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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
EFFECTS OF PRESIDENT
TAFT'S VISIT IN SOUTH
(By MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN

ard more willing to secure to the
colored race enjoyment of the fruits
of their labors. AMI the pursuit Of
happiness in their own way there is
no disputing. The conditions OF
the schools 1 nthe south proves be
yOnd question that there is not to-
day such great objection to the edu-
cation Of the negro as formerly, pro
yide1 no representative Of the race
attempts TO occupy a political posi-
ton.
The southern whites know that
ducated negroes Is morally a better
citizen than the ignorant vicious
one. At the same time. they will
never be willing to see any member
a. the colorcd race in authority
over them It would take wise
person to suggest proper solution
of this potential problem
Many republicans in the north
have come to the conclusion that
it is not good thing for the color
ed men to he elected delegates to
local or national conventions. Fair
mindl persons have been shocked
at tho barter and sale by colored
delegates Of their votes.
Very many white men are some
times weak enough 90 sell their
votes i'm conventions. therefore, il Is
not surprising INA the hecolored
man is pro @ 10 follow the example
Of these unworthy representatives
Of the people what the rcult will
be 30 would be- folly TO undertake
70 predict
Understanding the negro as the
people o. the south do. there IL lit
tie wonder that they continue their
opposition TO the elevation OF ne
gro's TO psiuo OF power AMI au-
thority
The recommendations fore-shadow
ed in the Presidents message TO
Congress contain nothing new. and
thu far. an agreement upon the
best policy is lot I'm sight But we
have this consolation that. however
widely the various elements I'm Con
gress may differ on public questions
there has thus far bee npatriotism
enough in the national Congress TO
safeguard the best interests Of the
American people.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

Washington. Nov 23-The ques-
tion is being asked whether or not
the extended tour of President Taft
will insure any material advantage
TO the political AMI financial welfare
of the peope of the yebt, south
west and south
Beyond question he found that
the people, wherever he has been
were quite as well Informed as him
self as to the present conditions
and prospects Of the nation, albeit
they entertained local prejudices.
They fully realize It is necessary for
much TO be done, and that many
concessions must be made, to con
tinue the progress and the prosper
ity OF the great interchangeable
II is not 70 be expected that he
convinced the people who heard his
speeches that they were in error as
to the views which they hold Of the
effect of the legislation by the last
Congress on the tariff and other
questions: and from all the signs.
the pos Utilities are that there will
be just as much discussion and lack
of humanity in the future as TO the
best policy TO be pursued, and exist
ed when COngress adjourned last
summer
In the Presidents visit i1 the
ennNL hoe
full of cool than to any other sec
ton because o. the fact that he now
understands the true relations be-
tween the white and the colored ra-
ces, which has never changed since
the clio go OF the rebellion. In other
words, the people of the south re-
quire the labor Of the black men.
AMI will continue 10 hold him. I'm
one way and another ia the service
OF the white man for all time
The whites are perfectly willing
that the colored man shall vote for
the nominees Of the white race. but
arc unwilling that he should place
in nomination any member OF the
coIored race. who " elected could
dominate the white race They rca-
lie that the colored nominees might
be elected TO a position Of trust and
power I'm districts where the negro
population greatly outnumbers the
white.
That the south is more generous
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
HOUSES
OF NICARAGUA
MAY BE SEIZED
Relations Between United States
and Central American Repub-
lie Strained and Washington
May Declare Wa: o.,

Wa7hiagton, Nov. 23.-The cabi-
net hell "A long session today to con
slider the Nicaragua situation. Rola-
tioas with the Central American Re
public have reached n strained stage
on account OF the execution OF two
American citizens. Grace and Can
non, ordered by Zreloya. and 1t is
bell owed tina. the Washington GOV
or1mcnt will order the seizure OF
the Nicaraguan custom houses
A wireless received this afternoon
states that the Marietta has arrlv-
ed at Port Simon.
BESIEGiNG GREYTOWN.
New Orleans. Nov. IA lis
patch from Port Llmon today says
that Gen Chamorra Is bcsieging
Greytown and that Gen Toledo, the
defender, is about to surrender.
The insurgents are embarliilg en-
boats the San Juan river to move
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
WRIGHT TO MAKE
AND SELL AEROpJA MES

Albany N. Y. Nov 23.-Capl-
talized at 100000 the Wright
Company OF New York. was incorpo-
rated today ito manufacture, sell.
deal in, operate and otherwise use
at any place or places on the North
American continent and the island
adjacent thereto. machines, ships or
other mechanical contrlvances for
aerial operation or navigation Of
any and every kind and description
and any future improvements or
Developments Of the same"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
WORLDS SUNDAY
SCHOOL MEETING

Washington. Nov. 23.-Represen-
tatives from every country of the
world where missionaries have car
ried the torchlight of Christianity
Will be present at the sixth World
Sunday School Convention TO be
held in this city, May 1924, 1910.
This will be the second convention
o! this kind to be held in the Unit
ed States since the organization Of
the worlds Sunday School Associa-
tion in 1889; the first being held ia
st. Louis in Sept 1873
The purpose of this monster meet
ing is the establishment and develop
enent of sunday Schools throughout
the world. This work they hope
TO accomplish by promoting a deep
or interest in the work OF foreign
missions ON the part OF Sunday
Schools in the home field, by CO.
operation with missionaries and Sun
day School Associations in mission
fields and by sending expert sun
day School Workers to mission fields
TO assist in effecting national and
local school associations.
The President of the orsaniza-
ton is the Rev. F. b. Meyer p A.
pastor of Christ church, Westminis-
Ter Bridge Road, London. Brior
States, east of the Rochies. visiting
eighteen different cities AMI holding
large meetings at each place
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
USE OF DYNAMITE BY FIRE DE-
PARTMENT 1T IL THOUGHT
SAVED THE
TOWN.
MARTIAL LAW IS PROCLAIMED
TIE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE HAS
NOT YET BEEN ASCER-
TANNED.

Warrenton. Va, Nov. GA de-
structiye Are swept Warrentozy last
night entaiGng a loss of over $7O.-
600. The town was saved from com
&Iete destruction by the use of dyna
mite. How the fire originated is
not known, but It started shortly
after midnight when the village
was quietly sleeping and was eating
into the buildings of the business
section almost BEFORE ehei 'jnhabi-
tants were aware.
When the fire department arriv-
ed, the last expedient appeared to
be dynamite. and this explosive was
freely usei with excellent effect.
Had it not been for the use Of dyna
mite, 1t Is the general opinion that
the entire town would have been
burned.
Martial law has been proclaimed.
and the situation is now under con-
troll.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
MEETINGS DRAW
LARGE CROWDS

The deepening interest IN tho
sTocial meetings conducted by pas
tor W. S. Billiard aud Evangelist
Of indiana j. NJ. Rudy at the Chris
'ian church was manifested last
nigh. when the house was fuI ~
an early hour and several came ros-
ward a' tine close The feeling Is
general fhaf great and good meet
iry is opening that The lives Of Cbrs
,Iau people are TO be- qulckepcd the
church built up ~ It's faith and
character AMI souls brought TO
saving knowledge Of Christ one
thing the cyangeli.t ig making plata.
That sin IS not 10 hide itself and 90
urregukcd Ho believes that I'm
every crooked man there il
straight one. that i1 every weak
man there Is strong one: that in
every black MAJ there Is white
one; that I'm every bad man there
is good one and I'm every saint
g sinner but the evangelist has no
faith I'm getting the saint out OF tho
sinner until the sin Of the sinner IN
killed 70 very plain already that
The evangelist believes I'm full ana
Continued on Page Two)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

against Ma"gua
ze!aya claims poimissior to oc-
cpry The costa ittcna terirtory dur
rg the cafnbaipn ~ "
MANY CONDEMNED.
Por, Limon, Costa Rica. Nov. %.
-Zolaya has the jals at Mauagua
zers In tnuEtrEY tSS,Sed' A~ro i,
staaa. bro. As8$ dche4n Fs,qda
and Ko7 c9YY1 tsYFs1 minister of
others are G6ISIentnedfo death.
TO CONCENTRATE MARINES.
Panama, Nov 23,-It Is reported
here that ORDERS fave been received
to concentrate the marines AT Color
and PanamaaJd leave f1r Nlcaraguan
ports f.H'rt iN'
The cruiser Tocoma has arrived
here, and It is believed is awaiting
orders TO proceed 10 Nicaragua.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
NEGROES SHOOT
s WHITE MEN
ATTEMPT OF oFBICERS TO
QUELL A FIGHT RESULTS
IN SHOOTING.

Union, $. c. tNoE.e az. - Following
an attempt okkhes onbcqs to quell
an outbreak among the negroes.
eight white msA-, were tshot today
seriously MOULDED several ne
groes were also-badly iKilrt.
The exchange of shots lasted for
several minutes, but order was final
ly restored.
The trouble originated over a free
for-all fight among the negroes and
upon the arrival OF the officers to
stop the disturbance. the negroes
opened fire on them Several ar
rests have been made.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
FIRE BREAKS OUT AGAIN IN
DEPTHS OF THE NINE
AND FORENiEN ARE
MPERIII.ED.
WATER TOW FEAT IN WORKINGS
DIVERS ARE WORKING UNDER
THE SHADOW or DEATH
IN RESCUE.

cherry III Nov. 23.-Fire broke
out again In the depths of the ST.
raul mino today. and the lives
OF the lrcmon who are In the work
ings are greatly imperlllod. They
arc In danger OF losing their lives
by both fire and wator. The flames
nre sweeping some OF the chambers
while in others the water "a two
feet deep.
Forty-eight bodies have been
brought up, and tho work OF roscue
Is going ON as rapidly az possible.
One hundred and eighty men are
still in the mine alive or lead It
Is believed that the men on the third
level are still alive and every eff
fort Is being made to reach them The
divers report having heard voices
In this level, ami EFFORT in being con
centrated IL this direction.
Rain Hell all night and during
the afternoon turned to snow. Scar
cely kinsmah or the missing men
was at the mine today But efforts
to explore underground continued
I with unabated Wgor Dozens OF vol
unteers worked against ealsperat-
ing impediments to extend the limit
OF their explorations.
They're still alive down there"
was the watch word OF every work
er, although evidence in support of
1t was meager.
The first tangible evidence that
the men II the east workings were
not killed when the fire broke ont
on Saturday was the failure to find
amy bodies where It was predicted a
large number would be found If the
men were smothered I'm their first
rush for safety Many mining inn
plements were found, but not
dinner pail was TO be seem From
this 1t was argued that the men,
unable to escape when the fire was
discovered retreated TO some cxtre--
nifty Of the mine, carrying their
food with them. But this was the
extent Of inspiring discovcries for
the lay
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
STANDARD OIL
MAY GO ABROAD
DEPORTNiENT OF JUSTICE DOES
NOT BELIEVE THAT COM
PANY WILL TRANSFER
HEADQUARTERS.

Washington, Nov 23.-Thd de
partment OF Justice officials do not
believe that the standard Oil Com
pany will remove It's headquarters
to a fireign country on account OF
the recent decision at St Louis
which practically dissolyes the cor
poration.
The Standard people are consider
erably in the air but they will prob
ably await the section OF the SUI
preme court Of the United States.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
UNCLE JOE
HANDED ONE

Washington. Nov. Represen-
tatve George Morris Of Nebraska.
ore Of the insurgents" of the
House, is optimistic over this com
i1c downfall Of Speaker Cannon. He
hos been occurring three months on
the rules fight He declares the
people throughout the country are
beginning to understand what the
Republican party has at stake He
says the Republican machine is
quilt up By bribery through patro-
mage. The Insurgents get nothing.
The machine g. lettering" It is
estimated If sevea present machine
men poin the insurgents" Cannon
will be depose1 The present ma
chine Is wrecked
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
SHIRT WAIST
WORCESTERSHIRE
10000 WALK OUT AND $4,000
MORE ARE EXPECTED
TO FOLLOW.

New York, Nov 23.-Fifteen
thousand shirt waist makers struck
today and $4,000 more are expected
to follow.
The strike resulted over misun-
derstan1ing in regard to the scale
OF wages. The union held a meet
ing and ordered the girls out. 1t is
expected that every shirt waist work
er in the city will strike
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
MURDERS HIS
YOUNG GRANDSON

Franklin, Ga. Nov cav. 8.
Darlington, a prominent citizen Of
this town, today murdered his scv.
enteen-year-old grandson. The boy
had offered some slight proyication
and the grandfather seized an ak
and cut him to death
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
NOURMAHAL IS
Still MISSING
GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT
col. AsTORs YACHT WENT
DOWN IN HURIuCANE.

Now York Nov ga Notwl,h-
stt1d.us the fact that every sort of
craft IS securing the southern seas
for the Nomahal the missing yacht
Of John Jacob AstOr. alb 5olutcly
nothing has boon heard.
The general belief that tho yacht
with all on board went down I'm the
West indian hurricane wireless
rsIorts received today say that no
trace Of the yacht has been found.
The reports of a wreck from san
ivan we're grouD1less.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
THANKSGIVING SERVICES

A special Thanksgiving song Sc
vice lei by an augmented choir will
be held In the Lutheran chapel to-
morrow at 7:45 p. m a short ad-
dress on the subject. Prayer and
Thanksgiving" will be made by the
pastor. Everybody is cordially n
vitcd
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
FOREST FIRES
NEAR RICHMOND

Richmond nov "a d4Hruc-
tive forest fire has been raging
arfou1l the city fer me Iast four
days and SO is feared that orc OF
the main suburbs VIII catch. OIL.
The rain. however. that came up
today. it is hoped will extiuguish the
uamcs.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
rOLLY nRAws nIG HOrsr

ono Of the largest crowds OF the
season saw Polly Of the Circus nd the
Elba Opera House last night The
acting OF the company with the cx-
ccDtion Of Polly" wac not np TO .hc
standard shown here i1 some pre-
vious productions, owing probably
70 tho fact that the entire company
was tired from travelling. having
made a jump from st. Louis dis
lance OF over COO miles The plot
is an excellent one. showing tho
inner life of the circus folk the
trials AMI love affairs OF head
liner who loved by n preacher
and lastly tho tncesan village ros-
sips who are aw1ys ready To- talk
OF another affairs and give them
publicity
Harry Joplin and Stuart Showers
got back from a hunting trip to
Bland county last night with thirty
birds ami thirty-elrbt rabbits
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

Mrs. Mary Adelaide YOrkos, Wild
ow o' Charles r. Yerkcs the Chicago
traction masnate, who has relin-
pushed claim To The S3.5O0.0OO
home in C1'tS avenue, New York,
a building Ahe1 with the old paint
ings, iapstry, s,atuary and bronze.
What wa, known Is the Workers
gallery" will now be broken up and
sold to the highest bidder lt con
tains one of the most valuable art
collections in the United States.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
LOEB SAYS CLEANING OUT
WILL CONTINUE.

Washington. &35 2sLLeSilector
Loeb OF the New YORK customs
house saya the girqniag 6dt, Uni con
tinue and before the pfofess ends II
il thought many more VIII DC, drawn
into the frauds. } = D'
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
PRESENTS PRESIDENT
A COLD NfRnAI

Washington, NOV ga commit
tee headed by General Stewart T..
Wootiordl today presented Presl--
dent Taft gold medal on account
Of tn Fulton celebration
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
MINItR DIES

Cherry. H., Nov. 23.--Daylo
Hollefcheck, one Of the rescued min
ers from the ST. Paul mine. died
this afternoon This makes nine
teen survivors, left SO far as known.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

Mis- Alice Davis. who has been
visiting her niece Mrs. Thomas G..
Gwynne OF Ramsey street. LEFT to-
day for her home in BeckIey. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Gwynne
and son Thomas Nelson.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

Sew orleans. Nov. 23.-Tho story
that John Jacob Astor has gone
shooting in Lake coundr. FIarida
is discreditel here
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23
5000. 600 rIHE Ar cArAsToGETA

Cauasfogcfa. ~ ", eNcV R8 Fire
'heatoooI the satltafow aesslv this
morning and wheT gh6 asan& were
finally erbdued 10. vas touDd thai
the loss exceeded 81 66,600.e 80
-------4. ~ ~, ~
Washington, So5,~sb g no post
masters appointed tofay for West
Virginia were n. NJ hdams. Iuxa.
Nellie L. Boyce. Kftgmon(. Gerry
Daniel, Matyille. 80 FTont Sophia.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

Fair tonight except possibly snow
In extreme cast portion Colder
Wednesday Fair. Warmer I'm west
portion
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-23

The Leader Is the best advertis-
ing medium ia this section.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-02
MONUMENT FOR EccLEs
Movement to Honor the Memory Of
Wireless Operator.

Seattle. Wash, Sept. "A move.
ment is under way in this city for the
collection of funds for the purpose Of
erecting a monument to George p,
Eccles. the United Wireless operator
who sacrificed his life to save the
passengers on the steamship Ohio
when the vessel was wrecked OF
Steep Point last Thursday. Several
representative Seattle men have come
to the front with voluntary offers of
money for such purpose. dispatch
from Shaw. Miss, is to the effect that
similar movement has been started
there. Should such q monument be
erected It will possibly be placed in
one of the Seattle parks.
The funeral of Eccles was held
this afternoon at 1880 o'clock from
Butterwood's chapel. on First avenue.
Rev. A. Norman Ward will oficiate.
The body will be shipped over the
Canadian Pacific railroad to the Ca
madam home of the dead operator.
Every United wireless station on the
Pacific coast will be silent for half an
hour during the funeral as a fitting
tribute to the memory of Eccles. The
remains were accompanied this
morning by uniformed rep
resentative of the Pacific coast divi-
sion Of the United States Wireless
Telegraph company. Interment will
beat Almonte, Ont, and the pall-bear-
ers will go from New York as the
Atlantic coast representatives of the
company in whose service Mr.. Eccles
lost his life.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-02
Cook No Faker.

New York, Sept. John R. Brad
ley, the financial banker of DR.. FREQ
erick A. Cook, took plans to explain
today that the Brooklyn explorers
success in reaching the North Pole
was not 80 much the result of chance
as the opinions of several polar ex-
.plorers would indicate. "This was no
hazard expedition" he said, mo in
stensified arctic joy ride undertaken
on nevre. We went about our prep
arations for this thing quietly and
without any brass band accompiment
but every imaginable contingency had
been provided for. We studied out
mistakes and misfortunes of other
men who had tried for the pole, hop
ing to benefit by their errors, and we
certainly benefited by their examples.
l am not going to tell what the cost
was but will tell you this much: one
single item of the equipment was
5000 gallons of gasoline and another
was two barrels of gum drops. An
Eskimo will travel thirty miles for
gum drops. His sweet tooth is the
sweetest In the world. Now, Cook
has as much nerve as any man in the
world, guess. but he had something
besides nerve to carry him through.
I'm not trying to take any Of the
credit, but want to say that he had
the right kind of an outfit to take
him through. Cook will prove to the
satisfaction of every fair mind that
he has done exactly what he says he
did"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-02
Kane Survivor Interested.

Philadelphia. Sept. Amos Bons-
all. the only survivor of the Elisha
Kent Kane north pole expedition that
left this city in 1858, only to meet
total disaster at a point estimated at
700 miles short of the goal, was in
tensely interested in the report of the
success of DR.. Cooks expedition.
Il shall believe that DR.. Cook has
discovered the pole until the contrary
is proved" said Mr.. Ronsall today,
"for have always felt that an Ameri-
can would do 1t. think the extra
ordinary pluck manifested by DR..
Cook deserves this reward. He went
north practically on his own hook.
"Of course DIR. Cook will bring back
material evidence of the discovery or
he will be able to give convincing
data. Otherwise scientific men will
be inclined to question his claims.
THE rigors of that region are such
that it is almost impossible to con-
ceive Of human beings surviving them
at all. 1t is, and always has been a
question of endurance and little else,
of willingness to endure things that
the average mortal has no conception
Of"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-02
SHAH SAYS he
WAS DECEIVED
Did Not Know He Was Abdi
eating When He Sought
Refuse.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 2-The Rus.
skoe Slovo today publishes an inter-
view which its correspondent at Te-
heran had with the deposed shah of
Persia, who Is refugee at the
Russian legation at Zersende. The
former ruler of Persia complained, ac-
cording to the correspondent, that his
abdication was due to intrigue and
treachery, limiting broadly at Russian
and British diplomacy. II came here"
the ex-shah continued, "as was Civ
en- to understand that this step would
save the throne, appease the people
and prevent bloodshed. / sent tele-
gram to the emperor of Russia be-
speaking his intercession with my
people. was willing to comply with
the demands presented by the repre-
sentatives of my people. To my sur
prise found myself almost a prisoner
here - soon was told that my
abdication had been accepted. Had I
remained another day at my residence
at Bas eshah events would have taken
different turn" In conclusion the
former sovereign of Persia said he
would prefer to wander through Per-
sia as a simple dervish than be ex !.
patti lated.
Teheran, Sept. "A number of
former high Persian officials. includ-
ing an uncle of the ex-shah and .Hadji
Ismail, director Of the mint, fifteen
men all told. have been sentenced to
exile for life. These men are now
refugees at the Turkish and Russian
legations: they were neither present
nor defended at the trials at which
thew were convicted