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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
MAY YADJOURN
TODAY :
THE PASSAGE OF THE ALDRICH-
vREELAND CURRENCY MEAS
URE NAY END SESSION-LA-
FOLErTB WISHES TO ORGAN
IZE A FILIBUSTER.

Washington. May 29.-The antic-
ipatsd strenuous opposition to the
adoption OF the conference report
on the Aldrich-Vreeland currency
bill In the senate. according TO the
Inference to be drawn from the de-
bate. probably will not materialize.
Senator Aldrich kept the report be-
fore the senate until p. m. yester-
day when he assented to its being
laid aside until II O'Clock today.
Every senator realized that tho
meaning OF this move was that an
understanding had been reached to
vote on the bill today.
Inquiry proved the existence OF
this understanding The indica-
tions are. therefore. that congress
viii adjourh sine die today or Sat
Hrday.
Quorum Hard ~ Get.
Undoubtedly the high tempera-
ture had something to do with the
indisposition on the part sf many
senators to discuss the bill At no
time was there a quorum present
except when the roll was being call
cd to establish the quorum
During the morning the Demo
Gratis had sweltered through a con-
ference lasting more than an hour
at which time IT was decided pot
10 flibuster against the bill. While
the conference had no binding force
the sentiment favored the minority
standing together In a solid vote
against the bill. On the other hand
IL is not likely that more than two
Republicans will Join the opposi-
tiop.
The discussion was opened by
Senator Aldrich, who made a brief
statement concerning the compro-
amise bill. Some OF the Democrats
then sought to get an agreement to
coRHder the campaign publicity
bill and afterwards speeches against
the currency measure were made
by Senator's Teller, Newlands and
oNth .NO OIhti o'ho''lS W.
ready to speak. Senator Aldrich
spent most OF the day trying to ar
range an agreement to vote on the
bill today. This was not opposed
by Senator Culberson. the minority
leader, but Senator LaFollette, who
is very much opposed to the bill,
asked that a motion for an agree
meRt be not pressed
LaFollette Opposes.
Stating frankly that he had tried
to organize flibuster against the
bill, but had met with little encour-
agenent Senator LaFollette said
he probably would not speak at
length. Entering upon his prom
iced explanation of the compromise
bill. Mr.. Aidrich said sections one
and two OF the bill were the only
sections that had not been consid-
cred by the senate. lie explained
the change in the forms OF taxation
and said II increased the average
taxation for four months TO the ex-
tent OF one half OF one per cent,
making the average 6 1-2 per cent
He approved the new features OF
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
ICE CREAM SUFFER-.

The Rosebud Society of Bland
Street church wI hold am Ie.
cream supper this evening 20. TO
30 o'clock. at tho homo or fhn lady
manager. Mrs IL B Kits af POO
Higg.nbotham avenue The public
Is cordially invited The annual
meeting will be held here June
1916. and the society SIS anxious 90
make a good showing
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
GAzEO ON death"
VICTIM EMPIRES WHILE LOOK
ING ON CRUFSooIE PICTURE

Florence, May 29.-While gazing
at a gruesomo picture called
death" a man thought TO be Ed
gar Patterson. OF Bermondsey, Eng
land. suddenly fell to the floor of
the Uf6M Art gallery and expired.
lie neither spoke nor uttered a
sound His eyes even in death were
fastened upO nthe canvas.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
FAMILY OF WHITE GIRL OP-
POSED To msCEGENATION

Syracuse, n. Y. May 2s.-Joseph
Antonio Msceo, a negro student at
the Syracuse University. and Alice
Isabel Mackley. a white girl. have
procured marriage license here.
The bridegroom gave his birthplace
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

We take pleasure in calling at
tention 10 the announcement of
Capt Il L. Weaver. OF Rock dis
trict AS candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for justice OF tho
peace OF his district Capt. Weaver
Is deserving OF the honor and would
do credit to the position.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

the bill. recalling the contents of
each section.
Mr.. Culberson asked whether Mr..
Aldrich~ could give some assurance
an anti-injunctIon will would
ed before congress adjourn
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29

Mr. ~eplied that he be-
lIcyed IT, rutely impossible
at this sessio. .w* such bill
because OF the % Tst diversity Of
opinion on that suJject. Some
senator's, he said. believed the noY-
ers OF judges should not be eur
tailed and there were other Views
on that subject; but he did believe
that in the next session such a bill
could lie passed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
CnlhcrsOn Wnnts tn knnM.

Culberson then asked to know
whether campaign publicity bill
could be passed before the adjourn
ment OF congress and MIR. Aldrich
declared that so far as he was con
cCHci h would favor voting on
the bill on that subject as soon as
the pending currency bill should be
disposed Of.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
NORTH SEA CRUISE
EMPEROR WILLIAM WILL
LEAVE BERLIN july :.

Berlin. May Emperor Will
liam will start for North Sea
cruise on board the HohcnzolIern
on July 9TH. He will embark, at
Kiel. Invitations to guests TO ac-
company him have already been IS
sued. II is not Improbable that the
emperor will meet the czar of Rus
STA and King Haakon during the
cruise.
Done forget the baseball benefit
at the roller rink tonight
Il. +. Dotson, Of Norton, Is ia the
city on business.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
FOR r

FOR RENT-Four down stair
rooms with poarch 800 Bluchcld
avenue r. ". r. Christie.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-29
THIN WEATHER.

Showers tonight and Saturday
cooler tonight.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16
A Business Mems League.
A Largely Attended Meeting of Busi-
ness Men of Fitzgerald Have
Taken the Reins of the City
To Advance the Inter-
ests Of Her People.
Music and Short Addresses Permanent Off.
GERS of the League Chosen.

time the meeting got down to bust
ness the crowd was swelled to more
than one hundred of the represen-
tative men Of the community.
Mayor Knapp stated that the
meeting had been called to consider
several matters of business interest,
particularly the Improvements con-
templated under the several bond
issues.
He called on Chairman Bowen of
the County Board of Commissioners
for a statement as to when the
county would be ready to begin
work on the court house and jail.
Mr.. Bowen stated that by the
first OF fifteenth OF October they
would have the work on the build
ings under way and that the work
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

The completion of the A, B. q
A. to Atlanta and Birmingham
will give us transportation facilities
unexcelled by any point in South
Georgia. 1t places us on one of the
great highways of travel and com
merce, the benefits of which will
be far reaching.
One thing we have, the magni-
tude Of which the people Of Fitz-
gerald hardly realize, is the A., b.
& A. shops. The A., B. q A, is
today probably the best equipped
road for its milage in the South.
Their locomotives, passenger
coaches and freight cars are new
and of the latest designs. A year
ago, when they had much less
equipment than at present, they
employed at their shops approx
mately $50 men; then the depres-
sion came. There was a slump in
traffic. The need for cars and pow
er to move them, and consequently
the need for men for keep them up
grew less, the result of which has
been a considerable reduction in
force. When prosperity returns,
and it is coming fast, Ipredict that
the A., 3. & A. will employ at
their Fitzgerald shops, a force far
in excess Of the past. In fact, it is
my belief that from this source
alone the city's population will be
increased not less than two thOus-
and people.
/ believe that we stand today in
the position of being able to do in
twelve months what [ predicted at
the beginning of these remarks.
We are about to start on an era of
busin ess development probably
greater than that of any city at
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

of road building and Improvements
were already being pushed.
The Mayor stated that the city
would be ready to commence work
on the sewer system, the water and
light extension and the school
building by October 18th.
Mr.. G. III. McFadden was asked
to express his views on the outlook
as to to the future Of Fitzgerald,
and he responded with the follow
ing paper and resolution:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN
Mo one in this room can be a
greater believer in the future OF
Fitzgerald than myself.
It is my idea that one of the
Southeast Georgia cities now al
most on a parity, and fighting for
supremacy, must forge ahead OF
the others, and make in Southeast
Georgia what Columbus is in South
west Georgia.
This theory is merely following
the usual consequences of indus
trial deuelOpment.
/ FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT
FITZGERALD is THAT CITY.
In natural advantages none of
our competitors surpass us. In
artificial advantages we surpass
them.
Our location of itself is a consid-
GRAFTON to be reckoned with.
AS commercial centcrs, Cordele
is too near Macon; Valdosta too
near Jacksonville, and Waycross
too near Brunswick. These are
our principal competitors Fitz-
gerald is about the same dis,
taIce from each and in the mid
die. We have no commercial cen
tiers, and cou d therefore make one
of our OWN
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

10Th, and October 18th, to pay into
the treasury the sum of $15. 90 as a
special publicity fund. F."
The resolution was adopted
without discussion or dissent and
on the motion of Mr.. James B.
Wall the state daily and local pa
pers were requested to publish the
same.
DR.. G. A. Holtzendorf was call
ed On for a statement with refer
ence to the plans OF the street rail
road, and he stated that by about
October fifteenth they would be
at work and that it was the inten-
tion of his company to comply
strictly with the contract under
which franchise was granted,
which means that we will have
street cars operating in Fitzgerald
before spring.
Superintendent G. @. Smith of
the A Bean A was called on for a
statement with reference to the
plans for the new A Bean A sta
ton house, shed and office building.
He stated that he could not speak
with authority, but he knew the
depot would have been bnilt but
for the conditions that had prevail.
ed since last fall aud that he knew
that his railroad associates meant
to construct the depot this fall and
that he believed the work would
be started by the 18th of October.
The following gentlemen were call.
ed On for spe eches end responded
with s15piri5 that bordered en- en-
thusiasm:
L. Kennedy, J. B. Wall, d. B.
Jay. T. L. Griner, j. B. Mercer, J.
II. Harris, Wesley r.. Walker, W
B. Moore and e. F. Ghan1bl s.
-
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

any time in the past in the state of
Georgia. Developments which
mean the turning loose in public
improvements Of nearly one half
million dollars, and in private i'm
provements no telling how much;
developments which means the
necessity for hundreds Of laborers
skilled in almost every branch OF
trade and common. Development
which means the coming of capital,
and last the accomplishment of the
end we seek-Fitzgerald, the Com
mercial Center of Southeast Geor-
gia.
All this cannot be accomplished
without effort on our part. Much
; will come if we sit down and wait,
but we can double up if we go after
it.
| therefore offer the following
resolution:
"That we form at this meeting an
association to be known as The
Fitzgerald Business Mems League,
the object of which to be the re-
building of the industrial and ag-
ricultural interests Of Fitzgerald
and Ben Hill county.
"That the officers of The Fitzger-
aid Business Mems League be a
President, Vice-President, Sec
rdpry and a Treasurer, and a Board
of Managers, consisting thirty
members, including the President,
who shall be ex- officio chairman.
That the Board Of Managers be
authorized to conduct all business
of the association.
''That each member obljgate
himself through the signing of
three notts for five dollars each,
payable August 10th, Ser tember
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16

Yesterday marked an epoch in
the history of Fitzgerald.
A hundred business men came
together yesterday in an organiza-
ization which means great deal
in Fitzgerald's future. Nothing
can or will hinder they are bound
to win.
Mayor J. G. Knapp sent out last
week an autograph letter to about
two hundred business men Of the
community, and in response to the
letters more than one hundred OF
them met at his Office yesterday
morning and organized "a Bust
ness Mems League. {"
When the Mayor raped for
there were seventy three men
ka.a r.r>Sana and by the
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-07-16
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Atlanta Georgia, June TO- 1908.

First National Bank
md q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
city. At least $50 members will at
tend besides large numbers of Wis
itors from neighboring churches.
JUDGE LOWELL TO SPEAK.
Popular Orator of Pendleton Deyel-
opmcnt Congress at Marshfield.

THE Curse of Alien Ownership Of
Land in Oregon" is to be the theme
of an address to be delivered by
Judge S. A. Lowell OF this city at the
Development congress at Marshfield
next Monday afternoon.
He left last night for Marshfield
and will sail from Portland tonight,
reaching Coos bay tomorrow night.
The session of the congress will con-
tinue through Monday and Tuesday
and Judge Lowell expects to be able
to reach home by the last of next
week.
President R. Alexander of Pendle-
ton Commercial association, and
Judge Lowell, who is vice president
of the association, were invited sew
eral weeks ago to attend the devel-
opment congress. but it was impos-
sible for President Alexander to get
away at this time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
BENTLEY TELLS
OLD TIME STORIES
MOCK COURTS FURNISHED
PLENTY OF FUN
In Early Days w. j, Furnish Tried
TO Shake Hands With His Image
in a Steamboat MirTor-Reminls-
cences Told by Pendleton's Pioneer
"Joke smith," Cof. j. NJ. Bentley.

1t was not always the custom for
the people of this place to wait for
court sessions in order to mete out
just deserts to those who had Offend
ed.
"In early days we used to have fake
courts once in a while that answered
the purpose just as well as a real
court" said John Bentley yesterday
while his mind wandered back TO the
days before the Iron horse" was
known in this section.
"If fellow came here that we
knew wasn't any good and we wanted
TO get rid of him we held a session
of court We would get some good
looking man to act as judge and five
or six other fellows to be jurors. The
fellow would be found guilty and sem
fenced to about year in jail. A
fictitious Officer would then start
to take him to Jail, but on the way
would pretend to get sympathetic
and let the fellow get away. None
of them would ever come back.
"This was all before the railroad
was built through eastern Oregon.
When the first train made the trip
through here a party of half dozen
Pendleton men made the trip out
and they had a good time. Their
first stunt was to buy everything the
peanut butcher had in stock"
Joke on W. j. Furnish.
According to.Col. Bentley some of
the local people had difficulties
while travelling in those days but he
is reluctant to tell of them. On in
stance that he still remembers. |
though, constitutes a joke on W. ].
Furnish.
"will Furnish was just boy then"
says the old> pioneer, "and he went
to Portland one day with a number
of other people. We went from The
Dalles to Portland by. boat and it was
while Will Furnish was going on
board the boat that the joke happen
ed There was a great big mirror in
the cabin of the boat and the reflec-
tions in it were so real that when he
came into the cabin he went right up
to the glass to shake hands with ui
while we were sitting at the other
end"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
Severe Storm in Union County.

With reports from every city and
town in the valley to corroborate the
general and severe storm has not Wis
tied the Grande Ronde valley in many
years, than that which last evening
passed over this city. and visited
every other community with a more
or less degree OF severity, says the La
Grande Observer. Union and Cove
Jared the worst, for aside from burn
ing. up a barn on the MIckle ranch.
five miles from Union, the lightning
and winds laid low a goodly portion
Of the telephone system around Union
and eve.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
BOOSTS FOR HERNnSToN,
The Landsman Tells Why Its Section
OF County Is Best.

The Landsman, Issued at Hermis-
ton givesh the following reasons for
supporting its town:
The Landsman is very partisan. In
fact it is published for purely partisan
reasons. It takes but one side OF the
questions that come within its juris-
dlction. 1t believes that the Umatllla
project is the best 10000 acres in
America and II won't listen to any
one who thinks differently.
II knows that a man who cannot
see great opportunities here is too
thickheaded for its consideration. II
believes in hanging the man who
knocks anything here, for such a man
does irreparable injury to his fell
lows.
II would administer the water cure
to the pessimist for. extreme optim-
ism is our motto. and any man who
doesn't need heroic treatment is
healthy minded enough TO see the
brilliant. rich and beautiful future Of
this selected spot.
The Landsman abhors the sluggard
and the man OF weak courage, and
admires the progressive men OF nerve
and force who are adding daily to the
development of this richly assayed
lead OF fruit industry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
Big Yield of Wheat Hay,

E. C. Watkins was in town Satur.
day. He stated that he had just fin;
ished putting up 10 acres Of blue stem
wheat hay which turned out the big
gest yield of anything we have heard
of this season, says the Heppher Ca
zette.
The grain was grown on bottom
land on Bob Dexter's place on upper
Willow creek, and from 10 acres cut
the yield was S3 tons of the best OF
hay.
An offer of $40 per ton was made
for hay right in the field.
This is an average Of $33 an acre
which is a big profit Wheat hay
loose is selling for s12 and baled at
S14 per ton in Heppner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
North Pole Mine Closed Down

Reports from the Sumpter district
stating that the North Pole, one OF
the oldest and always considered one
of the best mines of the great north
west had shut down seemed to be
verified today, says the Baker City
Herald.
Men who have been employed at
the mine reached Baker yesterday
evening and say that according to Or
ders the mine has closed indefinitely.
The reason for this action is not def
jnitely stated, some, however, con-
tending that the ore supply has given
out. IF this be true it is probable
that extensive development work Will
be undertaken to block out another
ore body, as there is too much money
invested in the old North Pole mine
for it to lie idle any length of time.
During the past decade this mine
has been prominent as a gold pro-
ducer and many fortunes have been
taken out of it. Working as a close
corporation it was never possible for
the public to ascertain just what the
mine was doing in a financial way,
but the fact that many men have
grown rich from its product is Of
evidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22

When Rev. W. T. Euster OF the NJ.
E. church of this city goes to the an
nual session Of the Columbia River
conference which meets on Septem-
Der 9, at Wenatchee, Wash, he will
carry with him an invitation from
the church in this city to have the
conference meet at Pendleton next
year.
As it has been IL years since a ses-
sion Of the Columbia River confer
ence has been held in this city, Rev.
Euster feels that the next meeting
should come here and an urgent in
vitation will be presented by him for
Pendleton church.
About $50 delegates and laymen
will attend the wenatchee conference
and as it will be the first session to
be presided over by the new bishop
VI lhls territory, Edwin NJ. Hughes,
much interest is taken in the event
by church people.
At the first conference meeting in
a district new bishops Of the church
outline their policy and much inter-
est is exhibited in church circles as
to the policy to be pursued by Bish-
op Hughes. He is now presiding over
the session of the Idaho district con-
ference at weiser.
II Rev. Euster is successful in
bringing the Columbia River confer
ence here it will be one of the most
notable meetings Of the year in this
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22

That Breen, the Walla Walla con
vict, is a colossal liar and incidental.
ly decided scoundrel, is the estl'
mate of Sheriff T. D. Taylor who came
home from the Garden City yester'
day after having been there in con-
nection with the case of the lost Cecil
Britain.
Certainly there are some things In
connection with Breen that justifles
the sheriff in his opinion. When he
told the Washington prison authori-
ties that he knew of Cecil Brittlan's
whereabouts Breen did some tall
lying regarding Sheriff Taylor.
According to the story that Breen
poured forth to some of the officials
before he was given the conditional
pardon, the kidnapers of Cecil Brit
tain had been aided by the Umatilla
county sheriff. He said that he had
delayed action against them and had
forced Harry Draper to take his
bloodhounds off the chase by threat
ening to kill them II he did not.
That these accusations against
Sheriff Taylor were dastardly false
hoods goes without saying. They
were considered as such by every one
who knew the sheriff and the part he
took in trying to find the missing
boy.
At Walla Walla yesterday Breen
was confronted by Sheriff Taylor in
the presence OF a number OF witness
es and he denied. absolutely having
made any such statements regarding
him. However, 1t is known that he
did make such statements
At the time little Cecil Britain dis
from the Toll Gate it was
Sheriff Taylor's theory that the child
had become lost in the mountains and
pershed. This morning he said he
is still inclined to that theory. re-
gardless of the many rumors con-
cerning the boy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
Charles French In Postnfflce

Charles o. French, formerly assist
ant postmaster at this place, but for
the past two years a student in the
Northwestern university at Evanston,
ILL.,, is now employed in the postof-
flee at Evanston while attending
school. In a letter to A. j. Owen OF
South Thompson street he says that
he Is employed five hours each day
in the postoffice, while. he attends
school for nine hours per day. He is
preparing for the ministry. E. A,
Estabrook and Albert Lee, also Of
this city, are students at the North
western university with Mr.. French.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-22
ACADEMY WILL OPEN
st. JOsephs School Will Begin This
Year September 1.

The st. Joseph's Academy will open
on September l and it will be the first
school in the county to resume work
this fall. When the doors of the
school are thrown open a week from
Monday the dormltory will be crowd,
ed to its capacity Of so and many
town pupils will be enrolled.
Last year the st. Joseph dormitory
was filled during the winter and q
total of $50 pupils attended the school
Al equal or greater number are pro-
missed for this year.