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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
WILL FINANCE
MATCH FACTORY

Roanoke. Va, July I3.- Acommit.
tee appointed by the Chamber OF Com
merce to canvass the city for funds
to be used in financing the Acme
Match Company, met this morning and
mapped out plans for it's work. This
company was organized nearly two
years ago, money for IL beng contri.
Duted by people i'm Crawfordsvillc. Ind
and Roanoke. Expensive machinery
was built and installed in a new build.
Ing. After its installation It was found
TO be defective I'm some particular and
Tor many months the promoters OF the
enterprise have been struggling to
overcome machinery troubles. Natur.
ally this was an expensive proposI.
tion and no wthath the plant is in
proper shape and its machinery ready
the company's financial status is not
such as to Justify it in beginning ac-
i've operations. Hence the appoint.
ment of a committee to visit Roanoke
people and secure subscriptions tn
stock. About 500, 900 already has been
subscribed. A representative Of the
Indiana stockholders is expected here
this week. He will join with the
committee in an earnest effort TO place
the company's finances I'm proper
shape. so that the wheels OF the plant
may begin to turn.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
THE CHAMPION
BANANA EATER

Ottumwa, Ia, July 13.-Charles f.
Allen. railroad trainman residing
in this city, claims to be the cham
pion .catch-as-catchcan grounG,aifsl.
lofty banana eater OF the world, and
to maintain his title has issued a
challenge to all other banana eaters,
Offering to meet the mfor 500 or
more side. Discussing his record
Alien says:
About two or three years ago
read the account OF man eating
twelve bananas In four minutes and I
said ! believed I could beat Il; my
conductor bet me I could not. | made
the bet to eat them I'm three min.
.utes, and ate thirteen in two min,
utes and twenty-five seconds. ; and
peeled them myself. ~
IL read the account OF John Cbamp.
or Workman. Mass, eating twenty
bananas in twenty minutes on bet
| can beat him to standstll and not
half try. "fT
Il bet with a grocer in St Joseph
Mo-. j. II. Kelly. and ate eight dozen
and uarter In about thirty or thir.
ty-three minutes. At another time I
ate 157 in about two hours and thirty
minutes but I did not do It on a bet
Due because like them. II is n
common thing for me to go to the
store and get four dozen bananas
an deaf them. have lived on them
exclusively for months at a time
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
MEDICAL BOARD
NOW IN SESSION

Charleston, July 13.-Fxam. nations
for applicants for license to practice
medicine I'm the state OF West Virgin.
la. began yesterday at the chamber OF
the house Of delegates ut tho Capitol
and seventy applicants were present
The examinations are being held un-
der the direction OF the state board of
health, and all of Tia emembers are
present with the exception OF DR.. John
l.. Dickey. OF wheeling. who is presi-
dent of the board. He could not be
present because he is now travelling i'm
Canada.
The subjects taken up yesterday in
the examination were: Bacteriology.
Hygiene, Materia Medica and Thera-
)eutics. Among the applicants is
Julia Katherine Pronty. colored
woman. whose home is in Browns.
town, Pa.
The members of the board of health
two OF whom are from each congress
ional district, are:
DR.. ). l.. Dickey. Wheeling, presi-
dent Dr. G. w. Halterman, Clarks-
burg; Dr. II. NJ. Rymer. Harisville;
DIR. A. N. Frame, Parkersburg; DR.. A.
n. Warden. Grafton; Dr. S. I. Brock.
Morgantown; DIR. j. Bobby, Dr. j. Il.
Robins, Charleston; Dr. n. f.. Vickers.
Huntington; DIR. Hugh A. Barbee.
Point Pleassnta
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
CASTING UP
THE FINANCES
Exchequer Will Have Bal
ance of $4,000 After Pay
ing Interest Coupons
of Bonds.

City Treasurer A. III. Land and Com
missioner of Finance S. N. Worley are
working on the city financial state.
ment and settlement will probably
VIZ feached late this afternoon or to-
morrow. While It cannot be definitely
,stateA the exact figures which the
statement will show, the balance In
thecityi treasury will be I'm the neigh
borhood OF $1,000.
However. the coupons on the last Is,
sue OF bonds. amounting to $4,000 arc
now due and must be paid mt once.
This will leave balance I'm the treas.
nry OF $4,000 to meet current expens.
es.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
SHOW
A BIG DECLINE

Washington, July 13.-rThe usual
monthly statement OF Exports of do.
mestic breadstuffs, meat and dairy
products, food animals, cotton, and
mineral oils from the United States
was completed by the Bureau OF Sta
tistics Of the Department OF Commerce
and Labor today. Tt shows the ex-
ports during the month OF June and
the fiscal year ending with June, 1909
and 1910. Wheat shows q reduction
OF about twenty-one million bushels I'm
the quantity exported during the year,
compared with the Immediately pre-
ceding year, while corn shows re-
duction OF but one million bushels.
The falling off in value OF wheat ex-
ports Is twenty-one million dollars:
OF flour three and one half million:
and OF corn. one and one half million.
Meat and dairy products show large
decline In value OF the exports, falling
from 14G million dollars in 1909 To
1910; while food animals-cattle. hogs
and shcep-fell from practically elgh.
teen million dollars value In 1909 To
less than twelve million In 1910. Cot.
ton, while showing fall OF one and
ono fourth billion pounds I'm the auan-
tity exported, shows an increase of
thirty-two and two thirds million dol.
lars In the value of exports.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
MARKET SHOWS
GOOD ADvNCE
List Goes from Fractions to
Nearly Two Points
With a Brisk
Trade Today.

New York. july l3.-There was
some urgent covering of shorts at the
start OF the click on the market TO.
day and all prices rose from fractions
to nearly two points. Trade I'm West
ern Union was brisk. Southern Pa.
ciiic. Reading, Baltimore and Ohio
and New York Central gained n
point. Northern Pacific gained | 3.4.
The tone was strong.
Wheat is Firm.
Chicago. July l3.-There was a firm
opening In wheat today at about 3-4
higher. Corn and oats were also up.
Provisions were easier with tendency
to lower prices. Opening. wheat July
log; corn. September. 80 ga :oats. De.
cember 80 5-S: pork. September 21.55
List Higher.
New York, Jul 13.-Poor cables
were disregarded by the cotton mark.
ct today and first prices showed two
points decline TO two points advance.
most of the list being higher. Open.
ing. July, 15.43; August, 14.G3; Sep.
tember. 1928. offered; October. 1884
June, 1243.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
SHOOTS AND KILLS
BROTHER -|N-LAW

Bassett, Va. July 13-Walter Hop.
kins shot and killel bis brotbcriu law
Lester Easter, in lie Norfolk a. Vcs-
tern station yesterday morning There
are contradictory stories about the
cause of the tragedy. II is said that
Easter was preparing to leave the
country. and that he was going to de-
sert his sister. lie warned Easter not
to buy a ticket, and when he did so.
drew his gun and shot him.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
WOMAN To RUN
FOR GOVERNOR

Concord, N. r.. July 13.-Mrs. Maril.
la NJ. Kicker. New Hampshire's ia
nous woman attorney, has again come
to the front as candidate for Gov.
ernor OF the State. 1t is asserted by
her admirers that her candidacy is
bona fide and that she will make an
earnest campaign.
Mrs Kicker was the first woman to
seek a diplomatic post. she sent her
application with strong Endorsements
to President Mckinley for the post OF
minister to Columbia. She was the
first woman lawyer to be admitted TO
the bar Of New Hampshire. and was
associate counsel with the late Colonel
Ingersoll in the Star Route trials.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
VOLCANIC
ERUPTION
IN OCEAN
Totally Destroys German
Steamer Attica Accord
ing to London Advices
Received Today
VESSEL QUICKLY
SIS BROKEN OPEN
Crew Took to Boats and

London. July ia volcanic erup
tion In mid sea totally destroyed the
German steamer AttIca on July 6. ac-
cording to dispatches received here
today.
The steamers crew was saved by
a passing French steamer.
Tho steamer was suddenly heaved
high on the crest oi gigantic wave.
She broke open and suiclily filed with
water. The crew took to boats and
wero picked up by tho French steam
er.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
FIREMAN HAS
Lee BROKEN

Il. H. Dunn. a Norfolk e. Western
hreman had n leg broken at 6 o'clock
this morning at Sands, short dis.
lance from Devon, when a fluc OF the
engine drawing extra No. 74S west
bound freight exploded.
When the fue burst, the fireman an.
ticipating serious trouble jumped and
his leg was broken by the fall, He
was brought to the BIuefeld sanitari.
um this afternoon for surgical atten.
tion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
SHOOTS WOMAN IN
A SUICIDE PACT

New York. July 13.---In a suicide
pact Cashier Molski shot Mrs. Antonia
skora three times today, then tried
to shoot himself. but lost his nerve
or the cartridges wouldn't explode and
he ran. The woman tried to shield
him until she wound he had not kill
el himself then admitted that they
had agreed TO die together. The wo-
man Is married.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
Laborers on Stone Building
Being Erected Demand
An Incrase of Fif- &
teen Cents. ~, j
HIGH COST OF
LIVING CAUSE
Say it is Impossible to Get
Along on Present
Wages. !

Warwick Neck. II. IA strike OF
laborers on the country estate OF
United States Senator Nelson A. AL.
dirch, where great stone residence is
being erected is on. The strikers de.
mand $l.7b per cent, an increase of
fifteen cents.
The strikers say the hig hcost OF
living makes 1t impossible for them To
get along on less wages.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
s BADLY HURT;
100 SHAKEN UP
Railroad Officials Believe
the Switch Was Left
Open With Mali
cious Intent

New York, July lS.--Six persons
were severely injured and moro than
n hundred badly shaken up and bruis-
cd when an express train on staten
Island Rapid Transit railroad ran In.
20 an open switch today.
officials of the road believe the
switch was opened by some one in
tent on causing wreck.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
BRAKEMAN rs
OUT OF DANGER

l.. r.. Sands, the Norfolk e. Western
brakeman who fell from his train yes.
terday near Eckman and had one leg
cut on and the other badly crushed
is getting along very nicely at the
Blgelleld sanitarium. The crushed leg
was amputated yesterday afternoon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
FOCK DEMOCRATS
e. NAME TICKET

The Democratic convention of Rock
district held at Matoaka resulted in
the following nominations:
j. II. Bird, president board OF edu-
cation.
j. Tracy Walker, commissioner
board OF education.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
FRIDAY DANCES.

The Hotel Mate DauclnI Club will
give dance at the so 81 l,frldt, cyyt-
ing July 10, 'nsfetd of "Wednesday
evening as heretofore announced.
These dances will follow weekly every
Friday evening.
II. A. BARNES, Manager.
LOUIS JAFFEE, Secretary.
7-12-10-4t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
NICE RECOVERY.

Mrs. b. Houchins, who was operat.
ed upon by Drs, Williams e. Crockett
for abdominal trouble few days ago
is now out OF danger,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
CANADA PILOT
FOURTEEN YEARS

Ottowa. Can. July 13.-Sir Wilfrid
Laurier today entered upon his ff.
teen year as pilot Of Canadas ship
OF state. lie was sworn I'm as prime
minister July 10. 1896. and during the
fourteen years that have elapsed has
played a large part in the wonderful
development Of the Dominion.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
DISSOLUTION OF
Partnership

Drs. j. E. Nelson and S. T. Bird
conducting a dental copartnership in
the city Of Bluefeld have mutually
dissolved, the tornior remaining III
charge OF the buslIsIS aud tie IGrtcr
establishing an ollcc AZ Princeton. w
Va.
7-13-10-1mo.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
BIRTHDAY OF AsToR.

New York, July 13.--John Jacob
Astor. soldier in the Spanish-American
war. inventor, author. yachtman and
globe-trotter, is 46 years old today.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-13
SHATTERED
BY EXPLOSION

Everett, Mass, July i3.2A terrific
explosion shattered the plant OF East
Everett Fire Works company today.
The loss in $4,000.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
RUSSIA STILL ExPELS JEWS
Many Driven Out Of Kiev and Suburbs
in Last -Four Days.

Kiev. July 2-Expulsion of Jews from
Kiev. Solorenka and Deniehka continues
with regular ity. Solomenka and Deniefka
are suburbs where. owing TO the decree OF
expulsion. many Jews took refuge There
upon rents increased enormously, and the
Orthodox residents petitoned the governor
TO intervene As consequence orders were
issued looking to the expulsion Of the new
corners from these places.
Two methods of expulsion are ernpl Dyed
first. time being allowed for settlement
Of affairs. and. second. passports being is
sued over the route to a specified destina-
ton. The following figures show the ex-
plllsions during the last four days:
June 3o-Kiev expelled by the first
method. 40: second method. So Solomenka,
first method. 26, second method. IS. Dem
ienka. FIRST method. 81; second, So.
July 1-Kiev first method, s. second.
IS. SolomenBa, first method. ,, second.
Is Denaienka. first method. second, 72-
July 2-Kiev. first method, Sc; second
method. SO. solomenka, first method, Is;
second. p. Demieffka, first method. s.:
second, 81
Julv +Kiev. FIRST method, z: second.
IS. Solornenka. first method. S second, IS.
Deniefka. first method, 6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
HEAVY VOTE ON STRIKE
Railroad officials Believe Trouble
Will Re Averted.

Philaaelphta. July 2-UnoAcial reports
-eceived by members Of TIE conductors ana
areren's general grievance committee II
RE PENNSYLVANIA Railroad wage dispute,
in6icste. II is said. that a heavy vote IS be
ing taken.
Officials Of the company stated to-nighI
that they did not believe the men would
vote 10 strike. but members CT the commit
4ea say that the vote when counted VIII
show 4rst the men favor immediate acton,
unless the company grants concessions
Members Of the general committee when
has been meeting N this city have al re-
turned TO their homes TO superintend ire
taking of the vote IN their respective dis
1ricts Headquarters viii be opened mere =.
: few oavs where the vote will be counted
,Irder the supervision of A 3 GARRISON
president OF tie Order Of Railway Con
ductors. and W G. Lee. president OF the
Brotherhood OF Railway Trainnen.
Those voting On the proposed strike are
rhe conductors. b4ggagenaen and brakernen-
Other employees gre taking no part in the
dispute - a bout 1880 Of the 1880 EN-
ploves of the road on the lines east Of
Firtsburg and Erie are involved
Even should he vote show that ma
7orftv Of The men favor strike il is prob
chic that arbitration will be resorted 70,
and even members Of the committee say
that The possi Utilities Of q. tie-up are remote,
Nothing was added to-day to the state
-neu1s issued yesterday by the company
and the men. in which both sides Of the
controversy are 81 forth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
RAILWAY MEN At BERNIE
International Congress to Open To-day
-Fychange Of Freight Cars


Berne. June 22-Many prominent railway
men from al parts of the world are er-
pected in Berne next week for the eighth
session Of the international Railway Con
gress. which IS to convene on Monday. July
1 Their meetings occur only ar intervals
Of Eve years. and the seventh was held in
Washington in 1905
Government railways. as well as private
companies, have membership in the asso-
citation. and the delegates enlisted for the
forthcoming meeting number nearly four
teen hundred. The President of Swftzer-
land. Robert Corntesse, will open the SEES
sion in the Parliamentary Building Be
sides the business meetings there will be
many entertainments and excursions to the
Bernese Overland, TO the Lake Of the Four
Cantons. to Lausanne. Montreux and
Zurich.
Most of the discussions will be IN the
French language, and will concern tech
meal matters on which reports have been
issued by the permanent bureau maintained
AZ Brussels Delegates will begin to enroll
themselves here on Saturday, July 2. and
the Congress will extend through two
weeks.
One of the principal topics to he consid-
cred will be the interchange of freight cars,
and denurrage, which was included in the
programme at the request of the American
members F ". Allen. the general secre-
tarv Of the American Railway Association,
has collected reports on the subject from
administrations which operate $4,000 miles
of railways and possess $4,000 freight
cars. Of these 10000 miles and 100000
cars are in North America and about 1890
miles and $4,000 cars elsewhere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
LINER IN NAVY YARD DRYDOCK
Koenigen Luise Out at Brooklyn to Ship
a New Propeller.

An unusually large number of visitors at
the navy yard, in Brooklyn, yesterday saw
the North German Lloyd steamer Konigen
Iuise fioated into drydock No 8. TO have
a new port propeller put on in place of
the one lost on her passage from Bremen
to New York The big ship went into the
dock about 40 o'clock in the afternoon,
and before the dock was dry workmen
were busy erecting the staging necessary
to repair the damage It was found that
in addition to the loss of her propeller the
ship had sustained some slight damage to
her stern post, caused by the propeller
striking it when thrown from the shaft
end
= new propeller has been shipped from
Bremen by the vessel following the Konigen
Luise and is ready to be put in place,
To-day being holiday, there will be delay
in the work, but full force will be busy
tomorrow, and it is expected that the ship
will be afoat again at high water on
Wednesday afternoon
The navy yard dock Is the only one large
enough TO take the big liner out Of water.
and the government will receive 5000 for
the use of the dock and yard machinery
for the repairs.
The little Half Moon has been taken
out of the Whitney Basin and tied up be-
tween the ends of drydocks Nos. 2 and 3,
and she shared with the German steamer
the attention OF the crowd of visitors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
SURPRISED BY STRIKE VOTE
Penn. Road Men Well Paid, Says
OfHcial of Trainmen.

There was some surprise yesterday
among the mem hers Of the grievance com
-nirtee Of the trainmen on the other East
ern railroads at the announcement that q
strike vote Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
trainrer. had been ordered 4 member 90
,he grievance committee of the trainn1en
or one Of the other Eastern roads said
last night
The trainrnen ana conductors Of the
Perrsvlvanie are not in the Eastern As
ISOLATION. represented by the chalrmen or
The grievance committees Of the men on
al the other Eastern roads. but they are
raenbers Of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
rrra.nrnen znd the Order Of Railroad Con-
suctors. ans The same course viii be fol
lowed is case of vote for a strike as in
TIE case of any Of the other roads. In
case the men vote TO strike final effort
viii be made 10 bring about settlement
nv AMIGA BILE means. and even if that fails
.be sanction Of the president Of the train
mems order would be necessary to make
.he strike legal There IS no doubt that
the men on the Pennsylvania Railroad are
treated better than the men on any other
Eastern railroad. Before they made their
last demand for & 10 Per cent increase IN
wages they were better raid than the men
On any Of the other Eastern railroads,
even after the latter advanced the wages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-04
FLIES AS $1,000 LOOK on
Harmon Makes Short Dashes-
Will Try for Passenger Record.

CLIFFORD B Harmon, the amateur ay!-
ator. who performs with the finish Ct
professional made two short flights IN =,
Farman aeropIane at Garden City ysscer-
day. On the second fight he carried ons
Of his r1echanicians as passenger for
three minutes and twelve seconds Ira
first flight lasted eleven minutes ard forty
seconds and began at o II Probably,
fifteen thousand persons saw them, IRA,
heat and the unpleasant dust nor prevs-rs
ing hundreds Of automobiles from b-Ingr
ing spectators from considerable distances
Mr. Harmon promises 10 Try 70 capeafs
a record to-day for carrying a passengers
in a heavter-than-air machine rs VIII 90
this because II happens TO be his bi-r1day.
and because Mr. Harmon is stre1u0usly
after all American amateur trophies ard
hono-s On Tuesday Mr. Harmon expects
70 H.. across the Sound 70. Gree-vich-
Conn. for the trophy offered by County
Life in America
Gage z TarbeI1 said yesterday that -
wished the public to understand whe- az
mission was charged at the Garden City
aviation field that any surplus above tfs
expense OF maintaining the grounds vsE5i
be used for prizes or for expenses CO ers--
ators or for some charitable purpose. =
1T is not the intention OF TIRE manage,
nnent,T he said, TO make single collar
OF profit
1t is understood that the Aero Club o.
America and the AeronauticaI Society wi
be asked TO supervise the Garden Ciy
flying exhibitions, thereby keeping ina
flights in the category OF sport.
William Watson tried again TO f. YES
terday. but met with an unfortunate ac-
cident that will put him back a week