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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
MEMORY Of |OWA'S
FIRST GOVERNOR
HONORED TODAY

Maquaketa. Ia, Sept. 22.-The
memory Of Ansel Briggs, Iowa's first
governor and whose name is insep-
rarably interviewer with the early
history Of the state, was honored to-
lay In the unwilling Of q monument
IN the little Andrew cemetery, north
IT this place. where his remains
we're recently buried after removal
rom their original resting place in
Omaha. The dedication exercises
we're carried out under the auspices
IL the Jackson County Historical So
Iety and were attended by q num-
Der of state officials, members of the
iowa Legislature and other persons
" prominence. The memorial was
Unveiled by Mrs. Alexander D. Rob-
,rtson, OF Cherokee county, a grand
laughter Of Governor Briggs.
Ansel Briggs was governor Of
owa from 1916 to 1850. lie was
native Of Vermont, but as a young
nan he removed with his parents
Ohio. In that state he became
r Interested In establishing and oper-
ting stage lines. In 1886 he re-
moved from Ohio to Jackson coun-
y, Iowa, where he continued to in
crest himself In stage lines. Dur
ng the territorial period he held q
lumber OF contracts for carrying
he, United States mail In Iowa.
In 1912 he was elected to the
ouse of representatives Of the ter
1tory of Iowa, and four years later
re was nominated by the democrats
or the Office Of governor Of Iowa.
lis election took place in October
f the same year. On December 3,
lS46, he was inaugurated as the
lrst governor Of the state Of Iowa.
'or some time after the expiration
# his term Of Office he continued to
, 'eside in the town of Andrew, but
1870 he moved to Council Bluffs.
lie died at the home Of his son in
omaha May s, 1891, and WAS buried
that city, The last general as
emily Of Iowa appropriated $1,000
or the removal Of Governor Briggs
emains to his old home in Andrew
nd for the erection Of a memorial
yer the grave.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
AN CNSAVORY SCANDAL.
Atlantic City Situation Demands I'm
!. mediate and Drastic Handling.

Atlantic City Is, individually, the
most cosmopolitan, the least stable,
of New Jersey communities. A large
proportion Of it's summer population
4 which Is perhaps, four or Ave
times greater than that Of winter)
'1s made up Of successive regiments
Of feverish excursionists. They are
not necessarily the worst citizens,
+ out they have a notorious appetite
Tor food, and above all, drink. Wit.
less the fortunes made by board
walk vendors Of "hot dogs" witness
he "grottoes" where Pittsburg iron
masters and Philadelphia statesmen
line underground. Now, the politl,
al bosses Of the resort have fragrant
y abetted the outraging Of the law
II the state, which demands Sunday
closing Of saloons and bars. 1t Is
wen doubtful whether an Atlantic
Ity grand jury will indict openly
aW-break1ng publicans or derelict
'fnclals. Though the mayor has
Iust been held in $500 bail for ap
9earance before the grand jury, no
BODY, not even Gov. Fort, seems tc
expect that anything will be done
With local sentiment what it is. Yet
his state Of civil war between attor-
1ey general and chief OF police, be-
,Ween, governor and mayor, cannot
||oe allowed to go on. American re-
gard for law as law is feeble enough
without adding the spectacle Of war
ing executives, communities that
consider themselves exempt from the
operation Of the law, and legislation
placed upon the statute books only to
De secuted. Gov. Fort thinks that
lie has exhausted his powers, and de-
'lares that he Will place the whole
natter before the legislature. That
body should take prompt steps to
md, one way or the other, situa-
Ion that Is freshly scandalous every
Sunday
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
TWO CHARTERS STATE
OUT or THREE ISSUED

|. Charters have been issued from
the office OF Secretary Of State Reed
as follows:
Torchlight Oil and Gas. company,
Of BrookVille, Pa, with chief works
m Remit cky. 0CapitaI stock 5000
600, of which $1,000 has been sub
scribed and paid. The incorporators
are j. B. Atkinson, Of Williamsburg,
Pa; N. l.. Strong, J. B. Henderson,
P. A. Hunter, Of Brookvllle, Pa,
and A. c. Smith, Of Louisa, KY.
New Creek Lime company, of
New Creek, w. Va, was Issued a
charter to manufacture lime and
by-products In Mineral county. The
rcapltal stock is $1,000, Of which
5000 has been subscribed and $50
paid. The incorporators are f. E
Font, S. V. Ward, J. S. Ward, Of
New Creek; r. P. Stehley and J. c.
Watson, Of Keyser.
The Citizens Printing company, OF
Elktns, will do general job printing
and publish newspaper. The CAPT
| tai stock is $4,000, OF which $1,000
has been subscribed and $3.50 paid
The incorporators are Ralph Darden
J. w. Reitz, Boyd Wees and others
Of Elkins.
John F. Lloyd, c. c. Fittro, OF
Clarksburg, and M. T. Smith, of
Lost Creek, Harrison county, have
been given commissions as notaries
public.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
RUM0RED THAT Thee: & 0.
/. HAS SECURED HOOKING VALLEY
Deal is Said to Have Been Closed Monday, Where
10y the Hooking Valley Road Becomes the Prop
>erty OF the Chesapeake & Ohio, But No Confirm
alton of the Report Has Yet Been Made

In eastern railroad circles 1t has
ueeh announced that Edwin HaWley
ana associates, principal owners of
inc Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
nave. acquired control Of the Hook,
ing valley railroad, thereby secur-
ing an outlet to the Great Lakes by
Inc most practicable route.
While no official confirmation of
the big railroad deal has been an
nounced, the deal is said to have
Deen closed on Monday. The &C
Equisftion Of the Hooking Valley with
the hanaWha & Michigan, which liz
under control Of the Hooking, would
give to the Chesapeake & Ohio the
most direct line from the seaboard
to, the Great Lakes and would be
very advantageous to the West Vir~
gnnia shippers. The report from
New York says:
FINANCIAL and railroad circles in
this city and elsewhere have it that
the Columbus, Hooking Valley and
ioledo was yesterday turned over
by j. P1erpont Morgan & Co., of New
York. to Edwin Hawley, when he
exercised an option which he Is said
to- have held on the controlling In
terest Of the common stock for sew
eralr months. The deal ds said to
have been closed upon the payment
by HaWley of 100000 to the
Morgan interests, in whom the con-
troll was vested as, trust for the
Pennsylvania, lake Shore, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Erie and Baltimore
and Ohio.
The transfer of the property to
Mr.. Hawley is taken to mean that
the Hooking Valley goes to the
Chesapeake and Ohio, with the at
fairs of which he has been, closely
identified for nearly year, and that
1T will be, utilized as an outlet for
the G. & o. to the great lakes terri
tory, with Toledo as the port.
The Hooking Valley controls the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
The West Virginia League.
(From Parkersburg Seminal /

(From Parkersburg Sentinel)
What's the matter with O. West
Virginia baseball league next sea,
son? There Is no state in the I'm
ion where the national game has a
stronger hold or where the fans are
more enthusiastic. Hitherto league
baseball has not proven profitable in
the state, except in Wheeling. This
has been due in part to too expen
sive salary lists and in part to the
fact that the leagues have crossed
state lines and brought in teams in
Which little interest WAS taken.
, Suppose q strictly amateur league
be formed, or one with O. very low
salary limit, embracing the principal
cities Of the state, except Wheeling
which is in larger league. Rivalry
between the home cities would in
duce the greatest interest and the
patronage ought to be sufficient to
more than make good al expenses.
Let Charleston, Huntington
ClarksbUrg, Grafton, Fairmont. Ben
wood, Eikins, Morgantown, Sisters
vile and Parkersburg, or part of this
list, with possibly others, form O
league. There would be no lack of
interest and it is believed no lack
Of support II the salary lists are kept
down. The game might not be as
good IS the National League teams
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
AristOcracy Immured
From Washington Herald.)

o.
inquiry into conditions In the
Pennsylvania penitentiary at Pitts
Durg by the department of Justice
mas disclosed some interesting con-
ulclons In the. social atmosphere Of
Ihat institution. 1t contains several
'"ealthy mafefactors, who have been
sentenced to imprisonment because
lney wrecked bands containing the
money Of widows and orphans. It
ls 98eI .aHEipzisifsatg &aShats some40fkttfese
lmmured aristocrats i'm crime should
Ilnd durance vile. A former cashier,
sentenced to term of fifteen years,
sent a request to the court that he
be sent to the ,milder climate of At
lanta. He Is astonished that the
Judge ignored such a simple de-
mand. Another imprisoned cashier
expresses content with his clerical
work, but disMkes his associates. It
IS reported Of. these gentle conwcts:
several of the higher class prison
ers, men Of good education and for
mer high standing, expressed dis
satisfaction because they were com
PEELED to eat at the general mess"
Here Is Indeed condition that
might fifty" make to shudder the
senseless statue. of Quay. 1t Is pro
foundly sad that gentle robbers of
women and children must be table
mates Of common convicts. It must
distress them when some undesir-
aole citizen from the slums of free
dom eats with his knife or takes
soup audibly, or gulps his meat or
spills his coffee. Where are the
social distinctions Of souls among
these prisoners? 1t is possible that
some Of those who do not know the
etiquette of the table would have
shrunk at filching the support of the
defenseless dependent. Perhaps a
separation at table might be advos
Gated on the ground that it would
protect the grosser convicts from
spiritual contamination.
Nevertheless, conditions In this
particular prison do appear, from
all accounts, to be disgracefully bad.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
McDermott Speaks Out Loud.
(From Grafton Republican,

(from Grafton Republican,
Senator McDermott has something
to say regarding his vote on the Bal
ley gas bill. He says 1t in an open
letter addressed to the Morgantown
Post-Chrontcle Of Saturday, and as
we believe that an attempt has been
made throughout the district to place
the senator in a wrong light regard
ing his vote on the Bailey bill, we
herewith today reproduce with, the
article a newspaper portrait, of the
man who dares to stand forth for
the right as against the wrong kind
Of legislation, even though his &C
ton brought down @upon his head
the vengeful wrath of the railroads
and other large CORPORATE interests.
For the senator's letter we invite
the careful perusal Of all our read
ers, ut Is straightforward, manly,
fearless. 1t Is indicative Of the
makeup Of the man who will again
ask the Republican party of the
Eleventh Senatorial district for their
votes In order that he may once
moro represent his district in the
state senate.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
.Pellagr0 Problem Serious
(From WASHINGTON Times J

The more the perplexing problem
or pellagra Is studied the more seri-
Gus 1T becomes. Almost no satisfac-
tory light has yet been thrown on
this mysterious disease, despite the
amount OF study which has been
given to 1T by the medical experts.
That this version Of the situation
Is correct is seen from the official
report made by. DR.. c.. H. Lavinder,
OF the public health and marine hos
pital service, as the result Of re-
cent visit he made to the state hos
pital for the insane at" Peoria, Ill.
DIR. JaVinder found forty to fifty
cases in the hospital, which cares
for about 1900 patients. The the
DRY that pellagra is caused by corn
diet was hardly borne out by the dis
ooyery that corn products are used
but sparingly In the hospital, not
over two or. three times q week, and
the quality used is excellent.
A striking fact discovered by DR..
baVtnder was that the disease has
been In the hospital for many years,
though 1t has not been hitherto rec
ognized by the hospital physicians
as Pellagra. Or. Lavinder says he
has found this true elsewhere. In
other words, pellagra is not a new
disease by any means, as is so gem
orally supposed, but one which has
prevailed for many years. Latterly,
however, 1t appears to be growing
more common. >,
The conclusion Of DR.. Laytnder Ia
that pedlagra Is likely to become q
public health problem Of greater
than can at the present
time be realized.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE WINDY CITY

chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 2O.--At q meet
Ing Of quite q numb Der ,or1:colored la
dies held in Chicago last Monday.
Mrs. 8. H. Price presiding, It was
definitely decided that they would
organize National Association of
Colored Women's Clubs of the Unit
ed States. "A committee was appoint-
ed to draw up bylaws and constitu-
ton, and also recommend a list OF
officers for the National Association.
The report Of the list Of officers will
be made In about ten days.
At a meeting held Of the Law and
Order League among the colored
people of Chicago on last Tuesday
evening, series Of resolutions were
adopted opposing and denouncing
some very Objectionable and unde-
sirable characters among the color
ed people OF this city, and it was
agreed that a regular hot campaign
would be commenced against them
In the hope that they will soon make
their stay In Chicago 80 uncomfort-
able, that they would soon shake the
dust of Chicago from their feet. The
undesirable and Objectionable Ne
groes that this League is now after,
are Samuel r, Young, better known
as "Black Policy Sam; John Carter,
William Howerton and Chris Cohen;
all Of these are colored men, aud q
strong effort will be made to drive
them from the state Of Illinois.
Ehe1r conduct and nefarious con-
duct among the colored people in
this city, for some months and years,
has brought strong protest against
them remaining here any longer.
The National Federation of Fra
ternal and Benevolent Societies
among the colored people Of the
United States has issued a call for q
National Fraternal Congress, to be
held at New Orleans, La, COM
mencing October 25th, 1910. Rev:
G. H. MCGEE of Alabama was elected
president. The full list Of the Of
t1cers Of the Association will be" CIV
en- in the next issue.
William D. Green, colored police
officer, In Chicago, who has been on
the force for twenty-four years,
died last Wednesday. His funeral
was attended by a large number of
police officers in Chicago, : under
command of Sergeant w. F.. Childs.
Mr.. j. Upton, 5O12 Dearborn St.,
Is on the sick list this week.
DIR. George C. Hall has returned to
the city after several weeks vacation,
which he spent in the east.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, 3441
Wabash Ave., returned home last
Saturday from a three weeks visit
and vacation trip from St. Paul
Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Miller enter
tanned at dinner in honor OF her
aunt, Mrs. Marie Williams of Lincoln
Neb.,. who is spending a week stay
In the city.
Miss Emma Shaw has returned to
the city after several weeks spent in
the east with friends and relatives:
MISS Blanche Shaw Is spending her
vacation in Benton Harbor, Michi-
| gan.
/ A meeting will be held in the city
next week, which will be composed
or number Of colored men for the
purpose OF organizing national
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23

If you are tired Of your wife,
send her out to Reno, Nevada, and
after the divorce you will get a bill
something like the above.
Cheap?
In 1907, $50 out Of every 1907
900 married citizens Of Nevada
paid the .price--the highest percent
age Of divorces Of any state In the
Union.
Munsey's Magazine for October
publishes q remarkable article on
Reno and Refuge Of Restless
Hearts"
Speaking Of divorce in general
the writer says:
practically million divorces
have been granted In the United
States within the past twenty years.
The exact number for the years from
1882: to 1906, inclusive, is 945, 1925,
as against 12;832,044 marriages.
AS far as new marriages are concern
ed, therefore; 3there has been one d.
vorce for every thirteen wedding
ceremonies. And out Of this appall-
ing total, 206,225 divorces, or not
quite one in four, have been issued on
grounds of cruelty. Only one cause
has been more oductive-deser-
ton; and the total Of DEGREES based
on that charge Is 367,502. The ra-
ito has held good In Nevada, and UNI
doubleday holds there substantially
to-day" >..
After describing many incidents
in Reno divorce court history, he
asks:
lis there much Of this seeking Of
divorce in order to marry someone
else?
1T Is probably the explanation Of
seven applications out o? every ten
filed IN Reno. AS some men, when
their wives are away, mark on the
desk calenders the number of days
they have to wait, and count every
day as one day nearer to the reunion,
30 some Of these set down the hun
dred and eighty-two days required to
obtain the right to sue and the four
teen beyond that required for the
trial Of the cause. Every day is a
day nearer to freedom--and to q new
love"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23

Toledo and Ohio Central and the
kanawha and Michigan, but the cir
cult court Of this state has ordered
a dissolution of the bond under tn.
antitrust laws because they are
parallel and competing lines. The
kanawha and Michigan crosses into
West Virginia, and by reason OF its
connection withS the Ohio Central
makes through line from the coal
fields of that state to the docks at
Toledo. 1t is expected that the
Chesapeake and Ohio directors will
utilize this line, though this is pure
speculation.
The Hooking Valley, T. and O. c..
and K. and M. were, under Morgan's
direction, pledged to the guarantee
OF the bonds of the Continental Goa;
company and Its successor, the Sun
day Creek Coal company. This fea.
ture Of the consolidation was also
attacked In the circuit court by At.
torney Generals Sheets, Ellis anG
Denman, and likewise went by the
board when the court held that the
combination was illegal. 1t is ex.
pected that the case will be appeal
ed to the supreme court, but the ap
peal has not been filed. The situa-
ton that exists, therefore, is that
tho bonds are without any support
save the. physical property Of the
coal company and the working
agreement between the three rail
way lines Is. illegal, and is ousteG
by the courts ~--
., Exclusive OF bonds, the Hooking
Valley has $15,400,O0O of preferred
stock, and $11, 100000 Of common
stock, the controlling interest of
which passes to the Hawley inter
ests. The annual election Of. tn,
docking Valley takes place Octobe,
8 next, and 1t was not until ther
that 1t was intended the news of tn,
change in control was to have beer
made public.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
Pulling for Chenille.

(From Fairmont West Virginian.)
Chenille was considerably aroused
by visit last week from Hon. Hen
ry G. Davis, Hon. Richard G. 'Kerens,
Mr.. A. M. Smith and Mr.. John T. Da-
Wis. The distinguished visitors were
looking over proposed railway line
down the Little Kanawha from the
Coal and Coke road to Parketsburg.
The people Of Chenille are very
anxious to have a railroad and the
prospects now seem pretty bright for
getting one. Here's hoping that
they may do so soon,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23

from the 100 meridian west to, the
Pacific coast. =, -
The problem Of helping this vast
NUMBERS OF settlers pouring into
these regions Is q great one. Sec
rotary Wilson has been studying 1T,
and Is setting all his available 'ex:
perts to work ON 1t. He is convinc-
ed there are great possibilities in 1t,
put the system now in use in dry
land farming, the invention of q man
named Campbell, he pronounced
wrong and hurtful. The great prob
4em ls how to get plants to grow in
the soil h1ch can be plowed under
and increase the soil fertility and
help the soil to hold such moisture
as does fall.
Departments Work.
Secretary Wilson says that certain
al1alfas and clovers found by DR..
hansen In Siberia, common sweet
clover OF the middle west, which will
grow anywhere. and even the Rus
sian thistle are valuable, and the
great work before the department is
TO spread the use Of such plants and
grasses.
Another problem is to teach the
people not to waste the water in the
irrigated country. Study Is being
given the question Of how much land
can be Watered by q wind mill and
1t 1s found this will range from two
TO tive acres, depending on condi-
lions. Secretary Wilson feels there
are. great prospects for increased
production on the irrigated lands and
the dry lands,
Secretary Wilson investigated the
question OF whether the complaints
that toe much farm land is included
IN the forest reserve are well found
ed. Ne found the people wanting
more grazing +. land taken into the
reserves, instead Of less, and that
there was little farm land included.
Secretary Wilson attended the pure
food convention at Denver. He, saws
the enforcement of the pure food
laws will go ahead as before, and
that there has never been any. con-
troVersy save on half-dozen dues
tlons, and that the law has been en-
forced effectively.
AS to the Neutrality-suspicious. con.
troVersy, Mr.. Wilson declined to
comment. Nor would he discuss
politics.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
THE WEST IS PROSPEROUS ). J
. DECLARATION OF WILSON

washington, Sept 22.-Secretary
OF Agriculture, James Wilson return
ed to Washington today after a pro-
tracted tour Of the Western States.
he returned impressed with the pr&s-
per1ty he had seen on every hand in
the west.
The farmers" says Secretary
wilson, are buying more farms and
more automobiles. The prospects
THIS year are for big crops. The
prices OF land are steadily going up"
secretary Wilson offers little en-
couragement Of the idea Of cheaper
cost Of living.
i see no prospect" he said, "of
cheaper meats. Cattle and other live
stock, are high. Meats will not be
cheaper this winter. The price of
corn iP dear and Is now about 60
cents. 1t will go higher.
Inc TanGhers in much Of the west
are going out of business" added the
Secretary. 4 Now settlers are going
In and occupying the ranches, and
breaking them up into small farms.
They are not producing as much
meat RSt the rancher. In time they
Will produce more. Through the
reclatnatioH work, and. the dry land
farming. We are going TO have great
er production of crops and live stock.
Just now production, Is not keeping
pace with the Increase Of popuIa-
ton.
Better Methods.
I'VE must use better methods Of
farming, more intensive methods. I
believe the high prices will help to
bring about these better methods. "
The severe drought in the corn
belt has hurt the corn, according to
Secretary Wilson, but there Ia still
a big crop in sight. The grain crops
generally, he says, are fine, and while
there are some short pastures, the
hay crop is good
While In the west, in Idaho, Utah.
Colorado and other I.ocky Mountain
states, Secretary Wilson gave es-
pecial attention to the question Of
dry land farming.- He says that he
has lived through two great move
ments OF population west. Now g.
) third movement Is In progress. Tt
IS the movement to settle I'D the
semi-arid lands Of the west, embrac.
Ing hundreds Of millions of acres
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-23
It's Up to Cabe1I.
(From Huntington Dispatch.Hera

NFTOm Huntington D1spatch:HeTaId.)
With Kanawha county calling for
q special election to authorize the
issue and sale Of bonds for perma.
nent road building, isn't 1t about VI
to Cabell county to do the same
thing? If there is any county OF
equal population in West Virginia
with q larger per centage of almost
impossible roads than Cabell, thai
county has kept we'll away from the
rays Of the lime light in this par
ticular. This county once voted
down the good roads proposition but
perhaps with little more enlight
eminent on the actual value Of them
when compared with the cost, she
Will throw aside her fears and give
herself thoroughfares to travel on.