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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
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Schedule in Eject
JUNE 20, 1909.

Leave 1920 a. m. for Roanok,
'orfolk and all points on the Shen
adoah division. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York. via Hagerh
own, Pullman Parlor Car Roanoke
o Norfolk.
S:55 & m. for Roanoke, Rich
nond, Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper
Dining Car to Roanoke. Parlor Ca
Roanoke to Norfolk.
12:40 p. IN. for Roanoke, Lynch
ourg and intermediate stations am
he shenandoah Valley. philadelphia
aud New York. Sleeper to Philade'.
phia and New York. Cafe car Gary
and Roanoke.
9:lS p. IN. for Roanoke, Lynch,
,urg, Richmond, Norfolk. Puilm5r
sleeper to Norfolk. Roanoke t.
Richmond.
Leave Bluefeld 500 p. m. for Kel
IVA. Columbus and all points Yves
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper 70,
Columbus and Cincinnati. Cafe ca~s
$40 a. IN. Pullman Sleeper fol
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Leave $3.50 a. M. and 2.05 D. n
tally for Tazewell, Norton and al
'tations on Clirch Valley division
Arrive from Norton and points on
The Clinch Valley division at 1920
n. and 1908 p. IN.
Leave 600 a. m. for We CHI am
Intermediate stations.
Leave 10:45 a. III. for william
ION a1d intermediate stations.
Leave 2:15 p. IN. for Welch anC
intermediate stations.
For additional information call OF
Eent Norfolk and Western Railway
w. %. BEVILL,
Gen. Pass Agent,
Roanoke. Va
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
HOWlS THIS

We offer enc Hundred dollars re-
ward for ar case OF catsrrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Oatarrh
uTe. r. J CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
we. che undersigned have known
q J Cheney 'or the last IS years
u3 believe hin perfectly honorable
% all business transactions and fla
Ecially able 10 carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
WALDIN", ItlNNAN g. MARVIN
Whoic' ie Druggists, Toledo. y.
Halls Cstarb Cure is taken inter
ally acting directly upon the bIooo
nd mucous surface of The system.
testimonials sent free Price Use
or bottle Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls family pills for consi-
r7 .ion
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
Domestic Diplomacy.

When a West Philadcll hia man
came home after a business trip to
New York his wife said: Charles. you
have long, yellow hair on your coat -
She drew off the offending golden
strand and gazed at it vengefully.
Yes, my dear" replied Charles
"'Fhe porter at the Fleece Club put
that on my shoulder as l came out. I
suspected that he had doae some.
thing to me"
why did he do that?" asked WHEY,
not yet appeased.
y forgot to tip him." replied hubby,
and domestic peace was restored
Philadelphia Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
Convinced.

81 have never taken much stock in
the idea that a mans character may
be read in his face. believe YOU pre-
tend, however, to have some skill as
physiognomist?p
eyes, l have given considerable
study TO the subject"
We'll, look at this young fellow
coming here. Now CATER they have
passed the young mani. what does his
face show"
Il should say he was young man
OF steady habits. He"
by George! There's something in
1t after all. Ever since the night /
ordered him not to call on my daugh.
ter again he has steadily refused to
recognize e.''-ExchanRc.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
CONE, REST IN TINS BOSOM.

Comes rest in this bosom, my own
stricken deer,
Though the herd nave fed from thee,
thy home is still here:
Here still is the smile that no cloud
can O'crCast,
And heart ana "A hand all thy own
TO the last
on, wha; were love made for if It's
not the same,
Through JOY and through torment,
through glory and shame?
/ know not / ask not, if quiet's i'm
that heart,
but know that / love thee. what
ever thou art.
Thou hast called me thy Angel in
moments of bliss,
Aad thy Angel I'll be, mid the hor-
rors OF this.
Through the furnace. unshrinking,
thy steps to pursue,
And shield thee, and save thee-or
perish there. too.
Thomas Moore.
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NOTICE or DISSOLUTION.

The public is hereby notified that
the partnership heretofore existing
between w. a. Reedy and James T.
Barber under the firm name of The
Enterprise Company" has been this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Mi
Barber will continue the business al
the old stand. and Will pay the debts
due from said Company; and all
debts due and owing to the said
Company are due and payable TO
him.
This the ith day Of September
1909
w. A. PUDY.
j. r. BARBER.
wcd-sat
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He Knew the Classification.

The vigilant custom house officer
was right on his job "Who is in yom
party?" he demanded OF the fur-col-
Jared theatrical manager.
THE English pony ballet that an.
bringing to New York." the manager
responded.
Admitted free as antiques" said the
inspector briskly as he turned to the
next arriyal.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09
Japan Guards Against Paper Famine


The Japanese also have looked over
the contents of their industrial stores
and have decided that something must
be done toward conserving their re.
naming supplies of raw material for
paper making.
In Japan paper is used for almost
everything from the silver-fgured par.
titions of the Buddhist temple to the
rude hut walls of the laborer; from
the silklike yestments of the priest
down to the rain-roof shield Of the
traveller. In fact, the ingenuity Of the
Japanese is only matched by the var
icties OF uses to which paper may be
adapted
The work Of the United States Gov
eminent toward determining the
amount of paper materials used and
The source OF future supply. is being
followed by the Japanese, according to
an advice from o. S. Consul John n.
Snodgrass, at Kobe. The imminence Of
the danger is apparent from the fact
that the Japanese authorities have re-
quested the paper mills department
of the Mitsu Bishi Kaisha to take
over some $500 acres OF the bamboo
forests Of Formosa
ii is known that the bamboo tree
has been the raw material from
which the japanese have recently
made the larger portion of their pa
per products; so it is thought that.
F..- fr.f % q
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NOTICE.

MI. J. \. Donahuc having severed
his connection as Manager with r'ne
Southern Realty Company, Mr.. c..
w. Akers, President, will pay az.
accounts and collect all money due
the said company and will continue
the business I'm Thornton building,
Room No. 10.
r. NJ. GARRETT, Pres.
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WAN S
WANTED.

Pupils for Violin, Mandolin and
Guitar, by Prof. Il. b. Schoenbaun ,
graduate viOlinst. Years OF exveT-
fence. Phone 39S or care Of Duvall
Music Co, 10 Princeton avenue,
Bluefield, w. Va.
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FOR SiLE-My three story brick
store, No. 20 Bland street, and
stock OF goods If wanted. Also my
home of about IS acres, 900 to
1000 fruit trees. Land in fine
state of cultivation for trucking.
On Bow er's Branch. If you mean
business call or write me. j. l..
HORTON. 7-29-6t-eod
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CRUSHED LIME STONE

and size made anu delivered to any
part of the city at a reasonable
price by w. H. Coffman Coke Co.,
Blueheld, w Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09

Tn Joy rider" term must have
been invented by the undertaken.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-09

gallons: Russian, 32.7 billions; and
Sumatran, 16.4 millions; in 1905.
American. so million gallons; Suma-
tran, 4S.5 millions; Russian, 12.7
millions. Boraeo, Ill millions, and
Burma, IL millions of gallons. Thus
the United states has increased its
proportion of the kerosene imports of
China from II per cent OF the total
i'm 1900 20 % per cent in 1906 and
sc per cent In 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

Mr.. Forstall-No. it would be practi-
cally impossible
Mr.. Satisfactorily impossible?
Mr.. Forstall-Yes.
Mr.. sims-Then the practical effect
passing this bill is to eliminate the use
of water gas in Washington city?
Mr.. Forstall-Entirely: yes, sir.
Mr.. Sims-EntailinE the expense and
cost. whatever it may be. of converting
the present gas manufacturing plant in
to an exclusively coal gas manufacturing
plant?
Mr.. Forstall-Yes.
Mr.. Sms-Which is the cheaper TO
manufacture, the gas that is used mixed
coal gas on the average. or an exclusively
water gas or an exclusively coal gas?
Mixture Cheaper.
Mr.. Forstal-I should say. without hav-
ing made an investigation of the quality
of the gas in Washington. but from my
knowledge of the general conditions along
the Atlantic coast that the mixture of
coal gas and carbureted water gas would
be decidedly cheaper than either one by
itself.
Mr. Sms-It would be cheaper
Mr. Forstall-Yes.
Mr.. Sims-And therefore ii could be fur
nished at lower rate to the consumer
without entrenchlng upon the returns
Mr.. Forstall-Yes Now. to explain that
or. rather along that line I want to say
that in practise it works out that the
cost of mixed gas may be very much
less than the cost of straight coal gas
even though the cost of water gas car
bureted water gas, is apparently great
er than the cost of coal gas. That seems
at first sight strange. that if you are
making coal gas and have a certain cost
and you can show that making carbu-
lfaY will hn
than making the coal gas, yet you can
make "a mixture containing a large pro-
portion of water gas more cheaply than
you could d coal gas exclusively. The
reason for it is that owing to the facility
with which carbureted water gas plant
can be started up and let down. you can
work your coal gas plant so much more
economically when you have the carbu-
reted water gas plant to take the fluctua-
ton brought about by various causes
Owing to the kind Of a day the amount
will fuctuate. You can easily imagine
how much more gas will be used on a
cloudy, dark day, and of course the de-
mand for gas I'm winter is much larger
than in summer on account of the shorter
days. 1t is very expensive to take up
those fluctuations with coal gas. It is
comparatively inexpensive to take them
up with water gas: so that when you
have the mixture you can gait your coal
gas plant to it's most economical running
get it running in the way that it will run
for the year most economically and take
up the fluctuations with the other; and
the result is that you save enough on the
coal gas to make up the extra cost of the
water gas
Mr.. Sims-What is the price. the com
mercial value of this heavy oil that is
used in the making of carbureted water
gas?
Mr.. Forstall-It varies from time to
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CONSUMER WOULDPAY

! Continued From Thirteenth Page
| their people are consuming? How is that
| as n rule?
| Mr.. ForStall-I could not say as to
| what the knowledge of the city officials
| is. There is no concealment of il made
| In the communities. There is a directory
| published every year of gas companies
! III which for each company it is stated
whether it makes coal gas carburcted
water gas, or whether IA mixture of the
| two.
Mr. Sims-In cities using gas is it a
matter of general knowledge that the
water gas is more poisonous, having d
greater percentage of carbon monoNde.
or Is that d matter of expert knowledge?
Mr.. Forstall-l do not know what the
general knowledge is. az -ume that the
average person does not know much
about what is in that gas he is using.
He knows that it is poisonous, think
Mr.. Sims-But the public would not
take general notice of il?
Mr.. Forstall-r do not think that the
public would know that there was any
particular difference; that is the general
public would not know whether there is
any particular difference between carbur-
eted water gas and coal gas.
MIR. Sims-But the city officials VINO
have charge of the government of the
city and more or less are guardians OF
the public health, I suppose would know
more than the general public would
Mr.. Forstall-I should think so, yes. sir
No General Agitation.
Mr.. Sims-Have you seen throughout
the country any agitation on the part of
mayors or commissioners with respect to
Increased poisoning or death from the
increased use of water gas since the use
of water gas first became so general
Mr.. Forstall-No, l have not 4 live
just outside of Newark, n j., and there
was ali agitation there couple of years
ago on account of several cases of gas
poisoning, but it was not against any par
tlcular kind of gas, but was against the
use of a particular kind of meter. 1t
happened that these particular cases oc-
CURED through the use of the prepay
ment meter, in which you drop a quarter
in the slot and that sets free the meter
for the use OF certain amount of gas,
and of course after that is used the flow
of gas stops and the lights in the house
go out. In this particular case the people
had been out somewhere in the cary
part of the evening and when they came
back they dropped quarter in the slot
and that turned on the meter and set the
gas flowing and they did not think of a
child that was asleep in the next room,
ard it was Saturday night and they did
not get UP until late the next day, and
when they got up the child was deau
Mr. SimS-If this bill was passed limit
ing the amount of carbon monoXide in the
gas of Washington city, would it be
possible to use water gas at all-practi-
cally possible?
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Mr.. Sims-Per gallon. | mean.
Mr. Forstall-I can only say what am
paying for 1t now, namely, 4 cents.
Mr. Sims-Four cents a gallon?
Mr. Forstall-Yes. and buying ii in
small lots. so that | can buy ii from any
body: that is. | buy ii in such small guam
titles that | can so to any independent re-
finer and get what l want from him. and
am in position to set one OFF against an
other Now. a large company which has
to depend on one company only. because
that company is the only company that
has the quantity to supply them with,
may have to pay little more than that.
Mr.. Sims-Do YOU know. as matter of
fact, what the Washington Gas Company
does pay for the oil it uses
Mr.. Forstali-I do not.
Mr.. Sims-And do you agree with Mr..
Love that it takes about six gallons of
thi; oil to a thousand feet of water gas to
make the twenty-five candlepower.
Mr.. forstall-I hope II does not.
Does Not Agree.
Mr. Sims-I say do you agree with him =?
Mr. Forstall-No, sir: do not.
Mr.. Sims-What do You say as to that?
Mr.. Forstall-He is little high on that.
think DR.. Love said from five TO six
gallons.
Mr.. Taylor-Dr. Love. in stating that.
said: q am gas chemist and not a
gas engineer"
Mr.. Forstal--If he said four. | think
you might possibly do it with four. You
could not do 1t year in and year out with
four, but You ought TO be able TO do it
with four and half.
Mr.. SimS-F'Our and a half gallons per
thousand cubic feet?
Mr.. Forstall-Yes.
Mr.. Sims-To make the twenty-five cam
dlepower?
Mr.. Forstall-Yes
Mr. inns "
thousand cubic feet TO raise coal gas TO
twenty-five candepower?
Mr.. Forstal-1 should say one and a
half or two gallons.
Mr.. SimS-You do agree with him, then
on that statement?
Mr.. Forstall-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Sims-What does it cost to manu-
facture. exclusive of this OIL thousand
feet OF water gas?
Mr.. Forstall--I would have 10 sit down
and make an investigation of local condi-
tons in order to answer that question.
Mr.. Sims-1 do not mean the cost of the
plant, with interest and things of that
sort
Mr.. Forstall-I would have to make an
as to the local conditions
and the price of coal and the price of coke
and average rates of wages l could not
answer that offhand.
Mr. Sims-What does it cost. then, to
make a thousand feet Of coal gas?
Mr. Forstall-It is the same with that
I could not answer that offhand.
Mr. SimS-Does that depend entirely on
each plant individually considered?
Mr.. Forstall-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Sims-What is the practical differ
ence?
Mr. Forstall-I will say this: That in
Newark, when / was in charge of the
plant there and we were making about
A. per cent coal gas and % per cent of
carburetted water gas, and the mixture
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cents thousand more than the coal gas
Mr.. Sims-You had II at a higher
candiepower than the Washington gas:
Cost More Than Coal Gas.
Mr.. Forstal-Yes. VIC had to make it
higher: were making much more
coal gas in proportion that we had TO
make il 10 get il to twenty-five candle
power on the average; but the carburet-
ted water gas cost us more than the coal
gas
Mr.. Sims--I do not ask YOU 10 give AN
answer to this next question IL You do
not want to If YOU cannot. IT Nc
require change in this plant OF the
Washington Gas Company. and thereby
require an addition to their capital. and
they make 22-candleoowcr coal gas.
viii il be possible To reduce the price OF
gas below a dollar or will we have TO
increase il above dollar. or can We
keep it at a dollar thousand feet 10
the consumer
Mr.. Forstall-I do not
Mr.. Sims-I do not ask you 10 answer
ii unless you can do it.
Mr.. Forstall-I can answer II Ecncr-
ally. | do not think il would he even
possible TO keep the price OF gas al "A
dollar and have them earn fair return
on the value of their investment.
Mr. Taylor-You mean II would have 10
be increased above a dollar?
Mr. Forstall-lf the company were a.
lowed to earn q fair return on their IN
vestment.
Mr.. Taylor-That is what we are speak
ing Of
Mr. Forstall-It would have to be above
a dollar You would add s.Gnooo 10 the
investment. and the interest on that. even
if we adopt the decision Of the Supreme
Court which I do not agree with that
per cent is fair return for the gas COM
pany-
Mr.. Taylor-Do you reverse the Supreme
Court?
Mr. Fors%all-I think the people that
supply the gas win reverse the Supreme
Court. because they will not furnish 1t for
that.
Mr. Sims-You will not reverse 1t on the
question of law?
Mr.. Forstall-No. sir, on the question
of getting money.
Mr. Sims-You would not give the SUI
preme Court that kind of a jolt.
Mr. Forstall-The interest of s1,0o0,0D
at 6 per cent is s4200OO a year. Now. tie
company is selling two million thousand
feet Of gas a year. and 100000 is forty
two million cents, so that YOU have added
II cents a thousand to the cost of the
gas right away.-Advt.
The conclusion Of Mr.. Forstal's testi-
mony will appear Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

BLOOMSBURY Pa. January 3o.-While
playing with rifle today John. the four
year-old son of II. S. Shoemaker of Linn
eridge, near here, shot and instantly
killed his brother Harold aged one year.
The accident occurred in the home OF the
children and Harold when shot was lying
in his cradle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

ming about IL to is and the carburettcd
water gas about - to IS candles. and
the carburetted water gas cost us 10
cents Thousand more than the coal gas
Mr.. Sims-You had IL at a higher
car,filennver than the VA Sllinl1nn Gas,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31

All our "Teck" Shoes that
sold for 50; blucher and button,
patent colt and gun metal; none
T fsss5rss: to $2.95
100 pairs of Teck Shoes that
sold for $3.50 and 81; blucher
style; patent colt and gun metal;
small and large sizes @ *
only. Reduced to 4Z.Z0
IS pairs of Teck Shoes that
sold for SO; button and blucher;
t tan Russia Rad calf; not 10 all 1895
40 pairs of Teck Shoes that
sold for SO; high and low b1ucher
style; storm tan calf; not all
S s;sss; to $3.95
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-31
Killed Baby Brother in the Cradle.

The conclusion Of Mr.. Forstalls test
mony will appear Monday.
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Continued From Thirteenth Page
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-20
!. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE (
SAYS THE PROHIBITION
LAWS ARE THREATENED

The whisky business men Of our country are
waging an aggressive and relentless war upon
our prohibition laws. They are well organized,
have plenty Of money, command the services
of the most skillful strategists. are entirely
INSCRIPTIONS and are in every respect wen
equipped for a very lively campaign. They
not waiting for the legislature to convene
before commencing operations, but, having OBJ
tained the names and addresses Of the mem
bers of that body, they are vigorously pushing
their suit with them individuals through
the mails and perhaps otherwise, preparatory
to a final contest in the general assembly.
And now, therefore. it behooves the opponents
Of the saloon TO be very watchful and be at all
times prepared to meet and repel any possible
attack by our crafty adversaries upon our
hard-earned prohibition laws. In one of tho
whisky mems circulars TO our legislators.
which was published in a late number Of The
Journal, they ask for the enactment Of laws
favorable to their own business and undertake
to persuade them, by means Of specious argu-
ments, that such legislation would be advan-
tageous to the people generally. They very
ingeniously simulate disinterestedness and
desire for fair dealing but their arguments ami
suggestions are all misleading and deceitful
They refer to a former letter on THE solution
of the liquor problem, showing an increase in
the use Of alcoholic beverages: notwithstanding
the spread of dry territory. Now, il there
was any semblance Of truth in such talk AMI
they really believed that prohibition had in
satisfied with such result. 1t is not common
for business TO complain Of an increase in
their business. nor do they undertake to re-
move the cause Of such an increase. II those
old adage, Charity begins at home" and, in
stead of worrying imaginary evils in
Georgia, would devote more OF their time and
attention to the solution of the liquor prob
lem in their state OF Kentucky, and
especially in their own city of Louisville, they
would be engaging in a much more worthy
business and would probably be able to render
much more profitable service bith TO them
selves and to US than Is possible while they
continue meddling with other peoples business.
This last letter, they declare. is intended to
suggest the advisability OF a prohibition cleo
ton in Georgia, and that reminds Of
that the Liquor Dealers association probably
this same crowd had resolved to spend two or
three millions of dollars in effort to over
throw prohibition laws and those letters 10
legislators are very probably the preliminary
steps in that threatened campaign But / put
much more profitable service both TO them
fulness and integrity and am persuaded that
few of them. if any, will yield to any improper
influences in regard to this important measure.
d. !. WALDEN.
11s Neal ST.. Atlanta, Ga.