davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-03-12

nigbeo og bar / Sen Mnle0ning ipgt
ON Mnerfien6elie. &oitor @ille Sri
itenien ifal bore Menigbeoens Nrait.
Gen grope tpife San
oelSreiienoe e. Sra 6irmact
9. Ml'iner / Wiiringen far Sobri-
fort Seeoorff poa Malborg @lasprrf
M nootaget ct langt lln0ifpl0nings-
brep, bpori 6irmaet bcflager BETS
&ejicnoes OptrG0en opcriop 6obri=
farten. Gen &eiienoe bop6e iom
nleooelt oeo ct 8eipg paa Molborg
@losperf pgret meget uforifommet
ober for ST. Seeoorf, foroi 0enne
bnpoe notolt lin Sorunoring oper, at
ian piloe gjpre 6orretning / Gam
mari 1tocn at fnnne f%oritaa 9mnlf.
5troffo T. ut iIocle. Sen
2O=oorige @ogerlpenb S. SeSperien
al Morb1S, ser 5. 5. Nobember ifi1r
gioroc Jig ifploig / Drabsforipg moo
i'm &iGrelte, Sen t7=oarige Sperife
Mnna Marie @anien, blep berfor
i0pmt 8 Mars Torbe6ringsbr1sorbei-
SC. SEQ fnllgelig Reiolntior er 0el1-
ne Straf III, nn0ret til 6 MouneoerS
Sgngiel paa leobanlig 6angcfolt,
i6et bans tibligere &inreite og ben=
6es Sober bar gooet / 6orbpn for
banl.
D6mt Morber. Meirup-
Mor0eren, SSonie11, er beb &olitebrp
l1nocrret iopmt Gllgtbusitraf poa
2ibstio for forietligt Moro, nloplig
Omgang mes Sittego0s, for 9. @ong
bcgaaet 1pperi Wlpnoring al 2ig).
% 8eordgcri. Sonien bar, iom man
bill blrife, operfa16et og orebt en-
@aaroeier ira Meirnp, ser fjgrte
pao @ejen til tit Stem. San iIpgte-
Sc ira Ggnen til &igbenbapn og Der
fra oper 8ornbolm til gperige, bpor
ban hlep paagreben omborb pan ct
oanif Sfib Ell ioeuif @apn. San
bar nflagt en- fllloitanoig % anben
lltanel
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
10 Use The Mails Gree.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
sent out an order notifying the post
masters throughout the country that in
accordance with an act of Congress of
February l, 1909, Mrs. Frances Cleve-
land, widow of Grover Cleveland, for
mer President of the United States, and
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of ex-
President Harrison, are to be allowed
free use of the United States mails.
Only two other women in the United
States have been alloyed this privilege,
which is very rare. Mrs. Julia D. Grant,
wife of President Grant, and Mrs. Lu-
cretia R. Garfield, wife of President
Garfield, were these. A bill was before
Congress when Mrs. Mckinley died
which, if passed, would have extended
the privilege to her. She died, how
ever, before the bill was passed.
The only requirement on the part OF
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Harrison
hereafter in sending matter through the
mails will be that they sign their names
in the place that otherwise would be oc-
cupied by the stamp.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
The Joint Debate.

The joint debate between the Taze-
well and Graham High Schools, which
was held in the High School Chapel at
this place on Friday night last, was a
success in every particular. The chap
ell was filed to overflowing with people
from in and out of town who had gath
cred to witness the evenings exercises,
and many were unable to gain admit
tance so dense was the crowd. The
question: Resolved, That the Con-
gress of the United States Should ADOPT
President Roosevelt's Naval Policy, q"
was timely and splendid one for dis
cussion, and each of the four young
speakers acquitted themselves with
honor. Herbert v. Carson and G. Doak
Davidson spoke for Tazewell on the af-
firmative side of the question, while w.
F. Baylor and r. E. Metcalfe spoke for
Graham, presenting the negative in a
strong and forceful manner. Numerous
outbursts of applause greeted each of
the speakers as time and again they
made some telling point for the cause
they were pleading, and not dull mo-
ment did the large audience experience
during the rendition of the entire pro-
gram.
When the young orators had finished,
the judges: Messrs. E. M. Whitman,
7. A. Repass and j. N. Harman, Jr.,
with visions of your Uncle Samuel on
his knees before the Mikado pleading
for his peoples existence and the great
frowning guns of the Japanese Dread
naughts poking their chilling muzzles
into the various Atlantic and Pacific
ports, unanimously decided that the
Roosevelt policy ought to be adopted,
and awarded the question to the speak -
ers on the affirmative.
An excellent musical program was
rendered in connection with the debate.
and it is safe to say that this was one
of the most enjoyable evenings ever
spent by Tazewell audience.
The next meeting for debate between
the two schools will be held some time
in May, and will probably take place at
the Iron Lithia Springs, at Tiptop.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
The Local Option Case.

The Fredericksburg local option case
which is now before the Supreme Court,
was argued several days ago by attor-
neys representing the "wets" and
''drSs, and an opinion as to the valid
ity of the Ward law under which the
election was held will be handed down
by that body in Richmond today. Ac-
cording to the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch disinterested attorneys who heard
the arguments in the case, afterwards
expressed the belief that the court will
decide in favor of the "wets," thus de-
claring the Ward act unconstitutional.
A number of local option and other
special elections have been held in vari-
Gus parts of the State under this act,
and naturally the opinion of the Su-
preme Court in this case is being await
ed with interest throughout Virginia.
Should the court decide that the Ward
act is unconstitutional, the local option
elections recently held in Lynchburg,
Roanoke, Suffolk and other cities will
be void, and those cities will again be-
come wet.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
The Road Question.
w. W. CARSON.

The Board of Supervisors for Taze-
well county met on last Tuesday, and,
after the transaction of some unimpor-
tant business, adjourned over until next
Saturday, the 18th inst. The Board
will then consider road matters and will
receive propositions for the improve
ment of the main roads under the re-
Gently advertised proposal. 1t will be
remembered that The Supervisors called
for subscriptions and appointed certain
citizens to solicit the same in their re-
spective neighborhoods.
We understand that in each of the
magisterial districts efforts have been
and are being made by the committee
men to secure subscriptions. In Jeffer-
sonville District a subscription has been
raised to assist in making a modern
road through Plum Creek Gap. A sub
scription is also being taken from citi-
zens to improve the road from the ford
on Clinch River at the mouth of Cav
etts Creek to Gap Store.
All propositions and subscriptions will
be placed before the Board of Super
visors at the meeting next Saturday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
Sypt. EauIeston to Speak.

AS heretofore announced, the people
of Tazewell will have the pleasure of an
address on the subject of Public Educa-
tion, on Monday night, the 18th inst,
in the High School Chapel, by the Hon.
j. d. Eggleston, Jr., the energetic and
efficient Superintendent of Public In
struction for the State of Virginia.
Under the leadership of Supt. Eggles-
ton the Public School System of the
State has been brought to higher de-
gree of efficiency and placed upon a
more solid basis than ever before. and
no man in the State is better qualified
to discuss intelligently the needs of our
Public Schools and 10 suggest the best
means and methods for making our
Tazewell Schools second to none in Vir-
ginia or in the South. Mr.. Eggleston
has devoted his time and energy to the
best interests of the patrons and pupils
of the Public Schools of Virginia, and it
Is eminently fitting that, in apprecia-
tion of these efforts, all the citizens of
Tazewell who are interested in the well
fare of the children of the town and
who are public spirited enough to be
concerned about the elevation and i'm
provement of the standards of citizen
ship, should come out to this meeting
and hear Mr.. Eggleston for the cause
which he represents. Mr.. Eggleston is
clear and forceful speaker, and will
give us something to think about. Some
good music is also promised for the oc-
casion. The public is cordially invited.
Doors open at 7:9O p. m.
w. W. CARSON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
THIRTY LIVES SEUFFED OUT.
Sixty People Injured and Property
Worth Million Dollars DESTROYED.

Brinkley, Ark, March 9. 9.-Thirty or
more lives were snuffed out, sixty peo-
pie injured and property estimated to
be worth million dollars was destroy
ed as the result of tornado which
wrecked this little city last night. Of
the known dead fourteen are white.
The tornado shrieked above the city
only few minutes, but it's work of de-
structiOn was complete. The Roman
Catholic church alone escaped damage.
1t has been converted into a hospital.
Main Street and Cypress Avenue, the
two principal thoroughfares of the
town, are now impossible, piled high
with wreckage. Every business house
is IN ruins and hardly home has not
suffered the loss of roof or window.
Relief squads have been at work all
day caring for the dead and injured.
Many persons are leaving Brinkley.
The dead were sent to Helena from
which point interment will take place.
Governor Donaghey arrived from
Little Rock this afternoon. The situa-
tion is well in hand.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
Engineers at Work.

The Carolina, Clinchfeld and Ohio
Railroad has put a number of engineer
ing corps on the proposed line of this
road down Mcclure river, in Dickinson
county, from Dante, Va, where this
road has been recently completed. to
Elkhorn City, KY, where connection
will be made with the Chesapeake and
Ohio, says the Bluefield Daily Tele-
graph. This road will pass through
Dlckenson county for some thirty-five
miles, and the entire length through
that county will be through one of the
finest coal fields in the country, and a
large number of coal operations will
start up along this line as soon as the
road is completed. 1t is claimed by
those IN position to know that the COM
pany expects to complete this line
through Dickenson county within the
next eighteen months.
The leading business men of Clint
wood are making arrangements to or
ganize at an early date a company to
build an electric car line from Clint
wood to the nearest point on this new
railroad which will be some six miles.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
SPECIAL SESSION
OF CONGRESS.
NatlODal Lawmakers Will Meet March
10th in Extraordinary Session to
Enact Needed Tariff Changes
and Other Legislation.

Washington, March 6.-President
Taft issued a call for special session
of the Sixty-first Congress to convene
March Is. The call does not mention
the object for which the special session
is called.
The following is the text of the call:
By the President of the United States
of America. Proclamation:
Whereas, public interests require
that the Congress of the United States
should be convened in extra session at
II O'Clock noon on the fifteenth day of
March, 1909, to receive such communi-
cations as may be made by the execu-
tive;
Now, therefore, l, William Howard
Taft, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion re-
quires the Congress of the United
States to convene in extra session at
the capitol in the city of Washington
on the 18th day of March, 1909, at 12
O'Clock noon, of which all persons who
shall at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof are hereby required
to take notice.
Given under my hand and the seal of
the United States of America, the sixth
day of March in the year Of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and nine and
of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and thirty-third.
By the President.
WILLIRM II. Tact.
T. c. KNOX, Secretary Of State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
The Bristol Postom ce.

Bristol, Va, March 9.-News has
been received here from Washington,
indicating that Congressman C. Bascom
Siemp will be permitted to nominate
the next postmaster of Bristol when
Postmaster Warren's present term ex-
pires, which will be some time next
year. The news received Indicates that
the postmaster will be Virginian and
his assistant Tennesseean. 1t is said
that Congressman Brownlow and Con-
gresham Slemp were expecting to
come to an agreement about the mat
ter. Meanwhile there are a number of
Tennesseeans who are expecting to be
candidates for the position.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
cllHtwood Training School.
Star Milling Co.

The last Legislature of Virginia made
an appropriation of SIS, 900 to establish
a number of normal training schools in
different sections of the State, and one
OF these training schools has been To-
Gated at Clintwood, in Dickenson coun-
ty, and this department was placed
under Prof. NJ w. Remines, who now
has class of some seventy-fve. which
Is claimed to be one of the largest in
number of any of the training schools
in the State established under this re-
cent act of the Legislature. Hon. ].
ID. Eggleston, state superintendent of
schools in Virginia, is expected to visit
the school at Clintwood this week in
order to get in closer touch with the
excellent work which is being done by
those in charge of the school at that
place.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
Rev. Squires Resiqns.

The Rev. W. H. T. Squires, the we'll
known pastor of the Central Presbyte-
rian church, Bristol, Va, has announc-
ed his resignation in order to accept a
call to the Park Place Presbyterian
church, Norfolk, Va, and will go to his
new charge about April 1st. Rev.
Squires has been pastor of the church
at Bristol for eight years, and his resig-
nation was received with many express
sions of regret by the members of his
congregation, who had hoped up to the
last moment to induce him to withhold
his resignation. Rev. Squires is well
known in Tazewell, and has host of
warm friends here who wish him God
speed in his new field of labor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
DOUBLE TRAGEDY At RURAL RETREAT
Young Negro Kills Woman Who Had
Raised Him and Puts An End to
His Own Life.

Rural Retreat, Va, March GA
double tragedy occurred in Murphy
town, negro settlement in the west
end of Rural Retreat, Friday night.
when Sue Moore, colored, was shot tn
death by Mike Hale, also colored and
twenty-five years old, who then turned
the weapon upon himself and was
found dead some hours later. The
woman was a daughter of Buck and
Mollie Lumpkins who live in Bristol
and sister-in-law of Harvey Hender-
son, of Bristol, porter at the Hamilton
Hotel.
Only meagre details of the tragedy
can be ascertained 1t seems that
Hale, who had been raised by Sue
Moore, was at house near the wo-
mans home engaged in a game of
checkers. She went there and asked
him to go home and stay with her
daughter and niece, while she went to
sit up with a sick neighbor. Soon after
the two left the house, several shots
were heard and the first person to
reach the scene found the woman dead
IN the road, with three bullet wounds
in her body. Hale had fed.
There was considerable excitement
and blood-hounds were brought from
Wytheville and posse started in pur-
suit of the fugitive. His body was
found on the railroad some three-ouar-
ters of a mile from the scene of the
tragedy and quarter of a mile west of
Rural Retreat, in a mangled condition
and with one bullet wound in the breast.
The supposition is that he attempted to
board train, and being weak from the
effects of the bullet wound, was thrown
under it and ground to death.
The double trageey created consider
able excitement in this section.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
Safe Was Loaded.

Danville, Va, March 8.-The iron
safe of E. E. Haley, which was seized
by the police who raided his near-beer
establishment several weeks ago when
a drag-net was spread for blindtigers,
was opened by force few days ago,
after Haley had refused repeatedly to
open it himself.
Thirteen gallons of whiskey, in pints
and half pints were found in the safe,
and six sticks of dynamite.
Haley, who was placed on trial for
selling liquor, testified that the safe had
dynamite in it and that there would be
an explosion if it was broken open.
The dynamite was wrapped up in a
package and was apparently put there
as bluff.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
BURKES GARDEN.
Many Items Of Interest From Our
Regular Correspondent.

Burkes Garden, Va, March 9.-Mr.
II. B. Groseclose is seriously ill. He is
suffering from pneumonia and partial
paralysis.
Mrs. John d. Greever is reported as
Improving nicely at present.
There is considerable sickness among
the children of this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Boling's baby is
suffering from q severe attack of bron-
chitis.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fox is very sick.
Clarence Burton leaves for Texas this
week.
Miss Rosa Burton, of Unaka, was the
guest of Mrs. d. T. Miles for several
days last week.
Rev. S. o. Hall filled his appoint
ments in the Garden Sunday.
5. Paul Peery and family, after a
short visit to friends in the Garden.
left Sunday for Tazewell. Mr.. Peery
expects to leave for Texas in a few
days to make that State his home. We
regret to lose them, but wish them
success in their Western home.
John O'Keeffe, representing Stras,
Harman & Co., of Tazewell, was call
ing on our merchants one day last week.
]. c. kits leaves for the Pan Handle
of Texas today. Mr.. Kits will spend
the Summer in Texas and if satisfied
will move his family there in the Fall
M. Cassell spent Tuesday at Taze-
well.
c. B. Kits went to Tazewell Tues
day on business.
Farmers are busy blowing and pre-
pairing for their crops.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
$40 90
IN GOLD GIVEN AWAY

For the best display at our county
fair OF corn, oats and potatoes we will
give to the winner $20.0 90 in gold upon
upon the following conditions:
The corn must be grown on land with
fertilizers purchased from us.
The oats must be grown from our
seed and fertilizers.
The potatoes must be grown from our
fertilizers-any seed may be used.
Each competitor must buy not less
than ton of fertilizers.
We have information in regard to the
use of fertilizers that will help you.
If you can't grow clover you are not
getting out of your land what you
should. With the judicious use of fer
tilizers you can grow clover and then
you can grow anything.
Don't SOW those light chaffy oats be-
cause you have them, you had better
feed them to your stock, and fool them
while they last, than to fool yourself
and your Land. You can't afford to miss
a crop.
Send us your orders for choice re-
cleaned oats, seeds, fertilizers, feed
flour and meal.
STAR MILLING CO.,
North TazeweIl, Virginia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
MISSOURI GUSTS
The OCTOPUS.
Standard Oil Concerns AuSt Close BuSi-
ness and Leave the Statt-Re-
public Oil Company Shares
a Similar Fate.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 9.-The
motion hy the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana and the Republic Oil Company
of Ohio for a rehearing of the custer
suit recently decided against them and
for modification of the judgment were
overruled by the Missouri Supreme
Court today.
The position of the Waters-Pierce Oil
Company was upheld, the motion of the
attorney general for an absolute custer
of the Missouri Company being denied,
the compliance with the court order re-
Gently filed by the company approved
and the judgment of custer against it
being suspended.
The effect Of these decisions is to ex-
pei the Indiana and Ohio companies
from Missouri and to restore the Wa
ters-Pierce Company, sixty per cent of
whose stock is held by the Standard Oil
Company, of New Jersey, the right to
do business within the State.
With the judgment of custer made
absolute against the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana and the Republic Oil
Company, these concerns must now pay
their fines of $50, 900 each and cease
business in the State. The $50, 900 as
sessed against the Waters-Pierce Com
pany has been paid.
In conjunction with the certified check
which the Missouri Company filed with
the clerk of the court there was pre-
sented document accepting" the
courts original decree which carried a
conditional permit to continue business.
These provisions included one that the
company must be re-organized so as to
be free from Standard Oil Company
control.
There was nothing in the document to
show that this had been done, and on
this basis the attorney general moved
that the custer decree be made effect
i've at once.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
Federal Court Convictions.

In the Federal court now in session in
Lynchburg, much business is being dis
posed of. The grand jury returned a
number of indictments against people
from this section, many of whom ap-
peared Immediately before the court
and plead guilty to the charges pre-
ferred against them. Here is how
Judge Mcdowell disposed of them:
]. L. Howard, Wise county, retailing
liquor without license, $1OO and thirty
days in Jail.
J. B. Brock, Wise county, illicit dis
tilling, twelve months and day in At
lanta prison.
Wade Kennedy, Wise county, retail
ing liquor without license, $1OO and
thirty days in jail.
Booker Wright, Wise county, illicit
distilling, 500 and thirty days in jail.
Thomas S. Elliott, Wise county, re-
failing liquor without license, $1O0 and
thirty days in jail.
Elijah Thomas, Lee county, retailing
liquor without license, $100 and thirty
days in Jail.
Albert Pace, Lee county, retailing
liquor without license, $100 and thirty
days in Jail.
Bethel Mcknight, Lee county, retail
failing liquor without license, $1O0 and
thirty days in Jail.
Granville Smith, Lee county, same
charge, slOO and thirty days in Jail.
John Webb, Tazewell county, retail
ing liquor without license, $1OO and
thirty days in Jail.
Silas Ratcliff, Tazewell county, re.
failing liquor without license, S1OO and
thirty days in Jail.
Cleveland Tackett, Dickenson county,
retailing liquor without license, $1OC
and thirty days in Jail.
Emmett Puckett, Wythe county, re.
failing liquor without license, 500 and
thirty days in Jail.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
GERMAN PAPER PAYS
TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT.
Glasses Hin as One Of the Greatest
Statesmen America Has Ever
Produced.

Berlin, March 9.-The North German
Gazette, in its weekly political review.
after paying former President Roose-
welt n glowing tribute as one of the
greatest statesmen the United has ever
produced, says:
From the German standpoint, the
development which German-American
relations made under President Roose-
welt will be remembered with satisfac-
tion. The tradition of friendship which
has ever marked the relations of the
two countries acquired new security
during the last seven years"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11
Held In involuntary SsrvItuds.

Lynchburg, Va, March 9.-In the
Federal District Court here today, upon
pleas of guilty, Judge Mcdowell enter
ed the following judgments:
A. A. Luck, $1,000.
Robert Branthen, $500.
E. T. Edmunds, $3.50.
Samuel Butler and A. Walter Wild
man, 500 each.
The accused were indicted at the
Roanoke term of court recently on
charges of holding a large number of
laborers in involuntary servitude on the
Virginian Railway in the spring of 1907.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11

New and pretty styles in spring and
summer wash fabrics are coming in to
The Big Store every day.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11

I: K. Smoot, of Tiptop. has purchased
a PltneT Light Plant and now has a
daylight store" Get the habit.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11

LADIES!
We are showing very handsome line
OF lace curtains, rugs, druggets ard
floor mattings.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-11

$50. 90 in gold given away Read our
ad in this issue.
Star Milling Co.