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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
No Word From Roosevelt.

No word has been received from ither
Col Draper or Mr.. Roosevelt, and there
fore the latters name was not brought
forward as candidate. 1t was stated
however, that he would be asked to &C
cept the office of cOmmander-in-chief OF
the national encampment to be held IN
Denver September g, and 8. Nor did
Mrs. Roosevelt name escape mention in
The speechmaking tonight. when the New
York commandery gave a dinner to the
national commandery Rear Admiral
Purnell F. Harrington, retired, the toast
master, told of the day when he showed
the then President through the Norfol <
navy yard The President was greatly
pleased with new dreadnought
Roosevelt's Retort.
Il remarked" said the admiral, that if
we had had ships like those in 1897 there
wouldn't have been any war with Spain. &"
That's all right, admiral replied the
President but if there hadn't been any
war with Spain l shouldn't have been
President"
Brig Gen. Walter Howe, L. S. A., COM
mander of the Department of the East,
won liberal applause when he declared
frankly that he was no man Of peace. 81
am for peace said the general, when
there is nothing worth fighting about
but I believe in carrying through a good
war to a finish. I want to see the navy
increased by a number of battleships
like the Florida"
Increased four a year?' asked one
diner.
Yes. four a year or even eight"
answered Gen Howe. whether we have
a good long, hard war with a country
like-well we might say, like Japan
or with any other country, the cost OF
even mans life Is very little held In
the balance against his country's sue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
Work of Catherine Ferguson.

At the meeting of the Interdenomina-
tional Bible College at Lincoln Memorial
Temple 18th and streets northwest, at
S o'clock tomorrow evening. there will be
special exercises as a welcome to colOred
delegates to the convention. The story
OF the life of Catherine Ferguson, the
colored woman who established the first
Sunday school in New York city, will be
told by Prof. Jesse Lawson.
Prof. S y. Vance of North Carolina, a
delegate TO the convention, will give a
demonstration of how TO set the most
from the Bible in the time allotted for
Sunday school work. Addresses will also
be made by Rev. George +. billiard of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
Georgia Pear Crop Damaged.

VALDOSTA. Ga. May 21.-Information
received here today from pear orchard
men in this territory. covering much OF
the south Georgia pear crop. is to the ef
feet that two-thirds of the crop is
failure the cold snap OF two weeks aSp
having taken this heavy toll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
Miners Convention Of, Strike On.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May 21.-With no definite
plan for future action tho United Mine
Workers Of Illinois adjourned the con-
vention today.
President Walker has issued q general
strike order to the 1900 miners in that
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

the program for Tuesday afternoon Will
he a discussion of the strength OF the
Sunday school movement, measured by
its literature, conventions. personnel and
results The speakers on this subject viii
lie Rev DR.. a l.. Phillips, Rev f NJ.
Fercusson Rev DR. III. NJ. Hamill ard
Rev. Carey Bonner.
Ambassador James Bryce of England
will address the convention Tuesday art
erno1n at $50 o'clock, and Immediately
afterward the report of Chairman w.
y Uartshorn will he received fo- the
committee or place of holding the con-
Ventiou in 1913.
The election of officers will be the final
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
Glides Safely to Earth.

The Frenchman's courage soon was
rewarded by the sight of the gray cliffs
Immediately beneath him. The de Les
seps stopped the whirring motor and let
the machine glide gracefully to earth,
landing without mishap at the Winston
Court farm, one mile inland and midway
between Dover and Deal
Few persons saw the intrepid aviator
come to the ground, for when the news
was flashed across from Calais that de
Lesseps had started the crowds assem-
bled on the field where Bleriot descended
IN his epoch-making flight. expecting that
the new seeker for cross-channel honors
would choose the same spot. This 1t was
de Lesseps intention to do had not the
fog intertered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

tionaI churches Tuesday morning. and
the final roll calls OF the nations Will
occur at these sessions. The feature or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
AID CAME TOO LATE
David A. Collins Dead From
Drinking CarboIic Acid.

Members Of Bricklayers' Union. No. 1,
are wondering whether David a. Collins,
jr.. $40 Pickford place northeast. who died
yesterday afternoon at the Emergency
Hospital, where he had been taken after he
had swallowed a big drink Of carbolic
acid, committed suicide because of his
troubles with his labor organization. Col
Inns had been respondent for some time
before he walked into DR.. James A.
Smiths drug store at 10th street and Viz
ginia avenue southwest yesterday at o:30
pm, saying, i've swallowed carboic
acid" He had been in poor luck and is
said to have been far from prosperous in
the last few days.
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Furniture Contract Probed.

Monday the investigation into the fur
niture contract, whereby the House and
Senate were to be furnished with new
desks and chairs, will be resumed. This
phase Of the probe gives promise OF
immediate results That indictments will
be returned as a result OF this tnvesti-
CATION seems assured.
ON Monday Representative. Person of
Willmette OF the committee which ne
gotiated the deal, will be witness be-
fore the grand jury.
James Torrens OF st. Louis. formerly
salesman for the A. H. Andrews Company
of Chicago, one of the unsuccessful bid
ders on the furniture contract. and Fred
w AIger. salesman for the e. n. Stafford
Manufacturing Company Of Chicago, also
one of the bidders. will appear before the
grand jury Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22

business Tuesday afternoon, and the con-
vention of 1910 will adjourn after gen
eraf meeting and praise service in Con-
vention Hall the same evening.
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Tip Given States Attorney.

States Attorney Burke admits that
within the last two days he has become
possessed of such information as to
warrant thorough probe into this phase
of the investigation.
During the forty-sixth general as
sembly. house bill No. $50 was intro
duced, repeating the township feature
of the local option law. The forces OF
the local optionists were put to work TO
defeat the 'pili. and liquor interests also
took an active interest in the fight.
A diary kept throughout the session by
Mr. Scrogin is expected to prove invalu-
able. Mr.. Scrogin kept record of the
attitude of each member, especially just
what each member Of the house license
committee had 10 say regarding the bill
and other details in connection With the
mea sure's progress through the lower
house.
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Rises to Height of 400 Feet.

Leaving Calais amid the cheers of an
immense crowd, de Lesseps sent his mono
plane from the race fully up to a height
of four hundred feet and then headed it
in the direction of Dover. When scarcely
mile out from the French coast the
'Scarabee,' as the monoplane is known.
was lost TO sight from the torpedo boat
destroyer Escopette. which was racing
underneath it to render aid should the
aviator and his machine fall.
NJ. de Lesseps only means of reckon
ing his whereabouts were the rays Of the
sun which dimly penetrated the banks of
fog in which he was enshrouded. He de-
termined to keep on, however, and in
order to avoid the possibility of collidins
with the cliffs of Dover he sent the mono
plane to height of thousand feet, at
the same time keeping it pointed in the
direction in which he believed the English
coast lay.
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RAK|NG ILLINOIS SCANDAL
PROSECUTOR PROBES LOCAL
OPTION LEGISLATION.
All Contracts for Furniture for Leg
islature Are Subject Of
Inquiry.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 21.-In an
effort to ferret out the truth relative to
the alleged use of money in the state
legislature in connection with local option
legislation State Attorney Burke today
summoned before the Sangamon county
grand jury fifteen persons who may
know something along this line.
Among those who will appear next
Tuesday are James X. Shields. head of
the Illinois Anti-SaloOn League. and
Ernest A. Scrogin of this city, who had
charge OF the interests of the league
during the last two sessions Of the legis-
lature.
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Had Trouble With Union.

Furthermore he had experienced some
trouble with Bricklayers' Union No. 1,
and had been asked 10 appear before a
committee of that organization to explain
some charges agai1et him. What the
charges are could Vi be learned from
members of the committee last night. 1t
was admitted, however, that Collins and
the union had difference OF opinion
which might have turned out seriously.
Beyond that none of the members would
say anything.
When Collins walked into DIR. Smith S
drugstore he could barely speak. he told
the druggist that he had taken poison
and lurcned forward as II in agony. Inc
druggist asked him question, but by
that time Collins could not speak.
Dr.. j. r. Briggs was in the store at
the time. He made a hasty eXamind-
ton, finding Collins tongue terribly burn
ed by the acid. A hurry call ives sent to
the Emergency Hospital. DR.. Biggs and
the hospital staff did all they could for
the man, but he died within a few min
utes after reaching there.
Identified by Brother.
Collins was identified by his brother,
who called at the hospital. The broth
err said that he was not surprised at the
suicide, because the man had been suf
fering with dependency. He made no
mention of any trouble with the union,
but said that David had not been any
too prosperous lately. He said his
brother was unmarried and had been liv-
ing with his father.
Policemen who Investigated the case
found that Collins had been in the park
at 10th and streets southwest only
few minutes before he rushed into the
drug store. They formed the opinion that
Collins had regretted his act as soon as
he had swallowed the acid, and had
rushed to the druggist for help. Where
the man bought the acid is not known.
Coroner hewitt gave certificate of
death showing that the acid had been
TAX i ri.l suicidal intent.
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Second Trip Across English
Channel in Airship.
SAIL THROUGH HEAVY MIST
Count de Lesseps Duplicates the
Feat of Louis Bleriot.
FLIGHT IN FIFTY MINUTES
Aeronaut Glides Gracefully to Earth
in Meadow Between Dover
and Deal

DOVER. Eng, May 21.-For the second
time within a year the English channel
was crossed today by an aeroplane, and
again the honor rests with France Count
Jacques de Lesseps, grandson of the
late Ferdinand de Lesseps, the celebrated
French engineer, driving a monoplane of
the same model as that with which Louis
Bierfott first conquered the straits July
% last, duplicated his countryman's feat
In dense fog this afternoon. starting at
Calais and landing safely at Winston
Court Farm. Fifty minutes were con-
stunned in the journey. Bleriott's time
was thirty-three minutes.
NJ. de Lesseps intended making the trip
from Calais to Dover and return without
alighting in an effort to win the Ruinart
prize of $500, but the mist compelled
him to descand. He expects to resume
his flight at daylight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
Uniform Divorce Laws.

The last measure adopted by the con-
ference before adjourning sine die was a
report that a committee of five be ap-
pointed to cooperate with the national
committee on uniform divorce law.
The minutes of the nights session were
read and approved, and the closing serv-
ices of the conference were conducted by
Bishop A. w. Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-22
Speaking on the Steel Pier.

Gov. j. Franklin Fort of New Jersey
Circuit Court Judge A. B. EndicOtt of At
lantic City, Moderator Little and retiring
Moderator Barclay were the speakers al
the public reception held on the Stee
pier tonight.
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APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT.

the Christian church last sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. Miller. cashier at St0nega,
went 90 Bristol sunday.
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NOTICE

Io thc Louisville 81 Nashville Railroad
Company. d corporation Organized and
existing under thc laws of thc State of
kentucky. luited States Trust Conn
IauN cd New y ork teutrlTmst Com
PAM. oi New lIork. and aA other per
SONS whom 10 may concern
TAKE NOTICE that thc Interstate
Ranroad Company. "a public service cor
poration chartered and don. business
under The laws of the state OF Virginia.
and authorized to condemn lands and 9TH
er properties. or amy interest or estate
rherrin ior its uses and purposes. will ou
thc 18th dag OF April. 1910. that being
she thirteenth day of che April Term.
1910. of the Circuit Court of W isc Coun-
~. Virginia apply a. the said Court az
the Court House OF Wise County in the
town of GladeVillc for the appointment
of i've di>intcr.Sttd lrccholdcrs resilient
JOB said County. 10 ascertain what would
+ be Just compensation for such right and
interest iu. and easement over the Tot al
parcel Of land hereinafter described q,
may he necessary Tor the construction
operation and maintenance hy thc Inter
state Railroad Company Of certain con
Meeting track AZ and between the points
Described iu the order OF the State Cor
uoratiun Commission. entered Angus
first 1906. u bc operated and maintaine,
for the point use OF the two roads 20 Wit
the Interstate Railroad Company and tn
ouisvlle aud Nashville Railroad Com
panV. pursuant 20 thc terms. require
mcuts and supuistionS of the said order
and am order Of the State Corpomto
Commission entered on November 23rc
1909. tho estate and easement and right
in which said lot is proposed 10 be con
.demnod hy the undersigned for its as
and purposes la constructing maintainin
and operating connecting track bctwee
its main line OF railroad running frol
Appaiachia, - Norton Virginia and n
main line and other tracks Of the Louis
Vile ~ Nashville Railroad Company at
, near Appalachia Wise County. Nirgini
and % award damages. nany. rcsultiu
Ga 'he adjacent or other property of n
said Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad Con
pany. or 10 the property of any other pc
! son. beyond the peculiar benefits that vi
accrue TO such properties, rcspectivel
from the construction and operation
: the works 81 the undersigned
The said parcel OF land is the san
mentioned. described aud shown in Il
4 petition. description. plat of survey al
, protile filed by the undersigned IN q
CLERKS Oflice Of Wise County. on q
Z 2sth day Of February, 1910. in this pr
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The object oi the above STYLED ,nit IS to
set aside and annun ihc Certificate oi
Naturalization issued hy the Circuit Conri
OF VIE County VA. to the said Andy
kavate~
And 10 appearing by affidavit filed according
10 law that Andy havates tAe above named
defendant. rs not resident 80 the state oi
Virgins. IL Is therefore ordered that The said
Andy kavates Do appear within fifteen days
aiter due publication Of this order iu The
Clerk office al cur said District Court ni the
n.ted States and DO what Is necessary to
protect his interest And % Is further order
ell that this order he published Tor four sue
cesSiye weeks 10 The Big Stone Gap Post, A
newspaper printed and Published m Use
County. Virginia in the Western Judicial
District al Virginia.
In the Clerks office OF the District Court
Of the United States Tor the Western Dis
trsct Of Virginia al kig Stone Gap IN vaca-
tion the Sth day Of February. 1910.
4. G. COCHRAN,
| feb 1910 Deputy Clerk
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ICAS SELL YOUR PROPERTY

I am advertising very extensively
throughout the North aud Northwest.
and in consequence have calls for all
kinds Of property. Farms. timber. graz
ing and fruit lands. Mineral properties.
Milling and Industrial locations. Tel
me what you have tor sale.
EN-. CHURCH, 152 Strickland Bldg,
feb 9-5m Roanoke, YalrgInia
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WIDLlAM N. THORNBURY
DIES ~ KENTUCKY

Freezing, Va. March A.
News has been received Of the
death of William NJ. Thorbury
of Catlettsburg. ky a former
resident of this county lie
died of Bright's disease Mr..
rhornbury did a successful
mercantile business at Clint
wood for some years During
the past three or four years he
had been largely identified with
the lumber interests OF \lr-
ginia snd Kentucky, fr % mn
which he had amassed consid
cradle wealth. he leaves "a
F family. as We'll os many rela-
uves scattered over Eastern
i Kentucky.
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.,.lin- which i- stvIcd Interstate Ran-
r.,l ,.er,r.n,. A. Louisville 81 Nashville
ll,fir,,d COMPANY cd AL. to which pots
ti.n Dissertation. -riaf of survey aud nro-
el. r..c.r.,,..o b.. b..r, mad. and lis situate,
in .r n..r fle Town of AuraIaUhIl. iu
~. r..,,-,t, N....n., and bounded anna
,.....,i,..i.. fll.v.
Au rsf certain i.f ODD parcel or land
owned Dos fhe said Louisville and NASH
vrI, Railroad COMPANY. living anna being
ir MIS-. County Nirr.nla. u OBJ uc.r thc
,r..v,r.nf A,nsfarhf, h..Inninr stake
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Ia The District Court Of the United states
for the Western District 90 Virginia.
Hig stone cap Division.
The United States of America. Plaintiff
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. II ID
Whitehead came down from
Norton sunday and went over
20 BRISTOL
r & Talcott. who represents
!, 49, ,a,,, ,londav
-. .v f,,,.,s,,r,n,, rartv ~ be
t,is , ,b~ Methodist nam next
~. a,..,i,,
T.. II. Henderson, OF Norton
!" as N'" " 'i
''S' " qua
~ T.. Woombwell was here
ir'i" '''"'s" Que ''''
Miss Paitie Richmond. of
pr, den. visited beer relatives
here last week
u ,,.-,., .,..,, p,i.
"'S- l'' " 80, ...h 49,,
n"f "' "'' ''
Mrs Marion Ny ampicr nae
been quite sick the past week
Mrs George RAIDER spent las
week ln Bristol.
s,.nt s,tnr5-y ,t DRYDEN
Mrs Wade hampton Nlnson
D N Uoli.v who rrtnrne.
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NV NuTfQ'sG'sH.aSlsa
Schedule N r~~-r
March 8, 1910


LEAVE NORT0N-7:20 a. m. for l--eb
burg and intermediate stations ban
man sleeper Blnefeid To- I'hiilaf-h..
via Hagerstown. and Pullman ...r--
Roanoke e. Richmond and N0-.r
Also connections at Bluefen ual
trains weStbsnnd. Pullman ,l,.ra-.
t. Cincinnati and Columbu-
LEAVE NORTON-2.aO ?. m. far s-.
North and East
LEAVE BRlSTOl-naily Gas a. r fl.
East Radlord. Roanoke. Lyu, .-,
Petersburg. Richmond and -..
Pullman sleeper 20 New Nor. r
Hagertown and Harrisburg I..r..-
Parlor car Roanoke 10 Norfolk
500 D. IN. for Norfolk and intern ...
points. Pullman Sleeper 90 N0r
1..s2 p. pa. and 40 p. m. tlmted.
trains with pullman sleepcrs FL. |a..
iugton. Baltimore. philadeir. ...
New York via Lynchbure. I. ..
make local stops
100 a. I'M. daily for an points
Bristol and LynchhUrg Come
Walton az 5.4o p. M. with f. s..
Louis Express foT AN points we and
northwest
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RUSSELL COUNTY

Continued tom page
iron ore red and brown hem
atite0. manganese. coal. lead.
zinc. salt. sandstone. limestone.
marble and barytcs Timber is
abundant. aud of the most val.
uallc varieties. such as walnut,
poplar. cherry. locust. chest
nut. white and yellow chestnut
oak. lynn. sugar and hcmlock.
in it's primitive size and beauty.
The county is well watrred.
mainly los Clinch river and its
tributaries. lu the northern por
ton. ami Moccasin creek.
branch of the Hoiston. in the
southwest section u hese
streams and their tributary
creeks afford numerous valua-
blc water powers. rclia bile
throughout tine year. upon
which are situated many grain
and saw mills Beautiful river
scenery aud fine landscapes are
presented Co the eve on every
hand. Notably of the latter Is
Elk Garden. Noselale and 9th
or sections. with their splendid
grass lands limited hy the high
mountains and treaded by COM
staut streams flowing from bold
springs. nos only filling up the
measure of the beautiful. huf
b. carrying conviction of the grea'
3. wealth and fertility of this sec
, ton. This elevated mountain
section is noted for iis health
ful and braciug climate an,
splendid water.
. Lebanon lis the county seat
~ and goodly little mountain
town it is, that is. $50 ] hav
~ been 10 q.
Il Il. Wilson, "a good and 10y
al citizen of the village, was 81
" Richmond few weeks az,
: aud I asked him 60 tell me f,
the Industrial Section som,
thing about his town. lie Va
SO busy he could not talk 10 M
Just then, but ne promised
write all about Lebanon. II
has kept MS promise, and l al
& going 10 give his letter just ,
he wrote &c, with the prOml'
s. that If " hen / 20 20 Russell
s. shall find shat he overdrew ii
s picture | viii turn off the IA
Wilson. after warning me Ia
s he had no dread OF my blue pc
Gil, which, by the way, ha'
not used, writes as follows:
Situated 500 feet above Il
sea level, is one Of the prettie
g valleys OF the blue grass regl'
8 OF Southwest Virginia, the /
tie town of Lebanon, as we'll
the county of Russell, of viii
il is the county seat, Is peculls
6 ~ blessed in almost every thu
that goes To make IL fit nab
alton for mankind, except
the one thing of good roa'
Here, in truth, are cattle on
8 thousand hills, and likewise
~, thousand valleys, becau