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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
NOTICE TO nDpFns

Sealed bids will be received by the
board or affairs OF the ci,y OF Blue
field until tho End day o. July. 1909
at $50 O'Clock p. NJ. for the APP
polntment OF city draymer, whose
duty II viii be TO rmove % the city
dump all garbage. ashes. cans and
other refuse. upon flour barrel ba-
sis. as provided by an ordinance
passed by the council os said city.
TO- the several districts ~ the city.
to-wit:
North OF the Norfolk AID Western
Railway; south OF said ra,.way and
west OF Bland street. ana south
of the said railway and eayt oe Bland
street.
The board reserves the right 60 re-
jeot any and all bids. f. order OF
the board of affairs.
6-22 j. r. AKERS. Auditor
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
WON'T WEAR COATS
"Shirt Waist" Dance on
Program at Keystone
Big Event on Evening of
the Sixth.

Invitations have been received
here from Keystone. w. Va. to a
shirt waist dance that Is to be ten
iered there the evening OF July sixsh
in Steele's hall. by tho Manhattan
Social Club. The dance will be Civ
n in commemoration OF the sign
.ng OF che Declaration OF Iadepen-
i.nee. Dancing will begin at nine
o'clock and at half past twelve re-
freshments will b, served at the
home OF the club. The Columbia
orchestra has been engaged for the
occasion And Nose LYMAN has boon
designated "a noor manager. The
committee on arrangements "a COM
prised OF LYMAN Bank. Norris Turk
Ben Hyman. l.. Budnick. l.. Schloss.
Is dore Katzen and Charles Bud
nick will comprise the introduction
committee and the chapcrones will
be Mesdames III. J. Rosonthal, II
Budnick. ". Bank. J. ,, Turk l.
Totz
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
NsMzMA5ijo|kSW6steIT
Schedule I'm Effect
JUNE go. 1909.

Leave 1920 a. an. for Roanoke
Norfolk and all points on the Shen-
Adoah division. Pullman Sleepar
Roanoke to- New York, via Hagers-
own. Pullman Par!or Car Roanoke
Norfolk.
1855 a. m. for Roanoke. Rich
aond. Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper.
Dining Car to Roanoke. Parlor Car
roanoke to Norfolk.
lg:40 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynch
'urg and intermediate stations and
he Shenandoah Valley. Philadelphia
md New York. Sleeper TO Phi adei-
phia and New York. Cafe car Cary
and Roanoke.
9lS .. m. for Roanoke. Lynch
surg. Richmond. Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper to Norfolk. Roanoke to
Richmond.
Leave BlueHeld $3.50 p. m. for Ken
ava. Columbus and all points West
and Northwest. Pullman sleeper FOR
Soluabas and Cincinnati. Oafe cars
s:l9 .. IN. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Leave $3.50 a. m. and 2.05 D. m.
tally for Tazeweli. Norton and oil
stations on Clinch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton and points on
the Clinch Valley division at 1890 y
N. and 1905 p. IN.
Leave 900 a. m. for Welch ami
intermediate stations.
Leave 1O:46 a. m. for william
son and intermediate ste tions.
Leave 2:15 D. m. for WEIGH and
intermediate stations.
For additional Information call on
agent Norfolk and Western Railway.
w. b. BEVIIL,
Gen. Pass Agent,
Roanoke, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
NOTICE TO BInpFRs

Sealed bids will be received by the
beard OF affairs OF the city OF Blue
field until the End day OF July. 1909
for feeding che city prlsonors, I'm
accordance with the requirements OF
said board, for the year ending June
30th 1909.
The board reserves the right TO re
ject any and al bids. BY order of
tho board OF affairs.
e-22 j. +. AEtYiiS. Auditor
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
NOTICE 10 TAX PAYBRs or
MERCER CoCNrY. WEar v

You Will please take notice that
TIE beard OF review ami equal zatloa
FOR said county viii convene at he
courthouse thereof on tho 5th day
OF July. 1909, and will coatinue in
session from day 10 eSy. rot to ex-
.ceed twenty-five days. for the pur-
pose OF hearing the complaint of any
taxpayer as to the assessment placed
'uron his property by the assessor.
IL Is the duty OF the board to reduce
the value OF property ~ Il Is as
seseed too high and TO increase Il IL
II Is assessed too low. and this may
he done upon motion of any taxpay-
CT interested or upon tie aoari's
own motion. Any assessment not
contested before the board becomes
iinal upon the boards adjournment
Given under my hand this 18th
ay OF June, 1909.
II. l.. BOWMAN,
Clerk County Court and ex-OfHcio
Clerk OF safj Board
G-I7-2f-T-i
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will DO received by the
board OF affairs OF tho city OF Blue
neld until tho End day OF July, 1909
at $3.50 o'clock y. M. for the con
struction OF plank sidewalks for the
year ending June S0th. 1910. In ac-
cordanco with Specifications therefor.
which may DO seen upon applica-
ton.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any and al bids. By order OF
the board OF affairs.
6-22 j. T. AliERS, Auditor
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
QUAKER DOCTOR
HAS MOVED TO
NEW QUARTERS

Commencing Tuesday. Jups 80, the
Quaker Doeter will move i1eo his
new quarters at EOS Higginbstham
avenue. Te all his patients Old and
now he says, on account OF the many
people ! am seeing every day j will
have office hours daily from 9:30
TIL IA q. m. and Q to 3 and 7 20
9 p. M, except Sunday when my
office hours are $3.50 a. m. TO 10
noon only; consultation ED advice
are free 10 all. e-29-8t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
MASHED OFF A TOE

The big too on the right foot OF
Fireman j. G. Whitaker. who was
working sunday on the cagine draw
ms No. IA, on the Norfolk and
western, was mashed entirely OF. A
big lump of coal fell Oh the foot
ana aside from removing the one toe
mashed another. Whitaker Will be
OF duty for several days because
OF the mislap. Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
TENNESSEE Is "DRY.n

Memphis, Tenn. July 1.%-Nore
than thousand saloons in this city
are Closed today as a result OF the
enforcement OF the statewide prohi-
billion law. Nashville and Chatta-
nooga are also dry"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
COAL COMPANY
GETS CHARTER

Secretary OF State Reed has Is
sued charter to the Winifrede
White Ash Coal company OF Good
man, MiEsso county, to engage in
mining OF coal. Capital. 100000,
OF which $500 has been subscribed
The incorporators ere Joan a. Shep-
psrd, Wells GOodyaoontz, Harry
Scherr, Rosa l.. Wall and Viola X.
Stauffer. all OF williamson. w. va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

OF said alley. SOS feet. thence at
right angles with Albomarls street.
1893 feet TO said Automatic street.
Lot No. 10 beginning at the north
east corner OF Lot No. y: running
thence along Albemarle street so
feet; thence at right angles 10 said
street. i50.l5 foet from said street
to an alley; thence. southwest. along
the southern limo OF said alley, sos
feet 10 lot No. .. thence southeast
along the line OF lot No. 3. 147.7
feet to tho beginning on Alsomarls
street.
Terms OF salc--one third cash on
day OF sale: balance In six and
twelve months. taking from the pur-
chaser his interest bearing bonds
with security 10 be approved by the
special commissioner.
j. Il. HENRY,
Special Comm issioner.
I. w. n. Honaker, clerk OF the
aforesaid court DO certify that j. II.
Henry has given bond rs special
commissioner In tho above entitled
cause, as directed by said decree.
Given under my hand. this 24th
day of Ju1e. 1909.
w. d. HoNAKER,
6-26.-7-l-6-12 Clerk
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

One visit to J. d. Birds cash store
at 212 South Bland street viii MAKO
you regular customer o. that store
II best goods. lowest prices aad
square dealing is what you are look
Ing for 6-23-3t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

Lima, OHIO. June S0.-This morn
ing two boys, sons OF Val Heil. Will
bur aged l6, and Herman, aged 10.
leaned against the pole sustaining
an electric light and both were cleo
trocuted
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

II You want TO buy homo cheap
and on easy terms. apply TO Easl0y
& West, 423 Princeton avenue.
road.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01

Be virtue OF decree OF the cir
cult court or Mercer eouaty, West
Virginia. made and entered In the
chancery cause of E. Ill. Easley. ad-
ministrator OF Ernest II. A-ters, de-
ceased. VS.. J. +. Brown. eft al. at
the May. 1909. term of said court,
the undersigned special commission
er viii offer for sale. by way OF pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder,
in front OF the premises nrst herein
after described, on Hlgglnbotham
avenue. in the city OF Blueneld, at
onS o'clock, u. m. on
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Brooklyn Z. New YORK. 2. =
Second-Brooklyn o, New York 3
Philadelphia o. Boston 1. a.
Pittsburg 2, Chicago 3.
st. Louis 2. Cincinnati 3. 80
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
July IS, A. d. 1909.

the following real estate. to-wit:
l. One lot or land. with residence
and buildings thereon. beginning at
n point In the east line OF Higgln-
botham avenue. In the city OF Blue
held, West Virginia. 30 feet. throo
inches. southwardly from where the
south line OF Scott street intersects
the east line OF Higginbotham av.
enre; thence, w. ~ degrees 40 min
utes L. s5.5 feet to a poiat: thence
5. IL degrees 10 minutes Il 50 feet.
three inches to a point: thence s. 7s
degrees 40 minutes w. los feet 70 a
point In the said line OF Higeinbot-
ham avenue: thence with said east
line OF said avenue, n. 5 az srees Is
minutes w. 81 feet. inch. 20 the
beginning.
:. Lots Nos. nine All ten. section
SSs, OF the property OF the Client
Land Association. In the city OF Blue
Held. Lot No. beginning IN the
northern line OF Automatic street
400 feet from its intersec;ion with
East River avenue. fronting so fee,
Or Albemarlo street. thonce back
northwest 1917 feet TO ten foo,
alley; thence along the southern line
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
FOR THE WEEK ENDED MAY 1, 1909.
HONOLULU, May 3, IJUJ.
GENERALSUMMARY

Ranless weather conditions obtained in Hamakua
portions of the North Kohaa districts of Hawaii very
light rains in the Hio district The given for the
several islands those provided by the late legislative
The greatest amounts of rainfall reported the
KooaupOko district of Oahu and ranged from 39
ches The amounts of RAINFALL in inches in districts
were KOoaulOa LO1, Honolulu 032 to 49, and Eva OIL
Hawaii-NOrth KOhala 600 to OIL Hamakua OOO N Hilo
OLA to O57, S Ho O24 to Os3 Puma O65 172 Kau O6s
to O75 and Kona POP; Maui-Hana O24 O75 Makawao
O27 to O32 Waikiki OBJ to O67, and Lahaina OILS; Kauai
Hanae 126, Hawaiian OS2 Lihue 06O, KOoa O63 Wal
mea O.56; and MOokai-Molokai O20 to O.36
The total amount of rainfall below the weekly average
of ten years wndward Hawaii leeward Oahu
and in scattered sections of Mani The departures from the
average in inches in the districts were: Hawai-N
Kohaa LOS to -132, Hamakua 147, Hio 1852 to 253
s. Hio Isl to -3.07 Puma OTIS, DIG to -tO15:
Maui-Makawao -123 Lahaina -OOS and Wailuku O18;
Oahu-KoolaulOa tO52, Koolaupoko 1.91 to 1928 Homo
lulu -O24 to -O.77 and Eva -0.10; and Kauai-Hanae
+007, and Waimea -+O.4O
More rainfall than the preceding week was renorted
at all stations Kauai MOokai Mau at all on Oahu
excepting in the Eva district and the Kau Kona
and Puma districts of Hawaii The did not exceed
LOO inch excepting in the Kona and portions of the
tcs OF Hawaii and the KoOaupoko district of Oahu
they ranged from 1.36 to 294 inches
The mean temperatures higher than those
cedng week the eeward sid of Oahu in the Kohaa
lamakua and HO districts of Hawaii generally on Maui
elsewhere they lOewr; the greatest
weeks was 80 deg. and deficiency 81 dg
The following table shows the weekly tempePa
ture and rainfall for the principal islands and for the group
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
Shipping in Port

(Army and Navy.
U. s. s. lroquols Moses, station tug.
Kukui, Jobson, Lighthouse tender.
Overwhelmingly
Am. blk. Mohican, Page, S. F.
Blk. Alden Besse, Hilo.
Schr. Helene, Thompson, Port Lud-
low.
Blk Andrew WEIGH, Kelley, S. F.
Sch. Robert Levers, Underwood,
Grey's Harbor.
Sch. R. w. Bartlett, Oleson, Colum-
bia River.
Blk Dirigo, Goodwin, New York.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
DEPARTED.

Monday, May II.
Stmr. Niihan, Oness, for Kauar, u
p. m.
Stmr. Milahala, Peterson. for Molo-
kai, $40 p. m.
Stmr. ]. A. Cummins, Searle, for
Waimanalo, 1880 a. m.
Tuesday, May IS.
Stmr: Mauna Kea, for Hilo and way
ports, - noon.
Stmr. Helene, for Kukaiau, Ookala,
Laupahoehoe, etc, u noon.
NJ. N, S. S. Hilonian, for San Fran
cisco, 10 a. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
DIVISION No. I. A. o. H.

DIVISION No. l, A. o. H.
Meets every first and third Wednes-
day, at 8 p. M, in G. B. U. Hall, Fort
Street. Visiting brothers are cordially
invited to attend.
FRANK D. CREEDoN, Pres
JAMES r. CAREY, Sec.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
The Mails

(INCOMING.)
From Colonies, Makura, May %.
From Yokohama, Siberia, May "a.
From San Francisco, Tenyo Maru,
May 10.
(Outgoing.)
For San Francisco, Siberia, May "a.
For Yokohama, Tenyo Maru, May 49,
For Colonies, Mariana, May %.
U. S. A. TRANSPORTS.
4 Sheridan sailed for Manila, May 10
Crook at S. f.
Sheridan at San Francisco.
Dix sailed from Nagasaki, April 90
Buford, at S. F.
Logan sailed for S. F., May 6.
Burnside, at Puget Sound.
Thomas sailed for Manila Apr. IA
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
Entire Gronn.
20 dec. O. R6 inch.

At the local Office of the u S. Weather Honolulu
partly cloudy to cloudy muggy weather obtained with the
relative humidity ranging hgh-74 So per cent daily
and 6 per cent for the week Measurable rain fell four
dates toalng 30 nch "a less than the normal and IA
than during the preceding The temperature
was 81 deg minimum CT deg and 1876 deg. deg
below normal and O5 deg higher than last weeks SOuhery
winds prevailed the first three days. northeastern
me remaining with hourly velocity 67 miles
The mean daily barometer ranged from 5000 3O14 inches
and the mean for the week. 3OO OO4 above normal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
SAIL TODAY.

Stmr Kinau, for Eleele. Makaweli,
Waimea, Kekaha, 8 p. m.
Stmr. Mikahala, for Molokai and
Maui p. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18

Hall, H. Renton, p. w. Bluett, II. l..
Holstein, Mrs. e. A. Jewett and two
children, Mrs John Tonningsen, Mrs
Meyer, Fred W. Ray, DR.. Wadman
and wife, p. S. Woolsey, w. H. Gale
and wife, T. c. Coogan and wife, Mrs
W. A. Scott, c. S. Holloway and wife,
G. w. Emmons, VIM. l.. Houghson,
Miss Spring, Miss Palmer, S. K. Kaeo,
Mrs Hawai-, X. Ono, H. P. O'Sullivan,
W. f, Williams, F. II. Bunch.
Per M N. S. S. Hilonian, for San
Francisco, May 1S-Miss Jean Roth,
Mrs. c. H. Atherton, Chas. Murray,
r. c. Lydecker, Roscoe Perkins, T. F..
McTighe, d. j. eastman, Miss Soren-
son, Mrs. Sorenson, Mrs Roendahl,
Miss Jennie Grieve, Mrs. F. W. Mer-
rill, Mrs. A. B. ingalls,, w. w. Wolf,
P. M. Ryder, Lester Petrie, Mrs Hen
riques, Fred L. Waldron, Mrs. Wal
dron, ]. H. Arendt, G. w. Ryes, Miss
Mary Soares, Mrs. e. j. Smith, S. s.
Peck and family, j. E. Metcalf, c. A.
j. Ginaca, Harold Thurston, Japanese
surgeon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
Booked to Depart.

Per stmr. Kinau, for Kauai, May L
Mrs. Fisher, j. T. Jones, ]. w Wad-
man, Miss r. Gileson, Ching Kai, Mrs.
G. Nicolai, r. S. Hosmer Mrs G.. H.
Hosmer, T. Schwars, E. A. Knudsen
and wife, Mrs. A. G. Hosmer, Miss Du
Bots, A. H. Rice, c. Du Bots, J. X.
Kula, c. H. Mimi, o. Blackstad.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
DUE TOMORROW.

T. X. X. s S. Tenyo Maru, from San
Francisco, a. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMISSION MERCHANTS

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per Str. Mauna Loa, from Kona and
Kau ports, May 1S.-Jas. Ward, John
Teves, Mrs. Schoenfield, Judge Stan
ley Miss Martinsen, Mrs A. Duncan,
Mrs. Biart, Miss Biart, j. Phillips, j.
p. Limo, G. G. Kinney, DR.. Murray
J. H. Mackenzie, j. G. Smith, c. w.
Ashford, F. L. Leslie, j. Cummings,
A. G. Correa, Mrs Akana, Miss Fer
nandez, Thos. Fernandez, Mrs. M. c.
Aldrich, T. O'Brlen.
PASSENGERS.
Departed
Per Stmr. Mauna Kea, for Maui and
Hawaii ports, May lS-Maj Wheeler,
DR.. ]. H. Raymond, Miss Ray, Mrs.
Mason, Mr.. Bon, w. Rawlins, Mrs.
Mosher, M, T. Furtado, wife and FIVE
children; Mrs. M. Cummings, Mrs.
Weight, j. Sutton and wife, Mrs. Il.
Dutot, Miss L. Tarleton, D. E. Metz
ger, ]. p. Sisson, Dr. Derby, John Bur-
roughs, DR.. Clara Bauns, Mrs. M. G.
Aschley A. Boyle, D. G. May, Robert
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18

Numerous and most favorable COM
ments are being heard all over the
waterfront in regard to the Pathfinder
which is issued by H. N. Almy. Its
accuracy is something which has been
long looked for in vain in other SIM
liar publications and the second issue
which appears today is being consult.
ed with a feeling of relief.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
SAIL TOMORROW.

T. K. K, s. S. Tenyo Maru, for Yo-
kohama, p. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18

Full Moon May 18th at 1925 a. m.
Times Of the tide are tSKen from the
U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey ia
bles. The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur about one hour earlier than 1T
Honolulu. Honolulu standard time is
10 hours 30 minutes slower than Green
witch time, being that of the meridian
of 157 degrees 80 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1880 p. m. which is
the same as Greenwich, 0 hours, 0 min
utes. The Sun and Moon are for loca!
time for the whole group.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
HARMONY LODGE No. 3, /. o. o. F.

Meets every Monday evening at 1880
in Odd Fellows Hall, Fort Street. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited to at
tend.
F. D. wrCKE. N. @.
q. R. HENDRY, Sec.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
ARRIVED TO-DAY.

Str. Mauna LOa, Simerson, from
Kona, Kau and Maui ports, a. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
Fraternal Meetings
HONOLULU LODGE No. SIG,
B. p. o. ELKS.

Meets in their hall on King Street,
near Fort, every Friday evening. Visit,
ing Brothers are cordially invited to
attend
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18

E. A. DoUTHITT, e. r.
H. c. EASTON, Secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
SHIPPING Intelligence

(Lster shipping News on Page Five)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Togo Kisen Kaisha S. S. Co.

HONOLULU
porton C mentioned below:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-18

received at all times the Companys wharf, 41st Sire
Brooklyn.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-18
DECREASE IN OUTPUT
OF COAL MINES IN 1908
National Depression Blamed for
Small Production

WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-THE effect
Of the national depression beginning
in 1907 and continuing in 1908 was the
most powerful factor in marked de-
cline in the production of coal in the
United states in 1908, as compared with
the preceding year, according to sta
tistics compiled by the geological sur
vey and made public today
The total production of coal in the
United States in 1908 was 415,S42, 69S
short tons having spot value of
s532 314.1l7. This was a decrease of
64,52O, 726 short tons, or 13.43 per cent
IN quantity, and of SS2. 4S4,7S1 or 14.42
per cent in value
The total number Of men idle because
of labor troubles in 1908 in the btu
minous regions was 145,145. The total
number of working days lost in the
anthracite region alone was 5,449.95S,
compared with 462, 1872 lost in 1907.
In the - states from which reports
were received 2,450 men were killed
and 6,772 injured in the coal mines in
1908
The coal mines gave employment in
1908 TO total Pf 690,43s men, against
65O,492 in 1907
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-18
REGISTRAR PLEASED
WITH WORKING OF
NEW PRIMARY Law

The direct primary law worked
smoothlv when put 10 its first practical
test at Yesterdays election. Harry Ze-
snansky, registrar Of voters. declared
that il had proved an effective ana
7ractical substitute for the old con-
veution system. There are some phases
OF the law which the registrar believes
should be amended so as to simplify the
procedure. In the main, however. he
said id had operated with complete sue
cess.
Ii was estimated that $4,000 electors
were in a position to vote, had they
chosen. The total registration was e4,-
5TI but many were disquahneo, absenl
from the city I'll. or otherwise incapaci-
tated. The number of votes cast was
placed by the registrar at 10000 The
big vote was taken as an indication OF
she success OF the system IA bringing
the citizen to the polls
.'All in all said Zemansky last night
q should say that the direct primary
has operated successfully. II has proved
its practicability. When we con-
slider that we were working under an
entirely new law there is much salts
faction to be taken from the smooth
ness with which the election was con-
.The people had no difficulty, al
though the ballots We're long and IN
some instances cumbersome. They
were naturally a little slower in mark
ing their ballots. but there was plenty
OF time and no one was deprived OF
his ballot The long list of candidates
; for supervisor and for delegates to the
county conventions was. responsible for
ONE Of the delay that was occasioned
The only confusion arose over the
uncertainty OF writing names on the
haeu genera ilV stated
by the papers that the law forbade
the voter to stamp cross after name
he had written in. Personally, / be-
lieve he may either stamp the cross or
not. the vote counting just the same.
Where a voter marked a pencil cross
after a name he had written in, re-
garded il as a distinguishing mark, in
validating the vote for that particular
Office There was some uncertainty
among the voters as TO just what they
should DO in those cases where they
wrote a name on the ballot.
Il think il is a mistake to have the
delegates TO the conventions chosen at
the primary. 1t complicated matters
in some OF the districts. In the thirty
ninth district. for instance, there were
So candidates for delegate. It required
a long time for the voter to go through
the list and again the counting requires
= great amount of time. It would
seem 10 me that this could be simplified
greatly by allowing the successful
candidates of each party to select the
convention delegates or to draw up a
platform of their own. That would
eliminate a cumbersome feature. In
fact. il would cut the work down by
half
There is another feature that l
think could be simplified. That re-
lates TO the nomination papers. These,
in my opinion, should be done away
with. The campaign should be made
less costly TO The candidate and to the
city. Wherever possible the system
should be simplified. In its main as
poets. however. il has proved entirely
practical and successful"