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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-17

fore me with approved security. ~ he
pensilg Or 100000 conditioned ac-
cordiug 70 lag. As required to be given
by him before making sale Of sald
properly mens ione,f ii the foregoing
w H. BLACK,
Clerk Of the intermediate Court q
Marion County, West virginia.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-31


of Sophia Singer said today that slain heiress.
THE SISTERS WHO MORE THAN DID THEIR DUTY
Eight of Charity yesterday sacrificed themselves
that should be enshed the hearts OF the people for
all time
When orphanage of San Antonio went in flames and
death reached within walls the Sisters had no thought
of self
Through smoke and flame, tortured by soaring
burns they quietly calmly about the rescued the fright
ened dazed children in their
The Sisters saved themselves They could have left
the saving of the children een and who would have dared
blame them?
Yet even when certain that all the children had been
saved the would think of themselves They started on
search through the holocaust search from which tour Sisters
returned.
And when the and the walls of the orphan
age crumbng ruins Mother Superior Mary OF the cross
heard the cry of child the ruins and bac-and died.
When down and and facing death
showed they made Of the newspapers were hed with
talk of herosm.
There were many the Ttancheo-wves who gave
lives their who their lives for
their wives and fathers who their lives for their
children
But the Sisters Antonio gave their lives for orphaned
fendess children had claim them but that of sweet
charity
record of their accomplishment:
There eghtynn children trapped the burning or
ohanage and eighty-seven saved by the Sisters
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-31

he was glad of the arrest Of Con-
way and the Ryall woman and
that his mission in life hereafter
would be to see them punished.
Detectives Wolvington, of
Baltimore, today started back for
that city with the body of the
slain heiress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
RED Y. M. TEAM LEADS
Mills ''Army'' Gets Most New Mem
berS First Day.

W. w Mills Red team of ten men in
the Y. NJ. c. A. relay membership race
of work. His team turned in $527.50 in new
memberships and renewals. The team cap
tanned by G. G. Blakely followed close in
the rear with a showing of $476.50. This
makes a total of $1,004 or more than two
hundred dollars above the goal that was
set.
In the first lap of the race &. B. Parker
assisted Mr.. Mills who directed the work
of his team from his home where he was
confined on account OF Illness. =. r. El =
ridge served as the first lieutenant for C.
G. Blakely.
Today the second lap of the race is be-
ing run. E. A Austin and H c. Ktbb+e
are the officials of the Red team, and
DIR. S. J. Crumbine and NJ. o. Locke for
the Blue aggregation. The Reds were
Following is a list of members taken
into the association:
Joseph L. Duncan, Oscar P. May, DR.
F. L. Loveland, jr.. verney E. Palmatlcr,
Ray W. Palmatier, Geo W. Burroughs,
Mar Jones, Elmer Wagner, J. L. Eddy.
Hanson, J. A sproul, Rollin J. Thrush, J.
W. Plowman, E. E. Often, c. B. Burge. q
G. KiEk k Il 3 Howard a,f - Matt at
B. Holbfg, H. o. Garvey, J. B. Whelan
C. A. Sloan, DR.. A B. Jeffrey, Frank Q.
R. Nelson, l. NJ. Blitz, oscar F. Narcotic.
VIM. w. Campbell, Jas. H. Todd, Glen w.
Webb, Alfred Won Langen, L, D. Whtte-
more, A. r. Bauer, Roy L; Thompson, r
z. Scamell, Hugh A. Smith, E. r. Mon
roe Ralph E. Smith, Ray Candy, w. G.
Barker. Martin Oswald, A. W. Green
wood, c. Laurent Schwartz, G. w. Reuter-,
J. c. Lair, Lyman King, e. V. King, w.
L. Driver, Geo. Nymon, Chas. Blakely, jr.,
Bert Sheridan, Clarence True Wilson,
John Parr, W. 1. Miller, T. B. Paxton, l..
A. Gillett, E. H Crosby, w. r. CROSBY,
Samuel Alexander, T. c. Whftecker, Geo.
P. Whitecker, c. D. Ewers, ]. T. Warner,
Chas. ]. Eldridge, Wesley Clark, Francis
Willard, Geo. S. Burt, jr., Frank Peers,
H. L. Heinzmann, Ralph Kingsley, A. III.
oa17 Nv Il A oil
H. K. Brooks, r. NJ. Lillard, r. NJ. Lam
don, Frank Whitney, Edward Whitney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
Beech, Vice President Thayer
Bank, Testifies.
State Witness Declares PfckenS
Knew He Was Guilty.
ADMITTED $4,000 SHORTAGE
Expected to Go to Prison for
His Offense.
No One Seems to Know Where
the Money Went.

That S. M Pickens, accused OF de-
frauding the First National bank OF
Thayer, Kan, to the extent of $4,000,
confessed that he knew he was Snort
and admitted that he could be sent 10
the penitentiary, was testified to TINS
morning by J. w. Beech, formerly wee
president of the Thayer bank. Mr.
Beech, whose direct examination was
finished at noon, declared that on sew
eraI occasions Pickens admitted the
hank was short" first declaring 1t
would run from $4,000 to $4,000. and Ia
ter saying it could not go over $15,-
900 to $4,000
Following an examination OF the
bank by a national bank examiner
Beech said he was called to the bank
and was told false entries had been
made.
Did you say anything to Mr.. Pick
ems about it?'' was asked.
IT talked to him.
what did he say?"
'He said he wanted to plead guilty
to his offense, and that he would ask
the board of directors to pardon him"
In a later conversation the witness
said Pickens told him he would ind
the funds short from $4,000 to $1O,Ooo.
He testified that during an absence
of Pickens notes the board Of d1rec-
tors never had seen were found in
for the sum of $4,000 given by a man
the board had refused to allow further
loans.
''Picken8 came back after ten days
or two weeks the witness said in an
swer to questions, land said he had
been in hell. He said everywhere he
went he imagined every man who
came toward him was about to grab
him.
when I told him Mr.. Bennett, the
government examiner, and an expert
accountant we had hired declared the
shortage would run from $4,000 to $40,-
900 he said that could not be- that 1t
could not exceed $4,000 o-$16, 0o0."
The witness detailed a conversation
with Pickens late in February in
which Pickens, he said, asked him If
ne was ready for a shock, and then
told him the comptroller of currency
had demanded his (Pickens) resig-
nation as cashier of the bank because
ne had not furnished satisfactory
statements. The witness denied ever
seeing letters written to the board of
directors demanding the resignation
If the cashier, certified copies of which
we're produced in court
Worst Books He'd Ever Seen.
Much of the morning was spent in
he cross examination of Lewis NJ.
Gray, special bank accountant for the
of justice, who admitted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
The Contest Between Hodges
and Capper Over Returns.
Supplementary Returns From
Over 80 Counties.
BOTH ALICE UNFAIRNESS
Capper Is Getting Abstracts of
Returns.
Hodges Attorneys VIII Oppose
RecOuntS and Corrections.

When the state canvassing board
meets next Monday the state house VIII
be the scene of one of the most bitter
fights waged in Kansas politics IN many
months. Attorneys for both Aughes
and Capper are becoming bitter in their
charges, and each intimate that the
other is practicing unfair methods 70
nut their client in the governors chair
More than a third of the counties IN the
state will send supplemental reports to
the canvassing board. The Hodges at
torneys win try to block the acceptance
of any of them.
An entirely new practice came to
light today when it become known that
the Capper people are sending three sets
of abstracts to the county clerks in the
counties where supplementary reports
are being made. Not only are the Cap
per followers asking for an abstract OF
the votes on governor and state officers,
but they are asking for an abstract or
the vote on legislative and congress
sional candidates, but not for candi-
dates for judges, county officers or
presidential electors. This action has
provoked the wrath of j. S. Dean,
Hodges attorney, who declares that the
Capper forces are trying to count out
enough Democrats to control the legts-
Iature and if possible to save Jackson's
scalp in the Fourth Congressional dis
trict.
At the present time claims of errors
in counting the votes have been made
in 80 out of the los counties of the
state. On the face of these claims,
Capper contends that he has 1877 votes,
while Hodges lays claim to 165 votes.
When the canvassing board meets, at
torneys for Hodges will insist that none
of these supplementary returns be re-
ceived. They claim that the county
boards which met to canvass the re-
turns, adjourned sine die and cannot re-
convene to make changes in the re-
turns.
On the other hand Capper lawyers
claim that the boards may meet at
any time to correct errors and that
supplemental reports are acceptable
and must be received up to the time
the canvassing board meets. That
question is only one of the issues on
which the lawyers for the opposing
gubernatorial candidates will disagree.
There will be a really serious con-
tention over the admission of supple
mental reports from a number of
counties. For instance the Capper
forces are confident their gains are
all bona fide and should be accepted. |
And the Hodges people are just as
sure their gains should be accepted if |
any Supplem entail returns are received
by the board.
Threats of a suit against the Bour-
bon county board to compel them to |
count 46 votes alleged to be in favor |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
VAMPIRE AT The GEM
Drama of Famous Kipling Poem
Shown in Moving Pictures.

Wednesday and Thursday, the Gem
theatre presents as a special added at
traction Edward Holland and his lat
est Partisan sensation, 1.-THE Vampire
A Fool There Was picture dram
atization from Sir Edward Burne-
Jones famous painting with sugges-
tions from Robert billiards. starring
vehicle, "a Fool There Was" and the
famous poem by Rudyard Kipling.
This great subject, which is fully
Iectured bv Mr.. Holland deftly ham
dies the secret realms of the imag-
mary inner circle of society, and por-
trays the folly of unthinl<ing youth
for whom the fascination of the wrong
kind of a woman is too strong. This
is in addition to the regular program
and the admission is cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20

of Capper, have been made. At noon
today that suit had not been filed, al
| though it was promised many hours
earlier. Rumors that the Hodges peo-
pie admitted the Capper claim in
Bourbon is denied by Dean. And again
the Capper people deny that Hodges
has a clear title to many of his claims
and will fight to have his votes re-
jected in a number of instances.
One of the charges of bad faith is
based on the sending of three sets of
abstracts TO county clerks in contested
counties. The law requires six abb
stracts in the original report to the
secretary of state. These abstracts
emboGy returns on president, state Of
f1cerS, legislative candidates, congress
sional candidates, candidates for dis
trict Judge and county officeIV. The
CappeF people insist that they are act
ing in good faith in sending three alb
stracts to county clerks and give as
reason for their action that they want
a comparison of the vote on other Of
GERS. This explanation is not the least
bit satisfactory to the Hodges forces
and they declare that this apparent
fishing trip through the official returns
will throw the state into a general po-
iitical muddle and that the Repub-
licans are trying to count out enough
Democrats in the legislature to give
the Republicans a working majority.
They also contend that in the Fourth
district an effort is being made to save
Congressman Fred S. Jackson, who
was beaten in the recent election by
about 500 votes.
Those are few of the things which will
enIiven the hearing before the canvass
ing board next week. Around these
contentious are many questions of law.
The canvassing board is not empow-
cred to take testimony, but after hear
ing the arguments of the attorneys
and canvassing the votes, both Hodges
and Capper, they will issue a certifi-
cate of election on the face of the re-
turns, receiving or rejecting such sup
Elemental reports as they see 1T And
that the defeated candidate Will bring
contest proceedings TT the earliest pos
sible moment.
Claims of the two candidates at
noon today, based on supplemental re-
ports from 80 counties, shows Capper
claims of 1877 votes Hodges claims 165
votes on these reports. He is now lead |
ing in the race by 81 votes.
The Capper claims by counties in |
clude: Bourbon, 46; Cutler, s.; Conan |
che, 10; Gray, 8; Jefferson, 10; Labette, !
2; Morris, 10; Ness, A; Ottawa, 2; |
Pratt, 6; Reno. IA; Rice, 1; Rush, 1;
Sumner, 3; Osborne, Total, 1877.
Hodges claims are: Barton, Is; |
Franklin, 10; Greenwood, 1; Harper, !
~; Montgomery, "a; Nemaha, IL; !
Neosho, 2; Reno, 13; Saline, 10; Sedg- |
wick, 16; Shawnee, Is; Trego, 8; /
IL; Wilson, 2. Total 165.
Both sides make claim to a gain in
Reno. The first supplemental claim
was 1 8 for Hodges. Subsequent to that |
report, it is claimed that errors have
been found which give a gain of 1 4 for
Capper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
TAFT NAMES A man.
Appoints Chicagoan Member of the
Indian Commission.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Edward E
Ayers, a wealthy Chicagoan, today was
named by President Taft, a member of
which has supervision of the contract
and purchases of supplies among the
Indians. Mr.. Ayers has taken an in
terest for many years past in Indian
affairs, having presented a large col
lection of Indiana relics valued at
more than 100000 to the Field
museum at Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
TO HONOR A WOMAN.
Taft EIector to Be Voted on for Vice
President.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 2O.-Mrs.
Margaret Zane Witcher, present county
clerk of Salt Lake county, and one of
the Taft electors, will receive Utah's cleo
toraI vote for vice president of the United
States. The project was launched by F,ph
Homer, another Taft elector. A telegram
will be sent to the Vermont Taft electors
asking them that they join with Utah in
casting their vote for Mrs. Witcher for
vice president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
HANS WAGNER TO WE'D

Pittsburg, Nov 20-Hans Wagner is to
be married. The girl is Miss Bessie Smith
of West Pittsburg, who blushingly said
the reporters would have to see Mr..
Wagner about it.
Wagner is in Arkansas on a hunting
trip.
burg ball club today that Chief Wilson
is to be married this winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20
To GIVE WILSON COW.
Mona of Avon VIII Take Place of
Pauline Wayne.

Milwaukee. Wis, Nov. 20-wiIliam
Galloway of Waterloo, Iowa, a breeder
OF AYRSHIRE cattle, who was in Milwau-
kee today has decided to give President
Wilson a COW to take the place of Pauline
Wayne, the Wisconsin cow given Presi-
dent Taft by Senator Stephenson.
The COW will be Mona of Avon, a regis
tered animal valued at 5000. The COW
was promised to Senator Cummins when
he became president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-20

Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26

seepages were known TO exist in the
vicinity of Saltville I'm pioneer days.
Tor this swampy flat was one Of the
SAT- ticks frequented by wild animals
and was sought by hunters and trap
pers ana before them by the Indians.
me early settlers dug shallow wells
and extracted the salt from the brine
that flowed from the springs. IS
early as 1886 two wells were I'm oper-
alton, 212 feet deep. The brine was
conveyed two miles i'm wooden pipes
ana after the crude impurities were
allowed to settle i'm large tanks it
was treated in kettles. of which there
were 300. About 10000 gallons of
brine was boiled down daily. Yielding
an average of 1000 bushels of salt
During the Civil War the wells at
SaltNille were the main source of salt
for the Confederacy.
Gypsum or land plaster has been
employed for farm use i'm this region
Tor many years. and as early as 1895
Sibilities of the deposits as a source
of supply for the agricultural lands
of Virginia. 1t has proved very bene-
fetal to certain soils and for certain
crops, being highly recommended for
peanut cultivation.
The United States Geological Sur
Noy has made a study of these salt
and gypsum deposits. and a report on
the subject by G.. w. StOse has been
issued as Bulletin 53O-N Can advance
chapter from Contributions to Econ
omic Geology, 1911, Part To, copy
of which may be obtained free on
application to the director of the Geo
logical Survey at Washington, d. G.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
DANVILLE DOES
NOT Want PAYlgR
DECLINES TO JOIN WITH STATE
IN OFFERING REWARD FOR
MISSING TREASURER.

DANVILI,E, VA Special That
the city OF Danville Will not aid finan-
cially in the apprehending of default
ing City Treasurer w. 5. Paylor was
indicated last night at the meeting of
the Board of Aldermen, when they
declined to consider the proposition
made by Governor Mann through
Commonwealth Attorney Thomas
Hamlin.
Governor Mann suggested that the
city OF Danville, the State and the
bonding company should each offer a
sum for the mans capture.
From the city's standpoint Danvillc
has no further interest in Paylcr, for
when he disappeared so strangely on
the night Of July 18th he left the city
books neatly balanced and intact, but
the State books, upon an investigation,
which was made by the bonding COM
pany nearly a month after his disap-
pearance, showed a deficit of over
50. 000
The matter will now go before the
Common Council. and it is generally
thought that the lower body viii con-
cur in the action OF the Aldermen in
declining the proposition.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
RADiUM EXPERT To
AID MRS. GREEN

NEW YORK Special Racing
across the Atlantic TO aid Mrs A. w
Green the stricken wife of the presi-
dent Of the National Biscuit COMPANY
Dr. \. Bickel Berlin expert in the
use of radium, reached Quarantine FRI
daN as passenger by the record hold
ing Lusitania, OF the Cunavd line. Ar
ranSements had been made with the
Custom House by which he had been
accorded permission to leave the YES
sci as soon as she reached Quarantine.
The health officer gave the doctor
immediate clearance, and on signal
from her deck the tugboat Robert PAL
mer, which had been lying or the ship.
ranged alongside, and the doctor lost
no time IN getting on board. The cut
on board, met the tug on her way TO
the city. one Of the inspectors boarded
the tug. made quick examination of
the mana baggage which the doctor
carried and allowed him to proceed
Inc tug landed him at the Battery,
where a high powered AUTOMOBILES was
in waiting. This Whirled him to the
bedside OF his patient in Greenwich.
Dr. Biclel had been summoned from
Berlin by cable. Mrs. y. w. Green has
been Ill for several weeks. Her hus-
band, who had been on short bust
ness trip abroad, returned q short time
ago TO hud his Wife's condition was
most serious. DIR. j. Miller, a Chica go
specialist, was summoned in consulta =
ton with the family doctor. 1t was
then decided that the radium trea tment
on cred the best chance of cure and
ne DtiIiH expert was summoned, with
the injunction TO come as fast as the
quickest steamship could bring him.
lie took fast train out of Berlin and
crossed the channel in time to connect
with the Lusitania.
Mrs. Green is the daughter Of the
late Charles Walsh, OF Chicago. She
was married in 1898. Mr.. Green is
widely known in the business world
FOR his achievement in building up the
National Biscuit Company. He is a ma
tive Of Boston and a Harvard graduate.
II was after attaining his title of Bis
cult King that Mr.. Green built his
beautiful country home overlooking
the sound near Greenwich, Conn, to
W hich he gave the name Of Belle HaV-
en-. 1t was here that the first of his
four daughters, Miss Jane Green, was
of Illinois, in May, 1906. wedding
which attracted much attention in So
ciety circles.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
negro ELECTROCUTED
RkYING And BEGGING

AUBURN, n. y Special
The most grcwsOme spectacle
ever presented at an eIectrOcutiOn
was seen at Auburn prison today,
when James Williams, Il negro
murderer. was executed. Fear OF
death had driven the negro in
sane and me struggled and talked
necessarily from the time ne was
taken out OF the death cell until
the electric current ended his life.
Nevertheless the execution was one
or the most rapid OH record, re-
quiring only one minute and forty
seconds.
One contact of I, 800 volts ended
his life.
Williams was accompanied to
the chair by priest OF the RO-
man Catholic faith, which ne had
embraced after his conviction.
Despite the priests soothing
words Williams struggled to the
last against his captOrs and in
sisted upon making a speech. He
entered the death chamber i'm n
working suit and was angry when
the cap was taken off.
After being seated Williams
struggled to rise, but the straDs
held and ne delivered his ram.
bling argument, saying: Don't
Kill me, gentlemen. 4 want 10
warn you about women. Keen
away from women. That's what
got me here. That's my last voice.
Lord Jesus, j was the first one.
Hello, I'm the one, but, gentle
men, don't kill me-"
The current ended his wild ha-
rangue.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
START NEW PARTY.
MUST BE INSANEt

SANDUSkY, o. Special.-Reading
tne Congressional Record. Panama
canal Reports and other public docu-
Carl G. Anderson. idetaiied accoUnfs az
recent national conventions and politi-
Ia IL Hcws generally drove insane Carl
iiaSScnmeler, fortN-tWo, a former sa-
looniSt, who recently has been actfVa
anu prominent in Democratic politics
according To testimony brought out
Oc.oIe Judge sloane Tuesday.
RELATIVES and friends said Hassen-
TiSlcI was mentally sound until Colonel
IsooSeNelt threw his hat into the
ring at Cleveland last February. when
SScnmcler said he could nor ma l,c
up his mind as To whether he sbotiI
remain loyal TO Democracy or ioin mo
eN-Iresldent in his fight for Progress
SiNe principles. He finally announced
thaI ne would post himself thorou-hlv
IN matters of public policy. or,ler,I
the congressional Record and br,r,n
10 read. lie said he got so that he
HasS5Snmeier was arrested at the
west Hotel sunday night. when artcr
ne had read several public dociimrnts
he had received earlier i'm tb,s Az. i -
announced that he would organize "a
party of his own and run Tor Presi-
At the conclusion Of yesterdays
hearing Judge Sloane committed Has
sehlneler 10 the Toledo asylum
Should Women Propose?
Ever since this conundrum was nut
TO me, l have been submitting it to
everybody / met. There has been ok
traordlnary diversity in the answers.
Ihey have run from Il shocked. MOI
NO! No!!" through a hesitating
We'll, l don't see why-and Vet I
could never do it myself" to a decid-
ed, es, certainly! Why not?"
one woman said: Under no cir
cumstances. Nothing ever justifes MS
IN forgetting our WOmanliness." An
other: Yes, indeed. In fact. I Dro-
posed TO my husband. i saw that ne
was in love with me. but that ne
thought that we could not afford to
be married. knew that we could
anu so l proposed to him." Another:
Ot course, women should pronose
Ihey are much better judges of char
acter than men, more intuitive and
spiritual. Another: IF women pro-
posed. there would be fewer unhaDnN-
marriages AS things are, men can
choose from their entire set of wo-
men. Women can choose only from
those who propose to them. If wo-
men proposed more of them wouId
marry the man they really wanted to
marry Another: Il think the one
should propose who could do if the
most artistically." (Note.-She was
young girl writer, and / am afraid
considerations of literary effects guid-
eu her conclusions. )-Inez HAYNES
gilmore, in Harper's Bazaar