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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
TURNME|R GETS
LIFE SENTENCE

According to telephone message
from Princeton today John Turnmeir
who was charged with killing Mike
Pendleton at Coopers six weeks ago.
over thirty cents involved I'm dispute
about crap game. was placed on
trial In criminal court this morning,
confessed to the crime and threw him.
self upon the mercy os the court. This
action was taken through the advice
OF his attorney Hartley Sanders.
The Judge Immediately dismissed
the jury and sentenced Turnmelr to
the penitentiary for life.
II will be recalled that Turnmier.
after the dispute. followed Pendeton
for some distance, drew knife and
cut hi INTO death.
In the case OF Frank Stephenson.
colored, whose life has been hanging
on the balance for some time, and
whose case has been before the SUI.
preme court twice the sentence OF
hanging September 10th was imposed.
the coalhelds about four years ago.
Blagman's wife had run away with
Stephenson but later returned to her
husband, when Stephenson lay I'm
wait and murdered his rival.
The cases of Fount Fulton, charged
with the murder OF William Stewart.
and Richard Sneed, charged with the
murder OF hihs stepdaughter BERTHE
Lilly at Giatto, four months ago. Will
be called tomorrow.
IL is understood that the plea OF in
sanity will be made i'm Sneeds case.
The case Of New Hickman OF Blue
field charged with felonious assault
will also be heard tomorrow.
There are between fifty and sixty
witnesses summoned in the Sneed
case.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
Flying Above the Earth at
About 500 Feet Machine
Holds Easterly
Course.
= ONE OCCUPANT
pplse rs DISTINGUISHED
observer Says He Looked to
cpIegsBe About the Size
Of a Cat.

An airship somewhat resembling n
Wright machine passed over the city
last night between seven and eight
O'Clock holding an easterly course
IL was seen by number of Bluefield
people and appeared to be about so,
ieet In the air, and travelling at n
rapid rate. II passed over the south.
western portion OF the city. and was
soon lost from view in the approach.
ing darkness.
Owing to the dlmness of the light
and the height at which the machine
was flying, It was impossible for local
observers to- distinguish the number
or occupants which It contained. No
reports OF any machine heading east
have been received and the destina.
ton OF the one seen last night is
unknown. One man, however, SAYS
that he was able to discern one occu.
pant, and that he looked to be about
the size of a cat.
Sometime ago dirigible balloon
passed over Beckley and Hinton ON
trip 10 the sea from st. Louis. but
mistook pond OF water near Lynch.
burg for the Atlantic and settled to
earth. This is the first time that
Blueheld atmosphere has been VISIT
ed by flying craft of any description.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
SALE OF EAST
NORFOLK LOTS

in. Windam OF Wilson, N. G., man.
ager OF the National Real Estate and
Auction company. arrived i'm the city
last night and will put on a sale OF
East Norfolk lots in front OF the gov.
ernment building at 10 o'clock tomor.
row morning Mr.. Windham was ac.
compaDied by the two Burton Broth.
ers who will act as auctloneers. His
brother, A. -. Burton has been in the
city for several days advertising the
sale. A brass band, II one can be
secured in the city, will be on hand
at the auction.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
KHEO|VE HAVING
A BIG OCCASION

Cairo, Egypt, July 14.--Abbas III.
Hilmi Pasha, Khedive OF Egypt and
weak and decadent descendant OF the
all-powerful Pharaohs, is today cele.
brating his thirty-fourth birthday
Although the Khedive has been shorn
OF nearly all his power, and is now
but pawn OF Great Britain, to be
moved willy-nilly where John Bull
pleases, the Egyptians generally re-
we're him as IL he we're real ruler.
and not make-believe monarch. His
birthday is always celebrated widely
and today was no exception.
Abbas ii. has recently come into
prominence by taking unto himself a
new wife, the Countess Marianne Toe
rok de Szendro. OF Budapest. Until
this matrimonial venture he had lived
-outwardly, at least--as q monoga-
mist. The Moslem law allows four
wives, however, so the Khediye is at
liberty to add two more women 20 his
harem, II he desires. Several Egyp.
tian dignitaries who had been content
with one wife each have lately fol.
lowed their chiefs example and added
to their households.
The Khedives new wife certainly
has an Oriental type Of beauty, but
the surprising fact in connection with
her having won his heart is her age.
for she completed her thirty-sixth year
last January. According TO the Gus
toms of the harem her reign should be
at an end at this time instead of being
about to begin.
But IL is explained that Countess
Toeroek made her big conuest seven
years ago and has been living in a
splendid palace in Cairo since. Her
numerous acquaintance in Budapest,
Vienna, on the Riviera and in Swift.
zerland had heard that she had retired
to ae convent and meant to devote her
future life to prayer and charity.
Great was the surprise felt when il
was learned that under the names OF
Sobeide Hanem she had become the
<hediye's wife. Will she appear in
next years Almanac de Gotha side
5y side with the Khediviah Ikbal ia.
mem, the Khedive's recognized wife d?
was asked. VIII her children be con.
sidered princes and princesses of the
blood?
She is well born enough. In her
fathers family the title Of court dates
back to 1774 and therefore she be
rights to appear at court. But tn,
family is poor--the men are obliged
to accept such posts as the govern
ment distributes among indignent bea
ers of noble names and the womei
have to marry without dowry.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
IT LOOKS LIKE
STUART VICTORY

A Blucfield man just back from Rus
sell and Buchanan counties. Virginia.
says that the Democrats OF that sec
tion are very confident Of Henry Stu.
arts election to congress. He talked
with a great many of them, and they
all appear to think that victory viii
surely peach on the Stuart banner.
In discussing the situation one en-.
thusiast reached his climax by say
ing: why Henry stuarts blooded
bulls have done more for Russell and
Buchanan counties than Bascomt
slemp ever did for the entire dis
trict."
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
Collides With Another Yes
sci on Black Sea and
Burns and Sinks
) Quickly.
ONLY ABOUT 20
ARE RESCUED.
Many of Dead Were Jewish
Fugitives Driven Out
of Russia.

Odessa. Russia, July 14.-Trapped
on burning sinking steamer 106
men, women and children perished
near Kherson on the Black sea, ac-
cording to dispatches received here
today.
The passenger steamer Lovki, was
in collision with another steamer
and foundered. Tho boilers explod.
ed and many of the victims were
scalded.
Many OF the dead were Jewish fugi
tives. A few. about twenty, escaped.
The boat went down in fifteen min.
utes after being struck.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
DEMOCRATS At
CHARLOTTE, N. c.

Charlotte, N. G., July 1.-THE state
Democratic convention met at 1910
amid scenes of great enthusiasm with
900 delegates present and every avail.
able space in the great auditorium
was filled.
Chairman Eller called the conven-
tion to order and made short but point
ed speech. lie then introduced Sena.
tor Overman as permanent chairman
Of the convention who made the
speech of the convention. His speech
aroused much enthusiasm and he was
frequently cheered.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
BROKE HIS TOE.

w. c. breckenridge, assistant fore.
man OF wheel gang on the Norfolk &
Western yard met with a painful acci-
dent yesterday. While unloading a car
OF scrap iron piece weighing about
800 pounds fell on his foot breaking
his toe and he was taken to the Blue
Held Sanitorium where he received
phsical attention. He is now able to
go about by use of crutches.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
MUSICALE.

The Ladies' Aid Society OF the First
Baptist Church will give a musicale at
the home OF Mrs. NJ. -. Easley on
Rogers street. Friday night AZ eight
o'clock
"A Musical Romance" will be one OF
the most pleasing features OF the en-.
tertainment. Several OF Blueheld's s
most accomplished vocalists will sing;
Miss Gertrude Watts accompanist.
a most enjoyable evening is conf
IDENTIFY promised, and large atten
dance earnestly desired. Admission
twenty-five cents.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
SPECIAL JURY
IS CONVENED
Men High UP in Packing g
town Circles Are Sub
poenaed as Witnesses
in the Case.

Chicago, July 14.-Judge Lands con
vened special grand jury today to
heO Ithe testimony in the new beef
trust investigation.
Immediately after he delivered the
charge, men high up In Packingtown
circles were subpoenaed and hastened
befSDdi the inquisitors. The list OF
witnesses is long one and their tes.
timony will give them immunity frora
prosecution.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
WHIPPING POST
IN WASHINGTON

Everett, Wash, July 14.-At the
summer meeting of the Washington
State Sheriffs' Association, opening
here today, several new laws will
probably be recommended as desir.
able In increasing the efficiency of
sheriffs in dealing with criminals.
A resolution favoring the establish
ment of whipping posts for wife beat
ers and assailants of women passed
upon favorably at the last session.
will likely again meet the approval OF
the sheriffs. The sheriffs also favor
the rigid enforcement of state cur.
few law.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
5000 Sympathizers Hurl
Missiles from Roofs at
the Police and s.
-. Strikebreakers. a q
ONE MAN IS -
SERIOUSLY HURT
Boat Load of Non Union
Men is the Cause of
Trouble.

New York, July IA crowd OF
5000 strike sympathizers today
fought the police and strike breakers,
and hurled missiles from the roofs of
houses near the Williamsburg Sugar
Trust Refinery.
A score were injured on each side.
one man seriously.
The arrival of 4 boat load of non.
union men brought on the trouble.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
MARBLEHEAD RACE
OF MOTOR BOATS

Boston, Mass, July At Tomorrow
viii witness the start OF the Marble.
head-New York race for motor boats.
always one OF the most interesting
OF events for this class Of craft The
start will be from Marblehead and
the finish at Bay Ridge. Brooklyn. a
distance Of 2S5 nautical miles. While
the race does not compare with the
Bermuda contest as to distance. the
much larger number OF entries gives
IL greater interest.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
n. & ". FIREMAN !
BADLY SCALDED

s. G. Combs n fireman on the Nor.
folk & Western was badly scalded at
Glen Alum about o'clock this morn
ing when ilue on his engine ex-
ploded, The engine was pulling an ex-
ira west bound freight No one else
was hurt.
Combs was brought to the Bluefield
sanitarium thish afternoon.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
SHORTS GET A
BAD SQUEEZE
Wild Efforts Made to Cover
Outstanding Contracts
HOSTS the Cotton
Prices.

New York, July IA bad squeeze
was given the short interests in July
option on Cotton exchange today.
Wild efforts of shorts to cover out.
standing contracts brought the price
OF this option up to sixteen cents n
pound or fifty points above the low
price Of yesterday.
This is equal to an advance OF $3.50
In the price OF bale cotton. August
option which Is tho next crop delivery
also hose Si50 while other options
advanced from twenty-five To seventy
fivo cents.
me squeeze was started by n reali.
zation OF bear traders I'm July option
and that they only had two weeks LEFT
I'm which to cover their outstanding
contracts and a knowledge that tho
supply of cotton I'm New York and
Liverpool was extremely small.
They started to make purchases but
couldn't buy except in advancing pri.
ces. When July sold at sixteen cents
cotton was offered more freely and
there was consequent falling off i'm
price.
Strong at Opening.
New York. July 1.-THE stock mar
ket presented a strong tone at the
beginning OF business today. Union
Pacific was strong. advancing about
one half and gains of about the snme
amount were made i'm Reading. New
York Central and Saint Paul. Penn.
slvania declined five eights. Indus
trials showed fractional gains nj the
start. At the end OF fifteen minutes
market generally receeded and
heavy tone prevailed.
Wheat Higher.
Chicago, July 14.--Wheat opcned
firm and higher today. Corn was one
fourth to three eighth cents lower.
Oats followed wheat. Provisions were
easier. Opening. wheat September
lO2 Ia; corn, 50; oats, 3S "a; pork
22.OO
Excitement In July. sseia
New York. July 14.-A4There was con
siderable excitement in July cotton at
opening when shorts bid It up to
twelve points to 1886. Other months
followed with advances OF one to
eight points. Opening, July 1880:
August 1882; September 1889; Oc.
tober 1880; November 1851.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
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SPECIAL DANCE.

Prince e. Arters, manager Of the
Forest Park dancing pavilion will give
a special dance this evening from 8
to 1870. Special arrangements have
been made for good music, which will
be feature every evening in the fu.
turc.
7-t4-10-1t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
OCEAN RACE FOR
MOTOR BOATS

Atlantic City, N. j., July 14.-Start.
ing from the Seaside Yacht Club early
this morning, a feet Of cruising motor
boats got away on the long ocean race
which is expected to terminate about
sunset thl sevening at Gravesend Bay
Long Island. The contest is for the
Captain Morton Wistar Smith troph.
les.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
VISIT EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

Urbana, ILL.,, July 14.-To gain a
knowledge OF scientific agriculture.
several hundred Illinois farmers to.
day paid visit to the experimental
farm of the University of Illinois. This
is the second annual pilgrimabe OF
this kind and promises to be a great
er success than the first.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
FRIDAY DANCES.

The Hotel Matz Dancing Club Will
give dance at the !o. .el fridl, oyyE.
ing July Is, instead Of "Wednesday
evening as heretofore announced
These dances will follow weekly every
Friday evening.
III. A. BARNES, Manager.
LOUIS JAFFEE, Secretary
7.1210-4t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14

See table OF Oxfords and pumps.
One fourth to one half on. E. s. Pedt
go Co. -,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14

Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Cowen and
children left this afternoon for Iron
Lithia Springs where they will spend
some time.
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Early Report.

Early Report.
Portland. Oregon. July 1.-two
persons killed, property worth more
than million wiped out and 200 horses
killed, was the damage done i'm the
worst fire the Northwest has suffered
in years.
Several persons We're reported miss.
ing but early this morning the police
thought all had been accounted for.
Ten acres were burned over and
some of the handsomest buildings in
city destroyed.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-14
2 MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE
IN PORTLAND
Six Persons and 200 Horses
Perish in the Flames
Pesides Property
Damage.
TEN ACRES WERE
BURNED OVER
Many of Handsomest Build
ings in the City Are
in Ruins. 4.

Portland. Oregon. July 1i.-Slx peo
pie lost their lives in fire here early
today.
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
Amateur Diamond Stars Hold Carnival on Many Fields
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
READY To OPEN
Shrine Auditorium Is FittingIy
Arranged for the Display of
200 Cars

The great automobile show. given
by the Los Angeles Motor Car Dealers
association, opens at the Shrine audi
torium tonight. When the doors open
at 8 o'clock brief but appropriate exer-
cises will be held, then the orchestra
will open up with lively march,
procession led by the officers of the as
sociation will make triumphal march
around the big hall and the great show
will be on.
For a continuous stretch of forty
eight hours artisans have been at
work to complete the decorations of the
big hall, and their efforts have resulted
N a masterpiece which will be a set
ting for the million dollars worth of
cars and accessories that will be as
sembled during today.
Every exhibitor has his display cars
or merchandise in readiness, and q
glimpse of the individual exhibits at
the show room fully carries out the
predictions that the show will be worth
coming many miles to see. Austin Nc
Fadden of the Cutting car agency is
the only exhibitor in hard luck, for his
show cars are held up on the railroad
and may not get here this Week-cer-
tainly not until Friday.
The public is showing it's interest in
automobile exhibits everywhere, and
there is no city in the country that has
as many cars represented, in proportion
to the population, as Los Angeles.
There are accredited lis makes of cars
and commercial wagons, handled by
eighty-four dealers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12

SCORE BY INNINGS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
EXPERT SAYS
NEW RULES ARE FAULTY
American Pigskin Chasers Fail
to Appreciate Importance
of Skill in Kicking

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-Suggestions
from English, Canadian, Australian and
Korean football authorities always
for pigskin chasing. Some of these
criticisms are valuable and others are
simple. At any rate, they all give the
rules committee something to ponder
on before decreeing next autumn's
gridiron modes. Alexander Knox, for
mer president of the New South Wales
Rugby Football league, however, has
issued an interesting statement on his
impressions of American football. He
saw the Army-Navy game, itself un-
interesting, and blames the rules. In
part he said:
Recently L had the opportunity of
seeing a first class game of American
football. 1 was greatly impressed with
the tremendous enthusiasm and mag
netic influence of such an enormous
audience; also with the rival calls,
songs and hurrahs of the partisans.
and more especially with the quiet and
unobstrusive demeanor of the Navy
goat.
"As the play goes no doubt it is in
one sense strenuous. that is, as far as
sheer physical force goes. But, as
game where individuality, originality
and that faculty to grasp an oppor-
tunity and take it is considered, to my
mind it is. on account of the code,
very deficient.
Several attempts were made at goal
from place kicks. The place kicking
was very poor We have players in
Australia that can send the leather
over the bar five out of six times from
midfield. I have seen Hersenger Zone
of the greatest place gickers in the
world) frequently kick a goal at the
extreme right wing from midfteld.
There were several brilliant dashes that
brought the vast audience en- masse to
it's feet. This proves my contention.
Make the game open, give the players
a chance to display their faculty of
grasping the opportunity at the right
time, and the audience will be better
pleased.
"Football is the great winter game
in nearly all countries speaking the
English language. The German en-
peror has quite recently advised his
subjects to take up the game. France
has adopted the rugby rule. 1t is
pity we could not form football fed
Grafton with international contests.
What a spectacle 1t would be to see
teams from England, Scotland, Ire
land, South Africa, Australia, Canada
America and Germany competing for
the championship of the world! This
affiliation of genuine sporting interests
would do more to promote good feeling
and peace in the world than all polltl-
cal conventions"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
MERCHANTS 2, VERNON 1

The Tenth Street Merchants in a
fast game nosed out the Vernon team
in one of the best exhibitions of the
national game ever played in the JuVe-
nile league ranks. The score was to
in favor of the Merchants. Eads and
Wallace were on the points of the
winners, each securing a three-bagger
off the delivery of Dudley Kid Mohler
in several stages of the game lost his
head and threw wild to the respective
bags and gave the Vernon team their
only run. The game developed into
pitchers battle. each striking out six
of their opponents. Chick for the win
ners twirled no-hit contest. McGreal,
center fielder for the Vernon team, dis
played excellent judgment in pegging
to the keystone and his sensational
running catch in center garden. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
GOLF FANS ARE
BUSY ON GREEN
Artists of NibIick and Brassie
PraCticing for Merry Round
of Holiday Journeys

With the winter golf season well
under way the followers of the games
of the green are preparing for the
big tournament of the holidays. From
the interest that is being taken in the
sport it looks like Southern California
is to be the ideal home for another
sport. The San Gabriel, Annandale,
Los Angeles and Virginia clubs are
preparing classy programs for the
holidays and some great meets are
expected.
At the AnnandaIe club everything is
in readiness for the annual Decem-
ber tourney. A new green has just
been built at the eighteenth hole and
the management plans to establish turf
circles for the entire course. The MEM
bers will hold an open golf and tennis
tournament about the first of Janu-
airy and entries are already being re-
ceived from local experts and north
ern club wielders.
On the Los Angeles Country club
links there are busy times as we'll ana
match and medal play Journeys among
the members are being held monthly.
The Los Angeles club has furnished
some of the best players in western
golf circles and a great deal of the
credit must be given the monthly con-
tests scheduled by the club.
The Virginia Country club has just
completed a tournament and will prob
ably hold another shortly. Membership
has been increasing daily and the
club promises to be golf and athletic
figure of prominence in the west.
The wonderful work of the South
ern California golfers in the western
tournament, the excel lent showing of
the local men in the northern and
telegraph Journeys show that golfing
is coming into prominence as q sport
in Southern California and that with
in short time the local links will be
one of the attractions of the state to
the eastern tourists.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
BREAK BEST
SAN OIEGANS GET
Win from DoyIes in Morning, but
Take Short End When 0p-
posed by Giants
WINTER LEAGUE STANDING

San Diego's bunch of diamond stars
in the Winter league managed to get
an even break out of their two games
at Vernon yesterday, winning from the
Doyles in the morning contest and get
ting trimmed by the Leland Giants af-
ter lunch. The dark complexioned gents
were yforced to 80 ten acts to get their
part of the to 5 score, but in the
morning San Diego piled up four points
to the Doyles' one within the CUSTOM
ary nine innings
Long Joe williams and Killilay were
the opposing slabsters in the afternoon
fest, and each was there with nice con-
troll. Twelve Giants slammed the air
in reaching for benders, and ten of San
Diego's warriors swatted ozone In try
ing to locate williams slants. Neal
Ball, triple play hero, added to the oc-
casion by lofting the pill over the PAL
isades for a quartet of bags.
Delhi and Stewart met in the morn
ing bout, and although the big blonde
hoy struck out more men than Stewart
he was touched for one more hit. These
were punched where they did most
good. The scores: