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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
YELLED PROPHET
OF ST. LOUIS
Mysterious Parsonage Who
Leads Grand Ball Each
Year Will Appear in
Great Splendor.

St. Louis Sept. 27.-(S (Speclal--
HIS Mysterious Majesty. the Yelled
Prophet. will this year crown his
queen In a new palace. The Mereh-
ants Exchange, large enough I'm pre-
vious years--even the Worlds Fair
year-to accommodate the guests Of
this queer Cd man. has been aban-
dOned for the recently completed
Coliseum The real reason for the
removal of the We led Phopht to
larger quarters Is said TO be the
lenthen.ng Of his invitation list by
the add tion OF the Mayors OF 900
II more CIT es. who are coming at
the invitation or the Hon. Frederick
A. Krc.smann. Mayor OF St. Louis.
TO paTto pate in the festivities Of
Centennial Week. October 3rd to
9TH inclusive
St. louis was the third city I'm
tho United states to adopt the style
or earn val which burlesoues the
monarchisl plan Of Government.
Long before the Civn War. perhaps
seventy years ago. Mobile originated
an annual fete OF this character New
Continued on Page Four.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
QUAKE LASTED
TWO SECONDS

st. Louis, Sept. 27.-An earth
quake shock lasting two seconds was
felt here at 4:45 this morning A
large number OF the inhabitants of
the city were aroused from their
slumbering by the sharpness of the
shock. There was no excitement.
The same quake was felt at Spring
field, ILL.,, also where a number of
buildings were slightly damaged
The shock at Springfield occurred at
about the same hour an blasted one
and half minutes.
Vincennes, Ind. Sept. 27.-lA
slight earthquake shock was felt
here at 4 o'clock this morning.
indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 27.-An
earthsuake shock Of slight conse-
quence was felt mere az 3:55 this
morning
Henderson. KY. Sept. PA
slight earthquake rhock was felt at
4:1O this morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
Claims That His Disclosures
Which Are Being With
held From the Public Will
Prove Surprise.
NOT AFFECTED
BY WHITNEY.
Peary Has Something Start
ling or Making a Big
Bluff.

Bar Harbor, Maine, Sept 27.-
TA proof that Commander Robert
+. Peary has obtained to support b s
position on the question. HAS DR..
Cook been at the Pole?" will In no
wise be affected by any information
which Harry Whitney, the arctic ex-
plorer, may reveal concerning state
ments alleged TO have been made to
h nj by DR.. Cook at Etah last spring.
General Thomas Hubbard, president
or the Peary Arctic Clum, prelimi-
nary to a onference with Comman-
der Peary here today was glad to
hear that Mr. Whitney mad returned
safely, but he said that he knew of
no reason why any Of the officers OF
The Peary Arctic Club should com
municate with Mr.. VIII tney on the
Cook controversy.
The Peary proofs are still under
cover and neither Gen. Hubbard nor
Commander Peary will make known
their nature, but it is learned that
they do not in any way depend upon
WHEAT Cook told either Harry Whit
ney or Pritchard, the cabin boy OF
the Roosevelt, at Etah nor any in
formation that may have been OBJ
tained In Greenland by any member
or the crew OF the Peary expedition.
The proofs. further, il 8 earned, are
not built upon any statements that
have been made so far by DR.. Cook
cn his trip to the Arctic Pending
meeting OF the officers OF the Peary
Arctic Club New York, the proofs
which are being closely withheld will
be put into form 70 rpublication.
The proofs will show. it 8 said. that
1t IS matter OF common knowedge
in the arctic region that Commander
Peary knows all the Eskimos perso-
nally. and that he has known Tuck
q Sho and APPEL Lab, the two who
were with Cook, since they were
bah es in hoods Commander
Peary's source OF information in the
arctic are many, and It IS asserted
that when his proofs are made pub
lie they will prove a surprise.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
President Issues Favorable
Statement Following A
Long Controversy at Salt
Lake City.
PRESIDENT STILL
HIKING WESTWARD
Speaks ut Montana State
Fair at Helena
Today.

Butte, Mont, Sept. President
Taft's special train arrived at Silver
Bow, seven miles q stance from this
city at 6 O'Clock this morning, where
he made short stop, arriving here
at 1890.
At 1890 the president left this
city for Helena where he will deliver
an address at the state Fa r which
10 in session there. leaving at 7:3O
for Garrison where he will stop for
one day
II Is expected that the president
will reach Spokane Tuesday where
It is announced, ne will deliver mis-
speech on the onyeryation matter.
Before leaving s0lt Lake City Pres
ident Taft held several long confer
enees with Chief Forest Clifford PIN
chot. as a result OF which he caused
TO be ssued a statement that never
at any zine during the Ballinger-
Pinchot controversy has the Presi-
dent iBtended to reflect upon Mr..
Pinchot. IN this statement IL IS
ella med that Taft takes an even
more forward stand than ever did
Roosevelt In favor Of the conserva-
ton OF national resources.
The statement foreshadows the
general text Of his conservation
speech which will be made at spo-
kane, Tuesday, and indicates that
what is to be done I'm reclamation Of
arid lands must be done within the
law, but announce his intention Of
applying to Congress for such lezisla-
tion az Will put the Roosevelt poll
cles on the firmest basis.
Mr. Pinchot before leaving for
Washington also Issued statement
IN which he makes pubic a portion
OF President Tafts letter written to-
him at the time the letter to sccre-
tary Ballnger was dictated
II shall not resign" declared NIr.
Pinchot. and he adds that ne go-
ing TO continue to sove thc Cow
ernmout aong the aame line he has
pursued in the pas oncludmg with
the statement.
believe in equality Of oppOrtuu-
'ty and tho Roosevelt policies and
propose 10 stand for hem as oug as
] have the strength to stand for any.
thing"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
THREE DEAD;
TEN INJURED
Horribly Fatal Result of
Stampede Among italian
School Children in New
York.

Now York Sept p, Three cnil-
dren are dead and ton are dying.
while moro than twenty others more
or less seriously hurt are in The
hospital as the result OF stampede
among children attending the school
Of the Holy Rosary, auxiliary to
an Italian church in this city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
WIFE PASSENGER
in TWO FLIGHTS

Anderson, England, Sept. 27.-
Captain Samuel E. Cody made two
successful aeroplane fights here Sun
day carrying his wife with him at
each flight. a speed of half mile
n 30 seconds was the speed record
maintained in each hight.
II Is announced that Sir Thomas
Upton will accompany Cody IN his
light today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
WANT FEDERAL
Mine BUREA

Godheld. New. Sept. 27.-The
American MiAtng Congress. number-
ing one thousand delegates. begin
their opening session here today. It
IL one Of the objects Of congress to
secure the establishmnt Of Fed
eral bureau OF mines.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
NATIONAL GUARD MEETS.

Los Angeles Calf, sept. 27.-
The Najonal Guard Association be-
Gin rs eleventh annual convention
IN ths city today. Gov. Gillette
delivered the address Of welcome to
the one hunlrcd delegates assembl-
ed a the opening session.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
PINCH0T WILL,
NOT RESIGN
GIRL WILL
MAKE ASCENSION

Boston, Mass Sept p. Charles
}. Glidden will make a balloon as-
cension soon accompan cd by Miss
Helen Keller, the renowned blind
girl, who will record her sensation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
BLUEFIELDERS TO
BECOME DOCTORS.

+. r. pat Floyd and T.. r.
Flora have res gned their positions
with the a. & w Ry. here and
leave for Bait more where they will
enter the College OF Physicians.
They both expect 10 completed a
course in medicines aad join the
ranHs Of the saw bones"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
rRINCE Gle ANNIIrY.

Vienna, Austria. Sept 2'.-Prince
George Of Servia Is 10 receive $780,
600 cash and an aunu IS OF $4,000
provided he does not attempt to oc-
COPY the Crown Princes position
again. lie will soon tart on a tour
OF the world and will visit the Unit
ed States.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27

Honolulu. sept 25-A rain Of
meteors which began here last night
caused great alarm among the ma
tvos. Forty immense meteors we're
counted az they fell INTO the sea.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27

Chas w tt. member OF the well
known construction firm OF Wt.
Brothers of BramTell was busi-
ness visitor in this city today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
SECRECY MARKS
PEARY PROOFS
THE WEATHER.

West V rginia-Fair tonight. with
frost; Tuesday fair.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
Penaltv Was Lao Kisses.

Atlanta, July TO-. r. Lee Douglas, the
lawyer and capitalist, has been made de-
PENDANT IN a divorce petition by Mrs.
Emma Neal Douglas, who AYERS that her
husband drew up a remarkable agree
ment governing their life conduct by
the terms Of which any violation was
to be punished BY the offending party
consenting 10 Be kissed 100 times at a
place and time chosen by the kisscr
The petition is one of the most un-
usual papers ever filed in Fulton county.
Mrs Douglas charged that her husband
made her pay her own board, pay extra
when she had guests, wouldn't allow
her to buy coat even with her own
money, wouldn't have more than one
light in the house al night kicked when
there were more than four potatoes on
the table, and wouldn't buy theatre tic
kets, but went with her when She bought
them,
She is the daughter Of the late Presi-
dent Neal Of the Neal bank, and is worth
about 100000, while her husband Is
estimated to be worth about S500oa0
She alleges that on one occasion he en-
forced the penalty Of 100 kisses against
her, and she was sick for months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
TRAINING FOR
WORK OF HOME
Should Be interviewer in All School
Work, Says Woman at Educa-
tional Association Meeting.

Denver, Colo, July 10.--The need Of
domestic science and the household arts
in the elementary schools was one Of
the chief topics before the department
Of elementary education in the National
Educational association Thursday. Mrs.
Ellen FL Richards Of the Massachusetts,
Institute Of Technology, Boston, was the
principal speaker on this subject.
"1he new order Of things has come,
but women, So far, have not been given
the means with which to utilize It, said
Mrs. Richards.
~Ihe management OF American indus
tries. the methods Of the American bus
mess world, stand at the very front,
brought there by using the lessons Of
experience To form a definite science Of
business methods The home cannot be
maintained without labor-how much
labor depends upon the perfection Of
machinery, and then woman's greater
feasibility Of thought and adaptability
Of manipulation. She must feel the
sense Of power over things
@The girl needs a much manual train
ing as the boy; the means may be diff
ferent, but the n0al Il the same--tO
the well being Of her family she should
be taught To know the machinery Of the
home and how to care for it as wen al
the boy who is trained as an engineer
for some industrial enterprise knows bis
plant
tThe family, the house, its furnishings
its management, its daily care, its
needs in mechanical appliances, its
ethical standards and the share OF the
income it needs to carry it on success
fully under goth century conditions,
must Be determined and changes upon
the material surroundings of the home
life This preparation cannot be too
closely interviewer with all school
work.
The department. Of higher education
which on Tuesday saw some heated de-
batting as to the morality Of present day
student life held a second session yes
terday, the subject under discussion bel
ing how to develop the inner life Of the
college Charles Fardvce. dean OF the
university Of Nebraska, and J. II T..
Main, president Of Iowa college at Grin
nell. Ia., spoke.
This afternoon thu election Of Off
GERS viii be held, and the heated CAM
paign over the selection of successor to
u. 81 HARVEY Of Wisconsin VIII be over.
IN the development Of secondary edu-
cation, Eugene Davenport, dean Of the
university Of Illinois, discussed "Edu
cational unity, and its preservation
while meeting the demands for indus-
trial training"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
rHAw PLEA DENIED.
Gaynor VIII Not Move Hearing to New
York.

New York, July l0.-Supreme Court
Justice Gaynor yesterday denied the
motion recently made before him for the
removal Of the Thaw insanity hearing
from Westminster county to New YORK
county Harry II Thaw, who killed
Stamford White, was brought on Monday
last from the Mattoawan asylum for the
insane, where he has been con-
fined 10 White Plains. where Supreme
Court Justice Mills began taking testi.
mony on Thaw's plea for release from
the asylum on the ground that lie IS now
sane. Ihaw has since, by Justice Mills
order, remained IN the White Plains Jail
pending Justice Gaynor's decision OH the
application hy the authorities Of New
York and Westchester counties for a
removal 0f the hearing TO New York
county and the jurisdiction Of District
Attorney Jerome.
Justice Gaynor, in denying the motion
for removal referred Is the New York
county authorities plea that the con-
yenience Of numerous expert witnesses
whom II was desired d ask a lengthy
question would be served by tie removal
of the case to New York and said =
"Thaw has now been confined in the
state lunatic asylum fer a year and the
experienced and practical physicians in
charge there ought 10 suffice for experts
for the state % Che question Of whether
this man. who has already been Bd
Judged q lunatie by Justice Morschauser
after q full hearing has since recovered
and may safely and properly be set at
large
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
WOMEN AT FAULT.
Professor Willett Blames Them for Civic
Ills.

Professor Willett Blames Them for Civic
Ills.
Chicago, July 10. Women always
were, are now and probably viii remain
extravagant. socially ambitious, unserup.
ulous aud generally responsible for a
large part Of the evils OF life" said Prof.
Herbert L. Willett Of the university oil
Chicago divinity school in a lecture on
the "social Teachings Of the Prophets
lie blamed the society germ for the OPP
preston Of the poor and the recklessness
81 the rich. and drew striking analogies
between the state Of affairs in Bible
times and contemporary life.
The grand old prophet Amos was wor-
ried 70 death BY women
They all wanted palaces Of ivory,
winter and summer residences and ultra
modish wardrobes They drove their hus-
bands into accepting brides, and then
made them work al day Sunday and
fork over the pay checks. II the men
insisted on resting on Sunday, the wo-
men made home life uncomfortable, to
say the least" said the lecturer.
The moral levels Of a nation can
never flet lu2Ntf tAhN us WuHtuNNV14f
said Prof. Niilett. 1T was true in the
times Of Amos and Hosea and il Is true
today. Many Of the evils Of society
have been and are due TO the social as
piratious and extravaganza Of women.
I'm the times Of Amos the women
were willing to take money obtained hy
bribery. Bribery was one Of the common
est evils Of the day. The brides were
used FOR Injuries for the women. The
women insisted on having the Injuries.
Amos denounced luxury and extraya-
gauee
Even to-day innocent and high mind.
ed women drive the poor to greater dis
tress and the rich 10 greater recklessness
by their ideals They must have money
to carry forward their social plans
'Ioseas great contribution % litera.
ture Is his terrible diatribe against aiiini-
ties, which were common in his day
He was himself victim Of the affinity
craze.
Amos had a pure food law that was
rendered void by graft and bribery.
Women have not changed IN $500 years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
Detroit Stands in a PrecariOuS
Position
ATHLETICS ARE CLIMBING
They Defeated the Tigers Yesterday by
the Score Of to o--The Boston
Red Sox Continue Their
Fine Work.

To.day's standing in the American
base BAH league finds the Philadelphia
Athletics within a single point Of De.
troit. The leading team Of the league, the
latter having shut out the Tigers yes
lerday by the score OF to .. II the
Athletics keep up their present squirt
thew are rather sure TO head the league,
as Detroit is in a poor way for pitchers
and has been slumping badly because
Of it. Donovan, Mullin and summers
are an reported TO be in bad condition,
while Works and Speer are green at
the business. leaving the team 70 depend
upon Willett, who is going finely and
Suggs, who has occasional brilliant spots,
philadelphio's playing is the surprise
Of the season thus FAR
The Boston Red Sox are also showing
form. opening their western trip with a
2 to victory over Chicago yesterday
afternoon and landing them within four
games OF the leading team. Cleveland
Its not yet hopelessly out Of the race,
tbut too far down to do any great damage
10 the first place
In the National league Pittsburg Is
making a runaway race Of 1t, being now
over a hundred points ahead Of the Cubs
who are struggling to keep New York
in third place Yesterdays double win
BY Pittsburg over the Giants helped Chi.
eago somewhat IN their ambition, but
Chicago can't expect much when they
lose, a. they did to Philadelphia yester
day, to 1.
Yesterdays American League Scores.
AT Chicago, Boston 2, Chicago !
At st. Louis, New York 5, st. Louis
2.
At Cleveland, Washington 4, Cleveland
3.
AT Detroit, Philadelphia ?, Detroit 0.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
Three Days Perhaps Enough
for Conference
ALDRICH BILL FRAMED
With a view to cOncessions--c Corpora
ton Tax Will Astonish President.
Doubt About Validity Of Hold
ing Company Provision.

Washington, July 10. Senator At
drich can have his way the tariff bill
will not be permitted TO tarry long in
conference. he has said 10 some Of
the senators that he expected to get
the bill out Of conference in three days
He feels confdens that he has the votes
in the Senate TO adopt any sort Of a
conference report, and he depends on
Speaker Cannon to force the adoption
Of q report in the House under whip
and spur. With the sugar, wooden, and
most Of the cotton, steel and other
basic schedules fixed beyond the reach
Of the conference the boss Of the SEN
ate feels that his work Is done; be
has saved the system.
A careful analysis Of the bill as Ii
appears today shows that if the con
ference committee should approve an
the reductions made by the House be-
low the present Dingley rates and
should bring all the increase made BY
the Senate down TO a level Of existing
rates. the net result would still be n
prohibitive tariff on practically every
thing produced in the United States
and on which competition from abroad
IS threatened. Unquestionably the con
ference committee intends to make
many concessions in order to satisfy
partly the demands Of the president,
but none Of them will, or can 90 to the
root Of the tariff situation Everybody
here now understands that Mr. Az
drich and his finance committee have
purposely increased many duties solely
for the purpose Of being able 10 make
concessions in conference. The @eon.
cessions' win simply put the rate back
10 where Il is today
The presidents corporation tax amend
ment would hardly be recognized by him
today Members of the cabinet expect
Mr. Taft 70 take hold Of the situation
as soon as be gets back. and insist that
the conference committee restore the
provision to the form in which It was
submitted By the administration. Many
of the amendments 10 the provision
we're accepted BY the chairman of the
finance committee for the purpose Of exc
pedifing the bin to conference. Law.
yers assert that the double tax laid on
holding companies BY the Clapp amend
ment makes the provision unconstitu-
tional There are still limitations that
the conference committee may drop the
tax and accept The House provision for
an Inheritance tax, but with the presi-
dent standing firm for his plan that can
hardly be done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
mad 81 BrookIyn 3
NationaI League standing.
Base BAH Notes.

Manager Chance of the Cubs has apol.
ogized to the national commission, ac-
cording to b. b Johnson for remarks
he made concerning the supreme body's
action in the bonns case. Chance wrote
that he was entirely mistaken regarding
the affair.
Krause Is now the most conspicuous
pitcher in the American league This
left handler has vet to be beaten and
six Of his victories have been shut-outs.
He used to pitch for st. Mary's college
of California
Pittsburg was q lucky team to get
BaTbcau, who Is playing great ball now.
The "phillies" drafted him from Toledo,
but turned him over to Pttsburg, beliey
ing that Grant was better choice. for
third base
George Ia Chance is now managing
the Easton tPa,l club Of the Atlantic
league,
1gcGIynn, who is now pitching for
Milwaukee. has seven shutouts to his
credit so far this season
sChappieR Ward Of New Britain IS the
best hitting pitcher in the Connecticut
league, He is rated at 958.
0utfielder Plummer, while with New
Britain had a batting average Of SOL
He was % times at bat in FIVE games and
made IL hits.
The Boston Americans win let Nourse,
the Brown university pitcher, practice
with independent clubs around Boston
until the team returns home
Northampton and Hartford played a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10
MEME WANTS GREAT
WHITE WAY HE KNOWS
Quits New York for Greenland, Which
Has Beckoned for Fourteen Long
Years

New York, July lO.-Mene Wallace,
the unhappy Esquimau boy who was
brought To the United States fourteen
years ago by Commander Peary, will
sail on the Red Cross liner Roselind
from New York to-day, bound for Green.
land. where among his own people he
will at last be permitted to i've again
the only life that seems to him worth
living. Officers Of the steamship com
pany viii finance the trip.
Meme is the only survivor of six Esqui-
maux who were brought to New York
by Peary. The others, including Mene's
father, died Of pneumonia, but the seven.
year.old hoy withstood the enerYating
climate and was carefully brought up by
officers Of the American Museum Of Nat
ural History, where the bones Of the
others are on exhibition
During the past few months Meme has
several times attempted runaway trips
to places from which he hoped to obtain
passage to Greenland
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-10

understanding tie, ? to 2, at Northamp.
ton Thursday.
Big Ed Reulbaeh Of the Chicago Cubs
is recovering from an attack Of ptomaine
poisoning.
Jack coombs q pitching fine ball for
the Philadelphia Athletics.
Chick Aubrey, the first baseman Of
the Boston Nationals, secured a month
ago from Cincinnati, has been sold to
Lynn Manager Bowerman, President
Dewey ad Manager Hamilton got togetb-
er and closed the deal When he was
secured BY waiver from Cincinnati Au-
trey was given long try-out at FIRST
base because Of stems batting slump,
but be failed to do as wen with the
stick az even Stem has done. An acct
dent to his eye caused Autrev's lay-olI
during the last short home series, and
Stem has been recovering his batting
nVp