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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
NOTICE.

70 the Patrons OF the Bluestone
Traction Company:
At recent meeting OF the com
my the stockholders decided to al
ow all patrons OF light and power
I discount OF five (5) per cent. on
MI bills paid at their office at No
3 Blueheld avenue. on or before
he 10th OF each month. Positively
- discount allowed after the 10th
the month.
BLUESTONE TRACTION co.
BY p. NJ. WaliZer. Manager
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
SETTLING DUST NUISANCE.
Treatment Used at an Automobile
Factory That Improves Roads.


Factory That Improves Roads.
At an automobile factory In Toledo.
o.. the manufacturers believe they
have settled the dust nuisance and
pointed n way to phase of road Inn
provement. The plant covers n large
area. At the rear OF the factory build
ings Is Il circular speedway. while be-
tween the buildings are drivewa, \
These roads are subjected to very Sc
we're use from testing cars constantly
passing over them. going out and re-
turning to the factory. generally at
high speed: heavy traffic OF large
trucks heavily loaded. touring cars and
other vehicles. Naturally these drives
and the speedway created lots OF dust
and required constant repair.
Much experimenting has been done,
and the factory people say they have
dnally hit upon good treatment which
gives excellent results and Is very eco
nomical. TIE factory has its own steel
treating furnaces, some oil heated. and
II is the sediment from the crude oil
used In the heaters. sprlukled with an
ordinary can over the surface of the
roads that has improved the neighbor-
hood OF the plant Three treatments a
season, 1t Is said. makes the roadbeds
waterproof, lays the dust and prevents
ruts and breaking OF embankments.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
In yecterday's Telegraph we fin

In Yesterdays telegraph we find
the following news dispatch:
There was a further increase of
idle freight cars in the Utttcl Statos
and Canada on April 20 over The
PREVIOUS high record established
Two weeke 'arlier. Accor ling to the
report OF the American Railway AS
ISOLATION there were 413.33S idle
cars. an increase OF 37.71I over
April Is. The total incre1s, for
April wa 1929 cars Last Oc-
tober the was a shortage OF cars
amounting S6.S11 or the Alb
33S cars ] - S2G were boy cars
24,O"S v fiat cars and 1S6.72G
were coal cars The report rnrre-
sents 1873 railroads. with an ag~ra-
gate freight car equipment % about
2.2OO.OOn. This means that - rar
cent NJ the countrps cars are now
stationary"
This don't lock mucN llEo "r '"''
dinner pail" does It Brother Shot
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16

j you'll read the announcements
of the Republican pie-hunt=rs who'd
like to poka their feet under the
counter in today's convention You
will see what an appetite these fell
lows have
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16

And Swisher continues to get
nearer to the pia counter despite
the hysterical efforts of some of the
Republican press. Why cant they
obey their masters and take their
medicine without squirmng?
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
Where sessars Havo Trades U,

Begging IL vocation I'm China and
beggary an institution. In every prov.
ince there is an organized beggars'
trade union or guild-in some districts
several. These guilds have presidents
and officials and are In every respect
thoroughly well organized There Is
a membership fee OF about 81. and all
members swear TO abide by the rules
The chiefs. or kings" ms they are
called, are under the protection or the
magistrates, and their power Is con.
siderable. Wide World Magazine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16

W. notice between thirty and
forty idle engines On the yarl here
and an eHual number on the Roam
oke yards T1's looks like that
Gull tirper pail" we've heard so
much about
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16

The United states senate rvorrt-
~ substituted the Aldrich bill Cor
the Vrealand measure which passed
the house. which throws the curren-
cy measure into conference. n now
looks as n Nc currency legislation
Will be enacted at tho present see
sion OF congress. The Aldrich bill
meets the demands OF Wall street
and those who embark into high
financiering schemes. but ~ has new
or been endorsed ithor by sound
banking principles or by any au-
thor''v uron finance
There is enough money in the
country What is needed is IN,
restoration OF confidence. C~arar-
teed rccurity o. bank deposits would
imm 'iatoly rut al "ho money into
circulation 10 one would hesitate
20 deposit his mone~ 'n my hank
with r positive guor7r'ee backed bv
~" government behind r..
Tho reasons 1llryed AGAINST GUAR
art'n' bank 1cDoeft aro uneourd
and fanr'oF DONE tha landlord ir-
gUro d.. rrorrrfv ,bo head M tho
family h.s lifc tho marine merehar,
his '1rao2 u .s mcrc.v matter Of
common protection TIL. national
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
SATURDAY. MAY 10. IDOS.

Roosevelt can ut least write up
the S.Xtieth congress. who wouldn't
obey him. when he retircs.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16

Those statesmen who used to tel
the country that our currency was
sound are having a dickens Of row
about the matter now.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16

The Republicans will give anoth-
or performances today. but ii Will
not be another outdoor meeting.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
Worth Two Man.

"Len made the glec club"
why. his voice Is cracked"
81 know, but 1t split the other night
and he's singing duets now."-Yale
Record.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-16
And Now He Doesn't,

Howell-Do you like congregational
singing? POWELL did until the cata
IN our neighborhood adopted the Idea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
BANKERS FIGHT ON ALDRIcH BILL
mere SHAM, DECLARES CROzIER OF
DELAWARE IN ADDRESS N HOUSE

appointments came notice by Rep
resentative Watson, republican whip
of the house, who is trying to obtain
an early adjournment of congress, to
the effect that the bill proposing an
amendment to the Sherman antitrust
law would not even be brought out
from the committee at this session.
Taking it all around it seemed to
be an off day for the president and
his policies.
Used Extraordinary Methods.
1t is now general news that ex-
traordinary methods were pursued by
Mr.. Roosevelt to defeat the republican
leadership of the house in their in
sistence that one or two battleships
would be sufficient for this years
budget.
In addition to sending in a special
message he wrote letters to Speaker
Cannon and Representative Humph,
rey of Washington advocating double
the number of armorclads carried by
the naval bill
The letter to Mr.. Humphrey, in
which he said he did not see how any
American could vote against four bat
tleships, was read in the house yes
terday.
Cannon Letter sounds Alarm.
The letter to Speaker Cannon was
intended to be strictly confidential
and was not read in the house. but the
methods which it is claimed were pur-
sued by the president to have its con.
tents made known to members justify
a reference to it.
In his letter to the speaker, the
president gave reasons for an authori
zation of four battleships radically
different from the reasons given by
him in his public message Tuesday.
The message placed the recommen
dation on the ground that a strCne
navy was the greatest guarantee oi
peace. The letter to Speaker Cannon
indicated that there was no telling
what international complication:
might arise, and it was we'll to lave
powerful naval force to meet al
expected emergency.
LongwOrth Makes Speech.
Mr. Longworth of Ohio. in vigor
Gus speech. told the house the presi
.dent was more Interested in this in
crease than in any other question be
fore congress. and as practically al
of them had in the last election de
: clared they supported him. this wa
a good opportunity to live up to tha
declaration.
A provision for two feet colliers o
16 knots and of 12,5000 tons capacity
costing $1,S00.000 each. was adopted
Amendments were adopted that on
of the battleships and one of the col
liers shall be built lin navy yard.
The bill authorizes expenditures O
| S107, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
DPROSECUTE
Members Of Legislative Investi-
eating Committee ACCUSES
Governor Deneen.
ALLEGES GUILT OF CRIME
Incident at kankakee Draws Hot Re.
tort From Executive, Who De.
nies Charges in Toto.

kankakee. ILL.,, April 16-Represen.
tatlve John j. Mclaughlin, member
of the committee that has been inves.
tlgatinS the state institutions, ex
ploded here yesterday. With mix
ture of wrath and bad English he
called upon all the agencies of the
law to prosecute criminally Governor
Deneen for malfeasance in office, VIC
lating the antitrust law, the civil ser
vice law, and various. other crimes
and misdemeanors connected with the
administration of asylums, reforma
tories and penitentiaries.
Reply by Deneen.
The sound of the explosion reached
Governor Deneen over the long dis
tance telephone at Beardstown. He
was mad when told >of Mclaughlin
statements, but managed to say the
following:
"McLaughlin's charges are false, as
false as they are infamous, and equal
ly as false and infamous as the Other
charges made by the committee.
Let them investivate. | hope they
will investigate. The more investiga
tion there is the better shall be
pleased. Possibly the people will in
vestigate Mclaughlin and his aids
There is a chance for a real investi
cation there'
Arises Over Coal Contract.
The fuse that touched off McLaugh
Lin, tho af A De-
iell, a former trustee of the Kankake;
institution. Mr.. Powell testified tha
in 1906 the coal contract was giveI
to the Latham Coal company, although
it was the highest bidder Governo
Deneen, he said, advised agains
awarding the contract to the O'Gar;
Coal company. the lowest bidder, be
cause his political enemy. William
Lorimer, was interested in that CON
pany.
This statement said Governor Dc
neen, ''if Powell is correctly quoted
| is false and infamous. The O'Gap
contract was abrogated and tn
O'Gara firm never made the least pre-
test. When You consider the charat
| ter of the only ground on which
contract can be abrogated, this silen
Iacquiescence ON the O'Gara company
part is significant.
"The fact is that by the change W
have saved the state $4,000 "a yea
the saving to date being between S45
900 and $50,000.
Says 100000 "A Year Was Saved.
incidentally McLaughlin's letter
published some time ago give prett
good idea of the ethics that COVER
him in his dual relations of a servar
of the state and a would be seller {
supplies to the state"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
employees SHOT IN
TRACTION STRIKE
Serious Disturbances Attend Attempt
to Run Cars at Chester,
Pa.

Chester, Pa, April 16.-The most
serious disturbance which has marked
the strike of the motormen and con-
'ductors of the Chester Traction COM
pany> occurred early today, during
which two employees of the company
were shot, but not seriously injured.
The company attempted to operate a
car, and William Bergman, who act
ed as motOrman, was shot in the foot
during an attack on the trolley by a
large crowd of strike sympathizers.
Earlier in the day William Griesmer,
claim agent of the company, was shot
in the leg while leading a squad of 40
men who had been imported to take
the places of strikers to the car barn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
BRYAN REFUSES TO
DISCUSS OUTCOME
Declines to Be Interviewed on New
York Convention - Receives Big
Welcome at Jackson, Mich.

Jackson, Mich, April 16-William
Jennings Bryan was given an enthusi-
astic welcome by large crowd when
he arrived here today from Lansing.
AT Otsego hotel he held a public re-
ception attended by a large number of
democrats and citizens from all over
the country. When approached for an
expression regarding the New York
democratic state convention, he refus-
ed absolutely to discuss the matter or
make any statement in regard to it.
The feature of the days program was
the address of Bryan this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
GET.RlCH.QUICK
MELTED 100000
Smooth Trio Found Guilty by Jury at
Minneapolis Of Conspiring to
Defraud.

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 16-The
jury found verdict of guilty in the
case of the United States against Her
bert F. Robinson, j. l.. Layne and F.
E. Holiday late yesterday on an in
1lictment charging conspiracy. The
feedral authorities are OF the opinion
the defendants secured from $4,000 to
100000 through their exploits by
means of circular letters sent out
broadcast through the mails setting
forth they had exclusive information
on the grain markets, and would, there
fore, pay large returns on money given
them for Investment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
Ten Measures Executive Has
! Pleaded For Have Been
Tab0oed.
FREE WOOD PULP is ONE
Five Bills Which Trusts Are
Not interested in Will
Stand.

Washington, April 1G.-Leaders of
congress have notified the president
that several laws which he desired to
have enacted at this session will not
be put through. They are as follows.
Restricting the power of federal
courts III the issuance of injunctions in
labor disputes
Amending the Sherman antitrust
law so as to establish a system of fed
eral licenses for interstate corpora
items.
To enable railroads to form traffic
associations so as to secure greater
stability of rates and returns.
To remove some restrictions from
the combinations of labor.
To prohibit railroads from blacklist
ing union employees.
Empowering the interstate commits
sion to control future issues of stocks
and bonds of railroad property.
To permit attorney general TO name
one of the receivers appointed for in
solvent railroads.
To remove the duty on wood pulp.
four battleships instead of two.
To establish postal savings bank.
Some They VIII Favor.
These are measures which the lead
ers have agreed to put through if pos
sible:
Making a more elastic currency.
Granting compensation to govern
ment employees injured while in the
government service.
Prohibiting child labor in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Authorizing the house ways and
means committee and the senate
finance committee to give hearings
preliminary to revision of the tariff
Appropriating a sum sufficient to en-.
able the inland waterways commission
to continue the work ON which it start.
ed last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16

began talking of burning and killing.
He stated Jacob Merkels and David
Kaufman of Java, S. d., were heads
of the order and dreams were told by
the members and interpreted by Mer-
kels. A dreamer had to carry out
the purpose of his dream as instruct
ed. Lehrs name had come up and
it was agreed to burn him out.
The dreamers believed in the kill.
ing of every one who did not believe
with them. The witness said he had
received letters threatening to kill
him because he had renounced the
faith
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
LEADERS SERVE NOTICE upon, The
PRESIDENT AS TO WHAT LAWS WILL
Be PERMITTED TO PASS CONGRESS-

men in the country. He purchased
Maud S. in Ohio as a 2-year-old for
$500. Her record of 2:0SA to a high
wheeled sulky has never been beaten,
it is said. After the mare made the
record, she was purchased by William
H. Vanderbilt for $21, 900, and was sold
to Robert Bonner for $4,000, and re-
tired from the track. Mr.. Blair was
for number of' years the lessee of
the Belmont track in this city and of
similar other tracks in other cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
BUMPS THE BUMPS
Presidents Pet Policies Re-
ceived Three Distinct Jars
in Single Day.
MADE A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Hinted That Almost Anything Is Like
Iy to Occur Rendering Four More
WarshiPs Necessary.

Washington, April 16.-Wtih the
house ignoring his wishes as to an
appropriation for four battleships and
a local police magistrate running
counter to his indirect plea for Jail
sentence for breaker of the pure
food law, President Roosevelt yester-
day received disappointment in
chunks
After vigorous campaign for an
increased naval program through mes
sages, congressional emissaries, and
personal letters. the president received
a straight rebuff from the house, the
two battleship plan as originally
drawn by the naval committee going
through by vote of 1893 to S3.
Made 1t Merely Fine.
In dealing with Robert N. Harper,
president of the Washington chamber
of commerce and financier, convict
ed of breaking the pure food law
through mislabehng a headache medi
cine sold by him, Judge Kimball. 10
the United States branch of the police
court, imposed a fine of 800.
A few weeks ago. ON learning oi
the conviction of Harper. the presi
dent sent for the district attorney and
instructed him to plead for Jail sen
tence for Harper believing that its
infliction would be good example
to the country.
The executive appeal did not move
Judge Kimball. who took the view
that the first Of the convictions unde
the pure food law did not deserve 81
heavy sentence.
ANTITRUST Actions Called.
J Just ahead of these presidential dis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
DREAMERS, FANATICAL RELIGIOUS
SECT AT MEDICINE HAT, ADVOCATE
KILLING AND BURNING NON. BELIEVERS

Medicine Hat, Manitoba. April 1G.-
At the trial of nine members of the
sect known as the "dreamers" for
burning John Lehr's home, the testi-
mony revealed that members of the
order had to obey the instructions of
leaders, who because of Lehr's refusal
TO join the congregation. ordered his
followers to destroy Lehr's home and
slay his family at midnight. because
he was a hereto.
Dreams Are Interpreted.
Michael Brosts testified he had been
a dreamer, but severed his connections
with the organization when members
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
Opposition Merely to Got Re-
duction OF Interest on
Surplus.
LATE PANIC VOLUNTARY
Arrangements Made to End
Sessions of National Body
May IS or rs.

Washington, April 16.-Alfred o.
Crozier of Wilmington, Del, today
made complaint before the house COM
mittee on banking and currency that
there was conspiracy in the currency
commission of the National Bankers
association to amend the Aldrich cur
rency bill by reducing the rate of in
terest from 6 to 3 per cent on the
surplus circulation provided for in
that measure.
He said in effect the commission,
while pretending to oppose the bill,
was really not opposed to it If this
amendment could be secured.
Says Ii Was Cut md Dried.
Crozier declared the late financial
stringency had been brought on by
operators in Wall street with deliber-
ate purpose and said it was told in
advance such a measure as the Aid
rich bill would be introduced in con-
gress and that panic would precede
| its introduction.
Cut Out Torpedo Boats.
Washington, April 16.-The house to-
| day struck out of the naval bill the
iprovision for eight submarine torpedo
boats.
| Washington, April 16.-The submar-
inc provision was later restored TO
thai Naval bill. but withoaEt .authoeity-
to the secretary of the navy to select
only the Holland type. ss->,S ..r.
| Approves Postal Savings.
Washington, April 16.-The senate
committee on postofices today voted
to report favorably the postal savings
bank bill drafted by the subcommittee
of which Senator Carter is chairman.
The purposes of the bill are to furnish
convenient repositories for the small
savings of people remote from ade-
lquate banking facilities.
Bison Bill Passed by senate.
A bill was passed by the senate yes
terday to establish a permanent ma
tional bison range of 1880 acres on
1.-THE Flathead Indian reservation in
Montana, the range to be inclosed and
become the home of the largest herd
of bison in existence.
Bill to Buy Site. PASSES.
The senate passed the bill authoriz-
ling the purchase of all ground between
Pennsylvania avenue and the Mall, to
be used for buildings for. the govern
ment. The bill appropriates 100000
( 900.
II May Adjourn May Ii.
II Washington, April 16.-Congress will
adjourn May Is or 16, remaining in
session a few days longer than it is
, generally conceded it otherwise might,
owing to the conference of governors
: which the president has called for the
week beginning May IL.
Representative Watson, the republi-
, can whip" left the White house Tues
day night, having obtained President
Z Roosevelt's concurrence in the belief
that the business of the session could
:. be gotten out of the way by May 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
PLACE THE LOSSES
AT HALF MILLION
Bursting of Hauser Dam Near Helena,
Mont, Not Serious as.Was
Feared.

Butte, Mont, April ia late esti-
mate of the loss occasioned by the
bursting of the Hauser lake dam,
north of Helena, places the amount at
about a million, though this may be
exceeded by about hundred thousand
when more detailed reports arrive.
This morning the Missouri river at
Great Falls was between three and
four feet high, rising at the rate of an
inch per hour. The slow rise indi
Gates the flood has practically spent
it's force.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-16
WORST SKOWSLlDE
IN HISTORY OF ROAD
Two Carloads of Japanese Carried
Down Mountain in Alberta
Canyon.

Calgary, Alberta, April 10 The
worst snow slides in the history of
the Canadian Pacific railroad occurred
this week near Alberta canyon in the
Cascade mountains, sweeping away
two boarding cars filled with Japanese
mountain side. The number that FER
ished is not known. Telegraph wires
were carried down with the slide.