. Mrs. shonts and their
daughter, Miss Marguerite shonts.
sailed on the American liner Sc.
Louis today to join the Duchess d.
Chaulnes whose husband was found
dead In Paris yesterday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
FINE MULE KILLED.

Oscar Caldwell lost valuable
mule yesterday. The mule fell and
broke his leg so badly that It was
necessary to kill him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
STEAMSHIP STAR
OF JAPAN n
WRECKED ON WEST COAST or
AFRICA.

London. April 25.--The wreck OF
the steamship Star OF Japan oa tho
west coast of Africa will cause loss
OF $L5oO,000 The ship ives nrili
two years ago
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
Tornado Sweeps
Over the South

hundred is today thought TO be ?
conservative estimate OF the number
OF dead I'm the wake of the tornado
that swept across Louisiana. Missis-
sippi and Texas. after doing great
damage in North Dakota and Scu,r
Dakota. COncordia. Parish IN Louis
lana reports fifty-four dead, while
the number OF injured cannot be- ss-
timated any more than property ,oss.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25


lana reports iifty-four dead. while
the number of injured cannot be- es-
timated any more than property ,oss
a wind OF cyclone proportions
swept over portions OF Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama late Friday.
leaving a trail OF dead and injured.
Last night the number OF killed was
estimated at close TO a hundred and
the number of injured at over hun
dred with many portions Cf the af-
ilicted districts to hear from.
Most of the dead are negroes. Per-
haps a dozen OF white persons were
caught in falling buildings and eth
er fatally injured or so seriously dis
abled as to require medical attcn.
tion.
With Tornado's Fury
The loss of life was chiefly IN the
quarters OF colored persons where
the wind destroyed the cabins. bury
ing the occupants i'm the debris. or I'm
the farming sections of the country.
where trees were uprooted. tele-
graph and telephone poles torn up
and general destruction OF property
became an encore to storm sweep
ing with almost tornado fury thru
the country
Tonight IL is difficult to estimate
the loss OF life or the extent of the
destruction of property. for there
is little or no communication with
the points where the wind and rain
did it's greatest damage.
In Louisiana it is estimated that
a score OF small towns were destroy
ed or partially wrecked These
include Amite City, Arcadia and In
dependence. Bell Grove, Melton.
Lorman, Pine Ridge, Quitman Land
ing. Fairchilds Creek, Purvis and
Lumberton, Miss, are reported seri-
ously damaged by the storm
Dora was the chief sufferer. This
town is also known o. Bergen. Four
or more persons were killed, among
them the wife and daughter OF Sec
tlon-master Moore. Fifty persons at
the lowest estimate were injured.
Those most seriously hurt were car
ried to hospitals in Birmingham.
Ala. One woman, Mrs. McCully.
died on the train. Two other mem
bers of this family were seriously in
jured.
Cars Blown From Track.
At Bergen cars were blown from
the railroad tracks. and considerable
other property destroyed. Reports
also say that the storm struck Al
bertville, Ala. late this afternoon
and destroyed nearly the northern
portion of the town, the storm rang
ing northward, doing much damage
to life and property An uncon-
firmed report from this section gives
the death list as from 80 to 35.
with scores Of persons injured. a
special train was sent from Birming-
ham tonight carrying physicians and
a squad of state militiamen to the
district.
Aid is also pouring in from all 9TH
er directions.
From Meridian Miss. comes a re-
port that Mrs. John Minniece and
her child were killed outright and
John Minniece was seriously injured
while number Of other persons
were hurt and there was considera-
bic destruction OF property.
Richland and Lomourie. La, were
struck by the storm and nearly
NTH OF their population injured
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25

New orleans, La. April 25.-Two
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-04-25
THE WEATHER.

shower tonight and cooler; sun
day fair.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
GETTING READY FOR
THE COMING SEASON
Six Teams Will Compose the
independence Base Ball
League-Personnel of
the Clubs.

The Independence Base Ball League will
be composed of six teams this year, the
same as last. The following teams will be
members: lexington A. c., Independents.
Bloomingdaie. Congressionals, Reservoir
Heights and Brookiand Methoh.sts, with
the Gurley 4 c. held IN reserve.
The Independents, winners OF last year 8
penuant, will again be under the leader
ship Of Nal.ager Ralph Rogers, who work
ed hard last season to land his team on
top They have been materially strengths
ened, and should again prove contenders
for the fag.
The Blocmingda!e team will again be
piiotee by Manager Worley. "he Bloom
ingdale outfit mad a good dea. of hard
tuck toward tire o.Cse Of the season, los
ing the last few games by close scores.
Tie Brookland team was the only one
that was able to win the series from the
A. C team. and after the se1son closed
Manager Worley tried to arrange series
with the Brookland team. but his cha!-
leages were met with refusals. The
B.oomingdale team has been materially
strengthened by the acquisition OF severa!
p.ayers, and much Will be expected from
1t in the coming season. Taking the teams
OF paper the B'oomingdaies apparently
have the best team, but how they Will
make out on the field is still to be seen.
Tie BIcominrdales, have obtained the
services of Camalier. who caught Berny
Gallagher in the Capital City League last
year, ard who had quite record In the
Marquette League couple of years ago.
His services will strengthen the te am ma
terlalIy.
The league Will use the same grounds as
they used last year. playing Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays at The Brook
la n Oval on Michigan avenue northeast,
and Tuesdays, Thursdays aud Saturdays
a. 81 street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast.
Personnel Of the Teams.
The following players have b:an PRO-
posed l.y the board of directors to be Civ.
en- permission to play in the league:
lexington A. C.-Charles limbaugh,