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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
RUTH LEAvITT IS A DELEGATE
Bryan's Daughter Chosen as Represen-
tative in Colorado Convention.

Denver, Colo. June 5.-Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Leavitt, daughter of William
Jennings Bryan, was yesterday named
as delegate at large to the state demo-
cratic convention, to be held at Glen
wood Springs, June Is. Mrs. Leavitt
heads the delegation from Denver
county. Mrs. Leavitt was named By
the Denver county convention, which,
while it endorsed the candidacy of
her father for the presidency, did not
instruct for him. She was not at the
convention. being at present at her
fathers home in Lincoln, and did not
know her name was to be presented.
This move may result in her going to
the democratic national convention as
a delegate to cast a vote for her father.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
sPERRY IN FORM
Captures First in Three Con-
tests at Rock Island Gun
Club Shoot.
GETS 6s OUT OF rs BIRDS
Organization Is to Have Big "Jack
Rabbit" Match the Afternoon of
the Fourth of July.

A score of members of the Rock
Island Gun club held a practice shoot
at the Watch Tower range yesterday
afternoon. A. ID. -Sperry was in fine
form and was first in each of the
three events, getting "a birds in. the
25-bird contest. 46 in the 50-bird and
6S in the 75-bird. The club will hold
a 'jaclSrabbit' shoot the afternoon OF
July 4. Gun clubs from other cities
will be invited to take part. Partici
pants will be given 10 cents for each
bird broken. The rules will be an
roiinced later.
Following are the results in yester
days contests:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
ILLINOIS EDITORS ELECT
Officers Chosen and Sessions at Cham
paign Are Closed.

pdi9U ARC SiOSc0.
Champaign, ILL.,, June 5.-TRe Hi
Dois Press association closed it's meet
ing yesterday after the election of
these officers:
Presidents. K. Strother. Courier,
Tayloryille.
First vice president-George w.
Hughes, Register, Clinton.
Second vice president-George L..
Upton. Gazette, Girard.
Third vice president-G. A. Crow
den. Fairdealer, Ottawa
Secretary. N. Page, Democrat,
Jerseyville.
Treasurer-Eugene Plhote, Herald,
Milford.
A committee was named to work
for the passage of law requiring the
state to publish in all weekly news
papers the session laws of each legis
lature. A junket to Danville to visit
the Soldiers home closed the program
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
HITCHCOCK ON TRIAL AGAIN
Comedian Must Answer New Charges
In Criminal Court.

New York, June Raymond Hitch
cock, the comedian, was called to the
criminal branch of the supreme court
today to answer charges preferred by
three young girls. In the previous
trial on similar charge the case
against the actor fell fiat.
Hitchcock was committed to the
Tombs prison without bail this after
noon when his trial was suddenly ad-
journed until next Monday. The adj
journment came when Hitchcock s
counsel conferred privately with JUS
tice Goff, Immediately after the first
Juror had been selected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETS AT
CHICAGO TO DECIDE CONTESTS OF
NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES

given to the Rev. John Hughes, Table
Grove: E. L. Smith, Hood River, Ore,
and Jared P. Blood, Sioux City, Iowa.
President Fisher announced that the
100000 endowment had been paid in
cash, and that the revenue from this
hereafter would add materially to the
college receiptS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
MOLINE NEXT MEETING PLACE
State Owls Also Elect A. L. r. Olson Of
That City to Office.

Springfield. H., June 5.-At the ses
sion of the state order of Owls yester
day, Moline. was chosen as the next
meeting place. The officers are:
Grand maSter-William Courey
Bloomington.
Past grand master-Dr. F. S, OHara
Springfield.
Vice president-A. L. F. Olson, Mo
line.
Invocator-Otto Mueller, Chicago.
Secretary-Fred B. Sauter, Chicago
Treasured. j. Spencer. Streator
Warden-W. F. Cobeck. Alton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
County to Back Sheriff.

Laporte, Ind, June 5.-After an all
day session. the county commissioners
last night announced they would stand
by Sheriff Smutzer in his determine
ton to fully investigate the Belle
Guinness mystery and would furnish
necessary money to complete the in
quiry of all clews.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
TO OPEN June Il
Great Auditorium at Denver
Soon Ready to be Used
by the Public.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET THERE
Structure of Brick, Stone. Concrete
and Steel Provided With All
Modern Features.

Denver, Colo, June 5.-Denver's
monster auditorium will open June "a
to welcome the long list of conven.
tions to be held here this summer.
The structure cost s550,000 and will
seat 12,500.
The first floor will have 5000 reg
Iiar seats. The huge stage is near
the center of the building. One half
OF the structure can be used as a
theater. the other half being shut off
by the flies and wings of the stage
On the occasion of big convention
The stage scenery and equipment can
be elevated to a storage roof and the
entire building converted into con
vention hall, with balcony circling
the structure and large gallery at
each end.
The building is 266x200 feet in di.
nensions and is five stories high
There are "a exits and the building
can be emptied in two minutes.
Press Well Cared For.
In preparation for the democratic
convention a rostrum and a platform
will be erected at the west side OF
the auditorium, with seats for dele
gates and alternates extending along
the floor of the stage proper. Upon
the platform will be "A seats, reserved
for members of the national commit
tee and guests. The number of seats
on the rostrum will be 101.
Directly in front of the chairman's
platform on the rostrum will be -four
seats and tables for the uoiseless tele
graph instruments of the news serv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
.BLAMES DOCTORS
Speaker Says They Are at Fault
for Wide Use of p Patent
Medicines.
PEOPLE ARE SATURATED"
Startling Statistics on Drugs and
Drink-coIoneI Gorgas Is .
Elected President.

Chicago, June 5-The National
Medical association decided upon AT
lantic City, n. J., as the next place
of meeting.
One of the features yesterday was
the address of DIR. c. r. Wahrer OF
Fort Madison, Iowa, who said the
medical fraternity is falling but little
short of criminal negligence in allow.
ing people to be saturated with pro
prietary medicines" Much deception,
he said, is being practiced upon the
profession by the introduction of Ger.
tain remedies which are put on the
market through no other reason than
commercialism. Lack of training and
discrimination leads many physicians
to prescribe them and druggists ai6
the 1aity in adopting selfprescribed
remedies. The remedy, he said, was
i'll educating the profession.
Colonel William c. Gorgas, chief
sanitary officer of the canal zone, was
chosen president of the American
Medical association yesterday after
noon.
Statistics on Drink Habit.
DIR. T. d. Crothers of Hartford
Conn. gave some interesting sais-
tics regarding the use of drugs in
commenting on remarks made by DR..
j. H. Kellogg, Battle Creek, Mich, be-
fore the American society for The
study of inebriety. alcohol and drug
neurosis, at the Auditorium hotel yes
terday. He said that from Is to is
Per cent of the doctors are addicted
to the excessive use of liquors OIL
drugs, 5 per cent of the saloonkeepers
and barkeepers. Eighty per cent OF
the business men, 80 per cent of the
brokers, 80 per cent of the foreign
laborers and 80 per cent of the Amer,
lean laborers drink either moderately
or otherwise, according to DR.. Croth
erS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
one croker,s Horse Did Not Win.

London, June 5.-"The Oaks was
won by Italian filly Signorinett, win
ner of the Derby. Courtesy second
Santove third. Thirteen horses ran
including Richard Croker's Rhodora.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
BELMONT HAS BARE CHANCE
Prominent New Yorker Seriously III
After an Operation.

New York, June 5.-Dr. Lanehart,
one of the physicians in attendance
upon O. H. P. Belmont, said today:
There is bare chance Belmont will
pull through. That is as optimistic
as | dare be in view of his condition.
Peritenitis has developed after an
operation which in itself was entirely
successful
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-05
GIVE DEGREES AT LOMBARD
President Fisher Announces That
100000 Endowment Is Paid.

Galesburg, ILL.,. June 5.-Degrees
were conferred on 10 graduates at
Lombard college commencement yes
terday. Honor students were C. Wei
gel of Joliet and Ethel Fennessey of
Avon. The commencement oration
was delivered by Thomas X. Knign-
of Chicago. Honorary degrees were
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
NEW Jap AMBASSADOR A
Reached New York Sunday; Now In
Washington.

Washington, February 17.-Kogoro
Takahira, the new Japanese Ambassa-
dor to the United States, who reached
New York yesterday from Europe, ar
rived in Washington this afternoon, ac-
companied by Secretary Hanihara, who
went to New York to meet him. AT
the station they were greeted by the
Embassy staff. The Ambassador went
at once to the Embassy residence.
Madame Takahira, who is now in Japan
with her children, will join her husband
in the spring.
To newspaper reporters who called
at the embassy tonight Mr.. Takahira
asked to be excused from discussing
public affairs. Before leaving New
York he said:
THE relations between the United
States and Japan are those of mutual
good will and friendship. 1t is wrong
to attempt to depict them in any other
light"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

Richmond, Feb. 1.-THE senate to-
day passed the bill offered by Delegate
Bell, of Culpepper, which makes it DOS
slble for the state to introduce evidence
to prove or disapprove grounds for the
invocation of the ''unwritten law" The
bill allows experts to make an examina-
tion and to determine if there has been
ground for the allegations which are
made. Such charge is now allowed tc
blacken the name of the dead, and there
is no way to disprove same.
Two propositions looking to extending
the sessions of the general assembly
were made today. One was by Senator
>Halsey, asking for two weeks extern
sion, and the second was by Senator
King, for two weeks extension and
requesting the governor to convene the
Legislature in extraordinary session
March %. For two weeks the general
assembly would get no pay, but for a
call by the governor they would receive
$3.50 for just as many days as they
might desire to remain, one or thirty
days. Both resolutions went over.
Speaker Byrd has completed his OBJ
ject as regards compelling the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac to
get a new charter.
Today he introduced a substitute for
his bill of several days ago, making it
permissible for any company to get a
new charter, and there is excellent rea-
son for saying that the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg and Potomac will soon apply
to the Corporation Commission for the
right to operate trains in Virginia. This
will bring about the result desired by
Byrd, and will put that road on precise
ly the same basis as other lines, which
was all that Speaker Byrd had in mind
when he offered his bill.
The house today passed the bill which
gives $3.50, 900 to the good road fund in
connection with the convict forces. The
counties which are to get the benefit of
this fund, and the use of the convicts
will have to put up a sum equal to that
which the state is to eXpend.
The bill to work convicts on the high
ways passed both branches of the gen
eral assembly some days ago, and this
fund amends the fund for continuing
and enlarging the road work of the
state.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

exceptions could be or were taken by
the defense. And the trial was one of
the most orderly we have ever witness
ed in courthouse. Judge Henson an
nounced at the beginning that if there
were any demonstrations made by the
audience unfavorable to the prisoner
during the trial he would set the verdict
aslde' no matter what it might be.
There were no such demonstrations at
any time, though sensational reports to
the contrary may have been sent out.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

necessary TO say they failed to carry
out this plank in their platform.
The following States furnish free
text books and supplies: Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island. New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Maryland, Nebraska,
Wyoming, Utah.
1t is safe to say that in not a single
State or city where free books are fur
nished has it been failure or would
there be any wish for change. Rich
mond Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

RUSSO-TURKEY WAR SCARE.
Situation is Taken Serious Not OnIy in
Military, But Also In Political
Circles.

Tifiis, Feb. 17.-Reports have been
received here from Armenia that all the
Redifs, of Turkish army reserve, in
Van, Mush and other vilayets of Asia
Minor, have been called to the colors
and are proceeding rapidly for the from
tier. At the same time a league of all
the Turkish revolutionary parties is in
creasing the revolutionary agitation.
Appeals and proclamations are being
issued, exhorting the population to pro-
test in every way possible against the
warlike plans of the Sultan. The
League holds that war would be espec-
Tally disastrous at the present time, as
there Is famine in Asia Minor.
At Tifiis the apprehension of hostili-
ties has not abated. The Russian mill
tary authorities have ordered that all
horses in the Caucasus suitable for mill
tary purposes be registered. The doc
tors of Tifiis held a meeting recently
and volunteered their services in case of
war.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
Baptist Valley Items.

Mrs Sallie Harman is very i'll at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. S. F. ALI
son. She is an aged woman and her
friends are aprehensive Of her recovery.
Rev. J. W. Hubbard preached for us
last Sunday, and we had good eet-
ing and large crowd.
Miss Cora Truman. from Greenbrier
county, is visiting friends and relatives
in Baptist Valley.
Rev. J. E. Linkous is moving to Ce-
dar Bluff to his new home We all hate
to see him leave, and realize we have
lost good preacher and a good neigh
Dor.
Daniel Asberry and Blanche Lock
hart dlned with Mr.. w. NJ. Bandy yes
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

terday.
Miss BERTHE Patton and Miss Cora
Altizer and Mr.. Ebert Altizer was Wis.,
iting Mr.. J. E. Turner'S last Sunday.
Mr.. Ed. Asberry, from Poor Valley,
was visiting in the Valley last week.
Miss Lizzie Bowling has been real
sick for some time, but we are glad to
say she is much better now and hope
she will soon be well again.
Mr.. S. F. Allison spent Sunday at
Mr.. W. M. Bandy's.
Mr. King Turner left last Friday for
Bluefeld, where he has position. He
has been at home for some time on a
vacation.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

To the Stockholders of Richlands Coal
Company, a corporation chartered
under the laws of the State of Vir-
ginia:
You are hereby notified that the an
nual meeting of the Stockholders of
said company will be held in the com
pany's office at Coaldan, in Tazewell
County, Virginia, at O'Clock D. m. on
the l4th day of APRIL. 1908, for the
purpose of electing officers and direc-
tors, and of transacting such other bus
mess as may come before the meeting;
at which time and place you are request
ed to be present.
This February 18th, 1908.
GEO. WOLFE, Pres.
GEO: P. DANIELS, Sec.
feb20w4
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
ANNOUNCEMENT.

A collection agency has been organ
lzed at Tazewell, Va, under the name
OF The Southwest Collection Agency.
The members composing this firm are
Fred W. Pendleton, Roy S. Thompson
and H. Claude Pobst, counsel. Special
attention will be given to collections in
Southwest Virginia and Southern West
Virginia. Usual terms. They solicit
your business. 2t
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby notified not tc
trespass on any of my lands situated il
Tazewel county, Vs., on the Coal Branch
two miles west of Pocahontas, and known
as the Hugh Dillon place.
John w. Moore.
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

Send US your next order for job work
we are in a position to do it lust a
little better and a little cheaper than
any other printing Office in this section.
Send for price list.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
1T is ACCEPTED. A
Hitchcock Resigns to Become Taft's
Political Manager.

Washington, February II. Frank H.
Hitchcock today presented to the Presi-
dent his letter of resignation as First
Assistant Postmaster General. The
President accepted the resignation and
made felicitous response to it.
Mr.. Hitchcock expects to enter prac-
tically Immediately upon his duties as
manager of the Presidential campaign
of Secretary Taft. Offices which are to
be used as headquarters have been Sc
cured.
The President in his letter of accept
ance said:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
GIVING IT BIG HEAD LINES.

ST. Petersburg February 1.-THE
alarmist report of the possibility of hos
1llties between Russia and Turkey.
which have permeated all strata of Rus
sla society have assumed the proper
tons of veritable war scare, to which
the sensational press is devoting its
biggest head lines.
The situation is taken seriously, not
only in military circles, but also also by
conservative politicians. M. Guchgoff.
the leader of the majority in the Douma.
announced his intention tonight of rails
ing at the next meeting of the commits
sion of national defense the question of
the nations readiness for war. This.
he believes, is of the most vital impor-
tance in view of the news from the
Caucasus and all parts of Europe. He
also proposes to interpellate the minis
ter of communications on the ability of
the railroads, particularly in the Cau-
casus and Trans-Caucasia, to transport
troops quickly to the Southern and
Southwestern frontiers.
The Duma, according to NJ. Guchkoff,
will be guilty of criminal negligence if
1t permits the country again to be
drawn into war for which it is wholly
unprepared. The surest means to avoid
rupture, he said, is a serious prepara-
tion for any eventuality.
A GIGANTIC GAME OF BLUFF.
The ambassadors of five of the lead
ing powers, when interviewed TODAY
considered hostilities as being almost
out of the question. Their opinion is
that the Turkish mobilization in Asia
Minor and the warlike preparations in
Russia are parts in the gigantic game
of bluff" which neither side will be
able to carry to a finish on account of
the lack of sinews of war. But thew
cherish no illusions over the speedy ter
mination of the Austro-R Russian difficult
ties in the Balkans.
Diplomats friendly to Austria endeav-
ored to acquit Baron Won Aehrenthal,
the Austrian foreign minister, of the
responsibility of dIsrupting the Europ-
can concert. They said today that the
prospect of carrying through the pro-
posed judicial reforms in Macedonia had
vanished into thin air before the Aus
trian railway scheme was proposed. The
possibility that Turkey, with Russia's
encouragement might find means of
evading her quasi-promise of the con-
struction of the line is admitted, but
the general opinion is that in this case
Baron Won Aehrenthal would have no
alternative but to resign.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
QUARTER MILLION
FOR GOOD ROADS
House Passes Bill Which ApprOprIateS
S26O,OOO For Improving
Highways
IN CONNECTION WITH
THE CONVICT FORCES

Counties Which Are TO Get Benefit Of Fund
and Use of Penitentiary Prisoners will
Have TO Put up Sum Equal TO That
Which the State is to Expend Would
Extend Session.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
February II, 1908.
Ny Dear Mr.. Hitchcock:

have received your resignation, and
wish to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to thank you for the service YOU
have rendered the government through
your very efficient work in connection
with the reorganization of the Postof-
tice service, acting, of course, under
the Postmaster General. You were ap.
pointed to your position at Mr.. Cortel-
you's request, because in his judgment
you possessed pre-eminent and peculiar
qualifications, and you have more than
made good his judgment. The officers
of the postal service who have spoken
to me have been unit in the opinion
that you have accomplished more for
the Improvement of the service than all
of your predecessors. congratulate you
particularly upon the part you have ta-
ken in the successful effort to secure
legislation for the betterment of the
conditions of all classes of employees of
the postal service, which has been no
unimportant factor in securing their
earnest cooperation with the depart
ment in raising the standard of the pos
tai service. You have been hard and
faithful worker for the good of the pub
lie, and / thank you for it.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock, First Assist
ant Postmaster General.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-12
NOTES FROM THE MINES.

The increased activity in Cobalt Central at
steadily advancing prices during the week has
been the most prominent feature Of the New York
curb market. The strength Of the stock has been
due 10 the heavy production which the properties
have made during the last sixty DAYS and the
highly satisfactory showing that has been made in
the lower workings Of the mines 1t : estimated
tfet the production for September will approximate
sn vslue $lGo.O00 The entire output thus far has
been taken from less than three acres and has
come from the upper levels only Of this ground.
The company owns and controls S7 acres prac-
tcally I'll Of which IS IN the shipping area Of the
cszlr. In cr6or to meet the increased tonnage
being developed the company Is increasing the
boiler and crushing capaciy Of its concentrating
plant The boiler and cCmpress1r capacity IS now
1he largest In The camp
The Tri-BuIlion Smelling and DEVELOPMENT Com
pany continues % ship regularly, according 10 its
rne ma cement. who state that the Kelly nires ere
81 such excellent condition as 20 permit Of
greatly increased shipments when there Is an i'm
Trovemer.t in tie metal market The company mas
just received returns from shipments Of ore and
lead concentrates from the mill the latter running
from IS to 81 per cent tn lead, a very high ,er-
centage, and from j. 10 p ounces Of silver. The
compsny HIS MADE new contract for LOGO tons
OF high grade zinc ore and is negotiating for an
other OF 1908 tons, which viii undoubtedly be
closed.
The Guarajuato Reduction Company has nearly
few months ago The BHstos plant has been i'm
proved and added 10. and the aerial tramWay,
now IN operation. IS transporting 80 tons Of
from mine mill = Of cents a ton. COM
ie-l1o metric toHa.