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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-21

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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-21
The Daily Leader

Published every evening except
Sunday
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-21

Eatered as second class matter
April 9Th. 1906, at the Post Office
at Bluefeld, " Va, under act OF
Congress, March Srd, 1879.
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BEAVER POND DISTRICT.

BEAVER POND DISTRICT.
Justices OF the Peace,
JUDGE GEO. /. DILLARD.
NJ b. POSTLETHWAITE.
For COnstablcs.
w. J. BAILEY.
j. $. THOMPSON.
For school Commissioner.
J.. !. HOLLAND.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
ORDERS S5O15 RETURNED
TO LIGHTING COMPANY
Part of Taxes Paid Under Protest
Must Be Given Back, According to
Decision of Deputy Prose-
cutting Attorney

Hartley Shaw, chief deputy district
attorney, yesterday rendered an opin-
ion to the board of supervisors in the
demand of the Pacific Light and Power
company for I. refund of taxes in the
sum of $17,800.
This payment, which was made un-
der protest some time ago, contains two
items, the first being the tax upon
the companys franchise per state
law" $12,7S4, and the second being the
city tax on the franchise granted by
the city of Los Angeles to occupy the
Streets" $5015.
On the first item the company
claimed its franchise was not taxable,
and Mr.. Shaw in rendering an opinion
adverse to the company, says the tax
ability of this franchise has been set
tied by various decisions of the su
preme court. "As to this item," he
says 1.-The claimant is not entitled TO
q refund.
But" he says, "the matter is differ
ent as to the second item. The plain
tiff is engaged in the manufacture and
| sale of electric energy and incidentally
Goes occupy certain streets of the city
with it's poles Nand wires, which are
used for the distribution of such elec'
tricity for lighting and other pur-
poses."
He quotes from article XII of the con
stitution, which gives the right to any
individual or company, where city has
no public works owned or controlled by
the municipality for supplying water
or artificial light, to use the streets
for introducing and supplying the same,
and says Los Angeles comes within the
provisions of this section. The assess
ment, he says, Is therefore on property
which does not exist. and. is illegal.
AI,- hn n
stitutional franchise and was not re-
ouired to obtain another" he con-
Guides, and says the claim for S5015
should be allowed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
TWEL We CASES ARE
YET TO BE TRIED
CHARGES AGAINST TWO MEN
DISMISSED
District Attorney Is Unable TO Secure
Evidence Against Many Charged
with Illegal Regis
tration

Two more of the Ocean Park illegal
registration cases were yesterday dis
missed by Judge Conrey on motion of
G. Ray Horton, deputy district attor-
ney.
AS in other cases in which similar
action has been taken, the district at
torney office says it has no evidence
to connect the defendants with the Of
fense, r. L. Brown, registration clerk,
saying he is unable to identify the de-
PENDANTS as the men who registered.
The men against whom the charges
were yesterday dismissed are Charles
Kimball and William Blanchard Cha
ney, both connected with the saloon in
terests.
The next trial in connection with al
legged illegal registration is that of
Thomas p. Roberts, outside man for
the Maier Brewing company, whose
case will be taken up April 7.
Twelve cases yet remain to be dis
posed Of including, besides Roberts,
those of Harry A. Thelan, John Ram
say, Jerry Coughlan, Gus Lueder, w. F.
Winter Edward r. Maier. William r.
Haszard, e. j. Shelley and bennett
Childs, the latter charged with pro-
curing Tom Mack to register; also the
[etflaiS VI DeHieeI NHlius anu L rrdnk
Case.
In regard to the complaint of G. H.
Simpson against nearly 100 men al
legged to have been sent to Hermosa
Beach from Los Angeles for the pur-
pose of voting the Progressive party
ticket, District Attorney Fredericks
yesterday said an investigation had
been made into the matter and as q
result he could find no legal proof to
show that these men are not entitled to
vote
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FROM LAND OWNERS
Renter Of Ranch Says Failure of Pro-
prietors to Renew Lease Will
Result in Heavy Loss
for Him

Suit was yesterday filed in the su-
perior court by Alexander Duncan
against f. Veysett, j. D. Mann and H.
Lemmenose, in which the plaintiff asks
the three men be restrained from de-
stroying or disposing of grain and hay
on 400 acres of the Mountain Meadow
ranch, which he values at $4,000. The
land is owned by F. Veysett, who re-
fuses to lease it second time to
Duncan.
Duncan says the defendants, by
threats, caused him to leave the ranch
December "a, after he had asked for a
renewal of the lease, rendering the rent
money.
The four men were involved in a
former action in Justice Summerfield' s
court some weeks ago, when Duncan
filed suits for damages against the
three defendants in the above action.
charging them with burning his crops.
A decision was rendered against him.
The refusal to renew the lease, he
says, will injure him to the extent of
$50 600, and he demands this sum be
paid him, and also the $4,000 which he
says is the value of his crops.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
WINERIES AND RESTAURANTS
SECURE LIQUOR LICENSES
Many Are Granted by Board of Super
visors, While Others Are Held
Pending Investi-
cations

A number of complaints were yester-
day placed before the board of super
Visors in connection with the renewal
OF licenses for restaurants and wineries
in different parts of the county.
The board room wa5 we'll filled with
men, most of whom were present to
protest against the granting of the
licenses, and as result a number of
the applications were taken under ad-
visement awaiting investigation.
Applications for new licenses were
granted as follows:
First Supervisorial district-Mountain
Wine company, winery, Allen ranch;
Charles 3. Story, druggist, Bonita ave-
nue., San Dimas precinct.
Third district-George c. Pearso {,
druggist, Colegrove.
Fourth district-Hotel Playa COIN
pany, restaurant, Playa del Rey. APP
rlication of Louis Ravera, winery,
Downey, and C. v. Hale, druggist, Ar
tesla, taken under advisement.
Fifth diStrict-Frank Hampton, res
taurant, West Glendale, Tropico: A. c.
Roscoe, restaurant, West Glendale, and
=. L. Hazelwood, restaurant, San Fer
pando road, Eagle Rock, taken under
advisement; Mateo Beltramo, winery,
three miles north of Burbank, was
granted, and Antonio Colandri, winery,
San Fernando mission, denied.
The renewals include three saloons in
Fuente, four restaurants, seven winer-
les and two druggists in other parts
of the First district; one druggist in
Third district; six saloons, six restau-
rants, six wineries and five druggists
in the Fourth district and twelve sa-
looms, six restaurants, eight wineries
and one druggist in the Fifth district.
Two applications for restaurants and
one for a winery at Burbank were taken
under advisement, and the application
of Fred w. Isch for saloon was
granted conditional upon his removing
his place two miles from the aqueduct
within sixty days.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
DENIES PETITION TO
ENJ0IN CITY CLERK
Claims That Action of Signers of Ger
tificates of Nomination Was Illegal
Not Upheld by Superior
Court Judge

Judge James of the superior court
yesterday handed down a decision
denying the petition of Robert L. Neal
to enjoin Walter E. Butler, the city
clerk of Whittier, from placing P. c.
Hadley's name on the better city,
party ticket.
The petitioner claimed the signers
of the certificates of nomination on this
ticket nominated a man who was in
eligible and sought to replace this man
with Hadley.
This action, it was claimed, was ir-
regular, as the signers of certificates
of nomination could nominate but one
person for the same office.
1.-THE law expressly provides" says
the court, that body of citizens may
adopt a party name for their ticket and
so become a political party for the pur-
poses of the election to be participated
in by them.
"They may appoint a committee to
represent them collectively, and surely
they would have the right to fill any
vacancies that might occur on their
party ticket in the same manner. In
this case they attempted to fill the
vacancy, and did fill it by filing cer-
tificates signed by all the original sign
ers to their nominating tickets, except
four.
1.-THE signers of the second certifi-
Gates did not join in nominating a diff
ferent candidate for the same Office
who would be before the voters at the
election; their candidate first named
had withdrawn and their ticket stood
as though no nomination had been
made for that office"
The better city, party has for its
objects, among other things, the clos
ing of all poolrooms and a stricter OBJ
servance of the Sabbath. The opposi-
tion party of which Neal is a member
is known as the municipal party and
is more liberal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31

cember 81, but she denied all knowledge
concerning 1t.
Again she appeared to implicate Beld-
ing in her troubles. "At his request
she said, II kept my purse in a drawer
of his desk and he had free access to it
l know the paper was not in my purse
at noon, for Miss Davis took all the
things out, looking for poetry some OF
the boys had written about me.
Is Given Check
"Belding gave me the purse and a
check about O'Clock and asked me to
go to the bank and get the money.
II wanted Miss Davis to go with me-
but he refused to excuse her, and
went alone. The bank was closed, but
1 got in the side door. They told me
the check was forged, and then 1 was
arrested. 1 don't know when that
paper was put into my purse. I only
know that did not put it there"
One of the officers who arrested Miss
Casselman said he found the paper in
her purse at that time. The examina-
ton was continued until o'clock to-
day.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
ORGANIZATION OF
CLASSES COMPLETE
Y. w. c. A. AT cAPiTOLA HAS A
BUSY DAY
Bible and Mission Study Rally Is Held.
U. S. C. and Pomona Girls Par
ticlpate = Studies of
Wide Scope
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SANTA CRUZ, March 30.-The Mon
day morning session of the Y. M. c. A.
at Capitola was devoted to organization
of Bible and mission study classes
which have always formed a prominent
part in the conference program and In
which nearly every girl is enrolled.
Previous to organization, a Bible and
mission study rally was held, conducted
by Prof. Edward Parsons and Miss
Harris, the former emphasizing the i'm
portance of Bible study, while the lat
ter urged the study of missions as 4
subject big enough and broad enough
to lift us out of ourselves.
The courses of study outlined this
year are wide in their scope and give
promise of being very interesting. Four
classes in missions are offered-"Re-
ligions of Mission Fields" by Rev. Laps
lev McAfee, D. D., of Berkeley; india
by Miss Margaret Mathews, China
by Miss Helen Salisbury and "The
Challenge of the City" by Miss Beatrics
French. The courses in Bible study are
equally inviting.
"The Acts and the Epistles" will be
treated by Prof. Edward Parsons, "The
Earlier Prophets" by Rev. Henry K.
Booth and Life of Christ" by Miss
Mary Page.
The afternoons are for the most part
given over to rest and recreation.
This afternoon Occidental delegation
were hostesses at a formal reception
in Roteinda hotel. In the receiving
line were conference leaders, members
of territorial committee and student
and city secretaries, who cordially
greeted the girls with welcoming words
and smiles
Miss Edna Roof of Pomona and Miss
Brown of Nevada added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion with their solos,
while Miss Pratt and Miss Swain of the
U. S. c. and Miss Julia Komers OF 70
mona favored the girls with their read
Inn
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
WOMAN ASKS JUDGE TO
CONFIRM SALE OF PROPERTY

The Casa del Pico hotel and those
associated with it's running and control
again came up for an airing in the
superior court yesterday when Mrs.
Elizabeth l.. Burner. administrators of
the estate of Russell L. Burner, of whose
estate the hotel is part, petitioned
Judge Wilbur to confirm the sale of the
furnishings of the place for $2500 She
says the goods were sold to Mrs. Carrie
G. Jenkins, who paid 5000 on account.
Mrs. Burners petition is contested by
Mrs. Jack Hendricks. proprietress of
the hotel, who says the sale is simply
a fake" and that the furnishings
are worth only $500.
She believes the purpose is to oust
her from the building and says Mrs.
Burner had already engaged a cook to
begin work after the sale was COM
pleted.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
SAYS DOCTOR VAccINATED
HER IN WRONG PLACE

Miss Ruth Virgins says DR.. T. g.
Dewitt vaccinated her in the wrong
place on January Z, and in suit filed
in the superior court yesterday de-
mands damages in the sum of $4,000.
Miss Virgins says she was vaccin-
ated on the fleshy part Of the arm, on
the biceps muscle, when, in fact, the
work should have been done on the
outside of the arm and extend over not
more than a quarter inch of surface
instead of the large space covered by
the wound. AS a result of the inocu-
lation, she says, she has been cons
fined to the hospital since February "a.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
STREET CAR COMPANY
SUED FOR DAMAGES

The suit of Harry H. Morgan against
the Los Angeles-Paci railway, in
which damages amounting to $21,04S
are asked, is being tried before a jury
in Judge Bordwells court.
Morgan, who is a mail carrier, says
he was permanently injured in May
last while riding on car at Burling-
ton and West Sixteenth streets. Ac-
cording to his complaint the car was
crowded and he mounted the steps.
While nearing the place indicated he
| leaned backward and car going in
the opposite direction struck him. The
company charges contributory negli-
] genCe,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
TEN THOUSAND REWARD
OFFERED FOR DYNAMlTER
One Man Arrested, Charged with the
Crime, Is Released Because the
Evidence Was Not Sufficient
to Hold Him
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
TELLURIDE, Colo, March 30.--Re-
wards offered for the capture of the
person or persons who dynamited Gen
eral Bulkley Wells house Saturday in
an effort to kill him aggregate $4,000.
Sheriff Fitzpatrick said today that
sufficient evidence to warrant arrests
had not yet been obtained. Henry
Anger, waiter, arrested for using in
sulting language, has been found to
have no connection with the crime.
General Wells Is suffering greatly
from the shock to his nerves due to
the explosion and has Joined his family
at Colorado Springs for rest.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
Pleads Guilty to Charge

C. G.. Adams yesterday pleaded guilty
in Judge Smiths court to charge OF
passing a forged check for $1S on the
First National bank March 6. He Will
be sentenced tomorrow.
Seek Missing Relative
j. f. CIementson of England has
disappeared and his relatives have re-
quested j. White Mortimer, British
vice consul at Los Angeles, to locate
him if possible. Any information re-
garding Clementson may be sent to
Vice Consul Mortimer at the Temple
block, Los Angeles.
Bishop Conaty Officiates
Bishop Conaty officiated at the SOL
emn profession of a Sister of Mercy
yesterday morning at the convent of
Our Lady of Mercy, Washington and
Concord streets. The bishop celebrated
solemn mass and preached a short
sermon on the beauties and duties of
the religious life.
Says Place Is Bucketshop
Notice that a bucket shop had been
opened in room on the second floor
of the Citizens National Bank building,
Third and Main streets, was received
by City Prosecuting Attorney Wool-
wine yesterday afternoon, and it is
probable steps will be taken imme-
diately to close the place.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
LANTERMAN'S CASE is
AGAIN CONTINUED
Former Coroner Appears in Court, but
on Request of Attorney Trial
Goes Over Until
Thursday

When the case of former Coroner r.
S. Lanterman, charged with making a
false affidavit to an expense account
drawn on the county treasurer, was
called in Judge Conrey's department OF
the superior court yesterday Attorney
Earl Rogers, on behalf of the defen
dant, requested the court to continue
the trial until his associate, Judge j. w.
Mckinley, could be present.
Judge Mckinley, he stated, was en-
gagged In a trial in another department
and would be unable to take part in
Lanterman's defense for some days.
P. ]. Mccormick, deputy district at
torney, protested against delay. Il see
no reason" he said, why this case
should be postponed. The defendant
has two attorneys in court, and think
they will be able to take care of his
interests without waiting for Judge
Mckinley"
Judge Conrey, however. decided in
favor of Rogers, and the case was con-
tinued until Thursday.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
SPOKANE ATTORNEYS SON
SENT TO PENITENTIkRY
Is Fifth Member of Gang of Street Car
HoIdups to Be Given Term of
from Five to Twenty
Years
By A Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash, March 3O.-In
the face of a strong plea from influen-
tial citizens, who asked for his parole,
young Virgil Fitzgerald was sentenced
bv Judge Huneke this morning to
serve from five to twenty years in
Walla Walla penitentiary.
Fitzgerald, who is the son of a Spo-
kane attorney, is the fifth member of
the gang of street car holdups to re-
ceive this sentence.
Frank Klise, brought back from Los
Angeles for wife desertion, was given
a sentence of one to three years in
prison.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
Date for Trial Set

The date for the trial of w. P. Nc
Comas, charged with the murder OF
Charlotte F. Noyes, was yesterday set
for May 1S by Judge Wilbur of the
superior court This was the third
time within a week McComas had ap-
Deared in court.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
Secretary on Trial

E. v. Coulthard. secretary of the
BARTLETT Coulthard Pickle company.
was arraigned in the superior court
yesterday charged with making a
false entry of SIS in the books of the
company on February 1. He pleaded
not guilty and his trial was set for
June 4. He is now out on bail.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
LONG EXTINCT VOLCANO
MENACES GUATEMALA
By Associated Press.

- SAN FRANCISCO, March S0.-The
steamer Panama this morning brought
news of a volcano in Guatemala, so
long extinct that it's name has been
forgotten, having recently broken out.
Its long sleep was terminated three
weeks ago with such terrifying mutt
terings and spoutings of lava and
smoke, that the people living at San
Felipe, at the base of the mountain,
are fleeing for their lives.
Opposite the new volcano is Santa
Maria
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
Reslans commlsslonershIp

BY Assoclated Pfess
ALBANY, N. Y, March 3O.-Charles
Andrews, former chief judge of the
court of appeals, has resigned as COM
missioner to take testimony for the
governor in the matter of charges
against District Attorney Jerome.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Benham, 514 s. Hill St., is sacrificing
retail stock of Indian goods this week.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits
Of California products at the Chamber OF
Commerce building, on Broadway, between
First and Second streets where free infor-
nation will be given on all subjects pertain
ing to this se.tion.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31

The Herald will pay $40 in cash to any
one furnishing evidence that will lead TO
the arrest and conviction of any person
caught stealing copies of The Herald from
the premises of our patrons
THE HERALD.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-31

Leather Pillows. 514 S. Hill. Choice on
Monday, only 81.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-27
arrived and the bill went over.
Byrd's Liquor Bill.

The Senate at IL o'clock took "
the Byrd liquor bill as the spccla
order. and, The Offering OF amend
mcnts WAS at once begun
Senator Echols OF Staunton. moved
To reconsider the vote by which the
amendment of yesterday was adopt
cd and which allowed Il maximum ol
az per cent. OF alcohol in apple cider
The motion was adopted.
\ Senator Mann. who had charge
W the Byrd bill, had the maximum a,
per cent. on yesterday.
Senator Early and Senator Mann
oneagcdi in little running debate
the result being that an agreement
was reached which placed the max
imum OF alcohol at G per cent In
cider. This was agreed to.
Senator Strobe OF Amherst. offered
an amendment which reduced ,nu
amount of cider and pummace to iiO
gallons a day as the minimum and
len bushels of grain.
This WAS opposed by several sen
ators and the resolution was defeat
ed
Senator Parks of Page IN oppos
ing the amendment, ana in the course
of his remarks said that the whis-
Key trust lis engaged in an effort to
stamp ont tho smaller distillcries. cs-
pecially the brandy distillcrics. for
more restrictions are placed on the
brandy establishments than on the
whiskey distilleries.
AN amendment was offered placing
tax of $l5 on persons who buy and
sell cider. but releases makers of
CIDER ftom apnlca Erown on shcir
Premises from any tax. The amend.
ment was agrees TO.
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A.C.LEMPLOYES NOW
CONSIDERING WAGE SCALE
Representatives of All Branches OF
Organized Labor Connected
With Roads Meet.
tDy AssocIsied Presn,

WASHINGTON, u. G.. Feb. tG.-
representatives of practically all
branches of organized labor on the
four divisions of the Atlantic Coast
Line from Richmond. Va. to Tampa,
Fla, including machinis,s. engineers,
brakemen. telegraph operators and
boiler makers. are here at the request
oil officials OF the road to consider the
general situation with reference to
reduction Of wage sscales affecting all
employees OF the system.
The conferences are heing hell with
Second Vice President J. II. Kenly
and thus far have been without re-
suit.
committee from the order of rail
way conductors was hero during the
past week, but returned Sunday With
out reaching an agreement for the
present at least