davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
THE NEW
RATES ON
Position and Action of the
Various Railways in
the State

Richmond, Va, April AFTER
midnight on March Dist the passen-
ger rate Of IL cent on Virginia
railways went into effect. The roads
which have adopted the new rate
at this writing are the Chesapeak .
and Ohio railway. the Southern raj
way, the Seaboard Air Line and the
| Atlantic Coast Line. However the
one thousand mile mileage book was
put on sale by the same roads and
sold at the two cent rate, which
will give the regular travelling pub
lie or Knight of the read the old
rate, should they purchase these
books.
The Norfolk aud Western railway
has not yet adopted the new rate
owing to a de'ay in preparing their
cshedu'e. However, this road will
soon follow the lead Of those m a
toned above, IL is believed.
The Railroad Commission orders,
relative TO the rates, do not apply
20 the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac, the Chesapeake aad
Western, the Louicville and Nashville
the New York Philadelphia and Nor
folk and the Wirginiat, consequent y
the 2 cent rate will continue on
these roads as heretofore
The Louisville and Nashville and
the Chesapeake and Western are
fighting She new rate in the federal
courts before Judge Pritchard The
court will hear these cases at Ashn.
vile ~ G. A permanent injunc.
tion IS asked.
The Virginian Railway put the
two cent rate on come time arI) u
it's own free viii, but is now askln 3
.he state corporation commission 10
give It the right 10 apply the higher
rate
The Richmond Fredcricksb an.
lPotomac Company has flied a petit
ton before the railway commission
asking for relief from the two-cen'
rate. a hearing has not yet be5u
asked for, however.
is Is said that the New YORK, Phil
adelphia and Norfolk Railway mas
not ask for relief from tn two-cen
rate, a. only small part OF ST.
tracks are IA Virginia
The Southern Railway put on saf
yesterday its family e.7'a milcag
tickets OF 500 miles for $1127
These books are for families or de-
pendents OF families Shd must b.
exchanged for regular tickets. TIL
Southern will also rell the inter
changeable ticket books Of one an,
two thousand miles.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
"SMOKEDBEEF"
REBELLION
Crazy Snakes Indian Band
Scattered-Many of Them
Have Been taken Prisoner
The Old Chief Not Yet
Captured. asu,

Pierce, Okla, April 2.-(By cou-
rier to Checotah) What a MuSko-
gee newspaper calls the Smoke
Beef Rebellion" alleging the same
to be considerable OF a joke & AZ
but over In day or two the mill
tia, It is expected, wi be withdrawn.
Mcintosh county will feed between
eighty and hundred prischers, no.
one of whom resisted arrest, aud
Chitti Harjo, otherwise Crazy Snake
will administer all due caution about
appearing in public.
He was not captured yesterday,
neither did he respond TO a widely
distributed invitatich to surrender.
The picturesque posses quilted the
hunt, leaving the fed to the First
Regiment Oklahoma National Guards
Colonel Hoffman sent squads Through
the river bottoms and previously un-
explored gu'ches in this vicinity,
while Major Barrett, spreading his
men, numbering one hundred, into
extremely open order, advanced like
"A comb through the hickory WOO Is.
Crazy Snake however, was elsewhere
Meanwhile Colonel Hoffman held
an extended pow WOW with the fugI-
tive's sister The Interview took
place at Crazy Snakes former home.
The Snake place Is a one room shan
ty with a rickety porch and a big
chimney, like those Of southern ne
gro huts. The ground around 1t has
never been ploughed, and lean dogs
yelp amid the weeds.
The Indian leaders, sister and the
militia chief met on the porch in
formally, but the former succeeded
in convincing her queJtioner that she
knew nothing of her brothers where
abouts.
Very WE'LL" responded the colonel
"it Is up to him. He has twenty
four hours in which to put himself
under our protection. He should do
1t, as the next step undoubtedly will
be the offering OF a reward for him
dead or alive.
Colonel Hoffman admitted that he
did no. know whether his ultimatum
would ever reach its real objective
point, but he had his suspicious, as
somebody undoubtedly is taking food
to the old chief, along with the news
of the day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
V|RG|N|AN TRAINS
Through Passenger Service
About April 18th Super
intendent Johnson to Re
turn to Chicago and Great
Western.

r. L. Foster, chief dispatcher for
the Virginian Railway passed thnI
the city yesterday on his way to
Norfolk to take part in the ceIebra-
ton rendered the Virginian RAILWAY
officials by the boards OF trade OF
Norfolk and Roanoke. Mr.. Foster
says through passenger trains win
be put on about the 18Th of April
II their parlor chair cars are here
by that time. Trains will run solid
from Charleston to Norfolk, using
the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks 90
Deepwater.
o. b. Johnson, superintendent of
the Deepwater division, has resigned
20 go with the Chicago and Great
Western at Minneapolis. He has
spent many years in the service Of
the c. & G. w. and it is with much
regret that the employee OF the Viz
ginian lose Mr.. Johnson from the
service of that road, where he has
been superintendent for some years.
Mr.. Taylor, of the third division.
with offices at Roanoke, will be SUI
perintendent OF the third division
and also of the Deepwater division
made vacant by the resignation OF
Mr. Johnson.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
DROPPED DEAD
At MAYBEURY
j. G. Griggs Buried by Odd
Fellows of Elkhorn in
Pocahontas Cemetery

The remains of Mr. j. G.. Griggs
who dropped dead at Maybeury, w
Va, on Tuesday was brought TO
Pocahontas yesterday for burial. Mr..
Griggs was native OF Henry county.
but had lived in West Virginia Cor
the past twenty-onc years. He is
survived by wife and two sons an
a daughter, w A. Grigga, OF Beai-
wallow, Mrs. H. G Mem, OF Eckman.
and 70 c. Griggs Of Maybeury. NJ.
Griggs was at the time OF his death
Ga years old lie was buried by .hc
Odd Fellows lodge, No. 100, Of Elk
horn, w. Va, Of which he was =
member
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
POLK MILLER
rs. r. o." Sign Will be Dis
played When He Appears
at the Opera House To
night-School Committee
to be Congratulated.

We congratulate the committee in
charge of the public school enter
tainment course on the big house
that will greet Polk Miller and his
entertainers tonight. The lower
floor has all been reserved and the
8. r. o." sign will be displayed for
the first time in many weeks. Mr..
Miller is a great favorite in BIuefeld
as he Is elsewhere, and :he commit
tee was very fortunate to secure
him lie takes the place on the
course allotted to Rev DR.. Cadmaa
and while the learned divine's lecture
would have been great treat, It Is
a safe bet that he would not have
filled the house as Miller will do.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
FIFTY MILLIONS
Price of Coal Lands in Penn
sylvania Bought by the
Independent Steel Manu-
facturers--O utwitted the
Steel Corporation.

Pittsburg, April 2.-Beating the
United States Steel corporation
which 1t IS said, had intended to
secure the property, a deal was clos
ed yesterday by independent steel
concerns for 100000 acres OF pitts
burg coking coal, lying In Green,
F'ayette and Washington counties.
Pa, at the price Of $50 ,OOO,O 900. The
property was purchased and on which
the first payment was made today to
representatives OF the owner, was
held by j. V. Thompson, OF Union
town, Pa, and his associates.
The sale was made to a holding 2
company, representing 1t is said, ev-
cry important Independent steel COM
pany In the country except Jones and
Laughlln, Of Pittgburg, who are said
not to be interested in the deal
ChaS. NJ Schwab, of the Bethlehem
Steel company, is said 10 be at the
head OF the new concern, and II has
been rumored that John w. Gates
was behind the deal.
"a the coal in the purchase made
today belongs 20 the Pittsburg vein
and averages nine feet IN thickness.
Mr.. Thompson has been fifteen years
In acquiring the tract having bought
most Of the coal in small tracts from
farmers at an average price OF abo,..
$35 an acre.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
ZEPPELIN UP
ELEVEN HOURS
Big Airship Runs into Wind
Storm and is Thrown Out
of Her Course-She Lands
Safely at Dingolfing Sixty
Five Miles From Starting
Point.

Munich, April 2.-The Zeppelin
airship made an attempt yesterday
to ny from Fricdr'cshafcn to tbit
city and back II encountered a
storm and was drlvca far out Of lts
original course, and after eley D.
hours in the afr, landed safely ut
Dingoldng, G5 miles northca { Of Mn
Mich
Part OF the journey was made I'M
der circumstance Of peril one OF
tha motors refused to work. and IJ
was impossible for the airship TO
make Roadway against the wind that
increased steadily in violence. Help
less and drifting rapidly to lccward
the airship travelled for four hours
while Count Zeppelin and his men
awaited an opportunity to mako a
safe and successful landing. They
were followed over She country by
soldiers in swift automobiles and by
three squadrons OF heavy cavalry
The troops were sent out 10 be ready
70 render assistance when a descent
was attempted The air hip out1is
tanced them and ;hey were not IN al
the finish.
The airship will remain al the IaaC
ing place at Dingolfng until the " nd
sbates. 10 was not damaged IN shc
hurricane and 40 one was injured.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
WIN. MCCARTHY.
~. w. RUF,F. -

There were present 35 members OF
the Chamber, and there were only
three votes that were audible in IA
for OF the bill while at least thirty
members voted in favor Of the reso-
luton against It.
The same resolution was unani-
mously passed at a mass meeting OF
the citizens at the City Hall on Fri
day March 26th, with the single ex-
ception OF Prof. Ford.
Vote against the bill.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
8 MONTHS FOR
CHICKEN THIEF
Estill Jones Caught Last
Night by Charles Mitchell
Confessed to Wholesale
Depredations in Beaver
Pond Neighborhood.

The people of Beaver Pond neigh
borhood may new prepare to rai,s
chickens. For ceveral months past
th's one branch OF industry has Ian
gui he'd on account OF the humorous
Expectations committed on the
hooks of the farmers In that valley.
The most important capture eject
cd In some time was that OF Estrf
Jones who was caught full hanied
by Charles A. Mitchell. Mr.. Mitch
ell bought the Judge Johnston farm
lat summer and moved to the coals-
Continued on fourth page)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
CHILDREN's MEETING

There will be special children's
meeting at the Lutheran Chapel to-
morrow afternoon az 4 O'Clock.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
EDUCATOR VISITS CITY

DR.. r. @ Waterhouse spent Wed
nesday night with Rev. D. Il. Hawl;
en- route from Morris Harvey college
20 his home at Emory and Henry
college DR.. Warehouse is mem
Der Of the general board Of education
Of the Methodist church.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
DEATH OF
JAMES WILKINSON

Bristol, Tenn, April flames
Wilkinson, rs years old, died a. his
home at Hillsville, Carroll county,
Virginia Wednesday night. HE was
the father Of Mrs. George L. Carter,
whose husband is PRECEDENT of tho
Carolina, CAnchfeld and Ohio rail-
way.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
THE LYRIC THEATRE

The attendance last night at the
New Lyric theatre was all the pro-
motors could have wished. And ta'
patrons were delighted with the en-
tertalnment. Three films were shown
and they weret exceptionally good
ones.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
HOW WILL
YOU VOTE
Both Chamber of Commerce
and Mass Meeting of Citi-
Gems have Condemned In,
dependent School Dis
trict Bill. M

The Chamber OF Commerce pass
ed the following resolution with ret
erence TO the independent school,
District Bill:
BE IL resolved by the Blueneld-
Graham Chamber of Commerce. that
Whereas, bill was passed ts
the recent session of the Wet vir.
ginia legislature pioviding for tiir
independent school district OF Bea-
yer Pohd, the boundaries OF which
are the same as those OF the present
magisterial district of Beaver Pond;
and
Whereas, said act provides thai
the seme shall not become effective
! until the question OF creating said
district shall have first been sub
mitted to the voters OF Beaver Pond
district, at a special election to be
held on the 3Td day of April 1909.
and providing that should a majority
or the votes cast at such election be
In favor OF creating said district thai
the said act 10 to become effective;
and
Whereas, the Chamber OF Conn
merce does not approve said bill as
pa sed by the legislature and now
presented to the voters OF said dis
trlct for their ratification or rejGc.
ton for the following reasons:
First. 1t authorizes the board
OF education to employ by contract
a superintendent OF schools for an
Indefinite number OF years, and then
gives the superintendent OF schools
so employed, extensive and unas,-
al powers, and to a great extent sn i.
ordinates the board OF education 20
the will and control OF the superin-
tendent, thereby making the employee
or the board largely It's master.
Second. A. time when the peg
pie OF said district are already heoS
ify Durdened with taxes Il provides
for the levy OF additional taxes TO
the extent OF some S11,OOO.OO per
annum for the next five years vstl-
mating the said amount upon the
1908 assessment in said district.
which would be Increased In p.J.
portion as the assessed value of prop
erty in the district Is increased.
Third. 1t authorizes unusual and
unnecessary expenses to be paid out
or the building fund of said district,
places no limit upon the salaries
which may be paid by the board Of
education to employees OF all classes
and thus opens wide the door which
might lead to extravaganza in he
expenditure OF the peoples money.
I'VE therefore feel that Il would
be to the best interests OF the schools
and citizens OF said district for the
schools TO be carried on under tbe
general law until the next session Of
our state legislature can give us a
law better suited to the conditions
and requirements OF said district.
rather than have the said BIZ IN its
present form become a law.
For these reasons stated The
Chamber OF Commerce Is unable TO
favorably recommend the said bill To
the voters OF said district.
(Signed)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
GOES TO NEW MEXICO

Der, RatHffe, who has been clerk
at the round house for a number NJ
years, left last night for New Mexico
where he will make his home.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02
FANCY WORK
AND CANDY

st Mary's Guild will have an
Easter sale OF fancy work and candy
saturday in the directors room OF
the First National Bank building.
Bland street entrance, from 2to 10
y. m.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-02

CONTINUED on fourth page)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
CLEVER SPEAKERS WILL
ADDRESS ADCRAFTERS
Robert n. Davis and Louis Broueh
Speak at Banquet In rontchar-
train Tuesday Evening.

The Adcraft club announces
'doublc-header" In connection with its
regular May meeting. which will fol-
low dinner In the Pontchartrain.
tuesday evening. On this occasion
they will have for speakers two mon
OF national reputation In the field Of
literature and business publicity. Rob-
ert II. Davis. managing editor OF the
Munsey publications. will tell the ad-
vertising men something about his
wide experience In newspaper and
magazine work, and incidentally draw
upon an unlimited fund OF humorous
stories and anecdotes. for which he ~
famous. Mr.. Davis articles In the
Hearst papers were directly RESPONSE
BILE tor the government court martial
OF Gen. Eagan In 1899. and the investi-
CATION OF "embalmed beef" He Is
usually spoken OF as the human
dynamo" as he furnishes the editorial
motive power 10 three or four maya
zines at q time and Is ready to launch
new one upon a moments notice.
Louis Brouch. who will share tho
honors OF the evening with Mr.. Davis,
is advertising manager of the Amer
lean Radiator Co.. and Is known AS
one CT the best posted advertising
men III the country. as well as an ex-
pert on business system. Mr. Brouch
has conceived some very radical views
on promoting sales Of radiators Among
others, and al the time, apparently.
AN astounding proposition. was his be-
lief that radiators could be sold
through newspaper and magazine pub
licity. Much argument and persuasion
was required before he was permitted
to make a practical test Of the idea.
but results were so gratifying that To.
day the American Radiator Co. Is ono
of the largest users OF newspaper aud
magazine space In America. In his
address to the Adcraft club. MT.
Brouch will offer a number OF sugges-
tons for the advertising OF an estab-
l.shed business
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Frank Maronak 2h. Mary zuha. 22

Frank Waronak, 25 Mary Zuba, 49,
Alexander Rusiecki, SO: Leontyna
Szidlowska. is.
Christopher +. Webster. 32. Ottawa,
Ont; Beatrice ). Lunnes. %. Toronto.
Ont
Frederick A. Drebes. AZ: Isabelle c.
White. AZ.
Otto Townsend. %; velma Garnhart.
James Goodfeilow. 80. Jessie McDer-
mott. so.
Noah Milligan, %. Mario. Ohio: Luz
ellie Bill. is, Delaware. Ohio.
Huron J. Essex, %, Agnes q. Bland
John J. Kioka, 81; Annie samel. is.
Waldyslaw Babinski. IS. Mary Var
osz. 49,
James Henry. AZ; Annie Teal. AZ
Alphonse @. Stay. %, Plattsburg, N
Y. Emma Yerkes. 26. Detroit
Charles Wichowski. 20; Stella Zal-
monske. 22.
Alfred W. Palmer. 2s. Detroit Mar
inette II. Bailey, 20. 81. Joe.
John Clock, %: Martha Pustelak. 81.
Frank Stsrkolit, 20. Ida Hopp, ~
Peter LaBelIe. %; Irene Patton. 20
James Thomas. %, Hazel Maynard.
IS.
Chester o. Light. 81. Toledo; Leols f.
Potter, 20. same.
Fred w. G. Rau. rs. Detroit. Rose
Dyer. %. Highland Park
20. ' ~
stephen Kujawski. 20; Mary Kroli-
kowski. 10.
Richard Krou "a: Anna wegner. 81.
Edward Zukowski. 22: Margret Boz
he. 20.
Clarence T. Holden. ~; Theresa AL
shslager. ls.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
BEvER|DGE AND J.
AlDR|cH CLASH
Indiana Senator Declared Finance
Committee Had Failed to Supply
Information-Aldrich Replies.

WASHINGTON, May I0.-As the
opening number In the senate tarin
debate today. there was little
clash between senators Beverage
and Aldrich.
Beverldge had complained several
times that the committee on finance
has failed to supply the senate with
satisfactory information regarding
the schedules. In this connection he
caused TO be read by the clerk an
extract from the speech OF Senator
McCumber (Rep. n. d.. In when
the latter said that while a large
store OF information had been as
sembled by the house and senate
committees. IL had not been arrang-
ed In an orderly way for the In
struction OF senators.
Beveridge also caused to be read
a selection from speech In the
senate by Aldrich. In which the lat
ter admitted that he had read none
of the testimony given at the hear
ings and did not know what went
on before the house committee on
ways and means.
Aldrich responded somewhat holly
that the statement In his speech re-
ferred only to orange mineral"
Beverage started TO launch a re-
ply. but Hepburn (R., Idaho). who
had yielded the floor, insisted upon
proceeding with his own speech. and
Beveridge had to subside.
Hepburn discussed paragraph $50
OF the Aldrich bill. which proposes
tariff on lead bullion Of $3.50.
which Is $3.50 more than the tariff
on lead ore. He said that much OF
the testimony given before the ways
and means committee on this sub
tect was misleading and to correct
1t he gave a detailed statement OF
expense. incurred from the sinking
OF a shaft. to the smelling OF the
ore. Many OF these expenses. which
justified the difference OF $3.50, he
said. had been overlooked I'm the
house. He also declared that the
cost OF mining had been placed too
low by the witnesses who appeared
before the Payne committee. Hey
burn said that the cost OF mining
ore In the Couer D'Alene region of
Idaho last year was $7.7l a ton. The
uncertainties OF the business were
also to be considered. he said.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
ABUSED HIS OWN DAUGHTERS.
VIM. Ctaussen Pleads Guilty to Shock
ing Charge Of Deqeneracy.

Prosecutor Van lille. and Police
Commissioner Smith had long con-
ference. Monday, with reference to
the case OF William Claussen, a ma
chine hand. 43 years old, and living at
No. l0l1 Trombley-ave. who confess
ed to Chief OF Detectives Mcdonnell
that he had been guilty OF improper
conduct with mis- two daughters, Ger
trude. aged II years. and Ellen, -
years old.
The conference between the police
commissioner and the prosecutor was
held In order TO devise some means
OF putting an immediate stop to such
degeneracy. The have been a half
dozen cases OF the sort within a few
months.
Claussen was arraigned before JUS
tice Stein at noon. He pleaded guilty.
Justice Stein remanded him to Jail,
In default OF $4,000 bail, In two sure
ties, and bound him over to the re-
corders court, where he will appear
Tuesday morning. II he repeats his
plea OF guilty there, he will probably
be sentenced at once. The maximum
penalty Is life Imprisonment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-11
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
ALLEGED FRAUDS REPORTS
Government Prepares for Second In
quiry in Land Case-Gov. Has
kelI and Others Indicted.

TULSA, Okla, May 10.--The gov
eminent today is preparing for the
second probe of the alleged town lot
frauds In Muskogee for which Gov.
Haskell and a number OF prominent
Oklahoma men were recently indict-
ed. A new grand jury assembled to-
day and was sworn in for duty. The
new grand jury is being
made up in accordance with
the law OF Arkansas under d.
rection of Judge Marshall, or Utah,
who Quashed the former indictments
on the ground that the grand jury re-
turning them was improperly drawn.
He held that II should have had IL
members instead OF 81.
Sylvester II. Rush, OF Omaha. will
have charge OF the investigation. Dis
trict Attorney Gregg will assist in
the work. The investigation will take
at least week and may last much
longer. II has been intimated that
the scope OF the investigation will be
broader than was the former one and
that towns other than Muskogee may
be included. A thorough probe OF the
disposition OF lands in town sites I'm
the land formerly occupied by the old
Greek nation may be made.
The witnesses for the first DAYS In
vestigatIon have been summoned to
appear Wednesday. They will come
from a number of states.