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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
Mr.. GIadstona.s Catch

Flow many members OF this house."
asked Mr.. Gladstone once in the course
OF debate on electoral qualifications.
"can divide f1.330 lis. Cd. by e l3s.
Sd. 2"
six hundred and fifty-eight," shout
ed one member.
'The thing cannot be done" exclaim-
ed another.
A roar OF laughter greeted this last
remark. But It was true nevertheless
You cannot multiply or divide money
by money. You may repeat a smaller
sum of money as many times as It is
contained In a larger sum Of money,
but that is very different thing. Ii
you repeat 8 shillings as often as there
are hairs In a horses tail you do not
multiply b shillings by horses tall.
Perhaps you did not know this before.
Never mind; you need not be ashamed
Of your ignorance, for 1t was shared.
as has been demonstrated, by the en-
tire house OF commons bar one mem
ber), including the then chancellor OF
the exchequer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

a scrubwoman In Paris theater
found a magnificent diamond stom-
acher In box in sweeping up. The
honest old soul determined to restore
the stomacher to its owner, and the
owner. OF course, wasn't long In turn
Ing up. young woman splendidly
dressed and on the verge Of hysteria.
"Oh, have you found my stomacher?"
she cried. 1T is a chef d'oeuyre of
Lalique OF the Place vendome." calm
yourself. madame" said the scrubwo-
man. Here is your stomacher." And
she produced it from her pocket. The
other took out fifty dollar bill, press
ed 1t on the honest scrubwoman and
departed with her stomacher hurried
ly. But an hour later another lady
called. Have you found my stom-
acher?' she asked. smiling. ~ think
left 1t In my box" "why, yes, ma
dame, but If it was your stomacher,"
said the scrubwoman, "a thief has got
1t. She got it this morning. She gave
me $50 reward" why. the stomacher
was imitation" the lady said. ct only
cost 50. Your thief is $40 out"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
THE BIGGEST smuGeLERs.
They Arr Not che Society People we
Get the Advertising.

They Aro not the Society People we
Get The Advertising.
Society people are supposed to be
the biggest Offenders" said treasury
oficial. but 1t is simply that they get
more publicity. We had a Harlem
butcher who struggled In $1,000 worth
OF jewels and then got trapped be-
cause he took an orange from the
table after lunch. He put the orange
In his pocket. and the bulge drew the
Inspectors attention. He was search
cd and the jewels found.
There was. too" he continued rem
iniscently. "a noted musician who goes
back and forth every year to Paris
and who bought a Stradivarius violin
one year. He sold his old ose and
brought the famous Strad back In his
own case. covered as It was with Gus
tom stamps. Naturally the inspectors
passed It. but the musician boosted Of
his violin. and dealer who went to
see 1t heard the story Of its purchase
and notified us.
There was a man from Naples who
came In with his shirt fairly lined
with Jewels. and there are the Syrians
who smuggle In laces and handker-
chiefs. and there are the manufacture
ers who declare half or three-quarters
i'm and smuggle the rest.
There are automobile men who
bring their machines In with faxed
certificates OF value. and there are
buyers of cheap jewelry who bring in
great cases Of plated brooches and
bracelets. etc. with magnificent sap
phires. rubics and even diamonds set
I'm with bits of glass. and these neces-
state weeks of work for the Jewel ex.
perts In the appraisers stores."-
Washington Times.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

Captain Dartlskt's Three cheeeu.
A series Of. Revolutionary scenes
were given In . London theater scrs
months after the close Of that memo
rable war. On the one side was the
English army In full red coated uni.
form. with every button In its exact
place. Opposite them was the Ameri.
can army, composed. as the theater bill
stated. OF artisans. cobblers and tink
ers.' arrayed In their working dress.
with buttons OF every size and hue.
When the curtain dropped. Captain
Bartlett Of Plymouth. Mass. the cap.
tain Of ship then In port. stood up I'm
his seat In the pit and, In a voice as II
given from quarterback In a squall.
called. Three cheers for the artisans.
cobblers and tinkers who were too
much for King George and his red
coats" and, with n wave OF his hat, he
gave these with a will. For a short
time there was silence In the theater,
followed by an enthusiastic John Bull
appreciative cheer for the pluck and
assurance Of the Yankee captain. who
became the lion OF the city. receiving
invitations to clubs and free tickets to
theatrical and other entertainments
while he remained In port.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

left Roanoke on train No. ~, the Chat.
tanooga limited, arriving in Washing
ton early in the morning. They we're
married soon after their arrival there
the telegram to the young ladys home
being received directly after break.
fast.
Mr.. Wilkinson is inspector Of signals
for the Norfolk and Western and was
President Johnson's private secretary.
He is a talented rSilroad man ana Is
highly regarded by the Norfolk e.
Western management. His bride 10 o
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

fore the family had altogether recov
cred from its surprise a telegram, sent
from Washington via the Western
Union, was received announcing the
marriage.
The news Of this interesting event
soon became known among the friends
of the young couple and It was we'll
coined by them with many expes.
sions Of pleasure. Mr.. wilkinson and
his bride are exceedingly popular in
Roanoke and are held in highest es.
TEEN by all who know them. They
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
II Looked Suspicious.

AS was coming out OF q store this
evening saw an amusing sight" said
shopper "A light rain was falling,
and as the woman i'm front Of me
stepped out she opened her umbrella.
Out Of II fell jeweled hatpin. a pair
OF gloves and two mems handkerchiefs
On its face 1t seemed like case of
shoplifting. but as she gathered up the
articles the woman said:
well. II here isn't Mary's emerald
hatpin and the gloves I was looking
for last week and two OF Georges
best handkerchiefs. never thought
OF looking In the umbrellas for them, =
New York Sun.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
Got hia RAnlx.

A funny man INDUCED In n practical
joke recently. He put an advertise
ment Ia paper for wife and re-
quested each candidate to inclose her
carte de visite. 1t was a foolish thing
to do, but one of the candidates served
him out very well by sending the fol-
lowing letter: "Sir-I do not inclose
my carte. for. though there Is some
authority for putting cart before a
horse. know Of none for putting one
before an ass"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
ARE WE'LL KNOWN
IN BLUEFIELD

The Roanoke Times gives the fol.
lowing account of the marriage of a
young couple we'll known in Bluefield
A note found yesterday In the
room OF Miss Hannah NJ. Long, at her
home, No. 81 South jefferson street,
notified members OF the family that
she and Mr.. II. Foster Wilkinson had
gone to Washington to be married.
Soon after the note was read and be-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
Sermons at All Pricaa.

Brethren" said the visiting preach.
er. us got eight dollar 6armon. an
rs got six dollar sarmon. an rs got
five dollar one an three dollar one,
an den rs got one kin let you have
fur Jes' one dollar. Now. want you
fur TO take up the Reflection right
now. an we'll see which one Nv desc
sarmons Sou wants."-Exchange.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
PACIFIC COAST HANDICAP.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 2.-Some OF
the crack trap shots OF the nation are
here today to participate in the Pa
cific Coast Handicap. to be held here
during the next three days. 1t is con.
fdently expected that records will be
broken during the meet NlAyINUlN
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02
Achinu Voids.

Brooks said Rivers, that's the
second time I've heard you use the
phrase aching void ! wish you would
tell me how n void can ache"
We'll" said Brooks. rejecting a mo-
ment. mot to speak Of a hollow tooth.
don't you sometimes have the head
acheT"-Chicago Tribune
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

In the Silly Nioht.

what is it," the druggist sleepily
inquired from his bedroom window.
"This ish drug store. amt it." asked
the man who had rung the night bell.
Eyes. What do you want?"
want TO look in your city directory
minute an shee where 1 live."-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

charming young lady, prominent is so.
ciety circles, and mucf loved and adj.
mired for her many attractive quail
ties.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-02

FOR sALE-Cheap-House and lot
close In. Six rooms. halls and por-
ches. Good storage basement. Bath.
hot and cold water. Bargain for in
vestor or homeseeker. Address Box
81 Bluefield. w. Va.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
Prosecution
Handed Bunch

BOISE, Ida, Feb. 17.-Judge Diet
rich delivered blow to the govern
ment in the trial of William F. Ketten-
bach, George H. Hester and William
Dwyer of Lewiston on charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the government out
of timber lands today. Objections to
the testimony of alleged dummy" en-
trylnen We're sustained, the court hold
ing that the government must show
that arrangements for the sale of land
were made before the land was filed
upon, and that money was furnished
by the defendants. The only witnesses
of the day were Ivan r. Cornell or
Portland, formerly of Lewiston, and
Fred w 'Shafer of Lewiston, both OF
whom testified to receiving money
from Hester to make filings on timber
lands and later disposing of them to
Kettenbach.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18

said New York had ceased to be a
spot market, and, when Representative
Cocks of New York asked, Where is
there spot market then" replied that
they We're in the south.
Producers and spinners, he insisted,
were united in the demand that the
incubus of the exchange be removed;
that its revision committee was vested
with power that no committee should
have, and that the fixed differences
system might easily become the We
hicle of disaster.
He declared that low grades were
sent to New York; that the cotton
exchange had not performed its func-
ton of bringing the producers and
spinners together, and referred face
tiously to members of the exchange as
merchants, I will not say gamblers"
The consumption of cotton would
New Orleans exchanges were abol-
ished, and. he declared that bread
riots would begin in Manchester if
the spindles there were stopped. Asked
if he would hold the New York Cot
ton Exchange responsible for such
possible riots, he sarcastically sug-
gested that he did not hold it re-
sponsible for anything.
''Its the only commercial body in
the world, save two" he claimed, that
can arbitrarily, by committee, repeal
the law of supply and demand.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
Withdrawals
Are Immense

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Secretary
Ballinger of the interior department
today temporarily withdrew from coai
entry 2,o6S,492 acres of public land. He
also temporarily withdrew from all
forms of disposition 127,122 acres.
Forty-six thousand, four hundred and
tnirty-one acres were restored to set
tlement
Data recently collected by the geo.
logical survey indicated that the public
lands in Wyoming and Montana con-
tanned valuable deposits OF coai and
to determine the question, the secre-
tary of the interior today withdrew
from coal entry 1,2O7.206 acres in the
former state and S60,2S6 in the latter
This withdrawal is pending a detailed
field examination. Twentyone thou
sand, eight hundred and twenty acres
along the Red Rock lakes, Montana,
all entry in aid of proposed legislation
affecting the disposal of water power
sites on the public domain.
A field investigation having shown
the existence of valuable coal deposits
of 67,255 acres in Colorado, the land
has been reserved from all entry until
they have been classified and appraised
by biologists, and $4,000 acres in that
state, which are now exempt from coal
entry, were today withdrawn from all
forms of disposition, pending their
classification and appraisement.
In aid of proposed legislation affect
ing the use and disposition of phos-
phate deposits ON the public domain,
the secretary has temporarily with
drawn 2,92S acres in Utah from all en-
try, and has restored to settlement &c.,
431 acres that were temporarily with
drawn in that state on December 8,
1908. A field investigation proved that
the lands which have been restored did
not contain deposits of phosphate. The
total area covered. with Withdrawals
for examination as to phosphate de-
posits. now amounts approximately to
2,49,656 acres, of which 1888 are in
Utah.
In aid of proposed legislation Affect
ing the use and disposition of petrol
cum on the public domain, 9109 acres
of land in Wyoming have been with
drawn from all forms of disposal
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
Grain ia San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-Wheat,
firm; barley, firm.
Spot Quotations-Wheat-S
s190@1.97 1-2. Barley-Feed, $1.32 IL
@1.40; brewing, s1.41 1-4@1.42 IL.
Oats-Red, s1.5O@1.6O; white, s1.62 1-2
OHIO; black, $1.5O@2.30.
Receipts-F1our, or. SKIS, 1855;
wheat, ctls., sis; barley, ctls., 1850;
oats, ctls., $50; beans, SKIS, 500; po-
tatoes, SKIS, 500; bran, SKIS, go;
middlings, SKIS, so: hay, tons, 1872 !;
hides. No, 957.
Mills uffs-Bran, $255O@2750; mid
dlings, $33@36.
Hay-Wheat, $14@19; wheat and
oats, $12@16; alfalfa, $9@12; stock,
5000; straw, per bale, 50@75c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
No Publicity
For Present

WASHINGTON, Feb. lit is well
understood among majority leaders of
the house that no immediate attempt
will be made to meet the request Of
preparation of $4,000. with which to
carry into effect the publicity pro-
vision of the corporation tax law.
The appropriations necessarily
would have to come from the ways
and means COMMITTEES authorizing the
appropriations committee to bring in
q ill. This would he necessary, even
il the item were to be tackled on any
IF the deficiency appropriation bills.
1t was said today that Champ Clark
minority leader, had gone to Chairman
Payne Of the ways and means com
mittec and served notice that, if there
provision of the law through the ways
and means committee, he would move
to reopen the whole tariff fight Con-
ferences between republican leaders
were frequent today or the subject,
and it was declared tonight that the
house would make no move TO give the
trasury department the appropriation
requested.
THE republicans are in a peck of
trouble over the thing" said Minority
Leader Clark They have got to dig
up this money or the law will become
imperative. 1 think they viii find
way to get the money from congress"
Representative Lenroot Of Wiscon-
sin, whose poinion represented the
"insurgent" republican point of
view, declared that whether the re-
ports We're compiled and tabulated by
clerks, or not, the law made the re-
ports public documents, and that
without repeal of that section, the
records would be open to the public.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
TOWN ~WET"; MAN GOES CRAZY.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Despondency
over the victory of the wet" forces in
a recent local option election held here,
affected the mind of J. F. Butler and
today he cut his Wife's throat with "a
razor and then severed his jugular
vein. dying almost instantly. The wo-
man cannot live.
During the local option fight Butler
worked necessarily for the dry cause
He Joined forces with the workers who
brought Billy" Sunday here to start
the fight. After he worked at the polls
he began to show signs of mental
alteration soon after-the returns came
in from the election on January q :.
Joplin is the only wet" spot in the
county.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18

representing the interstate commerce
commission.
O. w. Long, rate clerk of the Mon
tant railroad commission, offered fig
ures showing comparison with Omaha,
Cheyenne and other centers. the OBJ
ject being to prove that a much
higher rate per tom per mile is charged
from Billings.
W. A. Selvidge, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, testified to the
extent of business and referred to the
handicap suffered by shippers by rea-
son of the alleged exorbitant freight
rates from Billings into outside ter
ritory.
Traffic managers for large hardware
and grocery houses of Duluth testified
that the Burlington wa= discriminat-
ing against the Billings jobbers in
giving to the Omaha dealers much
lower blanket rate to all towns in the
Big Horn basin of which testimony of
Billings jobbers showed that the BUSH
ness of the Big Horn valley had drop
ped off to almost nothing on account
of the attractive rates made to get
the long haul for the Burlington and
that the cut rate on less than car load
lots from Billings was entirely pro-
hibtive Three of the jobbers testi-
fed that in the early days when goods
had to be freighted into the Big Horn
basin from Bridger, point on a
branch line of the Northern Pacific, a
rate one cent less than is now in
vogue prevailed.
The railroad will cross examine the
compliments witnesses and present
its case tomorrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
LdW!Or Wants
Action Taken

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.-A new
element was injected today into the
bribery graft cases which have occu-
pied the courts of this city since 1906,
when Superior Judge Lawlor and Dis
trict Attorney Charles Ffckert, who
recently defeated Francis J. Heney for
the office at the recent election, clash
ed over the conduct of the second
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president of
the United Railways, and the court
intimated that unless Fickert was
prepared to prosecute with vigor"
steps would be taken to relieve him of
the necessity of prosecuting it at all.
Judge Lawlor stated in open court
that Fickert had intimated an unwil-
lingness to proceed and that the court
would not preside until convinced that
the prosecutor would perform his full
duty by the people.
The clash followed a motion for
dismissal of the case made by Fickert
some days ago on the ground Of in.
sufficiency of evidence. 1t was prompt
ly denied by Judge Lawlor. When the
case was called today the court ques-
toned Fickert as to the whereabouts
of James l.. Gallagher, supervisor
during the Ruef-Schmitz administra-
ton, and so-called star witness for
the prosecution under an immunity
contract Gallagher has been missing
since the early winter and efforts to
locate him have been unavailing.
Fckert stated that it was his be-
lief that Gallagher was being paid by
William J. Burns, the former federal
special agent associated with Heney
in the bribery graft cases, to stay
away during his (Fickert's) term in
office. The prosecutor also said taht
the matter Of his fitness to try the
case at bar should be investigated by
the grand jury, not left to the court.
Both Fickert and counsel for the
defense refusing to move for contin-
uance, Judge Lawlor. on court motion,
finally set the matter over until April
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
IS AGAIN IN THE
HOUSE IN NEW SHAPE

Or more railroads the stock and bonds
of the consolidated company is not
to exceed the aggregate amount Of
stock and bonds of the constituent
companies. nor be in excess of the fair
estimated value of the properties OF
the consolidated company ascertained
by the commission.
A railroad company is left free to
acquire stock and bonds of another
nen-competing railroad, provided the
aggregate amount of stock and bonds
issued for such acquisition shall not
exceed the>fair value of the property
as ascertained by the commission or
the aggregate par value OF the stock
and bonds acquired without increase
in the aggregate interest payable on
such bonds.
These provisions, it is believed, will
prevent the bill from interfering with
any legitimate financing, while effec-
tually preventing the issue of stock
| cllu pOlltso WAthclAS "a OkSi saws ueAi N7'
The bill further provides that any Of
ficer of a railroad corporation who
violates the law may be punished by
a fine of $4,000 or three years i'm
prisonment or both.
The amendment bill further pro-
vides that, where notes or other OBJ
legations made in conformity with the
act are secured in the pledge of bonds,
sale of the pledged bonds to en-
force the loan must be had at pub
lie auction, and notes may be made
convertible into pledged bonds on the
basis of the reasonable market or
selling value of the bonds as approved
by the commission. The amendments
are so framed that the new act shall
not operate to impair any contract,
mortgage or other instrument made
prior to the passage of the act
Electric railroads are granted the
concession they desired at the recent
hearings, when it was complained that
the bill was discrimination in favor
of steam lines to the financial detri-
ment of electric roads.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18
TO HE'LL WITH JOHN D.
Senator jeff Davis Would See Million
aire in Prediction Burned
With Own Oil.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Senarol
senate today with a declaration that
he would like to see John d. Rockefel-
Ter consigned to perdiction and burned
in flames from the burning products OF
the Standard Oil company.
He spoke in opposition to a bill au-
thoriZing an oil and gas pipe line
across public lands of Arkansas. Ac-
cusing Senator Owen of Oklahoma,
sponsor of the bill, with a business
connection with the Standard Oil COM
pany, he engaged in spirited colloquy
with that senator.
The bill had been passed at pre-
yious session of the senate and was
recalled by Mr.. Owen to accommodate
Mr.. Davis. In his speech Mr.. Davis
contended that the admission of the
pipe line into Arkansas would violate
the antitrust laws of his state, saying
that hell was the only place he would
be willing to see the standard OIL
company's pipe line enter, he added
that he would also be glad to see Mr..
Rockefeller. incinerated in the flames
caused by his own OIL"
Mr. Owen denied all connection with
the Standard OH company and said
that the oil in Oklahoma could be
taken out only through pipe lines
crossing Arkansas. On the passage of
tive vote.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-18

Are Defended

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE in
on exchanges before the house COM
mittee on agriculture, swung tonight
from the cotton exchange to the grain
markets. Both sides on the question
of proposed legislation to abolish spec
ulative operations in the New York
Cotton Exchange closed today and
delegations from the grain forums,
Chicago. Philadelphia, Duluth and
Minneapolis, still voice their opposi-
ton to the pending bills.
Both the New York Stock Exchange
and white slave traffic" were drawn
en- by L. Mandelbaum, a member of
the New York Cotton Exchange as
Instances where the Interference Of
the law could overstep its bounds in
certain particulars. He portrayed the
exchange as generally without blem-
ish. Former President Hubbard traced
the evolution of the exchange. Repre-
sentative Bur,eson of Texas, n pro-
Queer of cotton, as representative Of
tho cotton producing interests, declar-
ed bucket shops were Infinitely pre-
ferable to the exchange with its ma
POPULATIONS of prices and that the ex-
change. by comparison with bucket
Sbnpr u-aS as Monte Carlo To a game
of craps.
Spot Markets in South.
He arraigned what he stamped as
confessions of the exchange ITSELF