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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
THEE MONTHS
TO COUNT CASH

Washington, Nov. 1.-The enor-
nous Job OF counting Uncle Sans
money was undertaken today by a
committee Of experts. aided by a
large corps OF assistants.
The occasion for tho perfor-
nance OF this task is not that Uncle
sam has been robbed overnight. or
that.anyonc ha priad Tho lid OFF the
government STRONG box. But Leo
lung. treasurer OF Yale unlvor-
sity, who was appointed sometime
ago as treasurer of the United
''-s to succeed Charles II Treat,
took the oath of Office yesterdar.
and MIR. Treat retircd Before Mr.
McClung piyes Il receipt for the val
uablcs that will be turned over to
him he wants to know that moth
ing is missing. ItI is the custom to
count the money when there is
change Of trcasurers.
The last count OF the money was
in 1905, whom Mr.. Treat took Office
and succeed Ellis H. Roberts IT
vas said at the treasury today IT,
would require about three months
TO countthe funds Being q
thrifty parsonage. Uncle Sam has an
amazing lot of ewalth stored up The
amount IN the reserve fund and tho
trust funds alone is abou $1,000
100000. The treasury statement
shows that the gold cola ana bull
ion hold for the redemption Of
United states notes and treasury
notes alone amounts TO $1jO,OOO.-
600. I'm The trust funds held for
He redemption Of the notes and GER
Gcatoe, for which they arc respect
lively pledged there is the staggering
mount Of $1,365,5t28G9 I'm gold
and silver coin or this the gold
coin amounts to $87412&8G9.
Altogether there more than one
billion iu cold alone in the treasury
The task of counting The gold how
ever is easy compared To- that Of
counting the silver The trust
funds contain near half billion OF
silver dollars The handling of The
bag of silver is laborious task
d requires tho services of many
'ronearmed labWers each bav
Weighing about sixty pounds.
inc count0g of tho silver and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
Empire Mourns on Account
of the Death of the
Great Eastern
Diplomat.
REVOLUTIONISTS
URGING WAR.
Representatives of Foreign
Governments Watch Out
come With Interest.

Toxic, Nov. i-Prnce Ito who
was murdered by a Seoul newspaper
man at Harbin, Manchurla, was
buried today with royal honors.
Tho Korean situation which was
brought 20 crystalliaation by Ito's
aNsassination, has not improved, and
there is an expectation hourly OF an
outbreak. There has been rloting
In different parts of Seoul and
the revolutionists are urging war.
II is the purpose OF Japan to pre-
serve peace, but tho Millado Is de-
tormned on course of subjugatlon
at any cost Representatives OF
Foreign govYnments are awaiting
the outcome with interest. a. IT. Is
feared "A revolution IN Korea might
result I'm generally complioatlng The
eastern situation.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
Birds from Burk's Garden
and Clinch Valley Being
Sent to Eastern
Cities.
10000 SHIPMENT
FOR SATURDAY.
Big Crop and Fancy Prices
Are Being Of
fered.

For the past day or so tho ship
ment OF Thanksgiving turkeys pass
ing through Blueneld to eastern cit
les has been heavy For the most
part the consignmcnts are coming
from The Clinch rivcr region
Burk's Garden and Abs Valley. A
glimpse here at the birds enroute
shows that they are i'm pink OF con-
dition and at for the board OF the
most eXacting eplcurc
While a few struggling punches
are going into New York and Phila-
delphia in the main the shipments
have 50 far been made 10 Washing
ton and Baltimore.
Prices are good and liable to get
better before Thanksgiving arrives.
There is a reported shortage IN the
turkey crop but not i'm tho Cllnch
Valley district, and these turkey
raiscrs are in line for good profit
Several thousand turkey. hnve been
shipped through BlucGeld east With
80. '''' i'..' 'tN VT so. ana INNS lN
but the beginning o. tho movement.
George Moss of Burl's Garden has
% liock OF 10000 which he expects
to forward saturday to eastern
markets. it VIII take several care
to transport the coosignmcat. which
is believed TO be the largest ever
leaving ths part or the country
Although President TAFT has been
too busy Of late making love to the
south to Ind timc to issue Thanks
giving proclamation. there viii be
40 doubt regarding tho occurancc OF
tho feast and what Burk's Gar
den Abb'a Valley, the Clmch river
region ana Tins part OF the country
viii contribute i'm the ahapc of light
meat. dark meat. gizzards ana livors
viii not be small.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
F|LLFD WITH FRIGHT
AND BITTER I,tEPS
Nine. Steinheil on Trial for Muir
der Of Husband and Mother
in-Law-Stage Tears
are on Tap

Paris. Nov. i.-Mme. Steinheil,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band and mother-in-law, Nine. Japy,
and supposed to know more or less
about the death of President Faure,
at times was filed with friht and
stage tears under examination today.
The story OF her lovers was re-
counted and the accusations brought
from her bitter protests and many
tears. The judge characterized her
tears as stage tears.
Paris is greatly excited. 1t is
q flmated that 10000 people, among
them the most prominent in gov
err ment and society circles are
clamoring for admission to the trial
There are only 100 seats in the
court room, and these are reserved
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
PELLAGRA WORSE
THAN HOOKWORM
National Conference Consid
dering Means by Which
to Eliminate the Dread
Disease.

ColaHabas, S. c., November f.
"Wnile we regard Mr.. Rockefellcr's
princely gift for the eradication OF
the hookworm at its true value, we
say one million dollars for the bat
tie against the disease Of pelIagra
would be far more valuable" de-
clared Col. E. J. Watson, South Car
ollne Commissioner OF Agriculture.
Commerce and Industries. in an ad-
dress on the economic factos of the
pel!a8ra problem in South Carolina.
before the first national conference
on pel'agra, which opened here to-
day, with an attendance of three
hundred prominent physicians and
scientists representing more than a
third OF the States and the United
states Govcr1meat. Colonel Wat
son has made a careful study of
pellagra because of the generally dc-
copied theory that It Is due to the
consumption of impure corn and
corn products. Unless preventative
measures are taken without delay
ne said, the corn industry will be
seriously threatened. He declared
that not only the federal govern
ment but the cornconsuming states
as well must put into force a rig
Gus Inspection OF corn and corn
products.
In this view Colonel Watson has
the support Of the eminent physi-
clans and scientific investigators at
tending the conference. All agree
That radical measures must be TAX
Ell, and without delay to prevent the
spre1d Of this disease.
Dr. George A. Cellar. superintend-
ent OF the state Hospital for the
Insane. at Peoria, H.. views the sit
Uation with alarm and I'm concluding
an address telling OF the recogpi-
tion Of pellagra in Illinois and the
means taken to control it. declared
he believed the country is threat
cned with @ national scourge while
the majority Of the 5000 identified
cases of poiiagra I'm the United
states are in the South the disease
SIS by no means confined TO this
section, and Dr. zelIer IAedictcd
That &c would very soon be as wide
spread throughout the entire Miss
issippi valley as I'm tho south.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
MUTINEERS
ARE ARRESTED

Athens. Nov. 4.-Lieutenants
Tiboldos ard Dimualis, leaders Of
the mntiny IN the Grecie.T navy
were found in hiding near here to-
day and arrested Regarding their
trial the course Of tho government
has not yet been made public. but
is generally believed they will be
executed.
The mutiny is now parilcally at
an end.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04

for representatives OF the press, and
those Immediately interested Prom
inent society women have put on
male attired and attempted to fight
their way through the surginC mob.
1t is believed that the trial Will
result in clearing the mystery of
President Faure's death.
DENOUNCES JUDGE.
Paris, Nov. 4-Mme Steinhen
denounced the judge when he sub
jected her to a searching question
ing. There was an uproar in the
courtroom and rioting among the
spectators. 1t was many minutes
before order was restored.
A man giving his name as Lefebre
announced that he and not Nine.
Steinheil was the murderer Of Nine
Japy. He was arrested.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
MINER
WITH MURDER

Beckloy, Nov. }.--The coroners
jury mycsueating tho DEATH OF
George w. HOOD aged 70 years. Ros
Hood, aged thirty yEars. Araoda
Hood, aged ninctccn, and Emma
Hood, aged twelve years. who were
murdered Sunday night and their
homo burned near Bcchcy. Raleigh
county, returned verdict today
charging John Terrell. coal miner,
who was infatuated with RImeds
Hood, with murder and arson.
The Investigation shows that Fer
rell was ordered from Inc premi os
sunday morning by George Hood.
and that Fcrrcll dcclacd he would
come back that night and get even.
IT lI believed mat FcrrclI went
TO the Hood homo, found tho aged
farmer dlonc killed him. ana thon,
fearing detection or bong caught,
killed tne other three Hoods.
The nrst discovery OF the fire was
made by tho younger Hood boy and
ncighbOrs. who cldcavOrcd To- en-
fer hc house and give an alarm.
Getting no rcplics 'hcy thought tho
family bad not returned from
church whorn Emma Hood was bsb.
'iz"d There o. clear evidence Of
murder 'ho aged Hood bcing killed
with % blunt Iulrumuf. which crush
.T DOH. .r.T Ts.r..r t.,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
WOULD REVISE
COSTITUTION

Washington, D. c., Nov. 4-One
OF the most important matters TO be
co sidered by the coming session of
congress, which will conydne De-
cember 9Th next, will be TO decide
whether or not a convention OF Unit
ed States when two-thirds of states
petition congress; for such conven-
ton congress must call for such CON
spective legislatures resolutions,
Thirty-one states constitute two
tn 'rds of all the states Of the union
and thirty are now on record as
having passed, through their re-
spertive legislatures resolutions.
asking for such a convention. When
ever one other states takes similar
action the matter will then be be-
fore congress in a mandatory man
ner, and the convention mu-t be
called.
There is little doubt that more
than one other state Will take such
action for the income tax amend
ment TO the constitution IS attract
ing general attention TO the matter
OF constitutional amendment and
ratification by the states OF the in
come tax amendment docs not iu-
volvc adoption of the demand for
a convention of the states To- pass on
the question
There has never been held con-
vcntou OF the states 10 consider
amending the constitution.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
CHARGED WITH
40 MURDERS
Mexican Bandit Arrested
In Texas and is Awaiting
Extradition Papers.

Galveston. Nov 4..-Inesc Ruiz, a
Nerlcan bandit accused OF forty mur-
ders, fugitive from justice N Mex
ico, was arrestes in Frio l4ounty
today, and will be held for extradi-
tion.
The papers will be prepared as
speedily as possible and the bandit
will be returned TO Mexico. lie is
regarded as one Of the most des-
perate characters across the border,
and he has made frequent incursions
into Texas towns.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
WANTED TO
BUY HUSBAND
Bankers Daughter Explains Why
She stole $4,000 From Father

Chicago, Ill. Nov. 4.--Aliss Ange-
line Schiavone the seventeen-year-
old daughter Of Parquale Schiavoue
q banker appeared in Judge Scan
Ions court to-day ready to tell on
tha witness stand tho remarkable
story she told the police in cou-
feasion last February that she had
stolen aearIy $4,000 from her
fathers bank to give to an uncle
and seven other relatives She sid
n the confession she gave them thc
money because Lbey promised TO get
hcr "a husband
The case was set for today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
OPERATIONS
LACK LABOR

S. III billiard of philadelphia.
who travels for tac Young-smith-
Field Company returned last night
from o bu ines trip TO tho CIluch
Valley rcgiou.
no says that bu ines ie flourish
ing in that sotion and that pml.-
caly an rho coal operations .re
short ar men, The stoneg4. one 0f
the largest operations has been
running with @ labor hortaeo for
tho last three months
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
NOBLEMAN

New York, Nov. IA Frdnch-
man claiming to be the Viscount de
Fauconcourd, who married MISC Ida
Durlacher, confessed today that he
is a bogus nobleman and signifed
his willingness to leave the country.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
JIM JEFFRiES. IN A NEW POSE

Former champion heavy
weight jim. Jeffries, in a
new pose, taken while he
was in his training quarters
at Port Washinton, Long Is
land.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-04
TURKS MASSACRE
The ARMENIANS

London, Nov. 49, Reports receiy-
ed here today state Chat there mas
been wholesale mas acre OF Ar
menians In Turkish Anatoila in Asia
Minor, penmsular forming the
western extremity of Asia, and a
province OF Turkey iu Asia
The details have not been trans
mttcd.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
CERTAINLY CALLED FOR NERVE.
Young Man Claimed He Had ii, But
Didn't Want Position.

A young man entered the cfllce OF
the director OF the city zoo in New
York and asked for job. The usual
formula, mo vacancy" trembled on
the lips of the man in charge. but 4
second look at the applicant checked
It's utteraDce. you want a job, do
you?" was the question that took Its
place. Il do-and / want 1t bad"
Have you nerve?" Il had enough to
ask work from the city without a
pull" THAT speaks we'll for you.
We do want man. but | don't think
you would like the place" Try me
once. What is it?" Extracting pol
son from the fangs of the snakes
Twenty -three!" remarked the appli-
cant, as he turned to go. "Stung
again" mo. but / mean it." said
the official. And he did. He took
the young man to the snake house and
showed him the snakes Then he ex-
hiblted a bottle Of poison extracted
from their fangs. The position offered
has other duties. but the essential re-
quirement is that the incumbent shall
at stated seasons corner the snakes
and pump them free OF poison The
young man asked for "a hours for con-
sideration He has now had over As,
and has not even sent postal card.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
W 0ODMEN OF
I lie WORLD
MEMORIAL
WILL BE HELD IN OGDEN ON
SUNDAY, JUNE g.
Parade in the Afternoon and UnveiIing
of Monuments to Nei9hbors
luty and Allard.

On Sunday. June 6, Weber Camp
No H. Woodmen of the World, Will
hold their annual memorial exercises,
when, after gathering at their lodge
rooms, they will ride to Mountain
View cemetery and unveil the monu-
ments of Neighbors S. Nelson and e.
R Speak. and decorate thirteen
graves Of their departed brothers. The
services In the morning, which begin
at $50 o'clock, will be under the d.
rector of Past Councillor w. Nj. Pig
gott, assisted by the uniformed de-
gree team of the order.
In the afternoon the members. near
ly 600 strong, will gather at K. of p.
hall at i. 80 to form and parade to the
city cemetery. where the monuments
of Neighbors Luty and Allard will be
unveiled and twenty-three graves
decorated The afternoon services Will
be in charge of Past Councillor Doyle,
assisted by the uniformed degree
team.
The services Will be held at the
Woodmen OF the World lot at the bur
ial grounds and will include special
music by the band, with sing
ing by the Woodmen male quartet.
Council Commander Samuel Kline will
introduce the orator of the day, Judge
j. A. Howell, who will speak to the
members of the order on an appro-
priate topic.
The committee in charge of the
services are Samuel Kline, e. Auth,
James McBeth Sam lost, Henry Sill
verthorn, B. VanDerSchuit and Math-
ew Gait
The line of march and order of pa
rade follows:
Meet at 1:30 p. m, Twentyfourth
street and Washington avenue; march
on Twenty-fourth street west to Lin
coin avenue, to Twenty-afth street,
west TO the depot; countermarch on
Twenty-fifth street to Jefferson, and
north on Jefferson avenue to the city
cemetery.
The order of parade:
Mounted police and sherlff's officers.
Bearers Of United States flags and
lodge remnants,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
Small .Necked New Workers.

Statistics furnished by manufactur-
ers of shirts and collars indicate that
the average New York man has a
smaller neck than his out-of-town
brother. Comparison of orders shows
that out of given volume of business
booked. Boston and Chicago led in the
matter of big sizes. Inquiry at several
haberdashery shops in Manhattan re-
suited in the information that any
number larger than 16ls would have
to be specially called for from the fac
tory or had through the selling agent.
In other cities it Is an everyday ex-
perience to sell as high as size is
over the retail counter. OF course,
the element of snug fit is factor. but
as a regular proposition eastern and
western men are more "bull-necked'
than is the case with their New York
brethren.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
BREWERS MEET IN
THEIR ANNUAL
CONVENTION
RIDIcULE ACTIONS OF MEMBERS
OF ANTi-SALOON LEAGUE.
Report Cites Pennsylvania Liauor
Law as Best in the
Country.

Atlantic City N. j., June 2.-Declar-
Ing that the professional advocates of
the antisaloon league have overshot
the mark, and that their statements
are grossly exaggerated. where they
are not purposely misleading" the
board of trustees of the United States
Brewers association, which opened
Its forty-ninth annual convention here
today, went on record with the addi-
tlonal declaration that the so-called
prohibition wave had reached It's
height, and that reaction is already
beginning to set in"
These statements were contained In
the annual report of the trustees
"The political character of the agi-
tation In some states," the report says,
has become apparent, and there is
disposition on the part of more
thoughtful and responsible journals to
discuss the drink question In sane
and constructive manner"
The best conditions, the report says,
are to be found in states where legis-
lation has been wise and fair. and
calls attention to the Pennsylvania
liquor law as one Of the best in the
country. Touching on national legis-
lation. the report stated that il is
"a be regretted that at each recur-
ring session of congress. here is an
Increase In the number of members
who seek to destroy the liquor busi-
ness by federal legislation. The trus-
tees say TIC beer sales for the year
ending June 80, 1908, showed an In
crease of s23S.79S, which they say
Ic remarkable considering the beer
sales for the previous year were the
largest in the history of the trade,
The nine months from June, 1908, to
April, 1909, the trustees say show a
decrease of $2.5SO.301 as compared
With the same nine months In the
previous year
Julius Liebmann of New York, pres
ident OF the association, called the
meeting to order and delivered his an
nual address.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
GOOD CHANCE FOR INVENTORS.
Fortune Waiting for Man Who Can
Perfect the Umbrella.

How rich I'd be" said one UNI
brella salesman to another, ~ / had
patented the umbrella" You might
as well talk of patent on cooking"
said his friend Umbrellas appear
to have existed always Indeed, wher-
ever excavations have been made-at
Babylon, Nineveh, Nippur-traces OF
the umbrella have been found. The
article is coeval with mankind. The
English didn't begin to use it until
100. Shakespeare with all his genius
had no umbrella to protect him from
the rain. What you might do would
be to patent some new sort of UNI
brella-some rain shield built on bet
ter lines. We have proof that tho
umbrella has existed for 10000 years
and yet in all that time 1t has not
once been improved. To-day. as It
did two or three hundred years ago,
1t turns inside out with a strong gust
of wind and it only protects the head
and shoulders from the rain. Change
all that l want an umbrella that Is
a complete rain shield Then you will
be millionaire In six months"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
SOUGHT AID FROM THE GODS
Japanese Villagers United In CursIng
Robber to Death.

This bit Of local color is from tho
Japan Times: Eat Shinokubo, a small
village In Soshu consisting of only
70 houses. several cases of robbery
have lately occurred to the great
alarm of the villagers. A diligent
search instituted by them for the Of
fender proved an utter failure The
community consequently held a mass
meeting and unanimously agreed upon
cursing the robber to death. A vir-
tuous priest of the locality was ac-
cordingly applied TO for the purpose.
He. however, declined to curse the
robber to death, an act too cruel for
holy man like him to resort to, but
promised that he would paralyze the
robber by his powerful prayers so as
TO disable him and lead him to repent.
ance. Thus the priest commenced his
incantations. But, behold, the robber
continued his subtle operations to the
indignation OF the entire community.
The priest has been condemned as a
worthless fellow. and the villagers
have taken upon themselves the task
of repairing every day to the village
temple by twoS and threes to offer
horrible prayers by which the robber
is doomed to an early and fearful
death"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-02
The nMovlna Picture Eye"

The oculist as well as others have
discovered a new disease which they
have named the moving picture eye
II is an affection of the eyes which
comes from too great familiarity With
the five-cent theaters, whero the en-
tertalnment Is largely by means OF
moving pictures. Individually | have
experienced the trouble. but so sell
dom as to mean nothing. But others
have told me that half hours stay in
a moving picture theater always gave
them headache and that headache
must have come through the instru-
mentality OF the eye. II is we'll known
that specialists often associate head
aches and kindred troubles to defective
vision. 1t looks to me as Ii the mat
ter rested upon pretty fair foundations.
-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.