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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
'MIlgDTsll|l
BDf|G CONGREGATIONAL
aBnkl. EXA|NlN[R
Gives State Financial
institutions High
z .-T-..:. ! Rating -.

| Wheeling, w. Va, August IL
The banks OF, West Virginia at the
tpreseht; time are in my estimation in
Ithe'~best condition~the have been in
many years" This is a statement
made by National Bank Examiner,
blanchard e. Hiatt, OF Moundsviile.
Mr.. Hiatt, who received the, ap-
lpoiptment of national bank examine,
EIune4 1 against q field of many prom
lnents banking, authorities from, all
Layer the country. has since. receiving
his nappointment examined a.. total of
labout a o banks; in. West Virginia, and
PENNSYLVANIA. ! AEgreater por':"~, ="
thisa time has been in West. Virginia,
and in the, 20 .deRositories Of, West
Virginia, which have come under his
jurisdiction during this period. all
lhave been in. everyadetail found to be
in the most favorable condition. s.
In his statement No Hiatt attrih-
futed this excellent condition of the
banking institutions of the state; t,
the fact that during. the last few
years, this, section +ohthe country .hn.
not been, troubled by money string
enoies.a which materially yinjure tn.
npteF !of1the banking institutions.
j West. .Yfrgipis Banks Exce1l. =
| sv In;5 thissyrespects the banks OF other
states have not been quite so yfortu,
nate, called "panies'' reIgning ..
{yarious times, .obstrpqtlng the PROF.
lsress,; Of, the banking Institutions te
lsuch,g an .extentl that in many cases
heavy runs, on theaavaults Of tur
banks have brought about the failurt
Of, many while Others, managing to
hold up. under the heavy i, strains.
were set back in H. their %, financial
standing to such O. degree that It
! took many months to again. place
them on: their. feet. -
| ~ Mr.. Hiatt states that In his .oplnloit
almost every bank in the, state. og
West Virginia. is. in condition u
hold Up under. the sheaviest runs, BY
i.depositOrs, and In: most cases, be
troubled very little{by the draln.-, J
At. present Mr. Hiatt is carrying
out his duties as, :brigadler general on
on the staff of Maj General A. r.
Stoddard of. the knights of .Pythias,
who. is, attending. the eneampment
of the Knights in Wheeling. The
| first part Of next week ne. will leave
on g. tour of. therllower part OF the
state, but: the. exact route, to be, cot
cred has. not been dehpttely arranged
by him: - -~---etr.., .,,,-. -:
| e.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
-. -. '.'TtV-D-, -
GOAIPERs TO TOUR

Washington, August 17.-Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation Of LABOR, left today on q
tour Of the West and Northwest that
will last about two months, and ex-
tend over o number Of States. He
will visit many Of the large cities
and incidentally will consult with
the leaders Of organized labor in re-
CARDS to the defense fund and other
plans to aid the men who are soon to
be put on trial in Los Angeles for
the alleged dynamiting Of the Times
building in that city. Mr.. Gompers'
first stopping place will be Denver,
after which he Is to visit Salt Lake
City, butte Spokfne, Seattle, Van.
couver, Tacoma and Portland. Labor
Day will find him in San Francisco,
where he will deliver the address
before organized labor bodies Of that
city and vicinity A number Of other
California cities will be visited be-
fore, he returns East.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
SHOOTING: AEFA|Rss:AT /:
y MAMMOTH: LEADS. TO
....:::|RNAIG.'B upon. PLACE
Alleged Gambling Has
Been Going On :.
There
OPENLY. FOR
oFOUR':YEARS

Detective R. H. GJspdepip, of. the
National Detective Msso6 8Efe 1AN 81
terday ARRESTED Shelton Morris, OF
Mammoth, on the charge of conduct
ing gambling resort at. that place
The arrest was the outcome of a
shooting, affair which happened in
the Morris place on August II when
Festus Seabolt shot and seriously
Woanded man named George Hur.
ley during free for all fight, Hur-
ley's arm was so badly torn that. am
putation at the left elbow was .nea-
essary. jSeabolt made his. escape
and has not: been apprehended
Morris was placed under $500 bond
for. his appearance in Squire. Atkin-
sons court. August 26th for trial
The detective also unprecedented Is
alleged inmates of the place and
they are on trial in. Squire Atkin-
sons court this afternoon.
The gambling room in which the
shooting occurred is located next to
the county road and is said to have
teen conducted openly. During the
past four years it Is said that four
murders have been conducted there
but the place is now closed. E@
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY

BY virtue OF q deed Of trust ex-
ecpted to me as Trustee by John f
Blessing and Gertrude NJ. Blessing
his wife, dated on the 18th day OF
July, 1911, and recorded in the Of
fee OF the clerk Of the county court
In Trust Deed Book no. 81. at page
so, to secure and provide for the
payment Of a certain debt of 3d.
10000, therein fully described, pay
able to the Kanawha Savings G. Loan
ASSOCIATION, default haying, been
made In the payments in said trust
deed, required; / shall on ..,.-, ..
SATURDAY, AUGUST, ~. .1at1, AT
4, O'CLOCK r. NJ, 60
execute -, said trust, and sell at the
east fEont door Of the. court {, house
for. cash the :, following described
property. A. certain lot. or parcel Of
land in the City Of Charleston, Ks,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
I CONFIRMED PROOF
Residents Of Charleston Cannot
Doubt Whayt Has Been Twice -''
Prived.

In gratitude for complete relief
from aches and pains OF Dad backs
from distressing kidney ills--thous-
ands have publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills. Residents OF
Chart eston who so testified years ago,
now say their cures were permanent.
This testimony dopbly proves the
worth" Of Doans, Kidney Pills to
Charleston kidney sufferers -
w. l.. Brookman, 400 Ross street.
Charleston; w. Va, says: For long
time my back was lame and when
/ stopped sharp pains darted through
my Kidneys. The kidney secretions
were accompanied by a scalding SEN
sation, in, passage and we're highly
colored. The contents Of two boxes
Of Doan,s Kidney ILLS cured me and
in return, l am glad to recommend
them" 70
Mr.. Brookman gave the above
statement In September, 1906. and
when interviewed on June IL, 1909,
he said: Il have had no return attack
Of kidney complaint since using
Doan's Kidney Pills. 1 firmly be-
lieve that they will cure any case of
this trouble" .n".
For sale by all leaders. Price SO
cents. FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name---Doan's---
and take no other.
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Observation-Disclosures | 4 '''.'
WITNESS gA|hDl'.IttUR.II
:: !: ! AND !: EXHIBITS. E1TlR
Which He Thought
!: !. NJ fade Drill Dunlap His
Superior :. -. H.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

By Assoc1ATEo, PRESS.
Washington, August 17.-Upon
resuming the witness stand today
DIR, Wiley placed in evidence the let
ter he referred to yesterday, which
he had. received from Secretary Will
son notifying him of the appointment
of DR.. Dunlap as associate chemist
DR.. Wiley interpreted the letter, as
he said yesterday, from it's ,conext
AS meaning that DR.. Dunlap had
been given greater, authority than he
possessed. ..'.>.,- g.. ...
,. In the hearing yesterday DR.. Wiley
testified that he had never received
tine letter upon which was based the
charge Of the Personnel Board"
and the recommendation, Of the at
torney general. The letter, it. is, said.
had meyer seen sent, and the chief
chemist. had no knowledge that any
such proposition, as he was charged
with agreeing to, had ever been
n ade.-. .-.". -.
1t was also. brought out that a
phrase had been left out of this un-
sent. letter, which showed that the
proposition was TO be submitted to
the departm ent before any action
was to be taken upon the suggestion,
and that there was nothing upon
which TO. basea charge that Dir.
Wiley had contemplated doing what
the" Board Of PERSONNEL had charsc.
ed him with having contemplated.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n OH 4 J:
..::,9A |. I.:.eAlaE ::sUUlAEAT!".
= EHE.::sOUTH :sDErsPARK

Another double header ball game
is to be pulled off Sunday at Falone
Park in South Charleston. Messrs.
Wehrle and Van. Buren, have COM
pleted arrangements e for >. another
meeting Of. the. famous Sluggers with
a strong team and the latter will be
that representing the town of CLOTH
ier, and vicinity, on Coal River. At
the conclusion Of that contest the
winner will take on the All Collie
CLANS for a. game to decide the SUI
\premacy Of, the day. The first game
will. be called at 2 80 O'Clock and the
second will begin Immediately after
the conclusion Of the first. A big
excursion is to be run from points
along the Coal river and several
hundred visitors are ,expectedAfrom
along that line All three Of the
teams interested are in good trim
and close games are promised. -.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
7-18-4 Tues.
Kanawhs county, {

At Rules held TN the CLERK &c
or the Circuit Court OF Kana
County, on the first Monday insiS tiis
month Of August, 1911: itS
Maggie B. Denison,e Plaintiff, -.4,,-4'
VS.. In Chancery No. $780,
Harry J. Denison, Defendant. : @Ifs
(The object OF this suit ia. to OBJ
tain divorce from the bonds Of,
matrimony.) ...t.@. IA 4 If
q This day came the plaintiff by her
attorney; and ON his motion, and, It
appearing by affidavit fled, , thmI
the defendant is non~resideass of
this State, 1t is ordered that lfogiu
appear within one month after The (,
date Of the first publication hereof.
and do what is necessary to protect
his interest In this suit. ~ ~
Teste: IRA II. MoPTBsHEARp, p
A. NJ. BELCHER, -. Clerk Z
Sol. !: ~,
To Harry J. Denison: ~
Take notice that on, tle. 18th .day J,
Of, September, ;. 1911, at the Bawt,
Office of A; M, @Belcher, in the Aidars.
son-Stephenson building, In the city
OF Charleston, County OF KsnaWha
end State of West Virginia, betweSft I
the hours of 8 O'Clock A. M. and 70 4
O'CLOCK p. M. OF that day, i shall pres
coed to take the deposition OF hysd
Self and others, to be read iMesSSfat
denee in MY behalf In a certain aRft
in equity pending ins the 5E3repiE
Court of Kanawha County, ~ West 7
Virginia, in which suit Il am nlaihtszs
and You are defendant ~ asifls Ii
any cause the taking of aadd agbf
TONS be not pl maIaFsp9ped on
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

hawha County, lying on the North
corner OF Shrewsbury Street and Fry
street, being Lot No. 23 of the
walker Property" having a front
age OF fifty feet GO ft.) on Shrews-
oury Street, and running back along
Inc Northeast side of FRY Street q
depth OF one hundred and ten fl10)
feet to an alley whereon it ahuts for
ty-s1x and one-fourth CAS- 1-4) feet.
the width Of said lot being less & on
sa}d alley than upon Shrewsbury;
street, and the Northeast side OF said.
lou 'he1ng straight line. and isY all
OF the property conveyed unto the
said John F. blessing by Charleston
realty Company by deed dated Alrig4
ust 10, 1900, and recorded In the Of
nee or the said county clerk Id deed
book No. 121, page 364. TX - PSI
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
CONGRESS TO: GittiR|66EE !
: The STATEHOOD BILL
T0>su|T: PRESIDENT
And Statehood for. the
Two Territories.Now
is Probable
" ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, August .17.--The
Senate and the House. conference to-
day reached complete agreement
to eliminate the judiciary feature
from the joint resolution providing
statehood, for Arizona. and also to
make, the, constitution OF New Mex
leo easier Of amendment. -. This
means compliance with the wishes Of
President Taft and will ensure, it IS
thought statehood for the two terri
tories.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
COL. EDWARDS RBTgREs

Washington, August 17.---After
more than thirty-seVen years ser
vice, Col. Frank A. Edwards Of the
calvary, was transferred to the re-
tired list of the army today on his
own, application. He Is a native of
PENNSYLVANIA, but was appointed to
the, service in 1873 from the District
|of Columbia.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
h \ ] | n FOR R HANS | 4 WAGNER
FOR THREE, WEEKS, HENCE.
eY ASSOCIATED PRESS

sY ASSOCIATED. PRESS
Washington, August 17.---Hans
Wagner, ,Pittsburg's great batter,
will be Off the diamond for at least
three. weeks because Of an injury to
his ankle in the Brooklyn game yes
terday. The injury is giving the
player great pain.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

gauger, and assigned to- the Office
or Collector Charles w. Anderson in
New York City Major Fillmore is
a capable official and will have en-
larged opportunities for usefulness
IN the great New York field. Major
Fillmore saw service in the 9th
ONTO Battalion during the Spanish
American War, and made an envia-
bic military record.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
That Frisco Exposition.

The Panama Canar Exposition at
Frisco in 1915 continues to be a
subject for discussion, and senttn en- t
Is much divided on the proposition
to have a Negro Department. The
consensus Of opinion is that \all VIII
depend upon who is to be placed in
control of the project, If 1t is re-
garded as feasible. If sentiment Is
developed favorable to the depart
ment for colored exhibitors, Con-
gress may be induced to extend aid
No grating. will be, supported, nor
will vest-pocket methods be. Negro
Department at Frisco must be a
peoples affair.", or it will not be
organized at all. The narrow escape
from an open scandal at. the recent
.JamestoWn-,Ex Exposition is still fresh
In the minds Of the masses, and
they Intend" to be" careful If another
enterprise Of the same kind is sug-
gested.
The progressive element of the A.
NJ. E., Zion church is committed to
the policy of Expansion It will
see to it that at least two Dish ops,
and possibly three. are elected at
Charlotte, N. c., next May.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
ASH! sA "a fF51sEDBI
jBuR0j OF IRElEI
EQUALIZATION

showing Those for Laying the School
IN sthe County and the; depend ent Ti
dorfhe Municipal Levies and the ASSESS
Iotaled for the General Leyies ''.s 2
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

DR.. S. l.. Corrothers, DR.. J. Mil
ton Waldron, Judge M. w. Gibbs
and others will attend the meeting
OF the National Independent Negro
League at Boston, August %.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17
ADVOCATE 10

The candidacy of Rev. I. N. Ross,
pastor of the metropolitan A. NJ. f.
| Church, for the Bishopric of his con-
nectioh, is announced. He will DC
strongly supported. The election Of
Rev: John Hurst, financial secretary,
is practically conceded. There are
| two vacancies on the Bench, caused
by the death Of Bishops Abram
Grant and E.. W.. hampton.
A report comes that DR.. William
Tecumseh Vernon has been elected
| president of the Morris Brown Col
lege at Atlanta, Ga, to succeed the
late DR.. E. w. Lee.
Major Charles W. + Fillmore,
for; several years connected with the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
| Service, Treasury Department has
been transferred to the Internal
Revenue Service, as a.. storekeeperr
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

= Hon. John G. Dancy, DR.. S. f.
'Corrothers, Dr. G.. M: oliver and
Mrs Ida v. Smith are attending the
Bishops Council Of the A. M. E.
Zion church this week at Knoxville
Tenn. Noteworthy features Of the
great gathering were the splendid
financial report of DR.; J. S. Jack
son.: the energetic financial secretary
and the eloquent and inspiring serm=
on delivered by DR.. Corrothers. Both
are leaders in the, race for the Zion
Bench Of Bishops
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

Dr.. S. l.. Corrothers, DR.. J. Mil
ton Waldron, Judge M. w. Gibbs
and others will attend the meeting
OF the National Independent Negro
League at Boston, August 20.
Up. A. M. Curtis delivered an able
address to the convention Of Train
ed Nurses at Lincoln Temple Tues
cay. afternoon. Il While Surgeon-in-
Shlef, at Freedmen's Hospital, Dr..
curtis, was AN active promoter. of
the Welfare of the, .colored nurses.
Assistant Acknowledgement w. H.
Lewis. was prevented by important
matters in the Department Of JUS
tlce from attending the Negro Edu-
cational Congress at Denver, Col.
One dollar bills bearing the sig
nature OF Regisrer J. c. Napier have
been issued. Five dollar bills are
to appear shortly. Mrs. Napier
presented with the first Of the new
bills that came from the press at
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing.
Dr. c.. w. Childs, Of this city. IS
being. urged to allow the use of his
name IN connection with, the presi-
dency Of the National Medical Asso-
cation at, Hampton, Va. next week.
DR.. A.. NJ. Brown. Of Birmingham,
Ala, chairman Of the Surgical Sec
ton, is also, mentioned for the place.
DR." Amanda V. Gray is at Buck
roe Beach.
Mr.. John. T. Howe, of the Office
OF the. Treasurer of the United
States, has been given a substantial
promotion.
The tourists, plotted by the Ken
lucky Reporter, headed by Editor r.
T. Berry, are due. here Sunday night.
en- route from New York Atlantic
City and Philadelphia. >
The stork Visited the home of Dir.
and Mrs. w. Clarence Mcneil q
few days ago and left bouncing
baby boy. In course of time the
young Mcneil will be matricu1ateJ
at the Howard Medical School.
| Prof. Kelly Miller says Howard
University will have record break
ing enrolment this year. :"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

ano Iota SSS54S4so $12s6so $1O1579ooo $50 s44So0d
Inc board having finished it's do
t. G. i" . o"' - august ISL \
Clerk County Court and said Board @z ny
* G. G.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

the famous and select Brooklyn In
stitute of Arts and Sciences to- de-
liver five lectures next. season under;
It's auspices. 1t is understood thai
Mrs. Terrell will accept, and will
discuss in her own. inimitable way
some tphases, of! the American race
problem. She is certain to give an
excellent account of herself.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

oar following assessment certified tho
noses " IN the county for the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

Mrs. MarS Church Terrell, the
brilliant platforms orator.; has been
signally ffhonored by being invited, by
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

Minister Henry w. Furniss has
conducted affairs at Port-au-Prince.
Haiti, In admirable fashion through
out a delicate crisis which would
test the powers OF the most accom-
riished diplomat, There is reason
to believe that he viii be as accept
able to the new regime as toathe old,
and he will remain at his post as
long as he Is willing to serve our
government there. This nation
could not be-. more. ncapably repre-.
Sented.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

Assistant Acknowledgement w. H
Lewis was prevented by important
matters in the Department Of JUS
tlce from attending the Negro Edu
,cational Congress: at Denver, Col.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-08-17

Inc oad OF Review Kanawha county met
he court Monday,
Hon g. Colcord,
board organized
various districts Ho~ FNo ~ 1ee
assessment
fixed by
for county III tne laying OF the levy
District Real Estate. Pub It'll r,+a, IL
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-10
THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

At kirksville, Mo-, the temperature
reached l05 in the shade. The sanr
degree of heat was recorded at Phil
lipsburg, Kans.
Jack Johnson, the worlds cham
pion heavyweight, will take all his
jewels alcng when he and his wife
sail fer England for the coronation.
Fire destroyed the two nine-story
grain elevators and large mailing
house of the Schrier Brewing Compa-
ny, at Sheboygan, Wis. Loss, $500, 900.
After July no passenger steamer car
rying fifty or more passengers to sail
as far as 200 miles. will be permitted
to leave uort unless equipped with
wireless apparatus.
A government investigation OF con.
ditions in the lumber industry, look
ing toward the hgosecution of the So
called lumber trust" has begun be-
fore special grand jury in the fed.
eral District Court in Chicago.
]. D. Bren. cashier of the University
of Minnesota, who reported that he
had ben robbed by three men of s14.-
600 near the campus, has been arrest.
ed and charged with embezzlement.
CT, al War veterans. 1000 strong.
sang John Browns Body" Marching
Through Georgia" and other wartime
songs as they led the great Memorial
Day parade in Chicago up to the poin.
of review.
Resolutions which were adopted at
the weekly meeting OF the Methodist
Ministers Association of Cincinnati
concerning the courts for allowing
George B. Cox to escape prosecution.
may result in the arrest and punish.
ment OF those ministers for contempt
Of court.
Heat records for the year have been
broken in the southwest, highest tenn.
perature was reached at Pittsbure
Kans.. where it was los. Other high
marks were Joplin and Topeka. 81.
Oklahoma City, 95, and Wichita. "a
Excessive heat was also reported from
northern Arkansas.
The 1911 Glidden tour which was to
have started at Washington on June
21st. has been postponed by the con.
test board OF the Automobile Associa.
ton Of America to an indefinite date
in the early fall
Running at fifty miles an hour
westoound train No. and eastbound
tran No IL Of the Burlington collided
head-on two miles west o. Indiano,a
Neb Dispatches from the wreck give
fourteen people killed and a score Or
more injured. Passengers Of the train
declare that the list Of dead will run
higher than this.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-10
May FIGHT
STEEL TRUST
DISSOLUTION AND CRiM MIN L
PROSECUTION OF iNpivIp-
UALs EXPECTED.
Mr.. TAFT TO DECIDE
STEPS TO BE TAKEN ARE LEFT
WITH PRESIDENT AND AT.
TORNEY GENERAL.

Washington. - The United States
Steel Corporation is to put upon the
antitrust grin at last.
Not only will the government move
to dissolve it as an Illegal combination,
but it's principal officers are in danger
OF criminal prosecution.
In view OF the decisions OF the Unit
ed States Supreme Court in the Stand
ard Oh and Tobacco trust cases, the
officials OF the administration are con-
fident the proposed proceedings will
be attended with success.
Within a comparatively short time
Ebert II. Gary. chairman OF the board
OF directors of the United states Steel
Corporation, will have direct and posi-
tive information as to whether the
Sherman antitrust law Is archaic,
as he contends, and will know whether
the policy OF "co-operation" among the
steel interests, for which he is respon-
sible. is legal
Within about ten days the results
OF Investigation by the bureau OF cor
porations into the organization and the
conduct of the United States Steel Cor
poration will be placed on the desk OF
President Taft.