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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
B0KHARA THE NOBLE.
A City Thst Does Not Live Up 70 Its
High Sounding Title.

SV iosS Ooes Not Live Up to Ito
High Sounding Title.
The same manners and customs pre-
vail In the Bokhara OF today that were
familiar to our night providing friend
OF Bagdad- A blindfolded horse still
plods round and round beneath a beam.
grinding the corn between an upper
and neither milestone. The cotton IL
still carded by the primitive agency of
a double bow, the smaller one affixed
TO the ceiling and the larger one at
tached to 1t by a cord and struck by q
mallet so as to cause a sharp rebound.
The rels-i-shariat, or censor of the
morals. still rides slowly through the
town. compelling the children to at
tend the schools and their parents the
mosques. inspecting the weights and
measures and keeping watch over
the behavior OF the community as q
whole. When a tradesman is found
guilty Of cheating he is stripped bare
In the street, forced to his knees and
logged with stirrup leather by one
of the censor's attendants.
The world moves slowly In Bokhara.
The city gates still close with the set
ting sun. After dark no one Is allow
ed abroad, the only sound at night be-
ing the melancholy beating OF the
watchman's drum as he patrols the
streets with lantern I'm his quest, un-
like Dlogenes. of dishonest man.
With its filth, fanaticism. vice. cru
city and corruption, Bokhara the No
bic. as It's people insist ON calling II.
comes nearer to being n hell on earth
than any place know. and that is the
best that I can say about it.-E. Alex
ander Powell In Everybody's.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04

FOR SAlE-Cheap-Hou 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.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
MUNSEY AUTO TOUR
TO BE HISTORIC

Washington. Aug. with many
more entries than participated in the
1910 Glidden tour, and a possibility OF
more before the lists close tomorrow,
the Munsey Historic Tour promises TO
be the big event of it's kind this year.
The start will be made Aug. 10 and
the great beauty and historic interest
attaching to the route will make the
tour a memorable one.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
DR.. CROCKETT TO BE
BURIED TOMORROW

The remains OF Or. James Crockett,
who died yesterday morning in a Bal
timore hospital were taken through
the city this morning TO Burk's Garden
the home OF the d ceased. The fun
eral services will be held there to-
morrow. Mrs. Crockett. who was with
her husband when he died. accom-
panied the remains.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
kia Apology.

Mrs. Mlnks-I don't want to make a
scene. but that man over there is star
Ing ut me very extensively. Mr.. Minks
He is. CHI? I'll speak to him. Mrs.
Minks "a few moments later)-Did he
apologize? Mr.. Minks-Y-e-s. He said
he was looking for his mother and
thought ut first that you were she.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
PACIFIC FLEET
TO REASSEMBLE

Washington Aug. 4.-The Pacific
feet is under orders to reassemble to
day under the command OF Rear Ad.
miral Giles b. Harder. The armored
cruiser California, which has been un-
dergoing repairs at Vallejo, will be
joined by the Washington. Pennsyl-
yania and Colorado. which have been
repaired at the Bremerton Navy Yard.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
Well Beuun-HaIf Dana

Sidney was walking on the beach
with his Uncle John when his uncle
told him that II he could find two peb-
bles exactly alike he would give him a
dollar. Full Of glee. Sidney began
searching. By and by be ran to his
uncle crying. "Oh. Uncle John, I've
found one OF Observation-Disclosures
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
Whv He AppIauded.

Are you fond of music!" asked a
stranger Of the young man at the con-
cert who was applauding vigorously
after d pretty girl had sung a song In
L very painful way.
mot particularly" replied the young
man frankly. but I am extremely
fond of the musician"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.

Davenport Ia, Aug. 4.--Democrats
OF the Seventh judicial district OF Iowa
opened judicial convention here TO.
day to nominate four candidates for
district judges.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-08-04
KNIGHTS CLOSE CONVENTION.

Quebec, Que, Aug. with final
session of the delegates in the City
Hall this afternoon. the annual conven
ton of the Knights OF Columbus, the
most successful in the history of the
order, comes to a close.
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
ADVISE INSTRUCTION.
State Medical Mon I, co9vention Pass
Resolutions

State Medical Men n Convention Pass
Resolutions.
Grand Forks Fargo was selected as
the place for the 1911 sessions of the
North Dakota Medical as sociation at
the closing session of the convention
held here.
Gne of the most interesting features
Of the session was the address by
Prof. E. F. Ladd,' commissioner of pure
foods in North Dakota. Food. Drug
and Sanitary Inspection Laws and
their Importance as Health Measures
was the subject discussed by him. He
gave a thorough explanation of the
conditions under which the North Da-
kota laws regulating the several sub
iects are being enforced showing that
their relation to the public health was
immensely prominent and took a front
rank.
During the sessions the following
resolutions were passed:
To the Hon. w. L. Stockwell, Super
intendent of Public Instruction, Bis
marck, N. d.
of the North Dakota State Medical as.
6oCA.sIiOA ILS AOllOWAAS EcSOlullOu WdS
adopted:
Whereas, health officers and ply
sicians generally encounter antagon-
ism to the proper enforcement Of san
itary laws and regulations owing tc
the lack Of knowledge in hygenie
matters on the part Of the laity, ant
Whereas, many diseases in the
light Of present day scientific knowl
edge is often unnecessarily transmit
ted from one person or place to an
other. and
Whereas in our opinion the bes
place to disseminate and populariz
the knowledge necessary to proven
preventable diseases in the publ
school.
BE it resolved that practical bac
teriology in connection with prevent
able disease should be taught NOR
extensively in our schools"
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
TO DEVELOP Land
DRY FARMING METHODS WILL
MEAN GREAT IMPETUS TO
WESTERN STATES.
HAS 2O0,00O,0OO ACRES
That Can bs Made Very Productive
by Scientific Water Conservation.
MANY Farmers Now Using
New Methods.

Fargo.-Commercial conditions IN
every city and town !" the western
grain growing states will be changed
before 1915 as the result Of increases
in farm production, If the plans of the
Dry Farming Congress-, which has
headquarters in Spokane, are carried
out as planned by the national officers
headed by Congressman F. w. Mondell
CT Wyoming and the Washington
board OF control.
John r. Burns, secretary OF the Or
ganlzation, who compiled by the follow
ing data, believes the cooper alton OF
the farmers of the country In this
movement will bring about greater
tran sportation development, increased
marketing and milling facilities and
corresponding gains in every line OF
trade and commerce.
In a recent letter he says:
"I'he total average of the 20 wheat
growing states was about 32.265,0OO in
1907" and the average acre production
was 2O.5 bushels, or Al bushels above
the general average for the United
States. The greatest increase was in
the states where the most attention
has been given to scientific methods.
occupied lands in the western states
can Le placed under the plow within
the next four years if we push the dry
farming propaganda to its limit, and
OF this fully 50,O00.00O acres will be
wheat producing land. This increase
in acreage means & farm production
which viii! change the commercial con-
6itions nf every city and town in the
western states.
Experiments in the states, where
dry farming is practiced, show we can
increase the production Of wheat by
at least five bushels the acre. and, TAX
ing it. upon the basis of the present
acreage, this means a total of 166.-
175,O00 bushels additional yearly ir
the western states alone. Figured
upon a nominal increase. which we
might place upon double the present
acreage this means an annual wheat
produc ton of 7O4, ,864 900 bushels in the
western states. or almost equal tn.
yield Of the entire country in 19O9."
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19

Devils Lake.-The delegation Of In
dians that recently visited Washing
ton, returned home ana reported the
success Of its mission.
Devils Lake.-George Teenach, .
laborer. had . narrow escape from
death by the caving in Of q sewer on
which he was working.
Grand Forks.-North Dakota will be
represented at the worlds W. G. T. U.
convention which will meet In June,
by six ladies from the state.
Fargo.-The contract for the chemi-
cal building at the A. c. has been let.
It will be q three-story pressed brick
structure and will cost $4,000.
Ellendale.-Boatner, the man charg-
ed with the murder Of Richard Monk,
waived examination and has been
bound over to the district court.
Devils Lake.-The new bridge across
Grand Harbor bay Of the lake has been
completed and saves many farmers q
Journey Of several miles in coming to
town.
Minot.-The next annual meeting Of
the Knights Of Columbus will be held
in this city, 1t having been named for
the meeting at the recent session in
Fargo.
Fargo.-Reports from the Methodist
bishop board, in session at Chicago,
state that Bishop Hamilton Of Boston
has been consigned to the North Da-
kota conference.
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
Flickertail Facts
llorsh Dakota STATE lsssss h
ooodenssd Form.

Linton.-Several cases OF infantile
,aralysis have occurred in this city.
Bismarck.-The Baptists are making
improvements ON their church proper
y.
Lakota.-Work has begun on the new
J. N. depot at this place which WILL
cost $4,000.
Devils I4ake-The associated chari-
les organization is doing good work
n this city.
williston.-An old fashioned spelling
zee will be one of the features Of the
air at this place.
Fargo.-This city has been selected
or the 1911 convention of the medical
men Of the state.
Grand Forks.-A special team of the
.upreme court will be held in this city
beginning June IL.
Ellendale.-A rural telephone COM
,any has been incorporated here with
capital of $4,000
Cooperstown.-The Griggs county
air will be hummer this year and
will be held June 31-23.
Cooperstown.-The automobile club
devoting time and money to improv-
ng the roads around here.
Garrison.-The Farmers Rural Tele-
phone company has been incorporated
lcre with capital of $4,000.
Granville-This city is making ex-
ensive preparation ,r holding the Nc
Ienry county fair this season.
Mandan-A contract for sewers to
he amount Of $4,000 was recently
ct to James Kennedy of Fargo.
Bismarck.-The club women Of this
:ity gave ball for the Sakawawea
.und with good financial results.
Minot.-The Great Northern road Is
putting in a side track for the use of
he International Harvester company.
Willow City.-John Potvin, a we'll
o-do farmer, living two miles north
" town, committed suicide by hanging.
Ambrose.-This city is agitating the
erection of $4,000 hotel. The COM
nercial club will push the proposition.
Wahpeton.-This city is arranging
'or a Fourth Of July celebration that
will be heard as far east as Mime
,ota.
Bismarck.-E. ]. Taylor, deputy state
superintendent of schools, announces
himself candidate for the superin-
:endency.
Langdon.-New buildings and i'm.
orovements have nearly obliterated al
races of the destructive cyclone ol
asst year.
jamestown. Jamestown college
wants a song typical of that institu'
lion and will pay well for one tina
ills the bill.
Lawton.-The commercial club will
undertake to build two more rural tele
phone lines running north and ives
from this town.
Devils Lake-The first brick ha
oeen laid on the new hotel for this city
It will take million or so to com
olete the work.
Bismarck.-A committee is investi
eating the water works at Pierre, S
D., to obtain information that may b
useful to this city.
Washburn.-A number of boys wer
having stone throwing contest whe
boy ten years old was accidentall
hit and was killed.
Bismarck.-Big land deals are r
ported regularly in the western part
the state, the latest being the purcha
of niny and half sections in Dul
county for $4,000 by q. ]. Scarf. III
: land will be used for colonization pu
poses
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
Will Have Butter Contest.

Grand Forks.-The idea of contests
and specific test will be mad. quite a
feature at the Grand Forks county fair
this year and the results obtained will
undoubtedly be interesting and edu-
cational. In the dairy department be-
sides the usual contest of milk produc-
tion, wherein volume Of production is
the end desired, the management will
this year inaugurate a special butter
contest in which the COW scoring the
highest percentage of butter fat dur
ing the rty-eight hours of the con-
test will carry off the silver trophy Of
fered by the Duluth Evening Herald.
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
Turned Under bv Steam PIow..

Cooperstown. = Andrew Anderson,
while at. work with steam blowing
rig near this city, fell in front of the
olows and was "plowed under for
distance of several rods, when the en-
yineer happened to miss him and stop
ping the engine, extricated him. 1t was
thought at first he was dead, but after
returning to consciousness it was
found that he had escaped with noth-
ing more serious than some bruises
and scratches from the plows. He
probably doesn't care to repeat the ex-
perience, however,
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
No Church Strife.

Bismarck.-The Comfy commission
Of the churches Of North Dakota, ap-
pointed to see that church work in the
newer fields in North Dakota was not
over done with useless expenditure
Of time, men and money held a session
here. They decided that the Metho-
dists should hold. the field at Stanton
and the Congregationalists quit and
that the Methodists should hold the
field at Douglass and the Presbyterians
1uit
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
Another Bio Land Deal.

Bismarck Big land deals are com.
Ing with great regularity in the west
5ern part Of the state. another one hav-
slng Just been recorded. =. ]. Scarf is
the purchaser in this case. securing
nine and . half sections Of land In
Dunn county for 10000. The tract
-tl hs polonixsd sssli u
The Oakes times., 1910-05-19
Railroad Time Tables.

Railroad Time Tables.
CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN.
Passenger.
Arrive Depart
No. l6 2:20 q. m. Except Sunday $3.50 a. m.
No. Is 1:55 p. N. Daily and Sunday 2:45 p. m.
Freight.
':s0p' @'iI.ii 500 LINE. ':'0 a. m'
Passenger.
East 1880 a. m. DAILY. West 1855 a. m.
West $3.50 p. m, Daily .......... East 600 p. m.
Only goes as far west as Oakes on Sunday
Freight.
East II 80 a. m. West 1880 p. N
"''' A'0o + HNioRiTHERRNN 'PAGiFfc. -'@'Sp !"
Passenger.
No. 8 $40 p. m...............No No. 10 500 a. m
No. 10 1880 p. m. ............. No. 2:lO p. m
Freight.
No. 63 :35 p. m. from east goes north 2:45 p. m.
No. "a 7:4O q. m. from north goes east 900 q. m.
Everyday except Sunday.
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AmuSementS
Tempest and Sunshine"

Starting tonight and for two nights
only Miss Ann Phillips and company
present the beautiful four act COMEDY
drama Tempest and Sunshine Ine
entire company will be seen at their
best in this bill, and it is a play ina.
anpeals to all, as there are many ex-
citing climaxes and lots of comedy an
through it. Mr.. Lee G. Tyreil, the
nonular comedian will be seen as tine
law coon" and Miss Williamson as
"Old Nanny Sue Miss Bea Curtiss,
new member OF the company, VIII
assume the role of Tempest. Tnos'
M Sullivan as Hugh Stanton the WI
lion las. Smith as the derelict and Mr'
8; Condit as Joshua Middleton. MT
Edward Bernard as Richard "iino, :,
and Miss Ann Phillips as "Sunsnines
Tb;s NAV is one of the best In the
Ann phillips repertoire. and a gooo
performance is assured. Starting thu.
sdav and running the balance OF .ns
r-ae, with rnatinees on Saturday anu
sunday afternoons. a new corn
drama VIII be offered. "Gharsty pan.
The royalty on this bill alone - en az
,,nrs and the management OF the
Germany ara taking long chance ou'
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republicans, as well as of many dem
ocrats.
That the coalition of insurgent re-
publicans and democrats is formida-
BILE is admitted by friends of the bi /,
and they are now giving their atten-
tion to the formulation of amendments
which they hope will harmonic some
of the differences. Mr.. Wickersham
has met with the friends of the bill
on several occasions and has given
Plan is Abandoned
At one time it was planned to have
these amendments drafted and pre-
sented by Chairman Elkins. The plan
has been abandoned and it is now ex-
pected the amendments will be par
celed out among other senators, so a
number may share the credit of max
ing the new law. This scheme even
includes the acceptance of one or two
of the amendments favored by insur-
gents.
Not the slightest consideration is
being given by the senate to the at
titude of the house on the bill.
The chances are when a conference
is he'd the two measures as passed
will resemble each other very little.
That being the case, the act will have
to be made in conference. 1t is clear
that the senate conferences will be
strengthened by the influence of the
White House.
More force is being exerted by SEN
ate leaders to carry out President
Taft'S views on the railroad bill than
on any other administration meas
ure. 1t would surprise no one If the
conservation measures should go over
until another session. 1t is also GER
tain there is a hard road ahead of the
statehood bill, although the democra-
tions of demanding an agreement, that
a vote be had on the statehood bill,
as the price of giving an open road
to the railroad measure.
Appropriation bills are being pass
ed by the senate about as rapidly as
they are received from the house. The
spirit of retrenchment, which has a
firm hold in the senate committee
precludes the enlargement of the bills
to any extent.
Naval Appropriation Bill
The naval appropriation bill is be-
fore the house now and there Is in
prospect a sharp contest over the
structed two big battleships, or only
one, as the minority Of the committee
favors. A similar fight will be made
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-28

in the senate where many favor cut
ting down the appropriations for the
navy and army.
The postal savings bank bill is ex-
pected to come out of the house com
mittee within a few weeks. There is
considerable sentiment in favor OF
amending it so as to insure the keep
ing of funds in banks in the vicinity
where collected.
If the row between the regulars
and insurgent republicans is at an
end as leaders of both factions pro-
fess to believe, it would appear that
congress may be expected to adjourn
about June 10. There are indications,
however. that the fires of the recent
contest are smoldering and may break
out at any moment.
Considerable talk is heard about e.
iminating Cannon from the speaker
ship and on Saturday the idea was
advanced that Asher C. Kinds, the
parliamentarian of the house, might
be favored for that place.
The democrats are vehement in
their declarations they will carry the
next house. and it is not known how
they would feel about the selection
of a non member for the speakership.
Neither is it known how Mr.. Kinds
would feel about giving up his posi-
ton of a seat in the house for an
honor that might be comparatively
short.
In view of the fate of the Burleson
resolution, which was designed to Gre
ate a vacancy, members might hest
tate to renew such a motion. The
whole subject, nevertheless is attract
ing attention.
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NEW YORK, March 2T.-Albert
Wolter. the youth in the fire place OF
whose rooms were found yesterday
portions of the burnt body of Ruth
Wheeler, the young stenographer who
had been missing since last Thurs
day morning, was committed to the
Tombs without bail today. charged
with the girls murder.
At a continuation of the police quiz
To which he was subjected last night,
he persisted in his denials that he had
ever seen the girl, ever had written
to her or knew how her body came
on the fire escape outside his window,
or why fragments of human feet,
hands and arms were found in the
ashes Of his fire place.
Katie Miller, the girl with whom
he lived, was arrested today as she
approached the house where the MUIR
der was committed. She was reading
the details in a German newspaper
as she walked, smiling as she read.
During a long cross examination
she held sturdily to consistent story
that she knew nothing of the crime
until she read of it in the newspapers
Noticed Change in Room.
On Thursday night when she re-
turned from work at the laundry,
where she earned Sc a week-and gave
it all to Wolter-she said she noticed
the stove in front of the fiSe place
had been moved, the fire board newly
painted and a colored Autograph past
ed over the hole where the stove pipe
formerly entered. When she asked
Wolter why he had done this, he an
swered that summer was coming and
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-28
Townsend is not
Awarded Desires

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Ambi-
ton of Representative Townsend of
Michigan to assume charge of the
administration railroad bill on the
floor of the house will not be graft
fed, the honor going to Chairman
Mann of the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce
This fact developed today and sup
porters of the bill in the form in
which it was originally introduced by
Representative Townsend, as it now
is pending in the senate are greatly
disappointed
1t has been thought the intense
opposition of Mr.. Mann to certain
features of the bill as drafted by At
torney General Wickersham would
make him disinclined to champion it
His success in Incorporating many OF
his own ideas into the measure, how
ever, made Mr.. Mann willing to as
sumo the sponsorship. AS amended
by the committee, all republican mem
bers voted for it, and there was no
way in which the chairman could
be denied the management of the
measure on the floor.
Mi. MdL1 was pdrllCu dTly opposed
to the provision for the creation OF
court of commerce and this was re-
tanned only through the personal eff
forts of the president.
Court Commerce Opposed
Whether Mr.. Mann will seek to ELI
inmate this provision on the floor, is
not known. He is said to be as strong
ly opposed to it as ever, but his OBJ
Jections are confined to the belief that
the establishment Of the new court
involves unnecessary expense.
In view of the fact that resident
Taft is so firmly in favor of the court
| it is not thought Mr.. Mann will make
any move for it's elimination from the
bill.
The administration is looking to the
| senate to save the principal feature:
of the original bill. Supporting thu
president in this matter are Sena-
tors kins. Aldrich, Kean, Crane
Cullom and Nixon, of the committe,
| on interstate commerce, as well al
many other republican leaders. Wig.
| orous assaults upon the measure hav,
been made by Senators Cummins anl
Clapp and it is known they will hav,
the support Of many other insurgen
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of Belgrade is greatly annoyed over
these reports and no such parsonage
is known as Count Pablow Mysky
Treskaya," who is reported to be in
America as the matrimonial agent OF
King Peter.
Should either of the Servian prime
es at any future time go to America"
said Mr.. Vesnitch, 1T will be only to
visit the country and study institu-
tons which are especially interesting
in Servia, the most democratic king
dom in Old Europe"