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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Speaking for the switchmen, Presi-
dent E. T. Hawley, of the Switchmen's
Union Of North America said:
THE switchmen have been fair in
their requests. We want an advance Of
six cents an hour in pay and the elimi-
4 nation Of overtime and Sunday work
as far as possible. The request for
double pay for overtime is in the ma
| ture of a penalty more than anything
else. We want to discourage overtime,
| Sunday and holiday work.
1--WE also ask for a modification of
the physical requirements and age i'm
| it rules Examinations for employment
en- railroad now are as rigid as those
| army.
Il have never seen time when the
men were SO thoroughly organized and
ready for concerted action as in the
present instance. This strike will re-
| suit in the most complete tieup of rail-
road traffic in the territory affected that
! has ever been known. not even except
ling the great strike of 1894. From
row on not a switch engine will move
| in the territory between the head of
| the lakes and the Pacific coast.
I'VE have advised every member that
from the moment the strike begins he
must keep away from the company's s
property. obey the law, commit no act
of violence nor do anything that will
reflect discredit on himself or the or
ganizaiion conducting the strike
At Duluth two switch engines were
working last night. being manned by
foreman of switching crews. At Su-
perior not an engine was working. At
Livingston, Montana, all of the North
ern Pacific switch1nen 80 in number,
went out. Fifteen freight trains are
tied up on sldirg and the road is ac-
cepting no shipments.
According to report from Fargo tbs
80 members of the switchmen's union at
Fargo and Moorehead are all out. The
fContinued on Page EIGHTY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

about the action of the Topeka club in
asking the withdrawal of his invitation
to the Johnston banquet tomorrow
night. Governor Stubbs said: II am
not supposed to think anything about
it,
Then the governor laughed heartily
and added: 1T amuSes me-"
The governor feels that his position
in the matter all along has been justi
fed He did not want to handicap At
torney General Jackson by keeping his
membership in a club against which
that official intended to bring proceed
ings. He accepted the invitation to the
Johnston dinner as the guest of Mr..
Valentine and not the Topeka club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
NUDGE CHOSEN.
Elected President of Rock Is
land Today.
Promoted From Position Of
Second Vice President.
UP FROM THE BOTTOM.
Has Worked His Way From
Position of Water Boy.
Advanced to Place as General
UP FROM THE BOTTOM
Advanced to Place as General
Manager Of Santa Fe.

New York, Dec. III. U. Nudge
today was elected president of the
Rock Island road. Mr.. Nudge former
~ was general manager of the Santa
Fe with headquarters at Topeka and
later became second vice president of
The Rock Island. He now succeeds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
WEATHER WILL BE COLDER.
Nearly an Inch of Rain Has Fallen In
Past "a Hours.

Colder weather tonight and tomorrow
morning is the expectation of the local
weather observers. The rain is over.
At 2 O'Clock the wind, which had been
IN the northwest, shifted suddenly to
the southwest. 1t was blowing at the
rate of II miles an hour. Tomorrow
it is expected, will be much
like this afternoon. Since 2 O'Clock
Monday the precipitation has amounted
to Sc inches. Following are the hourly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Continued on Page six.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
admiral Togo Ret.-es.

Toxic Dec 1.--Admiral Togo, chief of
the staff of the navy. retires today from
the naval command and becomes a
member of the military council He IS
succeeded by Vice Admiral Sir Gero
Ijuin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
Tit for Tat.

AS one of the members put it:
THE club has a dignity to maintain
as well as the governor The governor
cancelled his membership with the
club. as was his privilege. Now the
club in its turn declines to entertafa
the governor as a guest within its
portals. Tit for tat
The club was humiliated in public.
Now 1t is the governors turn The
clun Is sorry to have to refuse hospi-
tality to the chief executive of the
state, but its directo- feel that as they
have entertained no change of heart as
regards the locker system about which
the governor SO virtuously complained,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Continued on Page Eighty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Weather Indications.
Chicago, Dec. Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
cay; colder tonight.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
IMPROVEMENT IN
COAL TRADE.

l.. F. Bader, of Boston, presi-
dent of the Bader Coal Com
pany, who is in the city look
ing after the interest of his
firm, find that within the past
month there has been a very
decided Improvement in the
eastern coal trade as well as
general business.
Mr. Bader's Company has a
large New River trade, and its
Pocahontas business is rapidly
building up. These grades of
coal are superior TO any other
of the same class that enter
New England, and the demand
for Tuvm is steadily growing
Last week, says Mr.. Bader,
"there were 10000 tons of Poca-
hontas and New River coal in
the harbOr at Boston awaiting
unloading. The prices might
be better, but they are showing
some signs of improvement.
One difficulty is that our Goals
come in competition with the
cheaper and inferior grades
from Pennsylvania, and this
fact in a measure has operated
to keep the prices down.
Speaking Of the general trade
outlook in Boston, Mr.. BadeI
said: "There IS a substantial
improvement in business in al
lines, and the business men
throughout the east with whom
| have come in contact are yer.
confident. In fact, it is freely
predicted that we are just en-
tering upon one of the mos
prosperous eras in the histor,
of the country Bluefield Tele
graph.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
MUST PROVE IT.

a lawyer going into the par
Tor of his home noticed pencil
marks on the wall, put there,
as he rightly supposed, by one
of his children. He called his
little five and six year old son
and daughter in 90 see which
one had done the mischief. OF
course each one blamed IL on
the other, So the father said
Well. my son, "a little bird told
me he was sitting on the fence
and saw you through the win
dow marking the wall" The
little fellow answered, "Get
that bird and make him prove
il. it."-Exchange
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
SIOO REWARD. SiOO.

The readers OF this paper win he pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
an stages. and that is Cafarrh Halls Ca
tauh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to ihc medical fraternity. Catauh
being q constitutional disease requires "a
constitutional treatment Halls Catarh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly up-
un The blood and mucous surfaces oi che
system, thereby destroying Che foundation
ol Che disease. and giving tho patient
strength by building up thc constitution and
assisting nature doing its work. The pro-
puctor, have so much faith in Its curative
powers that thep offer One Hundred Dollars
ior any case that DO fails to cure. Send ior
testimonials.
Address. F.J. CHENEY & co.. Toledo d.
Sold hy Druggists. 75c.
Take Rails Family Pills for constipation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
GREAT SHOWING BY
n. & w.
First Half Of September S50.O0o Ahead
Of Best MOnfh in History Of Road.
Every Csr Now in Service.

The Evening World has re-
liable information of the most
encouraging bit of news that
has been published in Roanoke
for more than a year.
Several days ago it told of the
orders issued to the shops to
see that all cars were repaired
without delay. Now comes the
statement that the receipts of
the Norfolk & Western for the
first half Of September are $50, p
600 in excess of the receipts for
1907, which was the best month
in the history of the road.
To this connection 10 may be
stated that the August loaded
car movement was the largest.
Every car of the road is now
in service. The Norfolk <
Western has also given orders
to the shops TO begin at once on
twenty five cabin cars.
1t is also reliably reported
that arrangements are being
made TO build engines i'm the
Roanoke shops. It is planned
to build twenty-five each year,
and it is probable that the first
will be commenced the latter
part of this year or the first of
next.-Roanoko World.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
1O6 YEARS OLD.

Winchester. Va, Sept. 2t.-
The oldest resident of this sec.
tion. Mrs Elizabeth Kerns.
celebrated her l06th birthday at
her home near Capon Bridge.
A son over eighty years of age
was present. Mrs. Kerns. de.
spite the fact that she is we'll
over the century mark, is i'm
good health and takes an active
interest in current events. Re
Gently she directed that her
coffin be made from the timber
of a walnut tree under which
she played as a child. She also
selected the hymns 20 be sung
at the funeral and the pail
bearers.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
LUMBER COMPANY
CHARTERED.
Experienced Lumbermen Organize Cor
pOratioG 10 Handle Large Amount
Of Lumber.

On Friday Judge Skeen sign
ed a charter for Stone Mountain
Lumber Company which has
just been organized by II. c.
Joslyn, of this place, and II. A.
johnson and II. +. l.. Chumbly.
of Pennington Gap.
The officers are II. c. Joslyn,
president; Il. r. l.. Chumbly,
secretary and treasurer; and H..
A. Johnson. ice-president and
general manager. The max
imum capital stock is $50, 900. -
loo, the minimum Sl0.O0O.OO.
The company will buy. sell
and manufacture lumber and do
a general timber and lumber
business and also deal iu miner
ais of al kinds. ft now has
75O acres Of fine timber and
lumber I'm the Crab Orchard
where work viii be begun al
once. The tanbark from 2, 1000,
600 feet of hemlock. Will be
pealed and put on the market
by these people within the next
few months.
ii. A. Johnson is a successful
lumber man Of forty years ex.
/ perience.
II. G.. Joslyn, the president OF
the company, is one of the besl
known business men i'm Lee
county and a number Of years
ago was In the timber business
Mr Chumbly rs ar enterpris
ing young lawyer who located
ia Pennington some two year,
ago. .-Jonesville Star.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
No. SO

women and the three children,
each body bearing evidences of
murder.
Another daughter OF aunt
Betty2 told the police that her
mother had a large sum Of
money buried under the sill Of
the house and they succeeded
in digging up $3.50 in gold and
silver. The murderers are sup
posed to have secured about
5000.
BloOdhOunds were rushed TO
the scene and they took up the
trail Of the supposed murderers
in a cOrnheld where the foot
prints Of three men were found
impressed in the soft soil.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
ENTIRE FAMILY
MURDERED.

Bluefieid, w Va, Sept. 23.-
and entire family of six persons
was murdered aud the bodies Of
all but one of the victims we're
burned with their home at Hur-
ley, Buchanan county, Va,
early today The motive evi-
IDENTIFY was robbery, as the
owner of the house, an aged
woman, known as Aunt
Betty" Justis, was generally
supposed to keep considerable
money about the place.
"Aunt Betty, " her son-in-law,
George Meadows. his wife and
their three children were the
victims.
Meadows body, badly mutt
lated, was found this morning
lying in the yard of his destroy
ed home.
Two bullett holes through ths
body and a wonud ia the necl
gave the discoverers their frs
evidence of the extent of TIM
tragedy. A search of the ruin
of the house disclosed tn
charred bodies os the tw'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

Don't blame the church for
the doctrine of "hell" no matter
how much individuals have
abused and misused that doc
trine. If YOU will read the
Gospel you will find that Jesus
revealed the terrible things
about hell and the splendid
things about heavan. Make
your choice on Jesus own
authority and you won't have
20 wake up 20 the fact that your
opinion never changed the con
ditions of the world 90 come as
He revealed them.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
RAILROADS LOOSE.

Judge Mcdowell, in the Fed
eral Court Thursday decided
against the railways in the
demurrer entered Tuesday in
four or FIVE cases pending for
failure to comply with the
safety appliance of the Federal
government, the court holding
that while the Government
could not compel the railway
company To produce its records
to show what had been done in
the premises, it could require
the agent of the company TO
produce such records in court
and permit the use of them as
evidence against the company.
The railway companies denied
the right Of the Government 10
issue a subpoese duces tecum
in order TO secure evidence
against the Companies TO make
out a case against them, but the
demurrer was dismissed BY
Judge Mcdowell. -Lynchbnre
| News.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
ARMED CITIZENS GUARD THREE MEN.

Bluefeld, w. Va, Sept. 23.-
Tonight a party Of armed citi-
zens have Simon Blankenship
and his TWO sons surrounded in
their home awaiting the arrival
of the sheriff Of Buchanan
county, Va. They were led to
house by bloodhounds put on
the trail Of the murderers Of
"Aunt Betty Justis, her SON
in-law and daughter and three
children, whose bodies were
burned in their home at Burley.
Va, Thursday night. When
the suspected parties saw the
hounds coming they were out in
a field gathering corn, aud they
immediately went 60 their home
and armed themselves.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
Night On Bald Mountain.

On lonely night Alex. Benton Of Fort
Edwards, \. T.. climbed Bald Mountain to
the home Of a neighbor, tortured by Asth-
ma, bent on curing him with Dr. Kings
New Discovery, that had cured himself Of
Asthma This wonderful medicine soon re-
nevcd and quickly cured his neighbor.
Later II cured his sons wife OF q severe
iln trouble. Millions believe its the great
est Troat and Lung oure on Earth. Coughs.
Col ds, Group, Hemorrhages and Sore Lungs
are surely cured BY il. Best for Hay Fever,
GRIP and Whooping Cough. SOC and 81 co
if al bottle free. Guaranteed BY j. ".
4 ely, Druggist
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
BIG OIL COMPANY
Is ORGANIZED.
Philadelphia Capitalists Form Corpora
iion 10 Develop oil Resources in
Lee County.

Jonesville, it is thought by
experts who have recently been
here TO be the center of an inn
mensely rich oil producing re-
gion. and a company of Phila-
delphia Capitalist have deter
mined 20 develop the same.
On September the 18th the
Corporation Commission of
Virginia granted a charter Co
these gentlemen The name of
the new company is Cedar
Valley Company, capital stock
from 100000 to S50,00o.o0.
The object Of the corporation,
as stated in the charter, is TO
purchase, sell, lease and other
wise dispose of in any State in
the Union land, concession
grants, rights, powers ana pri-
vileges, 10 prospect for pretrO-
lium and other mineral oils
and prepare for market, metals,
ores and minerals substances of
all kinds The principal office
of the company viii be located
at JOnesville. and the officers
for the first year will be T. p.
Ratigan, President, +. w.
Strain, Secretary and Treasurer
and j W. Martson, 4 p. Rati-
gan and +. w. Strain, Direc-
tors.
The company is granted the
right TO hold as much as 10000
acres of real estate.
The gentlemen who have
organized this company have
had experts on the ground, anc
have had agents going through
the country leasing oil rights
for several weeks. It is under
stood that they will begiI
/ actual work in the near future
Lands are being leased from
about one mile east If Jones
vile TO a point several mile
west of town. .-Jonesville Star
Your complexion as well a. your tempe
is rendered miserable by disordercd live
Br taking Chamberlain's stomach and Idv'
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
MARS AND VENUS.

The planets Mars and Venus
are now vis-a-vis IN the skies in
the early hours of the night. 1t
is only a short while that they
remain in this position. AS
Mars ascends rapidly the east
ern horizon. Nenrs sinks out Of
sight following the sun in the
west.
For some time the dazzling
brilliance of the frey Mars has
made him a conspicuous object
in the eastern skies altar night
fall. while Venus with more
silvery but equally brilliant as
pect adorned the western hori-
zon during the twilight. Mars
rises caller each night and is
now well up in the sky before
Venus sets, and both may be
viewed standing Immediately
opposite each other for short
while a little after S O'Clock.
Ordinarily, Venus appears to
be a much larger star than
Mars, but the War God is at his
best now, this being one of the
periods of his nearest approach
90 the earth, while Venus is not
in her full effulgence. Viewed
through a telescope she pre-
sents the appearance of some
thing less than a half moon.
But both are much larger and
more brilliant than any other
stars in the heavens at this time
and in their juxtaposition make
very attractive display.
Mars, that only once in a
while rises in the early portions
of the night with the brilliancy
he now displays, has been the
object of much interest. and
some unlettered in astronomy
have regarded him as a mys-
terious heavenly visitor with
possible pOrtends of great
coming events. Some have
even assumed, despite his red
color and war-like appearance.
that be was the returned Star
of Bethlehem that appeared on
/ that memorable night " hen
angles gave glad tidiugs TO the
shepherds of the advent OF the
! Prince of Peace.
Mars has already begun TO re
cede from the earth and is
/ therefore losing his brilliancy
+ Venus will continue 30 be au
evening star to the end of the
year, but Is is now only that
the rising and setting Of the
two planets viii give them 70
while the remarkable opposi
tlon IN the sky IN the earl,
night IN ashvsile Banner.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

To face the fire Of musket
and cannon and the sharp end
of the bayonet is indeed "hell"
as Sherman called it. It took
courage and brave manhood TO
do chat in those days of civil
strife. But how about these
times when the soldier. day by
day, is having his courage and
manhood tested by a call 90
clean manhood and pure
moral standards. He is no
sissy soldier who puts down
evil IN his own nature. and
never disgraces the uniform
Uncle Sam has permitted him Go
don.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
The Road To Success

has many ohstructons. but none so dcsper-
ate as poor health. Success to-day demands
health but Electric Bftcrs is the creates
health builder the world has ever kuownt
10 compel, perfect action of stomach. Iver.
Kidney. bowels, pur.hes and enrches the
blood and tones and nvig0mte- The whole
system. Vigorous body and keen BRAIN
follow their use. You cams afford to slight
Electric Bitters if week. rundown on sickly.
Only soc. Guaranteed By j. ". Kelly,
Druggist
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

A Chaplain in the army has
no sincere If he has the right
stuff in him, and such should
have the strong moral support
of eve-y officer in the army in
his efforts 20 make the enlisted
men brave and heroic in the
higher battle of life.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
Go With A Rush

The demand for shat wonderful stomach.
liver and Kidney curc ur Kings New
liic P'ls-is astounding d. vs.. Kelly.
Druggist Say that they never SAW thc Nkc.
lt. because thcr never al to cure Sour
stomach Constipation. lndIgc.t.on. Bihou-
ness. Jaundce Sick Headache. Chins and
Malaria. Only llc
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
IRON MARKET BOOMS.
Optimistic Feeling Pervades Birmingham
Region.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 25.
Optimism reigns all over the
Southern iron and coketerritory.
The manufacturers find such a
demand for their products that
they are beginning to hesitate
in accepting orders because Of
advancing prices.
Number l foundry iron which
a month ago sold at $l3 and
$3.50, and was thought to be
at a high price, is now held at
sl4 a ton and Sl4.5O being re-
ceived for some small lots, inn
mediate delivery, with SIS
sounded out as the price for the
first half Of the coming year.
And some orders are received
In this territory for delivery
during the first quarter of the
coming year above Sl4 a ton,
80. 2 foundry.
Some Of the furnace com
panies in this territory have
sold their probable output for
the balance of the year, and
unless there is a decided impro-
vement in operations the
demand will have 10 be handled
carefully. The blowing in Of
another of ironmaker or two is
now almost a matter Of each
week There are several fur
naces undergoing repairs.
Furnaces Starting Up.
The Southern Iron and Steel
Company will be about ready
the first part or the middle Of
the coming month 20 start up
some furnaces and most likely
the steel plant at Gadsden. 1t
is understood that, 90 meet
every emergency in the way Of
raw material, arrangements
have been made for a coal
supply with one Of the CONNER
cial companies.
The Southern Iron and Steel
Company is producing coal and
ore already at SOME of its mines
and manufacturing coke. This
production will be increased as
quickly as possible so as to have
everything in readiness by the
time the furnaces and steel
plant can be started up.
President w. II. Hassinger is
giving the preparations much
of his personal attention, so an
xious is he 20 get into the game.
Better Demand for Basic Iron.
A better demand is noted for
basic iron, as we'll as charcoal
iron. It is understood that
car wheel makers are in need
Of large quantities of charcoal
iron TO fill all business on the
books or in sight.
Cast-iron pipe interests have
been In the foundry iron market
again looking for a large guam
tity for future use. Their needs
for several months to come
have been more or less looked
for, but additional business
hoving In sight causes a further
investigation as to iron.
There will hardly be any
hesitation during the coming
year with the cast-iron pips
makers. The melt this year
viii be larger, but during the
coming year the indications ar,
there will be the largest mel
ever seen at these plants. Cast
iron pipe is leaving this distric
IN ali directions
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

has some claims and certain
lnalienable rights which must
be respected and guarded, else
the whole moral fabric will
crumble into chaos and moral
rOttenness.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29
Observations of the
SKY PILOT.

Sins Of the flesh are sins Of
the soul as well and he who in
dulges in the former pay a high
price in sacrificing and degrad-
ing the image Of God within
him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-29

Man is social being. He has
social responsibilities and obli-
cations therefore when he says
he can do as he pleases, he
must remember that society