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Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29

II know l am looking like a fright
tonight" said the woman.
The man studied her dress, her hair
and her complexion closely.
II don't see anything tho matter
with you," be said. $50 far 40 I can
zee, you are looking as we'll as usual"
But l am not" she insisted. ''There
Is something wrong. and that head
waiter saw at glance what it is. II
had been up to the mark be wouldn't
have put US away over here in this
out Of the way corner. He would
have given US table right under the
chandelier in the middle Of the room.
All the best dressed people are always
seated in the most conspicuous places,
20 as to make the restaurant look at
tractive. I am glad to say that that
Is where l usually sit. The plain peo-
pie are ranged along the sides Of the
room just as we are tonieht."-Phil.
adelphia Ledger.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
Cut L Outl

Brander Matthews voiced his opin-
ion that correct language is that Ian
guage currently used. II that he
right, a certain teacher In a Manhat-
tan school was wrong when she in
dignantly vented her dislike Of slang.
But the wrong was more her own
than the scholars she reproved. Dur
Ing playtime she had listened to the
conversation Of a number Of the boys
and noticed predominance in their
speech Of American as it is spoken.
Forthwith she assembled the Offend
ers.
Boys" she announced. II wish you
would use better language. I ind you
much addicted to using slang. Re-
member that we attend school to learn
proper words to use. Slang is de-
testable. Hereafter you will have to
cut 1t outw
And for a time she wondered why
the boys laughed.-New York Press.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29

Mankind subsists to q great extent
upon the seeds of plants. OF course all
the grains are seeds. Likewise the
nuts are all seeds. There are other
seeds. and many of them, by no means
30 familiar as diet which neverthe-
less contribute largely to the support
Of human beings.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-29
BY HARRIET LuMMls SMITH.

THAT man yonder has shady rec.
ord. You can tell as soon as you see
him at work that he has something to
screen in bis life"
"What do you think It Is be has to
screen?
'Mostly suburban porches."-Balti.
more American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
new INVENTION.
EDISON PERFEGTs A DURABLE
sToRAGE BArrERY--IT May
sUPPLANT THE TRoLLEy-Is
SAID TO WORK LIKE A CHARM
ON HEAVY VEHICLES.


The New York Evening Globe
says:
THE street-car horse is about to
be delivered absolutely from his
bondage. Thomas A. Edison has
once more loosed his inventive
genius.
More than 100 miles OF track in
New YORK city, 1t is declared, are
now used by horse cars solely; and
by the Introduce ON of his latest
nvention--which obviates the cost
ly installation of the underground
troll y syssem-Mr. Edison wants 20
sea the one primitive touch In Goth
am permanently removed.
Although Mr.. Ed son announced
his retirement from the field of in
vention some time ago, he has been
working for a long time on a new
storage battery 20 occupy his tine.
WHERE HE GOT HIS IDEA.
When Mr.. Edison studied the
rapid transit system OF the city he
couldn't see how horse cars had any
right to use so much good crack,
with subways running beneath chem
elevated lines over Them and swift
electric cars on all sides of them.
so he hit upon tn, durable
storage battery for surface cars,
and is about ready to put special
ly butt car IN operation. His idea
is to Install a rapid transit equip
ment along the horse-car right If
way that Will not necessitate Dig
ging up the sdreeta on bringing
wires overhead. The storage bat
terry that wears Uut in year se
not a new thing, he admits, but
Ithe durable storage battery is de-
cidedty new, and should put the
street car horse on the retired list
in hurry.
Mr.. Ed son began working on
his new battery FIVE years ago, and,
following q short-tved interest in
the Gains the inventor made gor
II the public turned to other things.
But Mr.. Edison KEEP right on work
'ng, and after a thorough and sue
ccssful test proved conc usively that
he had invented storage battery
that would not wear out.
"He continued his work quietly,
and very soon several large cor
corns in this city became interested
in his battery and Installed Il in
trucks and other heavy vehioss. r.
worked like a charm from the be-
81 ming, and, even sitter It had lived
the natural life OF an ordinary bat
terry was just as active and free
from wear as when Il was put in.
NICKEL INSTEAD OF LEAD
Mr.. Edison had completely MP
set che established methods OF bat
terry construction: Instead of using
lead4-soft and quick 20 corrode-
he took excl tough and enduring.
Instead OF using chemicals that gave
an acid reaction accompanied BY
nauseating fumes, ne chose comb
nation whose reaction was akali
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
4 HIGH FLYER IS
THE AERONAUT
WILBUR WRIGHT. AERoNAUT.
NAMED AS CORRESPONDENT IN
A DIVORCE sUrr-BEAUTIFUL
Young WOMAN OF PARIS Is
INTERESTED IN AERoNAuTs
AND AERoNAUTrcs,

Paris. Jan. s.--AIl Paris. the
American colony and the Sc'entlfic
world gasped today at the announce
ment that Wilbur Wright. the Amer
lean aeronaut. has been named as
correspondent n divorce SUIT just
filed by Lieut. Gougadre OF Cudrrass-
ieras. stationed at Champ gny.
WIZ ght has been in France about
six months. whence he came from
his home in Dayton. Ohio. and has
been herafded as the greatest aer.-
al navigator the world has ever pro-
duced. Nine. Goujadre is a beaut.-
full young woman. intensely INFER
ested in aeronautcs. When Wright
was conducting his experiments at
Arvours she was almost cons. antly
In attendance. Arvours is quite
near Champigny. Orv'ke Wright
and M IS Wright. brother and sis
ter OF Wilbur, are on the high seas
now bound for Paris. where they
are to join the man who has startled
the whole world by his wonderful
achievements in aeronau5,cs.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08

and without fumes. Instead OF a
battery that could not possibly last
moro than a Year because OF the
act on OF the chemicals, he had pro-
duced one that was good for 5, 10
or 20 years. He had something that
could operate successful y within a
radius OF 100 miles without rscharg
lng-a reliable lite generator of
power splenddly adapted for steady
use in the city.
THE battery operated 80 well on
hundreds OF trucks that It's instaila-
ton in surface cars was suggested
by Mr.. Edison. The miles of horse
car tracks appeared to be just the
lines that needed cars of his pattern
They could be paced in commits
son without the great cost in zine
and money inseparable from CON
structing either over head or under
ground trolley systems"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
FIGHT FOR ESTATE
MRS. ERB WILL CONTEST FOR
POSSESSION OF WHAT RIt-
MAINS OF CAPTAIN ERD's FOR
MGR LARGE FORTUNE.

Media, Pa, Jan. 8.---Immsdlat4ly
following the acquittal OF Mrs. Flor
ence Erb and her sister, Mrs. Cath
crime Be.seI, OF the murder OF Capt.
j. Clayton Erb. announcement was
made today that Mrs. Erb would be-
gin fight for the possession OF her
late husbands estate. At one time
he was worth two hundred thous-
and dollars, much OF which was run
through with. It is believed the es-
tate il not worth. more than thirty
tho sand dollars now.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
RECTOR MUST
NOT RUN
PHYSICIAN FoRBIDs HIM TO
RACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
By PRESIDENT TO MAKE THE
RACE.


Charlottesv lie. Va. Jan. S,---Al-
though President Roosevelt has writ
ten letter to Jimmy Rector, The
Virginia flyer. aslung him to meet
Walker, the South African runner,
Rector cannot take par.Son account
of instructions from his physioians
The physician declares that kfl the
great runner keeps In training two
years fonger hc will Ode. Rector Is
a law student at the University OF
Virginia and has done more to make
the varsity popular In athletics than
any other one man. He was defeat
ed by Walker at The Marathon race
In London.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
DEATH OF MRS. A. >. YOUNG

Many OF the citizens OF Blusfeld
remember Andrew Jackson Young.
who was q deputy United States
marshall for number Of years and
spent much OF his dme In this city.
They will regret to hear hat ne e
now III IN q hospitG in Richmond,
Va, and that he has just lost By
death the wits or his youth, whom
hs married in Indiana many years
ago while a teacher "a that sta.s.
Mrs Young died on Friday OF last
week at her home one mile EAST Of
Princeton, whore She had resided
or the past twenty years. She was
a member OF the Bapt 81 church and
he funeral was conducted By her
pastor, Rev. b. p Pennington.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
4 TAFT DEMOCRAT
LIKELY TO BE APPOINTED TO
VACANT FEDERAL JUDGEsHIP
IN NORTH CARoLINA-sTATR
MACHINE LOSES HOPE.

Ra eigh, N. c., Jan. s.--AccorI-
ng 10 adU'ces received here the Re.
publican state machine, whlca has
been pressing the name OF gate
Chairman Spencer b. Adams uson
the president for appointment to the
vacant United States jnd gssblr for
a week past, has abandoasl hope OF
securing his appo ntmtp:. The
names OF Superior Court Jdlge Rob
inson and w. w. Clark. The latter
a Taft Democrat Of Newbsrn, are
mentioned as possible successors 20
he late Judge PurneIl.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
DEATH Of MRS.
]. 7. FRAZIER
WIFE OF FORMER BnUEFIELD
PASTOR ENTERS INTO REST
FUNERAL ATCHnHowIE THIS
AFTERNOON.

News was received in this city
asst nf ght of the death OF Mrs. j.
Tyler Frazier at her home at Chill
howie. Va. Mrs. Frazi sr had been
an invalid for several years and her
death was not unexpected. She en-
tered into rest at $3.50 yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Frazier was born and reared
in Abbs Valley, Va. Her maiden
name was Taylor She was united
in marriage to Rev. ]. Tyer Fra
zier, then young minister in the
Holston conference, shortly after
the civil war, and to ther union
were born eight children. One of
them d'ed IN infancy; one daughter,
Miss Minnie, charming young lady
died VIII le Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier
lived at the Band street parsonage !;
and six children survive, to-wit: Or.
Henry Bowen Frau er, of Graham;
Cbas. Frazier, OF Pocahontas, and
Tyler Frazier, Jr., OF Abbs Valley,
Va; Mrs. James X. Aiken, OF Rad
ford; Mrs. J. b. Kirk, OF Elkhorn
and Mrs. Denton staley, Of Marion
Va
The funeral VII take place this
afternoon at ago at Chllhowie, Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
ENG|NEER BADLY
INJURED
SOUTHERN PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKED AT MIDNIGHT By A
MISPLACED SWITCH.

Washington, Jan. S.-At the OF
ice of the Southern Railway this
morning it was said that an accident
to train NO. 20, which left this city
at 4:10 yesterday afternoon, and
VIII CHI took place at midnight be-
tween ,Re5dsyills and Greensboro.
North Carolina. was caused by an
error of a switchman who misplaced
the switch which would have allow
ed train No. S8, north bound to
pass No. 20. No lives were lost but
the engineer Of No. 20 was badly
injured.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
SECOND COLO WAVE
OF NEW YoRK's
HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE
COMPELLED TO WALK THE
STREETS IN BITTER COLD.

New York, Jan 8.-W.th g sec
ond and sSversr cold wave on the
way the thermometer registered fif-
teen degrees above zero this morn
ing. With the hospita 8, police sta
u rs and other places Of shelter
filed to overlooking, thousands Of
homeless and destitute people find
themelve compe led 20 walk the
streets.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
LEGAL ExECUTIoN OF LooTERs

Messina. Jan. S--Lega1 executions
Of hooters began 9hs morang. Ma
ny were sentenced to death BY the
newly convened court martial Eff.
~ vii ayers OF the mountain region
we're shot in the last three days for
obtaining supplies under guiSe OF
iugitives.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
MURDER IN
FIRST DECREE
JURY IN MIGHT RIDER TRIAL
REACH VERDICT QUrcKLY-
DEATH SENTENCE FOR SIX
AND TWO GUILTY OF SECOND
DEGREE MURDER AND GIVEN
TWENTY YEARS BY THE JURY


Union City. Tenn. Jan. s.-wkh
verdict or guilty In varying de-
grees the Jury IN the night rider
trials reported ut s;45 o'c' ock last
night.
The twelve men fornd Garrett
Johnson, Sib Burton, Roy Ransom.
FreI Pinlan, Arthur Cloar and Sam
Applewhite guilty OF murder In the
'irst degree with mitigating c.rcum-
stances, and Wad Morris and Bob
HUFFMAN, the other defendants. gul-
~ OF murder In tho second decree
and fixed their punishment at twen-
~ years in the penitenuary.
The pun 'shTaent OF the nrst s,x
named defendants was left to the
court and may be death, or life Inn
prisonment.
NOTION WILL BIZ OvERRULEp
The defense filed motion for
new trial which was set for hearing
saturday and which VIII be over
rded, as indfcatci by tho court.
when sentence will be pronounced.
The court VII sentence tho first
six named defendants to death.
The jury had been out since d.
m, but because OF the illness OF Ju-
ror Rossom had not been abge to
consult until 9 y. m. There was a
difference OF opinion among tho iu-
rors as TO the degree OF guilt OF ths
defendants, but an agreement was
quickly reached.
Court was reconvened at 8 %. m.
and The jury sent In word that 1.
would BIO able to report shorty. Tho
room was crowded as 1t was during
the argument. The minutes passed
and Mt S:15 p. m, the bailiff called
FOR the county physician. Juror
Rossom was in state OF con apss
and needed attention. 1t was half
an hour before Rossom was revived
The jury flied In and six deputies
were summoned to carry in the bed
'pon which the sick Juror reclLsed.
The foreman announced tho verdict
the defense called for pol, which
was made and the Judge dismissed
the Jurors. Rosgoms condition
was such that It was deemed mad
visable to move him.
The defense demanded until Mon
day to move for new trial but tina
state opposed 1t and the court fixed
Saturday as the day. intimating that
the motion was mere form any
way, which would be uverrmed.
TAKE VERDICT CALMLY
The defendants took the verdict
with calmness as they had been 1x-
pecb.ng 1t since the closing OF the
arguments. Attorney Pierce turned
TO them when 1t was announced and
said:
I'VE will tear this case to pieces
IN the supreme court"
The state expected verdict OF
hrst degree murder In all eight
cases and was vis.bly disappointed.
Bob Huffman, one OF The men to es-
cape W4th twenty years, is the man
who, according to the confession Of
Frank Fehunger, fred the shot
which killed Captain Rankin az no
was being drawn up by the rope.
When the jury's readiness to re-
port was announced the military
quietly surrounded the courthouse
and detasl OF soldiers with revoi-
yer holsters open, was dsployed
around the walls OF the court room,
but aside from whispered buzz Of
conversation there was no demon
stration. The PRISONERS were quick
~ handcuffed and under military es-
cort taken topr7son.
The verdict is considered q com
promise one and no trouble IN feared
by the authorities.
TfIgE MONT ~ AEsNc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
MAKING / MOUNTAIN
OUT OF 4 MOLE HILL

Washington. Jan. s.-Because OF
the receipt OF numerous letters OF
threatening character By Judge
Wn ght growing out Of his recent
feeision in the labor contempt ease,
Major Sylvester, chief 81 RoIIoo.
stated that he had Informed the
captain OF the pre- cinct In which the
Just &c resides Ito take such pre-
cautions as ordinarily would be Ia
ken to protect citizen from the
possible work OF cranks."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08

MAKES HIMSELF
RIDICULOUS
--------.
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN DISCUSS.
Es MIR. TAFT--sAYs HE CAN
NOT BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DEMO.
GRATIS FROM PRINCIPLE.


representatives yesterday, Mr.. Shsp-
pard, OF Texas, charged that Press-
ient-elect Taft did the south a seri-
GUS Injustice when he said fair
opportunity was not presented In
that section for the free exercise of
suffrage. Mr.. Sheppard smphat!cal-
! ~ denied that such was the case
and said Mr.. Taft had made himself
ridiculous.
REPLY TO NORTHERN MEMBER.
The Texas member had reached
the point In his remarks where he
spoke or the southern political 81 t.
uation, when he was interrupted
with a query by Mr.. Bates, OF Penn
sylvania, who asked IL IL was not
Mr.. Taft's purpose TO procure free
opportunity for the cons. Iteration OF
public questions In the south. The
question brought forth the declara-
tlon referred to.
Mr.. Sheppard added that he be-
loved the peope OF the south were
Democratic because they applied .he
principles OF Democracy that were
best for the entire country, regard
less OF section. IF" he said, "they
thought that Republican principles
were best they would adop. them.p
The south, he said, evidently was
not Influenced In It's Democracy by
sectionalism or race issues, because
the south was Democratic before the
war was dreamed OF or the race IL
sue was remote probability. ION
the contrary" he declared, "5here
were state IN the north that were
sofldly Democratic before the war,
that have been solidly Republican
ever since, and the charge OF sec
tionalism could bs brought against
them with much more "a rnsss than
aga'nst the south"
did not congressional districts
go Republican last time for the FIRST
time. and was that MOI evidence of
the fact that the sold south was
broken7' Mr.. Bates inquired.
wings FoRERUNNERs OF RE
PUBLICANS
Mr.. Sheppard promptly rejected
the idea, and said that instead Of
The south leaning toward Republi-
canism it was moro Democratic to-
day than 1t was nifty or sixty years
ago, as there were several Wh e
states In thu south before the war
The wings, he declared, were but
the predecessors OF the Repub.E
caHs, but there has been no Repub-
iican southern states since the WING
party went out Of existence.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
ARCTIC EXPLORERS
SEARCH TO BE MADE FOR DIR.
FREDERICK A. COOK AND PAR
Try.

New York, Jan. S.--~Arrangements
are being made for an Arctic expe-
dition next June to search for DR..
Freder ok A. Cook and party of ex-
plorers. who left New York Juy so.
1907. and have not been heard
from.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08
MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
TOWN OFFICERS ELECrED YES
TERDAy IN MANY TOWNS OF
THE srArE--srmITED CON-
TEST AT PRINCETON.

Elections for municipal ofr'cers
took place In many towns or the
state yesterday and there were some
spirsted contests. In none OF the
contests In this section was there
any pol tics injected. The wet and
dry question figured to only a
slight extent. AT Princeton the
Gopd Government ticket accused
the Town Ticket OF beng wet. but
II was denied by the Town Ticket
The Town Ticket was successful by
small majority. and IT rema MS 20
be seen whether Princeton is to be
wet or dry.
The vote at Princeton was as
follows:
Mayor: Geo. w. Lazenby. 1876: H.
e. DeJarnette, lis.
Recorder: J.. Il. T. sentz. 1873; w.
s. Dangerheld. 121.
Councilmen: I. F.. Saunders, 1874;
r. C. Honaker, 1856; j. II. Henry,
1871; M. w. Christie, 1872; II. Green
Thorn, 1871; A, w. Reynolds, 1877;
X. u. Thornton, 1872: John ID. Colt.
12S; ]. X. Lambert. 1874; w. G..
Oliver. 1tS. The first Ave named
were elected.
NORTHFoRK.
There was but one ticket In the
O Id. the Cit zens Party ticket.
some friends OF Ex-Mayor Toney
tried to frghten ,Ssndy Hun By in
Producing the name OF MIR. Toney,
but Mr. Hun was elected. The vote
stood as follows:
Mayor: S. II. Hun, 70. Lester G.
roney, 80.
Recorder: G. 8. Angel, III.
Councilmen: T. s. Gillespie. 107;
Sam Brooks, los; w. T, Morrisette,
100; II. r. Roberts, 81; w. s. Ray,
81; w c. Danfef. 81; w. p. CARR
co, IL; j. o. Cook. 2; N. A. Combs,
L; Harry Cox, /; JIM George, /.
KEYSTONE.
The Citizens OF Keystone are
thoroughly satisfied with themselves
and their government and elected
their ticket without opposition. II
S true they had two tickets, but
the same cand dates were nominal
ed on both. Former recorder G..
G. Hale was elected mayor; w. e..
Stuart, recorder; and DR.. q. Il. Ep-
ing, Sol Lyman, LOUIS Totz, Allen
Calhoun, colored, and DIR. G.. N.
Marshall, corored, councilmen.
WEIGH.
At Welch there was but one TICK
ct.
Mayor: Fielding G. Cook.
Recorder: G. l.. Counts.
Councilmen: DIR. G.. r. Hicks,
Louis Morse, NJ. w. Hutson, DIR. w.
G. Hall and w. w. Hughes
KIMBALL.
Only one ticket in the field.
Mayor: +. ID. Lewis.
Recorder: w. II. GRAPHICAL.
Counc linen: ]. w. Smith, L. G.
Jackson, G b. Beamer, G.. ID. WI
liams and Hyman Bank
.BRAMWELB.
Only one ticket--che present adj
ministration endorsed.
Mayor: j. Alex. waddelI.
Recorder: j. Conrad Pack.
Counc.lmen: Edw. Cooper, w. j.
Peters, Jairus Coins, Harry Bowen
and 7. B. Sanger.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Landlord and
Mr.. and Mrs. II o Critz have been
called to Bedford CITY by the serious
illness Of Mr. Landlords grandfath-
or.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-01-08

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Will COMPLY WITH THE Law
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER ON
FINAL OIL DECISION.
Settlement by Supreme Court De-
sired for Altruistic a Much as
+ Selfish Reasons.

NEW YORK. November 24.-William
Rockefeller. a vice president and director
as we'll as one of the largest sharehold-
ers in the Standard Oil Company, gave
different color today to the appeal
which Mortimer +. Elliott, the company s
general solicitor, has already announced
is to be taken from the decree Of the
United States circuit court. The legal
affairs Of the company, Mr.. Rockefeller
said, would continue to remain in the
hands Of it's legal department. but as a
layman he wished to indicate that his
own attitude and that Of his associates.
though vitality concerned for purely selfish
reasons. had also its share of altruism.
1T seems to me desirable he said,
mot only for my own interests and those
Of my associates, but for the public at
large and for all other great business
ventures, that the Sherman act should
be finally set beyond contention as in
terpreted by the Supreme Court of the
United States. Undoubtedly our case will
be appealed. and for this reason.
II am not lawyer and cannot discuss
the decree of the circuit court. but Mr.
Elliott has said that an appeal will be
taken and the matter Is entirely In the
hands Of counsel of the company.
I'm this connection I want to say as a
large stockholder that, however the case
eventuates, there will be no unwillingness
to comply fully, not only with the letter
but the spirit Of the law, as 1t shall ba
settled by the Supreme Court