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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-12
PERSONAL

John A. Newberry, a merchant at
Bondtown, Va, is n the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II Shepard, of
Narrows. are in the city today
MY Dixie Girl" Will be at the
Opera house tonight.
One day only--the jewelry sale at
Pedigo's today.
c. w. James, OF Elkhorn, spent
last night in the city.
Mr.. Gillespie, of Honaker, is in
the city.
Mrs Sallie Johnston, of Staffords-
vile. Va. is the guest OF Mrs. E. o.
Stewart OF South Bluefeld.
Hear John B. Culpepper to men
O'Clock Sunday afternoon Bland
street church
Rev. c. r. W. Kegley is in the
coal fields calling on Lutheran
friends, He will return for services
| Sunday.
Miss Annie Overstreet of Eggles-
ton, who has been visiting Mrs. w.
Fl. Hetherinston for several weeks.
returned home this morning.
Diamonds and high-priced jenelry
OF all kinds at the jewelry sale at
Pedigo's today.
Mrs. NJ E. Rector, who has been
he guest OF Mrs John Evans for
some me, returned to her home a..
Roanoke this morning
Hear John b. Culpepper to men
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon Bland
II N
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-12

Diamonds and high-priced jeNelry
OF all kinds at the jewelry sale al
Pedigo's today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-12

Miss Annie Overstreet, of Eggles-
ton. who has been visiting Mrs. w
Fl. Hetherinston for several weeks
returned home this morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-12

Rev. c. r. w. Kegley is in the
coal fields calling on Lutheran
friends. He will return for services
Sunday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-12

John A. Newberry, q merchant at
Bondtown, Va, is n the city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-12

Hear John B. Culpepper to men
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon Bland
street church.
The sun., 1908-12-04
Some Haxtian Presid dents.

Old NoRD ALEXIS, with French flag
wrapped about his shrunken figure as
an eais, struck at by vengeful negress
with a knife, pommelled by one Of his
black subjects, and leaving a box Of
gold behind on the wharf in his panic is
a grotesque picture Of fallen greatness,
but he Jared better than some Of his
predecessors in the chair OF State.
The exiled President in his time has
seen a good deal Of history made in
Haytiyif the bfawling and blood letting
of it's politicians in that pays de bar
bares, as NAPOLEON III. called il, can
be called history. Most Of ite rulers
have been ignorant, vain. brutal, des-
potic, sordid and corrupt, but not all
Of them. II NoRD ALEXIS verges on
ninety, as they say, he was born In the
administration Of clean handed. patri-
otic and energetic President, JEAN
PIERRE BOYER, who ruled from 1918 to
ls4S, and we'll on the whole, bowling TO
the inevitable and saving himself by
embarking on the British sloop Of war
Scylla. BOYER, surrounded by ONCE
holders of twenty-five years tenure like
himself, succumbed to the young
bloods, leaving 81 100000 in the treas
ury, an infirmity that makes him, a
marked man in the annals OF Hayti.
There was nothing picturesque about
BOYER; hard headed, narrow minded.
dogged and honest man, all his life in
The sun., 1908-12-04
Notice to Hanasan Maaaf. e,ar.r..

From adv Consuidr an Trdde Repairs.
Handouts have long been used In Great Brit.
ain Of British invention and manufacture,
but while the latter are both lighter and
cheaper than those generally made In the
United States. there are none 90 Ingenious
certain Boston and other nrms. Tho British
made handcun not only may be slipped or re.
leased by sudden blow or q common key, but
sometimes has protrudlng parts which are apt
In tassie with desperate criminal to endanger
the eye and possibly the life Of the ofcet whereas
the test has been made by English police with
improved American handouts OF hAndcufnne
so.caiied professional -hAndcun kings" and the
professional entertainers have not been able
70 sxtrioate themselves
AZ the present time few English police are using
anything but the English handouff. An English
detective of repute was sent 10 the United States
two or three years ago TO bring back q criminal
and while there sAw some American handouts
and brought thcfn back with him. He has since
shown them 10 ofhcers In severai cities, and as
. result several policemen have ordered some for
themselves. ~
The chief difAcuity heretofore operating 10 pre- .
vent their further extension has been that their
superior qualities were generally unknown 70
ths authorities. and individuals have not cared
70 buy them al their own expense. WHAT'S wanted
10 that the Fnanufacturers should campaign q
Its,e for the introduction OF their appliances
~ police either By olroulansing the British
sathorites or sendlns personal Representatives
10 an police headquarters In Great Britain ana
ireland and 70 the bodies OF county oonstanulary.
50 fnt, apparently, nothing OF the kind has been
done for the intpodnetion Of these ATtiei1t. TAe
L1atfiean hnndcu1, adequAtely demonstrated.
inusa ma favor IN most cases with those VINO
really vsnt Ne bsst thing.
The sun., 1908-12-04
AUTOMOBILE COST.
ItemIzed Statement Of Upkeep Charges
Of q Large Car

To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sir. In pHE
sun recently there appeared letters from
correspondents giving the cost OF the up
keep Of their respective automobiles, It
may be Of interest to examine the following
analysis Of the cost Of running my seven
passenger touring car for six months. the
total distance covered being e.2oo miles.
One OF your correspondents CBronx-
Vile, wrote that he had peid every item
Of his car cost by check. While this has
been my own general custom hnd that
there are many small items which are not
paid by check and Of which a pocketbook
record had TO be kept In order that they
might be charged against the car-where
they properly belong. For instance, ferry
charges, tollgate charges. telephone charges
lin my own case have allowed $40 for tele-
phoning from my house to the garage
notifying the chauffeur when the car 10
needed. 4c.) and hundred and one items
ranging from a nickel to q dollar or two
are not paid by check. but In the asgre gate
they add pretty nearly two cents a mile
to the cost Of running q car when the posi-
ton 10 taken that such incidental expenses
would not be Incurred II one did not own
On the other hand no credit is given in
car cost for expenses saved by the oar
city cab charges to the extent OF about $50
a month are not incurred. nor are street
car fares, and frequently IS or $40 at time
is saved In railroad fares when the journey
In made In the automobile
The sun., 1908-12-04
PARASITES or THE Law.
Tue Profcssion suffers Because shysters
Are Not Driven Out.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-ST' A
letter published In The SUN OF December
notes the overcFowdins In the profession
of the Law In this city, That the ranks Of
the profession are filled 10 overnowing Is
undoubtedly the fact. but there is one
consideration TO which attention should be
drawn. The records Of the criminal courts
will show that in the last seven years twenty
attorneys have been convicted and SEN
fenced in New York county for crimes
committed In q professional or fduciery
capacity. Many instances Of conversion OF
clients moneys on the part Of INSCRIPTIONS
attorneys have come to light. In many
other cases the nisdoings Of these members
Of the profession are not exposed, but are
carefully covered up and sealed by their
friends. and above all by other members
This attitude on the part of lawyers
toward their dishonest and criminal breth-
rem IA surely most dtsheartening and jus
tifies the laity in their caustic criticism OF
lawyers, The recent organization OF the
County Bar Association II was hoped would i
Bar Association In the investigation and
punishment OF such onenders, But after
all a stream cannot rise above its source.
and public opinion among the members
OF the bar seems 10 be lacking or faint
hearted s5out such matters:
In the wolves In sheep's clothing who are
known to infest the profession could be
driven out the ranks would not perhaps be
perceptibly thiDned. but the moral atmos-
phere would be perceptibly cleared, An
attorneys character should be SCI utiniIed
practice as It Is before he takes the oath OF
ofiee. MERRILL +. GATEs. Jr.
NEW YORK, December ?.
The sun., 1908-12-04
The Future Of a Humori.t.

The Springfield Republican, sacriic-
ing TO the comic spirit. assures US that
the Hon. CHARLES JOSEPH BoNAPARTE
as the Republican candidate for Sena-
tor in Congress from Maryland could
not be surpassed.
There is no doubt of Mr.. BoNAPARTE' 8
unsurpassability in his line, and none
but himself can be his parallel. But is
ne to be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Senator from Maryland?
We had hoped that after March Z, 1909,
he would begin to study law
The sun., 1908-12-04
|. ~. 0E.ARlie RONOREn
our stAte GeOiSEist reserves me Ha,uen
GuIn MedaI.


DIR. John NJ. Clarke, the State Geolo.
glst of New York, has Just reoeivsd the
high honor of the Hayden memorial gold
medal In recognition Of his distinguished
services to geological science. OF the
twelve earlier recipients Of this award
nine were Europeans and among them
were such famous men as Suess. Huxley
and Archibald Geikie, The special work
Of DR.. Clarke for which the medal has
been voted to him II his sEarly De-
vonic History OF New York and Eastern
North America" work Of nearly 100
pages, published few months ago by the
New York State Museum. His long field
studies In preparation for this record OF
geological exploration were largely CEN
tired In the GaspS peninsula of Quebec.
facing the Gulf Of St. lawrence. and the
reason why he had TO seek outside of New
York for important facts bearing on its
own geological formations 10 interesting.
For seventy years able men have been
studying out the geological history of New
York, and most Of the chapters in this
history have now been written. But the
full solution Of some OF the problems
which our geological formations present
cannot be reached within the State itself.
These formations spread to all points OF
tina compass, and they must sometimes
be Studied outside Of the State for light
they will throw upon past geological con-
ditfons In the State. This is the work
that Dr. Clarke has been doing for one
OF the widespread rock formations OF
New York
The sun., 1908-12-04
REORGANIZATION in Ambush.

II Is 200 soon to form an opinion as to
the plan Of navy reorganization cher
shed by the new Secretary, Mr.. NEW
hERRY.a Announcement has been made
az certain changes and cnlargements
IN the existing machinery OF administra-
ton, but thus far nothing even indirectly
hinting al reorganization has been
djsclosed. Apparently Mr.. NBwBERRY
attends TO increase the membership
of the General Board Of the navy and
pf the Board of Construction and to
htlne about in some way a more har-
fionious cooperation.
We assume that this is merely a TEN
poraiy arrangement with some wise
il at present invisible purpose at its
ropt. Perhaps Mr.. NEwBERRY seeks
10 multiply the number of his advisers
Preparatory to the definite launching
of his scheme OF real reorganization.
He IL III comparatively young man and
We must give him time.
Thepe is. nothing serious in the project
- Jar as " has been revealed. To
Elaborate the superstFucture Of blum
tiefibg and futile system is not to achieve
q even to approach reform. Nothing
tsa taene. of enlarging the membership
d eithait Of the boards that have been
B,ennSbe& DR. b t8ct OF beth of them.
They 4k,9t sby ;the Indulgence Of the
sstfetafy of the Navy, They are not
uredtions OF the law, and their author
ity is purely Pickwiokian. He per-
miis them at his pleasure or caprice.
He san eliminate them when he
25lIs With added numbers they will
c3n46tite a very pretty pageant make
Al Impressive background, and distil
tbs atmosphere OF the picturesque; bat
Wefb they inflated tenfold and armed
With eli sorts of buckram symbols they
would still be nothing but a barren
sn0hinery OF reorganization. This
when it really comes will be arrayed in
very yiilferent guise The old bureaus
win Boa 3fsced. The work in our navy
y3rsis y3 II esimpfifed and coordinated.
pbiiltcsil petr6nage must become a
tiifnf Of the past, and all the Intelligence
and energy OF the service must be con-
osntfated on the maintenance Of mill
tdry efficiency in the corps.
All this will come il Mr.. NEwBKRBY
fuI6ls the. expectations of his admirers
and friends. All of it, no doubt, is on
fheway. Let us hope so at least. Nat
saraily we rejoice in the spectacle Of
sAdniral' CAPPs as a new coadjutor
of George DEWEY. That, of course,
iespart Of the general pleasantly. 1t
s Quite clear to us that the promised
: rtetfdshization is still in the remote
bad AIgroumd. Secretary NEwBERRY has
efifeptly prepared an ambush for US.
The sun., 1908-12-04
Delinquent Taxes.

The city, according to a recent state
ment, is carrying on its books about
S42, 600 600 in overdue real estate taxes.
assessments and water rents. That
arrearage is the accumulation of great
many years and is attributable to the
city's inability in the past to gain
clear title at tax sales. Until this year
the method for the collection Of arrears
was by the sale of lease Of delinquent
property. The uncertain validity OF
leases given by administrative process
prevented effective competition and the
city as a rule was obliged to bid in the
leases, which left il virtually no better
off than it had been before the sale. A
proper remedy was suggested in a bill
drawn by the Advisory Commission on
Taxation and Finance. appointed by
Mayor MCCLELLAN, and was enacted
at the last session Of the Legislature.
The new law provides for the sale OF
the city's lien to the person who bids
the lowest rate of interest for taking
it and carrying it for three years
The lien, when sold, is treated in the
same manner as a mortgage, and II not
paid at maturity, or If interest is not
paid within thirty days, or II subse-
quent taxes are not paid within six
months, the lien may be foreclosed in
the Supreme Court precisely a. q mort
gage would he. This substitution Of a
judicial process for an administrative
process will insure clear title TO prop
erty sold in foreclosure Of tax liens.
In fact, such liens may now be used to
remove any cloud upon title, for the
dty's lien lis paramount to every other
encumbrance or claim OF ownership
Tie first sale under the new law is to
be held some time next February. 1t
can hardly fail to attract buyers.
As to the effectiveness an we'll as
equity Of the law there is no room
for difference Of opinion. Il may be
doubted, however, II under it the city
will be able to collect the full arrearaee
OF taxes. Among the many causes
Of delinquent taxes one b the abandon
ment Of property, especially outlying
vacant land. because OF excessive car
The sun., 1908-12-04
TREAsURY EOLDINGs or GOLD.
On July 1 Tlisy Wsrs 81 ,oOA. .sss. ass
Stock OF Money was 90 ,S0s .O2O.


WAsHMoToN, Dec. s.-The steady flow
Of gold into the Treasury, United States
Treasurer Treat sayS In his annual re-
port published to-day, continues TO ex-
cite an absorbing study Of the resources
Of a country 30 favored In the distribu-
ton OF the precious metal.
SThe amount Of gold coin actually used
In the channels OF trade he adds. Us
less than one-half Of the general stock
Of sold coin in the country. owing TO the
increadng popularity Of the gold GER
tifcatss. which are the Representatives
Of gold coin deposited In the Treasury
under provisions OF law. The growth
ia the stock Of gold is indicated largely
by the Increased volume Of gold oertif:.
cates outstanding. Since 1893 the general
stock Of gold has increased a.oie!01 =
99t, while the volume OF gold cerahoates
has taken on Q growth Of SII0,e5b $50.
The Treasury holdings Of gold on July
1, 1897, were Sf7e. .8ip. .a27. and on July
I. l1e0S, Sl,o0i ,sso $50. an increase OF
"The general stock OF money in the
country ut the close OF the last hscal
year was $s.37s, 7e4, ,020. an increase Of
$20S, ,20S. .0i3 as compared with that OF
twelve months earlier. The money In
actual circulation at that time amounted
to 8, ,03s 0I6, 1ss, an increase OF s2eS. .oSs osS
during the year.
The sun., 1908-12-04
The Bishops Story.

From me London Standard.
The Bishop OF Marlborough told story In open
Ing the 81. Thomas sale OF work at Exeter. TO
illustrate the dI1icuity which confronted church
workers In days gone by. sixty years ago he
made . strenuous effort to stimulate psrochisl
ufe In the direction OF amusement but II was. he
sald. A bad failure. The only thing which he
could rcco,lect OF the details now was that there
was smoky magic lantern which had been used
at Hsldon races and was caught hold OF by
young farmer as q proper thing with which 10
give an entertainment In the parish, but II was
simply an exhibition Of animals. and the room
being dark and the Snowman not hrst rate II was
4 miserable afair. Suddenly the Snowman said:
"You know, children, am exhibiting the animals
that came out Of the ARK Unfortunately the
next thing he exhibited was whale, and q little
how exclaimed: There werent no whale In the
Art," But the Snowman was equal 10 the COCA
sion and replied: NO, little boy, the whale wasn't
there: II was waiting for Jonah"
The sun., 1908-12-04
F., The Tariff on Sugar,

oH The basis Of the Republican plat
form declaration for 4the imposition
of such duties as will equal the difference
between the cost of production at home
and abroad together with a reasonable
profit TO American industries it is
evident that the sugar schedule cap be
materially reduced with benefit to
American consumers and no undue
injury to any American industry which
has proper reason for its existence.
Sugar prices are Of course affected
to an important extent by the distance
WHICH the finished product must be
hai;Ied toits final market In this country.
Distance Is in itself a protection to
American producers. Chicago may be
taken as q central meeting place for
tiis bset sugar Of the West and the New
York refined cane sugars. From figures
which may be accepted as fair averages
a5d az approximately accurate 1t ap-
.4Sears that the fat producing cost Of
beet sugar delivered in Chicago is ss.2s
hundred pounds and the fiat produc-
Ing cost OF New York refined cane sugars
at the same point, including duty,
Is sf.7s hundred pounds. These fig
irek leave out all profits to growers and
reiners and dealers. This difference
Of dne and half cents a pound at a
central point does not meet the re-
quiiements OF the platform PROPOSE
ton. More than 90 per cent of all the
sugar imported by the United States
isip the class known as ee0 centrifugal.
The present duty on that grade is 1856
ctnte a pound. Cuba, under the reci-
proeity treaty, has 20 per cent. prefer
ehti& at l.s4s cents a pound.
II IL evident that the present rate
could easily be reduced by one-helf a
cent "a pound and that II could even be
reduced to one cent for the general list
with a rs per cent. preferential to Cuba
On the basis Of one centrate on the gen
ersliist and three-quarter cent rate on
Cuban raws there would still be a mar
einof about 20 per cent. In favor of West
effi beet sugar in the Chicago market
Itis alao 10 be noted that while the cost
OF producing cane sugar is about as low
ssitis ever likely TO be, the cost OF pro-
duoing American beet sugar ought tc
be reduced about 20 per cent. by better
cuItitatioh In the field and better meth
The sun., 1908-12-04
Buying Government Supplies.

The testimony Of a witness before the
Legislative committee investigating city
finances to the effect that the city pays
unreasonably high prices for supplies,
brings to public attention again cause
of waste that affects every taxpayer in
his pocketbook Carelessness and lack
of foresight are always present, and II
is highly probable that they are respon-
sible for losses as great as are actual
dishonesty and collusion between city
employees and favored bidders. -,
In the purchase Of supplies the city is
frequently at disadvantage because
Of the very safeguards that have been
devised to prevent it from being plum
dered and swindled. Many firms find 1t
improbable or not worth while to bid
on city contracts and for that matter on
any government contracts because Of
the annoyances caused by inspection,
the delays incident to elaborate audit
ing systems, and the difficulty, fire.
quently amounting to inpossibility, OF
meeting the requirements that con-
scientious officers must enforce. These
hampering restrictions have been
adopted to insure honesty, and in some
cases have driven from competition
firms and companies that under other
conditions would seek contracts.
Here enters sthemiddleman, who, deal
ing only with the city, devotes his en-
tire time to the business, sometimes
conducting a legitimate trade, but al
ways seeking for advantages. Mr..
FRKDERIcK A. CLEVELAND Of the Bu-
reau of Municipal Research says that
~by some remarkable process of div
ination they lefty contracting firmsl
seem to be able to figure always just a
! minute fraction under the bid of the
nearest competitor and that many
profit by fraud, innocent favoritism or
special information is undeniable.
An honest and capable buyer to whom
should be entrusted all purchases, as the
City Record Office now buys stationery
would bring about many economies
He could be watched more easily thar
a dozen different departments can be
With such concentration and strict
supervision by bonded officers. simpli.
fication of the details Of city buying
might be possible. 1t seems entirely
probable that, as Mr.. CLEVELAND be,
iieyes, from 81, ,OOo, 900 to $4,000, 900 NIGH
be saved to the taxpayers each year by
such a department.
The sun., 1908-12-04
Merements os Nayal yes.el..

WA,nlNarr n. Dec. S.-The cruisers
West Virginia, Colorado. MARYLAND and
have sailed FROM Magda-
lena Bay for Ia Union, the cruisers Tens
nessee. South Dakota, Washington and
California from Aiaedaleaa Bay for
Anapala. the gunboat Yorktown from
Magd1lena Ray for Panama, the cruiser
Puffalo. the tank chip Arethusa and the
ting Active from Magdalena Bay for Mare
Island, the tug Davis and torpedo boats
FoN, 0oldshorc, Lawrence and Rowan.
from Magdalena Bay for San Diego: the
collier Saturn from Magdalena Bay for
Mare Island ths oniller suss,h h rom ,nSast has
Albany from Magdalepa Bay for SAT-
Diego and the battleship Maine from
Portsmouth. N H., for New York
The sun., 1908-12-04

-eds4in tlis .mlii. Germany averages
fifteen to sixteen tons OF beets to the
acre. The American yield Is from ten
10 eleven tons. The German beets
yield more than 800 pounds Of sugar to
the ton, while American beets yield lees
than 25O pounds to the ton. American
methods In field and mill are showing
steady Improvement, and there 10 every
reason to believe that they win be still
further improved. The spur Of neces-
sity introduced by sharper competition
resulting from tariff reduction would
help In that direction.
The figures used here for Chicago are
changed east and west Of that point by
hauling charges, the New York refners
gaining advantage in the Eastern
field and losing in the Western area.
The logic of the situation, 30 far as
American producers are concerned,
would seem to be local sales Of their
product, thereby securing the protec-
ton afforded by freight rates. For
instance, out OF total United States
production Of $50, 600 tons of beet sugar
Colorado produces about 10000 tons.
Within few hundred miles Of Denver
is population sufficient to consume the
entire Colorado output. Within that
district the Colorado producers are pro-
tected against New York refiners by
freight rates averaging not far from
half a cent a pound. They could market
their entire crop inside that region at
much better prices than they would get
for sales in New York and Pennsylvania.
Michigan produces about $1,000 tons OF
sugar and probably consumes not far
from 100000 tons. Its largest profits
would seem to be in its local, market
protected by freight rates.
The rate of duty has averaged for
the last five years about 70 per cent.
on an ad valorem basis. That is far
more than is needed for any reasonable
protection and is an undue and dHm-
proper burden on the consumers. =