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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
To De A
LONG SESSION
June l will Fine Congress
Still at Work Republi-
can Leaders Profess Oth1
erWise.

A Washington special to the
Lynchburg News says:
Republican leaders in congress ie-
clare the tariff bill viii have been
passed and congress adjourned not
later than June /, but their voices
do not ring true when they make the
claim. Down in their hearts mos
OF them expect July to find them
still wrangling over the schedules
Unable TO Agree
If the Republican leaders i'm hou 10
and senate were able to agree on
a program and put IL through there
would be no difficulty about adjourn
ment by June / but there seems fit
tic likelihood they will be able to ID
this. In the first place, the leaders
arc unable to agree among them
selves; and, If they were to agree.
they lack the power TO compel the
house and senate to accept their
mandate
I There is going to be mighty little
politics in the present tariff bill.
/ With Florida, Louisiana and Texas
demanding protection on some lines,
and Iowa and Illinois insisting upon
( free trade i'm others. it is wholly inn
possible TO tell where Republication
leaves off and Democracy begins.
This fact adds to the difficulties ~
passing the bill at an early date. The
. managers OF the bill will never know
OF what schedule the combined o.
position will command majority
and the situation makes the possibi'-
tics Of combinations and trade in
finite The bill, as reported from
tho senate finance committee. is al
/. Improvement over the form I'm which
/ it came from the house, but still
lacks a lot Of meeting the country's
>pectations.
But no man can tell nor evJa
/ guess what form the bill will have
when IL is sent to conference between
Ithe houses. The senate is going "a
take all the time it wants to consi1
or the bill Scores OF amendment,
Twill be offered 10 every schedule ana
az many Of them will be adopted q,
can command a majority. No rule
will be brought I'm limiting the o.
portunities for amendment aad re-
curing a vote on certain day. Thi,
means that the harder Senator Al
drich and his associates of the fin
ance committee try to keep the BIZ
in the form IN which Il was reported
Continued on fourth page)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
DISASTROUS
EXPLOSION
Three Miners are Known to
Have Lost Their Lives
May be Others in Mine.

Fairmont W. va. April ia
disastrous gas exp osion occurred IN
number shat mine Of the Georges
Creek Coal and Iron company, at
Pennington, near here.
Three miners are known to have
lest their lives and it is reported
that there are others In the mines
who cannot be rescued
Immediately following the explo-
sion the mine caught fire.
Dense smoke Is now issuing from
tie mouth Of the mine. and this
prevents anyone from entering the
mine.
Officials OF the coal company state
that all the miners have been &C.
counted for, and that the death list
viii not exceed three, but many Of
the miners are Of the opinion thde
the list will be greatly increased.
The three miners XII led were for
eigners. They are believed to have
been the only men I'm the mine Il
the time Of the explosion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
Writes Special Message Re
garding Philippine Tariff
Question.
INCREASE DUTY
Secretary Dickinson APP
proves Presidents Views.
Will Help Exporter

Washington, April 16.-The pres
ident yesterday sent to congress a
special message regarding the Phil
ippine tariff This message transmits
recommendation by the secretary OF
war for a revision OF the Philippine
tariff so as to permit as much Gus
toms revenue as possible for the ISL
ands ana at the same time to extend
to the islands the principle OF a pro-
tective tariff for it's industries.
Under the conditions which viii
arise from the enactment OF the tariff
bill pending in congress. which pro-
vides under certain conditions for
free trade between the Philippines
and the United States, the revenues
OF the island will be considerably af-
fected, and numerous protests have
been here on this account.
Generally speaking the bill sub
mitted by the president makes the
light increase in the rates of duty
new provided for In the Philippine
tariff, but Is trainers say it's tenden-
cy is to insure as far as practicable
the benefit Of the Philippine market
for American manufacturers and pro-
ducts.
The presidents message follows:
ITO the senate and house OF rep
resentatives:
Il transmit herewith a communal
cation from the secretary of war, en-
c'osing one from the chief of :he
bureau of insular affairs, in which
Is transmitted a proposed tariff le-
visitor law for the Philippine Isl
ands.
This measure revises the present
Philippine tariff, simplihes it and
makes it conform as nearly as pos
sible TO the regulations Of the Gus
toms laws of the United States, espe-
Continued on fourth page)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
Campaign in Virginia Is
Warming up Between The
Democratic Candidates.
MEET MONDAY
Looks Like an Old Time
Campaign is SEIZED
uled

Richmond, Va. April 16.-These
wi j be a joint debate between the
candidates for the governorship at
Boydton, MecklenIburg county, next
Monday, or there will be back
down on the part of one of the can,
didaates. IL is not known which II
the candidates will issue the chat
lenge, but both are scheduled to
speak there that day and Il can he
stated positively that challenge
VIII pass. IL Is understood that Mr..
Tucker desires n series OF joint de-
bates AID II may he that the Boyd
tor meeting will afford him an op-
portunity to Issue n challenge for
such a series. Great interest Is fen
here in the developments at Boyd
ton Monday. Both Judge Mann and
Mr.. Tucker have had experience n
debates AMI series OF meetings be-
tween the two would inject decid-
ed life into the campaign.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS
PROGRAM
Installation to Take Place
Next Sunday Roanokers
to Confer Degrees.

The following is the program for
the institution OF Bluefie'd Coulcil
Knights OF Columbus, Sunday, April
IS, 1909:
The exercises for the day as at
present outlined, will be as follows ::
All Knights and candidates will
assemble at the Bailey Hall, Bluefield
avenue, by haf past nine O'Clock
TO march In a body TO Sacred Heat
Church to attend ten o'clock mass.
All Knights and candidates will
return in a body TO said hall for the
first degree, which begins imnedi-
ately after Mass, and will BIO con-
ferred by Roanoke council, No. SCI.
All will again assemble at said
hall by half past two when the sec
ond degree will be conferred by Roa-
noke Council No. 562.
The third degree will be conferred
by state Deputy G. +. Martin and
stan, Of Martinsburg, w. Va, i'm.
nediately after the comforting OF the
second degree.
Immediately after the third degree
light luncheon will be served in
tn hall.
The following hymns will be sung
in the church:
Holy God, we Praise Thy Name. -
Onward Christian Soldiers"
Nearer. My God. to Thee"
abide with Ne"
Musical program under direction
Of Bro. T. i. Sheehan, OF Roanoke
Council.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
DEPUTY ROBBED
BY H|GHWAYMEN
Two Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars Taken From Cabell
County Deputy Sheriff.

Huntington, April 16.-Ennis Bay
lous. deputy sheriff OF McComas
district, was waylaid at a point on
Nineteenth street between Fourth
and College avenues, and robbed Of
sum OF mony amounting to $3.50.
The robbers also took a quantity OF
notes and other valuable papers, the
whole aggregating a sum of 81 900.
Baylous was walking along Nine.
teenth street when he was suddenly
confronted and knocked down by a
man who sprang out Of the shad-
ow. Before he could recover his
wallet. containing the cash and Pc
pers. was taken from his pocket, and
the robber made his escape.
Hutchinson's blood hounds were
taken to the scene and trailed lino
to the Guyan river bridge, but no
capture was affected, and no depend
able cue has been obtained as to
the identity OF the robbers. MI
BsyIous himslf could give no very
good description OF his assailant
Tho police have taken every pos
s!ble preeaution TO effect the capture
OF the outlaws. II is n matter o.
general belief, however, that the
succeeded in boarding an east bound
train before the alarm reached head
quarters.
The report reached Charleston
this morning in "a greatly expanded
form, the authorities up there hear.
ing that the Cabeli sheriff had been
robbed OF $4,000. Nine hoboes
were taken from freight trains and
held for time as suspects, but whe1
the truth was known and II WIS
found that there was nothing 20 CON
meet them with the robbery, they
were released.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
WYTHEVILLE GETS NEW BOOK
AND STATIONERY FIRM

William S. Moore. the well known
jewelry man who visits Bluefield reg
ularly with F. b. Caldwell, OF Cald-
We l-Sites company, and others, ace
interested in the organization OF
Moore and Company, Inc, a new
book and stationery concern, which
has just been granted a charter OF
incorporation in Virginia. The bus.
mess of the company will be conduct
ed at Wytheville, Va. f. b. Cald-
well is president; r. b Murdoch, j.
Nj. Kelly, Wytheville, clerk Of the
Virginia supreme court OF appeals,
secretary and William S. Moore,
treasurer. The maximum ,apital
stock is $4,000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
CHAMBER
HOLDS ITS
meeting
Matters Of Importance Up
) Before That Body--After
a New Bridge.
QrDnnTC kAAnC
MADE
Several Committees Made
Their ,Reports-Coffman
Patent Track Endorsed

At meeting OF tho B'uefield Ora.
ham Chamber OF Commerce held III
Its rooms last night. Col. w. II
Coffman. chairman OF the committee
on streets. roads and PARIS. pre-
scented q report dealing at some
length with the situation In regard
to the connecting road within The
corporate limits from tho east end
bridge to the new county road now
under construction. After consid-
cradle discussion. tho Chamber au-
thorised Col. Coffman to continue the
efforts OF the committee to secure q
bridge ~ point where the road
crosses the Norfolk and Western
railway. IT was pointed out that
a grade crossing would endanger life
and property and cause the hallway
company great annoyance and delay
In operating trains. The members
OF the chamber felt that IL the sit
uation was properly brought before
shO AoiiWoy OihSi6 thcy WOutu uOl
hesitate to erect a bridge. The chief
engineer Informed tho committee
some time ago that the railway COM
,pany had erected a bridge at the
old crossing and he was OF the opin-
Tor that the new road should con-
meet with the present bridge. II
he can be persuaded TO look over
the ground he will see almost at a
glance that a frst-class road cannot
be constructed on the north side OF
the railway except at a great cost
and that the natural route for the
road Is on the south side OF the
yards. The Norfolk and Western
has always shown a readiness to ,lo
tts part in any public improvement
and the chamber felt that It would
only be necessary to present the
bridge matter to the officials in n
clear light In order to get the bridge
CONTINUED on fourth page)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
BAKERS ARE
bANKRUPTED
BY CORNER
The Corner on Wheat Forces
Bakers to Wall-Loaves
Must be Reduced or Cor
ner Busted"

New York, April 16.--The bread
situation today IL more critical than
ever. The size OF the loaf must be
cut or the price go up. say bakers
Many shops have already been fore
ed to the wall by the Patten corner
on wheat. and tho only hope OF re'ie'
lies In break In the market More
than two thousand men have been
thrown out OF work In the baking
trade.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
ERLANFER HAILED
TO COURT
Theatrical Magnate Charged
With Assaulting a News
paper Man Named Trevor

New York, April 16.-Summons
has been issued for Abo Erlanger the
theatrical magnato, who IL said 20
have assaulted Il. X. Trevor, a news
paper reporter, on board the steam
ship Province. The summons directs
Erlanger TO report in court next
Monday morning for a hearing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
Republicans May
Run Up. Summers
For GOvernOrShip
Collector of s. RSZenue For Western District of
Virginia Nav be Din the Old Dominion
Gillespie Had Been Me drioned for the Honor

Richmond. Va. April 16.--L. p.
Summers, collector of Internal rev
enue for the western district OF VIZ
ginia, will unquestionsrg be a can
didate on the Republican ticket for
governor TO oppose tt9 Democratic
nominee. He will run on an anti
prohibition platform. Summers is q
man OF wide eXperien e. of grea'
political knowledge aud a mai OF
wonderful oratorical powers. SUM
mers live sat Abingdon. Local Re
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
DAMAGE BY
SWOLLEN
STREAMS
Factories Forced to Close,
Trains Held up, Roadbed
Washed.

Boston, Mass, April 16.-Swollen
by heavy rains and by the melting
OF lingering remnants Of snow on
hillsides ali streams OF New Eng
land assumed freshet proportions to-
day and some of them caused much
damage. Railroad tracks were food
'ed, roadbeds washed out, culverts
carried away, trans he'd up. facto-
ries forcei TO close down by hish
water in the various parts OF north
err New England. The worst coadi-
lions are reported in Vermont AMI
New Hampshire around the head
waters of the Connecticut. the Merri-
mae and the Androscoggin rivers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16

publican leaders are o. the 2p'licn
that Summers will be the man for
the place and win rail- TO is SIP
port. Gillespie. OF Tazewell. was
talked of for some time. but It was
decided that while he was mn
OF great IN that ne was not eX-
actly the man. Summers seems to
fluff every point in tho bill. He
will be nominated ut the Republican
state convention at Newport News
on July eighteenth.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
SUFFOLK BANK
IS BANKRUPT
Merchant and Traders Bank
Will be Placed in Hands
of Receivers Only Two
Years Old.

Suffolk, Va. April 16.-The Mer-
chants and Truckers Bank Is in
financial straits and receiver will
be appointed. The bank was organ
lied two years ago and has n paid
up capital Of twenty-ono Thousand
six hundred and twenty five dollare,
and deposits Of fourteen thousand.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
FOUR MEN
DROWNED
BY SQUALL
Upsetting Of Boat Ends Dis
astrously Another Man
Has Narrow Escape.

Glaze Bay. April t6-The upset.
ting OF n boat In squall at DO.
minion 66 near Fort Morien today
four men lost their lives by drown-
Ing and another had n narrow es-
cape.
Rev. o. VI. Moye, OF Wheeling.
and Rev. II. ID. AItmeyer, of Hunt
lngton, will be the guests OF Rev. 10.
Olivier.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
100000 PLANT
IS DESTROYED
Imperial Fertilizer Compa
ny's Plant Burned at Nor
folk Today.

Norfolk, Va, April 16.--The plant
of the Imperial Fertilizer Company
at Money Point, was destroyed b.
Ere this morning with loss OF one
hundred thousand dollars.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
AEROPLANE
INTERESTS
ITALIANS
Army Officers Take Flight
With Wilbur Wright
Tests Were Successful.

Rome, April 16.-Wilbur Wright
made three fights in his aeroplane
today. Several army officers were
taken up on the different flights. All
were very successful.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
Twenty Missing
Following Fierce
Hotel Fire Today
Three Hundred Guests Thro Into Panic-St Georges
Hotel Completely Destroyed by Early Morning
Blaze-Twenty Missing Who May Have Persisted

San Francisco. April 16.-Three
hundred residents OF St. Georges Ho-
tel were thrown into a panic early
this morning when that hostelry was
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16

You pay 81 Chilly moro for Mont
tor IPulverized -four but you get quail
ity for the difference.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16
NOTICE

There will be a special meeting
OF tho Covenanters at the church
tomorrow evening at 1880. All Gov
enantors are urged to attend.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-16

destroyed by Are. Twenty guests
are still missing and 1t Is not known
whether or not they escaped with
their lives.
Evening journal., 1909-07-31
$4,000 MORE IN
NEW BUILDINGS
Permit For Alterations Cost
ing $4,000 the Largest Of
the Week

Permits for building operations to cost
about $4,000 were issued by the building
inspector for the week ending today. The
largest operation for which a permit was
issued was for an addition and altera-
tons to the home Of Merciful Rest cost
ing 5000. II. P. Carbon is the contrac-
tor.
The largest amount to be expended on
a private dwelling in prospect since last
week is A,500 which will be the cost OF
the erection Of stone dwelling at Twen-
ty-second and Van Buren, streets, by
Charles Forward for E. C. Smith.
machine shop for the George w. Bak-
er Company, TO be constructed by the A.
s. Reed and Brother Company. will cost
$1,000. Two thousand. fve hundred dol
lars will be the cost of alterations to the
store Of Max Bruer. No. 3O5 Market
street Elbert and Nutter are the con-
tractors.
George W. Bright will spend 81 900 for
an addition to his store at No. III Mar
ket street. TO be built by Alfred Down
ward Alterations to the store Of NJ. and
J Levy. No 2l6 Market street. will cost
$500. The alterations viii be made by w
j. Thompson. Mr.. Thompson win also
make alterations TO the house. No. 9O'
Monroe street for John W. wallsmith
costing $780,
Evening journal., 1909-07-31
AFTER SO YEARS HE
TASTES MEDICINE
Rueoiai 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL

Hueciai 10 THE EvENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. July 31--Peter Burg.
who was Frustrated at Camp Watson
on Thursday, shows but little III ef-
fects Of his experience. II was the
first occasion in his memory that he
ever took a dose of medicine. He
was born nearly eighty-siX years ago
near Reading Pa. and for more than
a quarter century he was a coal miner.
Burg is a man Of fine physique, tip
ping the scales at 265 pounds. After
his son-in-law, Frank Massey. moved
here a few years ago from Reading.
Burg followed the family to make his
home with his daughter Coming from
the interior of the hilly country he
was amazed at seeing the Delaware
river run both ways. That is a genu-
inc curiosity for people from Western
States as we'll as inland residents OF
eastern states. But the Delaware
river runs both ways. and when the
tide is falling at New Castle it IL
running M at Philadelphia
After arriving home on Thursday
evening Burg rested for a while and
was able to walk upstairs to bed. IL
was feeling all right again yester-
day.
There is a new baseball player ir
town to wear a Holy Name Club suit
and President John p. Murphy feels
elated over the find. Mrs. Murphy
and baby are doing we'll
New Castle has had more new build
ings erected this year than for Ions
time.
City Solicitor Cooper failed to ap
prove a bond for James r. Toman. Jr.
which the bonding company sent here
Tho city Solicitor drew a bond TO con
form with the city charter and IT q
expected Tax Collector Toman win b
ready to collect taxes in a week.
Market gardeners report that tn
/ drought is damaging the lima beans.
Company II arrived home iron
| Camp Watson shortly before noon.
The six youths from New Castle
who attended the targets had roya
good time. and expect TO go to cam
] next wear.
Evening journal., 1909-07-31
EXPRESS COMPANIES BUSY

The express companies are not suffer-
inr any Of the slack work that prevails
In most OF the shops I'm this section. The
companies usually finds that during July
and August there is a decided let down
in the amount Of shipping. and IN eem-
ployes look forward to this time as a
period for vacations and Of taking things
easy after the usual hard stunts Of the
other ten months. This summer, how
eve~. there has not been any material
lot down. The volume Of business being
done here Is large for the summer months
and July Is likely to be record month
for.tho summer season
II e. thought that the large amount
OF BUSINESS the companies are doing may
Re due to the fact that the shipping is
now done In small lots. buying being on
such a small scale that Il is better 10
send by express than by freight 50 that
the business that is usually carried by
the freight lines in the average summer
Is being done in large measure by the
express companies That is considered a
reasonable explanation. and is probably
the right one. for while business is good
deal better in this section than II has
been there IS not that rush which will
keep freight and express companies on
the jumf
Evening journal., 1909-07-31
BOY RECEIVERS
DEAD CHUM'S BODY
Paul Herdman DraeS Francis
duROsS' Corpse Ashore After
Latter had Drowned

Francis DuRoss, aged ? years, son Of
City Councilman Daniel DuRoss OF the
Sixth ward, was drowned IN the Brandy
wine creek back Of the preliminary water
filters at sixteenth and French streets yes
terday afternoon. The lad was bathn in
the stream with his brother Daniel Du-
Ross, aged n years, and Paul Herdman,
aged fifteen years, and he walked into a
deep hole and Immediately disappeared.
While the brother OF the unfortunate
boy rushed 10 his home, az No. 1903 French
street to summon his father, Herdmsn
began diving at the place where DuRoss
sank. He brought the youngster TO the
surface and Walter Tomlinson. a black
smith AZ Sixteenth and French streets.
assisted the rescuer with his burden TO
shore
DR. Samuel c. Rumford. Mr. DuRoss
and DR.. S, G. Elbert arrived OF the scene
about the same time and they worked for
sometime IN an effort TO revive the boy
but with no success An electric battery
was taken TO the scene but It was Of no
use.
DuRoss could swim but IL Is thought
that when hestepped into the hole he lost
his presence OF mind and before he could
exercise his swimming abilities he be-
came unconscious.
Evening journal., 1909-07-31
MORE MONEY FOR
STATE WATERWAYS

Government Engineers in charge OF
waterways submitted recommendation OF
money required. to Congress. The fol-
lowing is a summary OF the report with
respect to Delaware streams exclusive
of the Wilmington harbor which is put
down for $3.50, 900; Smyrna River. (Smyr-
na)-Expended for maintenance s., ,269. .9s;
can be proftahly expended in tire year
ending June 30. 1911, $500. Appoquini-
mink River, COdessa)-Amount expended
to date, s4i.ls2.65; about three-hfths on
the project completed; June %. 1905. So
600 was allowed and dredging will begin
soon. No money was expended for i'm
provement during the year The amount
that can be expended profitahly during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, is
s13. 400. Mudredkin. Vrederica)- -Expend-
ed In the year ending June 30. 1911, s2i-
0Oo Mispillion. ord)-Expended for
maintenance. s4SS9.so; can be prohtably
expended in the fiscal year ending June
80. 1911. S5i ,s25. st. Jones River. CDover)-
Expended for maintenance, S2,971.67: can
be profitably expended in the year ending
June 80 1911, 5000