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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

who strobe Indignantly forth from
the shadow with the flowers con-
cealed behind his back.
See here" he thundercd at Cap
tan Butt, II told you not to do that.
! told you Uncle Jimmy Wilson
would have somebody watching those
flower beds. You know mighty well
you're breaking the law and know
you're going to be arrested"
You sure are and"-here the
Waterman recognized the president
and stood mute.
The president laughed at him and
at Butt, and told him that the
whole crowd would quit pilfering II
he would not arrest them.
You have done your duty and
III tell Secretary Wilson the next
time see him." said the president.
And he did this mroning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
UNION MISSIONARY MEETING

At Bland street church tomorrow
afternoon Mt o'clock there will be
a meeting OF all the missionary So
cieties In the city. The subject for
discussion is The Model Auxiliary"
one lady from each auxiliary having
part IN the discussion. There will
be reports from the local auxiliaries.
A reading, why one Auxiliary did
not Disband." Some special music
and the devotional period will con-
stitute the program for the after
noon.
In the evening at s o'clock there
VIII be an address by Mrs. z. l..
Cobb. OF Bramwell. Everybody well
come. There will be free-will
Offering.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
BIDS WANTED

For erecting two story brick
office builling. Turnkey job for the
Northfork Realty Company. For
plans and specifications apply to
DR.. l.. II. Clark, secretary and treas
prer, Northfork, w. Va. 5-14 10 25
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that On the
md day or June. 1909, l will apply
10 the circuit court OF Mercer county
west virginia, for a state license to
carry pistol and police mace.
My occupation is deputy sheriff
OF said county, residence Bramwell.
In said county and name George
renee 5-20-10t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

NOTICE-Notice is hereby given
that on the 18th day of May, 1909,
will apply to the Circuit Court of
Mercer county for state license to
carry a pistol. Ny occupation is
deputy sheriff of said county; resi-
dence Coaldale, in said county, and
name LEWIS HALL.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the
goth day OF May, 1909, / will apply
TO the circuit court OF Mercer county
West Virginia, for : state license 10
carry pistol and police mace.
My occupation Is deputy sheriff
OF said county, residence McComas.
in said coutny and name A. II. Hat
field.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
member OF 0. R. c.
HAS STRANGE EXPERIENCE
C.pt. Joe Brsdls: Freight Conduct
or Out of iiin,on. w. Va, on
the G.. n %. Il 4, Sends
Cool News TO Broth
erhood Railroad

Anung the
many rupt-
tu-ed people
In and about
Hinton that
were cured
by the Qua
ker Doctors
now famous
cure, per-
haps none
stands out
more strik-
iagly and Is
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICES

A very interesting prayer and
praise service In the chapel today at
y p. m. Rev. l.. A. Fox, d. D., of
Roanoke College, Salem, Va, preach
es here next Sunday at s p. M.
Public cordially invited.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

No operator or contractor employ
ing men can AFFORD to be without
liability insurance. Buy the best.
II. III. Easley. 5-4-tf
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A Limited Amount of Stock for Sale.

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creased capacity Of 100 tons Of orc daily.
Jhe ARGUS Cold Mining Corporation
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Never have YOU been offered such
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

zoe white curtain poles at loo;
zoe table oil cloth at 15c; soc table
linen at &c during our sale at Turks
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

SIPS and $3.50 lawn waists, long
sleeves newest styles, CSC at Turks.
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TO MERCHANTS:

III you de quick We can sell
you California Evaporated
Peaches and Prunes cheap
er than You have bought
them for ten years. Every
body likes them at this
season.
Huff, Andrews 81 Thomas Co.
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

36-inch black, blue and brown taft
feta silks during our sale at CSC at
Turks.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

The above picture shows the tunnel TO under
ground workings and entrance of DRAINAGE tun-
mel of the "TeluriumH Mine.
This tunnel drains all she s, as ernd Of the
mining veins to sixty
OF about one-af
vein, from which the two r ,c,,q
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SPORES

Observation-Disclosures )
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

Virginia gold fields exceedingly rich Right
alt cndeaEn
n Virginia
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26

Lynchburg, Va. May 26.-Yester-
days game between Lyncllourg AMI
Richmond was postponed OF account
of rain.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
The Location and History of the TelZurium

he elrium mine, located six miles from Columbia Va
hes partly in Fuvanna and partly in Goochand counties 1T
was discovered in 1897 says Dr. Watson Of the University
glna' and was continuously worked until 1857 was
operated again late $50, and during several periods
or activity reported to have yielded ST 100000 There
are three godbearng veinsthe big Sandstone Middle
he ierum operated by The
ITS weatherd
ne reached with all
richly: lie worked the of ehadn
gold
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pare TINS with the assured yield of per ton mote
assays 81 me euurum and judge for yourself how ereat
VIII DC IT'S dividends. Think 81 the fact that
dhn h tb" arc plentiful IN Virginia and dear in
exceed $500 per WIZ "o'
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-05-26
Compared With Other Great Mines

i'u" andNin
within mn
of the success fu
ii tsoray
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

pheum in Ellis street, which ~
being abandoned. The seating oapac-
ity is about the same as that OF the
Orpheum which was destroyed In the
big fire.
Morris Meyerfeld says he has been
disturbed a great deal by the fact that
an impression has gone abroad that
the prices OF seats in the downtown
house will be higher than those now
IN vogue. There will be no change at
all. On account OF the boxes, which
front the balcony all the way round.
there will be more box seats than
formerly. but the addition OF the ball
cony boxes forms one OF the prettiest
features of the building and Is quite
an innovation to San FRANCISCO.
Speaking about the seats, II should be
said that they are wider than those at
the old Orpheun1 and are as comfort
able as roomy. The decided slope to
the three floors OF orchestra, balcony
and gallery precludes the possibility
of a visitors range OF vision being
impeded by any person sitting farther
front. 1t looks as though any seat in
the house should be good seat to
see and hear from IT believe" says
Meyerfeld. that the man who pavs
10 cents for seat Is entitled to see
and hear the whole performance and
that the only difference between his
reservation and more expensive one
should be merely a matter OF distance
from the stage"
The picture mechine room is located
in the balcony and Is metal throughout
and lined with asbestos. They couIdn't
burn that little apartment in Hades,''
says Lansburgh. graphically.
Beautiful and comfortable retiring
rooms are on each floor, and Iounging
rooms are arranged for. The fixtures
throughout the building are elabor-
ately beautiful and the lighting OF
the auditorium Is accomplished in a
novel manner. The incandescent globes
of the ceiling are hidden from view
and their light is reflected. Thus the
theater Is flooded with light, but the
eye Is not wearied by the dazzlin &
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

the bed of coke and then the air passes
into a plenum chamber. This apart
ment is under the floor of the orches-
ira Here 1t is passed through huge
blowers and over coils where 1t is
warmed Thence 1t Is liberated
through holes In the floor and enters
the auditorium The vents through
which the air passes into the theater
proper are under the seats, the stand
ards, or legs of which, form the pas
sageway At the rate of one foot a
second the air is softly exhaled from
the complicated breathing apparatus
beneath you and the flow is so slow
and gentle that no draft is felt
but only tile refreshing presence of
clear, pure air, which passing upward
carries with 1t the vitiated. smoke lad
en- atmosphere. Rising to the ceiling
and constantly renewed and refreshed
breathing, the slowly moving current
passes out through the ventilators in
the dome of the building. These ven
tilators. which have been described
appear to be part of the decorative
paneling which surrounds Behr's beau
tiful mural decoration.
Every precaution possible has been
taken against the horrors of q panic
and the safety devices which have been
installed.would require full page to
properly describe and enumerate
Each of the 81 exits Is provided with
patent doors which open automatically
at the slightest pressure. In case any
section of tne mouse should be the
scene of an incipient riot or panic,
the falling of any person against the
exit door would open it instantly and
steel steps leading directly to the
street would be disclosed for the
frightened ones escape. Moreover,
these doors once opened, can not be
closed again except by an attache OF
the house or one familiar with their
mechanism. Nobody can slam them
shut once they are ajar. Similar pre-
cautions are taken at the entrances to
the stage from the auditorium. A
fire behind the scenes could not by
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

They have been constructed like
double screw. Persons going to the
gallery may look through the little
windows at the various landings and
see those who are going to the bal
cony, but the two flights are separate
and only doors which will be kept
locked communicate between them.
Thus all confusion as to the location
of a seat is obviated If you start up
tie right flight you will land at the
right section without encountering
those who are bound for a different
location in the house"
Lansburgh says that the idea of this
double spiral set of stairs is not orig
inal with him, but that it is not in
use in any other theater that he ever
heard Of
Il got the idea" said Lansburgh, in
Orvieta. Italy, where there is a fa-
nous old we'll. This is provided with
series Of steps such as I have used
here and the we'll is one Of the won
ders of the neighborhood."
Aside from the decorative features
OF the building and the saftey which
is assured its occupants, the most re-
markable innovation is the system OF
ventilation which has been installed.
The Orpheum has always suffered
from objections urged by tobacco hat
dreds OF cigars and cigarettes are often
sIve. The smoke gets into women's
hair and remains until the next
day. It will be different at the new
Orpheum. oh, yes, Mr.. Nicotine, you
may still enjoy your perfecto or your
cigarette, and the enjoyment should
be the keener because no angry
glances will be cast at the wreaths of
smoke which you exhale as incense
at the shrine of vaudeville A gentle
waiting upward will carry the smoke
away and out at the dome 100 feet
above your head.
The Installation of this ventilating
plant cost $4,000 and involves as
much machinery as would stock
manufactory. A complete change of
air will take place in the Orpheum
which will be breathed into the room
through giant metal lungs, will be
warmed TO q proper temperature and
thoroughly purified. It will be washed
and cleaned, SO to say.
"A system similar to this" says Ar
chitect 41ansburgh. was installed in
the Grand opera house of Paris few
years ago. 1t is less complete and not
as modern, of course, as this one. The
Paris opera house. however does not
now operate the mechanism Its main
tenance was found to be too expensive
on account of the cost OF fuel there:
so the plant lies idle. That is the only
theater building In the world where
a system which even distinctly ap-
proaches this was ever placed"
Roughly, and In very untechnical
terms, the method Of passing the good
air in and bad air out may be de-
scribed as follows: The air is sucked
in at the west side OF the building be-
low the Level of the orchestra floor
1t passes through coke which is held
between two screens. constant
stream of water percolates through
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

any chance penetrate TO the audito-
rum from behind the asbestos curtain
and the double steel doors. Heat
would tear asunder the fastenings and
tho doors would slam shut automatic
ally.
Morris Meyerfeld. under whose in
spiration these safety devices have
pride at the security with which his
visitors and his players and house
employees will be surrounded.
You will be struck on entering the
building at the sense of unity which
has been conserved in the architectural
lines of the interior. A definite scheme
is apparent and every detail belongs
to 1t. The secret lies in the fact that
the proscenium arch has been aban-
doned Formerly that part of the
building of q theater's interior which
is on the auditorium side OF the pro-
scenium arch could not by any means
be made a part of any consistent de-
sign involving the whole. The room
was built and the stage boxes were
then pasted on
The proscenium arch was construct
ed Independently of the rest OF the
room because 1t was thought to be
necessary as a sounding board for the
conserving OF the acoustic properties.
Now with the Orpheum experiment
a new style of theatrical architecture
has been evolved The whole room
from the ceiling to the floor is. as arr
chitects say. 'one composition. "
The stage boxes slope gracefully away
from the balcony and form part OF the
design and line. The boxes on the or
chestra and floor also fit into the
artistic scheme and the ensemble pre-
sents the visual perfection which a
Bach fugue presents auricularly. and
emphasizes the assertion that "archi-
lecture IL frozen music" Incidentally.
It should be said that the design of
the Orpheum is on the lines Of the
modern French Renaissance.
There are $500 seats in the new
building AZ against LOO in the Or
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

glow OF cleaning bulbs.
Only his associates know the fnteRs
est and activity which Norris Meyer.
field has given 70 ths construction of
this new building. Since the time
when ground was nrst broken. In APP
ril. 1907. until now It's completion has
been his great ambition.
The completed structure Is the big
gest single achievement IN the Or
pheun's career. Fourteen years have
elapsed since Meyerfeld assumed
an interest IN the local house
Thirteen years have passed since Gus
tav Walter died. Only a year befora
Walters death he induced Meyerfe1d
to assume a half interest in the bust
ness with the understanding that ths
new partner would attend only to thd
business part OF the enterprise and
leave the showman's part TO him.
Then. with Walters death. Msyerfeld
found himself with an elephant on hi4
hands. SO he gave up his other busi-
ness and became q Snowman while you
waited. At that time the Orpheum
stood on leased ground and the valus
of it's holdings was less than S50.00O
Today the institution is capitalized al
$4,000. 900 and owns its own buildings
in nearly every city where II operates.
The general manager. Martin Beck.
with an army OF employees. occupies
several floors In the st. James building
New York. and agents are constantly
securing Europe for new acts. Every
city OF any considerable size west OF
Chicago and a number or affiliated
houses east OF that metropolis are en-.
tertained by the Orpheum.
What makes the local opening OF
greater importance and interest Is the
fact that out OF this city grew the
Orpheurn circuit. which IS the largest
circuit in the world. From a single
building in San Francisco the enter
prise has grown until 1t owns string
OF 26 theaters. and in this chain.
stretching east and west. the new Or
pheum standing in San Francisco. the
birthplace OF the circuit IS the 1swsl
OF the chain.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
By Walter Anthony
- he safest place in San Franc

Il BE safest place In San Francisco
IL there were TO be G big fire
or an epidemic. Is the new Or
pheum building in O'Farrell
street. which opens its doors to the
ing. April Is. II is as free from dan
ger Of IRE as e steel vault, and even
the air which enters Il is clsanssd
and purified By q system which only
enc other thester In the world boasts
ef You could wander from the stage
TO the gallery and. with lighted can
Gle IN one hand and q can OF kerosene
IN the other, hunt vainly for some
thing TO set on fret all you'd find
veuld be the upholstery On the seats
end the floor planking. which is laid
on concrete. A multiplicity OF exits
1soes you on every door and at every
landing. Apparently no precaution
which Is known to the art OF the ar
ohitect far the making Of 9 safe build
ing has been overlooked
Fire Marshall Towe said 20 Pres
ident Meyerfeld, ~The orpheum thea
ter II the best equipped. the best ar
ranged and the safest playhouse In
the United States" and City Engineer
Manson indorsed the statement
me interior Is striking In its dis
play Of color and bewildering in its
magnitude and the multitude OF its
seats. though throughout there IS ap-
parent the effort to bring auditor into
close touch with the stage and no
seat is so far removed as to prevent
every word spoken being clearly heard.
This fact has been fully demonstrated
BY actual tests. The acoustics OF the
building are superb. This Is largely
the result Of the fact that there are
no sharp corners anywhere in the
building. All the salient lines are
curved No angles IN ceiling or walls
viii split tone Everywhere the eye
rests on graceful ourving lines.
Though the theater is colored IN
brave tints. the scheme Is consistent
with the kind OF entertainment which
vaudeville implies. and though the col
orc are bright they are not brash or
-1sarish. The balcony boxes are gold;
THE pillars aginst the stage boxes are
sold. The walls are red and simmer
with q satinlike effect The dome
and the panels which the plan OF the
interior permits are decorated with
beautiful allegorical pictures done by
A r. D. Cavailero of Rome and Z.
Theo Behr Of Chicago. They are
splendid specimens OF the art OF mural
decoration. IL r. claimed by the man
sgement that these decorations are
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
FACTS ABOUT THE 0RPHEUM

! 1t cost S5oO,ooo. !
: With the lot on which it stands
: an investment of S1,000,o00 is rep I
resented and rests with the Or !
: pheum theater and realty COM
Z pany, of which Morris Meyerfeld !
} Jr. is president; Martin Beck, gen. !
J eral manager, and John Morrisey, !
: local manager. :
: There are $500 seats in the !
! building. :
: There are "a exits.
! The ventilating plant cost /.
! $4,000. J
: The dome panel was executed J
I by E. Theo Behr of Chicago, and !
; the panels and drop curtains were !
J painted by A. F. Cavallero of J
7 Rome.
7 Ground was broken for the
: erection of the now completed !
structure in April, 1907.
: The stage is the largest in San !
J Francisco-38 feet by 1o71z feet.
: The theater will be opened on
! the evening of April le, just three !
J years after the fire of 1906. :
! There is no change in admission
: prices. +.
: G. Albert Lansburgh and Ber- !
J nard ]. Joseph are the architects.
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more beautiful than any to be found
in any theater in the United States. A
food of reflected light illumines tn,
dome panel and its harmonious co1ors
are most effective, while the figures
are splendidly done The ventilatine
system which has been installed EN-.
ploys alternate panels around the dome
as air vents. Unless you knew, yor
would imagine that the ventilatori
were part of the scheme OF decoration
They are ornamental and useful.
That" says @. Albert Lansburgh
who with Bernard j. Joseph is re.
sponsible for the finished structure
has been our aim, TO combine com.
fort and convenience with safety anc
security and to adapt actual needs tc
possibilities OF actual beauty. 1t hal
been a delightful task and an allur-
ing problem.
"Take, for instance. the stairs III
which patrons OF the house will pas.
TO the balcony and gallery. Thi:
front section of the building is prac-
fically apart from the main structure
and the stairs have been 80 contrivet
that both flights, that TO the CALLER,
and that to the balcony, take UP nc
more space than single flight would
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

There are $500 seats in the new
building az against 1.7o0 in the Or
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-04-23

neve mai you know best. Hugh" she
added softly. do you know that-you
haven't kissed me?"
Before her u~pturned. pleading eyes
and trembling lips the iron of his pur.
pose bent to the man Ii him. and he
took her into his arms.
A frosty gloom was over the city of
Aniston. moon and stars hidden by h
cloudy sky. from which a lighr snow
the first of the season. was sitting down
The streets were asleep Only occasional
belated pedestrians were to be seen in
the chilly air. These saw a man. his
face muff1ed from the snowiakes. pass
hurriedly toward the fountained square,
from whose steeple 2 o'clock was just
striking. The %wayfarer skirted the
square. keeping in cover of the build
ings as though avoiding chance obser-
walton, till he stood on the pavement
of a Gothic chapel fronting the open
space.
On the night of his flight from
Smoky Mountain. Hugh had ridden
hard till dawn, abandoning the horse
to find its way back as bes 1t might.
He had slept through the next day For
two days after his arrival he had h1n2
about outside the town in a fever Of
Impotence. for, though ne had readily
aseertained that the premises were IN
occupied. the first night he nad been
frightened away by the too Jealous
scrutiny of a policeman, and Oh the
next he had been unable to force the
door. That morning he had secured a
skeleton key, and now the weather was
propitious for his purpose.
After Il moments accommodating he
scaled the frost fretted iron palings
and gained the shelter Of the porch
He tried the key a~nxiously. To his re.
lief. 1t fitted. Another minute and be
stood in the study, the door locked be-
hind him. his veins beating with ez
element
Crouching down before the safe, he
took from his pocket the paper upon
which was written the combination
The match scorched his fingers, and
he lighted another and began to turn