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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
LAYING FOR CANNON.

Wa hington D. c.. Aug 24.-It
is helieved IN administration circles
that Congressman Fowler's attack
upon Speaker Cannon and the speak
er's reply means trouble I'm the House
40 the next session.
The insurgents. it is said. may
unite as a rcsul; OF tho warfare be-
tween the two and defeat Canon p
subsidy b.lI aad other pei measures.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
PINS REMOVED
FROMGRL'SARM

PaucT on y. j., Aug. 2i-'uss
Adeline Wyckon employed in sIua
mill here had sixteen pins taken
an arm during the last three days
She says that she does not EaJE
how they got there.
A slight pain was felt in the arm
about one tear ago. a physician
who diagnosed the case as ,hrtma-
tism, but ia,cr removed bcadloss
pin i'm q shOr. time more pairs
were lcIt in the same arm and ac.
other pin was removed.
Doctors believe She swallowed f.s
pins WHOM n child.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
SAYS SOUTH IS
SWEET ON TAFT

Washington, d. c., Aug. 2l-Com-
missioner of the Internal Revenue
Capers. who has just returned home
from South Ci'olina, says that Pres
ident Taft and his policies are 1o-
proved by the cople of the South.
The Presidents action in the mat
ter Of Federal appointments in the
South has strengthened his paitJ
south OF the Mason and Dixon line.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
Administration Defenders
Given Severe Drubbing
BY George Byrne-Ex-
penditures Outstrip Popu-
lation.
RATIO INCREASED
MORE THAN 7 TO l.
Editor On Payroll Did What
His Employees
Expected.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. "a
George Dyrnc, who is exposing graft
and oXtUayagance i'm the present ad-
ministration ia making It warm for
a fcw West Virginia editors who hayo
attempted to- make II reply to his ex-
posurcs. In "A recent communities
tlon ne gives facts and figures to
show that the ratio OF expenditures
outstrlp population and wealth seven
and one-half 20 one
The increase i'm state expenditures
between 1897 and 1901 was forty
per cent. while the growth I'm popu-
lation during five Zines that length
OF time has not boen so much. From
1901 to 1905 the increase was forty
per cent. while the growth of the
state An the same period was not
onc-fourth hat much The increase
OF expenditures from 1906 to 1909
was a fraction under twenty per
cent, whllo the growth of the State
during the time could not have been
more chan FIVE per cent
The Increase in expenditures from
1907-S to 1909-O is more than
twelve per cent, while the growth
Of population In that time cannot be
over two or three per cent a. tha
widest outside.
Tho ipcrcasc IN expenditures IN
running tho State government from
the period Of 1S93-5 TO the period
of l909-1O are about $50 per cent.
while :he growth or the state as
shown b. the school census, IS less
than twenty per cent.
In other words the ratio OF in
crease in expenditures to growth in
the state has been about seven and
% hald o one
IN 1907 the attempt was being
made TO raise thS salary of the gov
ernor's private secretary from 81
300. which 10 had been for several
years to $1,000, and as reason
for doing so, 10 was stated thai the
gentleman occupying that position
had been getting $4,000 for the past
two rs at lcaaL-;he $4,000 voted
10 him by the legislature, and $500
more from tho appropriation for
'onbcr clorbe WAS tuat graft?
Boys i'm knickcrbockers have held
jobs as committee clerks. when they
could mo- moro ucrrOrru M. dutloa
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
Pressed Steel Cal Company
Wins Fight Against Strik-
ers and Begin to Resume
Work.
IMPORTED MEN
NOW A TWORK.
Strikers Realize Fight Is
Lost and Jobs All
Gone.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 24.-Three
columns of smoke noated lazily from
the chimneys of the dressed Steel
Ca CompaDys plant in Scnoenyine
last night.
These mute signG's told better
tnan official prouunCiamentos that
the striking employees OF the car
plant had yet > wait long to win
their fight against The car company
officials, for the plant was still in
operation despite the wild efforts Of
the infuriated mooe to scare of the
imported workinSmen during the
past "a hours.
Last night the strihirg men real
lied for the first tine hat their jobs
were no more. that the company
could do without item and that they
no longer were wanted within the big
gates of the car plant The women
and children pt the strikers grasp
ed the situation as con as the men,
and the idea of staryatfo, and evic-
ton with winner coming on caused
walls of ansuish in many a strikers
cottage.
Forty State police are Oh their way
to augment the company of mount
ed constabulary now on duty at the
car plant since last nights car
mage these fearless oavalrymen nave
evinced a desire 10 strike fear into
their camrades ives. The strikers
realize that the mounted troops are
more than match Tor them. Yet
all during he day these troopers
have been suDie ted to abuse from
house windows ard doors whenever
tney CHANGED 20 pass a strike SYM
pathizer's home. IN reta ia tion not
a striker or gympathiler left his
doors today, bit ne was uphandcd
and searched. Beriles the search
ing the troopers insisted ON examiu-
ing the bodies o; the sDtkers and If
they bore bruises or traces OF being
dubbed, they wtro prOu rly arrest
ed, as the troo )ers considered such
evidence proof taa: the mon had par
ticipated in the i.oting.
The strikers wives we're viewed
with disfavor by tue troopers today.
Several of them, carving large bas-
kets were made % turn over the con
tents to see tnat they were carrying
nothing contraband into the houses.
Twenty-Five men were arrested
and put into he lox car jans. The
men who resis's ID were manacled to
the troopers horses and dragged
through the streets to the pant en-
trance.
The announcement was made hat
the United States government will
heed the peonage charge against
President +. - Honstct and Fore
man Samuel Cohen, of tie Pressed
Steel Car Company, - the extent of
making a thorough investigation OF
the allegations made ~ A'bcrt Vans.
who swore 20 the charges before
United states CommHionsr Lindsay.
il was announced f.. an INVESTIGATION
OF the poenage caa-Fes shows that
prosecution Us warranted Now suits
will be drawn making separate
charges against Tsc.idsnt HoNstot.
Foreman Cohes AMI tac Pressed
steel Car Company. as q corporation.
The death !i7. resulting from wild
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
MAKE COOP SALE

Easily & West yesterday congI-
mated tac ale of the l.. b. Pbetto-
place property on Giles street TO "a
Mr. Early OF Interior. who will come
to this city september Z To- take
situation with the Norfolk d Western
in its civil engineer force. Consld-
GRAFTON. $500.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
TWO HUNDRED WOMEN
AND CHILDREN DROWNED

Aiontayidei, S a. Aug "a. Be
tween 200 and 300 persons mostly
women and children wore drowned
in % collision Of Tho harbor steamer
Columbia and German steamer
Tho accident was due to- fox. The
captain of the German steamer tried
~ commit suicide la,er.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24

Rheims. AUG. 2i- Two mono
planes having been put out Of com
mission by a slight accident in land
ing. Latham succeeded in making
his best flight with an un;ried ma
chine with an aluminium propeller.
Until Saturday when the intoraa-
ticual event viii bo decided. the Ay-
Ing is likely to be les Interesting
than during The FIRST two days, but
popular. as well as scientific aad ex-
pert enthusiasm over aviation week
shows no signs OF abatsmert.
Among .hc hundred of Americans
here arc Mr. and Mrs George Gould,
Mrs w x Vanderbilt. II. and Mrs
Nat Goodwin, William II. Crane and
Mr.. and Mrs Yewis Kittrodgc, OF
Cleveland
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
The American Aviator Low
ers Flying Speed Record
On the Rheims Course
Yesterday.
FRENCHMAN ALSO
SCORES A MARK.
American Made Fastest
Record; Frenchman
Flow Higher.

Rheims, France. Aug. 24.-Glenn
II. Curtiss, the American aviator.
and NJ. Paulham. representing
France, divided the houors OF :he
second day of Aviation Week. the
former with thrilling flight Just
before dark, in which he lowered
the speed record for the course.
which measured Id miles. to s
minutes. 30 seconds; the latter max
ing two impressive high. altitude
flights OF 40 IL and sc kilometres
respectively In the endurance test for
the Prix de La Champagne.
Curtiss performance began Just as
the time limit OF the start for tho
Prix de La Champagne was cxpir-
ing. when the American enthusiasists
had abandoned hope OF seeing their
representative take the feld.
Amid the Inbounded iubilation of
the French spectators. Bleriot only
few minutes before had clipped I6
seconds off LefebYrcs' record. made
yesterday with his powerful eighty
horsepower machine Suddenly at
one end OF the field a cry went up:
The American is starting"
Curtiss said that he had not push
ed his machine 20 the limit OF it's
speed and laughlngly declined to say
more, adding that most interesting
incident of Gis flight was The view
he got of his fallen rivals. strewn
around the course.
II is the intention OF the Amerl-
can aviator now to await patiently
the International event for no Cor
don Bennett cup Saturday for which
he Is thc fayorite. after which ne
will try for the Pr'x de Ia Leyixe.
the final Of which wilt be contested
on Sunday.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24

Attorneys Earl Riley ana james
Kahlc are at Princeton today on
ga business
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24

G.. w. Lockhart, Of uonakar. va.
was q business visitor here today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24

Read .he BLACK BAG on Page
Five.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24

Returns
To-day
Financial Wizard Is Closely
Guarded, Will Go to His
Country Home at Arden
on Special Train.

New YORK, Aug 24.-Great pre-
cautions are being taken 20 guard
the arrival of h. II. Hartman VINO
will land at Hoboken this afternoon
from the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm.
a special train on the Erie rail-
road vii carry him to his count y
homo at Arden. y. Y.
New York. Aug. 24.-Perhaps
never in the history OF this country
has SO much public interest centered
in the homecoming OF the one man
as that which is being evinced con
cerning Edward II Hartman, who
is duo in New York on the Kaiser
Wilhelm today
Tire general understanding has
been that one OF the tugs OF the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
will meet the liner down the bay and
take of MT Hartman in order that
he may continue with as little inter-
1upCion as possible to his country
place at krden, n. Y.
In the station II is understood Mr..
Hartman will receive reporters, but
there is to be no demonstrations
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-24

One drunk u police court This
morning fined g..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
Similar Opinion by Commerce
Commission
The MEMBERS APPROVE
His Plan for Railroad legislation sepa-
rate Commerce Court Held Desir-
able-Governmen Control Of
CAPITALIZATION Endorsed.

Washington, Sept. % President
Taft's recommendation for railroad leg.
islation in his Dos hioines speech are in
the main approved BY the Interstate
Commerce Commission. They are ID a
large extent in accordance with recon-
meudations made BY the commission in
Its last annual report Interstate com
merce commissioner Clemens yesterday
in talking Of the presidents recommen-
dations strongly approved them, in 20
far as they related to changes Ia the
interstate commerce laws.
OF the proposed interstate commerce
court, he said 1t was dosirabe, that Il
would tend to expedite business greatly
and would prevent confusion in decisions
through having a lot Of different courts
pass on orders Of the commission. The
Judges Of the proposed court would be-
come more or less expert So that they
could pass on such questions as came
before them wath the least possible de-
lay Moreover, the railroads would BE-
prevented from going before favorite
Judges in the hope 81 gotiing spch de-
cisi0ns a. they wanted.
Judge Clemens said az be had long
advocated government control Of CAPT.
talintion which would prevent the
Watering Of securities and like evils. He
also favors the idea Of allowing the
commi ssion TO reach ont and initiate
proceedings in cases where they deem
this advisable and the idea Of allowing
the commission to inquire into the
justice Of a proposed rate before it
takes effect likewise giving the com.
mission power to control classification
Of freight He expressed satisfaction
that the president h8d not recommended
division Of the authority Of the commits.
sion 80 Is to take from Il its adminlc-
tutiye powers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
DENVER
RECEIVES TAFT
--
Gave Him a Very Cordial
Reception
BAN ON MILLl0NAlRES
President Heartily Fayors Income Tax
in His Address in Denver-A
Great Audience Hears
Him.
BAN ON MILLloNAIRES
HIM

Denver Colo, Sept, % The welcome
come President William Il. Taft got
from Denver yesterday was second only
to the remarkable demonstration with
which he was greeted in Chicago For
ten miles or more the president rode
through streets packed to the eurbs and
ia the evening he faced an audience o.
1900 in Denver great auditorium,
while thousands more blocked The streets
and fought for admission III his audi.
forum speech the president expressed
himself for the first time since entering
the White House on the subject Of swoll
en- fortunes lie declared that he holds
some views now that he did in 1907,
when he delivered a speech on the sub
iect.
1T seems to me now a. it did then,
be said, that proper authority to reduce
the size Of fortunes is state rather
than a central movement. Let the state
pass laws Of inheritance which shall re.
quire the division 81 great fortunes
among the children Of the descendants
and shall not permit a multi millionaire
20 leave his fortune in trust 50 as 10
keep IN a mass, and make q much
more drastic rule against perpetuities
which obtain at common aW, and then
impose heavy and graduated mheri.
lance tax, which shall enable the state
10 share largely in the proceeds OF aN1
large accumulations Of wealth. which
could hardly have been brought about
save through SIS protection and aid. In
this way gradually but effectively. the
concentration of wealth in one hand Or
few hands viii ba neutraiized and the
damage to the republic that has been
anticipated BY a continuation through
generations OF such accommodating for.
tunes, win be obyiated.v
The president declared himself al
heartily in favor 81 The adoption II the
income tax amendment by states, bat
was opposed 10 the leyying 81 income
tax except IN times 81 great stress.
President Taft left to-day for Colorado
Springs and Pueblo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
pEARy STILL DOUBTS COOK.
Says He Has Made omciai Report Of
Discovery.

Sydney, Sept. % Commander peary
received the newspaper correspondents
IN the parlors Of MS suite at fits hotel
her last night. He was asked what
would be bis procedure in making public
bis data Of the expedition to the pole,
and said
q have already made my official re.
port Of my arrival at the pole to the
navy department at Washington and ]
have made a preliminary report to the
geodetic survey My next step will be
to make a full report to the Peary Arc.
tic club. and then I win render a more
complete report to O. II. Titman. super.
intendent Of the coast survey in Wash
iugton, upon the tidal, meteorological
and ocean sounding work That viii
complete for time all activity 10 that
line"
What observations are necessary to
be taken 10 determine when one has
reached the pole" was asked "I'll leave
4 that to the geodetic survey to answer
or some other competent body 1t might
Be the international polar commission
or the National Geographical associa.
ton, for example"
ne fDffer puhAfNAN wanted 70 KNOW
If Commander Peary could give a guess
at the present location Of Harry Whit
nsy, who is carrying with him some OF
DR.. Cooks data, as the latter states.
Peary said that if Whitney had carried
out the plan he announced when he left
the Roosevelt, he should be somewhere
on the west side Of Davis straits at The
present time. or making south along
Labrador Whitney had told him. peary
said, that he intended to be back tn
civilization by the first Of October
Concerning Whitney, Matt Henson.
who was with Capt Peary on bis dash
for the pole, said that Harry Whitney.
the possessor, with Pritebard, Of Cooks
secret, confded to them by the explorer
at Etah, had left the Roosevelt before
Commander Peary found at York sound
the letter from the Scotch whaler adpis.
ing him Of Cooks claims. This settled
a point hitherto in doubt As to whether
Whitney was passenger on the Roose-
welt when Peaw first learned that an
other man was going to put a prior lien
on the pole Whitney had been picked
up at Etah on Aug II, said Henson and
the Jeanne was met ait North Star bay
on Aug. %. Whitney had transferred
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
INDIANS As cHuRcH MEMBERs.
They Become Deeply Religious Once
They Are Characterization Evangelists

They Become Deeply Religious Once
They Are convsrted--Indian Eyangelists
It has been only a few decades since
the selfsame Indians who now are tax.
| ing an active interest IN the religious
/ life Of oklahoma were teForizing the
Southwest withd their deeds 81 cruelty.
! During tins m0nth the annual C0mache
revival wiz ~ held west Of Cache Last
I year Fifty converts were taken IN
through the influence of the camp
injecting.
The Indian, when converted, II deeply
religious and enjoys more than the av.
erage white man. the privilege Of hold-
ing and attending religious meetings
4 His preference Is for camp meetings,
as this form more closely resembles the
conventions held b the tribes before
,their conversion to Christianity II Is
the custom for the Aletlfedists and Rap
fists in particular 10 hold camp meet
ings for the Indian tribes, among whom
they have been doing missionary work.
The Ke1was and Goena0aes are especial
w favorable to these opau air gatherings
and attend il great numbers each sum
mer
The Catholios hold first place IN do
ing missionary work among che Indians
an the Southwest, with the Methodists
and Baptists close together for and
place. and the presbpteraus and Epis
copalians in third position. Recent con
gressional action has given al these de-
nominations The control and ownership
Of the church and school hands, which
they have improved by the erection
Of buildings thereon. Each Of these
denominations has numerous schools
and churches for the red men through
out the new state. and occasionally may
be found buildings belonging to one Of
the many other denominations.
Edwin Miller, a fullbiood Delaware
Indian, was recently ordained a minis
ter VI the gospel, following an eyani
notion before the Baptist commission.
Although but twenty years ot age, ne
began Immediately To serve il his eapa
city as clergyman
Rev sarcnxie has been IN the minis
try for twenty years. lie speaks Eng
hsh bot breaches Ia Delaware Miller
speaks both Eng'Gsh and Delaware.
In Rev Henry L. Cloud. a fullblood
NAtIphtS AiuiHH tN@iAANt7t1 tiiE
odists have their most influential mis-
sionary among the Indian tribes Of the
new state Young Lone Wolf, a Kiowa
chief, is Baptist minister, as IS also
Chief Gotobo, the head man Of the
tribe. The former ia Carlisle graduate
and reads his Greek testament every
morning before breaking his fast One
Of the latest ordained ministers among
the Kiowas was Kicking Bird des-
cendant az tele old war chief Of that
name Kansas City Star,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22

to the schooner on the following day
and il was not until Aug Is that Peary
got the Letter from Gle box at York
sound
Henson said that peary met the two
Eslsimos, Etuckashue and Apellaha who
had been with Cook after the Roosevelt
had returned to Etah from the north
and had questioned them in their own
language about the extent Of Cooks
travels. They both told Peary at that
time that Cook had not been "two
sleeps" or two nights, away from the
northern lands on the edge Of the polar
sea
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
r YOU NEED A MEDICINE,
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BEST

Although there are hundreds Of prepa.
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really stands out pre- eminent as reme-
dy for diseases of the kidneys, liver and
bladder
DR. Kilmef's Swamp Root stands the
highest, for the reason that its remark
able health restoring properties have
beele found to be just tile remedy needed
IL thousands upon thousands 81 even tbe
most distressing cases
Swamp Root makes friends qtSekly
because IFS mild and immediate effect Is
soon realized 1t is gentle, healing
vegetable compounds physicians pre-
scription for specific disease.
SWampRoot Is not recommended for
everything.
A sworn certificate Of purity is with
very bottle
For sale at an drug stores, in bottles
IF two sizes--hfty cents and one dollar.
Sample Bottle Free by Mail,
Iii order to prove what swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder rene.
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Barre Daily Times who has not already
tried It may receive a sample bottle by
mail absolutely free Address DR.. Kill
mer q Co., Binghamton, n. y. Write
oday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
American League Standing.
Base Ban Notes

Laioie is playing the game Of his life
ince giving up the management Of the
Maps
At the close Of the baseball season
several of the Red sox PLAYERS viii
spend week az Bn Cmrima's camp
In Maine.
The Athletics nosed ont three ont 81
fonr with the Tigers which put them
only ! points behind tile Tigers The
Athletics have no straieAt games at
home ahead Of them while the Tigers
are on tho road.
Addie Ioss SAWS the pennaut race
looks to HIM like Detroit az they are
a gamier bunch than The Athletics.
The base ball season VIII end IN Bos-
ton October when double header
win be played with New York. This
game was scheduled for Monday the
4th but President Taylor arranged
change Of date
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-22
FoReER A SUICIDE.
Had Been Arrested BY Detectives in
New York.

Had beeh Arrested ~ Detectives N
New York
New York sept. 22I Einer white
wanted BY the police 81 Richmond, va.
on charg n forgery committed sui.
eide III tie detective Office 81 the cen.
trail roalroad Of New Jersey last night
while detectives were searching his
baggage AZ bis SIDE when he kalled
himself was woman BE- had brought
from Memphis, Tenn. and to whom ne
WIS to have been married here. White
WIS arrested as Be left toe train accom-
panied by the woman and vas taken
TO the railroad detectiVes' onioe
The arrest had been made as the re-
snlt Of a telegram received from Rich
mond, Whistle and the woman were
seated on bench about twelve feet
from the Office desk while three detee-
tives were booking over Whites bah.
gage checks and comparing fsfam with
numbers sent III tihe Richmond dispatch
The woman was between white and the
three men. Suddenly and without the
slightest warning, even to hts compan.
ION White drew revolver and fired a
bullet into bis head, the missile going
through his derby, clean through his
head and falling on the iioor White
died almost instantly The woman said
she was an orphan and admitted 10
having lived a fast life for the past
eight months She said that she had
met White ia house IA Memphis. She
said her name Is Leev Elmer and that
her homo is in Ashvilie