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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
DAMAGE SUITS
TOTAL $4,000
Special Jury to Try Cases
Against Fair Association
May be Delayed.

Roanoke. Va, April 1.-THE cas-.
es Of various persons alleged to have
been injured I'm the fall OF one Of the
bleacher stands at the fair ground )
last fall, against the Far Associa-
ton, were set for. trial in the cor
poration court next Tuesday. Ow-
ms to engagements of some OF the
attorneys retained, the cases will
probably be postponed to a later
date
Suits aggregating $4,000 have
been filed TO date. Over SIXTY per-
sons are alleged to have sustained
injuries and have asserted Claims.
though so far not over twenty have
instituted suits. 1t Is presumed those
who have not yet sued will avail. the
decision in the cases first tried be-
fore entering suit.
The collapse OF the west bleach er
occurred on the big day of the fair
last September, while the races were
on, and created great excitement at
the time. Members Of the associa-
ton and citizens assisted the physi-
clans, who were quickly on the
ground, in removing the injured to
their homes.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
BASEBALL SEASON
OPENED TO-DAY
Washington and New York
Meet at the Capitol-New.
ark Had an Easy Victory
Over Yankees Yesterday.

Washington, April 12.-Wash ng-
ton and the New York (American
League) baseball clubs. open the
1909 season here today. While a
great deal OF New York money has
been flashed. It is not believed that
organization has n chance TO even
come anywhere near playing with
the Nationals. Washington has D
strong team, while the Yankees, un-
der Manager Geo. Stallings, Is SAIL
to be very weak. which proven by
the showing in she games on their
training trip. Newark yesterday had
an easy victory over the New York
Yankees. II that's the best they can
do the capital city team VII hav G
n walkovsrs The Athletics and Bos-
ton, american League), open the
season in philadelphia. The hall
million dollar park in the City of
Brotherly Love will be used for the
first time.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12

as ballast. especially ut times whe,
water rates were low. He produced
figures to show that during tho
eight months OF the recen. coal FAM
inc. due to the strike and shutting
down OF the mines. In which period
coal by special act was admitted free
there were imported 5000. 900 tons
from England. Then, too, he said /.
that IL Nova Scotia could send $780,
600 tons OF culm into New England
port, at a Is cent duty. with coal
free. 1t would send In from Ave to
ten times that amount. and as the
imports Increased under this d 'scrim-
mating practice. American workmen
would continue to be thrown out Of
WORK or mines shut down. II. he
said, the high grade coal imported
as slack had been compelled 10 pay
81 cents duty the government would
have received 200. 900 IN addition
al duty, and to that extent the pres
CONTINUED on fourth page)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
BAILEY COOPER

On Wednesday afternoon at two
O'Clock, Bertha Pearl the attractive
daughter Of Mrs. j. II. Cooper, be-
came the bride OF James Mason Bal
ley at the home OF the brides moth.
.eT near Rocky Mount, Virginia.
The parlor and din ng room were
beautifully decorated with ferns and
eyergreeDs, the co'or scheme being
old rose and white.
At O'Clock an elegant SIX course
luncheon was served to all the IN
vited guests. The ceremony wac per.
formed by Rev. Il. X Nelson, pastor
OF the Rocky Mount Baptist church,
In the presence OF limited number
Of friends and relatives. The wed.
ng march from Mendslssohn was
rendered by Mrs. DIT. w. r Chitwood
The bride was beautiful in a hand.
some gown OF old rose with hat and
& owes TO match. The r.bbou bearer.
were Irene Cooper, youngc siste;
o. the bride. in an old rose en- ire
and Mary Elizabeth Cooper, hel
ni5ce, wearing VIII te silk.
She was attended by her sister
Miss Nan Helm Cooper as maid o.
honor, with Dr. r. w. Younger. Miss
Cooper wearing an exquisite gown oil
old rose. The groom's best man was
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
CRIMINAL COURT
Two Men Sentenced to Pen
Robbins Acquitted in the
Whitaker Case Indict-
ments for Moonshining

Several Indictments have been
found at this term OF the cour. for
the lille L sale of liquor. Lewis Math
eny, William Barger and Frank Cecil
all OF Princeton. are among the num-
Der indicted. They worked the loan
racket described In another column.
Matheny and Barger We're arrested.
but Barger managed TO escape .he
sheriff after he was in custody, Cecil
got wind Of the indictment and skip
ped.
Williams Robbins, indicted with
the Miller boyH and others for the
assault on Howard Whitaker and
his aunt, who was shot. was acquit-
ted. It was charged against Rob-
bins that he threw a rock and struck
Howard Whitaker. but the ev dence
did not sustain the charge. The
trial OF the other defendants has
not yet been held.
VIII Meyers, colored. convicted OF
unlawful shooting, was sentenced 10
two years in the penitentiary.
I'D. Taylor, one OF the car rob
bers, arrested several weeks ago,
was convicted and given n two years
sentence.
Neal Ross. co,ored, was sen. To
jail for 80 days for etealing a SUI {
case from y. ID. Crouch.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
C0RNETT insane
Bramwell King of Finance
SO Declared by Jury-Has
Done a Big Business Since
He Went to Jail.

H C. Cornett. the Bramwell king
OF FINANCE" who was preparing to
own the town when taken into custo-
dy on a charge OF swindling, has
been pronounced insane by a Mercer
county Jury. They and, however,
that he was not insane when he COM
mftted the forgeries at Bramwell.
and III he Is ever released from the
asylum for the insane he will have
to stand trial for his offenses. Cor
net was we'll supplied with bank
checks and has issued a number OF
them since he was sent to Princeton
some eight or nine months ago. Re
Gently he ordered several barrels
OF beer in the name OF the turnkey
at princeton and accompanied the Or
der with bogus check. The order
was hlled before the check was dis
| covered to be worthless. He made
another order In the name of Bob
Tabor, and obtained the shipment OF
several barrels OF whiskey, In the
same manner. He made a purchase
OF show cases and store fixtures to
the amount OF about three thousand
dollars, for VIII 'ch he cent a bogus
check. and few days ago he gave
Davis Thorn check with which to
discharge all his debts. He also
claims that he is going to erect a
traction line between Princeton ard
Blueheld. II he is not insane, he is
clever actor.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
BOXING BOUT
MCGEE and Adams will Meet
Tonight on the Stage at
Elks Opera House-Both
Men in Fine Condition.

Tonight a 0parring match will be
pulled off at the opera house be-
tween Ed MCGEE. OF Brooklyn, 90l
Willie Adams, the English lad, who
now makes Bluefield his home. Both
men have been in training for the
past ten days and are in fine condi-
ton. An exhibition may be expect
ell tonight that will surpass any
thing heretofore seen n this section.
A good house IS freely predicted.
The men box with 4 ounce gloves
under the Marquis OF QueenJbury
rules.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
TEACHING
A MARSHAL
How a Princeton Moonshin
er Sold Him Whiskey
and He Didn't
Know It.

An interesting story comes from
Princeton OF the experience OF a
deputy u. s. mar-hal who was look
ing for violator5 OF Uncle Sans rev
enue laws. The deputy approached
an old negro suspected OF moonshin-
ing and tod him he was dying If a
thirst and must have ONE liquor.
The darkcy very obligmgly told MIN
no thought he could get It for him
for about Is cents a pint The dep
uty agreed TO pay the price and
and handed him six bits whereupon
the negro said: Boss II you viii.
jess be 50 kin as ter hole dis yer
box TO- me unit ! gets back ! thinks
can git for go sho'" The deputy
took the box and the darkcy went
his way to find another cutOmcr.
After waiting considerable length
of time the deputy decided that the
darkey was either having trouble TO
find the liquor or had vamoosed with
his six b Is. lie thought h would
examine the contents OF the box aud
sec II the negro had left anything
OF value for which he was likely TO
return. and on opening the box he
found the pint OF liquor for which
he had paid. The deputy said ne had
no further busness in a communi-
ty where they were as slick as che
old negro and he left without MAX
ing a0v arrecfg
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
GETTYSBURG MEMORIAL
TO VIRGINIA TROOPS
Diversity of Opinion as to
Where the Site should be
Committee Returns From
Battlefield Governor Re-
turns.

Richmond. Va. April 12.-Gover-
nor Swanson 10 back at his office to-
day after "trip to Gettysburg, whero
he went with the, members of the
Gettysburg Memorial Association. to
select a site for the memorial to be
erected in the national park OF the
famous battle-ground in honor. OF the
Virginia troops who figured so val
iently In that mighty conflict. The
committee in addition to .he COVER
nor. consists OF Senator Daniel.
State Senator II. A. Edmondson
Delegate Stephen p Read. and Col.
Thomas +. Smith There was much
diversity of opin ON regarding wher.
the site should be. blu. the members
of the commission returned to their
homes unable to agree upon site
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12

nothing else. He quoted from a
speech by Senator German in tho
senate, July %. 1894, when that
Democratic senator made a strong
and successful appeal for a liberal
duty on coal.
In addition to the great injustice
that would be done the coal busi-
ness, IN VIII CHI large sums Of money
are invested and in which hundreds
OF thousands of men are employed
as wage earners, IL coal were made
practically free. Mr.. Elkins said the
FIRE ght receipts of the coal carrying
roadJ would be decreased, and in in
Vulnerable ways would the wage
earning capac ty OF the laboring
classes be reduced. He also pointed
out that free coal would not help
tho interior states, for the reason
! that not a pound OF Canadian Goa,
could reach them because OF the long
haul. The natural competition that
would exist along the border and the
seaboard caused by free coal from
Canada would end at points where
the additional freight charges equal
ed the advantage caused by the diff
ference in the or ginal cost OF the
coal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
BOY MATR|C|DE
Electrocuted in New York
This Morning Declared
a Wish to Die.

Ossining, ~. Y. April 12.-B IT.
nard Carlln, twenty-five years old,
who X lied his mother IN Brooklyn
April Sth, 1908, paid the penalty for
his crime here this morning when
he was led TO the electric chair and
shocked 20 death. Only one shock
was given and the boy was pro-
nounced dead. He was eager to go
TO the chair. He said he realized
the enormity of his crime and that
he wan'ed TO die.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
ATLANTIC TO
THE MISSOURI
Gigantic Railroad Merger is
Planned-Ch Chesapeake and
Ohio and Other Railroads
Are Included in the Mer.
ger.

Chicago, April 12.-It is reported
that Edwin Hawley, backed by Paul
Morton, John w. Gates and Theodore
p. Shonts, is about to merge the
Chesapeake and Ohio, Cover Leaf,
Chicago and Alton, Chicago, Cincin-
natl and Louisville, Iowa Central and
Minneapolis and st. Louis railroads
into new trunk line.
Chicago officials OF the various
roads concerned stated they could
not confirm the report.
The merger of these roads would
furnish another line from the Allan
tic seaboard to Nebraska.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12

J. r. Webb. The other attendants
were: Mis-, Addie Price Cooper.
gowned In an old rose satin effect. o
la princess. with Mr.. s. II. Cooper,
brother OF the bride: Miss Bessie
Wilmer Cooper in champagne sat.
In princess, with MIR. o. A. Bailey
brother OF the groom.
The couple were the recipients OF
many handsome presents IN silver
and cut glas. The bride and groom
left on an cary train for New York
Washington, philadelphia and other
northern cities. whence they will re
turn In three weeas and mako the l
future home at Rock. w. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
IN FATHERS STEAD
Old Man Will Serve in the
State Prison Willingly
to Save His Father

Oh cago, H.. April 12.-Charles
Bidwell, near'y eixty years old today
prepared to go before Judge Chetlain
anu ask thai he be sent to Joliet, n
willing prisoner, TO save his father.
Benson Bidwell, seventy years old.
whose life was despaired Of, from
dying in jail. Benson Bidwell will
go free as soon as the court accepts
the terms OF the agreement made
by the ION. The Bidwells were in
terested in cold motor" scheme.
which was TO net chem a fortune
when the police bounced down upon
them and charged them with work
ing a confidence game.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12

The Wash ngton Post of satur-
day said:
Before the Senate committee ION
financq Senator Elkils yesterday
made strong Glowing against the
reciprocal clause or the Payne bill
In the coal schedule, and predicted
that If Congress followed the prin-
c!ple W I'll regard TO that article laid
down in the House bill. many men
would be thrown out of work, inves-
ted capital would suffer. and in West
Virginia alone three Repub lean
members of the House would be lost
in the next election He declared
that West Virgin a was won in the
presidential campaign on the tariff
question, and in the consideration
OF that cubject coal was the chief
topic of discussion, because 4 was
the great industry OF the state.
ALWAYS A DUTY ON COAL
Mr. Ellkins produced statistics to
show that there always has been a
duty on coal. William l.. Wilson, OF
West Virginia, chairman of the ways
and meanc committee that reported
the tariff biz that bears his name
reported in favor of free coal, but
the congress overruled him and Mr.
Wilson, Mr.. Elkins said, was defeat
ed by his own people for reelection
because of the position he took.
AS early as 1889 a duty of SO cents
ton was placed on coal. and sue
ceeding tariff lave provided the fol-
lowing rates of duty on that article
1890, "a cents; 1898 ,s1.25; 1912
$3.50; 1916, s1.40; 1924, $1.6S;
1893, $40; 1912. $1.75; 1916, 80
per cent ad valorem, equivalent to
$3.50; 1862, 81; 1864, $1.10; 1865,
$1.25; 1873, IS cents. The Morrison
tariff of 1888 imposed a duty of rs
cents On C, al and 80 cents on slack
Or culm; the Wilson law 40 cents
on coal and Is cents on SLACK or
culm, and the D'ngley law, 67 cents
culm. OF all proposed tariff meas
ureJ, Mr.. Elkins said, only the Will
son and the Payne bills have provid
ed for free coal.
The West Virginia senator called
attention to the fact that for period
of eleven years-1S54 to cary 1865
there was practically free coal un-
der a trade treaty with Canada, bat
the reciprocal arrangement then en-
tered nto by Democratic congress
included many other American pro-
ducts. such as cereals, fish, dairy
products, hides, ores Of all kinds,
timber, rice, cotton, flax, hemp, un-
manufactured tobacco, etc. Thi'
treaty was terminated by a Demo
cratic congress, and coal was pat
back on the dutiable list.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
CASTRO ON
THE MOVE
His Party Not Permitted TO
Land or Communicate
With Shore at La
Guaya

Washington, April ia despatch
received by the state department tho
morning announces that the steau-
er Guadeloupe, with Senior Castro
and party aboard, arrived at La
GGaya late yesterday. The party was
not permitted 20 land or to communi-
cate witn the shore nor was tho
steamer allowed To be locked. Sns
therefore proceeded To the next
stopping pace, Savinilla. Colombia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
ELECTRIC CHAIR
Awaits Negro Brute in Rich
mond if He is Caught

X chmond, Va, April 12.-The po
lice OF Richmond are today cedrching
for a negro brute who attempted a
criminal assault upon Miss Carrie
Landers last evening, in from: OF her
home on Cherry street. The negro
struck her and dragged her into an
alley, where he was scared away
by the screams Of the girl.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
BLACK HAND
MURDER
Third Victim at Tampa, Fla.
Since January First

Tampa, Fla, April 12.-The assas-
sination OF Giuseppe Flcarotta.
wealthy West Tampa italian here
yesterday, was the third victim %
the black hand In this city since Jaa-
usry 1st. Fcorratta was Instantly
killed and The murderers, dropping
their weapons in the street, made
good their escape.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
MT. ETNA ACTIVE
Inhabitants Fear That Dis
turbance Presages An
other Earthquake.

Rome April 12.--With it's crater
belching forth great clouds OF smoXe
and cinders, Mount Etna is today IN
active eruption. Cinders are de-
scending in a fiery hail upon the
mountain side. The inhabitants fear
that this presages another des.ruct-
i've earthquake.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
DESTRUCTIVE
FOREST FIRES
Six Million Feet Cut Lum.
Der and 1900 Acres of
Timber Destroyed

Plainiield, Conn, April i2.--One cf
the wort forest fires ever known In
this part Of The country has been
burning In Eastford and Ashford
during the past two days. More than
six million feet of cut lumber was
destroyed in one place and twelve
hundred acres Of mber and burned
over east OF PhoeniXville.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
LOSS TO MINES

Free coal, however, would injuri-
ou-ly affect the American public gen
orally. he said, by reason Of the loss
that would come to the mines tina.
were in competition with Canadian
coal. forced reduction in any ne
of manufacture or business, Mr.. FL
kins pointed out, had an effect upon
similar lines OF industrial activity,
no matter how widely scattered, and
when il was known that the average
profit on btumlnous coal was but Is
cents ton 1t could be eadly seen,
he believed, that even small dis
turbance would work great harm 10
the business and the men employed
in Il.
Senator Elkins at some length
pointed out to the committee the in
justice, from his point Of view, done
to the coal operators OF West Vir-
ginia and other states in the matter
of the Importation of slack or culm.
which, Of course, would come In free
under the reciprocal clause OF the
Panye bill. During the last year more
than 100000 tons Of this was In
ported, chiefly at Boston, and sup.
piled by the Dominion Coal company
Of Canada. This was done under a
. cent ton rate, and this product
was entirely taken up by the 400
by-product ovens of Boston, in the
manufacture of coke and the sale
of gas.
Coal to be satisfactory for coke
and gas manufacture NUT be crush
ed and reduced to very fine condi-
lion, something like powder. When
the duty on slack was reduced to
1 . cents, in order to avail themselves
Of the difference between that figure
and the higher duty on coal, the No
va Scotia mines crushed the coal ia.
| tended for the Boston ovens GO tina.
IL would pass through the required
screens, and in that way gave these
New England factories a high-grade
coal at a reduced rate and in an ad.
vapced state requiring but little ad
ditional labor. This, Mr. Elkins saiC
naturally Disseminated against thu
natural slack Of the West Virginis
III mes, which had to stand the Ions
rail and water haul and transporta.
ton charges. The Federal govern
me1t, he said discovered the fraut
and stopped it. Then, so the senator
pointed out. there Nova Scotia mines
prepared shaking screens and higi
Triples from which the coal wa
dropped so that It was reduced t,
the consistency Of slack or cull
through apparently natural causes
and n this fashion they have con
t!nued to obtain an unfair disorimi
nation against the domestic culn
and n'ack
He read letters TO the committc
to sdbstantlate the conditions h
pictured and declared that the o1l
pract cal meth OF preventing a con
tinua1ce Of such frauds against tn
revenues OF the government and dis
elimination against American mine
was to provide the same rates of du
ty on all grades OF coal. Particular
ly was this true, he insisted, wher
the culm. for which the factories o
New England clamor. fs hiqh Grad
stun and will continue to come in a
culm, although in reality It is tn
best grade of Canadian coal.
Mr.. Elkins also pointed out tina
II duty on coal Is removed throngI
reciprocal arrangement, large guam
titles of It would come from Englan
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12

You pay 81 ghtly more for Mont
tor FuIyerized -four but you get quail
ity for the difference.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
AUSTRIA THE SCENE
OF Noes

La'bach, Austria. April 12.-Thrce
separate earthquakes were register
ed here today by seismograph in
struments.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
SENATOR ELK|NS ON
COAL RATES IN TARIFF BILL

He Assails Reciprocal Claus in Payne Bill Unfair
to Mining Industry-W est Virginia Senator De-
clares That Injury to Labor and Capital is Threat
ened-Injustice Done % operators by House Meas
ure-Frauds Against evenue Charged to Nova
Scotia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12
UNFAIR, SAYS ELKINS.

Mr.. Elkins contended that Il was
manifest J unfair to the coal produc-
ers OF the country to give reciprocal
relations with regard to coal and
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-12

The Wash ngton Post of satur-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-27
Realty Transfers.

The following transfers OF Cam
eron County real estate have been
GIed for record with the county clerk
since The Herald's last report
Cora A. Warren and W. J. Warren
to Oryin and Russell McChesney, part
of lot 1, block 80, San Benito; con
sideration S2,250. \
San Benito Land and Water Co.
20 Abed E. Dickinson, Sr, 80 acres
comprising farm lots ,, Z, and 10,
block 46, San Benito; consideration
$2,25O.
Same to same. 10 acres, farm lot
,, block 1916, san Benito; consider
alton $4,000.
Same to same. forty acres, farm
lots , and 13, block f47, and IS
o and s block San Benito; con
federation $4,000
T J. Clay and Francisco Clay to
NJ H. Cross. lots 6. T. s. block d,
san Benito; CONSIDERATION $55O.00.
s. c. Moore to NJ. II. Cross, lots
/ o, II and -, bloc, 20, San Benito;
consideration, $1,000
A. ". Davidson John Hammer
land, lots and ,, block %, Ray
mondville; consideration $4,000.
F. S Hunt to J. P. Stevenson,
share %, Espiritu Santo Grant; three
acres; no consideration mentioned.
Edward Mullen TO T R. WEIGH,
lots I and s, block 20, San Benito;
consideration 100000.
L. D. Crawford to F. H. Wede-
gartner. los II and u. block Al,
an Benito, $500.
San Benito Land & Water Co. lots
pany to San Benito Sugar Co, lots
lis. 119, 120, 121, 122, 1913, 125,
126, 127, I2S, 129. $50. 131. 1872,
1913. 1874. 1S5, 1876, 197, 19S. 1879, to
EOS. 10 a each, San Benito at s44
per acre.
San Begto Land and Water Co.