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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
NTANFflGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP

There will bW.p siE-rouud 10 tomor.
fow night at the1Lyrif Theatre in Key
stone between George Rawson. tho
bantamweieht champion OF Virginia
and We-t Virginia 'bnd Kid Dchart,
the bantamweiaat Dugalist Of Pike
Vile, Ky, for the bantamwclgnt chata
pionship Of Weat Vire'nia
Several intesest1g preHminar'cs
viii take PLACED aud the main efeut
viii be pulled os at g:2O.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
MARRIED nv PRINCETON.

llr W. G. BoloD, a brakeman on
the Norfolk & Western, and uise
Matte Ratclifc. The daughter of Mr.
and Mrs u. T. Ratclinc, wore mar
ried at the home OF tho bride ihig
morning AZ 10 O'Clock i'm Princeton
Rev. Johnson performing the iry
ice. The couple arrived in Bluencld
about noon and will mako this city
their home
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
DEATH OF c. & o. AGENT

W. w. Mead OF Castlewood. Va.
was in the city today to meet tie
remains of his son who died nca-
Charleston Wednesday Mr.. Mead
was a station agent on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad He leaves a
wife and several children The burial
vii ltake place at Castlewood.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
IN HONOR Of
EX-QUEEN LII

Honolulu. Dec. Hawaiian patri-
OTIS who remain faithful to the old re-
gime today. as usual on Dec. 2. cele-
brated the birthday Of former Queen
Lilliuokalani, the last of the Hawaiian
royal line The United States author
tiles made no attempt to suppress the
demonstrations. Ex-Queen lii" was
born in this city Dec 2, 1898.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
LEADER GIVES
al4S5 AWAY

Eleven contestants are striy.
ing TO win one or othe. of the
three costly prizes now being
oncrcd by Tho Leader I'm the
big Subscription Contest which
is TO close December "a. when
competent Judges viii audit tho
books Of This company ard
award tho prizes To- tho winners.
without fear or favor
a candidate may enter the
race at any time and win any
ono OF the bcauuhl prizes OF
fercd for soliciting subscrip.
lions md getting ub Iibcrs to
pay rp arrearorcs. q, by clip
ping coupons rom rho Leader
DAY by day
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
CARRIES SMILE.

vi. r. Postlewaite, chief of police
who has been OF duty for a month or
such matter is back on the job. lie
makes the statement that he no long
er carries a gun. but a smile. A great
many people seem to think that the
emile in some instances has proven
moro deadly than the smoke wagon
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
HONOR IRISH MARTYRS.

New York Dec 2 Irish National.
lists of Brooklyn Will honor the mem.
ory OF the Manchester martyrs. Allen.
Larking and O'Brien. under The aus.
pices OF the Green Isle Club. Mem.
bors Of the Clan-na- Gael, Sim Feln
and other Irish organizations viii
take part 10 tho observance.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
Gain in Wheat

Chicago, Dec. There was gain
Of 3-S to ~ cent I'm wheat at the
opening with commission houses gen.
orally selling Corn was IA cent
higher with trade small, oats nrmer
with good buying. Provisions opened
higher al laround Opening. Dec.
wheat 81 ~; corn al 10. oats 81 rs;
pork Jan. 17.47.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
CARD or THANKS

The family of the late G. w Thax.
ton desire TO express their sincere
thanks 10 The friends who we're so
kind TO them on tho occasion Of tho
death Of their father and brother
Thanks are especially rendered to- the
B OF L. f.. THE FAMILY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
COUNTESS roLsror DYING

So Petorsburs. pee. Confess
TOlstoi is dying Messages received
from Yasnaya Poiana who're The
Countess lives declare her fever has
reached q critical stage and edath is
NON eutarilv expected
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
CHINESE CELEBRATE

Pckin Dec O. in Pehu and
throughout tho empire today colcbra-
uons were held OF the anniversary Of
tho ACCESSION OF Pu-Yi the infant
ompegor TO the throne of China
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
LEADER GOES
TO COUNTRY

Three hundred and fifty
homes in nearby sections Of tho
country have I'm the past few
weeks been entered by The
Leader and entered these
new homes because the head
Of the family paid one year I'm
advance AND WANTED THE
LEADER.
The merchant who wants this
large new audience together
with The Leaders large "old"
audience) 10 know what he is
doing in his store AZ this holi.
day-buying season has an easy.
sure everyday way to present
what he would like to say to
them 10 a little cost compared
with the results sure 70 come.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
THE WEATHER

Cloudy tonight and Saturday Tenn
perature twenty-five degrees tonight.
Slowly rising temperature Saturday
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-02
TEE CONTEST

on Tor THO IcOdcr'S Sl4S5 I'm Prizes
secs mcrrily forward. Are you in Il?
" net set in and win.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
AIRMEN DROP BOMBS.
Shooting At Target Also One of the
Stunts at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 10.-The first
of the airmen to take wing today
were James Radley and Hubert
Latham. Both descended after brief
flights. A little later Count De Les
seps, in his 100 horsepower Bleriot,
took aloft for rifle practice Captain
John p. Douw, of the State ordinance
corps. Captain Douw fired twice at
&C" target, L. S. A. small arms
practice, but the best of the shots
missed the mark by four feet
J. Armstrong DreXel tried for alti-
tude but returned to earth in a quar-
ter of an hour reporting the
wind aloft too huky for high
flight. His Paragraph recorded only
$50 feet
In the bomb dropping contest for
the Barry trophy, Latham made a
score of Is points with six bombs. One
bomb would have dropped into the
funnel of a battleship. This was a
bull's-eye. Drexel followed Latham
and from his Bleriot dropped six
missiles upon the outline represent
ing the deck of battleship, but as
none of them struck vital spot his
score was only six.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY.

The call issued for meeting in
Representatives hall, in this city, on
the evening of Nov 10, for the purpose
of organizing a State Board of Trade,
although, perhaps, a different name
may be chosen, is an event of much
more than ordinary significance. The
need of such an organization is so
plain that few persons will be found
TO question it's desirability. The names
of such men as Governor Mead, Fy-
Governors Prouty, and Proctor, JOS
eph A. De Boer, Allen NJ. Fletcher,
Maxwell Evarts, Elias Lyman,
Charles Downer, Mason S. Stone and
C. T Holmes, the well known apple
grower are guarantee that the
movement is a serious one, and is
backed by some of the best and most
successful men in Vermont.
1t is believed to be feasible to
unite in such an organization n
large number of our most active busi-
ness and professional men, farmers
and all interested in the development
of Vermont's varied resources, in an
effort to hasten the progress made by
our State toward the accomplishment
of greater prosperity and general
betterment of conditions along many
lines
If the men who have built up our
thriving industries, who have made a
conspicuous success in farming and
fruit raising, who have achieved sue
cess in the professions, who have dis
played unusual interest in making the
State better and more progressive
will give to the solution of Vermonts
problems the same diligence and sag
acity which have brought them in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

ionalism in Canada and Australia is a
force that the imperial federation idea
must struggle with even more in the
future than in the past,
Among the difficulties of the pres
ent conference of opposing party lead
ers in London, there is of course the
question of the House of Lords. The
more radical wing of the ministerial
party will not be satisfied If the con-
stitutional claims of the House of
Commons are not fully vindicated-
it, in short. the veto of the Lords is
not materially shorn of its power.
Little is heard of this point in the talk
about Home Rule for all and imper-
ial federation, but the radicals who
follow Premier Asquith are not to be
put off or cajoled 1t may be, of
course, that if a comprehensive
scheme of constitutional reorganiza-
ton could be brought into the sphere
of practical politics the House of
Lords issue would quickly settle itself.
If imperial federation could be
brought about. the hereditary cham
Der might in effect disappear and its
place be taken by grand council of
the empire, leaving the House of Com
mons supreme in strictly English af-
fairs. Such a result would involve To-
cal Parliaments also in Ireland, Scot
land and Wales. Yet with Home Rule
all around some central authority
should necessarily be supreme over
all of the local legislative bodies,
whether it be a Parliament of all the
kingdom or the crown itself.
NO more complicate problem of
constitutional reorganization could
easily be imagined than this one which
British statesmen confront, assuming
that they are seeking for .perman-
ent adjustment of the relations be-
tween the two houses of Parliament,
the solution of the puzzle of Home
Rule and the determination of the
question of the federation OF the en-
pire. TO settle all these questions at
one stroke would seem too great a
task for human wisdom. 1t would not
be surprising, however, if progress
should be made, at least in piecemeal
fashion, toward a settlement of the
difficulties the United Kingdom en-
counters, through the consultations
which the leaders of the Liberal and
conservative parties have INDUCED in
during the past few months. A state
ment concerning their deliberations
must come from the premier when
Parliament convenes the middle of the
present month"
The turn taken by events has been
surprising The boldest would not
have dared few months ago to make
a prediction that serious considera-
ton would be given to the topics that
are discussed in a matter-of-fact man
ner today. 1t is true that the problem
is a difficult one. but Great Britain
does not lack some very able states
men, and if they are willing to sink
political prejudice even the Home Rule
and House of Lords problems may be
solved
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

dividual success, then the State must
reap great benefit from such coun-
sci.
There ought to be very many men
of the classes mentioned who would
be willing to give valuable advice
and to contribute an annual fee for
the establishment of fund which
shall be used for general publicity
purposes. This will be separate from
ana supplementary to anything that
the State may do along these lines.
Certainly Vermont should do some
thing tor such purposes. The well
fare of the State and our party pledges
alike demand this, but with out lin
tied resources and the great demands
upon our revenue, it may not he
possible to set aside large appropri-
alton This proposed organization,
which does not ask the State for
money, will be able to aid very ma
&c amy III the general work of pub
licity.
The attendance at the meeting
iltAJ wednesday, SuOulu De large, rep
resentative and enthusiastic. There
are so many things that such an organ
ization can do in the way of general
publicity, obtaining new industries,
encouraging more intensive agricul-
ture, developing our neglected re-
sources, bringing summer visitors and
residents to our State, that the field
is almost unlimited AL that can be
done in this matter by the coopera-
ton of individual citizens, without
aid from the State treasury, will be
clear gain for Vermont.
Here is an opportunity which en-
ableS this State to help itself. Our
abundant resources have been too
long neglected. A new interest ana
IA new enthusiasm are maifesting
themselves among our people of late
Let us take advantage of this awak
ened spirit, join in this praiseworthy
undertaking, and do something worth
while for Vermont
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Church Conference mt Charlotte.

Charlotte, y. c.. Nov. 10.-The an
nual synod of the Associate Reform
ed Presbyterian church of the South
convened in this city today for ses-
sion that will continue until next
Tuesday Several hundred delegates
and visitors. are in attendance, repre-
senting twelve Southern States and
the republic OF Mexico. AT the initial
session this morning the opening SER
mon was preached by the retiring
moderate, Rev. S.W Haddon of Old
Providence, Va. The incoming moder-
ator is Rev. c. NJ Young of Lancas-
ter, S. c. The conference will consid-
er the annual reports relating to the
educational, missionary and othe: act
ivities of the church.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
CURIOUS RELICS.
A Cane 800 Years Old, Corner Cup
board 200 Years, Clock 100 Years.

George w. Reber has a number of
old curiosities which he expects to
dispose of says the Buffalo News He
has cane which he says came from
the southern part of London, and is
over 500 years old On the end of the
handle was engraved 81. J. Reinhart,
April Z, 1405." 1t was one of the
sprouts from the roots of what is
known as cane tree"
lie has an odd looking clock, one
foot four inches high and 10 inches
wide. The works are of brass, hand
made, and the case is of mahogany
1t is supposed to be at least 100 years
old, and it is still good timekeeper
1t was presented by Rev. DR.. A. S.
Leinbach to Mr.. Reber's wife nearly
so years ago. DR.. Leinbach was the
pastor of the First Reformed church
nearly Is years. Mrs. Reber died two
years ago.
A unique corner cupboard is said to
be 200 years old. Mr. Reber bought
lit q years ago from Rebecca Bower
Hampden, who said she had it 20
years. She had received it from her
grandmother, who said at the time
that it was then over 100 years old.
An old fashioned mahogany bureau
with glass knobs was bought q years
ago from Amos Feger, who then said
it was very old.
An old puzzle finger ring is so con-
structed that when apart it forms four
rings. Mr.. Reber knows how to put
them together to form one ring, but
many persons have tried and failed.
Mr.. Reber has a number of books,
some over 100 years old. Among these
is the Worlds History" including
the most famous battles. He has a
German encyclopedia, which is said
to be rare work.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
HAD PSORIASIS
FOR TEN YEARS
Itching and Burning Terrible, h7-
pearance Worse. Had Specialists
and X-Ray, with Some Success,
Others without Relief. Used Cut
cura. In 4 Days Relieved, Inside
of Weeks Cured.

II had been suffering with psoriasis
FOR period oil ten years. Ii would dis
appear occasionally for year or so and
then return in worse form than before.
The last attack came on little over
year ago, and by early summer had
covered me all over. The itching and
burning were terrible, and my appear
ance was worse. l had tried different
specialists and had had the X-rays used
on me, sometimes with some success and
at others without relief. In the early
fall of 1909 | was induced to try the
Cuticura treatment, by a party who
had heard of a remarkable cure il had
not only without faith, but with every
prejudice against the medicine. In four
days | was relieved of the Inconvenience,
and inside of two weeks cured, except
for a slight discoloration OF the skin,
which wore of in a few weeks. | sub
sequently saw my friend Mr.. ----
who had the same trouble. When he
saw the wonderful effect of Cuticura
upon me, he at once started the entire
treatment and was well in about ten
days. l beg to thank you for the relief
you have given me, and II any one wants
my testimony as to the merit of Cuticura
for that trouble and will send me a
stamped envelope with their address on
1t, / will be glad to send them a recon-
mendation under my own signature.
Harry q. Martin, 1908 Colvert Bldg,
Baltimore, Nd, Mar. 1. 1910"
cuticura Remedies sold throughout the world.
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
~S-haiied tree. s2-page book on Skin Eruptions
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
INTEREST ON SAYINGS
Il. j. DEAVITT DOESN'T THINK
LEGISLATURE SHOULD
FIX 1T.

He Is Connected With the Capital CITY
Savings Bank and Writes Timely
Letter to Thomas ii. Cave, Jr., Chair
man Of the House Committee on
Banking.
T. j. Deavitt of the Capital Savings
Bank and Trust Company of this city,
has written Thomas II. Cave, Jr.,
chairman of the Committee on Banks
of the House, the following letter.
Dear SIR
The reports of the Bank Commits
sioner for the last biennial period
show an unprecedented growth of the
Vermont Savings and Trust Com
panies of over 100000 and total re-
sources over $76,0O0,000.
The reports also show the number
of depositors in such banks to be
over 100000 more than one half the
population of the State and the av-
erage deposit only about 1925 with
annual income, at 4 per cent inter-
est of about S12, the amount of a
widows pension for month, while
the entire interest or net income paid
all depositors by such banks exceed
$2,000,000 a year besides paying taxes
to the State $459, O29 This is perhaps
the largest Vermont source of net in.
come (The United States pensions
paid to Vermonters is $1,500,000 n
year,
How to maintain such a growth
and prosperity in our Saving lnstitu-
tons that are yielding such large
income every year to so many desir-
able citizens of small means is an
important and interesting study for
the State of Vermont as well as for
the banks.
1t is generally conceded that inter
est at pc. cent per annum, paid on
deposits by most of the banks is the
cause for their unusual growth,
every bank in the State shows a
gain in deposits the past year except
one that cut the interest rate from
four to three and one half for the
first six months of the year causing a
large decrease in it's deposits.)
The Bank Commissioner in his last
report recommends reducing the an
nual State tax on Savings banks from
seven to five mills, which he says VIII
enable all the banks to pay four per
cent interest on their deposits.
If you do not find Vermont so pow
erty struck as to require taxing the
widows mite and the child's 10Y to
the uttermoSt, why not need The ad-
vice of the Bank Commissioner and
of the Tax Commissioner as well. tit
is said the State viii not have to bor-
row money this yedr)
If our banks ara obliged to pay less
than four percent interest ON de-
posts with banks in all adjoining
States paying that rat Of interest it
is easy to predict what will become
of the deposit in GU" banks.
If the Legislature has the author
ity it is not commemorate policy for it
to fix the rate o. interest saving IN
situations pay on their deposits.
With best WISHES for the welfare
of the State of Vermont aad for her
Savings Banks and Trust Companie
| am,
Very respectfully yours.
T. J. DEAVITT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
BRITISH PROBLEMS.

Reference has been made from time
10 time in these columns regarding
the progress of the Irish Home Pule
contest which is complicated with the
reform of the House of Lords. The
latest report is to the effect that
constitutional convention will be
called next year to consider plan of
imperial federation with local legis-
lative bodies for Ireland, Scotland and
Wales. Already the colonies have
their distinctive Parliaments, CORE
spending to our State Legislatures.
If a plan can be outlined that will
make the Irish Parliament a part of
a general governmental scheme it is
likely TO arouse less opposition than a
purely Irish measure of reform. There
is opposition, however, to any general
plan of federation. For example, the
London Spectator says:
IF we believed that the nation and
the empire could only be preserved by
breaking up the United Kingdom, we
should, of course, adopt that policy.
Since, however, we believe that the
dissolution of the union and restora-
ton of the heptarchy, plus some plan
for forcing a premature scheme OF
federation upon the empire, would
mean our ruin at home and oversee
a weltering polical chaos in which one
by one would disappear every part
of that proud heritage which is ours
and our childrcn's. and OF which these
islands are the special trustees-we
intend to fight this proposal TO the
DEATH
Tc Americans, accustomed as we
are to the federation plan it seems
the height of absurdity to assert that
local government for Ireland, Scot
and and Wales would mean ruin at
home and oversee" any more than II
has nroved ruinOus to operate such
policy in Vermont, Ohio and Call
f~rria. and all the other States OF the
Union 70 our people this federated
plan seems the only sensible and sat
isfactory one. If the lrishman can
help govern most of the States of our
Urion. as he has been doing for the
past century with great success he
ought to be able to deal quite as sue
ceesfullv with the local affairs OF the
Emerald Isle.
The Springfield Republican mas thls
to say of the British situation:
There is, then, the opposition OF
British Unionists to be encountered at
home. And, in the self-governing do
minions beyond the seas, there is sure
to he opposition from various local ell
ements. The steadily growing Nat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10

ernmental right and privilege, with
every attribute of popular sovereign
ty, than the plain, God-fearing people
of this little commonwealth in the
Green Mountains. And yet we say, in
effect, to all the world, by our pres
ent system, that our citizenship can
be trusted less than that of every 9th
err State of the Union
1t is time that we removed this
needless restriction and restored to
our people the right inherent to a full
measure of freedom, the right to do
as they please with their own Consti-
tuition. We have no reason to dis
trust our own people
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Monetary Commission To Report.

New York, Nov. 10.-The National
Monetary Commission, of which Sen
ator Aldrich is chairman, began a
two days session behind closed
doors at the Hotel Plaza today. 1t
is the first meeting that the commits
sion has held in several months and
is understood to be for the purpose
of discussing the report to be made 10
Congress. Under the A'"rich-Vree-
land act the commission is charged
with working out new monetary
system by preparing a revision OF
the present one.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Gold Medal From Congress.

Washington, d. c., Nov 10.-Capt.
Frank H. Newcomb, who received the
only gold medal authorized by Con-
gress for heroic conduct during the
war with Spain, was retired from the
United States revenue cutter service
today on account of age. While in
command of the revenue cutter Hud-
son Captain Newcomb rescued the
officers ana crew of the torpedo boat
Winslow from very perilous posi-
ton off Cardenas, Cuba, during the
action with the Spanish on May H.
1898.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-10
Miss Canfield's Lectures.

Of Through Southern Greece on
Horseback, one of the series of three
lectures to be given at Kellogg IL
brary Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day of next week by Miss Emily Can
field, critics say "A visit to primitive
Greece in the primitive fashion gives
one a clearer understanding of the
facts Of ancient history and a deep
sympathy with Greek art literature.
Racine College said Greece is the
best of all"