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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
SHOULD SUPPORT
HOME PROJECTS

Regarding the work of the Chris
tian Home Association which is solicit.
ing funds Tor the rescue of fallen WON.
en- and other similar work with an
indefinite promise TO establish an i'm.
stitution nf tins character in BmcGcld.
prominent man Of the city who is
deeply interested in church and an
religious work says:
The most feasible thing for our
citizens to support in connection with
work of this kind is the proposition Of
James G.. litz of Pocahontas who pro.
poses to establish an orphans home.
industrial school and hospital either
at Pocahontas or Bluefcld. This un-
dcrtaking is meeting liberal response
and will prove all we can take care
of for the present.
The Salvation Army has already
established barricks in this city at
considerable cost, and is carefully
looking after the fallen. caring for the
orphans, and when cases OF this ma.
ture come into its hands which can.
not be cared for locally Captain
Troyitt and his assistants Immediately
forward them to the army's already
established rescue homes. orphanagcs.
Industrial schools or farms located I'm
various parts of the country.
1T seems to me that our people
should support the army more liberal
ly and contribute to the proposed or
phans home of Mr. Litz rather than
spend their money on some such prop
osition as that of the Christian Home
Association
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

CALL A MEET
Republics Close the Entries
for Legislature and Mem
bers of County Court.

The Democratic county executive
committee of which ID. ~. French Of
Blucncld is chairman met this after
noon at Princeton and decided to
call II county convention at Princeton
July for the purpose OF nominating
county officers and appointing dele
gates To- The senatorial and congress.
ional conventions.
The county convention is called to-
assemble ut 4 o'clock a. m.
Closes Entries.
The Republican county executive
committee likewise assembled at Prin.
ceton today and the chairman Hon.
Isaac r. Mann wicld5d the gaycl. The
purpose o. the meeting was to close
the entries for the primaries to be-
held Juno 1J.
The entries passed upon and guar.
antcod q place on the ticket were:
For the Legislature. w. =. Hawley,
William boyle, S. NJ. Smith and J. r.
Scutz; county court. w. j. Lilly and
~ Y. Hunter; county superintendent
.of Schools Prof Holroyd Of Athens.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
NO CHANGE IN
PULLMAN RATES
Company Will Try to Prove
That Uppers Are More
Desirable Than
Lowers

Washington. June Although this
is the date on which the Interstate
Commerce Commissions order reduc-
ing the price Of Pullman berths was
to take effect. the quotations on that
article remain firm and steady, with
possibilities OF an upward tendency.
As a matter OF fact. it may be for
years and 1t may be forever before
the travelling public enjoys any re-
duction in Pullman fares. The Pull
man Company will probably fight the
matter out TO the last ditch. Officials
of the corporation deny the right or
the commission 20 regulate their af-
fairs, and are especially indignant at
the idea that there should be dir
ferential between upper and lower
borths, or, in other words, that upper
Ocrths should be lower than lower
berths. Lawyers for the company are
gathering facts. figures and statistics
to prove that 'uppors" are really more
desirable than lowers"
The chief point upon which the
Pullman company will base its fight
is the jurisdiction of the commission
lt was not until the passage Of the
Hepburn Act in 1906 that IT was ex-
pressly noted that the commission
should nave Jurisdiction over the
sleeping car companies and the ex-
nrpcc cpY,,popiog fr,,,, tt,. t,.-s- a -
commission forced the Pullman com
pany TO rle it's rates as the railroads
have always been doing. The Pullman
company jled the rates, but upon each
instance these tariff sheets carried the
note that the company reserved the
right 10 contest the jurisdiction Of the
commission.
BY making such a note on their tar
in sheets the Pullman company show
ed that it was expecting that at some
time such case as this would come
up before the commission. 1t has been
intimated that the Pullman company
would avail itself of the dissenting
opinions that were filed by Chairman
Knapp and Commissioner Harlan but
upon q review of these opinions there
is not much of practical Importance.
it is believed, that the Pullman com.
pany can make use of.
No doubt # will be some time .bc.
fore the general public can get the
benefit OF the reduced rates, even if
| upheld because in the first place only
a very few rates were ordered to be
reduced.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
.FIREMEN WILL
HOLD CONVENTION

St Paul, Mimi, June 1-Dclcgates
from all parts of the country will be
in attendance at the annual conven-
tlon of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen and Engincmcn which will
be held i'm ST. Paul this month. Ar
rangemcnts are being made to hold
this national event i'm the Auditorium
in order TO accommodate the thou
sands of delegates expected In ad-
dition there will be members of the
women's auxiliary, which will prob
ably meet i'm the old capitol
The sessions will continue from
twenty-five to thirty days and all viii
be secret FOR the consideration of mat
tors OF primary Importance to the
brotherhood One of the big features
will be IN regard 10 the insurance
branch Of the order on December 81
last there was ON deposit in the banks
.of Peoria Ill.. where Grand President
w. s CaHe resides. the sum Of near
by $1.2OO.GOO. Of which $4,000 was in
the beneficiary fund and 100000 in
the general fund
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
No cHANeg lN CONDITION.

Lynchburg June 1D Dr. Waughs
bulletin last night relative to senator
Daniel says
Senator Daniel remains fin just
about the same condition as he was
At the tinc of tho last report of his
condition. ON Friday evening last
"it is different matter t1 induce
him 'o do much taIHne Ic seems t0
understand what said to him but
h. docs mot seem to wish fo make tbe
EFFORT To- express himself iu words Tc
rather Gems to- prefer to remain quiet
and TO listen to- what others say ]
7m of the opinion. however. from the
little that he does say fron time to
..mo, that hc has not lost any of his
former ga o.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
MEMBER OF
OLD FAMILY
Remains of Deputy Sheriff
Gillespie, Killed in Raj
eigh, Taken Through
the City.

The remains of Thomas Gillespie n
deputy sheriff of Raleigh county who
was shot by the negro Cap White a
a coal operation near Becllley Monday
night as told in yesterdays Leader.
were taken through the city today
to Tip Top. Va. the old homo of MIR.
Gillespie for intcrmcnt
The story i'm yesterdays Leader cx.
cited much local interest due To the
fact that Mr.. Gillespie was formerly
conductor on the Norfolk and Yves.
tern and a resident of Bmcncld He
was son of Rev James II. Gillcs.
pie who was first lieutenant i'm
Capt. u. b. Baldwin's company during
the Civil War and was connected
with some of the most prominent fam
lilies of Tazcwell county. He was n
nephew Of George w. Gllcspio presi
dent of the Clinch Valley Bank at
Tazewell.
Further telephone advice from Beck
ley today states that the sentiment
among the people at The coal opcra-
tion and in that vicinity iustiHes the
nogro's action i'm the killing. The re-.
port says that the people are disposed
to take the matter calmly, and to de-
mand even justice regardless of color.
White is still i'm jail at Beckley await
ing a hearing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
Government Restraints Rail
roads from Raising their
Freight Rates, Stocks
Take Tumble.
TRADING WAS z
VERY HEAVY
Brokers Offices Thronged
With Nervous Clients and
Securities Demoralized

New York, June IA condition
closely approaching a panic was caus.
cd i'm wall street today by the gov
ernment's action i'm restraining twenty
five western railroads. from raising
their freight rates. They threw the
stock ON market content TO take the
first price offered.
I'm the first half session, St Paul
sold off IL points new low record
of nearly ten points under the high
price OF yesterday.
Other leading roads lost from two to
four points each. Steel lost 3-4, 9th.
er industrials as much as three points.
Brokers Offices were thronged with
nervous clients and trading was heav-
lest i'm months
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
LAW MAKERS
MEET TODAY

Paris Juuo ! Tho new Parliament
Oil France. elected ON Sunday. April
20 .mDI,d today for IT'S FIRST ses.
sion Itrs noteworthy body i'm that
us 5o7 Deputies and tbo 300 members
oft ln. Senate together from lhc larg.
"st Parliament of recent times. Tho
Cou#.imutn' of 1859. tho father of
'hn present Chamber. had 1.ti5 Nom.
bnr while under tho Dircctoire tho
electors named 75O representatives..
who woro then for the first time divid.
od into two houses
Tho Republic of 1888. which ostab.
Iishcd universal suffrage. brought out
% constituent Assembly of 900 mem.
bor whnn was quickly reduced fo
aD iu its sucoo sor Tma total was
fAod by ,hc Government of National
Defense u September 1870. and it
was these 750 Deputies who signed
the peace and endowed Franco with
the Constitution under which She now
lives
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
MOVEMENT FOR
THE MONTH GOOD

While no exact reports regadng
the coal movement on tnis division OF
the Nofolk and Western for the month
of May nave yet been received the
officials state that the movement was
very satisfactory. Due TO the ap-
proach of summer the tonnage viii
probably fall below that of April which
was the largest in the history of the
road, the shipments have boen larger
than expected, with a very material in
crease over thosc Of May last year.
The coal operators are making no
kick i'm regard TO cars. For the first
time in a long while the supply APP
pears TO be equal TO the demand.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
RATES
SHOW INCREASE

Washington, June Freight rates
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission, to go into effect today.
show a general increase i'm rates from
western ter 'itory to thc Atlantic sea.
board. I7~H
This is the first step taken by the
railroads which appears to indicate a
purpose arally TO Increase freight
rates throughout the country i'm order
to- enable the INTO meet their increased
op.ratIrg pcns.s
Already tariffs ha.. i.,n filed r,r
Western roads iucr 1aInl the rate fo-
tho transportation of wood from Min.
ncapolis and St Paul TO New York and
other Atlantic seaboard points The
present rate ON wool from Mlnnoap
oils to Now York is "a cents per hun.
drod pounds Under the provisions of
tho now tariff the rate viii bo Ga cents
per huudrod pounds. an increase of
nearly 90 per cent
The rate TO Boston will Doe propor
t'onatcly higher. An Increase also has
been made in the fcriqht rate ON live
hogs between Minneapolis and ST.
Paul and Chicago Of 2 10 cents Der
hundred pounds This is an increase
of - pcr cent
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
Millionaire Spreckles in
Chicago in the Interest of
His Anti Graft Or
ganization.
A NATION WIDE
ORGANIZATION
Will Devote His Life Fight
ing Political Thieves of
the Country.

Chicago. June Rudolph SpTickles
the millionaire graft fighter of San
Francisco, who is in Chicago today,
announces the organization of nation
wide association of reformers to
cleanse politics. He came here espec-
tally for a cooperation with the city
leaders in honest politics for further
anco of his national organization
Mr.. Sprckles says the organzaton
is under way and men who have
been lighting thieves all over the coun-
try are drawing together and expect
to organize an army that will clean
up the politics of the country. He
will devote the rest of his life 70 tno
movement.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
UMBRELLA MAN
RAISES CAIN

William Wilson an umbrella doctor
who has been canyassing the city for
several days got on q high lonesome
last night and came in contact with
Police officer Walter. Mr. Walters
seeing he was well saturated proceed
ed To- pilot him to- the city hall. ON
arriving there hc got very obnoxious
and refused To- enter. When the of
fccr was forcing him iu he slammed
tho crII door and caught the officers
left thumb breaking the bone. This
morning Wilson was taken before
Judge Akors and fined $40 and iu de-.
fault Of payment was assigned to- the
limestone piIn
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
IS REFERRED
TO COMMITTEE

Washington, June IA csOlution
introduced in the Senate Saturday by
Senator LOrimer asking for invcstlga-
ton concerning the matter Of bribery
charges involving his election was re-
ported to the Senate this morning
from the committee on contingent
funds
IT, was then referred 10 the commit
tee ON privileges and elections which
viii consider the matter Of ordering
inquiry.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
GRAF TIERS GET
JAIL SENTENCE
Pittsburg Bribers Draw in
Addition a Fine Of $500
for Crooked
Work.

Pittsburg June For bribing the
city counclmcn to have his bank nam
ed city depository, T.. H. Jennings.
president OF the Columbia State Nat
ional Bank was today sentenced to
two months imprisonment and fined
$500
EX-Pres'dent Frank A. Griffin of
the bank was sentenced TO four
months and fined 5000 on same charge.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
F FISHERIES
CASE CALLED
Great Array of Council
Gather to Represent
Great Britain and
the U. S.

The Hague. June An array OF
counsel, greater i'm number than ever
before assembled at The Hague to en-.
gage i'm the trial of n special case. to.
day gathered here To represent Amer.
lea and Great Britian I'm the detcrmi.
nation of what Is undoubtedly the
most important issue ever presented
to the great peace tribunal Tcchni.
cally this is the determination of dlr.
tercnccs which have arisen between
the two governments as TO the true
intent of the provisions of article of
the Treaty of 1918 defining the fishing
right OF Americans and Canadians
IN their respective waters. The issuo
.of greatest import is the determine.
ilon OF the right of colony or prov
ihco, sucn as Canada or Ncwfo,tnd-
land, by local legislation To- doprivo
persons of rights conferred by treaty
between the principals. Today the mr..
pltration tribunal met at The Hague
To hear tho oral arguments.
The Arbitration Court consists or
Dr. Heinrich Lammasch of Austria
umpire, who will act as president.
Louis NJ. Drago, Argentine Republic:
Jonkhecr A. f.. de Savornin L,obmon
OF tho Netherlands, Judge George Gray
OF Delaware and Sir Charles Fitzpat.
rick, chief justice of tho Supreme
Court of Canada.
The agent of Great Britain I'm this
arbitration Is the Hon. A. B. AvIes.
worth, Minister OF Justice of Canada
me counsel on the part of Great Bri-
tan are the Rt Hon Sir William Rob.
SON. Is. 9 attorney general of eng
land; the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Finley
Is. C., former attorney general of Eng
land; Sir II. Erie Richards. X. G.. ana
on the part of Canada John S. Ewart
Is G., George Chcpley. X. c.: w. N
RILEY. and on the part of Newfound
land, the Hon. Sir Edward Morris. X.
G., premier of Newfoundland: ID. Nor
rison, X. G.. attorney general of New
foundland and the solicitors are
Messrs. Blake and Reddcn.
The agent of tho United states is
Chandler =. Anderson The United
states counsel are Senator EIibu
Root George Turner and Samuel +
Elder ana the associate counsel are
James Brown Scott. solicitor for O,o
Department of state; Charles B. War.
rcn and Robert Lansing.
The case has resolved itself into g
simple form of seven questions which
the tribunal viii be called upon TO
answer according to international law
These are briefly:
Can Grn1t Britain. Canada or Nc,y.
foundland regulate the fisheries n
question by means of municipaI ruIos
ordinances. etc. without the copeont
OF the United states. tho inbabifopts
|of which 'ro given the same libcrtioa
to fish oa the subjects of IIis Brti,,.
mic Majcstv2
Have the inhabitants Of the United
states enjoying This liberty the ripbt
'o employ os members of their fishing
crews persons not inhabitants2
Can the inhabitants of the limited
states bc subjected to tho payment Of
light harbor or other dues?
Shall the privilege OF the inhabit
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
JUNE MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Reserved seat tickets may be OBJ
tanned at the curtis-Pearson COS
store on corner Of Princeton and
Higgnbotham Avenue.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01
SOME LOSSES IN
EARLY TRADING

New York, June Additional .os-
ses occurred at the opening and in
early trading all through stock list to-
day A wide opening occurred in the
Union Pacific, Atchison, Reading and
after the initial declines the stocks
were pressed for sale at further con-
cessions. St Jaul dropped three
points and most railroads and indus.
trials were of to some extent.
Cotton Unchanged.
New York June Cotton opened
unchanged to seven points higher
For a time the support was limited to
a scattered room covering and buying
for Liverpool. A slight rally took
place soon after the call but increased
offerings forced prices back to the
lowest initial level Opening June
1437; July 1A43; September 1900;
October 124O.
Market on.
Chicago H., June Wheat. corn
and oats were all about II cent off
Provisions opened lower but rallied
Opening July wheat 90 IA; corn 81
rs; oats sc "a; pork September
277O.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-01

Continued on Page sx)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01
.L|TTLETON HERE;
FIGHT FOR MORSE
COMMENCES SOON
HabeaS Corpus Proceedings
Will Be Instituted in U. S.
Court in Atlanta, and AppIi-
cation May Be Filed Today
WILL ATTACK JUDGMENT
ON 3 SEPARATE GROUNDS

Martin w. Littleton, of New York,
counsel for Charles w. Morse. is in At
lanta, and the fight for the latter's liber-
ty will be started in the United States
court in this city in the next few days.
A writ of habeas corpus will probably
be filed Friday, and an effort will be
made to have the date of the hearing set
as early as possible.
During the morning. Thursday, Mr.. Lit
Teton conferred with Hon. Hoke Smith
in the latter's offices. but no statement
was given out by either party after the
conference. Before calling upon Mr..
Smith, Mr.. Lttleton announced there was
an earnest desire on the part of Mr..
Morse that Mr.. Smith be retained in the
Mr.. Littleton arrived in Atlanta Wed
nesday. He was accompanied by f. p.
Reid, the close personal friend and bus
mess associate of Morse, who has made
frequent trips back and forth between
New York and Atlanta ever since Morse
began his sentence of Is years in the
federal prison. Shortly after their ar
rival the two went out to the prison,
and had a long conference with Morse.
Mr.. Littleton is one of the foremost
lawyers OF the Uniteu States, and is a
noted politician as well. ne is an elo-
quent orator, and ii was he who nomi-
mated Judge Alton Il. arker for presi-
dent of the United states at the ma
tionaI Democratic convention. He and
Judge Parker are warm personal
friendsc. Mr.. Littleton was counsel for
Harry Thaw in the famous New York
murdre trial. and probably hau more to
Continued on Page Three, Column 50
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01
INSURANCE OFFICIAL
DENIES FRAUD CHARGES
Citizens Life Insurance Co.
Officers Say Alleged Merger
Is Matter of Stockholders
(By Associated Press)

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 3l.-A reply
to the charges made yesterday in the
suit of william G. Bau against the Citi-
zens' Life Insurance company and the
Citizens National Life Insurance COM
pany came today from Charles d.
Pearce, an officer of the first-named COM
pany. Mr.. Pearce scouts the assertions
as to the alleged mismanagement, fraud
and extravagances made by Mr.. Bau.
The man who is plaintiff in the suit,
Mr.. Pearce says, never had the slightest
interest in either company until the day
before he brought the suit, when he pur-
chased FIVE shares of stock with a par
value of $50. II any of the charges made,
said Mr.. Pearce, were ever true, which
they were not, they happened long be-
fore the plaintiff had any interest In
the enterprise.
1t would be impossible in the range OF
statement to answer each individual
assertion contained in the petition, Mr..
Pearce said. Some are easily explained.
such as the assertion that the amount
of business decreased heavily. This is
explained by the change from the Issue
basis of reports to a paid for basis.
No officers took up their own notes with
the company's money. AS to the pre-
tended fear of a merger of the two COM
panies, Mr.. Pearce says that is a mat
ter wholly with the stockholders, who
can consent or refuse to indorse 1t rs
they see ft
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01
ALLEGED BRIBERY
RESULTS IN ARREST
OF SENATOR DULANY
Mississippi Stirred by Charge
of Senator BiIbo That He
|, Was Paid Bride of $645 BY
Senator DuIany
DULANEY Is INDICTED
BY THE GRAND JURY

JACKSON, Miss. March Ex-senator L.
c. Dulany has been arrested on an in
dictment charging bribery in the rectn
senatorial election.
He was released on IS, 900 BAIL
Never before in history of this capital
city has political situation been so tense
and acute as it is over charges of
Senator T. G. Bilbo that he had been
paid a bride of $645 by l.. c. Dulany, of
lssaQuena county, to support United
States Senator Leroy Percy in his recent
candidacy before the Mississippi Iegisa-
ture.
DULANY WATTS SHERIFF.
Mr.. Dulany, who was indicted by
the grand jury, said today that
he was awaiting the summons from the
sheriff. He said he had been informed
of the indictment and welcomed it. He
denounced as untrue the charge made by
Senator Bilbo. The grand jury refused
to indict the latter. Senator Bilbo
made the first positive public statement.
He asserted that, being convinced that
money was spent lavishly by the anti
Vardaman forces in the recent senatorial
deadlock, he determined to expose what
he called the corruption of the legisla-
ture.'
He also declared that for four days he
had hidden in his room at a local hotel
the Rev. S. B. Culpepper, president OF
Clarke Memorial college at Newton,
Miss. in order that the minister might
be on hand when the alleged bride was
given He said he had called a small
caucus of Vardaman supporters and out
lined his plan. He met Dulany in an
other room, he said, when the first in
stallment of money was given him. HI,
continued:
1T was some little time before the re-
mainder of the 654 was handed to me.
1t came in three separate envelopes and
in various way; which under my oath
taken before the grand jury i am not
now at liberty to divulge"
Senator Bilbo said that all the facts
would be brought out in investigation
now under way.
Close personal friends and relatives OF
United States Senator Percy are on the
ground, and deny in emphatic language
the charges of Senator Bilbo.