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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
nurch. steubenville. at both services

church. s~teubenville. at both services
yesterday.
Grove Cunningham is spending a few
Gays at his home in Fairmont.
Miss Pearl Newton is visiting
friends in Chester.
Mrs. Campbell Petticord was the
guest OF Mrs. Lucy Zell. OF Wells
burg. yesterday.
Mrs. J. X. Hall is the guest OF Mrs.
]. c. Riheldafer. OF Charleston.
T. NJ. stephens was at the Granite
House. in Wellsburg. Saturday.
Deputy Collector II. s. Steck was in
Parkersburg last week on business at
the internal ven once.
Fred Weber was registered at the
Henry, In Pittsburgh. Saturday.
W. A. Rempe Is stopping at the
Breslin. In New York City.
Mother Ligourf. who has beer spend
ing several days in Parkersburg. has
departed for Clarksburg. where she
will spend several weeks before re
turning home.
Reuben Robinson was In Clarksburg
last week on business connected with
the new opera house.
w. T. Burk was at the Commercial
Hotel. in Parkersburg, Saturday.
T. J. Kelley Is spending several
days in Clarksburg. looking after bust
ness matters.
J. p. Mullsney was a business visit
or in Clarksburg las week.
A. Wallace was in Parkersburg OF
Saturday.
A. b. Hunter was registered at IN
Randolph. in Elkins. Saturday.
J. =. Hanley has returned HON
from a business trip TO New Cumbe'
D land.
Mrs J. W. Avirett and her father
n John Roemer. who have been spendin
= several DAYS At the White Sulphu
Z Springs. have returned TO CumbeI
land. Md.
r Miss Edith Miller Is visiting be
sister. Mrs. Grover Bibbee, OF Well
Vile.
John ID Miller was stopping ~ N
r Monongahela House. in Piitsbursl
Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
About People
Movements Of individuals 20 and
From the City.

James Policy. OF Water street. Ben
wood. sustained serious injuries by
falling downstairs Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fairs. of the
Islaud spent Sunday in West Liberty.
Miss Hazel Bowers. OF MoundsviIle.
spent Sunday as the guest OF Miss
Vera Bowers, Of Water street, Ben
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Beans. of
Pleasant Valley. visited friends in
West Liberty Sunday.
Maynard Kimberland has returned
from a business trip 10 Wellsburg.
Miss Cad Bremen mas returned from
@ visit with friends In Chicago. o
Mrs. L. r. Hupp and Miss Elizabeth
have registered at the Hotel Breslin,
In New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Mckee were In
New York last week. registered ~ the
Hotel Aston.
Mrs. Louis Stifel and daughter. Miss
Marie. will accompany Miss Virgins
Stifel to Engleside, n. j.. where she
will attend school.
Rev. L. w. S. Stryker and family
have returned from Catawba, n. Y.
Miss Jean Orenstein Is expected mex
week from a visit to Chicago.
Miss Alice Wilson. OF Short Creek
vas a guest IN the city on Sunday.
Miss Helen Schinn will leave 500
for a visit 10 Cleveland and Detroit
Miss Jennie Ball. OF North Mai
street. will ENTER the Martha Washinf
ton Seminary. At Washington. ne1
week.
Pred White has returned home afte
n visit with friends In Parkersburg.
Miss Loretta Seybold L. visitin
friends IN Parkersburg.
Miss Hilda Run assisted the cho'
q the Westminster P~resbyteria
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
RIVER NEWS

At a late hour Saturday night a num-
Der OF boats broke loose from their
moOrings at the Aquatic Club on the
Island and driited aimlessly down the
river as lar as the McMechen dam.
y mere they were recovered by John
Patrick. a Waterman at the locks. III
tied the boats 10 the shore. and yester-
day the gasoline packet Indian towed
them back TO the cub. The fleet con-
sisted Of six yachts and boats and one
fat
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
Earde Stacs.

Owing to heavy rains over the water
sheds Of the Monongahela river. the
high stage o. water has been con
che wickets are still la%ered at all
the dams to permit the passage OF
coal tows. Yesterday the sam Brown
passed down with Is barEes Of coal.
The Rival passed up with 10 empties.
while the sam Clark passed up with
10 empty haFges.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
hoy BANDIT 10 s.nt.ne.d-

BEJ-THEN. Germany. sept 29.-Peter
Paul padura. the boy bank robher and
murderer. who was captured u Sew
york harhof after n Ions ocean race. has
been sentenced 20 fifteen years imrrls-
onmcnf. Eadura held 40 a bank in ~"
frontier Town Of Myalovitz killfi f0e
cashier and escaped with a large amount
81 money.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
vho,...l. Grocery Destroyed.

CLEVELAND. o.. sept 1.-THE seven
story building az 40 Gis-s2s huron
81 the ~ & Chrnaty company.
with lts contents ~ whoiesalc Erocerle.
Ntlmated ios- r. $500. 900. fully insured
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
Al tho Orpheum.

The sale II seats will open wednes-
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30

"Feckles. the most popular stoy 81
the DAY. has been dramatizcd by Nef
Twomey. nnd under the direction 81
-. q. Deinmater the producer Of
clean plays" n will he seen NJ the
Court this Friday and Saturday. Oc-
tober Z n &. II has created a furorc
among th~eaireFoers through It's i'm
mensc popularity as n novel. but the
play H. snid 20 be even tronge than
the hook. Mr. Twomry has kept
strictly 60 the text and all the mem
orabie scenes % the story are faith
fuuv produced IN the stage version.
Tho music End the songs of "Freck-
les which arc a feature In them
selves. have been composed by the
Vicrncse musician. Anatoi Friedland.
These songs which will not be heard.
except IN Freckics are most heauti-
ful and tunffuL The play II taxing
the capacity ~ theatres everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30

Encountering boiler trouble. the
steamer Liberty tied mp near the Nc
Mechen dam Saturday for repairs. she
missed her excursion trip 10 New Mar
tinsville yesterday. but vii make her
regular trip 10 C%larington TODAY.
The ". =. Wayman passed up with
a tow Of 1000 ties yesterday.
The river was falling yesterday az
.ternoon. with the following stages re-
ported Dam No. 8. 1913 feet. Dam
No. n. 1916 feet. Dam No. 10. iOs
focf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
THE THEATRE
At the Court.

Al. w. Martins worlds greatest
OF Uncle Toms Cabin"
win appear at the Court theatre on
THURSDAY. october ,. matinee and
night. Mr.. Martin has successfully
solved the problem Of combining the
old and the new Uncle Toms Cabin"
into = big spectacular play that leaves
out nothing worth retaining ~ either
the straight method 6f the circus
method. All the worthy features oh
the old landmarks are retained. while
the thread Of the story has been
~cleverly reconstructed making e more
coherent. This with the Introduction
81 p host 81 high-class specinltics
thoroughly IN keeping with the piece,
goes FAR toward forming an evenings
eS~tertainment. II VIII be a real loss %
miss witnessing. over Atty people
are with the company. and two pull
man palace cars. each seventy feet I'm
length. are used 90 transport this
mammoth aggregation from city "a
city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-30
Sundays Boats.

Lorena. Zanesvi!ie. s a. m.
Greenwood. Pittsburgh. . a. m.
KanaWha. Pittsburgh. 2 D m.
Mondays Boats.
Eliza H.. Matamoras. ~ a. m
Liberty Darlington. $3.50 D. m.
Greenwood. Parkersb1rg. 10 p. m.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
TWO DISASTROUS FIRES
5eckley and Vicinity Has TWO Con-
flagrations in One Day and
Losses Are Heavy.

Beckley, w. Va.-This city and vi
entity were visited by two severe and
destructive fires. The origin of neith-
9er has as yet been ascertained, but It
seems that both were started by pure
ly accidental means.
The first one entirely destroyed the
Hull hotel at Beckley, building of
three stories, and practically all of the
furnishings of the building were an
entire loss.
The second was at Glen Morgan,
near Beckley, and began in the store
house of H. L. Lilly. This building and
contents We're entirely consumed and
the flames soon spread to the adjoin-
ing dwellings of G.. L. White and OF
Newton and John Pittman, destroying
both of them, as we'll as most of the
household effects. The store building
was owned by Newton and John Pitt
man and was insured for a total of
$4,000, while the loss on the building
alone is about $4,000. The stock of
goods carried an insurance of $4,000.
The dwelling of c. l.. White was in
sured for $500 and was a total loss.
The house belonging to the Pittman
brothers was insured for $500.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
GOOD STRIKE IS MADE
GOOD PAYER FOUND IN DAVIS
CREEK AT DEPTH OF
500 FEET.
Many Charleston People WHY Profit
BY Activity In This Field Which
Will Doubtless Result.

Characterization. J. II. Huling, DR..
w. A. Mahan and others who have
been operating for oil on Davis Creek
for some time, have struck good
payer at the depth Of about six hun
bred feet, and because of the strike it
is expected large shallow sand terri
tory will be opened at once. Several
companies will contribute to the activ-
ity and there is little doubt among the
several operators and other students
of the oil game but that the field will
be prolific one for some months, at
least. William Seymour Edwards, who
has had considerable experience in the
shallow wells in Pleasant county, has
big tract of territory in the heart of
the promising land. These wells can
be drilled with an ordinary water we'll
digging apparatus and it will cost
about $500 we'll to drill them. 1t is
expected that within a few weeks
about thirty wells will be started, and
the contents of the field will be- gotten
out just as soon as possible, for it is
not believed the field will last long.
A large number of Charleston people
are interested in the field and all ex-
pect to get tidy profit from the new
development.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
SUITS INTEREST ALL sHERIFFs

Martinsburg, w. Wa suit that
will affect the sheriffs in West Vir-
ginia was filed in the circuit court
here, when State Tax Commissioner
Fred o. Blue instituted proceedings to
set aside the recent settlements of for
mer Sheriff Gardner and Sheriff Kit
tering with the county court, when
both officials were relieved from the
payment of certain interest charges.
1t is alleged that Gardner still owes
$1,000 and Kittering $1,700 interest
and discrepancies in tax commissions.
Gardner and Kittering contend that
these sums represent interest on mon
ey borrowed By them to meet the cur
rent expenses Of the county when the
county was bankrupt and the sheriffs
kept it's credit good by borrowing mon
ey upon their own responsibility.
1t is declared by the defendants that
many counties would become bank
rupt because their executives would
not dare use their personal credit to
borrow money for current expenses
before taxes are collected.
The suit against the Berkeley coun-
ty officials will be heard December 2.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
New Charters Are Granted.

The following charters have been
issued by the secretary Of state:
Grayson Oil Co., of Pittsburg, Pa,
to drill for oil and gas in the state of
Ohio. Authorized capital, $4,000. In
corporators: Eliza H. Grayson and II.
s. Grayson, of Washington, Pa; w. B.
Beecher, George j. Wolf and w. B.
Rhodes. of Pittsburg.
Southern States Theater Corpora
ton, of Wheeling, W. Va, to own and
operate theaters and moving picture
houses. Authorized capital, $4,000.
Incorporators: George H. Dieringer,
Frank N. Warren, Anna M. Dieringer,
Ada E. Warren, of Wheeling, w. Va,
and Robert L. Fieringer, of Canton, o.
Mcmillan Hospital, Of Charleston,
w. Va, to conduct hospital and sana-
forum. Authorized capital, $4,000.
Incorporators: William A. Mcmillan,
BERTHE Adams, Eleanor o. Mcmillan,
J. E. Cannaday and B. S. Preston, of
Charleston.
& Hold Carriers Gold Edge Union, of
Charleston, for the purpose Of advanc-
ing the interests of its members. In
scorporators: G. e. Roy, Irving Hosly,
Garfield Trust, H. B. Mayo and H.:K.
Lewis, all of Charleston, w. Va.
s9 IS - i r
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03

out of every 100 hills were found to
come up to his standard. The yields
on this farm were about double those
on the ordinary farm in the same To-
cality. This instance shows the pos
sibilities of increasing the yield with
but little extra trouble.
After having selected the seed stock
it is important that it should be kept,
in good condition, that is, clean, hard,
plump and unsprouted, until planting
time. A place where the potatoes can
be kept uniformly at temperature Of
from "a to 40 degrees is most desir-
able This may be cellar under a
barn or other outbuilding, or under
the dwelling, if proper means for reg
ulating the temperature are supplied.
Our hillsides afford excellent oppor-
tunities for the construction of stor-
age. rooms, or the potatoes may be
buried in pits on a Well-drained spot
en- the north side of hill or Building.
II one is available, cold storage plant
may be utilized with good results.
Care should be taken that the tubers
are not allowed to form sprouts, which.
nave to be removed before they can be
planted, for such sprouting is dis
tinct injury to seed stock.
The superiority claimed for north
ern-grown over homegrown seed is no
doubt many times due to the better
condition of the northern seed at plant
ing time. There seems to be no valid
reason for our growers sending out Of
the state for their seed potatoes, for
on the higher attitudes of the state, in
such counties as Preston, Pocahontas
and others, seed stock may be grown
that will give practically as good re-
suits, as shown by recent tests, as will
that obtained from the North.
This brief outline of one way of in
creasing the profit to be derived from
the potato crop is presented with the
hope that it may induce some of our
farmers to- begin at digging time this
fall the more careful selections of po-
tatoes for seed purposes. If you are
Interested in increasing your output
OK this important crop, write to the
Director of the West Virginia Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Morgan
town, w. Va, for the latest bulletin on
Potato Culture, which will be sent free,
OF charge.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
HURT IN TRAIN. WRECK.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Seyeral. persons
were seriously hurt when the Chicago
Express, on the Baltimore Express.
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
crashed into the rear of a passenger
train standing on switch track at
Benwood Junction.
Among the persons seriously in
jured was Mrs. Charles Johnson, who
was returning to her home in Martins
Ferry, Ohio, with the body of her hus-
band. He had died in Alabama.
Others injured included G. B. Gray,
Martins Ferry, Ohio, arm crushed;
Raymond Corsie, window glass manu-
facturer, Salem, w. Va; right leg
broken and knee crushed; q. s. Coui,
sen, Warrington, w Va, internally
injured; A. w. Sharp, Bridgeport N.
T., not serious; Carl and Claude Golf,
man, Fairmont, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Duncan, Woodstock, Va; John
Modi, of Warrington, and Charles
Foster, Of Bellaire, Ohio.
The rear coach of the passenger
train was demolished.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
Many Farmers, Institutes Held.

Farmers Institutes have been held
In various parts of the state since
early in August and the corps of in
structors, under the direction Of the
state board of agriculture, have been
doing a great deal Of good. The pur-
pose Of the institutes is to develop
broader and more intelligent interest
among the farmers, that their business
may be more interesting, attractive
and profitable. Better farming is the
by-word, and the farmers of the state
have begun to realize what benefits
areto be derived at the meetings and
are attending them in great number
at every point where an institute is
scheduled. The corps of instructors
is large and experienced one, in
GLIDING specialists on various lines of
farming. These institutes are now
being held in the seventh division,
which comprises the counties of Mich
olas, Fayette and Mercer. The eighth
division, composed of Mineral, Pres
ton, Monongalia and Marion, is also
being visited at this time by the in
Estr1ctors.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
PRESERVATION OF EGGS

Our ancestors, not knowing the
cause of the decomposition Of eggs,
used to pack them in oats, bran or
salt and set them in the cellar. OF
course, this method was Of some
value, but not great success. After
wards it was found better to coat the
eggs shell with clean vaseline and
wrap each egg in clear paper before
placing the egg into the oats or bran.
Recent Methods.
OF more recent years a solution Of
lime and water has been used, but it
did not prove very satisfactory. To-
day two methods are practiced that
are proving fairly satisfactory The
one is to keep the eggs in cold stor-
age and the other is to preserve them
in water glass (sodium silicate).
The keeping of eggs in water glass
has proven a great success and can be
done in any home with but little trou-
lie and expense. The water glass can
be bought at a drug store, in liquid
form, at about 35 cents per quart To
every quart Of water glass add about
Eine or ten quarts of boiled water and
Stir vigorously for fifteen minutes.
This solution should be put into a
stone jar and the eggs put into it..
There must be sufficient solution to
cover the eggs. The jar should then
he covered and set in cold, dark cell
lar and not disturbed except when the
eggs are removed for use.
While eggs preserved in this way
lose some of their favor for table use,
they are excellent for cooking pur-
poses, and are source of economy
in the home. Certain changes in the
laws governing cold storage of foods
will reduce the number Of eggs kept
by commercial companies and increase
the price of eggs during the winter.
Will it not be advisable to preserve
eggs this year? If you are thinking
of doing 1t, begin at once
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION DI.
VISION,
College of Agriculture, Morgantown,
w Va
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
GIRL FLAGS A TRAIN
MANY LIVES ARE DOUBTLESS
SAVED BY MISS REuLAH
GAMBLER.
Passengers Cheer Young Wopan and
Take Up Substantial coIlec.
lection For Her

: &
Bluefield, w. While walking on
the N. & w. track at a curve near
here, Miss Beulah Chandler, aged Is,
discovered a large tree and hundreds
of tons of rock and debris that had
slipped on the track. Hearing pas
senger train No. l approaching, and
knowing there would be an awful
wreck, she took off her apron ran
down the track, and tagged the train,
which ran right up to and touched the
slide before it could be stopped.
Grateful passengers roundly cheered
her, passed the hat and secured large
collection in recognition of her act in
saving the train. Norfolk & Western
officials took her name and address,
and she will be rewarded by them also
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
Court Refuses Writ


Holding the matter to be out
side of the Jurisdiction of the
United States district court, Judge
Benjamin f. Keller, at Hunting.
ton. refused to act upon the appMca.
ton of James T, Akers for q writ OF
habeas corpus.
Akers. a Baldwin-Felts detective,
was sentenced to the Cabell county
jail by the military commission Gre
ated under the proclamation of martial
law on Paint Greek VI what is known
as the strike district. He was ac-
cused of carrying a pistol.
The application Mn his case was
merely a test. the filing of others de-
pending upon its final decision Judge
Joseph M. Sanders, attorney for the
Baldwin agency, announced that he
would renew his application in behalf
Of Akers before the supreme court of
the state, The attorneys for the Inn
prisoned mine guards are acting under
the opinion that the governor has no
right to create. military commission
to try and punish offenses cognizable
by the criminal courts of the state. He
holds that Akers has been deprived of
liberty without the process Of law. He
further declares that the military COM
mission exceeded any power which it
might have in the Akers case, by try
ing him for an act committed before
the commission was. created.
Judge Keller did not go into the
merits of the case, simply deciding
that he had no jurisdiction and re-
turning the papers to Judge Sanders.
II the writ for which Judge Sanders
is to apply to the supreme court Is
granted, other suits will be filed i'm
mediately and the result would be
the release of all the many prisoners
sent up by the military commission,
and the destruction of the efficiency of
the martial government in the strike
district.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03
To Represent West Virginia.

Rev. Ernest Thompson, D. D., of the
First Presbyterian church, Of this city,
has been appointed state representa-
tive Of the new movement for human
ity known as the Worlds Christian
Citizenship Conference, which will be
held in Portland next June to July 6.
Among the many great present-day
movements for the uplift Of humanity
none figure more largely than this
which is commanding the attention of
leaders of Christian thought and ac-
ton the world over.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03

Ey our farmers, and anything that will
help to increase the average yield per
acre should be Of interest to them.
Our corn growers are rapidly awak-
ening to the fact that it pays to select
end grade their seed corn and to test
i its vitality before planting. Very little
attention is given to the improvement
OF the potato crop by similar means,
although equally gatifying results may
be quickly, surely ard cheaply obtain
ed with the latter crop # careful at
tention is given to the selection and
storage of the stock used for planting.
Any one who has dug potatoes by
hand can not have failed to notice a
great variation in the yields of the diff
ferent hills. The usual method of Sc
lecting the potatoes for planting from
the bin fails to take this fact into con-
sideration. Even though the grower
may chose only those tubers that are
smooth, typical in shape, and OF mar
ketable size. he has no way of know
ing whether tuber answering this
description was one of several similar
ones from high yielding hill or the
only desirable one from low yielding
hill. The method known as "hill Sc
lection overcomes this weakness and
Is the one best adapted to the average
potato growers conditions. It may be
briefly described as follows:
at digging time a portion of all of
the crop depending upon it's size) is
dug by hand, the product OF each hill
being placed by itself on the ground
nearby. Al general view OF the field
after digging will enable the grower
to quickly decide upon certain stand
ard to which those hills that are to be
saved for seed must conform For
example, the standard may be those
hills which contain at least four or FIVE
uniform, typically shaped tubers Of
marketable size, with few, if any,
small ones. Having decided upon the
standard of selection, as many hills
coming up to the standard as may be
needed should be picked and reserved
for planting the next years crop. The
same process should be repeated with
each succeeding crop.
Farmers Bulletin 365 Of the United
States Department of Agriculture
cites the case of Michigan man who
followed the above method of selec-
ton. OF the potatoes grown in the
field the first year. only 16 Hills out
of every 100 equaled his standard Of
Elk or more smooth tubers Of mer-
charitable size and no culls per hill.
AZ result of five years selection, 70