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New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

The Santa Fe Railroad Company will
build "a $3.50. 900 station at, BsritoH, which
is one of the ma in transfer points 70 Los
Angeles The buildings will include a
large hotel for passengers. and, employees,
and reading room for the latter.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

The new California Limited train on the
santa Fe Railroad will be the fastest over
land train running out of Chicago. II will
make the trip to Los Angeles in stxty-four
and one-half hours instead of the present
schedule of iseventy-two hours.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

Brgadier General George Moore Smith.
First Brigade will leave for Camden, S C..
on February "a, to be gone month for a
rest His departure will leave the brigade
under the command of Colonel Daniel Ap-
pleton of the 7tll Regiment.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
The Bramwell Member Not
at Princeton and Blue
field Will Go Dry
Tonight.
NO MEETING OF
COURT rs HELD
Had Little to Say for Publ
cation and Sorry He
Spoke Even.

The hopes OF the saloon men of
Blueheld were again shattered today.
and when the hands OF the clock point
to 4 tonight the municipality will be
visited by drouth which bids fair
to remain undated for considerable
spell. At this hour IL will either
be blind swine or refreshments from
Pocahontas and neighboring moist
localities.
Ernest Freeman, the Republican
member OF the county court who un-
lerwent n change of heart when the
big stick of the machine was brand
ished over his head, failed to matera.
lize at Princeton at the adjourned
meeting scheduled for today and no
meeting was held. II was though,
by the wet contingent that inasmuch
as Mr. Freeman seems to- have sc.
CURED the habit of switching in view
of the distress the refusal to grant
license entails. he might reconsider
and give them time to retire from
business and dispose of their stocks.
But the stick prevailed and nothing
stirred
Mr.. Freeman was i'm Blucfield n
part of the day, and returned bhis
afternoon to his home in BramwelI.
When asked by Leader representa-.
tive why he switched his position
and voted wee he said, Because I
thought It was right"
''Do you think It will hurt the town
financially?" was asked
81 don't know" was the reply.
Mr.. Freeman was reluctant to com
init himself and said he did not like
to talk for publication.
When asked why he did not attend
the Princeton meeting he said he had
sickness in his family, but hedged.
and seemed sorry he had made the
statement. He later said he had bus.
mess in Bluefeld to which he appear
ed TO be attending regardless OF his
family's indispositon
Practically all the saloon men Of
the city accompanied by their at
torneys went to Princeton this morn
ing. but the failure Of Mr.. Freeman
TO occur rendered any action in the
matter impossible.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
MICHIGAN IS
IN THE LEAD

Ann Arbor. Mich. June 60 Wlchi
gan leads all the universities of the
country in the number Of registered
alumni, according TO figures complied
hy the alumni association in session
here today The total is 1880. coy.
cring the entire country
The state Of Michigan has the
largest representation. naturally. s..
93l or 81 per cent OF the registered
alumni residing within the state.
Ncxt comes Illinois with 3I95. ohio
has 2392 Michigan graduates as resi-
dents New York has .854 and udi.
ana 1873 The far western state Of
California has a grand total of 1893
alumni residing there All through
the west are large bodies Of NHchi
gan mon Washington is especially
well supplied with citizens who have
benefited By Michigan instruction.
Among the middle western state Min
ncsota and Missouri stand high ON
tho list.
Tho more efficient organization 81
this great body OF graduates is The
problem which is al present occupy.
ing the attention OF the leaders of
the alumni association.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
Smashes Life Out of His
Week Old Child
Against the Foot
board of Bed
HAD RECEIVED
NO NOURISHMENT
Vencill Threatened to Kill
Mother if She Nursed
Her Baby.

Still futher details and perhapa the
most accurate yet printed in regard
to the murder of his week old baby
by Nam VencilI at Belfast Mills Vir-
ginia, few days ago were given this
morning to Leader representative
by resident OF that section who il
In the city today. II was originally
stated that according to the testimony
or Miss Payne. "A sister OF Mrs. Ven.
Gill. she saw Vencil take the child
and dash II against the footboard of
the bed. This appears however to-
have been purely hGtioA since accord
ing to the present report Venvil took
the child from it's mothers side and
placed IT at the foot OF the bed In
view OF his statement in regard To
his intention to kill the child. the
evidence points othe conclusion that
with his feet he smashed the infant
against the footboard of the bed. It's
cries awakened the mother and med.
ical aid was summoned at once. but
the child died i'm a short time.
II was stated at the inquest that
Nencill made the threat that he would
Kill he child and that he would also
Kill its mother If she made any at
tempt to nourish II. At the autopsy
performed by Drs. Graham and Bundy
the fact was reveaed that although
week old the infant had received alb.
solutely no nourlshment.
Although Vencill is regarded as n
degenerate and "A general bad char
acter his trouble heretofore has been
entirely with his own people. A few
years ago he took shot at his broth.
er clipping out lock OF his hair. and
ne has been implicated In sundry mix.
ups with his family from his youth
up. II is stated heh and his wife lei
a cat and dog life. As previously
printed when his FIRST child was born
he made several attempts to take its
life. and It is said that on one occas-
sion he tried TO place It in the cook
stove and crcmate II.
When Venccll learned that action
would be taken against him and that
he would be charged with the murder.
his brother furnished him horse.
and he fed into the adjoining noun.
tains. and although strict search has
been made by the officers. mo- trace
has been found Of the criminal Ac.
cordinf to tho present Information
the people OF that vicinity arc wrought
TO a high pitch. ana little doubt is
entertained but that VcncHl will ba
lynchcd II caught The belief Is that
he has not gone far. but rs hiding ln
the neighboring mountains. and viii
return to his home when hc thinks
the excitement has abatod
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
CANCELS ITS
PREVIOUS ORDER

Washington, June 30.-The inter
state Commerce Commission in an
important decision today cancelled
its previous order requiring the rail
roads to reduce their rates on -four
and other grain products from Buffalo
to New York and New England points
1t has been decided that the old
rates are reasonable and shall stand
since at the original hearing of the
commission Il was held that the ex
penses Of operating on part OF car
riers have materially Increased.
II is claimed that TO reduce rates
from the Northwest would disturb the
entire rate fabric and create dis
elimination against mills of the mid
die west.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
Three Highwaymen Relieve
Arthur Johnson of Fifty
Dollars Near Vivian
Last Night.
ROBBERS INFLICT
SLIGHT WOUNDS
Was Relieved of His Cash
at the Point of Gun
and Knife.

Arthur Johnson, foreman OF the
construction force for Rinehart &
Dennis, who are building the tunnel
for the Norfolk & Westery railway
near Vivian was held up by a high.
wayman last night and robbed of
about fifty dollars according to re-
port received this morning
The gang cut his cloth0j almost
OFF and inflicted slight flesh wound.
Mr.. Johnson had been paid off by the
company and was on his way home
when he was halted by three men.
who demanded him 10 hold up his
hands. One of the robbers went
through his pockets while the 9th
ers with a drawn knife and a revol-
yer kept him from protecting him
self.
Mr.. Johnson is n very prominent
man and considered one of the best
foremen in the service of Rinehart &
Dennis company. He was unarmed
There Is no clue TO the highwaymen
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
DEMOCRATS WILL
HAVE BIG CROWD

Things are moving pretty well for
the Democratic excursion to the Prin-
coton convention Saturday, and there
Is every evidence that the special
train will be crowded to it's capacity.
Only $50 tickets viii be- sold i'm
BlueGeld and Bramwell including the
adjoining towns are limited to the
same number. Many will 20. how.
the country. The train will leave
ever, in private conveyanccs through
Bluefeld at 1880 Saturday morning
and make all intermediate towns. II
VIII leave Princeton at the conclusion
oi the convention.
A band Of twelve pieces has been
engaged and there will be music To
cheer and enlivcn the occasion.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church in Princeton will furnish lunch
on the court house square at fifty
cents per and according to present
adviccs and the high cost Of Rcpub
lican living. it will be- more than
worth the price.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
PLACES $500 ON
THE CALIFORNIAN

Many bets are being made on the
outcome Of the JonriesJohnson fight
to be- held az Reno. Nevada. ON the
afternoon Of July fourth The largest
wager put mp so far here is between
two coal men in the city yesterday
az odds Of ten TO six with Jcnnos on
the long end Five hundred dollars
was put on The Californians' chances.
Many others are betting that the bout
lasts twelve rounds This is said lo
be almost a safe bet since the moving
picture people have so much at stake.
After the motion picture contingent
get q good string Of film material. 80
is generally thought Jcnres viii not
be- long I'm putting the smoke to
sleep"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
DENVER TIMES
CHANGES HANDS
Former U. S. Senator Pat.
terson Sells His Morn
ing Paper to a Colo
RADIO Capitalist.

Denver, Colo. June 30 Today's ia.
sue of the Denver Evening Times
will be the last under the editorial
management of former United States
Senator r. NJ. Patterson. The prop.
erty Will be taken over tomorrow by
Jared Newell Hustled. Colorado cap
italist. Senator Patterson will con
tinue as editor and owner of the
Rocky Mountain News, morning
newspaper
Under the new ownership. the
Times will be edited by Hugh O'Nein.
one of the best known newspaper men
In the Rocky Mountain district. Wal
lace y. Doty. for years business man.
ager OF the Denver Post. will be the
business manager OF the reorganized
Evening Times.
An entire new plant of presses. limo
type machinef and other machinery
will he installed by the Times. which
under Patterson's ownership was
printed at the News plant.
Senator Patterson gives the follow
ing reasons for selling the Times:
II consider that the battle between
the people and the interests here i'm
Denver has been practically won by
the people. With the defeat of the
water franchise and the adoption of
the charter amendments Denver has
been made free city and the most
offensive phase of the rule OF the cor
poration bosses has been ended. If
the people will use the recall and
initiative and referendum wisely and
fearlessly they can enforce cleaner.
more economical. and at the same
time more efficient administration of
Denver's affairs than they have en-
joyed for many years.
II found the eXacting duties of two
daily newspapers more than man of
my years should burden himself with.
Mr.. Hustled wanted The Times. and
he agreed to pay the price named.
Wherefore with the battle OF the peo-
pie won, the sale giving lme the op,
portunity TO concentrate my best ener.
gies on the News-which is my first
love in the newspaper world, anyway
] parted with it,"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
WHITE LIQUOR IN
THE DRY STATES

Washington, June 30 Commission
or Of Internal Revenue Cabcll. re-
Gently gave orders dispatching eight
agents to Oklahoma. Tennessee and
North Carolina TO assist in enforcing
the laws against Illicit disuling. Re
ports receiver at the bureau show the
great extent to which the business
has developed in these states of the
south and southwest which local pro.
hibition laws have relegated TO dry"
territory. Mr. CabeIl says there is
more Illicit dlstilling now than ever
known before in the states referred
TO.
The field force has been increased
to the limit Of appropriation Round
ups Of moonshine outfits are frequent
and account kept recently showed that
FIVE agents or deputies and been shot
in a period Of sixty days
The government officials labor un.
der considerable dimculy in making
arrests because Of Indifference of the
people in the localities effected TO
act in the capacity Of informers or
to give practical assistance in cap.
turing the persons IN the Illicit bust.
ness.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
SOME |NSURGING
IN OLD VERMONT

Montpelier. VT, June 30-That the
spirit OF insurgency has spread even
among the rock-ribbed Republicans
OF Vermont was evident this morning
when the nearly 700 delegates to the
G.. o. +. state convention met to- for
mulate a platform and nominate can
didates for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary of state and other Of.
ficeTs.
1t appears that the spirit i'm Yer.
mont Is of piece with that insur.
gency which caused the election OF
Foss in Massachusetts and compelled
the retirement of Senator Hale in
Maine.
The situation is peculiarly interest.
ing from the fact that Fletcher ID.
Proctor son OF the late senator. a
well known figure in Washington for
many years, is bent on ascending to
the senatorship. II is declared that
Proctor already is laying plans TO sue.
ceed Senator Page
It appears that since the death of
his father Fletcher y. Proctor. who
formerly was governor. has been try.
ing to keep together the machine his
father controlled on the death Of
Senator Proctor, Page was elected
without opposition Of the Proctor Gle.
ment il was the general understand.
ing that Fletcher D. Proctor would
step in when Page retired from the
senate.
The Proctor element has not for.
gotten this understanding. -Four candi
dates are in the field for the govern
orship aud the ambitions Of Fletcher
D. Proctor have q bearing on the stu.
alton inasmuch as TIE successful can.
didate must pledge himself to appoint
Fletcher D. Proctor to the senate If
Senator Page retiros.
The tgiends Of Senator Page do not
like the attitude Of Mr.. Proctor. but
they are not in position to object.
So far as the reelection of Senator
Page is concerned, there is no ques.
tion about &C.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
ROSWELL IS ON
WATER WAGON

Roswell. ~ NJ, June 30 RoswelTs
last day as wet town was usherod
in this morning and before the clocks
strike the hour Of midnight it is ex-
pected that the last OF the available
supply Of red liquor will have vanish
ed down The throats Of ceiebrants.
Prohibition goes into effect tomorrow
the "drys' having won close vic.
tory over the vets" i0 the recent
election. Roswell Is the FIRST city in
the new state to 90 dry"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
WILL RETIRE
FROM MARKET
Old Firm Goes Out Of Busi.
ness and Wheat Man
to the Wilds Of
Evanstown.

Chicago. June 30.--James Patton
will retire from the market tomorrow
and go back to Evanston and take u
long rest. He says he is out for good
The firm of Batlett. Patton & com.
pany becomes the Batlett Frazier
company. He is 5S years old and re.
tires with more than twenty million
He started as a grain inspector lie
is said TO be somewhat soured by the
many hard verbal and editorial knocks
he has received and feels that he
does not deserve them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
JOHN DANIEL
PASSES AWAY
Virginia's Senior Senator
and Grand Old Man
Breathed His Last
Last Night.

Lynchburg. Va. June 30.-John w
Daniel. senior United States senator
from Virginia and more than 30 year,
Vrginias fnvorite son. died 1t tn,
l,ynchburg Sanitarmm ut 1922
O'Clock last night, his death being due
to recurrence of paralysis. The i'm
mediate cause of his death wrs Ger,
bral hemorrhage sustained n neon
today in the right portion of his
brain involving the right side. This
was in addition To the paralysis OF
the left side which was sustained
last winter, while i'm Florida for his
health.
MIR. Daniels illness began with a
slight attack OF apopleXy i'm philadel
phia last October. this keeping him
from being in his seat at the opening
of congress last December. Only once
since that had he appeared before an
audience and that was for an infor.
NAL talk in January.
The end last night was almost with.
out struggle. Indeed the family
present could not notice the slight
struggle which was noted by Or.
Waugh.
Dissolution was very rapid. for
when the final and complete failure
of heart action began. It progressed
with great rapidity and in five minutes
the patient was dead.
Those present at the end were
Mrs. Daniel and her daughter Mrs.
Fred Harper, and son, Edward NJ.
Daniel, Fred Harper. Mrs. $. w. Hal.
sey, the only sister OF the deceased
and her sons, State Senator Don p.
llalsey and Warwick Halsey. and DIR.
Waugh.
Soon after death the widow and her
daughter were driven to the latter's
home.
Late in February Major Daniel. who
''''' ~ ''b"hi'h ~ hlH ufDutW ana
secretary Warwick Daniel, went to
Florida in the hope that the mild at.
mosphere there at that time would be
Of great benefit to him. No special
point was named as the destination.
but he expected to visit a number of
places before deciding to stop at any
one place for a time.
Al Daytona he was stricken with
paralysis on March 8.
First, 10. NJ Daniel. the son. and
and is daughter. Mrs. Fred Harper.
went to Daytona. remaining there
with Major Daniel until the morning
OF April %, when the start was made
for Lynchburg. This trip was made
over the Florida East Coast Railway
and the Southern Railway in the pri.
yate car OF President Finley OF the
Southern Railway. the native city OF
the statesman being reached on the
morning OF the oath. He was taken
Immediately TO the Lynchburg SAM
torum, where he had been under
the care Of Or. Waugh constantly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
QUARTER WILL
SHOW DEFICIT

Washington, June 3O-Although
the quarter ending today will likely
show a deficit. PostmasterGe General
Hitchcock predicts that the postal re.
Ceipts and expenditures for the fiscal
year will show a decrease OF over
$1O,OOO.OO0 in the deficit Of 1880, 900
carried over from the preceding
year.
During one quarter Of the fiscal
year ending today. that ending De.
cember 81. the postal service gave am
actual profit Of $2.u5.OOO. the lar
Eost during any three months in the
history Of the department
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
POLICE ROUNDS UP
TWENTY ONE COWS

The police rounded up only twenty
one COWS last night who were keep
ing late hours in violation of the city
ordinance and against the peace and
dignity Of the state Most Of the
owners appeared and paid the fines
before noon Some had TO dig mp as
high as s. for second and third often
SeS' -II.,Eai.-il2i1t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
IS FEvER|SH
AND UNSETTLED

New York, June 30.-The stock
marked was feverish and unsettled
at the opening today. and early trad
ing with many leading issues show.
ing further losses ranging from frac.
tions to two points. but offerings
were quickly taken and there were
sharp rallies. In some cases there
were one point or more. Upward
movements met heavy supply and at
the end of fifteen minutes the pres
sure was so great as to cause re-
sumption of downward movement
with market tone in an intensely
nervous, state.
Wheat Lower Today
Chicago, June 30--Wheat was low
er, corn averaging lower showed
some strength today. oats were on
fractionally. Provisions up with
hogs Opening July wheat 9S -;
corn SO 10; oats 80; pork Septem
ber 22.5O
Cotton Firm Today
New York. JGne 30 Cotton wa.
firm at the opening today. prices
starting three to eight points higher
July showed the most strength on
the call, due TO the further Wal
street covering The sentiment was
more bullsh on new crops Opening
June 1902. bid; July 1920; August
1920; September 1912; October 1899
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
THE CRIMSON
TUCkS TWO
Gets Away With First and
Second Events in To
days Events on
Thames.

-NNN A~piuOis june oN.-- ltdINuIu
won the second event in the days
triple card wa,n "a va ,,. f1ui.
cared race. second only to great var
sity eight, was tucked safely away
under the Crimson belt
Harvard fairly went mad when the
second race was won and Yale suf-
fered the defeat bravely and deGantly.
The big event of the day. the great
varsity, takes place at 4:3O this az
ternoon. ,.tts,
Wins the First.
New Lon 'ou J .up 40 -lIurs-.! WIN
the first point in it's three ply ambi-
tion to sweep the Thames clean to-
day.
When the Crimson shell. pulled by
eight sturdy freshmen, crossed the
finish line one length ahead of the
fighting young qthele. e OF : ile.
Harvard turned to two of the greater
coming events with the hope. while
Yale is determined to retrieve her
lost laurels.
Harvard got away in the lead and
was never headed. though young Yale
oarsmen made dying short spurt at
the finish that gained them almost a
length.
The weight of Harvard told in the
race as II was expected.
Forty-Fourth Time.
New London, Conn, June 3O.-For
the forty-fourth time since 1852. when
the Blue and Crimson crews met on
Lake Winnipiseogee, the oarsmen of
New England's two greatest institu
tions of learning will battle for SUI
premacy today.
| Thousands of adherents OF Harvard
and Yale poured into New London this
morning and engaged in financial con
tests for seats on the rickety canvas
| covered flat-cars which will crawl
along the Thames in the wake Of the
straining crews.
The eight-oared varsity race. the
big event of the day is scheduled for
4:30 o'clock this afternoon and will
be rowed down stream from Red Top
to the bridge, a slight tide being with
the crews. The freshmen and varsity
fours races will be rowed earlier in
the day.
Much money will change hands as
a result of the big contest. both Har-
ward and Yale men being confident or
victory and showing considerable will
ingness to back their patriotic opin-
ions,
Harvard and Yale have rowed forty
three races, Harvard winning twenty
and Yale twenty-three The last two
contests have gone to the Crimson
eight
The first three races between the
rival universities. in 1856 and 1857.
\ were won by the Cambridge men.
Yale won in 1859, Harvard in 1860.
and Yale was again the winner in
lS64 and 1865. The period from 1866
to 1870 added a string of five victor.
les TO the Harvard list. Yale won in
/ 1910, harvard III 1871, and again in
1878, the first race rowed over the
Thames course at New London. In
1879 the Crimsons were victorious.
and the Blues won in 1880 and 1881.
Harvard grabbed two more in 1882
and 1888, Yale came back i'm 1884.
and Harvard copped in 1885. From
1886 to 1900 was a period OF Yale
victories Harvard broke the hoo.
-doo in 1891. but Yale came back for
a string Of four. ts921S95. Harvard
won in 1899, and in the six years fol.
lowing the Blues we're the vlctors.
The Crimgons led In 1906, Yale in
1907 and Harvard won in 1908 and
1909.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
PRopucE CREEK DRAMA

San Francisco. June 90. Margaret
hnglin will appear in q performance
of sophocles's "AnUgone" at the
Greek Theatre of the University OF
California this evening. College men
from several universities. including
Harvard and the University of Chi
cagc. are here 90 witness the drama.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-30
BENEFIT FoR POWERS WIDOW

Philadelphia Juno 20 a baseball
game for the benefit Of the widow Of
Mike Powers viii be- played today.
many Of tho star players OF the Amer
ican LEAGUE taking mart