Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1911-10-19
The bEWS'6F
WEST VIRGINIA

Clarksburk The eighth annual con
vention OF the State Federation 81
i Woman's Clubs met here in the waldo
hotel Mrs. Charles s.. Morrison, Of
Wheeling, presided.
FAirmonf -Four men were serious.
" hurt in the liead-on freight train
collision on the Monongahela river di.
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. near Worthington The
accident was probably due TO = flag
man niisunde ORDERS
Charleston. The Republican Cen.
trail Committee Of West Virginia de-
cfded on Statewide primary for the
nomination Of all candidates for State
/ Offices except candidates for the SUI
preme Court Of Appeals A subcom-
mittee of fiye members was named
10 work out the details and such rules
and restrictions as win guarantee an
honest primary.
Blueffeld. u. Al. Station and Taurus
i Collins were indicted for conspiracy
to assault Col s. M Smith, former
president Of tie defunct Fidelity bank.
i This indictment was made under the
Red Mems act, one OF the oldest laws
on the statute books Of the state.
Il was framed after the Civil War and
was intended to stamp out the Ku
Klux Khan It carries "a penalty Of
from / to 5 years in prison.
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Charleston The plant Of the Wash
ington Building and Lime Company,
located at Bakerton, Jefferson county,
was destroyed by fire, entailing loss
Of over $4,000. The building consist
ed Of a large frame structure and a
number of kilns. The fire started In
a large pile OF cord wood which was
located near the building. The origin
of the blaze Is unknown. The prop
erty was insured for $50 900. Daniel
Baker, of Baltimore, is president Of
the company. tFs a
Bluefeid. The following officers OF
the defunct Fidelity Bank and Trust
Company were indicted by the Mer-
Ger county grand Jury. S. N. Smith,
former president, four counts charg-
/ ing obtaining money under false pre-
tense; E.. w. Mollehan, two counts;
George r. Spearing. colored, janitor,
one count, both on the same charge.
]. Lee Horne, former cashier, one
count charging obtaining money with
out authority: John Walters, later
President D. R. Wood. Clarence Nc
/ Claugherty, Bert Shumar, w. II.
| Sheets, directors, charged with per.
/ hitting deposits when they knew the
bank was insolvent; w. G. Given,
clerk, charged with receiving deposits
when the bank was insolvent; John
H. johnson, Smiths father-in-law, one
count charging him with aiding and
abetting Smith in securing unIawf,llly
more than 100000 from the bank.
Wheeling fire at Benwood,
which is believed to have been caused
by Black Hand explosion, cost four
lives and destroyed property worth
4 $4,000. Two of the bodies have been
recovered from the ruins The ex-
plosion occurred shortly before 8
o'clock, when all the Inmates of the
4 place were asleep. Two sides OF the
building were blown out and this prob
ably killed one or more of the vic-
| tins. Fire Immediately followed and
! by the time the fire department ar
rived the building, three-story brick
and frame, used as tenement by
4 foreigners, was a mass of fame. The
first bodies found were those Of
woman and baby, and it is believed
| that they are the ones seen at the
window. The building was crowded
| with tenants. The police of Benwood
think the explosion was caused by the
Black Hand, although there are others
that scout the idea and say that it
was a gas explosion.
| Clarksburg. After accepting an in
| yitation Of the Music and Woman's
Clubs, of Morgantown, to hold its next
annual convention in that city, com
| plotting the election of officers for the
ensuing year and finishing routine
business, the eighth annual conyen-
| ton Of the West Virginia Federation
of Women's Clubs was adjourned here
in the assembly hall of the Waldo Ho-
tel The new officers are as follows:
President, Mrs. John L, ,Ruhl, Clarks-
burg; vice-president First congression-
al district, Mrs. George T. Watson, of
Fairmont; yiceRrsstdent Second dis
trict, Mrs. Waitman T. Barbe, Nor
gantown; vice-president Third district,
Mrs. A. D. Rummel, Charleston; vice
president Fourth district, Mrs. r. b.
Taylor. Parkersburg; vice-president
Fifth district. Mrs. F. j. WaddeH,
Huntington; recording secretary, Mrs,
]. 3. Cooper, Cameron; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. ]. Horner Davis,
Clarksburg; treasurer, Mrs. George r.
Brew. Ronceverte; auditor, Miss Nina
Applegate, Wellsburg; general fedora
tion secretary. Mrs. Hugh F. Smith,
Fairmont; delegates to the biennial
convention of the General Federation
Of Women's Clubs in San Francisco.
Mrs. John i. Ruhl, Clarksburg: Mrs.
H. M. Kimerlain, Wheeling; Mrs. Mary
MCMILLAN. Parkersburg, and Mrs. Paul
Grosscup, Charleston
Washingt IN. Samuel w. Cutlip was
appointed postmaster at Howell,
Webster county, W. Va.
Eikins. The Davis Memorial Pres
byterian church, at Gassawsy. which
xvoc erect Al hxr q ssrefs,v. II $500, N,