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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
ELECTRIC CHAIR
FOR THE TAYLORs
Powhatan Murderers Con.
victed-T Two Must Die;
One Gets Is Years.

Richmond, Va, March 25.--At
Powhatan Courthouse yesterday the
jury AVER forty minutes delibeha-
ton returned verdict finding Joe
and Isham Taylor guilty OF murder
In the first degree, and John Brown
guilty OF murder in the second de-
gree, and fixing the latter's punish
ment at fifteen years In the penlten-
tiary
The first degree murder verdict
carries with II death in the electric
char.
The men are three OF number OF
negroes charged with numbering
Mrs. Mary e. Sklpwith and Walter
G. Johnson, the manager OF her o.
tate, and afterwards Getting fire to
the historic hcme Southeast"
william Brown, son OF John
Brown, rs also upder indictment,
and his trial will commence today.
IL Is expected that this hearing will
require only a few hours and that
the verdict will be had in HIS case
this afternoon.
There was Mo indication OF trouble
on the part of the large crowd in
attendance at the trial, and none IS
anticipated. The negroes teem not
TO realize their position, and re
ceived the verdict OF the jury calm-
~
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

WILL CLOSE
TOMORROW
A Boomerang on the Part of
the Board of Educate
to Force the People Into
Rstifying the Indepent-
emit School District.

At aimeeting OF the board of ell
ucationf OF Beaver Pond district held
last nisht It was decided to diseon-
siane an schools except the high
school Within the city tomorrow.
March s6th. as the schools will have
been - session for a period OF six
month"; at that time. 1t is believed
that this action was taken for the
sole purpose OF browbeating the pub
tic into voting 70 ratify the Beaver
Pond Independent school district
bill. 11ie public are curious to know
VIII this stand was taken on the part
OF the board Just at thfs time. The
board passed the following re,olu-
lions.
Whereas, the pubic free schools
OF the city OF Bluefeld have alreaoy
been kept open for six months, the
bericd provided by law. and
'ySpa.ereaS. no provision has been
made IN the mapner provided by law
for extending the term beyond the
prescrSbed tenn of six months; thsre
fore. be ii
Resolved, that the public schools
within said city be and are hereby
declared c'oaed and di continued
from aud after Friday, the 2eth day
OF March. 1909, and all contractg
with feaehers for longer period
than six months are declared void
as 70 We time in excess OF six months
TINS resolution does not apply TO
the E,<Sses Pond Hfsh echoed, new
being conducted, which shan contia-
ne for the term OF nine months"
The public are Indignant and de-
sire toknow just why such action was
taken on the even of the election %
ratify or reject the Independent
school bill.
The DAILY Telegraph says that
The board had decided at one time
to take the chances OF extending the
schools to nine months, but last
night the matter WIS thoroughly
discussed and the foregoing resolu-
lions adopted
We are unable to understand why
the board OF education should adopt
such vacillating business methods.
To contract with the teachers for Il
term OF nine months under the pres
ent law, Is manifest unfair to the
teachers as they are thrown out of
a position at this time without no.
tice. The board OF education was
fully aware OF the law upon the
subject and should have acted more
advisedly If the law only permit
ted them 10 continue the schools for
period OF six month"; why did they
contract with teachers for .onger
term?
We would also Ike 20 inquire just
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
CAMP CLARK
ONPAYNEBILL
Minority Leader Discusses at Length the Tariff Meas
ure Before the House Payne Measure is Revis-
ion Upward Sugar Schedule Comes in For
Share of Ridicule

Washington. March 25.-In.erest
In the tariff discu sion In the
House OF Representatives conferred
In the speech OF Mr.. Clark (Mis-
sours). minority leader and rank
ing Democratic member of the
Committee on Ways and Means. de-
lwered yesterday.
AS preliminary to his set speech
Mr. Clark provoked the House to
great laughter, and Mr.. olmstea
(Pennzylvanfa) the chairman, to No
htsie embarrassment by oongratula-
ting him upon the advelt yesterday
of son.
HAS PRAISES FOR MIR. PAYNE.
For Mr. Payne. the minority lea
der. he had only words OF praise
and his remarks in tina. coansc-
opn elected applause on beth sides
Mr.. Pay0e's powers or endurance
he declared. were a marvel, and
his nine-hours speech on the tar
in had made him a great histori-
cal person. Indeed said Mr.
Clark. The has knocked higher
than kite the idiotic theory of
DIR. 0sler." The speech of che
majority leader he characterized
as superb vindication OF his physi-
cal and mental strength.
Mr.. Clark also had kind word
for every member of the Committee
on Ways and Means. 1--WE worked
hge galley slaves in trying to ascer-
tain the truth" he said. He den, cd
that the committee had bullyragged
any witness, as he said had been
charged, and declared that If any
witness had received an indecent
word in the committee. room he
had provoked 1t by his own acts.
Mr., Clark said that at the bot
tom of the movement for tariff re
vision, was President Roosevelt. al
never had any de'us.ons about
that man." he Eaid amid shouts OF
laughter. HE Is gone" me eaid
I'm mOck cones or sorrow. Adj
dressing the Republicans. he said:
Some Of you hope he will new
er come back. But my regret Is
that he left at all, because IL he
had stayed here you would have
been IN such row within ninesy
days that ycm would not know
whether you were Republicans or
Democrats.
Mr.. Clark said he sat In the
House yesterday and heard Mr..
Payne say he had been in the House
twenty years preparing tariff bills.
My God" he exclaimed, "wha.
set of lies he must have heard
ia that tim,."
Mr.. Clara read some comparisons
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

FOR MURDER
Apprehension of Skpvth johnson Murderers Put Stop
to Their Diaboli.a. Schemes Had Plotted Other
Murders for the Purpose of Robbery

Powhatan Courthouse. March %.
Joe and Isham 1ay'or and Lewis
Jenkins. all negroei, convicted Of
Murder In the first degree yesterday
cm charge OF murder In connec.
tion with the Skipwith-J ohason
case, were this morning sentenced
to die In the electric chair at Rich
mond on April 3oth. John Brown,
the negro who claimed to have seen
the crime committed while I'm a
DREAM and who wa, given fifteen
years yesterday. will be paced on
tria. tomorrow on a charge of arson
and burglary. He unquestionably
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
NATIVE UF SCOTLAND
KILLED IN COAL MINE
Body of William Burns Ia.
ken to Pocahontas and
Buried With Mason
ic Honors.

William Burns, a native Of SEQ
land, who came to this country about
three months ago, was killed IN the
Bottom Creek mines at Vivian on
Monday Yesterday his body was
taken to Pocahontas and buried from
the Masonic temple at that place.
Mr.. Burns was a member OF the Ma
-onic order Ia Europe. The remains
were In charge of members on Wv
ian Lodge No. los. A. y and a. ~.
as follows: r. EdHdge, W @
Haze, G w. skel;on. John Goodson.
r. l. Fitch, J. O. stultz and b. Bell.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
SARATOGA WANTS
THE LID LIFTED.
Famous Gambling Resort
Tired of Being Good
Would Welcome Re-
turn of Garfield

Saratoga, March Saratoga
has declared In favor OF being q
wide open town II will be 30 vida
open, It is said, that Richard Cam
field could come back with his mag
nificent club house and gambling
annex without being disturbed By
the authorities. In fact. Il Ia said
by certain wei known citizens. tn IT
canneld would be welcomed with
open arms by the business people
OF the city who have seen their biis-
ines go down to practically moth
Ing during tho present regime.
while the lid has been on.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

will be given death senkeacs.
There has been much tax { yis-
leace here. but the speedy melting
out OF Justice has made the peop:s
ca m aud they now feel sstisaed to
'es the law take its course. The de-
tails of the crims as brought out b.
wines es show that the crime st
Southeast was one OF the most
brutal ever committed anywhere n
any time. II has also been learned
that several other peoRe IN the
county wore TO have been murdered
by this anne gang that has the cleo
trio chair now awaiting them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
.BALKAS WAR
AvERTED
Action Of Russia Removes
Incentive of Servia to GO
to War with Austria

Paris, March 25.--Advices from
Vienna today state that Russia has
formally announced her acceptan 80
OF the latter's annexation OF Bosnia
and Herzegovina. The action IL is
confidently believed, cleared up the
Ba kan situation, as It robs Seryia
OF her only property worth consia-
ering in the event of her going to
war with Austria.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

why they decided to take the chance
OF continuing the schools for nine
months and shen decide otherwise
on the eve OF the slectionr
There l. provision by which the
schools could have been continue.
had the board OF education done its
daty AT The proper time. Sec % aud
2S, of Chapter % OF the Acts of
1905. have made ampe provision
fer the extension OF schco 5 BY the
board of education In any III trict or
independent district upon the re.i-
ton OF fifty tax pay RS ana the sub
mitting CT the question at any gen.
eral election. The beard could have
followed this course at she prope.
time without deprhing Bluofeld OF
a nine months schco' Ju { why Il
failed to do It's duty in this regard
and then within one day OF the ex-
piration of the six months term d.
eide to discontinue the schools. we
are unable 20 understand If shls
was done for the purpose OF forcing
the people to support bin which
they disapprove u will evidently
prove a boomerang.
We do not believe that the PEG.
pie OF Beaver Pond d. rict will RAJ
ify the ill-aavised Independent.
school district bill. IL concentrates
too much power in the hands OF the
superintendent OF schools. II even
trips the school trustees Of the sub
district OF practically all their pow
er and places the same In the hands
OF the superintendent and board of
education A nd not person can be
hereafter appointed, not even
school trustee, un'e's he be nomina-
ted by the superintendent.
The new bi provides for Ave, in
stead OF three, members OF the board
of education, and II further provides
'dhat two additional members ehall
be appointed mpon the nomination
of the superintendent OF schools OF
the district" This is manifestly H.
advised, az the members so nomina-
ted by the Superintendent would fix
his salary ;also che term for which
he is employed. This leaves too
much room for abuse.
II - not reasonable TO suppose
that the superintendent would nom
mate a man who wou'd be adverse
20 him In any way. On the other
hand he would likely pace his
friends in nomination. The super
intendent is supposed to be ;mbordl-
nate and subject to The orders OF
the board of education. Under The
present bill the board of education
Is subordinate to the Ouperintend-
ent.
The bill further provides that the
superintendent shah be permitted
to visit any school In other cities
that he may desire and his travel
Ing expenses shall be paid In full.
There Is not limit to the expense
that may be incurred in that way.
The superintendent might take a
trip TO Europe under the new Jaw
and have the peop-e foot his expens-
Is out of the school building fund.
The bill opens the door to 5xtuv-
agance, and there are no limitations
upon the salaries that may be paid
or expenses incurred.
We do not believe the people Of
this city and OF Beaver Pond district
at large can be forced into voting
for mea ure so manife8tly contrary
to the best Interests OF the comnpi--
nifty
There are some things even
WORSE than closing our schools
TEMPORARILY, one OF which In
our opinion H. the Independent
school district bill.
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Pan
key, this afternoon, a son.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
MYSTERIOUS CASE
Bride Burned With Acid by
Person Unknown Dies
of Injuries

Vinccnnes, Ind, March 25.-Mrs.
Russell Culbertson, the bride my j.
teriously burned with acid and left
unconscious in a woodsheD died here
this morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

Chas. w. Akers OF this city. was
yesterday presented with hand
some Shrlner's emblem ny The Wa
sons Of the town or Welch Mr.. Ak
ers is very bright Mason and 2
popular man.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

reported today that He'en Foulker
was once the wife OF near re'asive
Of Mrs. Whitla, that Mrs. whitla
was partially responsible for the wo-
man being divorced from her hus-
band, and that the Kidnapping was
done more for revenge shan for mon.
oy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25

s. ~ Tabor died at his home near
ia j. Mills Tuesday, aged So years.
lie was a well-to-do farmer sDd hiah
iy respected.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15
THE HERALD REPUBLICAN, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. AUGUST 49, 1909

and Mrs Laban Hilton were Salt Lake
visitors this week
Mrs. William Murdoch. ST., spent this
week in Salt Lake.
Professor Robinson Of the Wasatch
High school was here from Provo Mon
day.
C. c. Clapper Of Theodore spent this
week in HebeT.
Miss sarah Baum of Idaho Falls is
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15

ter were passengers out of town on Mon
day.
Mrs. Jane Murdoch and Mrs. Maggie
Stevenson are visiting relatives in Salt
Lake for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Bishop left town
on Monday.
Mrs Elizabeth Condor is visiting friends
in Salt Lake and Midvale for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. = A. Murdoch and Mr..
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15

Misses Annie Mcmillan, Lulu Moulton.
Mrs. Mary Duke, Dan Mcmillan Warren
Hicken and George Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore JaspersOn is on a pleasure trip
on the reservation.
Charles Hatch visited in Salt Lake on
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. c Jensen took in the G. A. r.
parade al Salt Lake Wednesday
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15

spending two weeks with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Baum.
The following are spending ten days in
the Strawberry valley fishing and hunt
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hatch. Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Clyde.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Price. Miss Leoua
Burton and Messrs. Fawn, Murdoch and
Paul Roy.
A party of youag 1olks consisting Of
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15
HEBER CITY.

Especial to the 'Herald-Repubican
Heber, Aug 13-James Shanks was a
visitor to Salt Lake the first of this week.
4. W Palmer and son spent the week
in Salt Lake.
Robert Mcknight was an outgoing pas
senger Monday.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15
ONE EARE TODAY

To any station in Utah OH salt Lake
Route good returning ten days. Many
trains
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15

''Leviathan" Meals, City Prices.
ASK for anything" The best Of
cuisine. Quickest serice.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-15

McCielIan's Symphony Orchestra
Concert at Saltair tomorrow. 4:30 to
$3.50. In restaurant, 6 to 9.15. Fifty
performers. A musical treat.
"LeViathan" Meals, City Prices.
ASK for anything" The best Of
cuisine. Quickest serice.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
Situation in Georgia Rail-
road Strike Unchanged

ATLANTA. May ga settlement
By arbitration should not b. difficult
80 far as the Georgia Railroad strik.
ers' demands are concerned. Vice
President BAH Of the hremen's organ
izatlon said yesterday. because the
hremen are not trying 10 exact q
hard and fast settlement They
struck because ten white hremen
Eere replaced by negro hremen. The
railroad officials declare that the me-
u0es were put in these positions az
rewards for faithful service, and that
hes arc within their legal rights 10
uCh action. Upon this one crucial
l0lut 0f che controversy there has
.s see been DO sisu Of agreement
rle directors of the road. the gcncr
q manager and other officials we're
pa almost continual conference yester-
ay. and % vas reported that some
4 the directors strongly favored
ioyeu0r Smiths proposition for each
.ide 10 select three Ge0rgIans a. arbi
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
HOUSE PASSED COUNTY
UNIFORMITY Sc TO 26
Bill Had Been Previously Killed, But Was ReCOnSid-
ered---Senate'S Long Session.

TALLAHASSEE. May 2e.--Things
happened In the House yesterday,
when. following a change In senti-
ment. the Doke county uniformity OF
school textbooks bill was taken mp
ON reconsideration Of the vote by
which Il was recently killed and was
passed By a vote Of 80 90 26.
The next important action came
with the passage TO third reading Of
the Cash primary bill. which provides
among other things for disfranchise-
ment for an extended time OF persons
guilty OF bribery In elections.
The House devoted the afternoon
and night 90 the consideration Of the
general revenue bill This was taken
up informally in the committee Of
he whole and much discussion was
evoked.
Representative Davis offered an
amendment prohibiting the sale Of
liquors by licensed dealers IN
amounts OF less than half a pint az
I time. This was killed. but not un-
an Il had been warmly fought.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27

night. under the Leadership Of the so
called anti-corporation element. held
the alleged corporatiOnists down 60
what proved almost an all-night ses-
sion.
For several days Il has been nois-
ed about that the sO-called corpora
tlonists are endeavoring 90 block all
legislation by dilatory tactics IN Or
der 20 prevent certain measures COM
ing 20 a vote. This caused resent
ment and last night a caucus was
held. when Il was decided 10 apply the
water cure.
A night session was held and
when a motion 10 adjourn was made
az 10 O'Clock q was promptly voted
down. Repeated motions were turn
ed down and the minority then dis
covered that they were uD against
something.
The chair then ruled that motions
could not be IN order until business
has been transacted.
Following this the Senate settled
down 10 the calendar and after a
measure was acted upon a motion 10
adjourn was made. the ron cali was
demanded and the motion 10 adjourn
voted down.
Senate BHl 30. SIC by Mr.. Nc.
Creary. prescribing method Of serving
process upon nonresident cOpart-
ners having an Office or conducting
a business IN Florida. was ad-
yahced 20 third reading. as
was also House Blll No 900.
by Mr.. Doke Of Alachua. 20 encourage
establishment and maintenance Of un.
enclosed game preserves for certain
birds and other game.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
MELRosE NOTES.

MELROsE. May 26.-Mrs. NJ. J.
Barnett entertained quite a party OF
Hawthorn friends on Saturday. con-
slstlng Of Mrs. W. s. Moore. Mrs. NJ.
Hulme. Mrs ID. Hume. Mrs. Harry
Barnett, Miss NJ. Burkstresser and
Leo Johnson.
w. a. Lee and Mrs. Lee have gone
{, Lake City 20 attend the commence
ment exercises az Columbia College.
Their son. stets0n Lee. will return
with them.
Miss r. Kicks Of Highland was the
guest Of Miss L. Mack for the. week
end.
The many friends OF II. Barnett ex-
tend their regrets az the loss by IRE
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27

traitors. AR. Scott would not say
whether this ofIer would BE- accepted.
The directors include men with local
business Interests. which are liable
20 BE- affected unfavorably By a Ions
tie-up.
Hand cars. automobiles and inter
urban cars made little impression
upon the 5000 pounds OF delayed
malls IN the Atlanta postohice. Here
and there In the strike districts q GA.
raj postmaster shouldered q sack OF
outgoing mail. and after hours Of
hard work riding and walking man
aged 30 reach a railroad station not
affected b. the al1fe Reports were
current thai the FEDERAL courts might
interfere and place guards Ca trains
in order 30 set the malls through 80
such action. however. DEVELOPED Do
cally The strikers have announced
that they are willing % Ore engines
10 carry mails. but that such engines
must carry malls only and NOT pas
sengers.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
THE SENATE.

Consideration OF the BroOme bill
relating TO the liability OF railway
companies having relief departments
occupied nearly the entire time Of
the Senate. Some very lively dis
cusslons were aroused az times. The
consideration Of the bill will be re-
sumed today.
The Stokes loan shark bill was
passed 90 third reading.
Following several days Of most
strained conditions the Senate last
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-05-27
GRADUATING EXERCISES
OF STATE UNIVERSITY
DR.. Jas. H. billiard the Speaker Of OCCaSiOn---De'
GreeS and Medals Awarded.

the Union. Il may fall to our lot I'm
future to preserve the Union by main
tanning the principles upon which Il
was founded.
Concentration OF wealth has always
caused political disturbance. and in
restoring order there may be a de-
structiOn OF personal liberty and OF
the political hopes OF centuries.
He then gave a mastery sketch Of
the conditions existing I'm Rome dur.
ing the last hundred years Of the re-
public. He told OF the several mar.
tyrs who had been slain because of
their efforts I'm behalf Of the common
people. He showed how tragically
the one man who fully understood the
conditions had been instrumental In
bringing about the establishment OF
an absolute government; how Julius
Caesar. an aristOcrat by birth. a pOpu-
list in principle. had In the defense
Of the liberty and rights Of the peO-
pie found IL necessary to use methods
which finally led TO absolutism. Had
he lived fifty years he might have
saved the republic; as ii was he help
ed on it's decline.
In the same way insiduOus enemies
we're attacking our republican institu-
tlons. Attacked in time Il was pos
III. A.. n,-awrnuaa thaua utrf a. thaaa
enemies be allowed full sway for a
period OF years. the very friends OF
the people might by their efforts ad-
vance aristOcratie rule. We should
count the cost Of every gain for the
people
In particular he besOught his hear
ers TO study the questions arising
from the conflict between aristOcratic
and democratic views. Let them Op-
pose themselves TO all attempts of
individuals to gain special privileges.
And above all al present let them
study the workings OF protective tar
ms. which he believed was productive
nl many 0l luf fNlAe NJ" NAAoAalie az
the land.
A second principle that ought TO be
manfully sustained was that Of Home
Rule-hOme rule for the community,
for the county. for the State. In spe-
cial privileges, home rule, these
would help 20 preserve our demo.
cratic government
In conclusion be urged the import
ance Of one sentiment, idealism. Let
the young men form high ideals In
politics. and. regardless Of conse-
quences. strive valiantly 90 enforce
the workings OF these ideals. Thus
would democratic principles be main
tanned. Let Us rise above party. let
as froWn upon all schemes OF graft,
Of political corruption; let as strive
for the interests OF the common peO-
pie. OF the whole country. In doing
so. let as count the cost and use
means that will not ultimately bring
In a train OF evil results Let as
proht by the last hundred years Of
Rome.
President slsdd Awards Degrees.
VOLTS Orchestra then gave a