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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
MERCHANT ARE
AFTER R.R. CD

a prominent merchant OF Bluefield
stated to a representative Of the Lea
der today that he will go before the
Chamber OF Commerce at the next
meeting of that body and ask them to
appoint committee consult with the
officials OF the Norfolk and Western
for the purpose of having the railroad
company keep the schedule OF the
clinch Valley train as 1t is. 1t being
reported the railroad company had
contemplated making a change in a
few weeks. II was pointed out by the
merchant that the stores in Bluefeld
have profited by having the schedule
as II IL now arranged giving the peo-
pie living I'm Clinch Valley two hours
to do their shopping and get home
the same day. In addition to this it
was learned the railroad has increased
it's passenger traffic on Cllnch Valley
one hundred per cent since the new
schedule went into effect about three
months ago, and for this reason it is
thought by many the railroad com
pany will not change the schedule.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
GIRL MARRIES
ESCAPED LUNATIC

Washington, Sept. I2.--Her romance
shattered by the action OF the police
in arresting her husband, Edward
Frank, and returning him to the gov
ernment hospital for the insane, 18-
year-old Virginia Strouse Frank Will
seek to have her marriage annulled.
The marriage occurred early yester.
day morning at Rockville. Md. which
is Washington's gretna green, follow.
Ing wild ride in an automobile. din
ner in fashionable hotel and theatre
party. during which the escaped pa.
tient from fhe insane hospital posed
as an army officer and met his ex.
penses with bogus checks. The young
bride will represent that the man she
married after very brief acquain.
tance, and who was taken from her al
the American league base ball game
was mentally incapacitated to partici
pate in marriage contract. Miss
Strouse lived in Philadelphia and was
visiting relatives in this city.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
P|S7DL T0TtR
Is CAP PTURED
Police Surround House and
Get Negro Charged
With Shooting
John Price

Under sensational circumstances
Chief of Police Postlewaite aided by
officers Walters and Taylor this morn
ing captur6u Albert Watkins, the ne
gro charged with shooting John Price
also colored. In Red Brush last night
The hiding place of tho accused negro
was revealed by another negro this
morning to CHIEF Postlewaito who af.
ter securing warrant sumoned the
two officers and surrounded tho house
owned by Jake Leftwich, on Beasley
street on the north side.
officer Taylor searched the house
while the other officers stood on the
outside. Taylor founr Watkins hiding
behind n cupboard i'm the basement of
the house.
The Chief put him through the
third degree" and Watkins finally ad-
mitted shooting Price, but stated Price
had been throwing rocks at him.
Prices wound Is not considered dan
gerous. Watkins win be given a pre-.
liminary hearing tomorrow morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
L|MBER|NG UP
FOR FOOT BALL

New York, Sept. 2.-Some such
sage saying as that regarding GER
tain early bird and worm apears to
have been adopted as motto by all
the football chaps of the big eastern
universities. With September less than
two days gone, the call for the assem-
blage OF the football candidates has
gone forth, and on many gridirons
and vacant lots the aspirants to fame
are now limbering up their legs In
preparation for the grilling work
ahead o. them.
The new rules. are responsible for
this early activity. The coaches rea.
lie that they must be up and doing
IL they whip their men into shape be-
fore the opening of the season late
this month.
Ordinarily Yale, Harvard and other
coaches call out their men about
the middle of September. This year
the Ellis will have an early start, as
sembling next week at Lakeyille,
Meantime, the candidates are wrest-
ling hard with the rules Coach Haugh.
ton, of Harvard, will take about thirty
of his men to- Oceanville, Me-, there
to spend three weeks in hammering
the new rules into them.
Annapolis men will have little pre-.
liminary training, as they will not re.
port until Sept. 22.. and will play their
first game on October /. Princeton
will get into the training game ear
lier, as will Pennsylvania and Corn.
nell
Football experts predict that this
year will be a poor one for the foot.
ball fans. So many radical changes
have been made in the rules that the
players will be very much handicap
ped, and the play is likely to- be list
less and uninteresting. 1t will take
at least this season for the players
to discover just what is allowable and
how far they can go without infring
ing on the new regulations of the
game.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
KILLS ONE MAN;
WOUNDS FIVE

Cartersville, Ca, Sept. 2.--After
killing a man named Phillips at
Beasley Gap near this city and wound
ing five pursuers, william Fowler. an
aged white man of this county escap-
ed to the hills and is now at liberty
heavily armed. Fowler is being pur-
sued by sherin's posse and threats
OF lynching are being made.
At the time Fowler killed Phillips
he also shot and wounded James BY.
era and Sam Boston.
karly today posse surrounded
Fowler in a house near Beasley Gap
and demanded his surrender. Fow
Ter came out, firing as he advanced
and Captain J. w. Tierce. Hardy
Goode and Sam Kilby fell wounded
the latter being dangerously shot
Fowler then escaped TO the hills.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
PRIDE OF THE
SMITH FAMILY
Hoke Smith Comes Back''
After Two Years-Pro-
gressive Policy is En-
dorsed

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 2.--Sometlmes
they do come back, all sporting OK.
perts to tho contrary notwithstani.
Ing. For instance there is Fighting
Hoke" Smith, who, after having been
knocked down and counted on: Dy
Little Joe Brown, recently capu
back and administered thorough
licking to his formerly victorious ad-
versary. Fighting Hokc," the pride
Of the whole Smith family. will be
rewarded with the governorship OF
Georgia, a title he once held and lost,
only to win again.
Former Governor and Governor.
elect Hoke Smith-IIoke is his really
truly name, and all he has to distin.
guish him from the common or garden
Smiths-is today receiving the con
gratulations of his multitude OF friends
upon his fifty-hfth birthday anniversary
He is thus n score OF years older than
the late Hope Of the White Race, who
pleaded sensillty and the disabilities ol
extreme age as the reasons for his
memorable defeat at Reno.
The next governor Of Georgia is q
"tarhcel" by birth, having arrived in
this world by way OF Newton, N. c.
Sept. 2, 1855. His father was an edu
Gator and the president OF prepara
tory school, in which institution HOkc
was edueatcd.s Ie caIpe e. Georgia
in 1872 dnd wassadmttted TO tbs IIiar
a year laie4 IN 1887 be ASSUMED pfo
prietorship OF tho Atlante Journal,
conducting the paper With considtta
BILE success until 1898.
From 1893 TO 1896 Hoke Smith was
national figure by reason Of being
a member Of President Clcyeland's
cabinet, holding the job Of Secretary
Of the Interior. In 1907 he began his
first term as governor Of Georgia, and
was candidate for reelection two
years ago, but was defeated by Joseph
VI. Brown. The latter had been dis
missed by Smith from the state rail
road commission because Of alleged
servility to the railways. Smith re
presents the progressive, radical wins
Of the Democratic party, while Brown
is conservative. and the issues were
clearly drawn in the campaign preced
ing last months primaries. That Smitl
came back is an indication that th'
people Of Georgia desire TO return L
I the radical regime which made Smith
I first term as governor period OF ter
ror for the soulless corporations.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
HORSE SHOW
To BE OPENED

Newport, II. l.. Sept. 2.-Nearly all
OF the entries in the annual Newport
Horse Show, including the pick OF the
equine aristOcracy of America, are
quartered here today I'm the charge of
small army of grooms, trainers, rub
bers, veterinary surgeons and other
care-takers. The show will be form
ally. opened to the fashionable public
of NeYport tomorrow. and will con
tinqe on Monday and Tuesday.
ForEthIrteen- years Labor Day has
been the date of the opening of the
sho& bd4 tHis year it was decided to
taksfb1l fadvantage of the Weekend
holfdaS.ljy .ihaugurating the exhibi.
ton on Saturday. Among the judges
for the show are William II. Carter
Of Philadelphia, for the harness clas
ses; P'IS. p. Randolph for the saddle
classes. and Frederick Bull, of New
York. for the hunter and jumper cIas
ses t''
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
MINNESOTA
N|GHTENCALES

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 2.-Epi-
cures all over the country will be pain
ed and grieved to learn that the frog
crop this year is short and of poor
quality. Minneapolis is the nations
frog center, and shipments of the hind
legs of the Minnesota nightingales are
sent from here to cities all over the
land. This year the drought has play
ed havoc with the froggies, and they
are neither as plump nor as plentiful
40 in former years.
There are many men in the vicinity
of Minneapolis who devote their en-
tire time and talents to frog culture.
one man supplying from forty to 100
dozens day. One commission mer-
chant buys and ships an average OF
1000 dozen frogs a day.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
SHORTAGE IN
APPLE CROP
New York Advices Are that
Prices Will Be Very
High This
Year ia

New York. Sept. New York fruit
commission houses have received re.
ports from their buyers indicating that
apples will be very high In price this
fall and winter. IL Is said that the
apple crop all over the country. with
the exception of the Pacific North
west, is very light this year. The
Ozark country. "the land of the big
red apple" In Missouri and Arkansas.
viii produce but small fraction OF
n normal crop. Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota show a decline. The
crop in New York, Delaware and Ohio
VIII be about equal to last year, and
Pennsylvania Is expected to fall short.
Some sections of the South will show
an increase. but the quantity of ap.
pies grown In those sections IA neglI
giblc.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
NEGRO LYNCHED
/. IN MISSISSIPPI

T Annoy, Miss, Sept. 2.--Nick Thomp-
son, negro accused of criminally as
saulting 17-year old White girl at
Jackson crossing near here last Sat
urday, was taken to the scene of the
crime this afternoon By mob and
lynched. Fully 1000 persons parti-
ciDated in the lynching.
Six negroes besides Thompson were
arrested but later released after prov.
ing alibls. Only the Intervention of
cooler heads prevented lynching
when the first arrests we're made.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
YACHT. RACE FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, Sept, IA race for the
championship cup OF the Waterways
league of Greater New York and Long
Island, In which the clubs OF the me-
tropolitan district are eligible to com
pete. Will be held tomorrow on jana
lea Bay. The course for the race is
eleven nautical miles In length and is
to be covered twice. Yachts OF all
sizes are entered and will be handI-
capped according To their ratings.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
SEPTEMBER To
Be BIG MONTH

The largest shippers in the Poca-
hontas field, according to reports re-
ceived today, predict the month of
September to be the largest in the
way of coal shipments in the history
of the field, basing their claims It was
stated, on the unified lake orders,
which il will take until the latter part
of October to fill and the large Tide
water orders.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
OF
THE>( 'DLERA
Lusitania Hel { Quaran-
tine Last Night Await
ing Health Officers
Decision.

New York. Sept. 2.-Lusitania was
held at quarantine all night last night
because n passenger was suspected
OF having cholera. This morning when
II was found the passenger didn't
have the dreaded disease the ship was
allowed TO proceed TO her dock. The
Government health officers announce
that rigid inspection of all incoming
ships will be maintained. The pre-,
valance OF the disease in -four Euro.
pean countries and tho flight OF the
people from thee stricken districts is
the cause of the precaution.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
SOCIETY FOLKS
HAVE BIC HUNT

Poughkeepsie. N. ". Sept. $50
ciety folk are gathering at Mlbrook
today. attracted by the annual hunt
club meeting which will be held to.
morrow II weather conditions are pro.
pituous. Many millionaire horsemen
are preparing for the hunt, which will
begin in the morning and continue
through tho day.
About $4,000 in cash prizes and @
half-score OF gold and silver cups con
stitute the trophies for which the so
ciety men and women will compete
In hurdle races. steeplechase horse
show and athletic performances.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
UNDER LADLE
MOL TON METAL
Thomas Powers Burned to
Death in Plant of Illi-
noi's Steel Com
pany Today
s,baiag-.TT

Chicago, Sept. 2.--Thomas Powers
was burned to death and several 9th
ers wero seriously injured in tho Iii.
noiS Steel mills I'm South Chicago to.
day when giant ladle OF molten met.
al was overturned. Tho man was di.
rectly beneath the ladle when the hot
liquid mass showered down upon him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02

FOR CONTEST

Boston, Sept. 2.--It is expected that
nearly a score of boats will take part
in tomorrow's trials to select an
American team for the German-Ameri-
can sender class race. The trials will
be held at Buzzard's Bay, and all OF
the best craft of the sender type in
Atlantic waters will compete for the
honor of carrying the Stars and
Stripes in the race against the Ger
mans.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
WHOLESALE HARDWARE.

A charter has been issued 20 st
Paul Hardware Company Onc.), st
Paul, Va; S. A. RatliH, vice president;
j.. p. Hurt, secretary and treasurer
both of Norton. Va. Capital: Maximum
$4,000; minimum. $1,000. Objects
wholesale and retail hardware bust
ness, etc.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS.

San Francisco, Sept. Western
athletes In large numbers will compete
or the amateur track and field cham
pionships OF the Pacific Coast at the
big athletic tournament to be held al
Sacramento tomorrow, as a feature
OF the opening day Of the California
State Fair.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
DIED THIS MORNING.

DR.. Walter Miller OF Newport. Va,
died early this morning and will be
buried there tomorrow afternoon al
ono o'clock Dr. Miller leaves a wife
formerly Miss Tannio EasIey OF Pear
lisburg.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02

a good business man will tell you
that you can't afford to be without in.
suranee and T.. n. EAsLEY's Agency
Is the place to get it.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02

Reserved seats sale for Polly Of the
Circus will open at tho White Phar
macy Saturday morning at 10 a. m.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
TEDDY WELCOME
In EE9RIiSKA
Great Insurgent Still in
Friendly Country Pro
gressive Sentiment is
Strong There

Omaha, Sept. 2.-Despite the early
hour OF his arrival here Theodore
Roosevelt was greeted by thousands
of chereing men, women and children.
The day started out clear and bright
Roosevelt has yet had. He is schedul-
ed to talk today about the Panama
Canal. Omaha Is decorated from top
to bottom with flags and campaign
posters OF the former President. Many
OF these pictures are labelled "Theo
Roosevelt, our next Presidnt"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02

Omaha. Neb., Sept. 2.-Thousands
rendered to Theodore Roosevelt upon
his arrival hero today. In addition
TO making a public address, Mr.. Roose-
welt will be the guest of theAk-Sar-Ben
non-partisan boosting organization
of business men. President Taft was
a guest of the Same body upon the
occasion of his visit to Omaha last
fall. The former President goes from
here TO Sioux Falls, s. d., where. he is
scheduleds for an address tomorrow.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
LIGHT TRADING.
ON NY. 'CHANGE
B. & o. and Other Railroad
Stocks Show Decline
Wheat is Much
Higher

New York, Sept. 2.-The dull and
heavy conditions which have prevail.
ed in the stock market during last
few days was continued at opening,
many leading issues showing losses
below the extreme declines of yester-
day. B. & o. was especially weak,
starting with decline of 3-S. Union
and Southern Pacific also declined,
but st. Paul scored fractional adj
vance on first sales. Trading was
light.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02

COTTON CROP
New York Cotton Exchange
Estimates Crop at Ten
and One Half Mil
lion Bales

New York, Sept. 2.--The New York
cotton exchange today announced Its
estimate OF the commercial cotton
crop for the year ending September
LIST. 1910. II estimates total OF TO-,
$4,000 bales. The NJ G. estimate Is
6l5,439; s. c. 1,166,7i4; Va. 1882;
Georgia, 1.9O4,772; Texas 1852, ,374;
Mississippi. l,110,37i; La. 274,S9S;
Alabama 1.067.211; Arkansas 7l9,OS4;
Oklahoma 375,109; Tennessee 254.13I;
Florida, 63,0O7.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
Condition o. Crop.

Washington, Sept. 2.--The crop re-
porting board OF the Bureau OF Sta
tistics. Department OF Agriculture, es.
Inmates from report Of correspondents
and agents OF tho bureau that aver
age condition OF crop on August 18th
was 72.1 per cent of normal, as com.
pared with 75.5 July 20 and 63.7 Au.
gust 25th of last year and 731 aver.
age for ten years.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-02
Cotton Quiet

New York, Sept Covering by
room traders ahead OF government re
port gave steady undertone to cotton
market and after opening unchanged
to three points lower it rallied above
closing figures and then became quiet
Opening, October 13.43; December
1885; January 1884; March 13.44.
Whea. Higher
Chicago, Sept. 2.-Wheat opened
38 to IL cent higher. Corn was very
dull but firmer with wheat Oats In
good demand and offerings only fair
Provisions were lower with hogs
Opening September. wheat 98 7-S; corn
SO 1-2; oats "a Ia; pork, October
2O.95. :.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
WORLDS STEEL
MAKERS ARE HERE
They Are Attending Meeting Of
American Iron and Steel
Institute.
WILL TOUR c o U N 7 r Y
Great Plants in Various Cities
Will Be Thoroughly In
spected.

New York, October 15.--Steel makers
from all parts of tho world, here to
attend the meeting of the American
Iron and Steel institute, devoted to-
day to seeing New York. Their pro-
gram included visits to the large rail-
road terminals and Industrial plants,
the Stock Exchange, Riverside Drive
and other points of interest On Sun
day evening they will start on a tour
of the country's big steel plants.
travelling In a special train. The
itinerary covers Inspections or the
Lackawanna plant at Bunalo, the steel
city of Gary and plants In Chicago and
Pittsburg. The members Will meet
returning here on October 81.
The institute is by far the most
important gathering OF international
steel men that has ever taken place
IL this country and 1t is regarded as
probable that It's organization Will re-
suit in tremendous changes in some or
the important branches of this gigantic
industry. The aim of the institute Is
to deal not only with the technical
part of the industry, but to take up
its commercial side and invade the
domain of prices. Tho suggestion or
several Of the delegates point to the
OF worldwide corporation
among the makers of steel and iron
for mutual protection in the markets
of the world in the matter OF pro-
duction and prices
Stability Of prices was the most i'm
portant topic discussed by these men
at their opening meeting yesterday
This subject and the allied subject or
cooperation came to the front in the
early hours this morning, in the ban
quet addresses at the close of the big
dinner rendered to the foreign dele
gates by the American steel men.
Judge Gary presided at the after
dinner symposium, and the speakers
included Charles NJ Schwab (America) :.
Sir John Randle CEngland), Baron Won
Bodenhaussn Germany. and William
B. Peat (England). Judge Gary, whose
Keynote address at the opening
session yesterday urged cooperation
for a reduction of output rather than
reduction of prices at times when
consumers were not willing to pay
the market price, followed the after
dinner speakers with remarks which
Included the following: I'm this day
and age when competition is so great
the world over, when men are in con-
tests for pecuniary success when
rivalry is not only emphatic but often
destructive and many times bitter, we
in this room advocate the gospel OF
peace and good will Our creed is the
golden rule and we practice what we
preach''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16
INCREASE ITS OUTPUT
Agreement Reached That Mems Grent-
CIR Industrial Enterprise for
ur.anricL Shurr
rspecial to The Times-Dispatch.l

rspscfal to The -Dispatch.l
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, october 15.--An
agreement has been reached between
the citizens of Fredericksburg and WILL
liam II. Duval and John c. Melville, or
the pants FACTORY enterprise in this
city. by which the industry will be
doubled in capacity and employ double
the number of operatives, the citizens
taking $3O,GOO in bonds, This agree
ment, after a number of conferences.
was reached, and it is mutually agree
able. This retains the pants factory
here. and the fact that it Will be
doubled in capacity is regarded as
equal to the bringing in of another in
dustry.
Mrs, j. b. Cooper of Stafford county,
who Is thirty five years old. was
separated from her mother when she
was eighteen months old. She thought
her mother was dead, but it was dis
covered through friends that she. was
living in Washington and had married
Theodore Miller, formerly OF Fred
ericksburg. Mrs. Miller has been ap-
rrised of the fact that her daughter
resides in stafford county, near this
city. and WI arrive here o-morrow
TO visit her. Neither knew of the
others whereabouts until within the
past few days.
Miss Frances W Moncure, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Moncure, or
this city, has been appointed to a.
position in tie United States Treasury
In Washington and will assume her
duties there on Monday. Miss Mon
cure recently passed the required ex-
animation, reaching high average.