The Messenger from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 1

VOL.1. BECKLEY. W. FRIDAY, AUG. 5, 1910.

AUTOMOBILE BECKLEY MAN ENTHUISTIC ADVOCATE THE PROJECT ff- Between Tver Towns Can Easily Be Made in Five Hours Over Present "'Roads should not nt least average ten miles an hour which would allow plenty of time to make the round trip between' seven o'clock in the morning; and seven o'clock' at night. The following article from the Bluelield Telegraph -will Ije-, re'ad' interest by those whose 1 busi- necessitates trips between Beckley arid that city. Wesley Wilkes, Beckley, arrived in: the city, last night after driving capital ta Bluelield via Princeton. Mr. Wilkes found -the good shape and asked if he.thought an automobile could Imake the trip said he thought it'could be easily done under good weather conditions.

The distance is about" fifty- n've miles and the round trip should make a fine outing for some of the local mitomobilists. The route from this city is to Princeton, twelve miles; from Princeton to Spanish-- miles: from Spanishburg to Camp Creek, six.miles; Camp Creek to Flat Top ten miles: "Flat Top to Shady Springs eight miles; Shady. Springs to Raleigh, seven miles: Kaleigh to Beck-ley; three miles. This route would take' the-' tourists through from southernmost to. the most northern" nnd would give them a chance to see the line farming territory of the county as well as an opportunity to drive, over the Flat Top mountain which would be the hardest part of the trip, according to Mr.

Wilkes, but-whichr-he-says could be made easily as the roads lire in pretty fair shape. The trip could bo-made in a day in good weather and under ordinary conditions a car with a good driver should make the i 10 miles easily. The trip would give the country people a chance see automobiles and would do m6re for good roads than anything- which could be attempted. The tourists would enjoy the trip immensely, as they find a great many things to please them. Hundreds of child- dren and people who never saw a machine before would gather along the- rpa'tl-at various points and the fact they were there would be enough to pay for the trip.

The.route to be followed would be what is known as the Grayson and Kalcigh turnpike also called the. Giles, Fayclte- and Kanawha turnpike. Mr. Wilkes says that the road between this city and Princeton would be as bad as any to be found except where the road crosses Flat Top mountain. From fifteen to twenty gallons of gasoline should be all that would 'be required for the trip and it.

might also be a good idea to take along a set of chains so the cars could make the trip over the roads in case of rain. Outside of these expenditures and plenty of lunch nothing else would be necessary and four or live people should have the time of their lives. For-those who would not want to make the trip in one day a stop over night could be made in Beckley and the return trip started the next morning. There is no reason why any OKEY ROSE Answered Final Call on Thursday Morning 'While it had been expected for some days, the news of the death of.Ok'e'y Rose onThursday morning brought feeling of sorrow and'n sense pf loss ery member of the community to whom he was and few young men enjoyed the esteem of a wider circle of friends. Shortly after returning from the Augusta Millitary Academy, at Fort in the soring; he, underwent an operation, fol- lowing'which he regained his usual health, but about two week's ago he was again taken ill with abeess of the brain, the.

so severe as to cause grave doubts of his recovery from the time of his ure, although everything possible, was done to stay the inroads of his It was realized on Monday that his case was hopeless, though the struggle, to prolong his life "was continued until the end came at one o'clock on Thursday morning. The deceased was March -19, 1891, and was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Rose, who, with one sister, Mrs.

H. Fi Wil- foiig, and have'the heartfelt the confiBu- nity in their bcraycmejuV ''TlVe')unc''ral'Xyiirtakel)ia''ce oiri the Baptist church at throe o'clock on Saturday afternoon, and the remains will belaid to their final rest in Wild wood cemetery. DANCE HALLS To Be Eliminated From City of Cincinnati In a statement issued last Monday Mayor Schwab' banished from Cincinnati the, gaudy concert and dance halls. When applications was made for a renewal of the license for the Casino, 1320 Vine street, L. J.

Huber, the proprietor, was refused, and the mayor took- occasion to announce that his policy run all such places out of the city. VICE PRESIDENT Implicated in Attempted Bribery of Senator Gore According to the, statement of Senator Gore in the investigation of the charges of bribery in the western land cases, Vice President Sherman was namcd-us-onc of the principals in the deal. Senator Curtis, of Kansas, former Senator Kentucky and other lesser lights, arc-also implicated. Settled the Controversy? City Treasurer Hutchinson yesterday deposited with the Kalcigh County Bank the money" obtained from the sale of the $60,000 of street improvement bonds. The bank will pay per cent interest on daily balances of the fund so leng as any of it remains on deposit.

J3ennett Acquitted Romeo Bennett, son'of circuit judge W. K. Bennett, of Fayctte c6unty, who on April Lfth of this year shot and killed Robert Brafford, was acrjuittccKby the jury on Tuesday, after but brief deliberation, and: has been discharged by CONTRACTORS ARE READY TO START IMPROVEMENT WORK ON ARRIVAL OF THE EQUIPMENT NO. 71 Which Will Probably Reach this City Next to be Employed on the cadam Streets. At the special session of the city council held on Tuesday night Messrs.

Wingate Mc-Ghee, the contractors for the sewering and paving- of Beckley- were present, and after a few minor amendments had been made in the original specifications in order to'make them conform to present conditions, the contract was closed, and the council informed by the con- tractors that their CfiuipTncnt" would be shipped from Roanoke at OIIQC, and might be expected here next week, when work on the much needed improvements be at once commenced. A considerable portion of "the paving and macadamizing, and the cotta pipe for the sewer work has already been ordered, will begin to arrive in ample time to permit work to be prosecuted without unnecessary delay, and with reasonably favorable weather the greater portion of the work as at planned plcfcd before: coming of" the' winter season." It is probable that the extent of the brick -paving will be greater than was at first anticipated, quite a number of pur ha vino- expressed a willingness to bear their proportionate share of the in the fiiarmative ant! Cottle in the negative. Treasurer Hutchinson announced that lie wished to get offers for the deposit of the money from banks outside- city, as it appeared that the two local banks had entered combination, and he wanted to place the fund where it would earn the most income for the city while it remained on deposit. In response-to a question as to what the Kalcigh County Bank would Rardiri stated that his bank would make its proposition to (lie city treasurer, and not to the council, that ollicial being the legal custodian of the funds. SUCCESSFUL TWO WESTERN STATES- RE PUD! ATE CANNONISM WITH EMPHASIS Insurgent Majorities, in and Iowa Indicate the Strone I 1 Sentiment Favoring a' Deal, AFTER BALLINGER Pinchot Critizes His Former Chief More than one avenue to the monopolistic gambling of the pco- le's property has been closed, but to be Clifford Pinchot, the former forester, and now presidentpf the National Conservation Association, today, summarising the progress of conservation measures during the last session of congress.

Criticizing the interior ment in regard to the development of water power, Mr. Pinchot said: It is unfortunate, that the interior department has absolutely refused rights of way for municipal water supply, irrigation and water power where ever thc'Iands affect ed are believed to bo valuable for water.power.. This policy hascon- the absolute stoppage of water power development throughout the arid west, and has clone much to create the totally false conception of conservation in that region. TWICE ARRESTED additional cost if brick is Woman-Charged With Murder of T.nt I i norlri rit-. 4 £..

Under the leadership of senators Cummins and Dblliver, the insurgent republicans of Iowa swept everything before them in the state convention at Des Moines on Wednesday, controlling the convention by a majority of about three hundred, and electing a new state committee, the majority of the member-, 6: which are pronounced insurgents, The tariff law was as a failure to redeem the parly pledges of 1908, and the Taft administration was "com mended'so mildly as to have the effect of an open criticism. In Kansas, where primaries were, held, the insurgent majority is placed at about 30,000, with the returns yet to bo received likely to increase that figure, the insurgents nominating the candidate, for governor, and at least six of the despite tho fact that Speaker Cannon' made a campaign in that slate in the effort, to stay the fide of revolt against the policies of which he is tlie; of f-rovcfnor Patterson, of Tennessee, who attained notoriety by his pardon of the assassins of Senator Carmack, to control the administration of the slate through the election of supiome court judges who would join him ted for macadam on the streets upon which 'their property abuts. The consent of two thirds of the property owners on any spccilied block is necessary to authorize the change from macadam to brick, and petitions arc now being circulated among the property holders with this end in view. On the streets to be macadamized, concrete, instead of the regular macadam, will be employed, the ultimate cost having been found to be less, with the additional advantage that the concrete can be used as a foundation for brick paving should it bp determined at a later date to extend that style of paving beyond the limits fixed upon. Before taking up the Question of closing the contract, there was some further discussion of Che disposal of the funds derived from Judge Watson Jessie Mefe, one of the two wo- connection with Hon.

James A. men arrested the murder of in Watson, but who with her sister and Claude were released Monday night, was again taken into custody Tuesday' morning, but was later allowed to go on her own recognizance. The authorities do not explain the meaning of this peculiar move. The coroner's jury is hearing evidence, but the sessions arc being held behind closed doors. The authorities arc endeavoring to secure evidence as to where the strychnine with which Judge Watson was poisoned was purchased, and who hauled his body to his home following his death.

M. P. SHAWKEY M. Beckley August 16 P. Slmvkcy, stale superin- the sale of the.bonds, and in the State Superintendent to Visit hands of the city treasurer, the majority of the members of the council present apparently being of the opinion that it was their business, rather than that of the treasurer, to determine where the i money should be placed tw in the aftcr ite use in the payment of the con-1'T tractors as the work progressed.

Mn lw ffkc ml Mr. I. C. Prince, for the Bank tl Ugh Cll lor bl lls a most of Kalcigh, offered to pay 3 )0 and the public cent interest on daily balances for i gC1 one half of the amount, or if any aml County ll tendent of free, schools, "will visit Beckley on Tuesday, August 1C, and during his stay here will deliv- jcr othcr bank offered as much, that bank would pay more. Mr.

Prince, asked that his offer be made a matter of record, which was done by motion, councilmen Meadows, Earwood and Foker votino- make it a point to hear him on the occasion of his visit here. H. McKean Conner will mak his home in this city, he having brought his family here from Pennsylvania. whelmingly defeated yesterday, when a combination of independent democrats and republicans swept tne state by an overwhelming majority. MAYOR ARRESTED For Violation of the Johnson Pistol Law William Mead, mayor of Kermifc was arrested on a JN W.

passenger train at Naugatuck Sunday on a charge of carrying a pistol. The arrest was made at the instance of William-Workman and other citizens of Kcrmit, who declared that they had seen the butt of a revolver extending from his hip pocket. An oflicer who was called aboard tho train at A'augatuck, made, the. arrest. When Mead was searched the revolver was found on his person, and he was taken to Wi I ham- son to answer the charge of'violat- ing the Johnson law.

JUDGE J. T. HOKE Former West Virginia Congressman Dead Judge. Joseph T. Joke is dead at his home at Kingwoodattheaa-e of 7G years.

After the formation of the Stale of West Virginia, he helped to organize Jefferson and Berkeley counties, served in the. state senate, was congressman one term, served as judge of the thirteenth judicial district, was United States consul at Windsor, New Brunswick. He edited the first newspaper in the present territory of West Virginia east of the mountains..