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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-16
THROWS HOOKS
INTO THE c. 0. P.
ELLISON FLAYS GLASsCoCk
AND THE WHOLE HEBsNG.
Ellison, Summers Co.. w. va.
October 12, '0S,

October IL, '0S.
To my fellow Republicans In SUM-
mers and Mercer Counties:
That / have been life long
Republican. Is known to you all. l
am OF family OF people whose Re
publicanism has never been ques-
TONED. But for the public good, |
for one propose to vote the Demo
cratic ticket straight except for
Taft. The Republican ring OF this
state stands for n system OF rot
tenness, that | fail to see how any
man can support and call himself
honest. or patriotic. They have. in
creased our taxes. increared public
! expenditures, and worse than all
they have destroyed our schools
And again / ask how can any fol-
lower OF Arnold Scherr vote for
Glasscock? If we stood for pril-
eiple then for greater reason
should we vote against Glasscock.
For Swisher did at least have the
semblance OF a nomination by the
eople--Glasscock has not even
that. He Is the nominee OF but
one man, Senator Elkns. He IT
was that voted TO seat the Blue
Pencil Brigade I'm 1904 from this
county over the sworn statements OF
the best people in the county. AMI
again am for the Jim Crow law.
! lived In Mcdowell county two
years. want to say that no decent
white man can vote against the Jim
Crow law II he has ever seen the
conditions In Mcdowell county. Ny
self and wife have been ushed OF
our seats in trains by drunken ne
groes Negro policemen, negro dep
uty sheriff, negro squires and con-
stables and mixed jurles in Welebi
Fellow Republicans the testimony IL
only too true-'the conditions In
Mcdowell are a disgrace TO West
Virginia. Now there Is but one way
to redeem this state, but one way
to break up the most abominable
ring rule that ever disgraced any
state and that is by voting the Dem4
ocratic state congressional and 10
cal tickets. And another PLANK OF
the Democratic platform ] endorse.
believe in white mans govern
ment. / am not candidate for
public office and ] do not know that
ever will be, but have the good
OF the state at heart, and / want
to say for one Republican believe
in the disfranchising plank OF the
Democratic platform. II we cannot
control west Virginia except by toll
Grating such conditions as in Nc
Dowell then let us quit for the sake
Of our children and children's chill
dren.
II we must sacrifice our sense OF
decency and right in order that men
like ElkiDs may rule then let us
quit the sacrifice. There Is but one
man on the Republican ticket that
intend to support and but one man
that any other Republican ought
to support and that man Is Taft.
Lot the rest go Democratic.
ALBERT II. ELLISON.
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OF rain with overcoat and hat on.
The crowd was enthusiastic. and
there has been a large gain for Bry-
an. Some OF the leaders there are
rich young men who are 70. Bryan
for the first time.
'All the speakers l met here at
headquarters (the senator wrote
from the rooms OF the Democrat. c
national committee in New York;
say that everywhere they. go there
are large and enthusiastic crowds.
The national committee seem TO
nave cold feet and do not seem To
realize what appears to the speak
ers as an uprising of the people.
II saw an employe OF one OF the
big banks here carrying torch In
Democratic procession. He told
me that there were 1875 employees
in the bank; that Is voted for Bry-
an last time and 81 would vote for
him this time"
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htfulHo1ocaussta''' {
Due to Forest Fires
RELIEF TRAIN OF BOX CARS DERAIED ARE KIIEr
AND OYfNG-INHABlTANTs OF METZ BENTON AND ALPENA
ARE PENNED FI.AMEs-MANY ESCAPE AFT.
, ER NARROWING EXPERIENCES RUNNING THRU . 70
FIRE-wIREs DowN-REpoRTs INCOMPLETE

Alpena, Mich, Oct, 16.-The most
terrible catastrophe in the history
of northern Michigan occurred at
o'clock TINS morning when re-
lief train of box cars carrying wo-
men and children from the stricxen
town of Metz, where the forest fires
completely destroyed the place.
tipped over owing to the rails
spreading caused by the tremendou
heat from the forest fires. Four
teen are dead and score or more
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|
- :. GROWING
RECEIPTS OF THE COUNTRY
FALLING BEHIND AT RATE OF
TWO OR THREE MILLION A
DAY.

Washington, Oct 16.---In going
over with the various members OF
his cabinet the preliminary work
incident TO his last annual message
to congress President Roosevelt dis
covered that the strlctest economy
sill be necessary from now on 20
make reduction In the deficit
which is being piled up at a rate
of between two and three million
dollars u day. The receipts OF the
country are falling way behind the
expenditures and the presiden. IS
anxious to strike n fair balance All
heads OF departments are ordered
to retrench TO the limit.
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FINE HUNTERS.

Hardy, w. Va, Oct. 16.-Some
time ago !. r. Ramsey took hls
young hound and went to the home
Of Robert Thomas, (who also owns
a young hound) and they went out
for a wild cat chase. Pretty soon
they had the pleasure OF starting
one and after a chase of nearly
eight hours the two young hounds
caught it and killed It without re-
ceiving a serious hurt. The ami
NAL measured about four feet In
length and weighed 10 pounds. 10
was II inches high. Young Ram
sey also caught a raccoon a few
nights ago that weighed % pounds.
He is very proud of his hound
which he claims is the swiftest in
the state.
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are badly burned. The brave en-
gineer and fireman of tho " train
were cremated at their posts. There
are heavy losses from forest fires
at Bolton, only one house and that
a church. remains standing In the
town. The people of Metz Benton
and Alpena are penned In by the
names and many escapes after har-
rowing experiences running through
fire. The wires are down and re-
ports are incomplete. .a
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-10-16
FLEET IN JAPAN
THOUSANDS OF ENTHUSIASTIC
JAPS GREET AMERICAN JACK
les.

Yokohama, Oct. 6.-Thousands
OF craft, with enthusiastic thousands
on board, sailed outside this morn
ing to meet the American feet
which arrived here this afternoon.
IL was brilliant reception for tho
officers OF Uncle Sans ships All
will be entertained properly The
Yankton, vanguard OF the fleet, ar
rived early today Every train com
ing into the city bears immense
crowds OF people from all sections
who are eager to get glimpse OF
the fine ships of the American navy.
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STEEL MAGNATE
NOT INVITED TO ATTEND WE'D
DING OF HIS SISTER-FuS d.
NORCED WIFE WILL BE
THERE.

Philadelphia. Oct. 16.-William
Ellis Corey, the millionaire presi-
dent OF the u. S. Steel corporation
is not invited to the wedding OF
his sister to DIR. Charles Howard
Aufhammer. The sister says she
does not know him. However, Co
rey's first wife, who was deserted
FOR the actress, Mabelle Gilman.
will attend. She is greatly beloved
by Corey's sister, who realizes that
she was badly treated by the steel
magnate.
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OFFICERS
ciN
NEGLIGENT
MUCH FEELING OVER NEGLECT
To APPREHEND THE ASSAIL-
ANTS or MISS WHITAKER.

The Daily Leader does not wish
to criticise any officer un3ustlS and
viii not do so knowingly. There
has been much criticism OF the au-
thorities because of their negl gence
in appreh ending the assailants of
Howard and Miss Julia Whitaker.
The people Of the neighborhood are
very Indignant that action was not
taken when complaint was made,
and they also complain that the
SO niggardly in its offer OF reward
when the nature of the crime is
considered. Miss Whitaker was
shot and mortally wounded by a
lot of drunken hoodlums, and they
were allowed to escape without any
effort to apprehend them. Her
friends were told to go before the
grand jury and indict them and no
other effort was made in the matter
until the county court offered re-,
ward of $50 for their apprehension.
Four of the young men have sur
rendered and three of them were
admitted TO bail in the sum of $500
each, while the foirth one was
asked to give $1,000 bond for his
appearance. Another one OF them
(there were eight in the crowd) Is
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". N. DOAK A BENEDICT
GENERAL CHAIRMAN Is. II. II.
TAKES A BIsIDIc--WILL SPEND
WINTER IN ROANOKE.

w. N. iDoak. a popular citizen of
this city, and general chairman OF
-he B. X. T., was married yesterday
Mt Williamson to Miss Emma Crlch-
er, OF Ironton, Ohio. After n visit
to the eastern cities. they will take
rooms at the Hotel Stanford in
Roanoke for the winter. Mr.. Doak's
many friends in this city wish him
unalloyed happiness.
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NO 7 |l'E:

To the public and subscribers or
the Bulefield Telephone Co. On and
after January 1st, 1909, there will
be charge made of five cents for
all local calls made from pay sta
tions operated by this company.
This is to apply to subscribers as
well as to non-subscrlber
BLUEFIELD TELEPHONE co.
w. P. Hawley, General Manager
10-13-0S-tf
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ASHES TO BE CAST ADRIFT.

New York, oct. 16.-The ashes
OF the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Mi
cahael Bauen, who committed sui
eide on the beach of Jamaica Bay
viii, as per request, be cast adrift
upon the waters near where they
lay down together and died week
ago. A brother of Bauen says i.
was the suicides request and he in
tends to carry it out.
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DEMOLISHED BY TYPHOON.

Yokohama. Oct. 16.-Reports
from Annoy, China, states that a ty-
phoon today demolished all build
ings erected for the purpose Of me
reception OF the officers and men of
the American navy. Many stores
are damaged and the electric light
ing plant is under six feet of water.
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ELECTION RIOTS
REPORTS OF DEATHS NOT CRED
TIED At THE CAPITAL.

Lisbon, oc.. Serious rioting
Is reported between Monarchists and
Republicans in many Of the interior
towns as a ,esD1t OF the elections.
A report. wnicn Is not credited here,
states hat tsa persons we're killed
in a riot at Zarbuca.
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BALKAN
SITUATION
JOINT CONFERENCE OF POWERS
AUSTRIA REFUSED TO JOIN.

London, Oc-. 16.-Little change
marks the Balkan situation today.
Great Britain. France and Russia
nave agreed upon conference.
Austria stubbornly refused to join
In the conference and mas sent out
warships on another aggressive
movement.
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CRIMINAL COURT ADJoURNs

Criminal court at Princeton was
yesterday adjourned until the 27th
OF this month when the docke. will
be resumed.
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CONTINUED on page four)
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
some NEW IDEAS
AS TO MARRIAGE
Lecturer Says Girls Should
Have the Right TO
Propose

NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, Dec. a.
II a young woman truly loves a young
man and is sure that her affection is
returned, no social canon should make
u improper or unmaidenly for her to
make known her love and solicit the
loved ones hand in marriage, accord
ing to Professor Newton Riddell, who
is giving series of addresses here
under the auspices of the Ministeriai
Union. At any rate" he says, 'if the
absurd and antiquated custom of re-
serving for the man the sole privilege
OF popping the question is to prevail
let us ut least give the woman threI
months of the year in which to exer.
else the rights they are supposed 10
have one year out Of every four, bun
which social custom prevents then.
from using"
Mr.. Riddell says that a license to
we'd should not be granted by the
county auditor sooner than 30 days al
ter application, and that in the in
terim all who know the young couple
should be invited TO call at the Office
and give any information they posses
regarding the persons fitness or unfit
ness to enter the marital state. Also
that the young man should be COM
PEELED to go through a course of study
on heredty and other matters whics,
might affect the marriage relation.
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
With the Photographers

Castro lion Of the hour at Berlin indicating that
people there must be little hard up for lions
Philadelphia Ledger.
They are pulling down Castro statues and burning
Castro portraits Venezuela. This is bad year for
dctators--st Louis t-Dspatch.
So many big men arc swearing off these days that 1t
looks IL the water wagon itself might get loaded
Philadelphia Press.
Somebody has invented machine that will enable one
girl to make $1,000 stoges in day People who have
been worrying the danger Of stogy famine VIII
please cheer up
Welcome homo TO "our May We can remem
her when as Mary Anderson. all went dafy
her beauty and admired and praised her budding art.
Bridgeport News
When Mr. Taft returns from his isthmus trip he viii
probably take advantage of the experience and know
edge gained TO ditch the Panama pessmstic critics.
Baltimore American.
Judge Taft's idea that parties in power ought TO re-
deem prediction pledges sounds rather odfashioned
such a course however would make hit with the
peoplc-Bridgoport News
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
Personal and Pertinent

According the Berlin Of that day, Lii Leh
mann expressed the wish that her Goth birthday, which
occurred on November 26 should be noticed by the
musical profession she desired celebrate the day
In the circle her intimate friends. Her many
admirers, however sent flowers, kilograms and
gratuatory messages OF all kinds in great numbers
Among the messages many from America where
she scored many trumphs. Despite her injunction
members Of prominent conservatory in Berlin
the singer md she consented to receive from them
q great laurel wrcath.-Kansas City Journal
When asked recently what was the secret Of his
cess Rockefeller the worlds richest replied:
we always had credit kept out of covenants, and
we paid on our paper" Lord Strathcona, when Mr.
Rockefellers maxim brought under his notice.
marked that mention made OF Mr.. Rockefellers
perseverance. Opportunity to fire.
uuently others" says Mr.. Strathcona. There
are very few whom IL does not visit at ALL You have
got TO ready for It, II you prepared that's
YOUR fault Work steadily foi Improvement but don't
gamble for it, Depend your efforts and don't
your friends. Sir John Barker confesses that
he always held to the maxim. PAY cash get
biggest discount you can" PAY the nail and not by
gest discount you can" Pay the nail and not by
paper arrangements and bills. II business men accept
bills they doing you favor. Don't as you can
prevent IT, be under obligation "-Tit-Eits.
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
GETS HIS SIGHT AS
CHRISTMAS GIFT

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The happiest
young man in New York this Christmas
will be Charles X. Ornstein, who, thanks
to the skill and patience OF a doctor and
his own fortitude, has recovered his
sight.
From his birth. % years ago. Orn-
stein had been practically Dind. lie was
born with a cataract over each eye. With
the right eve he could see nothing; with
the left he could read coarse print by
holding the page about inches from the
eye.
A short time ago the physician decided
to cut away the cataract from the sight
less eye and the bandages have just
been removed. Ornstein recognized his
parents by sight for the first time, and
declared everything looked much better
than he had expected. The physician
expects TO operate on the other eye, and
says he believes sight may be restored
to Il also.
Evening journal., 1908-12-24

little thinking at the time that a man should arise
III the person OF Roosevelt who would destroy all
that liberty and crush the people under the iron
heel OF despotism Haven't really lived in
vain? Did Roosevelt scorn the crown when he
declined to permit the use of his name for a re-
nomination at the Chicago convention?
Indeed to relieve the sufferings of those who
are distressed about the affairs of the country;
to ease the minds of the timid congressman who
fear perhaps that Standard Oil letters may be dis
covered by those secret service men; the presi-
dent will have to expatiate himself to a country
even farther away than Africa.
Hasn't the President ruled il over judges and
badgered his opponents? All judges must be
perfect and therefore any criticism of them must
be move towards despotism-the path to kingly
prerogatives In fact the poetic fighters Of Roose-
vet, must really believe that Roosevelt is a
roincarnation Of Nero the Roman tyrant
If So putocrats and the predatory rich had better
see that their heads tightly on they may
lose them. For it is related that when the resi-
dents OF one of the islands possessed by Rome
complained to the cruel emperor that FIVE rich
men had seized and owned all the property and
demanded remedy Nero is said to have replied
that the best cure would be to chop off the heads
of the rich mcn-and the axe fell But even
in their poetic fancies the perturbed and the dis
turbed have not gone so far to think that Roose
welt will chop off the heads of congressman rs
well as those of rich men.
The country, perhaps, will get along all right
and the Wall street magnates will be able to keep
out OF the poor house. Really the eighty millions
of people Of this country do not believe that one
OF the most popular oFour presidents is trying TO
kidnap their liberties. And would they sit quietly
by and see their liberties vanish and their fathers
who fought for them turn in their graves'
Men are going about doing pretty much as
they always have done despite the fulminations
Of the prophets of woe and disaster. And we
fancy that when il is all over in the years to come
that the great work which the president has done
for his country will be fully acknowledged and his
faults-and they are few-will have been for
gotten as certainly the harsh walls Of his critics
will have been lost in oblivion.
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
Editorial
Opinion
our "Rsokins' country.

New YORK Sun.
The Rev. Charles f.. Aked. minister OF
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, does
not seem 10 be very well satisfied with the
country 10 which he was imported from
Great Britain TO preach the Gospel.
Speaking TO the members of the New
England Society in this city on Sunday
evening he admonished his hearers thus.
you cannot be great while your coun-
try reeks with social injustice and politi-
cal wrong; when capital and labor a.e
ready almost TO settle their differences in
the smoke OF battle;when all over the land
women in sweatshops are singing the song
OF the shirt; when the cry Of children is
heard in factories all over the land Worst
of all is the materialIsm we see on every
hand debasing its people
Are things really as bad as this? Does
our country "reek" with social injustice
and political wrongG Are capital and "a
Dor ready TO fiy at one another in revolu-
tionary combatg Is the case OF the wo-
men IN sweatshops and the children in
factories so hopeless of ameloration as
the reverend speaker intimatesg And IS the
spirit OF materialism debasing the people7
We rather think not. DR.. Akeds Ian
guage is the utterance OF gross exagger-
alton. There is no land in the world
where there is less social injustice than
there is in the United States OF America.
It Is preposterous to assert that a country
reeks with pol tcal wrong IN which a man
of such character as William II. Taft
has just been chosen President; and how
about State which has just elected
Charles Il. Hughes for the second time
TO be its Governor? Notwithstanding the
antagonism aroused by some of the utter
ances OF Mr. Roosevelt. there are hopeful
signs Of a better understanding between
capital and labor. Thousands Of devoted
men and women are constantly giving
time and money to improve the condition
Of the workers in sweatshops and factor
les. As for materiallsm. if that is making
progress. which we gravey doubt. who
is responsible therefor more than the
Churchg
That there arc evils Of the character
indicated by Dr. Aked cannot be questions
ed but that they are predominant, as he
also intimates, we emphatlcaly deny. The
country does not 'rees" with these evils
at all; but the pulpit reeks with nonsense
when It is made the agency Of such at
taclSs upon its fair fame.
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
JOHNSON
TO WHIP BURNS
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Interest in
the Burns-Johnson fight at Sydney,
n. S. w, ON December 26 is growing.
The consensus Of the sporting frater-
nifty is that the Big Smoke" will whip
the Canadian.
Such champions and ex-champions
as Bob Fitzsimmons. Jim Jeffries, Bat
tling Nelson. Sam Langford. Joe Cans
and Tom Sharkey are all unit that
johnson will be the winner
Here is what they say about the
mill:
Fitzsimmons-If Johnson is ht he
will cut Burns to ribbons. I think
johnson could lick three men Of Burns
calibre.
Nelson-Class viii win the battle and
Burns never compared with Johnson
as a scientific pugilist and hard hit
ter.
Langford-Johnson is a fighter and
Burns is a buffer and four nusher.
Jeffries Burns is too small to have
a chance with the big negro.
Gans-Johnson will win by a knock
out in fifteen rounds.
Sharkey-The negro should win in
ten rounds. Height, reach and science
favor him.
Burns. however. has plenty Of adj
mirers but they are not making pre-
dictions. They simply say wait until
tomorrow night when the returns OF
the fight will be known here. and pre-
dict that the Canadian will take the
negro's measure. There is very
little betting on the result.
Frank Brown will spend Xmas at
Church Hill Nd. as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. S. G. McCollister.
Evening journal., 1908-12-24
Chatty Stories Of the Day

Lady Headfort during her American tour, said in
that she approved international marriages.
They correct us" she explained our English
work too little your American work too much
and the international marriage tends bring about
happy mean.
Your do work much. you know" said Lady
lIeadfort Il hsve English friend who attended, the
funeral Of Of your hardest workers. a mulu-ml-
lonaire
MY friends wife said rather bitterly to him at the
funeral:
'How you have missed your opportunities, my love.
Place yourself beside Mr. Ritch there. You are both
Of the age You both began life together Yet
you poor man, while he died a multmilonairen
YES, said the English husband. There Ritch lies,
dead of prostration, without single penny
in his pocket and here stand hale and hearty. with
wallet IN my coat containing quite hundred dol
lars "-Rochester Herald.
The German Kaiser has been getting rough usage
at the Rechstags hands since his Morning Telegraph
interview hasn't hep said Mark Twain al a recent
dinner Those German royalties deem themselves so
sacred Listen:
Il travelling on the Continent gorgeous
flunlSy showed through the royal hpalace tiny
principality. asked If could have glimpse OF the
ruler himself and the lackey led TO a wall
Place your this WALL he said solemnIy and
In about half hour you will hear his royal highness
bowling Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Evening journal., 1908-12-24

school the school commissioners would
have known Of it. only the day be-
fore being called home. was assured
that the school was doing well and
the prospect good for a successful
'chool year. All concerned regret that
the school was closed.
Mr.. Grandhomme, seemingly, not
being able to settle his grievance with
the school board. who are honorable
men, now assails the teacher in her
absence, when she was suddenly called
away on account of afiiiction.
S. Helena Case.
FELTON,, Del, Dec. p.