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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
Death of Henry H. Rogers
Affects Stock of Chesa-
peake & Ohio, Thougr Nor
folk & Western Not Dis
turbed.
N NACES c. 90. MUCH As EVER
Cannot be Aggressive Com
pctitor Immediately. Will
BE Big Money Maker.

One OF the interesting questions
which followed the death OF II. H.
Rogers was In reference to his Vir-
ginian railway. Wall street was con-
fused. and It's confusion was lncreas-
ed by the fact that on the day OF
Mr.. Rogers death the stock of the
Chesapeake ana Ohio Railway, which
the Virginlan parallels, ami OF which
II will become competitor, sold at
"A new high record. For nearly two
years no ole has supposed that Mr..
Rogers would ever be able to take
any active part In the management
of his latest and perhaps most expen
sive undertaking, and 80 for that
length OF time he and his associates
have been shaping the new road'n
affairs for last weeks regretable
event, says the Wall Street Journal.
If the VirginiaI Railway ever
seriously menaced the prosperity OF
the Chesapeake ami Ohio, It does
30 practically as much now as IL
ever did. The executors OF Mr.. Rog-
ers's estate will have no other
course than to administer the affairs
OF the railroad to the best of their
ability, to continue and perfect its
organization. and to find for II what
ever additional capital 1t leeds. All
these things II would have been done
Just about the same way II Mr..
Rogers had lived for another 30
years.
The question still remains wheth-
or the VlrginIan Railway Is or la
not serious menace TO the pros.
perity OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Wednesdays stock market move
mcnts have absolutely no bearing
on this poiht. II is significant that
the strength OF Chesapeake AMI
OHIO was accompanied by exceeding
activity In the stock Norfolk and
Western, which has only less to fear
from the entrance OF a really for,ni-
diblc rival Into the SOFT coal Reiis
han Chesapeake and. Ohio, was
wholly unaffected by tho news. \
few hundred shares OF i's common
stock were traded Ia at nee frac-
lioaal loss for the day.
Directors OF both the Chesapeake
and Ohio and the Norfolk AMI Yves
10 have prOfessed Indifference to
Mr. Rogers's enterprise almost from
it's inception, ana IL happens thas
director of the former gave utter
ancc 10 this same feeling toward T.
only few days before Mr.. R1gers's
!'c"asc. The CHIEF basis OF this at
tContiaaod on page SKI
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
Men and Women are Rough
ly Handled by Fugitives
From Polygamy of Salt
Lake Region.
MARRIAGE CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Norman Girl WEEDS Gentle
Chased from Settlement
&, in Canada.

Lethbridge, Alberta, May GA
mob OF thirty or forty Mormons yes
terday mobbed, threatened TO hang.
and severely handled three gentiles
two mgn ana woman-at Ma
grath. a Mormon settlement, one of
many In the section made up of
fugitives from Salt Lake, who came
here TO avoid prosecution for polyg-
amy. The trouble arose from the
marriage, a year or more ago OF n
Mormon girl to "A Gentle, James
Barclay, one of the men who was
pobbed. He declares this was the
cause OF The whole trouble.
Barclay, accompanied by his sister
and n friend by the name of Harri-
son, went down TO Magrath 10 urge
his wife to come back TO him.
She refused. lie finally declared
that IL she did not come back he
would take his child, which he did.
A mob gatherd. Barclay wac
shacklel by a man who called him
self sheriff He. his sister, and
Harrison, were hailed before a Nor
mon magistrate, who gave orders
that the child was to be returned to
its mother, and that the three gem
tiles qua the place on the first
train
The three were taken hand cuffed
to the station By the cheriff, who
meanwhile had sworn In deputy
sherifr5. They had been IN the wait
ing room some time when the mob
appeared.
Don't you ever come Lack here
again announced the lelGer OF the
mob, cor We will hang yor."
I'VE will hang them now" called
out some Of the men.
Get a rope
The mob rushed the three gen
tiles, knocked them down. Mcked
and beat them. soaked" them with
eggs, and threw Harrison through
a window.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
Curtain Falls Today on Now
Famous Wheat Deal
The Farmers Made Plen-
ty OF Money.
CAN DELIVER 100000 BUSHELS
Pattcn Holds Million Bush
els and Shorts Have Lit
tie TO Cover.

Chicago, May 20.-The curtain
was rung down today ON Jim Pat
iens now famous deal
The deal will go down into his
ory without any further blare Of
rumpcts
As near as can be estimated. the
winnings Of Pattcn and his associ-
ates have been a cool $4,000, 900.
MI figures ol the prcGts OF the
followers Of the big bull leader are
purely goe work, but &c Is safe 10
say they are in a good many mil
lions, AMI of course ne farmers have
pro3ted by the high market aud
have also reaped handsomely by the
manipulation, or the natural result
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
OUTLOOK
FOR VIRGINIAN
RAILWAY
ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO COME AND co

w. A. Ayers. of Lebanon, Is in
the city,
j, II. Whit, of Welch. is a visitor
In the city.
j. S. Hall is in Narrows on a
business trip.
a. c. Felts, OF Thurmond, Is visit
ing friends here.
w. J. Jordan, of oakvalc, is In
the city today
Harry Matz. OF Pocahontas, IL In
Blueiield today.
G. T. Franklin, of Rock, was In
the city last night.
Miss Nancye Leslie is visiting
frienda at Tazewell
j. NJ Burch. of Montcalm, was "A
visitor in the city last night.
Hon II. S. Baker, OF Bramwell
was I'm the city this morning.
j. &C. narst tx spending a few days
wit hrclatives at Dublin, Va.
u. b. Lee, of Bramwell, was n
visitor in the city last night.
j p. Parker, IA prominent manu-
faclurer of East RadforI, Is In the
city.
G. q. Thompcon and w. II. steele.
OF Tozewell, were In the city last
night
}. c. Pack and Miss Daisy Pack,
OF Bramwell, were In the city yes
tcrday.
Mrs. ID. l.. Hawk Is visiting her
father at Washington College, Ten.
neliee.
Misses Fannie and Emily Will
Jams, OF Richmond, are guests OF
Capt. David A. French, Oh Rogers
street.
Mr.. ana Mrs. w. l.. Turner left
this afternoon for Christiansburg.
Va. where they will visit their pa
rents over Sunday.
John Keg!ey, brother OF Rev. c.
X. w. Kegley, OF Bluehel, who has
been attending the Wytheville Train
ing school, has captured the schol-
arship for Washington and Lee Uni
We lily.
Capt. Tom Gregg, who was recent
j. elected vice conductor OF the
grand division OF tho Order OF Rail
way Conductors. ana has been very
sick silce the convention, Is now
reported mach better.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
MARRIED At
BRISTOL, TENN.
Dale White Captures Heart
and Hand of Miss Sallic
Fletcher.

Dao White. OF Oakvalc. and Miss
>allic Bclcher, daughter OF BOYD S
Belcher, returned this morning from
Bristol, Tenn, where they wero
united in marriage on yesterday.
They were accompanied By Il. Hen
ry Bailey, an uncle Of the bride.
and are now stopping with hin a.
his home IN South Bluefeld
Mr.. White is the youngest son OF
the late Jame5 A. White, who was
sheriff OF Mercer county at the time
OF his death. lie is a very popular
young man. The ide Is a grand
daughter Of Col William VI. Thomp-
son. OF Cross Roads. AMI has a host
OF relatives and friends ia the ci.
The Leader joins in wishing them
a long and happy life.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29

IS said that about 100000 bushels
is In the hands OF broXcrs and That
Patton holds about 100000. Thc
millers, II IL stated, cannot dT)fd -
sell their holdings. and Patton. who
has been selling from 100000 to
10000 bushels per wceF, can real
lily dispose Of his wheat. This would
leave The shorts very Lruc w.h
which 10 cover.
u IS estimated that Dig eastern
brokers are short TO Patton about
100000 bushels, which they must
deliver.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
ENGLAND HAS
EYES ON INDIAN
STUDENTS HERE
Son of Sultan of Baroda, at
Harvard, Says India Will
Shortly Become a Free
Country.

Cambridge Mass May 29.--Jais-
ingrlo Gaekwar. son Of the Sultan
OF Baroda and +. II. Voeel. OF Oc-
tacumuId, India, both stu tents at
Harvard, have been placed under
surveillance from Scotland Ya~ds for
he alleged recent utteranccs OF
theirs to the enecs that India would
shortly become a free country. Of
fetal Information to this effect has
been received by the Cosmopolitan
Club OF Harvard.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
DUEAl585 PISS THROUGH

a dl4dD,u e. EIukards from the
vi, pI.l lrorgh Bl'sdtlI today
H ron 90 llarrisonbUrg, Va. whore
.H- annual meeting IS I'm session.
IHr.n were twelve car loads i'm the
.,rt,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
ALSO GIVES BOND

As have the regular officers OF
the police department aivcn bond
TO the county court 10 Callv revolt
yers and police maccs, 70 was o1-
uounced today by Chief Of Police
George r. Newkirk th5 hi has also
been carried out by Special officer
e. a. Mitchell.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29

Mrs. II. s. Gillespie, ~ W.lcH
vino spent the winter iu Texas, on
account of her health ia returned
| ONE greatly improved.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
CAPT. Bon sACNDFHs DEAD

The many fionds Of capt Y. w.
saunders, for many yea in the
revenue service in West Virginia,
aad we'll known throughout the
southern part OF the state, viii re-
greet TO hear OF his death which oc-
CURED i'm Washington few lays
ago. He was Sd yea cf age.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29

The Rev. DIR. l.. A. Fox. of salem.
Va, Is the guest OF his brother. DR..
j. +. Fox, on Bland stseet.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29

Roy s. Thompson, OF Tazeweu,
lef, Thursday for Fort Worth. Tex.
where he Will locate.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29
WHEELING BOASTS
MILLIONAIRE MAYOR

Wheeling. W. va, My 29.--In
The municipal election he'll here the
Republicans elected all tie city Of
icers, with the exception OF the
mayor, and got ten out OF sixteen
councilmen
The Democrats elected Charles
Schmidt, millionaire brewer, may
or. over Richard Robertson. by a
vote of 1S9. s..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-29

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G.
Eas'ey On Ramsey street, daugh-
ter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06

I
pair of homely, red-knit slippers.
They are ugly enough" she re-
marked, but very comfy; and the old
ones are full of holes"
Morton smiled.
Thank you," he muttered. 81 shall
wear them tonight, after dinner"
There was a ring at the door.
"Grace Charming dropped in town
to-day" she explained hurriedly. "And
of course I had to- ask her in to din
ner."
The man frowned.
you see, Grace-Oh, I couldn't get
out of it, you know; though should
have liked this last night to ourselves
now that everything is over, and"
The second ringing of the bell in
terrupted. With futter, the woman
hurried to the door.
Miss Claiming. knowing the stu
alton, naturally was embarrassed. She
was rather beautiful young woman,
reputed to be clever. She had
known both of her hosts before
their marriage, and had been the first
to take dinner with them after that
event. 1t seemed now subtly tragic
that she should also be the last.
But Miss Charming found no refec-
ton of this spirit in her friends.
Despite the cleverness of their guest,
it was they who kept the atmosphere
cleared and conversation interesting
The dinner was good-Ella had pre-
pared it herself and everywhere
there were touches of the young
wife's individuality. Also, here and
there, were things that bore evidence
of being Morton's choice. These two
blended little, it seemed to Miss
Charming; and she was deeply moved
with the pathos of the end, now al
| hand.
In the little library, Morton agar
took his easy chair; and Ella sat be
side him, while Miss Claiming re
manned apart, an onlooker Morton
put on his new slippers and toasted
them by the fire.
Miss Charming wondered, yet knew
There could be no reason, save posi-
tive difference in temperament. Pres
emily she hurried away, and the TIVE
were left alone.
| The night wore on. They spoke iii
tie Always their remarks were pleas
ant, and both laughed. The fire died
Finally they retired.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06

cess. It was during the latter part OF
the '70's, if my memory is not at fault,
that there were many folks from the
western section Of the country that
warmed up to the theories concerning
the advantages of having the capital
removed from the banks of the Poto-
mac and located more centrally.
Among the schemes prepared to ad-
vance the plot was one that those who
were interested desired, looking to the
denial by congress of appropriations
for public buildings in all directions,
either as to the erection of new build
ings or improving those already in ex-
istence. Any reference to congress
sional faVors to the national capital in
those days will recall to many that the
helping hand from the capitol was not
then extended very heartily, and IA
vors were few and far between.
THE leading men of our town were
very much, agitated over the in
trigues that were being formed, even
though they never at any time gave
decided promise Of being a success,
and began the inauguration of plans to
offset them. Among the ideas was one
intended to bring the attention Of the
whole world to Washington by the
holding of a worlds fair in the city.
The hope on the part of great many
was that grand exhibition, some
thing after the big show at the Crystal
palace in London, which was still fresh
In memory, should be given, but when
the notion was mentioned to leading
men in congress and its aid petitioned
for, the solons on Capitol Hill looked
askant at the idea, and openly ex-
pressed their dissent to any betrayal
Of the public money in support Of such
great enterprise.
"All sorts Of ways were talked of to
Danish the capital removal ogre. 1t
was in the short time it existed YER
table ogre in the minds of 60 few Of
the substantial people of the city, who
could see the town deserted village.
Even then the subject of a change in
the city government was being moot
ed, with the idea of it being more &C.
ceptable one to congress than the one
we had.
81 tell you, my friends" said the old
resident, that of all the nightmares
that ever spread its wings over Wash
lngton, save those of war times, that
removal scare, engineered and prose
cuted by energetic western fellows,
with more or less approval from their
members in congress, caused more con
sternation in the hearts of our fathers
than anything else in the city's his
| tory"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
Derelicts at WASHINGTON,

No city on earth offers so few open
ings for men who must work for a liv-
ing as does Washington. from the fact
that outside of government jobs there
are few places to fill, says Lillian M.
Cheshire. There is nothing in the
line of manufactures and other open
ings found in other large cities. But
these unfortunates can live here a
long time on nothing a year, and this
from the fact that friends in the de-
partments help them along until they
realize that it is to be a perpetual
thing every payday; room rent is
cheap, and three-cent lunch rooms are
spread all over Washington. Friends
from home occasionally visit the city
and touches" of substantial nature
are made, and many of them get re-
mittaEces from home which they learn
to plank down for actual expenses, re
lying on chance acquaintance which
they meet in hotel Hobbies to furnish
all the necessary liquid refreshments.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
REFUSED TO BE CoMFoRTED


This historian was studying the
rape Of the Sabine women. While the
Sabine warriors were feasting with
their wives. you know, the Romans
stole and married those ladies'
The historian wanted to study the
grief ct the Sabine men. He visited
them, expecting to find them in sack.
cloth and ashes But some were NAV.
ing games. others sang and Others
again caroused
The historian. however, found one
Sabine weeping on rock. The man
crashed his teeth, and now he tore ont
handfuls of hair and beard, and anon
ne knelt and butted his head hard
against his rocky seat.
Come, comet said the historian.
soothingly. Bear up, my man. All
your friends have lost their wives mo
less than you. vet listen to their song
and laughter. Bear up. like them
All, groaned the Sabine, If YOU
but understood. MY wife was angry
and refused to attend the feast, and /
II left her at home.'"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
Center Of capital Social Life.

Washington has a distinct code Of
social rules different entirely from
those of any other city in the uni
verse, and once these are learned by
rote, the aspiring dame or damsel
needs only ordinary horse sense" to
obtain and retain a social position
which will put her in possession of
the good things of life, as viewed from
the standpoint of the winter-time resi-
dent of the capital.
Taking things as whole, no other
city affords such wide latitude as
to what does or does not constitute
society" It all depends upon the
point of view, and as ten persons out
of every dozen rush frantically into
the diplomatic camp it is pretty good
evidence that general interest centers
among the men and women who, as
guests of the nation" occupy a
peculiarly influential position in Off
cial society. The social phase OF
things, moreover, receives distinct
emphasis at the hands of the repre-.
sentatives of kings and potentates.
and nowhere in Washington does
swaggerdom so eheerfully congregate
as in the drawing rooms of the sew
eral embassies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
CONCERNING Germs.

Just now there is published story
about the results of experiments by a
physician who found % colonies of
deadly germs upon glass plate to
which "a vigorous and perfectly
healthy young girl had touched her
lips" The conclusion of the physi-
clan, or the writer of the article, that
kisses are, therefore, 'death-laden," is
hardly convincing, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal If the young woman
with % varieties of disease germs
upon her lips is vigorous and per-
fectly healthy" the inference is that
the % varieties of germs are not as
deadly as they are painted, and no Wig
orous and perfectly healthy person
should be greatly afraid of the girl
or greatly disturbed by the physicians
discovery.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
ORIGIN of the Club Sandwich.

Alan tombstone is said to have orig
mated the famous club sandwich, and
the story runs that on going to the
club one night between midnight and
daybreak he found the cafe closed, the
cooks gone, and being nearly
famished, he invaded the larder, toast
ed himself some thick slices of bread,
sliced them through, buttered them
while hot and laid thereon everything
he found in the refrigerator, cold
chicken, ham and lettuce, with a
spoonful of mayonnaise.
The result was such an epicurean
discovery as is not often made, but
the story was too good to keep; he
confided the recipe to his cronies and
it straightway became one of the pop
ular dishes of the club menu, and so
the father of the club sandwich, so
deservedly popular, is the present Brit
ish minister to Copenhagen.-W Wash
ington Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
Remarkable Signature.

In the Christmas number of the
Strand Magazine appeared what is
without doubt the most extraordinary
signature ever devised by a writer.
It is one which may be seen on hun
dreds of government papers at Wash.
ington, where the man who uses it
was for some years expert computer
of the United States Coast and Geo
detic Survey and astronomer of the
Carnegie institution. His name is
Herman S. Davis, and the signature
is made with two swift strokes of the
pen. 1t is not a mere monogram of
initials, either Though it has that ap-
pearance at first), but contains the
full name, H. s. Davis, and also the
year, month and day of his birth. It
can also be read exactly the same
viewed upside down.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
IN RAINING AS A Diplomatic
Sample of Manners of Understrappers
of Foreign Legations.

There seems to be an excessive pro
portion of pinheads in the diplomatic
corps, not among the headliners, be it
said, but in the ranks of the ump-
teenth secretaries and the second as.
sistant naval attaches, and all that sort
of thing, says Washington correspon
dent. Just the other day, when the
sixtieth anniversary of the clutching
of the scepter by Emperor Franz jos
eph WIS celebrated by a. mass at st.
Patrick's church, most of these light
witted, large-headed people turned
out.
One of them was standing around on
one leg, looking as wise as a cream
puff and as ornamental as a clothes
prop, when young man from the Star,
who, being temporarily detailed from
the neurotic atmosphere of the police
court to this aggregation of gold-laced
celebrities, was not as familiar with
their old-world names as he might
have been, stepped up to him.
''Will you kindly tell me how to spell
the name of your ambassador" he
said, as polite as basket of chips. Il
am not certain I have it right"
Did the animated pinhead tell him?
Was he polite? Did he act like a mem
Der of the human race? No! Never!!
He did not!!! He looked the reporter
over from head to foot with one of
those 'she swept him with her scorn-
full lamps" chances and then he delib-
erately turned away and spoke over
his shoulder
"Rully," said he, or words to that ef-
feet, +" tbs wonder these newspapers
over here don't employ persons who
can spell"
l am reliably informed that the only
thing that saved the aforesaid pinhead
from having his aristocratic nose bent
into the form of figure eight was the
fact that the incident occurred In
church.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06

Morton was surprised to find Ella
waiting for him at the door. He no.
tfced that she was prettily gowned
and that her cheeks were flushed. he
hesitated moment, then kisses ner
as usual. In return, she gave him the
customary little pat on the shoulder.
He removed his overcoat without
speaking. She did not break the 81
lence. There was a cheerful ire IN
the library crate, and Morton IN
stinctively went there and fell into his
easy chair. The woman followed, ia
king her place on the low stool at his
side.
1T is the last night" said the man,
handing her a dainty box, land have
brought you some violets."
She took the box and brought forth
the flowers with an exclamation OF de-
light She buried her face in the blue
purple blossoms Morton gazed into
the fire.
1T is the last night" said the wom-
an, after time, land I have made you
something"
She rose and crossed to the far
corner of the CRATE, bringing back a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
One Sabine, at Least, Felt He Had
Real Cause for Grief.

Sir Joseph Duveen, who died last
month at Hyeres. on the Riviera, made
his first success" said an art critic,
with his art galleries in New York.
He was undoubtedly the greatest art
dealer of his time.
mo one could gauge the popular
taste as Duveen could. He made thou
sands by buying at a low price the
work of unknown men who, later on,
became, as he had calculated, great
financial successes.
"Duveen once told me that he al
ways got his porters to give him their
opinion of new works. To get the
public's view, he would say, go direct
to the public. Thus you learn surpris-
ing and valuable things. You find your
hit-or-miss guesses all wrong.
And to show that Rrst-hand facts
are better than the most ingenious
guessing, Duveen used to point to an
ancient Roman historian.