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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
LINER CORsTCAN
 MAY BE IN DANGER

Montreal, Aug. 14.-In spite of re- assuring messages to the Allan line officials that the liner Corsican was but slightly damaged in her collision with an iceberg and was proceeding to Liverpool, it was feared here, to- day, that the liner was more seriously damaged than reported. It was said that government signal service men learned that the Corsican,s today, was not far from the place where she hit the berg and that the Canadian Pa cif1c steamship Lake Champlain was standing by the injured ship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
LEWIS D. CARNEY LEAVES
 POLL FORCES IN NEW HAVEN.

Lewis D. Garvey, who is well known in this city because of his term of service here as manager Of Poli's 8 theatre. has severed his connection with the Poli forces. Since leaving the local theatre he has been connect ed with the Poli offices in New Ha- ven He has not made any definite announcement of his future plans but it is believed that he will join the staff of a New York booking agent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
STATE siOLONS HOLD FORTH
 AT SAVIN ROCK TODAY

k New Haven, Aug. Hover five hun- dred members of the Connecticut leg islative club met at Savin Rock today for the annual reunion and banquet. While politics were officially barred, that was the main topic under con- sideration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
DISCOVERY OF CANCER
 CURE CORROBoRATED

Paris, Aug. 14.-Professor Matrue- hot, of the chair of botany at the Sorbonne, and pr. Lannois of the Paris School of Medicine, today cor roborated pr. Gaston Odin's state ment that they have verified his dis covery of the cancer microbe and of a vaccine which they believe will prevent the disease and even cure not too far advanced eases of it. The Paris medical world has heard so many similar announcements, how ever, in which subsequently it has been disappointed, that 1t declines to become enthusiastic until pr. Odin definitely proves his claims. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
OBITUARY

F@herals services over the remains of Mrs. Mary Shannon were held this morning from her late home, 9S Lin- en avenue at 8:30 o'clock and thence to St. Augustine's church where Rev. J. J. Kennedy sang a high mass of requiem. At the offertory, Miss Mae Flaherty and F. J. Kelley sang "Domonie,'' and after the mass Come Unto. Me- The bearers were Thomas Smith, David Murphy, John F'ahy Frank .O'Rourke, John O'Neil and Christopher Reilly. Interment was in St. Michael's cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
ORANGEMEN FIGHTING,
 HOME RULE TO LAST

Belfast, Aug 14zOrange gen. orally. today, declared that they will disregard the new police regulation requiring submission, to Lord Lielften- ant of Ulster. rife club membership lists before the formation Of new clubs or the opening of fresh ranges is per- mitted. It is no secret ,fhat the or der is due to threats that home rule will be forcib1y resisted and it's issu- ance promises an immediate test of their sincerity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
Pick trim
 bathing suit at about a 1-2.

Summed up roughly, about any womans bathing -suit1 in the store to be bought for half of it's former prce tie lesss than hal if anything It has,been remarkabs shrinkage-but in price only. 1 These suits made of cotton serge, of fine ohar of silk. s> rS They are handsome styles. They fit well and afford plenty ofroom for to swim in comfort Each isweH made and attractive in trimming. sBosty black and blue with trimming of white braid few novel suits in the lot
 $1.50 $2 and $225 suits,- $1sAs
 $2.5O and $2.75 suits,- $125
 $3 $3.50 and $375 suits,- $1.75 2
 $5 and $6 suits,- $275r
 $7.50 to $15 suts,- $3.75 to $7.50
 Second T4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
ROLLA. WELLS WILL < HOLD DEMOCRATIC
 CAMPAIGN FUNDS

St. Louis, Aug. 14.-Rolla Wells, who was recently chosen treasurer of the Democratic national committee, is a former mayor of this city. He is shaped head, low voice and twink ling eyes. He is a banker by profes- sion. He is about fifty-six years old and was graduated from Princeton in 1876, three years before Woodrow Wilson. MT. Wells, favors the popu- lar subscription idea and the publica- fore election
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
YUSSEF PROCLAIMED SULTAN OF MOROCCO.

Rabat. Morocco. Aug. 1AMulai of Morocco. He succeeds his broth CT, Mulai Hafid. who abdicated be- cause he was tired of being Frances puppet and has gone to Vichy to live on big pension from the French government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
AMATEUR DEFECTIVE ACCUSED

Washington, Pa, Aug. 14.-Over- zealous activity in investigating the death of pretty IS year old Celia Funk, 10 days ago, resulted, today, in placing George Greene in jail, held by coroner's jury for the murder of the girl. Several arrests had been made at Greene's instigation and ad- vice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
DEATH CHAIRS LIST
 OF VICTIMS TOTALS
 EIGHT IN THREE DAYS

Auburn, Aug. 14.--Eight electrocu- tfons in three nights was the record of State Electrician Davis, inventor of the electric chair, when early today he shocked to death John Maruszew- ski, an Erie County murderer. Davis officiated Monday at the execution of seven murderers in Sing Sing prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
Bridgeport, Conn.,.
 Wednesday,, August IA, 1912.
Splendid white dresses for girls, extra value.

Such white dresses as Mother would sit down and make with infinite care and to be bought at practically the cost of the materials that Mother would put into them. That means that all the work and plan ming is saved Then too, heedlework could be more slzillful or careful than that in these dresses, Most are samples All are of fine pure white muslin Trimming is of embroidery of lace and is rich and eff fective Styles new and thoroughly grlish and pleasing. gE. Actual worth of the dresses ranges from $750 to s1a50,-
 $5 G $875.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
KILLED BY COLLAPSE
 OF DEFECTIVE AIRSHIP

London, Aug. 14.-For the collapse of his aeroplane, resulting in R. c. Fenwick's death, on Salisbury Plain, last night, afrmen say, today, that structural defects were responsible. Fenwick himself built the machine with the help of a single workman unskilled in airship construction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14

Newport, R. I--Society here was
 given shock when Mrs. Alexander Dallas Pratt. of New York, grand
 daughter of H. H. Rogers, appeared in the Casino wearing one black and one
 white stocking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
MADISON STORE BURGLARIzED
 FOR THE SECOND TIME

Madison, Aug. 14-Last night. for the second time in a few weeks, the Monroe drug store was entered by burglars and pipes and tobacco and other smoking materials to the value of SIS taken
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
USED ANorEEER's coMMUTAT1oN

operator living in Lafayette street was arrested on a train and turned over to the local police, this afternoon for using another's colnmutation book
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14

New York-A mix-up of suit ca ses occurred On the steamer Robert Fulton. One woman lost her case containing $500 worth of jewelry and received one containing several broil. ed chickens
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14

New York-A turtle weighing 100 pounds was taken to city hall by two men who wanted to give it to Mayor Gaynor for a pet. The mayor was descreetly absent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14

Now don't to keep those shoes. We would far rather sell them without delay So make prices that will do it; prices that doing it. z1 Asexample Oxford ties and pumps splendid leath- and wide variety of them excellent shapes tan and black and patent leather shoes that have been 3 and $4,-
 .$1.9O and $2. % Oxford ties and pumps in sizes 2 to only and in widths A and B, splendid bargain for woman who can wear pair, have been $2 and $3 and 1nore,-N sEi<
 $I Nearly any woman, especially with small feet can get fine shoes at big saving.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14

The Weather-Fair tonight; faar, cooler tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-14
Worthy shoes at lower cost.

Women have rare oppOr- tunity to buy good low shoes at a big savisg. And they are grasping that opportun- ity with no loss of time. 7
 'Tis all due to the semi annual counting up of stock
 and to that counting bringing out the fact that we've a lot of shoes in one or two or thre sizes of a pat tern.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
Grand Worthy MaLrOn Coming.

Mrs. Annie S. Reade, of Richmond,
Grsnd Worry Matron of the Order of
the Eastern Star of Virginia, and the
Worthy Matron of Mizpah Chapter,
Richmond, will pay Tazewell Chapter
No. 43 an official visit on next Wednes-
day, October 80, 1912.
All members of the local Chapter are
urged to be present at this meeting to
greet these distinguished visitors. The
meeting will open at 7:9O p. m. prompt
ly. There are several candidates to be
initiated into the mysteries of the Or
der.
This will be the first official visit to
this Chapter by the Grand Worthy Ma
tron, and full attendance is desired.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
PURE ELECTIONS EEAGUE FORMED
Democrats, Republicans And PrugresSiVes
Unite For Honest Elections in Ninth,

With prominent democrats, republi-
cans and bull moosers present from ev-
cry county in the Ninth Virginia dis
trict, there was organized in Bristol on
last Monday what is to be officially
known as ''The Fair Elections Society
of the Ninth District of Virginia. -
Judge Il. A. w. Skeen presided over
the meeting and the following officers
were elected:
President-Joshua F. Bullitt, of Big
Stone Gap.
Secretary-George L. Taylor, of Big
Stone Gap.
Treasurer-A. T. Lincoln, of Marion.
The bylaws, as originally proposed,
provided for one vice-president from
each county and city, but after discus
sion this was so amended as to give a
representative to each of the three par
ties-democratic, republican and pro-
gressive.
The list of vice-presidents elected at
the meeting follow:
Bristol-Charles F. Gauthier, judge
John w. Price.
Bland-S. W. Williams, jr, James d.
Honaker.
Buchanan-E. H. witten, G. w. Litz,
r. c. Williams.
Giles-Dr. A. H. woodward, Judge
Martin Williams.
Dickenson-W. FL. Rouse, E. H. Suth-
erland.
Lee-R. l.. Pennington, j. r. Legg,
H. c. Joslyn.
Pulaski-J. w. Eckman, B. C. Hurst,
J. c. Wysor.
Russell-R. Walter Dickenson, v. b.
Gilmer.
Smyth-A. t. Lincoln, B. F. Buch-
anan, Mr.. Eads.
Wythe-E. Lee Trinkle, W. s. Poage,
Harry. Robinson.
Washington-Dr. G. A. Anderson, j.
]. Stuart, II. E. Wideaer.
Scott-Buram Keys, E. A. Hoge, /.
P. Kane.
Tazewell-S. C. Graham, j. Powell
Royal, G.. G. Harris.
Judge s. C. Graham, Of this place,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
Had Narrow Escape.

Monday while engaged in preparing
dinner at her home in Graham, Mrs.
Charles Tickle barely escaped a most
horrible death. She was abour her usual
household duties, preparing The family
dinner when her clothing ought fire,
and but for the immediate, aid of a
neighbor would IN all probability have
been burned to death. When her cries
were heard the neighbor rusaed in and
tore the burning clothes from her body.
thus saving her from the flames. AS it
was Mrs. Tickle was burned right pain
fully, though not seriously, and is re-
portec as resting comforts bly,, with
every prospect of ultimate recovery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
Civic Improvement League.

For some time there has been a gen.
eral feeling that there should be def
mite and concerted action on behalf of
the citizens of our town for civic bet
terment, and accordingly on last Friday
night meeting was called at the office
of the Clinch Valley Insurance Agency
to organize league for this purpose.
There was good crowd present, con-
sidering that the meeting had not been
advertised and was only called on the
day of the meeting. Much enthusiasm
was manifested by those participating,
and the hope expressed that larger
attendance and fuller representation of
every department of business, profess
sional and otherwise, would be present
at the next meeting.
j. N. Harman was made Chairman
and w. I. Gillespie secretary of the
temporary organization. The chairman
stated briefly the objects of the meet
ing and outlined plans not only for the
immediate future but for the more dis
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
Cornerstone Laying.

The laying of a cornerstone after the
building had been erected was witness
cd on last Sunday at the First Baptist
church, colored, on the car line. The
building has been in use for some years.
but there still remained something like
hundred dollars Indebtedness on the
structure and the pastor, Rev. R. r.
Henry, decided to celebrate the event
of paying off the debt by placing a
stone, with proper ceremonies. under a
corner of the building. This duty de-
volved on the Grand United Order of
Odd Fellows, of North Tazewell, assist
ed by members of the order from Tiptop
and Graham.
The pastor was assisted in the SER
vices by Rev. c. H. Rawlev, of Slab
fork, w. Va.
Rev. Henry gets his surname from
the immortal Patrick Henry, his pa
rents being, before the war, owned by
John Henry, son of Patrick. Rev.
Henry was raised on the old Henry
farm, the grave of Patrick Henry being
in the garden of the old homestead
where he was reared; and the reminis-
ences of his early boyhood are quite in
teresting.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24

asked to read a resolution which he de-
sired heard before the committee should
retire to nominate officers. The resoIu-
tion offered was directed to the circuit
judges Of the district, asking that they
be dlligent in instructing the grand ju-
ries as to the election laws and in doing
all they can in cooperating with the
movement for the publication of the
ballot.
The bylaws and constitution adopted
provide that no member of the society
shall spend money to influence cleo
tions, aside from legitimate expenses,
and it is further provided that the So
ciety shall use it's influence to prevent
the use of money and to keep down
fraud and unfair methods. It is a duty
of the society to institute prosecution in
case of election law violations and the
vice-presidents are given inquisitorial
powers. Each group, in the county it
represents, is required to look after
eletion practices strictly.
Senator John C. Noel, of Lee county.
republican, after the meeting Monday
made complaint of the action of DR.. ].
ID. Buchanan, democratic chairman of
the Ninth district, who although in at
tendance at the meeting, disappeared
before the proceedings were concluded
and did not sign the membership pledge
of the pure election association.
"The republican district chairman, C.
5. Pendleton, said Mr.. Noel, "remsin-
ed to the end of the meeting, signed the
pledge and paid the membership fee.
If DR.. Buchanan expects the people of
the district to feel that he has desire
to tote fair in the arrangement for pure
elections, he will lose no time in making
himself a member of the association.
feel that Mr.. Pendleton has a right to
expect as much from the democratic
chairman, and he will do his party an
injustice if he remains out of the aeso-
ciation."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
From Out The Past.
"we're twenty, IRE twenty.

We're twenty, we IRE twenty,
Who says we are more?
He's q tipsey young jacknapes,
Show him the door,"
Such was the refrain of those gallant
old Confederate veterans, when Captain
Joseph M. Ferguson, of Ashland, XIV.
and Captain A. j. Tynes, Of this place,
as they met here on last Saturday, aft
er many years, and compared notes of
the days when the Taze~ell Troopers
rode blithely out of the old town to meet
unfalteringly the many dangers that the
great war of the sixties brought, and of
days of gladness and sorrow in the ranks
OF the Sth Virginia Cavalry-into which
regiment the Troopers were afterwards
mustered.
captain Ferguson's s visit was too short
to go into all the details of the gallant
record of the regiment-thes seven days
fighting around Richmond, the battle of
Gettysburg, its heroic fighting to pro-
tect the rear of the harrasssd ranks of
Lees great army from Richmond to
Appomattox-all part of fighting 8th's
gallant record. Joyous were the memo
ries of the two old vets at the recollec-
tions of the days gone by, but they
could not but feel a tinge of sorrow as
they thought how few there are of the
old regiment to answer to their names
at the annual roll call around the camp
fires.
Captain Ferguson and his excellent
wife spent few days here with Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. .Higginbotham, and on
Monday left for Csstlewood to visit
Senator r. Walter Dickenson and FAM
lily.
Captain Ferguson's grandfather.
Samuel Ferguson, was one of the first
settlers here where our little town now
stands, and lived for a number of wears
beside the spring on what is now the
home of Captain c. A. Fudge, who, like
all the brave young men of Tazeweil of
the early sixties, was also a member of
the fighting force that struggled man.
fully through four years of blood war
for the Confederacy.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
ENGINEER KILLED
AND MANY INJURED
Number IS, Big Passenger Carrier on Nor
folk and Western, in Wreck at Cooper,
". Va, Sunday Morning.

Passenger train No. Is, one of the
Norfolk and Western flyers running be-
tween Norfolk and Columbus, was
wrecked IN some unaccoutable way Sum
day morning about S:45 while passing
the station at Cooper, w. Va, sixteen
miles west of Bluefield. Engineer w.
Z. Cowling was instantly killed when
the ponderous engine which he was
driving overturned, plnioning him I'm
derneath its immense weight. The ex-
press, mail and front passenger coach
also left the rails. injuring a number of
employees and passengers who were
occupants Of these Inflated cars.
1t seems that on Sunday morning
there was stalled freight train on the
west bound track between Bluestone
and the Coaldale tunnel, the route No.
10 should have gone, and in order to
save any delay the train was sent
around by Cooper over the east
bound track. Beginning at the end
OF the bridge at Cooper station the
grade is little heavy, and the train
was getting under good headway to
overcome this when the engine left the
track and turned over, burying Engi-
neer Cowling beneath it's ponderous
weight. Fireman A. B. Reynolds es-
capped serious injury by a flying leap
from the overturning engine. The ten
der was broken loose from its wheels
and forced through a part of the mail
car, which was next 20 the engine. This
car swung round, the end next to the
engine going down the embsnkment and
crashing into the pumping station of The
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Company.
which stands alonside the track at that
point. The baggage car was derailed
and turned oyer, as was also to first
passenger coach.
The four clerks in the mail car, G. B.
Shepler, Clarence H. Hughes, C. w.
Roush and A. ID. Shrsder, were all in
Jured, the former probably seriously.
They were taken to the Bluefield SAM
tarium where their injuries were at
tended to, after which Hughes and
Roush were sent to their homes in Col
umbus, Ohio, and Shrader to WaverIy.
Shepler remains in the hospital at Blue
field.
The passengers injured were: Ellen
Jones, of Pearisburg; A. Otey, of Blue
field; Mrs. d. R. Thomas, of Kansas
City; Harry McCabe, of Nobleville,
Ind; A. B. Sparks, of Cooper; George
Dearing, Switchback; Rev. R. H. Nc
Coy, Of Brsmwell; Victor Poindexter.
Rocky Mount, Va; G. F. Lafaber,
Richlands, Va; Lee Stewart, of Bran
well. None of the passengers are seri-
ously injured.
Engineer Cowling, who lost his life in
the wreck, had been running on the
Norfolk and Western for twenty-three
years, and was considered one of the
best men on the entire system. He was
a man of the highest Christian charac-
ter; and was buried from Grace church
Bluefield, of which he had been a men,
Der for many years, on Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24
A Natural Mistake.

Explaining how 1t came to class Mr..
Joshua F. Bullitt, of Big Stone Gap, as
a republican, the Roanoke Times says:
1.-The strong impression that Mr.. Bull
lit is republican was caused, proba-
bly,, by his independent habits of thought
and speech.
Sure, that is the hallmark of a re-
publican, and rarely found in other par
ties, but we did not expect so bitterly
partisan paper as the Times TO admit
it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24

and at San Diego there ia one of the
most beautiful, most secure, and best
natural harbors to be found in the
world. For years the Government has
been carrying out a plan of improving
this harbor, the first port in the United
States territory after leaving the canal
west and uorth bound Here the navy
Is establishing a base with coaling and
oiling station. Here the torpedo fleet
has its base. Here there must be re-
pair shops and naval dry docks. But
the Government has been tardy in pros
ecuting its work and the people of San
Diego have voted large funds to carry
on the harbor work themselves. Thew
foresee the great future that awaits
their city and harbor and are showing
their faith and enterprise by their work.
The development of the San Diego
harbor bears an intimate relation to the
creation Of great international expo
sition. In fact, all of the great public
and private works being engineered at
San Diego have a most intimate to the
success of the exposition, which is not
wholly an end, but to even a greater
degree means. That the exposition
shall be one of the most intensely inter-
esting, as well as, perhaps, the most
beautiful ever held, is the great snd
overwhelming ambition of San Diego at
this time, but inseparable from the
building Of the exposition is the awaken
ing of the civic spirit and the develop
ment Of the municipal personality.
Through her efforts thus far San Diego
has benefited to an astonishing degree.
She has grown in soul consciousness,
she has dared and found that she could
do, she has awakened to something of
the meaning of her destiny. 1t is good
to see the soul Of a city awake. 1t will
be magnificent in 1915, to see in what
manner this civic renaissance has found
its expression, to observe how a people
can rise above Indifference and sordid-
ness and grapple with the higher prob
lens of life.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-24

tant time, when our citizens will be full
ly awake to the fact that it requires
unity OF action and bard work to make
"city beautiful" and he prophesied
the time would come when TazeweIl
could boast of one or more parks. as
well kept as our cemeteries, a large as
sembly hall, public convenience stations
and all the things that go to make a
city beautiful and attractive. High
tribute was paid the ladies of the Gene
tery Association by Mr.. Harman for
their untiring energy towards the beau
tifying and upkeep of our city's two
cemeteries.
John 5. Bottimore, who had been
quite active in calling the meeting,
spoke of our immediate needs for the
convenience Of visitors. After a gener-
al discussion it was decided to call the
club the Civic Improvement League Of
Tazewell, and the following officers
were elected:
Prssident-J. N. Harman.
1st Vice-President-B. W. Stras.
End Vice-President-J. S. Bottimore.
3rd Vice-President-A. M. Black.
Secretary-W. B. Leslie.
Treasurer-W. T. Gillespie.
BY resolution the officers were made
the executive committee with power to
appoint subordinate committees and to
draft bylaws to be reported to the next
meeting for adoption by the league.
The meeting then adjourned subject
to the call of the president.