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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
Retiring Master Mechanic,
..e l.. D. Gillette. Banquetted
d and Presented With Cold
Watch. ,a ne ,,. 'a.[s
eE91 ssg--------

N.I...
B The high esteem in which Caps.
Ii. ID. Gillette, the retiring mastok
mechanic OF the Norfolk and Nest
et,n railway at this place, was held
by the citizens Of the city. aui tho
railway employee was shown Sat
urday night at the farewell banquai
rendered him by the members Of Dl-
vision 44S, b, OF l.. r. and Divi5.
ion2 21l,' L. A to ID, OF Il ~, held AZ
their hall The gathering was for the
purpose OF binding goodbye to Mr.
oii.iettefrnnd fprcsent him with a
token Of the appreciation OF the men
with whomlhe came in contact durin,,
his official connection with the rail
rnad at this place. John 8. Mastln
pres ded over the meeting and ex
plhined its purposes, and in a touca-
HiH5 way expressed the sentiment of
Tbs gathering that IL was with tic
gteateyt regret that they babe adieil
to Mr.. Gillette, whose intercourse
with them had been married by cor
dial good feeling at all times and Ia
fixed, purpose on, his part to do his
duty by the men as well as the CONE
pany. Ea.t sed8 &C. Fg.U
G1The musical selections were good
and solo by Miss Jewett, aud a
song by the High School quartet r.
FOliye Fortner5 Radcliffe NIcA.tor,
Fred Saunders and Will Snyder rs
added to the enjoyment Of the occa-
sion. E.t. Isl s- rsvf if..
I Rev. IT, g. Hamilton 5poke in very
high esteem Of Mr.. Gillette as q
citizen, and referred especially 20 Ms
connection with charitable work
Following the song by the Han
School quartet, Mr.. Gillette was mace
the recipient OF n very handsorn e
gold watch with tho following H.
script!on: "F:om members of Di-
vision AS, B. Of IT, h. to l.. -
Gillette Tho presentation gpeet y
was made by c. w Akcrs ana was 81
his uoual &licitug style Mr. Akea.s
Is easily Recognized as one OF .he
-happdestepeakers IN our city and h's
remarks touched MIR Gillette deepty.
as was shown by his response.
Mr Gillette expressed hi- sincere
regret at part ng with his Blueheld
friends and said that no happier lot
could bofall him than to again ca 4.
hts lot with them sf s r.
.Refroghnents were served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary and a bounti1u1
feast II was.
Mr.. Gillette left yesterday for i =
home at So Thomas, Ontario, Cana a.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
COUNCIL.
i. meeting
Building Permits, Licenses
Registration, Finances,
Etc. ~.


The regular. meeting of the city
council was held last night. Mayoe
Peters presiding and CounciIlann
Hawley, Wingfield, Brown, Lynch
and Mason participatlny,
Pay rolis-for 'ssarcx~srs loved.
On motion or Judge Sanders, the
city engineer and street committee
wer edrected to establish the grad :
or Bowyer street.
Building permits were granted TO
G. b. Wilson, for an 81 500 residence
on Bowyer street; T. b. Cobbs a
5000 cottage on Taylor street; n a.
w. Railway Co., permit to remodel
the Inn building for general affices
Petition OF residents of Greenbrler
for an arc light was referred to the
light committee. >.-...--.~f
Petition fro mresidents OF Bea sley
erect for sewer was referred to
the proper committee. ----....---,...5
License was granted j. M. Wray
w NOhhbCb hOtNl
Persons who have not registered
for the city election can do so at
the next council meeting Many
have not reg stored under the i'm
preston that the registration last
fall would entftle them 10 vote IN
the city election. ~ aLs -
u communication from, the Cham
Der OF Commerce to maeadamize GER.
tain roads, met with the answer that
she finances would not permit, II -
the intention to do the worx at The
earlie;t moment the counclr has the
money at its disposal, but IL is high.
- probable that the board of affairs
will have that improvement to look
after. after the beg inning of the new
fiscal year in June.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
BUILDING UP
MAcHINEIN SOUTH
Taft and Hitchcock Rapidly
Building q Powerful Pat
ronage - Machine Post
masters Being Appointed
Daily.

Washington, April 10 -rhat Pres
ldeht TAFT with the assistance Of
Postmaster General II tchcock IS rap
idly building Up powerful fpleral pat
ronage machine I'm The south, b.
thought here BY those observers who
are watching events closely Fourth
Glass postmasters are being appoiDt-
cd daily all through the south In
numbers ranging from five to two IL
~ each day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
Will Make Public Statement
Thursday About Amount
of Revenue That Will be
. Derived.


3 Washington, April 10 senator
sAldrich il at work on statement
ito be made Du6llc Thursday, giving
somewhat in detail The estimated rev.
oe7ue OF, the Payne bill, as amend cd
by the senate finance comm 'ttee. VIII
produce a.
Experts in the treasury depart
ment have been busily engaged for
several days figuring ON new rate
eof duty AMI alioTing Increased In
portations uneer reduced rates On
any articles. of daily consumption.
Where the duties have been reduced
the rey5nue VIII be--7nc@eased be-
cause Of the larsor coneumrt'oa.
The o2-nisn is expressed that Tire
change made in the Payne bill will
Z add quite a few million dollars to
: the revenue from cusoms over what
was Estimated by Cha -rman Payns.
The increased duties on foreign
wines and champagnes 1T Is es.fmai2
ed, will not deoreae importation Of
these articles. 1t id not do it when
rates were raised by the Dingley law.
1T is limited. that the extra duly on
foreign ehampagnes was increased
to protect American manufactures
OF that beverage.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
Popular Railroad
Officials Banquetted
Engineers Of the Norfolk &
Western Railway Show
Their Esteem for Mr.. J. j.
Barry. ll e


A. farewell banquet was given on
Saturday night as the Eiks Home
TO Mr. j. .. Barry, who was recently
promoted from the posit on of fore
man OF the west end shop1 to that of
master mechanic at BluefleId The
banquet was given by The engineers
who run into and out OF Roanoke.
and tho the occaslon was ono that
Will never be forgotten by those who
wela present.2 The program, while
entirely Informal, was noae the less
exceedingly interesting Mr.. Barry
has been at Blueneld for some days.
bat he came to Roanoke on Sa.ur-
day and on his arrival here, was
met by a committee consisting OF
Messrs. J. c. Clark, J. ~ Gerald aud
Nj J Fowler, and conducted to The
Ellis Homo
A feature OF the banquet was the
III esentation 20 M Barry by the en-
glncers OF a handsome diamond ring,
and the presentation speech was
made by Mr. NJ j. Fowler, OF the
Radford division. Speeches were al
20 made by Mr. ID NJ Junkln, c. w.
iry'n, road foreman of the Radford
division, and J. n. Glare, road fore
man OF tho Shenandoah valley d.
vision.
Mr.. E D shonner. who succeeded
Mr. Barry here as foreman OF tio
tCoatinued on fourth page)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

The new business manager OF the
Daily Leader arrived last night and
assumed charge of this journA. this
morning. He comes TO us highly
recommended, aud without consult.
ing his wishes. the editorial depart.
ment takes the liberty of reproduc-
;ng here the kind words said ~ him
By the Richmond Journal
The hosts OF Richmond friends of
Mr.. Numa II. Hoyle, for years prom
inent in newspaper circles in this
city, are divided between congratu
lations and regrets at the news that
MIR. Hoyle viii soon sever his con
nection with The Richmond Evening
Journal TO become business mana
ger OF the Daily Leader. the Demo
cratic newspaper published at Blu >
field. w. Va.
While native OF North Carolina
Mr.. Hoyle has for the past eigb,
years been prominently connected
with the press of Richmond. He
first came TO tn S city in the fall OF
1901 and became associated with the
Times-Dispatch, with which paper no
served with ability and recogniz ID
efficiency for five years.
Mr.. Hoyle launched his fortunes
with the II chmond Evening Journal
when his paper was inaugurated
June 8, 1905, where he began work
in the business department. He was
later employed on the outside adver-
Using OF the paper, and for the past
year he has been advertising mana.
ger.
Mr.. Hoyle IS a man of natural abil-
lily. He has for years been facto-
in business circles. and Is a charac-
ter OF decided weight.
In assuming his new position Mr..
'Hoyle Identifies h ,mself with an ag-
gre siye Democratic newspaper which
IS recognized as political power In
Mercer county, w Va, as. indeed,
throughout its entire neighborhood.
With reference to the growing
town of Bluefield, It would be we'll to
remember that fifteen years ago 4.
had a box car for railroad station
and floating population composed
largely of coal mining projectors. To-
day Bluefield is possessed OF popu-
lat on of 10000, and Is growing in
prosperity by leaps and bounds. A
large number OF ex-Richmonders are
enrolled as it's citizens. They are
principally young men and are .al-
ing leading part in the business Of
Bluefield.
The Daily Leader, the manage
ment OF VIII 'ch Mr.. Hoyle Is soon 20
assume, Is recognized as the leading
Democratic newspaper in this section
OF West Virginia. Last year the
Democrats OF the town Of BluefieId
and of Mercer county scored a
sweeping victory. VIII CHI was ascribed
solely to the progressive activities Of
shis energetic sheet.
Mr.. Hoyle leaves for West Virgin
Ia the first OF next week. H. carries
with him the kindest regards and
very best wishes of the newspaper
fraternity OF Richmond. He will be-
missed by army OF warm personal
friends who look forward with cor
idence and pride to his create
achievements IN t,is ,o,,, 49,,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
WAS
THE WINNER

Capt. r. II McCuiioch won the
grand prize offered by the Washing
ton Herald for the mos popular con
ductor OIL the Norfolk and Western
railway. Capt Hugh Karhes was
close second. s
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
RIOTERS HOLD
SWAY |NMEX|CO
Serious Riot in Durango Re
ligious Differences the
Cause-Fifteen Men Are
Dead as a Result.

Monterey, Mexico, April IA
special from Velardena, in the state
OF Durango, gives the details OF a
serious rioting which occurred there
OH the ght Of April the 10th.
ln the rioting. which grew out OF
religious differences, six police aad
six rioters and three soldiers are
dead. The mob burned the home Of
The chief Of pol ce and there wa
much fighting on all des.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

! Vienna, April 13.-Despatches ar
irving here from Constantinople to-
day tell OF serious outbreak In
which thousands OF mutinous troops
participated. According to the telc.
grams shoy have surrounded the gov
ernment building aud that city Il la
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
FIX RATES FOR
EXCURSIONS

Washington, April 13-The repre-
sentatives Of Virginia and North
Carolina railway and steamship lines
met here today for the purpose Of
fixing passenger excursion rates for
the coming summer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
FROST KILLS
MUCH TRUCK

Norfolk, Va, April f3.-H sayy
frosts for the last three mornings
have done immense damage In the
Norfolk trucking belt. All sera e.
berriesthat have been ont. haze b cen
killed and ft Is believed that he crop
will be one-th I'd short this Benson.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
VIRGINIA POSTMAsTERs

washington, April 13.-FourtA.
class possmasters for Virginia were
appointed today as follows: Airy.
Ezra ". Counts; MarionsviiIe. Will
lam r. Dunlan; Melvin. william r..
Palmer
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

eral weeks ago 1t 10 NOT now be-
iieyed that any trouble will follow
although without guards at the jail
an attempt to deliver the kidnappers
might have been made. as the tip
came straight from people directly
interested
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

Mercer. Pa. April 1S.ZArmei
guards surrounds Mercer county jail
today, as a result of Sheriff William
Chess getting wind of q plot to lib
crate James Boyle and his wife. who
are charged with kidnapping little
Willie Whitla. at Sharon Pa, sev-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

turmoil. Il IS said that the m mister
OF war has fed for hi slife and that
the Insurgents are now occupying tho
war department. defying the govern
ment troops throughout the night
footing was rampant and moro t.ou-
bic Is expected at any time.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
CLINT BAILEY
MERCHA NDISE CO.

Dealers in General Merchandise,
226 South Bland street.
Mr.. G. y. Wilson is now with the
above firm and would be glad TO have
his old friends and customers cal
and trade with h IN. LIT H
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

~ you want hand-me-downs, get
them. II you want tailoring see a
tailor G. II. Bergman, Rale oh
street. Ht4 10
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
C0nstantinop|e Scene
Of Terrible Mutiny

Thousands of Troops Mutny and Turn City Into Tur-
aa moil- Minister-of War Flees for Life and Insur-
gents Occupy Governn ent Buildings Looters Are
on the Scene and More Trouble is Expected
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
PASSENGER STATION
BLOWN DOWN


The little passenger citation at VIII
lowton was blown down I'm she storm
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13

Washington, April 13.-The senate
committee on finance with an mem
bsrJ present, met yesterday and
Chairman Aldrich presented the bill
as amended by che major ty Of the
committee. Many of the revenue
producing features will be reported
subsequently, as they are intertwiued
with administrative features Of the
measure which will be adopted later
A BRIEF SUMMARY.
Senator Aldrich, when requested
to make a brief summary Of INC
general character OF the changes pro.
posed BY the cenate finance commit
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-13
Bold Plot to Libefate
KidnappeTS ThWllafed

Sheriff Gets Tip That Ate mpt Would be Made to Lib
crate James Boyle and Wife Alleged Kdnappers of
Willie Whitla- Armed Guard Surrounds the Shar
on Jail-No Trouble N ow Expected K
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
CONDITION OF CROPS.
tatement to Sept. 1 of Reporting
Board of q. s. Department.

Washington, D, G, sept. s-Fhe
crop reporting. board of the Depart
mietit Of Agriculture estimates the av-
erage condition Of crops. on Septem-
Der / as follows:
! Corn, 74.6 as compared with 79.4 on
the same date last year. Spring wheat,
Ss-6 as compared with T7.6 ia 1908.
Comparisons for corn shew: Con-
ditions 74.S to September /, 1903; Sep
tember; /, 1903, 79.4; ten-year aver
age, se.6.
Comparisons for wheat show con-
ditton to September /, 1909, sS.6; Sep
tember /. 1908, TIC; ten-year aver
age, 76.9. -,
The average condition of the oat
crop when harvesting was S3 8, against
69.7 when harvested in 1908,
The average eondltipn of tobacco on
Fseptemher IS stated as so,2 against
sI.s,
The condition of tobacco on Sep
tember 1 in the important states was:
Kentucky, 80; North Carolina, II;
Virginia, S5; Tennessee, 80; South
Carolina, s5; Connecticut, 81: Fllori. Flor i
da, 9a
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
Point Well Made.
Greensboro Record.

OIcGuSUOTO R0COIQ.
And SO a row is; Oh between Peary
and Cook. How did Peary know who
were the Eskimos that were with DR..
Cook? Why has he been trailing be-
hind DR.. Cook to get data and evil
dence to discredit a statement that he
could not by any possibility have
known or even anticipated that DR..
Cook would make, to-wit: That he had
Esquimaux with him, and that he
planted the flag at the north pole ?
OF course officialdom at Washington
and the batt1eship brigade will back
Peary. The various societies that
have spent thousands of dollars on
him will back him. for it would never
de for comparatively obscure man
like DR.. Cook to run away with the
pole that Peary has been hunting for
these many years. If DR.. Cook did
not discover the north pole and
plant the flag instead of nail it,
he is the most accomplished scientific
liar and imperiahstie bandit the
world has ever known. It's enough te
make poor old Barnum wish he was
deader than he is, if it is permitted te
departed humbugs to know what is
| going on in this busy little world
Peary seems to be afraid somebody
will believe DIR. Cook made good
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
OPENING G. F. COLLEGE
Interesting Exercises Held
in The College Chapel
Yesterday.
k@a&tr s - L
Talks Made by Rev. E. K. McLarty
Mrs. Robertson and Others on
Opportunity Given Young
= Ladies Entering College.

Greensboro, N. c., Sept. 9.-The op
ening exercises Of Greensboro Femal'
College were held in the college chap
ell yesterday morning at nine o'clocl
before an unusually large body of stu
dents for an opening day, mothers AM
friends of the college.
The devotional exercises were con
Quoted by the Rev. E. K. McLarty, pas
tor Of West Market Street Methodis'
Church. He made an inspiring tall
to the students, impressing ucon then
the necessity of high ideals and tht
exceptional opportunity given then
for higher education.
Mrs. Lucy Robertson, president o,
the college, and Charles H. Ireland, II
behalf of the trustees, made snort ano
appropriate addresses of welcome to
the young ladies. Mr.. Ireland spoke
OF the great opportunity awaiting the
girls who entered this year in cele-
brating the diamond jubilee of the
college, this being its seventy-fifth an
niversary.
M. O. Sheriff., State Librarian, an6
the Rev. W. L. Sheriff., of tie Chris
tian Advocate, were present at the
opening and ach made short and in
teresting talk to the students
The opening exercises were closed
with prayer by the Rev. Mel .arty and
the remainder of the day was spent in
examining and classifying the stu
dents.
The college opens this year with the
most promising outlook for success
full year in it's entire history. The
faculty is one of the strongest ever
secured by the college, each member
having been especially prepared IN
his or her line of work, while the sru-
dent body is the most representatlVe
in the history of the institution
The enrolment was the LARGEST ever
recorded on an opening day, there be
ing $50 boarding students and seven
ty-f1ve day scholars, while appllca-
tions were received from great
many more than the college could ac-
commodate.
One of the most pleasant features OF
the opening was the presence OF sc
many mothers-former stu'tnts o.
the co1lege-who came up 70 enter
their daughters at their old alma ma
ter, each expressing the feeling thai
at Greensboro Female College thell
daughters would be well equipped fol
the future, both from moral and al
intellectual standpoint.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
NEARBY NEWS Rp &
TOLD.
Mrs. B. r. Dead.

The residents of Greene county was
shocked Sunday morning when the in
telllgence went out that Mrs. B. R,
Gay, of Speigkts Bridge township
who the day before was in her usual
health, was dead. Early Sunday
morning, before the family was up.
Mr.. Gay heard his wife, who was
asleep in the same room, making a
noise as if she were struggling. He
at once went to her bedside. but too
late to render any assistance, Mrs.
Gay dying in less than five minutes.
She was known to be a sufferer from
heart trouble, of which she doubtless
died. She was about forty-cne years
of age and the mother of seventeen
children, sixteen of whom survive her.
one being six weeks old Saby. She
is survived also by her mother, Mrs.
Mrs. Mary Walston, four brothers,
Messrs. Abe, Frank, Rufus and Philip
Walston, and two sisters, Mesdames
r. d. S. Dixon and Rufus McKeel. all
of Greene county.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
COMPLAIN AT SERVICE.
Pritchard Informs SeabOard 1t Must
Give Adequate Accommodation.

Asheville, n. c.. Sept. S.-A- number
OF patrops Of the Seaboard Air Line
nave called Judge Pritchard's atten-.
ton to the fact. that the managers of,
1.-THE road are not furnishing adequate
accommodations to the travelling pub
lie, and that in many Instances par
ties, both ladies and gentlemen, are.
required to stand. up for several.
miles, there being insufficient seat ac--
icommodations for all the passengers
who purchase tickets. The judge has
zcalled the matter to the attention of,
1.-THE receivers of the Seaboard Air Line
with the request that they report the
facts to him and with the further re-
quest that adequate accommodations.
be furnished the travelling public in,
,very instance. q
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
GENERAL CoRB1N DEAD.
The End Came at a Hospital After al
Operation.

New York, Sept. 8.-Lieut.-Gen.
Henry C. Corbin, U. S. A., retired, died
in Roosevelt Hospital in this city this
afternoon after an operation for
venal disorder. General Corbin would
have been sixty-seven years old IN
few days. Mrs Corbin and ex-Gov.
Myron T. Herrick of Ohio, his person
al friend. were at his bedside when
death occurred.
General Corbin had been suffering
for two years from the malady which
ultimately resulted in his death. lie
went to Carlsbad for treatment on
June Il last. The waters there ap-
peared to have improved his condl-
ton after two weeks stay, and he re-
turned to England, where his former
trouble recurred and he went to Paris
to consult with physicians.
The generals trouble developed
more seriously while he was in Paris
and he determined to return to amer
dca. With Mrs. Corbin he arrived her
.on Sunday last, and was taken to tn
Roosevelt Hospital. The operation
was performed Tuesday morning
Following the operation, General Cor
bin revived and the work of the sur
sgeon was regarded as a success. btl
at about midnight last night a weak
ness of the heart developed and deaf
,ensued few hours later.
General Corbins body was taken t
his home at Highwood, Chevy Ghas'
near Washington.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-11
HAPPY HOO HOO HAVE A HOOT.
Handsome Bronze Memorial Tablet tt
Mark Orders Birthplace.

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. 9.-This
was the big day of the eighteenth an
-nua1 meeting of tho -rpnnafa fanafed Or
der of Hoo Hoo, a fraterna1 and social
lodge of the National Lumbermen's
Association, which held its opening
exercises yesterday. This being the
ninth day of the ninth month, the del
egates assembled at the mystical hour
of 500 this morning to listen to the
annual reports and transact other
business OF a routine character.
The business OF the forene on was
hurried through and an .eafly I'd
journment was taken to permit the
delegates to take trip to the town
of Gordon, where the order first
sprsl into existence ia 1892. The
visit was for the purpose of dedJcat-
ing a andsome brolze memorial tab
let to mark the place where the order
was given birth. The site was thai
of the old Hotel Hall, in the parioi
j of which small group OF lumber
men met il 1892 and took the inftia
steps for the formation of the organi
zation which has since grown TO
membership of 10000, extending Pfae
4 tically all over the world.
The memorial tablet was deslgne.
by Julian Zolney, the noted St. Lout
sc<elptor, and was executed at eos
Of about $1,000. The dedication exer
cises were presided over by the Gran
Shark of the Universe, Plat 2 Walk
er. of Minneapolis. A feature OF tn
program was the reading of an od
Il written for the occasion by Harry
Miller, a millionaire lumberman {
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