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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

found opposed to submission. 1t is
claimed by some prom nent mem
Gers Of the prohibition party thai
the action of Theodore Alvord, pres
ident or the State Ant!-3aloon
League In attempt ng to defeat tho
nomination of several successful
candidates and in TAX ng the stump
Tor Glasscock election has greatly
injured the cause OF temperance in
the senate. II i9 further claimed
that he Is man of too small cal
ibre to be at the head OF so mpor-
tant work as he Ia engaged In.
Said prom nent prohibition Isl
from the central portion OF the state
but recently: The conduct of AL
word last winter In causing publ c.
ity to n sensational report that one
hundred thousand dollars had been
ra sed by the saloon people 10 cor
rupt the members or the state sem
ate and then admitting on the wit
ness state before the senate Inyes-
I eating committee that he caused
the report to be ven out for the
purpose OF gaining votes for the
amendment was not calculated 70
inspire confidence in one who occu-
pes the position he does"
1t Is claimed by some that there
Is no doubt whatever that the
amendment will be subm tied for
The reason that thc members OF the
senat> W II, with perhaps very few
exceptions, respect the pledges Of
lheir respective parties as expressed
in their state platforms; yet II may
be safe y predicted that he liquor
interests W II exert every effort to
prevent such action by ;hc legisla-
tuT'
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

unique, colorful and true to nature
seen I'm several seasons. The pay
by Henry V. Esmond. a master In
evolving comedy of the legitimate
and refined sort, is said 20 be his
most thoroughly delightful work
a sort OF fantast = modern fairy
tale. with most OF its scenes laid in
the forest, redolent OF fresh green
foliage and messy banks. Miss Da-
Wis DIS said TO be surrounded this
season vi tn a more notable cast
than she has ever had before, In
keep ng with this more ambitious
venture, the rost-r Including ELI
OFT Dexter, Edwin van Sloan. Mary
Mlburn, George Il. Brown, Theodo-
IA Dudley, Charles van Sickler. Jas.
Coyne. George Marion, Carrie Flynn
and j. III. Doyle.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
WILL DEFEAT
THE AMENDMENT
MEASURE WILL NOT PASS THE
SENATE - LIQUOR PEOPLE
CLAIM THEY WILL HAVE AT
LEAST ELEVEN SENATORS
AGAINST BILL.
Huntington Advertiser:

huntington Advert User:
l; is rumored here that the LIQUOR
interests have assurances that the
required eleven vot,s IN the state
senate will be on hand when the
West Virginia leg stature convenes
IN January 20 defeat tn, submission
OF the prohibition vote OF the peo-
PIE, notw thstandlng all the po'iti-
cal parties put a plank In their re-
speetive platforms declaring COR
such submission.
II these claims be wen founded
then there is n good deal In what
prominent western polite an
once said: "Platfroms are only In
tended to ride into oaice on"
While no names are given It is
said a careful poll has been taken
OF the members OF the senate and
When the time for vote on the
quest on in that body, at least eley-
en- members OF tina. body will be
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you neglected your kldneys7
Have you overworked your nervous
system and caused trouble with
your kidneys and bladder7 HAYS
you paine in loins, side, back, grolus
and bladder? Have you fabby ap-
pearance OF the face. especially un-
der the eyes? Too frequent desire
to pass urine? II 30, williams Kid
neg Pills will cure you. Price soc.
Sold By the White Pharmacy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

visions OF the Brownlow bill and
OF The one introduced by the la.e La
mented senator from my sta.a
would be a great step forward. We.
$4,000. O00--that is sS.000.000 a
year for three years-distributed
over The who're country would be
mere drop in the bucket. when l
said wn lie ago thai legisl alton on
ths subject ought TO proceed along
the lines laid down IN these bills L
had reference to their general .enor
but do not think the sum they pro-
vide meets the exigencies of the l.
uation. There are two ways 10 I'm
ance the building OF roads through
out the country. One is a bond Is
sue. say to the amount OF 100000
600, the proceeds to be devoted 20
the construction of public roads;
the other Is an annual appropr. alton
from the current revenues OF the
government of S2O,O00.00 for zen
consecutive years. l would have il
understood. or course. that each
state should only receive it's proper
tomato snare o. this annual d s.
bursement upon conditions that
each share would be supplemented
by an appropriat on OF equal
amount from the state treasury.
and an additional proportionate APP
preparation from county funds. 1
have no fear. Mr.. Speaker, that anv
state or county in any state would
not gladly avail itself OF Ibis OFFER
OF friendly assistance from the ma
tional treasury or that Il would fail
to meet the liberality of the nation
al government with like liberalit.
on Is own part.
Like the appropriations for the
postal service, he direct benefits o.
which come stra ght home to every
citizen the inestimable BENEFITS
ar!s ng from the building of good
roads will be felt by everyone.
whether resident of the city or dwell
Ter on farm. No voice has ever
been raised in protest against the
sums we spend for our mail service.
even though they reach 100000
600 or more, as they do this year.
Nobody cares whether the postal
service is self supporting or not. but
everybody c:amors that II be made
as perfect and as far reaching as
possible. no matter what the ex-
pense. Rural delivery started on a
small scale; 1t has grown to big
proportions; 1t must continue to in
crease with the growth of the coun-
try. The farmer - The chief beneh-
ciary OF this part of the postal ser
vice, and he VIII be the chief ben
efciary OF the model highway.
History will have a luminous page
for tho congress that appropriated
the first mill ons for +he Panama
Canal. No less, Mr.. Speaker, will
1t celebrate the congress to whose
credi: can be recorded the inaugu-
ration of a well thought out am
generously endowed system of good
roads construction throughout the
length and breaith of this country.
For the beginning Of this big under
TAX ng, fraught with incalculable
benefits to the general ons OF the
.Glure, l pray the day may SOON
dawn, and trust / may live long
enough to see the contamination OF
a goodly part of The wolA.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
GOOD STATE ROADS
A Matter to be Considered by
the Coming legislature

At he recent meeting " the state
board CT trade the question OF good
roads received much attention. At
ter the committee had submitted its
report IL was 'scussed at great
length by the delegates and all
agreed that the coming session of
the Legislature should take some az
ton towards improving the states
n shways. But IL was pointed out
that Arlous prev Gus efforts had
met with dismal failures and fear
was entertained that history might
repeat itself. However, il was urg-
ed that the board make another eff
fort.
One OF the strongest arguments
ever made in behalf of the move
ment was made by Hon. James II.
Patterson. of South Carolina, in the
house of representatives before ad-
journnent last spr ng, who pleaded
with congress for a system OF good
roads throughout the country. In
conclusion he sa a.
A bad road. Mr.. Speaker. is a per-
petual tax, a burden which cannot
be lifted except by 7he permanent
improvement OF the highways. One
OF the officials of the Canadian Pa
cific Railway. in paper emit tied,
Road Making and Maintenance!
had this TO say about the roads in
the United States and Canada.
The country roads seem to be
principally used by farmers, to
whom time seems 10 be no object.
and who do not apparently realize
that gOod roads can be profitable.
since they do not actually place dol
lar b lis in their hands, and who
seem to Shink that the only way to
increase their income is to ell more
produce, no matter how much il
may cost to draw it TO market, and
accordingly they spend great part
OF their lives slowly plodding over
bad roads without a thought of try
Ing TO improve them"
The principal advantages of good
roads are that larger loads can be
carried with greater speed, that far
mers can market their produce at
whatever time they can get the best
prices. without being dependent on
the weather, and that they can also
use the roads in wet weather during
the winter and spr ng, when they
can not plow, thus utiliz ng their
horses when they would otherwise
be idle. IL is said on what appears
to Be. tod authority chat it costs
as much to haul a, bushel Of wheat
over five miles of country road IN
Illinois from farm TO railroad as II
does to carry 1t by rail from there
1,100 miles to the elevator in Buff
falo. Ir tins IS fact-and there is
no reason to doubt then think
OF the enormous capital the farm.
ers of the Un ted States waste each
year because they have so few good
roads. II Is safe to say that bad
country roads cost the American
farmer not less than one-half of the
profit he would get from his crops
II he had roads IN fact instead Of
name only.
Within the last few congresses a
number of bi Is have been intro
duoed look ng 10 the beginning OF
the work of building good roads
Il
ginning, l say, for through the pro-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
MARY EMERSON

In The Making OF Maddalona, d"
Mary Emerson IS said % have the
finest vehicle since she first began
her starring tours. The play Is
from the pm OF Samuel Lewis, who.
Wi be remembered, Srote his
Majesty and the Maid" and "WIl
o. The Wisp' for the popular young
star She will appeal at he E'rs
Opera House November 20.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

Senator Elkins s entitled to some
publ c gratitude for the definite an
nouncement that no engag ment
exists between h'S daughter and
Duke Abruzzi, o. tia y. SO far so
good. Now Il the senator Will go
a step farther and state that no
such engagement ever has existed,
w.ll exist or can exSecr s being
or has been or shall be considered
and will support his allegation with
0fidavits CT all parties concerned
ana bond for FUN lment, so as TO
stop the newspapers from printing
stun about the affair, we II be
at peace once Richmond
News-Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

OF New Hartingyllo, Past Grand
Master. aiso number OF the OH
Fellows homo Committee.
Mr.. Hall has been member OF
the legislature from the Democratic
county OF Wetzel since "a time
when the memory Of man runneth
not to the contrary" lie was elect
cd at the November election.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

Dont wait NTH you have a deep
seated cough. "AR ounce OF proven
ton IL worth a pound OF cure" with
the hrst tickling OF the bronchial
tubes get bottle OF Rydales Cough
Elixir. Safest for parent OF child
Contains no opistes. The White
PbarmAcy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
G. l.. sInPsON

has now been in progress for con
s derably over year, and that af.er
ten years OF Republican rule, II is
clearly the duty OF the G.. o. p. TO
get q hump on herself-Page News.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

In every CLINE lts tame 10 heard,
It's name has spread from sea to
sea,
&c not surprised II IN the other
world
You're made TO take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. begin now.)
For sale by The White Pharmacy
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERs.

The city taxes for the year 1908
are now due and the tickets are in
the hands OF A. H. Land, treasurer
OF the city OF Bluefeld.
j. r. AKERS,
11-13-5t Auditor
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

Here's hoping that San Francisco
VII overcome the plague Of rats
she is fighting. Millions OF rats and
one Abe Ruef, to say nothing OF an
earthquake, Are and Eugene
Schm'tz, have been rather tough on
the California metrcpoTs -Lousi-
Vile Courier-Jo rnal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
REV. w. 1. CANTOR.

REV. w. 4. CANTOR.
OF Fairmont, Grand Chaplain OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. MIR. Can
tor is presid ng elder of the Meth
odist church.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

Pres dent Roosevelt comedies that
Mr.. Taft's religious belief . his own
private affair As editor Cameron
remarks IN the Norfolk Virginian-
p lot, Mr.. Tar will al least DO al
lowed to work out his own saliva
on. Richmond Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18
TINE FOR &. o. T.. TO GET A
MOVE on

The starring MP Of ,hs numerous
industries is noted I'm the 5al'y pa
Iers. We are a'al 60 sec ,Iat some
OF the many thousands OF eutcr-
prises laid low ~ the Roosevelt
panic are getting on the feet again
The Republ can party claims TO G
the fountail al OF prosper e. II
s. responsible Cor good times. 81
must be equally responsible for bad
times. II you admit one you must
admit the other Since the panic
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-18

11-195t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
Indiana. Too
"yInGIN1A,s GREAT DAILYn
ELlterinl Communication OF The Timec-
DIspntch's Convention Reports.

Editorial Communication OF The Timec.
Dispatches Convention Reports.
The State OF Virginia should be proud
OF the great newspa per The Timcs-Dia-
patch has become. 1t Is rare that
journal In city no larger than Rich
mond covers great political conven-
ton as The Times-Dispatch covered the
Denver convention. Without the least
exagseration one may say that no
newspaper In the country was super
Tor to The Timas-Dispatch In the com
pleteness. promptness or picturesque.
ness of the Geographic news narratives
that flashed from Denver to Richmond
over Two leased wires to Virginia's
great daily.
The Sunday Times-Dispatch has he
come one Of the great Sunday newg-
papers of the country. Tho recent adj
dltlqn of the leased wire Laffans SER
Vice TO the regular telegraphic facili-
ties of the Associated Press and special
correspondents. assures The Times-Dfs-
patch on Sunday allathe news OF every
where that IS worth WHILE
ne star cannot always gree editori.
ally with The Times-Dispatch, but in.
we can appfove the enterprise
ana impartiality with which The Times
Dispatch prints the Observation-Disclosures
star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
Whitman Not NIlhscd In Denver.

honorable BENJAMIN r. Tillmen has
,anaed IN Morocco. If the Sultan knows
MS business he will engage the South
Carolina Senator for a few weeks. re-
CARELESS of expense, to fix up the af-
fatrs OF his Kingdom. Mr.. Tillnnai, could
set. out his pitchfork. nut on a red shirt
ana ana a sloucf hat and run the turbulent
Arabs into The tall tiubers. He is the
enc, man to match agninst RatsulL the
mead OF the great Robbery and ran
som COMPANY OF Morocco which cor
RESPONDS IN a general way with the
trusts In America and the monopolies
n Europe, Down In South Carolina
me belle 4 lis general that Tillman can.
win VIZ one one hand tied behind him, whip
his Weightiin wild cats. After months
q qu1e I and rest he might be induced
70 take a few days off and amuse him
SELF by spanking Raisuli, wiping out
the robbers and bandits and cleaning
up the grafters in Morocco. That would
be some compensa tion to him for not
being able to join in the presidential
in the United states.-Balti-
more sun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19

ut least one offhis associates, Mr.. jus
tee Brewer liavo dared to Indulge iii ii
hit Of snnrling when eccentric acts Of
the President wcro passed in review
before theni.
L There may BIO others, doubtless there
arc very many. who In the opinion OF
the President would DO eligible to
membership In tho new society OF his
creation; but we take the liberty, any
how. OF hurrying in the names OF the
distinguished gentlemen mentioned. 1T
may not be nmiss to add the prodic-
ton that when the list Of members
shnll be fully and finally made up, the
eminent jurists will not find themselves
In bad conpany.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
MERELY JOKING.

The Proper Punishmcnt?
- l., have here" began the poet, "a bit OF
Say i,,i no more, '5responded tho kindly edt-
- Ii{t,,cneerfully give 1t thirty days In
Jou risspn-Aolo OF my desk."-kansasl City
His Method.
,o Moa eblldran ow can you keep track Of ali
Todd: by card index system."--Llfo.
Iynyslde Chat.
II see dat Bryan says. II elected, he will
share 2, de White House wit dc yice-Presl-
Hes ,.,,a,! good hearted Teller. xpect he'd
Wow!
lie lie aa ast ba every ;,o dance with me-
ballv--Houston Post. "a
No Coupons.
!, ostend; PA. what is bond Of sympa-
Pa: "a very poor Investment. my son. II
never n,.s draws any Interest from the public."-
Chicago News. =
Quite 50.
NHssy Of T0nsa has thirteen
!. Woinen should be $50 informed"
Aw; what's the use? 1t would only
? EN- unhappy Most OF 'em only have
louisville Courier-Journul $50
Merely the Purse.
man ~ n notice that you always hins the cab
The hero of this historical novel Wa.
thrifty character. : - =
Yes" explained he. 81 buy them purse,
cheap by the gross."---Washington Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
II On Good NIornIs. 7

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
. Sill don't know when 4 ever read
ANYTHING that thrilled my heart and
my being as the column in your issue
ct the 18th instant under head of Good
w orals Versus Bad Morals. Each line
breathed OF truths and facts we find In
SO few OF the present age When I
read To the end and noticed the sig
nature r Of one OF my own city, whom
] have known for years, and rejecting
upon the subject, how few young men
have minds running in such a pure
low-man, could not resist giving in
Your columns my hearty appreciation
to such grand subject. from which
az, especially young men, should learn
lessons. So ma ny, regardless Of good
morals, are eeking grecklesslygfor what
they call a good time. crowned with
thereof Of all evil--nl oney, oh. young
man, you can find the worth OF living
n many WAYS far exceeding the pleas.
ures that%ln oney alone can bring! Take
heed how you run your IA ce.
y HIrs. i. u. r. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
Borrowed J Jingles
THE SOUTH rs CONC, DnY.

y al[7 s SOUTH IS GOING Dry.
'a ~ ,,ning about tile iulep In the
.yr,. /, ~, uAl " nor balls ut last. 81
~ ~ All acle has happened and the
rhn oiaen days are past;
y ~ 4 TS.lei 7, makes Milwaukee famous
X "a ~, uoes y, NJ foam in Tennessee,
fNiiu ING tld IN old Missouri Is as tight
~, me ~, comic paper Colonel and HIS
M !, cro M we'll may sigh,
south u. is going dry.
BY the stil1sfde on ina hillside n Ken
!, lucky all IS still.
ror th ne 5 1,nl !. damp refreshnlent must
|, soda glass d shove,
ana ana a, se.1is local option with the
~ is Useless at the fountain to be
Winkfui Of the eye,
OF tl y cocktail glass Is dusty and the
south is going dry.
washing ton Post.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

me Australian government Will erect Ave
nlfeiess stations along Its coast.
4, ~ last count there were 1.s1s.0oo person.
IN ihdia dependent on state aid.
!. The per capita circulation Of The United
states s,.l Is exceeded by only one other coun
Try OF importahce-France.
In the French schools In Algeria and
, : unls me Arabic boys sit with the French
much. ~ ~ . ny INK
me famous elevated cycleway between
i pasadena and Los Angeles. which cost sim
w. ,., is being razed TO make way for a trolley
single fruit company exported last % !
1000. 600 punches of bananas 10 Eurone ma
the ne United States from Central and Sonth
america and Jamaica. = = =
Ate, After granting women the parliamentary
suffrage Norway has gone a sten 'f,,rth -.
and voted to give all women emploved r.,
me. postal service the same pay MS tho
men men Norwegian women have struggied fnr
'i.'e pp'h. Tor several years, ~
Many travellers on theS Third -, Co.,.
Avenue elevated railways Of New Yort Gi,,.
Wondcr how the little cemetery nj Ns,y
foM Y and Oliver stree came 10 be there
IN H. r ,.,' Of the first; Jewish cemetery
IN 1866. ~ mas es.apilshed
oahe Duke of Norfolk. who Is on his wav
ina c,,sha. - a.tehd with General Roberts
aud and H. .sfntennial,is sixty years old.
isph'ah catholic churfh in Great Britain
,,, Amons astronomers of her sex Maria
.iscilell, Tor many years professor, at Vas
sar. mas remained without = peer. She was
-, ~ .Nahi,icket in and the people ~
~, 'o@n VIII dedicataS his a.veek a memo
: : ~ observatory In Tier honor -
q 4 t lis stated that ( ,ia s1oo,y,t q, 4.
is ,oenaNe portrait OF LILLIAN Russell. th,,
so,nrnissloners asking her to give II az
nat - a. it ,s noted sons and daughters" and
M, siS IS having u ST, 900 portrait painted
y 1atolhs Duran for6the purpose.
! !, e = spite OF the fact that the Universitv
~ i. q, MOSCOW does not admit women students
! 10 20 nave the first woman professor eve,
NE ne woman She is graduate OF z,,rich
nint,, y iopkce upon assan authoritylin path.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
NEW YORk's IMPORTANCE Il
THE CAMPAIGN.

New York has thirty-nine elcctora
votes. moro than three times as many
as Virginia. But 1t ia not alone from
Y sheer weight of numbers that New
York's support In political campaigns
IS so earnestly desired Apart from
the strength which thirty-nine electoral
votes would add to any candidate Is
y the further sentimental consideration
that "as New York goes so goes the
Union" This statement. egotistic as
1t sounds, is near enough to the truth
to be almost exact. 1t was not for
nought that the Democratic convention
hushed Its uproar whenever Tam
many brave rose to speak, and 1t was
& doubtless the hope Of victory, as we'll
as Christian charity, that led Mr..
Bryan to accept so cordially tho olive
branch which Charles Z. Murphy waved
from the dining-car window at Lincoln
last Saturday.
There have been all told twenty mine
elections for President since the foun-
dalton of this republic, in which New
York took part, and in every case but
four New York has been on the Win
ming side In 1859 New York did not
vote. In 1912 New York voted for a
ravorite son, Dewitt Clinton, and there
made the fight on purely political
grounds. In 1856 New York cast its
vote for John c. Fremont, and in 1868
for Horatio Seymour. In these two
instances alone out of twenty-nine
elections did New York fail to gauge
and go with the popular majority. It
is trhe that New York supported TIL
den in 1876. and Hayes was seated.
But Tilden had tho admitted popular
majority.
! How remarkable is this achievements
on New York's part will appear better
when we recall that New York has
again and again reversed itself, only |
TO show that it changed in time to |
he on the winning side. For example,
in 1891 New York supported Adams
against Jackson, and Adams won.
though The election was held blythe
/. House of Representatives. At the next
election in 1925. Adams. the Federalist, |
and Jackson, the Democrat. both ran
again, and New York changed its sup
port to Jackson. who won easily. In
1886 Adams, Federalist. and Van Buren,,
Democrat, We're the candidates New
York supported Van Buren,, and Van
Enren won. But In 1870, with the
same candidates, New York reversed its
vote, and Adams was elected. New
York changed IT'S politics at every
election from 1886 to 1856, and eacll
time as New York went so went the
Union
In ls7e New York voted for Tilden.
in 1850 for Garfield, in.1SS4 for cleve-
lind, in 1858 for Harrison. in 1899 for
Cleveland, in 1896 for Mckinley. Since
1886 New Yesk' has. been Republican.
The old sHellsSis.. therefore, not yet
broken, and The political sagacity and
Importance of New York still remains
the most decisive factor in national
eIsctian..
No wonder the Tiger is being stroged
and eatoied b. Democrats long out Of
office.