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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
Kentucky Town is Terror
lied Over Leaders of the
Coclrill Clan Taking to
the War Path.
TROOPS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
Politician Threatened With
Death il He Docs not
Withdraw Candidacy

Jackson. ny, Jane with arn-
cd men rushing In from the n .un.
tain to reinforce their friends I'm
feui clash here, this town n IN
terror today. Law officers are plnc.
tically prisoners In the Jail aal A.
~ improbable that any troo, can
get here before nightfall. Their ar
rival will. 1t Is though. he to late
to prevent bloodshed
This condition Is the result. D. tho
latest outbreak Of the Hargi Co. K
rill clans.
Albert Sidney Johnson AL Ia,a
Noble. recognized leaders OF the a3-
ti-Hargis faction went on the VAR
path Thursday night ana b, core The
officers could put them ulder az
rest more than one hundred revol-
vors had been drawn and serious
bloodshed was narrowly avertcI.
Johnson and Noble accosted
prominent Democratic politician and
threatened him with death in the
event he carried out his determine
'tion to run for the nornlnation for
Circuit judgship this summer.
HIargls' henchmen arrived In time
to assist the officers I'm placing john
son and Noble I'm Jail. An outbreax
and attempt to- rescue them from
jail Is expected every minute.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
AF TER MAD MUL[AH
Of SOMAL|LAND
Organized Action Will be
Made by English Troops
to Effect Capture of Elus-
i've Enemy.

London, June 5.-Organized ac-
fton against the mad Mullah OF So
maitland will now com nerco in a
few days. Colonel GouSn, who had
the honor OF meeting 0x-President
Roosevelt, y few weeks ago, will be
in command AMI the operations will
take the form OF fyin5 columns
composed OF mounted infantry anc
irregular which Will endeavor to
round up the elusive enemy
Everything is now in readiness,
ample native troops are on the spot
and are being supplied with white
officers. The chief difficulty is, as
1t has always been transportation.
British agents have been laying ami
mails all along the Red Sca. but the
prices have ruled high particularly
for camels. The Emperor Menelik
or Aoyssinia has moreover forbid
den the export OF these animals from
his territory. 1t is thought that Sir
Reginald Wallace, the S.rdar, who
has arrived In the country from Cal
TO. will, from his experience OF SUI
dan drives" be able TO give Colonel
Cough some useful advice. while the
latter has the invaluable training Of
the South African war behind him
Berbera is the base OF the new
operations. which must, however.
cover very wide area, but the
British government has for some
time been collecting Information az
TO the situation particularly along
the northwestern somalilrnd border,
and the authorities are very hope
full
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
BOARD DEFERS
ACTION GRANTING
LIQUOR LICENSES
That OF Fudge Who Would Conduct Negro Saloon in
Raleigh Street Is Deferred Until Next Meeting of
Board of Affairs, Friday Night Judge Sanders
Appears for Colored Applicant and Colonel Lilly
Also Puts in a Word.

When the Board Of Affairs met
yesterday afternoon Judge j. NJ.
Sanders appeared as counsel for >.
A. Fudge, colored, in connection
with the latter's application for a
liquor license, denied by the last
council, to conduct saloon i'm Raj
eigh street. The matter was de-
feEred until next Friday night by
unanimous action Of uhe board, as
was the application for license to
Fudge TO conduct bowling alley
and pool room in Ralei 5h street.
Judge Sanders presented the
claims Of his client as to why such
license should be granted by the
board and urged the members to act
in the matte at the earliest possible
time; either g.alting or denying it,
lie asked that If they wound not then
act upon the question Of liquor H.
cense TO act upon that asking for a
permit to operate pool tables and a
bowling alley. The Democratic
members OF the board would not
grant this, though the Republican
members voted in favor OF Il.
Col. ID. G. Lilly, following the
pleading OF Judge Sanders, aroge
and asked to address the board. The
request was granted and he started
IN by pointing out that If the license
asked for by Fudge was not granted
1t would depreciate the value OF his
property, which is leased by FUDGE.
He declared that he wa3 a citizen
and hal paid the city OF BucGcld
many dollars I'm taxes, but n Fudge
was denied q License, he said. ne
would be willing 10 go before ,.y
court ana swear that his prOpcrty
hai greatly decreased id value.
A. he SPOKE Col Linz launched
or into the question OF politics and
stated that he was Of the opinlon
that under the Iew bipartisan char
ter all political prejudice would Do
eliminated. He dubbed the denial
~ Fudgc's application for license y
the last council as "pu ely uncx-
plainable, political prejudice" FOL
lowing this zap he engaged I'm person
alities and referred 90 f. w. Peters.
Democratic member Of fhc board.
but before he was wcll started ON
his discourse relating 10 that osa-
.cial Mayor $. Frazier Showers in-
formed him tina, he wo nd tolerate
no personalities.
Both Col. Lilly and Jrdtc san
ders pointed out 10 one Loard thai
10y granting a license % Fudge the
negroes Of Blucfe'd who drink vii
be confdel, or centralized, thus do
ing away with their frcq,onung ga
looms OF the white people
At any rate the matter will agair
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
NO T|O|NGS OF
JIM PENNINGTON
Bluefield Man Has Not Been
Heard of Since His Satch-
ell was Found on Amherst
Bridge Tuesday Morning.

no things OF the missing James
W. Pennington. of Ruaneld. have
been received since his satchel WAS
found on the Amherst bridge, cross
in. James rivor, as LynchEurg, Va,
on Tuesday morning lasJ at seven
o'clock.
There are many theori es as to his
disappearance, his relatives Folding
TO the theory that he was foully
dealt with and probably thrown from
the bridge into James river. 9th
crs hold 80 the theory OF suicide,
while others less charitable say tina,
he has probably deserted lis family
and did not want them TO think III
.of him, prcferriHg that they think
him dead
Justice Godbey. who knew PEN
nington wei, holds TO the theory
of foul play. lie does not believe
there was any reason why he would
have ended his life, or have left his
family.
c. w. Moss, local mana:er for tho
Travellers. for whom Pennington
was reported 20 be working, said
nat he knew nothing nore about
his disappearance than ne had seen
in the newspapers; that Pennington
did not work for the local office, but
II he worked for the Travellers IL
was for a Virginia office. lie knew
the man well, however. He acct
dentally shot away his left hanI sew
eial months ago, for Which the Tray
clers paid Linn $1,000. lie was
thus brought 90 the attention OF the
local office.
lis family are greatly worried
over his disappearance.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05

ball interests and to the city itself
IL is estimated that the entire
loss to everybody exclusive OF time
and inconvenience. was considerably
over two million dollars In cash.
The heaviest losers we're the ,.e.
partment stores. which 4 Is estimat-
ed lost one million dollafs worth Of
business. Next to the stores the
company itself is tho heaviest loser.
In fares alone It is estimated chat
s49O,700 was lost. This estimate
is based on the company'u own fig
ures.
The strikers themselves lost in
wages eighty thousand dollars.
There was probably six thousand
men ont on the strike tor seven
days
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05

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Incense TO 90 business also In Raj
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In connection with the application
for Fudge's license. two petitions
from Blueheld citizens ana residents
were presented, one asking that The
request be denied and another that
j; be granted.
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05

Philadelphia, Pa, June 5.-Riot-
inc and serious disorder followed the
settlement or the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit strike here today. Just aft
er the men had returned 10 work
report was circulated TO the effect
that the union had bee1 sold ut.
Ii was stated that the RAN who was
prominent figure in the strike had
accpeted fifty thousand dollars to
end II.
When this report was circulated
scores OF union men quit work and
"a delegation called on National Or
ganizer c. o. Pratt anl demanded
an explanation.
After a conference which lasted
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
MAKE SPAN Of
LIFE 100 YEARS

Boston, jane At the gradua-
ting exercises OF the College OF Ply
sicians and Surgeons Charles II.
Hughes, LII. d., dean OF the medical
department OF BarHes University, St
Louis, Mo-, said
The human race todsy IN living
low down in tAe scale TO what j..
should be and will be whel The great
facts OF medicine are made known
and practical Forty-six years IS
the average duration OF human life
today, when n should be 90 or 100.
The mortality from preveatable
diseases is a CHASTITY recorl of our
failures"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05

an hour they declared they were
convinced that the charges had no
foundation and all of those who had
walked out were ordered to return
to work
This they did at $50 O'CLOCK and
the trouble came TO IN end.
Tho street car traffic was rssum-
Ell at o'clock this Tnorning. lie
striking car men having returned TO
their work following the signing of
one peace agreement wisl the rail-
way company.
The trolley strike OF 1909 lasted
Jug a few Hours short of enc week
Heavy financial losses resulted from
1t. not only TO the company and
strikers but 70 the department stores
saloons, theatres. cafes. hotels, base
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
70 EXAMINE CANDIDATES
TO PRACTICE MEDICINE

4 meeting OF the nov state board
of health has been called TO meot at
Charleston on J"ly 13-11-1j, at
which time an examina ion will be
held at the capitol for tho purpose
% examining applicants Tor Licenses
TO practice medicine AID osteopg thy
"a Wet Virginia.
Official notice or Dhe meeting has
been given by Dr. II. a. Barbee. Of
~. Pleasant secretary OF The board
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
Stream Overfows it's Banks
and Today Threatens the
Business Section of Fer
ME, British Columbia.
BODIES FlOAT|Ns DOWN RIVER
People Flee to Mountains i'm
Fear of the Steadily
Rising Waters

Fernie, II. c., June 5.-Five GER
sons were drowned, many bridges
have been washed away and much
damage has been caused generally
by the Elk river ovcraowing It's
banks
The business section of Fernio IN
In danger today, many families liv-
ing In the suburbs have been com
PEELED To flee TO the mountains or
safety Three bodies have been seen
floating down the river and two lives
were lost at Walao. on tn outskirts.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
GoRDoN woHLFoRD IMPROVING

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hoge LETTERING
ton. OF Princeton, have returned
from visit to Gordon Wohlford. a.
Crandol, Va, who recently suffer
ed a paralytic stroke Mr. Wohl-
ford's friends are gratincd TO know
that he IS Improving rapidly, with
excellent chances OF permanent re-
coYery.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
RTOTING
RENEWED

Men in Philadelphia Hear Rumo
and They Again Walked
Return to WokSIke Has
Riotng and
Lawlessness Has Finally o Traffic Resumed
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
WEATHER FORECAST

2 Warrington, -. c., Jgne g. X
Foresact til . p. m Sunday y
for West Virginia Fair to- 4
night and tomorrow =
ERz y
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05
Act as Auxiliary to England
Eight Cruisers, ten Tor
podo Boats and ten Tor
pedo Boat Desroyers.
ACTION CONFLICTS WITH TREATY
Allowed One Warship ON
Ontario and Two ON the
Other Lakes

Washington June >. The Do
minion OF Canada has decided TO
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-06-05

MISS Mamie Sudduth. OF Ia Is
Mills, was shopping in the city to
day
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
COL. 7. M. ARGU DEAD.
Prominent Raleigh LaHef Passed
Away Yesterday.

Raleigh News and Observer.
There passed away at his home in
this city yesterday morning after q
Argo, in the sixty -eigth year of his
age. For year his health had not
been good. but he kept at his profess
sional work and it was only as late as
hned to his bed. Kidney troubles
with other complications caused his
death.
Col. Argo was one of the best
known attorneys of the State. He was
a brilliant and eloquent lawyer, and
in decade there has be no attorney
in Raleigh who was stronger than he
before jury. versed in the knowl.
edge of the law and active in its prac-
tice his ability was recognized, and
especially SO In the conduct Of cases
on the criminal side of the docket.
Born in Alabama, his education COM
pleted at the State University. his law
license obtained after studying under
the late William A. Battle, he located
in Raleigh in 1872, where he has since
remained, pursuing the practice of his
profession, for six years being the
Solicitor of his district. He is surviv-
ed by his wife and four childr rem. one
the Rev. Fordyoe Hubbard Argo, rec
tor Of the Episcopal church at Lock
ledge, Pa, who was here at his father s
death, and three young children.
The news of Col. Argos death will
be heard with deep regret by his many
friends. The funeral services will be
held on Sunday afternoon at $3.50 from
the Church Of the Good Shepherd, O.
which he was devout member.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
ORGANIZATION
PERFECTED.
IA
The G0IdSboro Traction Com
pany is Now a Full
Pledged Legal Re-
Atty,
Officers Elected and Plans Outlined of
Work in Hand: Will Be Operating
Two and a Half Miles OF
Track By June LIST.

A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Goldsboro Traction Company, which
was incorporated January 9Th, 1909,
with capital stock of $150,O0O, was :
held at the offices Of the company in
the National Bank building, in this
city, at 10 O'Clock Thursdy morning, at.
which meeting the company was duly
organized and the directors and Off
GERS for the ensuing year elected s fol-
lows: Messrs. E. 7. Oliver, president
and general manager, L. L. Blackburn
of Richmond, Va, vice. ce-president; j.
8. Oliver, late Of Danville, Va, now
resident in Goldsboro, secretary and
treasurer.
The three gentlemen named above
and Messrs. j. 81. Trent and w. T.
Oliver, OF Logan, West Va, compose
the Board Of Directors.
Contracts were let today for materia
for overhead work, including trolIy
wire and all necessary electrica
equipment for complete and up-to-
date car line.
Cross ties are now being placed on
Ash street and the work of completion
will be pushed rapidly, as it is the in
tention Of the companyi to have the
two and half miles of track between
the Union station and Revilo Park in
full operation before June 1st.
The company proposes to make
Revilo modern up-to- date amuse-
lnent park and negotiations are now on
and summer.
We go forward
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
Notice of Sale.

Under and by virtue of the mortgage execut-
ed by Arm Taylor to J. r, Short dated the 25th
day of January 1908. registered in the office o
the Register of Deeds of Wayne County North
Carolina in Book SO. page 3o5, the indebtedness
therein secured being due and unpaid, the un-
derSigned will at IL O'Clock m. on February 9th
1909, at the court house door in Go1dsboro, said
county and state, sell by public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the tract of land in said
mortgage described follows:
A certain tract of land lying in Saulston town.
ship. Wayne County, North Carolina being the
tract of land on which Arm Taylor the party of
the first part, now resides and which was con-
veyed to him by Abram Hill. Frank Hill and
others, being the land conveyed in the deed
made by Abram Hill and wife Patsy Hill J. F
Hill and wife ozella Hill. to Arm Taylor. dated
December 21st 1880. registered in the office O
Register of Deeds of said Wayne county, in book
As, Page 314, and therein described as follows
Adjoining the lands of Wright Thompson.
Owen CHM and others. bounded as follows: Be:
ginning at stake in the county road and runs
thence 90 1.2 W. 21 chains to stake in Bosens
Branch, then down the same, N SO 1-2 E. 46S
chains to gum; N. 80 1-2 e. SIS chains to a
maple on run of .Beaverdam. then up the sam
as it meanders to stake. then S. 2 Ia w. IL 90
chains to stake in the road. then with the sam e
to the first station, containing twenty-five an d
2-10 acres, more or less.
This 7th day of January. 1909.
]. r. SHORT. Mortgagee
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
AN UNUSUALLY
PECULIAR CASE
Much Doubt As To Who Owns Acme Fuel
AndsWood Co., Which Was Pur-
chased By Thos. 7. CanIeT.

A very unusually peculiar case has
been brought to light since Thos. T.
Canler, formerly secretary and treas
urer OF the Selma Cotton Mill, left for
parts unknown.
Sometime ago Mr.. Canler bought the
Acme fuel and wood yard here, giving
a mortgage fora deferred payment to
Mr.. D. E. Edgerton. This mortgage
was afterwards transferred to Mr.
Hugh Maxwell. To add TO the many
complications Capt. Jack Collier had
stored about 20 cords OF wood in the
yard, before Canler disappeared. Mr..
Edgerton also owned some office fix
lures. These facts were brought out
at a hearing before Capt. D. j. Broad
hurst, when manager Wells was con-
tinued in charge of the affairs of the
concern, specifying that all wood and
coal should be sold for cash and the
money turned over to the officers.
Mr.. Edgerton has had served q writ
attachment, and unless Mr.. Canler re-
here, the yard will likely be
sold under the mortgage held by Mr..
Maxwell. It is one of the most COM
plicated affairs ever Rade public in
this section.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
THE SOUTH'S FUTURE.
Present Developments and
! Prospective Projects
Promise Great
Things For All
Our Section.
Review of Some Striking Articles
From ConversaHt Writers
Published In the Recent
Big Issue of the Balti-
more Manufactur-
ers' Record.


vast enhancement which has occurred
of the wealth Of the Southern States
within the past ten years or SO who
shall read, every one should,
series of articles printed in the Manu-
tacturers' Record under date of jan
uary Z, 1909.
Three of these articles, which are
signed by men whose words usually
carry great weight are especially inter
esting to Southerners. The first OF
these is by J. T. Odell and is entitled
"Problems Fronting Railroads in South
Atlantic States.
The writer whose paper we consider
thu most lucid and altogether convinc
ing upon such subjects we3 have ever
read, is that railway expert who re-
Gently examined the Norfolk & South :
ern Railway properties with a view
to reporting to those interested in
them.
incidentally, his paper appears to in
dictate that he also examined carefully
the Sea board Air Line. 1t seems to US
that the personiwho shall read his pre-
sentiment must realize how unw1so the
people of this nsection should prove
themselves to be should they not do
all within their power to encourage the
investor in railways and to further
discourage those here, who sare inclln-
ed to be hostile to them.
Mr.. Odell says that the roads ia the
South should be encouraged to lower
their grades, double their Cracks and
make bettermentskarequi the ex-
pendit ures within theEnext ten years
Of from one billion to two billions Of
dollars. and he shows usI clearly that
unless we shall do this we shall cause
the South to lag behind other sections
instead ct forgingahead we should
without great natural advantages.
Another paper isaby w. j. MeanY, o
New York, an expert statistican and
historian. Mr. Meany,tamong other
matters treats of the construction of
the Virginia Railway, the Carolinat
CHnchfield and Ohio Railway and the
Florida East Coasta Railway. He says
that these works rank with the highest
achievements in Americana Railroad
engineering and Reconstruction and
shows how they mays besaexpected to
increase our wealth.
The other Ipapers isa by Charles e.
Heller, or Boston, president OF the Big
Sandy Company which owns $780,
acres of coal lands Fin Eastern Ken
lucky. He alsoswritessin highly in
forming and interestingEm manner OF the
virginian and Carolina, Clinchfield
and Ohio Railway saying that the for
mer, which will evidentlytEbe great
trunk line to the West, must further
develop Norfolk as a portslof domestic
and foreign commerce.
The writer says that the Carolina,
Clinchfield and Ohio. through junction
with the Chesapeake and Ohio at Elk
horn, KY, will be a great short line
from the Middle West to athe sea a
Charleston and Wilmington; that t
will be the best passenger route to Cuba
from the West and points out how it
shall be BILE to deliver coal inithe man.
utacturing sections of the Carolinas
and thereabouts at extremely low
prices, just as the Virginian shall de-
liver it at Norfolk.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
The Mission

Of those corpuszass in your blood that
have been called "LittIe Soldiers is
to fight for you against the disease
germs that constantly endanger your
health. These eorpuscles are made
healthy and strong by the use Of
HOODS sarsaparilIa.
This medicine effects It's wonderful
cures. not simply because It contains
sarsaparilla but because 1t combines
the utmost remedial values Of more
than 20 different ingredients. each
greatly strengthened and enriched by
this peculiar combination. There Is
no real substitute for 1t. II urged to
buy any preparation said to be '.just
as good you may be sure It Is in
ferior. costs less to make. and yields
the dealer a larger profit.
Get 1t today In the usual liquid form or In
ehocolated tablet form called Sarsatabs.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21

The Kidneys are your
blood purifiers hey tl,-
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or Gus
OF order, they fiail to d.
their work
Pains. aches al irhsu
matlsm come fl ON ex..
cess of uric acid in tn {
blood. due to aeglectel
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21
Mr. h. B SHORT
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Well Known Citizen of Wilmington
Takes His Life.

Mr.. II. B. Short, of Wilmington, for
merly owner of Lake Waccamaw, and
well-known throughout the State. rom
mitted suicide last night at his home
In Wilmington. No cause Is known
why he should take his own life.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-01-21

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