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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-08

AT 10 minutes after 2 train am
bled In from somewhere, and, Keeling
from WEAKNESS, we dashed to the
sleeper end Of It. I wish I owned
this road!' I conhded to the Pull
man conductor. ia like to hack It
I'D with a little Ratchet and use It for
kidding. HUH he retorted II 1
owned it wouldn't take so much
trouble with IT. I'd Just step on It
and exterminate IT.
After hurting umbrellas and suit
cases into our section and finding
without doubt that Il wasn't out sec
ton at all, because there was a man
in the lower berth. who was annoyed
because the corner Of q suitcase land
ed against HIS stomach, we finally got
adjusted and snatched about two min
utes Of sleep, I think, II the midst of
the switching and humping and back
ing up.
when l woke up IN the morning
al daylight looked at the scenery q
long time before I addressed Louise
Gnfst in shriu whisper. She looked
out and said we weren't IN Chicago,
where we were supposed to be. but
at the Junction twenty-five miles from
where we had started. There was a
wreck ahead Of US. the porter told US
cordially, and maybe be could pro
coed in about FIVE hours.
THAT was when my desire to meet
the president Of the road came into
existence-and I'm still living or
hnpei"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-08
~ A Coming Naval Wedding.

The marriage of Miss Emily Hamln
Bassett. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank 2. Bassett, of Ten Hills. Cations
vile, Baltimore. to Ensign Theodore
Hugh Winters, u. S. N, will take
place in the early spring.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-08

Trespass notice printed On muslin
or on paper for sale at this Office.
Now is the time to post trespsss
notices when gunners with dog and
gun are won't to trespass on private
property. Buy a tresPsss notice at
The Capital sffics.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-08
Daughter Of Commodore Perry Dead.

Mrs. George Tiffany of Newport. r
T., daughter of Commodore Matthew
Perry, who opened Japan to American
trade died at Lakewood, ~ j., Satur
day. She was an aunt Of August and
Perry Belmont. and very wealthy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
MAN NUMBERED.

BECKLEY Is Scarcely had this city
from the shock of the bru-
tai murder of Pietr0 scoglIo by his
wife and her italian lover. until a sec
1odd even more brutal crime was per-
spetrated. The victim was Hobeito
sCsntelH, who was murdered : as he
tslumbered, by Charles Pistoja. =
boarding house keeper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19

nary elections OBJ a mss corr
tentioRs for The selection q ties
to The Republican, STATE convention
must Be held not ute. than March
2eth, ist2, in order tlat thirty days
notice soi III primary elec ZION or mass
convention may % published. y
The Repabl ican County Executive
committee must aseertain the result
Of the district pffi1aFy election or dis
trlct mass conHenilon fof tl
ton Of delegates and certify the same
Is the cRairnansNt the Republican
State Central commit Zee, Z,
An notices Of cont sts, and an
statements,a evidence, etcs relating
thereto. printed OF type Written, 2; must !!
be sent 10 the chairman Of the re.
publican State Central committee ct
clarksburg, on o. before May 9th.
1919.
Z This the i I'll day Of February, 1872
& w. i. HIGHLAND, Ehairnan H
Clarkshurg. w va;
WI R.. MES RvIE, Sec'y,
Clarksbdrg, W. Va. Il.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
|Ei.Ni'I'Ei!lES
big eGAS WELE,

GA l,FIG slAS WELE' i,4s n IS!
,CLARKsRURG Friday afternoon a
Sootgasseriwas brought in on,
the Ashcraft farm, three miles from
Clarksburg. 1t is owned by Ernest
Hutton and Boyd Homer, of this city
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
.GEL
FOR III { RERt CAN STATE
DELEGATE CONVENTION 70 be.
HELD AZ Huk9lkeToN, WEST
g vlReINiA ON MAY 10TH, 1919.
q lhe Rl.spa6llean Yllolers q lwlIIs,st.

10 the Republican Voters d, West
Virginia
III accordance with establ lsliedi
nsages, the Republican State Central
Committee directs that ID State con:
.Yentipn 81 delegated representatives
of,the Republican party be held at the
city 81. Huntington, in the county Of
.Cabeli on The 18th day OF Me- 91s2:..
gates al large iron the State, and
one alternate, for each delegate To-
the National Republican convention,
to be, held 81 the city oS Chicago, State,
Iof Illinois on the 18th day Of June
1912. ioE the purpose OF nominating a
tesrdidata for President and Vice
President Of the United States OF,
America Also for: the purpose Of
nominating two candidates for Judge
OF the Supreme Court Of Appeals Of
the State of West Virginia, and three
presidential electors; and for the
transaction Of any other business that
may properly come before said com
lyentioh.
M Said convention shall assemble at
one O'Clock b. IN. on the 18th day Of
May, 1912: and shall consist ,of dele
gates from'the several counties Of the
State to be apportloned among the
several tnagisterlal districts Of each
county.
Each county shall be entitled to one
delegate in said convention, and no
more, for each one hundred and fifty
votes, or major fraction thereof east
in the county for the presidential cleo
tor receiving the highest number Of
votes at the election held in 1908;
that Is to say:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
EELL rAnoUeII rREsTLE.

CHARFLEsToN George Parsons.
aged SO years, and a resident of the
vicinity Of Spring Hill, Is dead as the
result OF falling so feet from a trestle
on the abandoned Davis Creek railway
near Spring Hall yesterday.
Parsons came to Charleston early
yesterday morning and purchased a
supply Of intoxicating oil for q saw,
mill at which he was employed. HAY.
ing accomplished this errand and re-
turned On the morning train to
Spring HiIl.t he started up the aban.
doned Davis Creek railroad IN the
direction of the, sagkmill, and this
was the last seen, III him Until some;
time In the a tefh19 hefhis body
was touail Gnde . niEh trestte
that spans q gorge about one mile up
the track. He was lying directly I'M:
der the trestle and his skull had been.
fractured as the result 81 contact
with protesting timhsrs Death was
probably 5ns anita ieous
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
DIDN'T KNOW What: VA
sTATE he. LIVED iN.
Another Young Man Confused the
Name Of a CITY With That "A

"A young man who should have,
known better saidhe never could re-,
whether Philadelphia or
Pennsylvania was tile name Of the
State. He knew that one was q city,
and the other a State, but his mind
was always confused as to which was
which. Still; he wasn't. as bad of, as
the young man WHO ltyed In Provi-
dence, but didn't know what State i
was in. He might be excused, how.
ever, on the grounds that his State Is
50 small that Ii could easily be lost.
No, there is no reasonable excuse
for either. They we're both born IN
this country and had what is known
as common school, education. They
may have been proficient in other
studies, but they had undoubtedly
neglected their geography lessons.
Think OF such ignorance in this
land Of free schools! 1t can be over
come, however. and The West Viz
.gIhian's Atlas makes this possible. y,
need not be studied, for study would.
doubtless be lost ensfhese Young men.
.Bht this Atlas Should be used as q
stTs1 81 HI ~ - aspt Bttsin - I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19

book otlready reference, 4 ls ol COM
size and ID addition to maps
OF every country State ana dlstrIci
BIZ he ehtiFesvorl d gives mo pouu.
|iation and u description pi all The
aijtintlhaT bitIes Ii tlle world These
as weilsas Other special features are
set forth inSsuea form that you cAn
set me desired Information 90 2
SD: fifg .plse headings elipped from
The West ylrginfalls together with Q
small expense lee, will get you tlhs
nseful, worlds Alas See The an
nouncemento IN tlisr mage Of sniH
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
pEATH oNiRAIL

cLARKsBURG John Destlto, is,
was killed in the B. { o, yards here,
He was a section hand and stepped in
'front.' of q yard engine His head was.
cut or.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19

Total ..,.,.."...1 S7 1853 1913
No county shall have more dele.
gates than the number to which IT is
entitled, under the above app0rtion.
ment. No alternate shall be appoint.
ed or selected and no proxy admitted
to the convention. The delegates pres.
ent from each county shall be en-.
titled to cast the entire vote of the
county, in the convention,
The name and postofice address Of
each delegate must be certified to
the chairman OF the Republican State
Central committee at Clarksburg. on
or before May 9Th, 1919.
The Republican county committee
for the different counties shall meet,
afterten dayslplblished notice Of sueb
meeting, and provide, bya proper can
for district mass meeting or district
primary election for the selection OF
such delegates from the various mag
isterlal districts IL the county. No.
tice Of such district mass convention
OR district primary Tor the selection Of
delegates must be published for at.
least thirty days prior to the date
fixed for holding the same, In the Re-
publican newspapers published in the
county, orin such OF them as will pub
,lfsh such notice without charge or at
a reasonable charge. ~
4 lldistrlct mass conventions or dis.
ltfict primary elections for the selec-,
lion OF delegates to the said CONVEX.
hon must be held not later than April
esth, 1912,
The meeting pf conDly commit tees
Tor Tie pirpasc o. callips district prs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
MAY IRWIN IN a NEW coMEDY
H WITH MUSIC.

~ ~ n WITH iMOlStk.
Z, May Irwin, artistic exponent OF dis
tinctiyo American comedy. will be
seen at the Grand Opera House next
Wednesday, February 81. in d new,
farce comedy with music, sshe Knows
Better Now" written by a newcomer,
I'm dramatic Literature, Miss Agnes u,
Crtmmins, Of Radcliffe College. II is
Miss CrimmIns tirst attempt at play
Writing. The manuscript was sent to
Miss Irwin at her summer home, Just
before the star was ready to leave for
New York and depart upon a seasons
tour in her last seasons play. Miss
Irwin became enthusiastic, and sent
the script to George Tyler, Of Liebler
& Company. and the head of the firm
decided at once to accept the play, and
make It their chief comedy stars We.
hicle for thiSsseason, Miss Irwin has
not been seen in comedy in Boston in
several seasons. SHE is credited with
being the most Independent star on
the American stage,haying arnassed a
large fortune by means Of her eongen-
Ial methods Of milking Americafls
laugh. Her seasons Of late years have
been short, an annual engagement be.
ing played in New York, and few
OF the larger cities Of thee ountry are
covered on aebriet tour Her plays
usually are not taken seriously, her
striking personality and her efrecticve,
though restrained and refined com.
edy methods, suffice to make a COM
plete and satisfactory evenings en-
tertainment. Her May this season,
however, is more pretentious in dra-
matte and literary material than her
other vehicles have been, "she
Knows Better Now" Is a satricai farce.
Miss Twins songs this season are
of the rollicking kind which she rem,
dersfso well. ,..s., 20 ,.,,i .a.t
The production 4ls new and elaooi;
rate 1tGwas madeRy Liebler & Com;
pany, who are nov famous for their
artistic, conceptions in this artistic
branch flthe stage The company in
cludes in addition to the star, Arthur
byron; Thomas Fallon, Hubert Wilke,
Henry Duggan, Lionel Glenister. Hugh
JEFFREY, Mary Taylor Kathryn Rays
and lAuriel Hope. !,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19

The attendance yesterday was 1902.
IT is very Interesting to see how some
schools are growing. They either had
not been doing what they ought to else
they are now going into new fields.
There is room to put five hundred in
each school and then have eight thou.
sand left for the schools not in the
Sunday school union.
This five hundred in each school
would make only Hye thousand in the
schools.
..JEed in alliWeIl Regulated Families
= Ts..i:5.y 7I1s.,,s,;o cys,,S, o,1d SaTna
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
nELp 70 cRANp JURY.

WHEELING = eve. the Jury. find
that Louis Wilhelm Schneider came
to his death by d bulletBopnd inflict-
ed BY a gun IN the hands 81, and fired
by, one George Felsheins'
This was the verdict Of the cor
oner's jury arrived at after an all
morning investigation, into the death
OF young Schneider, afed 10. who
died at the city hospital Wednesday
morning, after being shoth On Wheel
ing creek at, Fulton, Sunday after.
noon. Felshetn is Is yer, years old. :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
COLLEGE cABNlYAL.

HUNTINGTON - Marshall college,
at this place VII, give the first college
carnival ever held in this State on
Thursday. Friday and saturday OF the
coming week. Preparations for the
event have been under way for some
time and the arrangements have Just
been completed. The carnival will be
conducted By. the college Students I'm.
der the direction Of members of the
faculty..
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19

Waat adFefliSihE sens Saiablc p-nn.
''yoare eargaln TdAy Io0k-l''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
PIkgp We
people Nstles rty OF
WIN ottAs aI,IsIs lss

+ A pimpl lace VIII not Nembarr3ass
you much aopget y sou gst. paekage
of Dr., EdWatdt Olive Tablets The IllP
9Pimpless Will vanish after YOU have
'taken Els few nights II
/ Nothing er eleaa 81 ths etgpd Il til e
bowels and the llyes Sc Owe abletss
Olive Tablets are the only uccessful
substitute for calomel; there's never e'!!
any sickness Or pam after taklng them :;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19
NAM kILLEp.

CHARLESTON - George Parsons,
aged SO, fell from an abandoned tres
tie of the Davis Creek railway at
Spring Hill, a distance .os sixty feet,
and. was instantly Killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
FEDERAL SOLDIERS START OUT FROM
MEXICO CITY TO CRUSH DL4Z REVOLT
Although Rebel General Is in
Complete Possession Of
Vera Cruz Government Adj
herents Predict He Will Be
Ousted From Position
Within the Next Few Days

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-Aithough
Felix Diaz. nephew Of former Presi-
dent Diaz. Of Mexico. Is in complete
possession of Vera Cruz. Mexican ad-
herents here predict that within the
next several days he will be ousted
from his position by federal soldiers
who are marching from Mexico City TO
attack him. Are report received at the
State department today. stating that
the two federal Mexican gunboats In
the harbor OF Vera Cruz have Joined
in with the rebels. was later de-
MED at the Mexican embassy. On the
contrary II was stated that the
gunboats are In possession OF federal
lists and when the federal soldiers be-
gin their attack upon Diaz, the gun
boats will cooperate In forcing Diaz
to surrender.
Onicials of the state department.
however, were pessimistlc regarding
the latest developments In Mexico.
Diazs success In capturing vera
Cruz is looked upon as being second
In Importance to the capture of Mexico
City.
From Cuidnd Jaurez the American
vice-counsul reports that railroad
communication on the Northwestern
railroad is suspended and that rebels
absolutely dominate the surrounding
territory The railroad company mas
been warned not to repair the bridges
,aIota~ the railroad, and that they
are repaired, the rebels will burn them
again.
Acting Secretary Of the Navy WIZ.
thro-, today cabled Commander Dureh'
OF the Tacoma. to leave Biuehelds,
Nicaragua, for Tampico, Mexico, I'M
mediately 1t is expected that the Des
Moines, which is en- route. TO vera
Cruz may posably need the help OF
the marines which are ABOARD tne
Tacoma IL it becomes necessary 10
interfere with the rebels under Dlaz
to protect American and foreign inter-
ests In Vera Cruz.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
PONY CART UPSET
BY RUNAWAY HORSE

Policeman B. D. Voltz learned yes
terday that the occupants Of the pony
cart who were thrown out when a
runaway horse belonging to the Wat
kins- Cottrell, company collided with
the cart Wednesday night were Mrs
e. Crittenden and her aon. Whitecraft.
OF South First street. and Walter
Reson. 2131 Floyd avenue. None Of
the occupants was seriously injured.
After running into the pony cart.
the horse ran to sixth and Main
streets. where he ran into street
car. The wagon Was partly deMol-
isasd. and the glass IN the front OF
the car was broken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
WILL INVESTIGATE
DRINKING At FAIR
BOARD or FIRE COMMISSIONERS
TO LOOK INTO CONDUCT or
........s ITS MEN. ...,... .a

A. a special meeting OF the board
~ Are commissioners held last night,
the attention OF the board was called
to an article published IN the hish-
mend yirEtntan of October 18th, under
the caption OF DRINKING al the stare
Fair over the signature OF j. M
Roland; In which article Mr.. boiano
stated that six fremen III their uni
forms entered a bar and drank. AZ
this was considered a reflection on the
nenssers OF the fire department, and
as the rules of the fire department
provides that firemen shall not enter
= bar-room in Uniform. the board un-
animously decided to have an iuvesti-
ration of the charges, and directed It's
s-cretary to officially summons MT j.
NJ Roland, and all firenen OF the hich-
mond Ere department who were de-
tailed AT the far grounds on Tuesday.
rrYohsr sth. the day referred to by
Mr. Roland, to appear before the board
at It's next regular meeting for this
purpose
alarm station be placed in the I'M
mediate neighborhood of Thirty-secoha
and Leigh streets.
The board ordered the following
transfers and promotions in the nre
department. to be effective from MOI :.
dav October Q, 1919, at O'Clock A Nj. !:
John Miller. engineman. transfer ea
from engine company No. .. to engine
company No. IL.
O. G Hase promoted from fireman
grade "A" in engine COMPANY 70, =
Ia eng,neman In engine company No. Q.
I. IA. Wade. Jr.. promoted from nre.
man grade "B" to fireman grade A.
in engine company No. T.
Morris Mcneil. fireman grade
,-ansrarrsd from engine company No.
10. TO engine company No. 4.
c. o. Barker, promoted from nreman
grade &C" In engine company NO. ~
10 grade "B." in engine company No ~,
sraman grade &C. in engine com .
pany No. 2, subject TO the phSslcai
examination, and on probation.
Leroy Hughes was elected to the
position or fremau Erane III er"er
Examination. aud on probation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
RICHMOND MAN IS
S|GNALLY H0NOREO
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION or LIFE
UNDERWRITERS ELECTS NEIL
o. sills PRESIDENT.

Neil d. Stills, one OF Richmond's
most prominent young business men
and one of the best known insurance
men in Virginia, has been chosen
president OF the National Association
Of Life Underwriters, which has been
I'm session rnfs week at Memphis,
Tenn.
/ The National Association of Life
Underwriters embraces in its member
ship all of the life insurance compa-
MES of the United States and Canada.
and is the largest insurance organs
cation in the world, hence the honor
paid the Richmond man is no small
one, though well deserved. Mr.. Sills,
for number of years has been secre-
tary of the organization, and his
unanimous election to the highest Of
flee In the gift of the association came
as recognition of his merit
Mr.. Stills, who Is State manager for
the Sun Life Assurance Company of
| Canada, Is one of the best known and
most popular OF Richmond's younger,
business men. He was for several
years president Of The Business Mems
club, which organization owes much OF
its present standing and success to his
devotion to its upbuiiding. and he has
taken an active part i'll various civic
movements.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton, over which Mr.. Stills. will preside.
will be held in Atlantic City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
TO HOLD MEETING
WHEN FAIRS CLOSE

Because certain members OF the
committee were still enjoying, it Iii
supposed. the hospitality of PeterE-s
burg and of the directors of the fair
there being held, the committee on
ordinance, charter and reform failed
of a quorum last night, and was adj
journed. Chairman Jacob Umlauf
announced that a called meeting
would be held at o'clock next Tues
day night, when there will be NO
more fairs in the land.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
GREEKS TO GO TO
FIGHT FOR COUNTRY

Greece is calling in all her reserves
frof all over the world to take part
In the general war now being made
on Turkey by Greece and the Balkan
States and on Monday fifty men who
came here from Greece will return TO
their native country to enlist again un
der the nag. They will embark for
Nerax. which is only a short distance
from Athens. Hundreds of Greeks
have already left the country, and
others are going every day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19

Five hundred policemen, strong arm
men,. A1axes and former football!
players, were assigned to protect him
from possible assassination, and they
created endless confusion. The can
didate was unceremoniously separat-
ed from the members of his party
and thereafter spent his time won
dering what had become Of them.
The governor was rushed through
a heavy rainstorm first to the Du-
quesne club. and then to depart
ment store restaurant, where dollar
dinner was served in his honor. One
member of his party, probably the
mildest manner and most inoffensive,
who tried to get into the restaurant,
was pounced upon by a plain clothes
man, who, with the. assistance Of sew
eral other policemen, threw him out
bodily. When he showed his creden-
tia.ls, the policeman settled the mat
ter with, well, you're fresh New
Yorker and you can't get In"
This WIS the spirit throughout the
evening towards the governors party.
The governor delivered a short ad-
dress at the dinner, and was then
whirled to the Duauesne Gardens,
where he was uproariously welcomed
by an audience Of ten thousand. Tne
Wilson Glee club, q dozen splendid
voices, entertained the crowd for
while with campaign songs written
to the music OF popular songs.
Astonished at Crowd.
Governor Wilson began by ex-
pressing his establishment at the
magnitude Of his audience.
lit is remarkable" he said, that
So many of you should come to greet
the candidate of a party that you
have hereto suspected of trying to
undermine the very life of your COM
mercial unity. For years the Pitts
burger has seemed devoted first to
his business and then to the tariff. >
The candidate, as in the afternoon
spoke of the Republican threats to
close factories IL the Democratic
ticket Is successful.
Before Grover Cleveland was
elected" he said, they deliberatel,
closed factories all over this country
and the only way they can close
again will be as a grand BLUM"
Taking up again his plan of jail
ing monopolists, the governor said:
You cannot put corporation In
Jail, but you can put men who use
the power of corporation wrongly
in jail"
Tho governor referred to the tariff
as an ''unweeded garden
There are some rank growths
there. he said, that are killing OF
all the other growths. and they are
sustained by an artificial method OF
cultivation. which some men can dis
cover with ease in particular tarin
schedules. We are not going in with
a pruning knife welded by men who
do not know which are the weeds ant
which the flowers. but there is goins
to be a pruning knife, and the weeds
are going to be cut out. Some OF
them are handsome weeds, some arr
weeds that counterfeit the appear
ance Of flowers. some have beer
there so long that we mistake them
for the legitimate growths of thu
forest"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-19
Knocised nom cart.

w. n. Johns Of 3ol Ia West Leigh
street was knocked from his cart ut
No. s2l, Of the Broad and Main line
Of the yirginia Railway and Power
company. He was treated by DR..
Page. Of tho City hospital. ana Was
found not to ~ ssrleusiy Injured.