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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
KING NOMINATED
RANDOLPH COUNTY REPUsLl
CANS WILL TRY TO ELECT
LEGISLATOR.

ELKINS, W. Va. Aug. 12.-With a
plank in their platform qualifying
their endorsement of the Taft admin.
istration by commencing that admin.
istration insofar as the tariff was re.
yised downward, and demanding a
further revision. the Republicans Of
Senator Stephen B. Elkins' home coun.
ty nominated candidates at their con-
vention held here yesterday afternoon
for the legislature, county commission.
ers, county clerk and superintendent
OF schools.
NJ. II. King, of Elkins, was nomi.
mated for the house Of delegates;
George w. Adamson for county com.
missioner; T. w. Stalnaker for clerk
Of the county court. and N. P. Taylor,
of Beverly, for superintendent OF
schools.
Claude w. Maxwell, of this city, was
chairman, and H. G. Johnson, editor
of the Elkins Inter-Mountain, was sec.
retary.
King was opposed for the legisla.
ture by John F. Nydegger OF Elkins,
but King won by vote of 70 to 2S.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
FIFTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS
SPLIT IN TWAIN
TWO CANDIDATES NAMED FOR
E STATE sENATE-FELL OUT
OVER RULING oE THE
STATE COMMITTEE.
little HOPE OF COMPROMISE
PROMINENT MEN IN FACTION
OPPOSED TO WHAT is
STYLED THE REGULAR
TICKET.

. HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug. 12.-
The wet and dry factions of the Re.
publican party in the Fifth senatorial
district, in convention yesterday at
Hurrisane, split, and as result
there were two conventions, divided
on the temperance line, each OF which
nominated candidate pledged to the
desires OF the respective constituents.
w. c. Hedrick, Of Putnam county,
was the nominee OF the dry faction,
and H. NJ. Shultz, also of Putnam
county. was the choice of the anti
temperance or regular forces.
When the regular" delegation from
Cabell county arrived on the scene,
they were surprised to find a Cabell
county delegation at Hurrican, claim.
ing to be the only real representa-
tives from the dominant county of
the district. These delegates, led by
]. H. Strickling and Senator D. B.
Smith. had been appointed by Candi-
date Hedrick, according to the provi-
sions OF the original call for the con-
vention, which provided that the can
didate who riceived a majority vote
in the Putnam county primary should
name the delegates from all counties
of the district.
This provision was held illegal by
the Republican State committee, but
the Hedrick leaders in Cabell, going
on the theory that the State commit
tee had no Jurisdiction, determined
to carry out the original plan.
The split came on the effecting Of
an organization, and after several
hours were devoted to futile efforts
to effect compromise.
The regular convention was made
up of forty.nine delegates from Cab.
ell and nine wet delegates from Lin
coin.
The dry convention was composed
of twelve Putnam county delegates,
twenty-five Lincoln delegates and the
Cabell "insurgent" delegation.
The regular convention adopted
resolutions endorsing the State and
national administrations, and in.
structing the nominee to vote for the
reelection of both Senators Elkins
and Scott, but the dry convention did
not take any action.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
ANNUAL TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING
WILL BE HELD AT PARkERS.
BURG THIS MONTH. -

The fifth annual tennis tournament
for the championship Of West vir.
ginia, conducted under the auspices
OF the National Lawn Tennis Associa.
ton will be held at the Country Club
courts at Parkersburg beginning on
August 22d. All of the tournaments
have been held in Parkersburg and
this one this year Is expected to ex.
ceed any previous one in point OF in.
terest. 1t is expected the entry list
will be large. Last year there were
80 entries and the entries this year
will probably exceed 40.
The committee in charge of arrange.
ments is composed of R. A. Johnson,
Joel Shrewsbury and Z. R. Kingsley,
all of Parkersburg. r.
Players from Wheeling. Fairmont,
Charleston, Sistersville, New Martins.
vile, Welch and other points will par
ticipate in the tournament.
Everett Drennen, OF Fairmont, now
holds the championship of West Vir-
ginia in singles. He has won the
championship twice as has also Ward
White. Should either of these re.
ceive 1t this year he will become the
permanent possessor OF the cham.
pionship cup.
The championship of West Virginia
in doubles is held by Frank Raymond
and Sweeney Fleming Of this city and
there will be strong effort made to
wrest this championship from these
players.
The week following the Parkers.
burg tournament number OF the
players throughout the State will
come to Fairmont to attend the invi-
tation tournament which will be held
here. This is quite popular event
in Fairmont and is looked forward to
by tennis enthusiasts of the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
OIL C0MPANY'S s
TANKS. BLOW UP
FIERCE FIRE FOLLOWED BIG Ex.
PLoSIoN = BRAKEMAN ON
FREIGHT SCALDED.

SISTERSVILLE, W. Va, Aug. 49,
The Riverside Oil Company's tanks
blew up this morning at two O'Clock
with terrific force, and great fire
ragged for some hours. The explosion
occurred just as an Ohio river freight
was at work. One brakeman was bad
ly burned and another slightly.
Gasoline drums exploding like fire,
crackers. and there was grave danger
to the thousands of people who are
gathered around the fire.
A number OF houses were in close
proximity to the fire, also several oil
wells and tanks and gasoline tanks.
The name Of the brakeman injured
Is Booth. OF Parkersburg. Another
brakeman was blown from the top OF
car and slightly burned.
The gasoline Is believed to have
caught from a brakeman's lantern, the
crew being in on the siding after a
talk of gasoline at the time the ex.
plosion occurred.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
S25 REIVARDIs
OFFERED i: | /. | E.l|'R
RUN|'|AI|IN||IIBB0FS
MARTlNsBuRe LADS TRY 10
CONCEAL THEIR IDENTITY
WHILE SEEKING w o oRt< & n 5
IN THE CITY.
TWO OTHERS HERE "a YESTERDAY
AFTER THEY LEAVE LETTER rs
RECEIVED CONC ERNlNGi TWO
BOYS WHO HAD BEEN
HERE. h a. 4

Two boys by the name or Smith and,
Renner came to this city last even.
ing and were at the city Offices. 1t
was plain to those that were there
that the boys had run away from
home. They were questioned about
where they lived and they said that
Grafton was their nearest town. They
had lived in the country four years.
Some more questions brought out the
fact that they did not know anything
about Grafton or Taylor county. Aft.
er an examination they admitted that
they had run away from their homes
in Martinsburg, One boy stated that
he was a brother to the chief of po-
lice OF Martinsburg. He is q book,
keeper and stenographer. He Is said
to be bright lad. The boys said that,
they were going to try for q job at
the glass factories in the city. They
seem to have left the! city during the
night. a, 4, I
Chief Harr received q letter this.
morning from w. N; Casteel, of Ter
ra Alta, offering twenty-five dollars
reward for the arrest and delivery oE.
his two boys, aged eleven and four
teen. Some weeks ago the boys were.
arrested by one Of the city policemen
A justice on the east sideiof the river.
did not want to send the boys to jail
until the father could be informed of
their arrest and sent them out TO play
with his boy. While at play the run
aways decided to skip out and that
is the last that has been heard of
them. -. - ,. Z. Z. .g 4 X.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
Charters Issued,

The following charters were issued
by the secretary of state yesterday:
The Comet OIL and Gas Company,
principal Offices at Grafton, to drill
for oil and gas. Authorized capital
$4,000, Of which $500 is subscribed
and $50 paid in. lncorporators, Ona
c. Jeffreys, B. W. Perine. H. w. Muir.
ray. A. S. Warder, Jr., and Henry ].
Pracht.
]. X. Wimbrough and Company
principal Offices at Clarksburg: min
ing Of coal and manufacture of coke
and mining OF oil and gas, etc. Au.
thorized capital $4,000. OF which $500
has been subscribed and $500 paid
Incorporators John X. Wimbrough
Althea G. Wimbrough, ]. Ray Quinn,
William c. D. Weemon and Michael
P. Gawnor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
Spit BULLET
.Is|:a|L.!0!|.CATED | |! | AT
..B||.A|C5K'0FN ] NOSE
DOCTORS FIND OPERATION WILL
BE EASILY PERFoRMED-oN
/. MAYOR GAYNoR If 1T is
FOUND NECESSARY.
blood J 0 SHOWS NO INFECTION
PATIENT SLEPT SEVEN HOURS
LAST. NIGHT AND is DO
ING NICELY YET TO-
.s.i I'D DAY,

NEW YORK, Aug. IA bulletin al
seven o'clock says: "Gaynor passed
q good night. Slept seven hours
Comfortable this morning; general
condition excellent"
Or. Dowd says he has arranged to
have an operating surgeon constantly
present as a ,precaution lest the wound
show. infestion, nccessitating immedi
ate operation. There is no sign of in
sfection yet he declares.
The. doctors are congratulatinr
themselves that they didn't operate on
Gaynor following the first X-ray show,
ing the @split bullet" A second sc;
of pictures shows the bullet in a vault
Of the, ,pharynx back of the nose. They
declare II an operation is necessary
1T can quickly be extracted. Two sam
pies of blood are taken for daily ex
animation now in an effort to find
traces OF infection.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
EARTH IS HOLLOW
AT LEAST PART UNDER sTAuN.
TON is AND BUILDINGS
ARE TUMBLING.

sTAUNToN; Va, Aug. IA two
story house and large tree have
been swallowed up in the earth, many
other residences are sinking and have
been abandoned by their occupants
and public buildings are endangered
as the result of boring an eight hun.
dred foot well in the public square
here.
Clacks in the earth are spreading,
the postoilice and public school build.
ing. The walls of the school house
already are cracked. Residents arc
much alarmed and heroic efforts are
being made to prevent further caying
of the earth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
IFO0LEDNEWSPAPER MEN
SENATOR ALDRIcH SLIPPED TO
BEVERLY FOR A CHAT WITH
!: THEsPRESIDENT.

BEVERLY. Aug. Ex-senator AID.
rich aboard his yacht, C,Wo.Ra, slipped
into Beverly, to-day and interrupted
the presidential breakfast. He talked
politics rs minutes with Taft. Aldrich
fooled the newspaper men by coming
ahead OF time. He left the harbor be.
fore the correspondents. could reach
him. Taft will meet Secretary Mac
Yeagh, and Postmaster General Hitch.
cock today. MacYeagh will discuss
finance and the Presidents policy OF
retrenchment of government expedi.
lures. Senator Dick tomorrow will
introduce Warron G. Harding. Con.
sgressman Longworth. golfed with the
President this morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
STRONG ON SUGAR
AMERICANS AVERAGED 80 POUNDS
~ EACH FOR YEAR END
.{ y ttt ING JUNE so.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The De.
partment of Commerce and Labor re.
port shows that the average Ameri.
can ate So pounds of sugar during
sthe year ending June, 30. 1t is esti'
mated we consumed seven and one
half billion pounds. Only in two
previous years the total approached
the seven billion mark. The Ppillip.
pines furnished hundred and seven.
ty.six million pounds. 1t broke all
records since annexation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
BUNS ARE PLENTIFUL
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO FUR.
NISH EMPLOYMENT FOR
THE CITY'S GUESTS.

Six plain drunks were before the
mayor this morning. Two OF them
paid out and the other four had to do
time at the city jail. The bunch was
a sorrowful looking one. The names
that they gave were: NJ. b. Faust,
John Moran. John Mckinley, Hugh
Crawford, Philip Schultz and Nelson
A. Riley.
The city Is filled with tramps and
buns that are giving the police force
a lot of trouble. To do away with
this nuisance to some extent a city
work house will be fitted up and the
prisoners will be put to breaking
stone. Lots OF macadam can be man
ufactured for the roads by making the
prisoners work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
ONLY FA|RM0NT
.RADSPR|NGMEET
ALL OTHER TOWN IN BIG CIR.
Cult FELL DOWN. ON a;
& Es EARLY RACES.

When the stewards OF the West
Virginia. Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland
racing circuit, the greatest half.mile
racing circuit in the world, held thir
annual meeting last winter, a number
the fair associations got OF scrapping
for dates and as a result several as.
sociations secured conflicting dates,
chief Of which was the conflicting
dates between Rockport and Wheel.
ing, the two greatest tracks on the
circuit. As a result of this Rockport
Withdrew from the circuit and entered
the Lake Erie circuit as did other
cities.
Unable to hold the towns together
the famous circuit had to be aban.
doned and onother circuit formed.
But one city in West Virginia (Fair-
mont held the spring meet. Wheel
ing would have held her meeting had
not Rockport refused to accept heI
dates. Now that the racing season is
far advanced the change in the cir
cult has started to tell on. the asso.
Citations. The cities in this state
which have stuck in the circuit with
Wheeling, have, been securing the
cream Of the half.mile horses, while
Rockport, Canton and other Ohio
cities who withdrew are getting only
second raters. 1t is safe to say that
when the stewards meet this fall to
arrange dates that the old circuit will
be recognized and satisfactory dates
to all arranged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12

The Lutheran Sunday school and
church will have picnic at Traction
Park tomorrow. A chartered car
will follow the regular one o'clock
Clarksburg car. A pleasant time is
anticipated.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12

A small child OF German batentage
died this morning at Minersville. In.
terment will be made at that place
on Saturday afternoon by Undertaken
R. C. Jones.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12

Mrs, Levi Harr and little son have
returned from Mt. Lake Park. Md.
where they had spent the past two
weeks. 4. (, :. !. d II H
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12

Frank Crawford has returned from
a trip to Atlantic City and New York.
Mrs. Crawford and daughter, Helen.
who had been the guests of friends in
the country, have returned home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-12
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NEW YORK, Aug. Ex-senator Ell,
kins, OF West Virginia, called on
Roosevelt at the outlook Office today.
Elkins said It was social call.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Aug. 49,
James Whltcomb Riley is slightly i'm
proved today. 1t is not believed his
illness will result fatally. Physicians
say he had mild stroke OF paralysis
as result Of severe nervous shock.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-John Lang,
"a, reael estate dealer, was killed
Karl Walz. 22, clerk, is dying, and
three others were injured today near
West Brighton when tire, burst on
an automobile running at high speed
and went into ditch.
THE HAUGE, Aug. 12.-Scnator
Root today concluded n six days
speech before the arbitration tribu-
nal to decide the New Foundland
fisheries dispute. The case has now
gone to arbitration. Verdict expected
September or October.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 12.-Joseph
Vending charged with the Kcllner
murder, arrived today in custody OF
detective Carney. He was taken in
an automobile to the Jail. No ex.
citement beyond the ordinary curlos
ity.
PARIS, Aug. 12.-Hubert Latham,
in his Antoinette Monoplane, flew
from Chalous Sur Marns to Issy, 130
miles in three hours. He passed
oyer Paris at an altitude OF three
hundred to n thousand feet, circleo
Eiffel tower, at times he almost
sraped the tops OF the houses and
Office buildings.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-J. Armstrong
Drcxcl, millionaire aviator. flew 6,750
feet. He broke Walter Brookins
worlds altitude record of G,1OO feet
last night. 1t was first announced
that he flew G.OO0 feet. Today Drexel
correctly read the barometer ana
found that he broke the record. He
SO high the machine was out OF sight.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-16
LAWSON Nfc.-- WEDDING
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 Miss Dorothy was -L= third 1t MT LaWslCs l4-z1-eCs -4 leave Dream E0IL and rEE- welding -l-c= the TWO o=1Ore- was large one and -11-5il=d many original 1=a-1-e=- Following 1Lt English customs, rEe Jay wa 2 aoII- day ll Egypt and the farm ueopI z joined s--l -Le Iuvl--C guests from the city i1 the B=tIL-zg dance | 1ig C'ErisCu1z= tree furnished -1e -nr=rczIu- IeEr for LEs younger generation
 The ceremony was performed by Rev John " S1--r. rector of the Church of the E-2lp1azE- Wl1caestar. l1 4- enclosed vzrard4 which had been turned Into 2 floral and green 1owe-
 Miss Lawson wzs accoupanf=s1 by her younger sister Miss Jean 0r -Bunuief LsE5ou- while MT Mccall chose as his best man = Dacre Bush d The us1ers were all classmates z- Harvard 1E IEr Mccall
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-16
UNWINDfNG OF THE STORY
 OF LUCKY 8ELDWtN'S PAST
Suit instituted by His Putstive Daughter for s2,5N.0oo Share of Es- tate Of Noted Turf-ar.

Los Angeles. Cal Nov fz-Tdz story el Elias J. Luckyl Baldwin : past began to unwind today in the trial of the contest instituted 5v IT. year-old Beatrice Anita Ba Ld7vln Turn bull. his putatIve daughter. for q g. 500,G10 share of the estate Jeff by the noted turfmau, when he died two years ago.
 Mrs Lillian A. Turn5uu of Brook line, Mass. mother of the girl took the stand for 2 long siege Of direct and cross examination
 Miss TurnouI was not in court dur ing her mothers testimony neither were the recognized daughters oE Baldwin, on behalf ot whom an array Of lawyers is making q light t9 pre- serve the s1L090.0 coo estate intact The story of the oId turLnsE's association with Mrs Turnbuu had [ sentimental setting in the park 1E an old ua1se in Winchester q suburb Of Boston. where she said she first met Baldwin, following 3 cores spondeuce which be- gan when she wrote ro ask for q clip ping from the uane of q famous race horse
 Mrs Turnbuu, or Lillian AshIev, as she was then. was = years old and Baldwin was 63. He wanted tc adopt her as daughter. she said. but tW0 years later when she came to Csiz- foruja he suggested that she become 
 Baldwin claimed Ea had been Cj5- varcesi. but Instead of seeking S cler- EyTaru or 8 justice of the peace, she added he drew up a contract on hotel stationery, which both signed Four days later Mrs TuruburT testified he took the contract from her. telling her she might lose it and that ite would put f in. a Sate place
 Photographs of Mrs Turu5uJ taken st rhe tIms of the alleged marriage wsre introduced in evidence One ot them bore the number -1z
 That does not refer to ny age said Mrs Turuoull. T had counted on the morning after our uarriase the number of kisses AIr. Baldwin gave me. They numbered just =. and ce told ule to write them on the back o1 the picture.
 On the Santa Anita ranch in the San Gabriel valley she said Baldwin treat ed her as his wife.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-16
FIRE PARTLY DESTROYED
 STEAMER MARYLAND
Three Hundred Passengers Had Mar
 row Escape from Death.

Norfolk, Va. Dec. f5,--Fire partly destroyed the steamer Maryland of the New York, Philadelphia t. Norfolk railroad tonight. and three hundred passengers had a narrow escape from Injury or death,
 The Maryland left Norfolk at 5I5 o'clock for Cape Charles. Thirty mia- utes later, while the steamer was be- tween Bush Bluff light and 9ewaIFs point, d. negro deckhand discovered fire among some bales of cotton in the freight hold.
 Mate Foster, after an attempt to extinguiah the fire aingIe-handed, had to be hauled to safety by means Of .. rope which was passed down to him from the upper deck.
 Eight United States gailors, passen- gers on the steamer, probably saved the lives of many passengers and pre- vented the destruction of the gteam amer. A sailor named Stone hung over the side of the steamer, while several com panions held his feet With his hands he burst 3. window leading to the freight hold and turned a stream of water on the fire.
 He held that position for fifteen minutes, while the Mary land was rac- ing with all speed possible for Sew alPs Point to discharge her passengers, most of whom were at supper when the fire was discovered.
 owen Startt, an oiIer, cut an artery in his arm by showing 1t through a window pane. He was sent to St. Nincent's hospital in this city.
 Had the fire been discovered thirty minutes later when the steamer would have reached the bar, it is feared there would have been loss of life The greatest damage was done amid ships, where the fire started. The flames reached the upper cabin and the walls of some staterooms were badly scor@ned.
 A dozen tugs responded to the Ma ryland's signals of distress and in a short time had streams turned on the blaze.
 The steamer Pennsylvania was rush. cd from Norfolk and took on the pas sengers from the Maryland and pro- ceeded to Cape Charles
Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-16
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
 WERE SAVED FROM MASSACRE
By coruandsnt of a Small Chinese
 Military Force.

Washington. Dec. 15.-American mis- ulonaries at Lienchow probably were saved from q massacre during the riots several weeks ago in the northeastern part of Kuangtung province, China, by fine prompt protective measures adopt cd by Colonel Lui, the commsndant Of The small Chinese military force sta rioned there. according to details or tn. disturbance made public at the state department today. No Americans were killed, but considerable mission- ary property at Sam kwong was de- stroyed.
 The American consul general at Canton, in reporting the situation to rhe department, says that Colonel Lui during the riots at Lienchow on Sept TS personally took a small guard to fhe American Presbyterian mission and bv removing the ferTyboats cut off the advance of the rioters across the river. thereby undoubtedly saving the mis- sion and missionaries. All of the Chi nese schools in Idenchov were de- stroyed by the mob.
 on Oct. 51 the riots were renewed and the scene transferred to sam Ewong. The property destroyed there included the American Presbyterian school and chapel. a Baptist chapel and fhe house of a Miss Johnston, m in denendent missionary. No Americans were in the town on the day of the outbreak.