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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11

juncture the flremen saw his dan.
and were preparing as fast as pos
ss possible a adder TO bring him
down. but he drd not wait. Care,
fully climbing out 90 the window
tho young man aid down rain pipe
from the second story window,
am q the cheers OF the hundreds o,
men who waited with lated breath
his descent, He came Gown safely
and left the scene for the time be.
ing. Hi
Mr.. Marc Cray. the shoe man act.
Ing as a volunteer nreman, had his
shoulder sprained and one OF his
arms and a leg injured while fight.
Ing the IRE. He fell from the top
story to the door bo.ow. He was
taken home and the necessary at
tention given by physic.an.
Water in nearly all the foors did a
great deal or damage.
One OF the chief clerks OF the Nor
folk and Western gave II as his opin-
on that the fire probably originated
from a cigarstt' stump carelsasly
thrown into papers on the top floor.
where the fire started. lie said 1t
had been the habit OF young men to
go into this part OF the building for
a gu ct smoke.
IL was stated last night that a
contractor would be put to work
Immediately on the brrned build
ing. -
Any adverse tel IN OF the Are
department In connection with the
fire in the general office bui' ding -
wholly unjust. / went to Chief Nc
Falls before ieav ns the building
and personally thanked him for the
work done by the department. The
public probably did not know how
the Are was being fought inside the
building. The loss is about s40,-
eoo and IS covered by Insurance.
Statement made last night by
Vice President and General Mana
ger N cho.as d. Maher. of the Nor
and Western railway.
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INFLUENTIAL RICHMOND NEWS.
PAPER ACCUSES MANN or
CARRYING WATER ON BOTH
SHOULDERS AND DECLARES
FOR TUCKER.

fiehmond, Va Feb. 1.-THE
Evening Journal. a paper with the
largest local circulation. this after
noon comes out IN a strong editori-
al endorsing the candidacy OF Harry
81 George Tucker for governor.
The Journal states That Judge Mann
is trying 20 play both sides from the
middle while tucker stands for De-
mocraey and self government and
has refused 80 become aHled with
any Clique, clan OF machine. Judge
Mann Is beipg supported By the Anti
saloon League and also BY me state
Organization. headed 81 Tom Mart n
Joe Button, Ilal Flood and swanson.
Wife the Jourhel bad at one time
announced itself in favor OF Stuart.
when that candidate withdrew from
the field II was at FIRST decided not
20 take any active part IN the cam
paiga except 20 give the news OF IN.
campaign. However, the actions OF
Mann on play ng both aides caused
the paper TO declare Tor Tucker.
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BIG FIRE At
ROANOKE


Roanoke, Va, Feb. 1.-The are
alarm turned in from box 312 yes
terday evening at 6:I5 O'Clock was
caused by fire In the west main
|buildlng OF the Norfolk and Wertern
general Offices. The FIRE started in
the attic of the building, destroying
that and cutting the floor be.ow,
AS to the origin OF the fire no one
seemed to know. The first indica-
lion of the FIRE was when smoke was
seen issuing from the top story or
the attic, The fire was discovered
by the janitress Of the building. who
gave the alarm. The e-timated loss
Is $4,000. fully covered by insur-
ance. fe
The offices OF the claim depart
ment. the auditing department, the
purchasing department, the Rignal
department, the eng neering depart
meat, the transportation department
the treasury department, the agri-
cultural and indu 5triai department,
the Pocahontas coal and coke depart
ment, and the zeal estate department
are all in this building. It was sta
ted that all the records were put
away In vaults except those OF the
claim department, which had mum
Der of records stored away.
When the hre broke out, great
crowds began To gather, and By the
time the blazes began to creep
through the windows of the building
thousands OF people, men, women
and children, filed the yards OF the
road, Jefferson street was packed,
the Henry street br dge was niled,
and High street, between Henry and
Jefferson, was Almost impossible;
ald II may be added that there were
nearly as many rumor9 as there
were people.
The flooring of the buildings r.
sIow-burning wood over steel grid
ers.
When the FIRE started Hill croc1-
EFT, HAIRY Bodow and Horace LIT
treil, clerks in the office Of Mr.. Bat
tie, began to tight the flames, but
matters got too warm for them.
Crockett and Bodow made their es-
cape down the stairs, but the Are
and smoke cut on Ldttren's escape
He appeared at one of the windows
and threw out his overcoat. AT this
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OCEANIC IN
4. HURRICANE
BIG VESSEL wEATHERs MIGHTY
STORM AND ARRIVES SAFELY
IN roRT-woRsr VOYAGE TT
EVER HAD.


New York. Feb, 11.--Passengers
on the steamship Oceanic. breathed
prayers of thanks this morning when
the big steamer arrived safely In
port after one of the worst voyages
ever made by that vessel. The
Oceanic came through hurricane
ut sea and the sh p was battered and
tossed about like chip OF wood.
AT one time ~ was feared that the
oceanic was doomed to go down
with al on board lost. A giant
wave swept over the bow of the
Oceanic while the, hurricane was at
its worst and the watsr poured into
the smoking room setting all the
passengers into terror.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11

Norfolk. Va. Feb. lI,- Senator
Harman's proposition to havs the
legislature adopt statewide pro.
hibition law was withdrawn yester.
day afternoon. and the Anti-saloon
League convention unaalmousiy
adopted the report OF It's Legislative
committee calling for statewide pro-
hibition in the end but enunciating
iocal option to be the prInclpie and
policy of the League in v rgIaIa for
the coming year. IS
The convention, then arose and
sang blessed be the Tie that
Binds.n
Judge William Hodges Mann, as
pirant for the Democratic guberna.
torial nomination. who sat IN the
convention and heard the entire pro-
coed ngs expressed satisfaction at
the outcome. lie said:
II took no part I'm the matter.
believed the committee was best
qualified TO outline the issue and
am satisfied at the result"
Judge Mann listened attentiyely
to all the arguments, which al times
became most heated, but he had
nothing 20 say, his Only particlpa-
ton being to rise whom the motion
was put TO adopt the committee's
report by unanimous rising vote.
The entire convention stood when
the chair put this motion which was
offered by Rev w. Asbury Christian
and others. ff
There was at first an effort to
cut on any consideration OF the
state wide proposit on by motion
to table Senator Harman's substitute
for that portion OF the committees
report, which outlined the policy OF
the league for the next year. Dele
gate Ware, who desired to prevent
any discussion and to avoid the APP
pearance OF DIS ention refused to
withdraw his mot on to lay the Har-
man proposition on the table. The
convention however voted this down,
and Senator Harman's substitute
was received and he was heard.
Il am unwilling to believe that
we people in the mountains OF Taze-
well are better Christians than the
peop'e in other parts of the state.
We believe in state wide prohibit
tion" declared Mr.. Hartman, who,
continuing, SAID that unless some
other candidate came out for the
Democratic oubernatorial nomina-
ton declaring for state wide PROFIT
billion, he believed the Republicans
OF Virginia will declare for thls and
put up candidate for governor.
The Republicans will naturally be
defeated because the party is not
strong enough to win. This will be
a blow to the cause OF prohibition,
he thought.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11

investisat on BY Attorneys char,e.
Mccamic and c. c. newman. Charlie
scha<k OF whee ing. is also report.
ed to be one or their attorneys.
et The committee Is meeting In tho
dsrscsor's room over the warden's
onace. The committee Is composed
- composed OF Fisher, Dem, Flynn
Rep. and Delegate Deun q. Dem.
and !Cofcord and warder. Reps
senator Flynn IL chairman and Fish.
er SECRETARY, l.. e. shrader. the
Wheeling court stenographer. is TAX.
ing a complete report OF the pro-
ceedings. The committee is being
taken care of and entertained en- the
waruen's apartments of the institu-
ton nasssl r3a
The written specifications flled by
Mr.. Moore before the committee du-
ring the first day made only four
specific charges: The Albany trip.
the FIRE works for the Glasscock dem
onstration. the criminal neglect
charge and the organ charge.
There was an EFFORT on the part of
the boards attorneys to conform
the invest cations strictly to speci-
fications. To this. Mr.. Moore object
ed. saying that he reserved the right
TO make such additions to the spec
tacat.ons as he might see Mt Mr..
simpson also made brief and tell
Ing address. saying that they were
largely dependent upon the testimo-
ny OF attaches of the inst tuition and
II would not be proper in an inves-
LEGATION OF this sort 20 be bound
strictly by tho rules OF court. Chair
man Colcord ruled in favor of the
Investigators.
DIR. w. ID. Sttiwars
DR.. w. ID. Stewart, prison physi-
clan, was the first witness. He tes-
tiled that he attended pr son con-
gress sessions a, philadelphia, Lin
co n, Neb., Albany and Chicago. He
described the route taken to Albany
In the party leaving Moundsville,
Sept. o, 1906 were Warden Haddox
and wife, j. A. Bloyd and wife, J..
NJ. Jacobs, wife and daughter, Mr..
Mullen and witness. They stopped
az Pittsburg, Wis ted Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls. Toronto, Ont, went by
steamer TO Kensington, thence O
Montreal. to PIattsburg, N. Y, TOOK
excursion on Lakes ChamplaIn and
SO. George. visited Saratoga. and
then went to Albany. taking six days
to reach that city. After the con-
gress adjourned they visited New
York City.
Df. Stewart knew nothing OF the
expenses; Mr.. Boyd acted as cash
Ter. and pa d the bills.
g A dispute arose over Mr.. Moor's
question concerning that there was
NO limit 20 the scope OF the inquiry
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except such IS the COMMITTEES de-
s:red to adopt. mr.. Mccamic hold
ing the question to be improper. be-
cause Il had no bear 7g on any ape
cinc charge. To Mt. McCamic's state
ment that hs understood that chars-
e. OF Mr.. Moore were being inves<f-
gated, Messrs. Dennis and Fisher
added the Information that the gov
ernor also made charges.
Clerk s. g. L,egg.
Clerk Legg testined that he had
vouchers and checks for the period
aimee June 1905, inc udiag the time
OF the Albany trip. which he pro-
duced, and which were offered In
evidence. Checks for that trip were
charged to expense q count. and
amounted to s7s7.75. To Mr.. Fish,
er witness explained notation on the
back Of check. which was min .por-
tant, w tness thought the expense
OF the Chicago trip was about y24o.
He had never seen an itemizsd bill.
Itemized bills were unusual for such
expenses. or for per diem aud ex-
pense of board meetings.
DR.. Stewart was recalled and in
terrogated concerning the death OF
George Walker. negro convict. ON
April 6. 1907, he was called to the
prison and found Wa ker lying on
the floor in front OF the dungeon,
apparently in a dying state. clothes
wet with preparation. eyes set, sali-
va at mouth. almost pu'seless. He
was taken TO the hospital, where he
died eight days later, having re-
gained consciousness on but one day
Reported death as due to cerebral
abscess. He inferred that the man
had been roughly treated; had been
told so, but had no personal knowl-
edge OF II.
j. e. BIoyd, south hal. guard, had
charge OF the dungeon. He sxamin-
cd walkers head for wounds or
abrasions, but found none. Had
never had notice that Walker had
been Ia dungeon. He never report
ed case to directors, never made any
other mention in records, never re-
ported to Warden. Captain OF guard
was there.
To Attorney Newman, witness said
money was not spent foo lshly on
Albany trip. Directors from other
states were accompanied by their
wives. Best hotels were occupied.
To Mr.. Warder, witness said he
did not know what authority there
was for TRIP. He was appointed del
egate to Chicago: did not remember
whether he was appointed a delegate
to Albany. Warden Haddox insis-
ted that he go, adding that his ex-
penses would be paid.
Guard II. L. Thompson
saw Convict Walker at dungeon door
Did not call DR.. Stewart. Denied
saying: For Gods sake, doctor,
do ali you can to save his life. for
II you don't Joe Bloyd and OF 9
Miller VIII be In for It." Did not see
Walker struck or roughly used. Saw
him walk into the dungeon the
CONTINUED on page FOUR
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11
.H|NDUSTAN's
ROUGH VOYAGE
SOUTH AMERICAN VESSEL AR.
RIvEs IN PORT IN BATTERED
CONDITION

New York. Feb. 11.-with her
sides Scared and decks battered the
steamship Hindustan, from South
American ports, came into the har-
Dor at date hour last night, after
hard battle with the sea, in which
several OF the crew were badly aurt.
Hndustan, Under the command OF
Captain Littleha'is, encountered a
monster wave Monday morning. A
wall OF water smashed the galley
door and other parts OF the YES
sci.
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WouId Reach Farther.

Senator Hartman declared be did
not want the Anti-Saloon League
to be tagging after the whiskey peo-
pie. II the whiskey peope were
found to he in favor OF local op-
ton aid the Anti-Sa Don Leagua
adopted fuch a policy, Il would look
very much to outsiders as though
the league wal getting hand-in-
glove with the whiskey people sure
enough. state wide prohibition, he
sa d. would reach farther than To-
cd option and would come az a
great blessing 10 rum-soaked Nor
folk. Richmond anc other places
where local option he feared would
never reach.
George w Hawxhurt, OF FAILS
Church, Fairfax county, Republican
sad he was strongly in favor OF
tate wide prohibition and wanted
to see the bait OF forty years he
has been fight,ng won, but he would
defer to the W. counsel Of DR..
Cannon and the legislative comm T.
tee aad vote this year FOR a continu-
alton Of the local option policy. lie
said It gr.eved him 70 see State pol
tiles brought in.
DR.. Bull, OF Alexandria, favored
state wide prob bltion. for a goa
Just as the committee. but he did
not think It wise at this tine to go
against the advice Of those who had
piloted the cauge Of temperance in
Virginia TO so many victor cs ana
who we're laying the way for great.
er things to come. He fell that "a
adopt a policy Of state vide prohi.
billion would drive from the eau s.,
many OF those who favored local op.
ton but who would vote against
state wide prohib ton
we had better wait" ne said
than 10 take extreme stands when
with such stands some Of our tenn
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pcrance people can not be carried
VIM "a. We are maSing great pro-
gress In the complete annihilation
OF the whisley traffic. The question
I. Is as Of the hour g'aas;' simply as to
when we shall start on the homo run
Our speed 8 already great, We are
dizzy from the great strides we arc
making. ~ am sometimes tut lit
Ito afraid we are making such great
speed as to cause us TO put ourselves
in danger OF running OF the track
at the curve. DO not lets rua Off
at this junoture, o.-..-s.s.....-a
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TOO MUCH WATER
7. E. FOR DRY CAMPAIGN
TRAINS DELAYED

No. is was delayed about two
Iours this morn'ng by dsraiIed
freight train near Zurich. Ye5ter-
day morning It was nearly two
hours behind time because of a
small wreck near Petersburg.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11
Cups WIS
IN HIS CUPS
KILLED WIFE AND SELF AND
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED ANoTH-
Err MAN.

Newca5t'e, Pa. Feb. Ii.-Peter
cupDs shot his wife and Stephen
Clyde Warnock and they killed him
self while intoxicated this morning
at his home here. Warnock will
recover, although his injuries are
very serious.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11
TO Drink
NOVEL TEMPERANCE MEASURE
PROPOSED IN TEXAS.

III Paso, Tex. FEB. 11.--If a bill
introduced In the legislature be-
comes a law no man Will be able to
procure drink IN this state with
out at nrst securing license. Each
drinking man Will be assessed Ave
dol ars a year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11
PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION
GOVERNORS OF MANY STATES
ACCEPT INVITATION TO PAR
TICEPATE.

Washington, Feb. 1I.-Brigadier
General Bell. Of the inaugural com
mittee, has extended invitations TO
ne governors Of all the states in
the union to be present and partic-
pate In the ceremonies at Taft's in
ausnral' lie has many letters OF &C.
ceptance OF the Invitations.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-02-11

Have your SUIT made where you
can see how II Is made. Cbas II.
Befrymaa, Rale' gh street.
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Not Yet Ready For sar
State Wide Prohibition

VIRGINIA ANrsALooN LEAGUE WILL LOCAL. OPTION
FOR ANOTHER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. > scHARMANq FEARS
RErunLicaNs WILL RUN CANDIDATE roR coyEsNoR ON
STATEWIDE PLATFORM AND FAILING TO ELECT HIM, ID,
PROHIBITION. sffss sof1sAns9ssgs
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gTFrrs ssnsationaF spseeh1off Dsle-
gate Moore made frf the mouse Of

The Snsationaf speefh loff Dele
gate moore made IN the house OF
delegates appears te1 have had SOM
:. basis for Is charges II the evidence
LOT witnesses not sapp6sed to be any
too ling TO testify can be relied
on. ffNA @1ssf 30 ~
s.g pslegste Everett F, Moore made
an excellent start at the fir-t seq
sion on the pen tentiaryS flvestigat-
ting ecfnmfttee., iri proving AIS chare-
.---ss agaiast certain ofncfais OF that
- tnstitossons 4spmssofs thee Things stes-
tilted tozwesn ss. follows:
In the month of September. 1908
Warden g. f.. fiaddox and wife, Di-
rector J. A. BIoyd aad W fe.l j. NJ
Jacobs aud wife. Director K. M. Null
len and DR.. w D. Stewart, the pris-
spilysicsau, attended four SESSIONS
ssof the National Prison congress at
Albany, MY. For their junket the
safe paid $751;. To- John Bloyd
jsaeted as cashier for the party No
citemized statement of expenses was
ssreadsred. Dr. w. D. Stewart testi,
ned that he was separated from the
party couple OF. days while IN New
York. About two weeks after h 3
return. John Bfoyd called him into
the we-t Virginia clothing store and
asked him II ten dollars would cover
the amount he had spent out OF his
-aown pocket while on the trip. stew
art replied that e. wnulda stewart
,-says- Bloyd then. handed him a ten
dollar greeaback HeFwas asked for
no siatemsn<, itemized or sotherw.se
aed gave Hone not e@eii : q reeeist
That the sum OF 5000 was ex-
pended for firaworis dnring W. e.
Glasscock's visit to. Moundsyille
while a candidate for governor. and
the same was entered on the clerk
daiger suadsr the head of" ex pense,a
and pad. fer out of the funds OF
the Institution.
That in the month of June, 1908,
a&thesc srk OF the institution received
the Glowing statement: $3.50
"Moundsville, w. va, June 2s. zoos
West virginin. Peniteatiary-.Dr
TO w. H. DonIey For Inspecting
pipe organ--$5O.'
Written on the bottom of the pa
per were the words, Pay to J. A.
Sigafoose" and 20. X. j. A. b."
Pipe Orgsn Charge. So
w. H. Doslsy Is a res dantAof IN
!. dianapolii, Ind. and was. brought
20 Mouhdsviile 10 give an organ re-
eital at the First NJ. e.. church.
Moore claims he viii prove that
Dan ey was at the penitentiary
scarcely an hour. and aid practice 'Iy
no work on the PRISON pipe orgaa
He. expects to- prove That through
AIr. Bloyd the $50. was practically
{ donated to the F rst NJ. e. church
from the funds OF the penitentiary.
Messrs Boyd and sigafoose are
both prominent officials OF the NJ. e.
church. ana were members OF fEfe
building committee that had charge
Of the erection of its splendid new
edifee. ~
The pen officials are leaving no
stone unturned to protect them
selves. They are represented at the
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a Leader "sn. "a pays Try II
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-20
COLLEGE PRESS MEETING.
School Editors. Wind up Columbia
Convention With Banquet.

Columbia, April 16.-Dr. E. S. JOY
mes, of the University Of South Car
olina, addressed the College Press
Association today. DR.. Joynes spoke
of the benefits Of the press in general
and the value to the college Of the
college magazine. He termed the
press a great work Of civilization,
doing much to mould public opinion.
The session of the Association clos
ed tonight with a banquet at Craven
Hall. The delegates have been en-
tertained. for the past two days by
the students at the University at the
College for .Women and at the Colum-
bia College,
The organization meets at Newber-
ry College. The delegates have sue
ceeded in placing the Association on
firm foundation. The cooperation
Of the colleges of the State each year
for the betteiment of magazine work
and the furthering Of literary work by
the. college writer's is the sole object
Of the Press Association.
The short story medal was won by
". C. Curry, 90, Of Woford. "The
Gate,' story in the Woford Journ-
al took the prize. This story has won
favorable criticism from other college
magazines and won medal awarded
bv the Woford,' Journal. Furman
University severed all connections
with the College Press Association.
The officers for next year came
from the following institutions; Pres
ident, from Newberry College,; first
vice president, from Erskine College;
second vice president from Green
vile Female College: treasurer. from
the University Of South Carolina; re-
cording secretary, from the Presbv-
terian College Of South Carolina
corresponding secretary, from Winth-
rop College.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-20
HIGH WIND PLUCKS DUCKS.
Missouri Storekeeper Says he Wit
messed it with His Own Eyes.
New York World.

New York World.
To doubters of this story, Jules
Buermann, constable Of Meramee
Township, shows his broken store
window. He was sitting, he says, in
the front part Of his store watching
the approach of storm, in which the
wind was blowing with great force,
when he suddenly noticed a flock OF
ducks blow over the large lake IN
front of his property.
The ducks were driven onward by
the fierce gale, and as they neared
the Buermann store the constable no
ticed feathers flying from them. Then
there was a. crash, and three OF the
ducks. we're driven through the front
window of the store, falling on the
floor, almost entirely stripped OF
theii feathers by the wind. Buermann
said that all he had to do was to
draw and cook them.
Buermann found two more Of the
focks Of ducks minus their feathers
hanging on a barbwire fence back
of his store. The ducks had been
driven into the fence by the wind and
killed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-20
sPECKLED HEN AN ANGLER.
Her Pond Was a Mud Puddle and
She Fished for Corn.

Oconee News.
On Monday morning Of this week
d big speckled hen was caught in the
act of fishing. She wasn't using
any hook and line, but just her feet.
She was noticed wading out in the
water and then doing the "snow
bird stunt:'- as she backed out again.
She was having the best of luck, for
,evJry time SHE went through the
performance, several fine specimens
we're seen to roll out on the bank.
She was using a mud puddle on the
Court House square for a fshpond.
and the fish were big fat grams OF
corn that had been overlooked oy
the horse that was fed there last
week during Court.